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A New Family, a New Future-Part 7:

The day that Cailin moved into her apartment had arrived and Cailin had invited Louisa to help Hope and herself to unpack the boxes and see where Cailin was staying. Cailin had decided to get her own apartment so she could have a place to escape to when she wanted some quiet time and also could have Louisa to stay. Yes that may have raised a few eyebrows but both Louisa and Cailin were entering key stages in their lives and Louisa had already lost her so called best friends and Cailin didn't want Louisa to feel like she was losing anyone else.

Louisa had told everyone that she was sorry but it had taken a lot of effort for her to apologise to Angela but eventually the teenager apologised and the matter was left alone but lessons had been learnt and hopefully remembered.

There was also another reason Louisa was going with Cailin and Hope. Jane and Maura wanted to talk about things and it was easier to discuss those sort of things without Louisa around seeing as it was about Louisa.

"Thanks for letting her go with you," Maura said to Hope as she and Cailin had arrived to collect Louisa.

"It's no problem Maura, happy to help," Hope smiled, "I'll take her for some lunch as well."

"Thank you," Maura said softly before Louisa hurried over to them, "behave yourself now Starfish."

"Maura you know I will," Louisa said before kissing Maura's cheek and then heading out to the car with Hope and getting into the back seat and soon they were heading off.

Jane soon appeared in clothes that Maura would have certainly been telling her not to wear in front of Louisa.

"Oh come on Maura! She's not here is she? Then I'm not changing," Jane said before making herself a coffee.

"Could you make me a drink too?" Maura called as she headed into the bathroom.

"Sure thing," Jane called back.

Cailin was driving to her apartment with Hope and Louisa.

"You excited to see where I'm going to be living Belle?" Cailin asked Louisa.

"Yes but it seems so far away from us all," Louisa said.

"It's the first journey so it does seem like it's a long journey but we're almost there now," Hope said softly before looking at Louisa and saw the girl looking out of the window.

Eventually they arrived at the apartment and began to unload the boxes into the apartment and Cailin took Louisa and showed her the room she'd be staying when she stopped over; once Cailin had settled down and then got into a routine. She smiled before going back to unpacking her boxes with Hope and Louisa.

Eventually the time came for Hope and Louisa to head back. Cailin had driven Hope's car as Cailin's had already been transported to the parking place for Cailin's car.

"I'll get everything set up and we can Skype later or FaceTime," Cailin said before kissing Louisa's head and then her mother before Hope and Louisa left to go out for lunch.

"She's about to go through a tricky stage," Maura said as the two were sat drinking their coffees.

"You don't say," Jane said before dodging Maura's flailing arm, "oh come on Maura! I was trying to crack a joke."

"I know but she's going to be all right in the end," Maura said, "I mean her so-called friends haven't helped her at all. I want to mention it to her new principal but I'm not sure how that would help her."

"She's also about to hit puberty and I have no idea about that area," Jane said, "I guess we'll have to research."

"Or we can just ride the wave and experience it for the first time," Maura said, "every girl is different and Louisa will be too. I also fear she might be a little behind as well. She doesn't seem at the stage she should be so we'll have to keep an eye on that. Hope's got her for lunch so we have a little time."

"I hadn't noticed that," Jane said, "how far do you think she is behind?"

"Not too far but we'll get an idea soon I'm hoping," Maura said, "next event for us is her going to school. I wanted to send her to private school."

"And I'm saying that I never suffered at public school and I think she'd learn better there in her own clothes than a uniform," Jane said, "just give it a shot and if it doesn't work then we'll consider your option. She's accepted into both schools. Luckily the principals understand."

"Luckily but we are still about to enter a tricky time with her and all we can do is learn with her," Maura said, "we'll make mistakes and learn from them and she'll learn through us."

Hope had taken Louisa to a small and quiet restaurant and watched as the girl drank her coke.

"Don't tell Maura I let you drink coke," Hope said, "you know what she gets like."

"That I do," Louisa said, "did my mother do any dancing?"

Hope had been about to answer but the waitress came over and took their food orders before Hope turned back to Louisa,

"She did ballet and Irish dancing and figure skating. One is graceful and the others are more fast paced so it was rather odd that your mother went for those three. I mean I knew Paddy when your mother was a little girl. We never married so I was never related to your mother but she really was amazing."

"I don't really remember much. Anything I do remember was nearly always followed by something I'd rather forget. Mum was taken from me far too soon," Louisa sighed, "then dad too." Hope rested her hand on Louisa's hand,

"When I look at you I see the beauty and the grace of your mother and you'll grow up to be just like her Louisa. I'll keep talking to you about her so we can keep her memory alive." Louisa nodded and the food arrived.

A while later and Hope took Louisa home to find Jane and Maura discussing Louisa and her new school.

"I'll leave you to it," Hope said before heading off.

"Louisa you'll make new friends," Maura said, knowing that Louisa was nervous about being alone at her new school.

"It took so long for me to make friends in the first place. I don't want to have to do all of that again," Louisa sighed, "they hurt me bad." Maura went and sat down next to Louisa,

"You'll be just fine Starfish," Maura said softly, "you'll see. You'll be the most popular girl in school before long," she reassured her before kissing her head softly, "just you wait and see. Just you wait and see."