It was 10 o clock on a Saturday morning and Rachel was busy trying to get everyone ready for going to see Amy.
Despite Rachel warning her, Chloe had drunk way more than she should have the night before so was feeling hungover.
Rachel thought she'd got out of bed the last time she told her, but when she went into check Chloe had gone back to sleep again.
"This is your final warning Chloe, we're leaving in 15 minutes whether you're ready or not"
"Can't we just leave in like an hour, it's hardly going to make a difference"
"We were meant to be leaving at 10 and it's already gone that. We'd just as well make the most of the time we have there rather than hanging around because a certain someone had too much to drink last night"
"Fine I'm getting up" Chloe sighed but she really wasn't feeling great at all
"You get dressed, I'll get you some breakfast, what do you want?"
"Toast please"
Rachel went down and got Chloe some toast before bringing it straight back up.
Once everything was sorted Rachel and Chris put all the bags in the car as they were staying in a hotel overnight.
Once everything was in the car Rachel went upstairs to make sure everyone was ready to leave.
When she went into Ellie's room she found her on her bed holding a cushion to her stomach.
"Are you feeling okay love?"
"No I've got a really bad stomach ache"
"I wonder what's caused that, if you come downstairs I'll get you some paracetamol"
Rachel got Phil, Chloe and Ruby all to come down too before quickly getting some paracetamol and a glass of water for Ellie.
"Right miss Ruby, you need to go to the loo before we leave because we don't want to have to stop halfway"
"But I don't need to go"
"Well just try for me, because else you'll need to go half an hour into the journey knowing you"
Ruby went to the loo and once she'd been they all got into the car.
They soon began the journey and with all the kids in the car it never was going to be a peaceful one.
Ellie wasn't feeling right at all so had her eyes closed and was trying to drop off to sleep but with Ruby pestering her every five minutes asking her to play a game it wasn't an easy thing to do.
"Mum can you tell Ruby to leave me alone" Ellie snapped causing Ruby's face to drop, she never did like it when people shouted
"Ruby, Ellie isn't feeling very well so can you just let her rest for a bit please?" Rachel said calmly
"But I want to play a game"
"Well how about I play a game with you instead, what do you want to play?"
"Eye spy"
Rachel sighed, she was so fed up of that game! She knew Ellie wanted a bit of peace so did it to distract Ruby from her.
After about an hour and a half later they arrived at Amy's university halls.
Amy was so excited to see them all, she had missed them way more than she'd expected to.
By the time they arrived Ruby was bursting for the loo so Rachel ran on ahead to them and Amy had already come out to let them into the building.
Rachel was so happy to see her daughter, it had been way too long since they'd had a hug but it was rushed as Rachel was aware of the fact Ruby was jumping up and down because she was so desperate.
"Ruby's desperate for the loo love"
Amy quickly let them in and took them to her bedroom so that Ruby could go for a wee.
"It's so good to see you Aims, it really is"
Amy smiled, she loved just being able to hear her Mum's voice and smell her perfume.
"I'd better let Dad and the others in"
Amy went and let Chris and the others in, but they were a bit squashed all being in Amy's bedroom as it wasn't overly big.
"How about we go for a nice walk and then go for lunch somewhere?"
"I never thought I'd actually say this, but a walk sounds lovely"
They went in the kitchen as Ruby was really thirsty.
Ellie's stomach ache seemed to be getting worse.
"Amy please can I use your toilet?" Ellie asked as she needed the loo
"Yeah sure, my doors unlocked just go in"
Ellie went into her sister's bathroom.
When she sat down on the loo she was shocked to see that her knickers were covered in blood.
She realised it must be her period, but she hadn't been expecting to start so young. She thought she'd be at least 12 or 13.
Ellie began to feel really scared, as she knew it would be really difficult to get Rachel on her own to tell her but at the minute she was really embarrassed about it so didn't know if she'd be able to anyway.
She looked around and saw that Amy had some pads and a box of tampax. The pads weren't opened so she didn't want to open them up and there was no way she was going to use a tampon!
In the end she put some toilet roll in her knickers, really hoping that she wouldn't leak onto her jeans.
Ellie realised she'd been in there for quite a while so pulled the flush and quickly washed her hands before going back into the kitchen.
"Right shall we get going then?" Rachel asked once Ellie had returned
Amy went back to put her shoes on and grab a coat and then they walked out to the car.
Rachel had picked up on how quiet Ellie was being so tried to walk a bit slower to get Ellie away from the others, knowing she wouldn't want a fuss made in front of them.
"Is everything okay love?"
"Yes why wouldn't it be?"
"You seem a bit quiet that's all, is your stomach still hurting?"
"Yes it's really sore"
"Hopefully the tablets will kick in soon but if they don't you can have some more in a couple of hours"
Once they were in the car they drove and decided to go for a walk along the river.
It was so nice for them to have everyone back together again. Rachel knew the weekend was going to go really quickly but she just wanted to make the most of it while it lasted.
