Part 4.

"What do you mean no?", Danielle said angrily defending her mother.

"Danielle can you wait in the car please", Ronnie said calmly while Penny sat motionless.

"I'm not leaving you with that evil cow", Danielle shouted.

"Danielle!", Ronnie replied. "Please. Me and Penny need a little chat."

"If your any longer than 5 minutes I be straight back in", Danielle replied before leaving.

Ronnie took a deep breath before taking a seat carefully. "What's your problem Danielle?"

"I know ... I know about Amy ... I know about Roxy and dad", Danielle replied.

"I don't believe this. I let you be my bridesmaid, I'm making you part of my wedding and now ... now you bring it up. Do you not want your dad to be happy", Ronnie said raising her voice ever so slightly.

"Yes I want my dad to be happy. That's why I brought it up. He isn't happy lying about it. He can't even call him Amy his own daughter. My dad has to be called Uncle", Penny replied angrily.

Ronnie shook her head. "So your dad isn't happy with me. He told you himself."

"No Ronnie. He is happy with you, but there is part of him missing in the form of being called daddy by his own little girl", Penny replied.

"You don't know what I went through. You don't know anything that happened. How would you feel if your boyfriends got your sister pregnant", Ronnie asked tearfully.

"I wouldn't take him back. Cos' I have more self respect", Penny replied as Ronnie's heart took a sucker punch.

Seconds later Danielle stormed in the room. "Funny 5 minutes this is", Penny said making Danielle angrier.

"You've made her cry on her own wedding day", a fuming Danielle shouted. "How dare you!"

As the two girls continued arguing Ronnie sat in silence with tears running down her face. Black marks dripping onto her dream wedding dress. "The weddings off", Ronnie said however the two girls did not hear so Ronnie raised her voice repeating the sentence, "The weddings off!"

Danielle and Penny both looked at Ronnie, shock on their faces. "You can't mum", Danielle said while taking a seat beside her. "Jack loves you and you love him that's all that matters."

"If I loved him that much I wouldn't have stopped him being a father to Amy", Ronnie said tearfully wiping her eyes.

"But he loved you enough to but that behind him and be with you", Danielle said trying to fight back her own tears. "It's not like Jack is nothing to Amy, there still family just in a different way."

"But you wanted to know who I was, your own mother. Amy deserves the same. She deserves to know her daddy ... the wedding is off and that's final", Ronnie said standing up at the last sentence. "I think one of you should inform Jack."

Ronnie vacated to the bedroom leaving Danielle and Penny alone. "Happy now", Danielle said tearfully.

"I didn't think she would cancel", Penny said still taking in what had happened.

"Yes you did. You just don't want your dad to move on. Anyone but my mum", Danielle said nastily.

"I guess I should phone my dad", Penny said while pulling out her phone.

"Oh no you don't. We are getting her to that wedding and making her walk down that aisle", Danielle said determined.

"But you heard her", Penny replied.

"Fine don't help, I'll do it myself", Danielle replied standing up and leaving for the bedroom.

Jack stood outside the church with Max and Charlie as the sun beamed down on them.

"Hot daddy ... me hot", Charlie complained trying to take his jacket suit off.

Jack knelt down to Charlie's level helping him take the jacket off and making him look presentable without it on. "Where's mummy, she's taking forever", Jack said picking up Charlie.

"Nerves kicking in bro", Max asked.

"Big style. She should be here by now", Jack said just before the Vicar interrupted.

"Mr Branning could you please make your way to the front of the church, proceedings will start shortly."

"Come on little man", Jack said placing Charlie back on the ground and taking his hand.

Just as the three of them turned their backs on the church gates the first car arrived. They all spun around at the sound of the engine. "See everything's gunna be fine", Max said reassuringly.

"There's only one car, where's Ronnie?", Jack said worryingly.

"Mummy. Mummy. Mummy."

"She be here soon Charlie", Jack said hopefully.

"Now come on", Max said pulling Jack around prompting the three of them to make their way down to the front of the church.

Penny remained in the sitting room hearing high raised voices coming from the bedroom. As time went by her heart sunk, as the guilt started kicking in. Her attention was soon turned to the driver who had come through the door.

"I have been waiting over 20 minutes. I can't wait much longer. Where is the bride?", the man stated.

Before Penny could reply the bedroom door opened; Danielle walked out shutting the door behind her. "She will be right with us", Danielle said happily. The driver nodded and walked out the flat.

"She's going", an uneasy Penny asked.

"No thanks to you", Danielle snapped.

"I didn't mean to cause all this", Penny returned.

"Then you should have kept your big mouth shut until the end of the day and spoke to them together", Danielle replied.

Seconds later Danielle's phone started ringing. "It's Roxy", she said looking at Penny before answering.

'Hello'
'Where are you? You were supposed to be right behind us'
'We got held up'
'What do you mean ... held up?'
'Where still in the flat. Something happened and Ronnie cancelled the wedding.'
'What?'
'It's all sorted now. We should be 15 minutes. Just please stall for us and don't say a word to anyone.'
'Ok but hurry up will you.'
'See you soon'

"You told her", Ronnie said prompting Danielle to spin round.

"She won't say anything", Danielle replied.

"For your sake, I hope she doesn't", Ronnie returned. "The dress looks fine doesn't it? The alterations ..."

"It's beautiful and your eyes are no longer red", Danielle replied jokingly.

"What you waiting round for? I have a wedding to attend", Ronnie said prompting Danielle to walk out the room with a smile on her face, amazed at her mother's new attitude. However, once again Penny remained still.

"I'm sorry", Penny said quietly.

"Don't be. I over reacted with the whole cancelling the wedding and you made me see things differently. I'm going to tell Amy about her daddy today. My wedding gift to your father", Ronnie said some parts lying, some parts telling the truth.

"Minutes ago you were biting my head off", Penny said confused.

"To be honest I wasn't going to let a stupid little girl ruin my big day. Now let's go", Ronnie said getting the last word in.

Residents on the Square smiled as Ronnie walked down the path into the car, closely followed by Penny. "All set Miss Mitchell", the driver asked once they were all in the car.

"Yes", Ronnie said cheerfully thinking this would be the last time she would ever be called 'Miss Mitchell'.

I have decided that my original 5 parts will not be enough, so I am going to finish it off in 6 parts. Thanks for all the reviews.