Part 5
Roxy looked around. She sighed. She was well and truly lost, all she could see was trees. She just stood there. She twirled and strand of hair around her finger as she always did when she was scared. Roxy missed the feel of the backpack on her back. She heard the crunching of footsteps behind her, she began to panic. Roxy turned slowly, and gasped stood behind her was Lexie.
"You came after me? Why?" Roxy spoke quietly. Lexie thought for a second,
"I was worried you might get lost" the two just looked at each other for a second, taking in each other. Lexie couldn't help but smile as she thought of herself aged 14, Roxy was almost the spitting image. The only difference was the fact that Roxy's nose was exactly the same as her fathers; the rest of her was all Lexie.
"What's your husband's name?" Roxy was slightly curious.
Lexie smiled as she thought of Archie. "His names Archie. Archie McDonald. He's older than me" Roxy looked at her mother, waiting for the next snippet of information.
"He owns all this land" Lexie laughed as she realised how that made her sound. Roxy looked shocked
"you mean your rich?" her eyes were wide with shock and curiosity, all her life she'd dreamed of one day finding her mother but never had she expected a mother with so much.
"No I'm not rich" Lexie smiled at the girl who looked just as happy at having a poor mother rather than a rich one.
"I'm glad you're not rich. I'd hate to have to talk posh and to wear those awful dresses" the girl grimaced as she thought of dresses. Roxy thought for a second
"Do I have any brothers or sisters?" Lexie shook her head slightly. Roxy frowned "oh. I've always wanted a baby brother or sister" Roxy shivered. She wasn't used to the cold wind.
"Let's go in side and you can tell me a little about you. Ok" Roxy nodded and Lexie took hold of her hand leading her inside.
back in the house
Lexie and Roxy sat down in the kitchen looking at each other. "Did you have a name for me?" Lexie thought for a second. Remembering all those years ago, "I wanted to name you Natasha" Roxy smiled
"I like that name". "What is your full name Roxy?" Lexie was suddenly over come with curiosity, about her daughter and what she'd been up too. Roxy smiled
"Roxanna Dawn but none ever calls me that unless I'm naughty" Roxy smiled cheekily "which is never". Lexie laughed as she saw the serious expression of the teenagers face. "Ok now, why did you leave?" a look of sadness passed over the girl's face
"Well, Kate, the woman who's been looking after me, discovered that she's pregnant and too cut a long story short didn't want me any more. She was going to have a child that was really hers" a tear slipped down Roxy's face. Lexie moved round the table and hugged her daughter. Roxy breathed a slight sigh of relief, hoping that she'd remember what she'd just told her mother.
"Oh that's awful". Lexie heard footsteps approaching the room, she let go of her daughter and turned to see Archie stood in the door way. He caught sight of Roxy and a look of shock passed over his face. With out words he knew who was stood in front of him.
Part 6
Archie looked from his wife to the now very frightened looking teenager in utter disbelief. Roxy looked around herself, as if trying to find an exit. Archie tentatively stepped forward as he did so Roxy slunk back on her stool. Lexie watched the two of them, her husband looking very focused and her daughter looking very scared.
"Hello" Archie spoke softly trying to relax the girl but she stayed tensed. "I'm Archie. What's your name?" he looked at Lexie for support. He was using his kindest, sweetest voice and still the girl seemed terrified like he was suddenly going to hit her or something.
"Arch, this is Roxy" Lexie felt weird speaking for the girl but it felt sort of natural. The girl gave a small smile. Archie sat down near to his wife again he smiled at Roxy. She didn't relax at all. Lexie looked at Archie before smiling at Roxy "we'll be back in a minute" with that she grabbed her husbands arm and practically dragged him from the room.
Outside the room
"I don't know what happened" Lexie was frowning and shaking her head "she was chatty earlier. Curious about my life here with you but the second you appear you became scared and withdrawn. I don't understand it" Archie sensed the worry in his wife's voice.
"maybe she just doesn't like me" Archie spoke softly, he could tell in the way his acting that she was now in mummy mode, the old feelings of wanting to protect her daughter had resurfaced and with that came the worry.
"No. it's something more than that. I can tell" she paused for a second thinking "I don't think it's just you, I think its men. I mean she was fine with me and Molly" Archie frowned; somewhere inside of him he felt the worry that his wife was feeling.
"There's only one way we can find out" his frown deepened "we see how she reacts with Duncan. And as a control Jess" Lexie frowned "I guess if that the only way too do it"