They hadn't been walking for long but Ellie really just wanted to go for something to eat now as she really wanted to go the toilet to check she wasn't leaking.
About five minutes later Ellie noticed a sign for some toilets.
"Mum I really need the loo, can we stop?"
"You only just went when we were at Amy's"
"Yeah well I need to go again"
"Well we'll stop then, Ruby do you need to go too while we're here?"
Ellie took Ruby in with her. At the minute Ellie was wishing she was Ruby's age again so she wouldn't have to deal with any of this, she hated it.
Once they'd both been and washed their hands they went back out to join the others.
"Who you texting Chlo?" Amy asked as she walked beside her sister
"Tom"
"Tom, who's Tom?"
"Oh yeah I guess you haven't heard" Rachel said chipping in
"My boyfriend"
"Since when?"
"Since the summer holidays apparently, not that we knew anything about it until a couple of weeks ago"
"Because I knew you'd always bring it up and try to embarrass me like you always do"
"I so do not"
"Do you know him from school?"
"No I met him at a party, he knows some of the boys in my year from football"
"Has he been round yet?"
"Yeah, even Dad's met him"
They were having a really nice walk but it suddenly started to rain.
Luckily they only had to walk for another five minutes before they got to a nice little café so they went in there to have some lunch.
Almost as soon as they'd sat down Ellie said that she was going to the loo.
Rachel was getting a bit concerned about her so decided to follow her in.
Ellie went into the loo and when she saw it was getting heavier she began to cry a bit, as she really didn't know what to do.
She put more toilet roll into her knickers and tried to stop crying before going out.
She was surprised to see her Mum in there, she had no idea she was going to follow her in.
"Everything okay?" Rachel asked to which Ellie nodded
"Are you sure?" Rachel asked placing her hand on Ellie's arm
This was enough to make her burst into tears.
"Hey come here" Rachel said as she wrapped her arms around her daughter "what's wrong?"
"I've started my period" Ellie replied her cheeks blushing a bit
"Oh darling I bet that was a bit of a shock?"
"It was"
"When did you start?"
"When I went to the loo in Amy's room"
"Oh love why didn't you just tell me then?"
"Because it's really embarrassing"
"I'm your Mum, you don't need to be embarrassed in front of me. I've been through it all before remember"
"I know" Ellie said, now that she had told Rachel it wasn't actually as embarrassing as she thought it was going to be
"Anyway, I've got a pad in my bag so do you want to go in and get yourself sorted? That's the only one I've got with me but we can nip to the shops after lunch and get some"
Ellie took her Mum's bag in so she could get herself sorted and then came out again.
"We can have a proper chat later, but are you okay for the time being?"
"Yeah I'm fine"
Ellie and Rachel went out and joined the others for lunch.
Ellie was feeling a lot happier for telling Rachel about it and wished she'd just told her straight away, but she was still feeling quite shaken up by it.
"Right then what's everyone having?" Rachel asked
"Scampi and chips please" Ruby said
"Just for a change" Rachel said laughing, this seemed to be Ruby's favourite at the minute
"I'm going to have lasagne, I haven't had it since I came here"
"That's what we had last night" Chloe told her
"I miss your lasagne so much Mum"
Rachel couldn't make up her mind but in the end she went for a burger and chips when the waitress came, which really wasn't good for her diet.
Once they'd had their order taken Ruby did some colouring much to the relief of them all as it kept her quiet for a while.
It took quite a while for their food to come, but it didn't really matter as they had nowhere to be.
When the food did eventually come everyone was starving though so it didn't take them long to eat.
The kids all decided to have a dessert but Chris was full from his mixed grill and Rachel was trying to be good so decided not to have one.
Once they'd had dessert Chris paid and then they left to walk back along the river.
"Can we head to the shops for a bit Amy? How far are they from here?"
"Not that far"
They drove to the shops and parked in the car park.
"I just need to nip to boots, so I'll catch you all up in a bit"
Rachel went off on her own knowing Ellie wouldn't want everyone knowing what she was buying.
It didn't take her long and she soon met up with the others again.
Rachel ended up buying a few things for Amy that she'd seen and really liked but had managed to resist buying.
They didn't stay at the shops for long as they wanted to waste time shopping.
Everyone had a really nice day but Rachel knew Amy wanted to go out in the evening so they dropped her back at about 5 so she could get ready properly.
"Thanks for a lovely day love, and we'll see you tomorrow"
"Yeah see you tomorrow"
Amy was really looking forward to going out tonight, but it was nice knowing her parents were only a 10 minute drive away and that she was going to see them tomorrow.
Amy quickly had some toast and then had a shower and washed her hair and then went into Abbie's room to see what she was wearing.
The girls decided they were going to make more of an effort tonight than what they had been when they went out as it was a girl from the flat opposites Birthday.
Amy went back and dried her hair and put a top on a pair of pyjama shorts and a top before going back into Abbie's room with her makeup.
