Hey! So I'm back with another chapter for you lovely lot, which I hope you will all like. I hope that you all had a good Christmas and got everything you asked for! I had hoped to post this before Christmas, but I was so busy I couldn't. This chapter is a little short (but hopefully still enjoyable) so I will be posting Chapter 8 a few minutes after posting this one. So for now, here's Chapter 7.

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Chapter 7

"Lydia, what do you think about this one?" Karen asked, tilting a large box of frozen party food towards Lydia, who was browsing at the desserts in a nearby freezer.

"Ooh, that one looks quite good!" she replied enthusiastically, pulling the rather full trolley towards the freezer at which Karen was stood. "How many people does that one cater for?"

"It doesn't say, there's sixty bits in the box, but I was thinking that maybe two of these would be enough, especially as we'll have the barbeque and other little nibbles. It doesn't take that long to cook either." Karen flipped the box, showing Lydia the cooking times.

"Hmm, maybe we should get three boxes just in case. I'm not sure whether Taylor is coming tonight with her new boyfriend, his name escapes me, there's been that many of them recently." Lydia laughed, thinking of her daughter's recent relationships, it seemed as if there was a new one every week.

"Oh, well I'm sure that he'll be lovely, they usually are!"

"Yeah.. That's the problem, they usually are lovely, until Taylor ends up getting bored."

The two women laughed, "Well, at least she's having her fun now before she's married with kids!" Karen said, making light of the situation.

"True, hopefully she settles down soon. It would be nice to see her in a stable relationship with a child, like Quinn."

"It'll be fine, she'll sort herself out."

"Yeah.. Anyway, back to the food, I think definitely three, if we don't use it tonight, we can always keep it in the freezer until we come back in summer." Lydia suggested.

"Definitely a good idea. Well, that's if it lasts the rest of the week if Lucas and Nathan find it!"

The two women laughed once again.

"If we're definitely decided on these, then the only things left on the list are the desserts and some dips to go with the food."

"Ooh there were some lovely gateaus over here.." Lydia said, excitedly rushing towards the freezers containing the cakes. Karen smiled, shaking her head slightly. That was one of the things she loved about Lydia, her childish, excitable nature. She was certain that was why the two of them had remained best friends for so long, they balanced each other out, Lydia with her fun loving ways and Karen with her grounded and more practical mind.

The two of them spent a while longer browsing and choosing desserts and eventually made their way to the checkouts. After exiting the store, they made their way to car and loaded the bags of groceries into the boot.

"Looks like the boys and Lily aren't back yet." Karen stated, looking across towards the nearby park. She glanced down at her wristwatch. "I say we have about another hour left before they will want lunch, how about we go and do some shopping, maybe find something new for tonight?"

"You only have to suggest shopping once Karen, lunch can wait!" Lydia cheerfully replied, linking arms with Karen, as they began walking towards the small row of small boutique stores. "Now, which shop are we starting in?"

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So that's Chapter 7! Hopefully you liked it despite it being short. Reviews for the last chapter were a little less than the chapters before, so I'm not sure whether some of you didn't like the chapter or didn't want to review, but whether you liked the chapter or not, please let me know! Also as usual, if there's anything you'd like to see or want writing within the story please let me know in either the reviews or PM me and I'll try my best! :)