The girls got ready together just like they always did for a night out. Amy was so glad she had Abbie, the two of them really had become good friends now.
Once they'd finished ready they poured themselves a drink and sat talking.
After they'd had a drink they decided to go into the flat opposite for pre drinks. They weren't really that close with anyone in their flat so they'd started always going over there for pre drinks.
Once the girls arrived they decided to start playing drinking games, meaning that Amy ended up drinking a lot very quickly.
Amy usually got drunk quicker than everyone else anyway and considering the amount she was drinking, it didn't take long before she was extremely drunk.
It was getting quite late so they decided to head into town.
As soon as they got into the club Amy rushed straight to the toilets as she was feeling sick.
She was sick as soon as she got in there but once she'd been sick she went back out with Abbie to get another drink.
While they were queueing up they started talking to a couple of guys and they ended up doing loads of shots with them.
Amy was fine at first and just carried on dancing but it wasn't long before she was completely out of it.
Abbie realised she'd had way too much to drink so took her to the toilets.
They went inside a cubicle and whilst Amy was on the loo she passed out.
"Amy wake up, Amy, Amy"
Amy did come round again which Abbie was glad about.
"I'm going to be sick" Amy announced and managed to turn around just in time where she started throwing up again
Abbie stayed in there with her for ages as she continued to be sick.
Eventually Amy stopped so Abbie took her back to the bar but this time got her a glass of water.
Amy drank it really quickly before bringing it all back up on the floor in the club, causing them to be kicked out because Amy was in a really bad way.
Abbie didn't know what to do now as there was no way she could get Amy home on her own considering the state she was in. She knew Amy's parents were staying overnight so in the end she decided to call them.
Abbie looked through Amy's contacts and found Rachel's number so rang her.
Luckily Rachel's phone was right next to her so she heard it vibrating.
Rachel was confused as to what was going on at first but when she realised it was her phone and saw that it was Amy she picked the phone up straight away.
When Abbie explained what was going on Rachel said she'd come straight away.
Rachel woke Chris up and told him what was going on.
"Do you want me to go?"
"No it's fine, I'll go"
Rachel quickly got dressed before driving into town to try and find the club.
When she got there she spotted Amy straight away, who was lying down on the pavement.
"I'm so sorry about this Abbie"
"It's okay, it's not Amy's fault"
"I think it is her fault, I'd have thought she would've learnt to not drink so much by now but clearly not"
"Are you going back in or do you want to come back with us?"
"I'll come back with you if that's okay"
"Of course it is, you get in the car"
Rachel managed to get Amy into the car although she was completely out of it and didn't have a clue what was going on.
When they got back Rachel and Abbie got Amy into her room.
"Thanks for your help Abbie, I can sort her from here"
Abbie left so Rachel got Amy into her pyjamas, however she soon had to rush her to the bathroom where she was sick again.
Once she'd finished Rachel got her into bed before going out and getting her a glass of water.
Rachel had never seen her so bad before, and there had been numerous times where she'd had to pick her up from parties after getting too drunk.
In the end Rachel decided to stay here for the night as she didn't feel right leaving her when she was in such a state.
Rachel somehow manged to squeeze in next to Amy on her single bed although she didn't have a very good nights sleep whatsoever.
When Amy woke up the next morning she felt absolutely dreadful. She had to rush straight out of bed to be sick.
Rachel was awake anyway so followed her in and held her hair back.
Amy didn't think anything of it at first but then she was confused about what her Mum was doing here.
"How come you're here?" Amy asked once she was back in bed
"I had a call from Abbie last night saying you were so drunk that she didn't know what to do, so I came and picked you up"
"Oh" Amy said starting to feel bad
"How are you feeling?"
"Absolutely awful"
"I have to admit you're not looking your best. Do you want something to eat?"
"I'd love a sausage sandwich but I don't have any sausages"
"How about some toast then?"
"Yes please"
Rachel went out and got her daughter some breakfast and brought it back into her.
"Now I'm only going to say this once Amy, because I know you don't live at home anymore so you don't want me to be lecturing you, but I am still your Mum. I think you know that you drank way too much last night, so next time please try and be more careful. I'm not saying don't drink, but just not as much. I think you need to count yourself very lucky you've got someone like Abbie to look after you because anything could've happened to you last night"
"I know, I'm never drinking again"
"I'm sure you'll change your mind about that in a few days, but next time drink more sensibly"
"Don't worry I will"
"Right, I'm going to go back to get ready but we'll be back here at about 11 if you still want to go out today?"
"Yes I still want to"
"Okay, see you later then love"
Rachel went back to the hotel and got ready and once they were all ready they drove to pick Amy up.
Amy didn't want to do much but they went and got some fresh air before going to a pub which was meant to do a really nice carvery.
Even though Amy was feeling extremely hungover she still managed to have a good day with her family.
Amy got a little bit upset when it was time for them all to leave, but she was coming home in a couple of weeks anyway for Chloe's Birthday so she just needed to look forward to that.
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