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The Dragon and the Rose

Chapter Six

…go to your mum

Maria opened the door, a frown on her face when she saw a tearful Lucy with Charlie sleeping in his pram. 'Baby, what's wrong?' she asked, moving aside to let them in.

'I can't take it any more, mum!' she sobbed, pushing Charlie into the living room and dumping her bag on the floor. 'All the fighting; I can't!'

'That's how I've felt for years, dear,' Maria said dryly, shutting the door and following her daughter inside. 'About your brothers.'

'I don't want Bov to get hurt and he just won't listen to me. And Libby is just ruining her relationship with Swill and I can't handle this baby on my own.' She chucked herself on the sofa, covering her face with her hands.

Maria gave a small smile and perched by her feet. 'Darling, look at me.' She sighed, but moved her hands. Lucy sat up, allowing Maria to sit properly. Moving so her head was on Maria's lap, Lucy curled up. 'You 'ave to think about yourself at the moment, okay,' the older woman continued. 'Sort out your own life, before you start with Libby.'

Lucy nodded, shutting her eyes.

'I think I've ruined everything.'

'Don't think about that now,' she replied, playing with her daughter's hair the way she used to when Luce was a little girl.

'I can't not think about it,' she sighed. 'I… feel so spoilt. And nasty.' Lucy shut her eyes. 'I feel horrible!'

'Chin up,' Maria smiled. 'Let yourself calm down for a few days, okay? Perhaps Bov will see that he needs you with him. He'll call.' There was silence, before Lucy's stomach grumbled loudly. The two woman started to laugh, before Maria stood up, holding out her hand. 'Come on; kitchen. I'll cook you up some pancakes and some cookies for Charlie, yeah?'

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It was a couple of days before Lucy actually answered her phone. Bov had been trying to get hold of her for days without luck, until now.

'Yes?'

'Lucy, come home.'

'Why?'

'Babe, look, I'm sorry, alright? But, I've been part of that firm for years and I can't just drop it. It aint as easy as that. And I wanna see you and Charlie. I wanna see my son.' It fell silent on Lucy's end, before she sighed.

'Okay, I'll come home, but only because Charlie needs a dad.'

Bovver met them at the tube, the silence between them like ice and neither said a word.

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Pete frowned at the constant knocking on the front door. 'I'm coming!' he yelled, but the knocking persisted, with the odd ring of the bell. Pulling open the front door, he frowned down at Chloe beaming at him. She pushed her way in, looking around.

'Same as before,' she said. 'Don't change much, d'ya?'

'What're you doing 'ere, Chlo?' he asked. 'I've got work in five-'

'I just thought I'd drop by; see how the life is.'

'My life's fine,' he said, watching the blonde disappear into the bathroom. She returned, still looking around. 'Look, I really 'ave to get ready.'

'I'll drop by later, yeah?' she said, as he held the door open.

'Yeah,' he replied. 'Do whatever.' She smiled, touching his arm as she passed. But, there were tears in her eyes as she walked away.

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'Okay, boys,' Tegan called, blowing the whistle. It was a cool day, the ground frosty, but the boys were still eager for their P.E lesson. 'Today, I'm going to teach you to play rugby.'

'Can we do that tackle thing, miss?' one boy asked.

'Or the doggy pile!'

'Or the kick thing where you score a point?!'

'Yeah, we'll learn all that. But, first I've got to train you up. I'm going to put you into two groups.' She began to divide the class up, with Pete watching in amusement.

The training started off pretty well. They learnt how to pass, throw and kick the rugby ball.

But, then came the tackling. 'No Duncan!'

But it was too late. The younger boy slammed into another boy and managed to tackle two others to the ground.

Other boys began kicking the ball at each other, or throwing them at their heads.

And one boy just stood there, looking scared.

'Oh, good god,' sighed Tegan, as Pete tried to get the boys in order, though he was to busy laughing. 'You can't say I didn't try!' she yelled at him.

At hometime, she smiled when she saw Pete waiting by his car, which happened to be parked beside hers.

But, it faded when she saw a blonde hurry over with a bag and hug him tight. Was she jealous?

What would she be jealous for? Tegan shook her head and hurried to her car.

'I told you I'd see you later, Pete!' Chloe beamed, handing him the black bin bag. 'Baby clothes for little Charlie. Tell Lucy they're from me.' Pete nodded, before grinning when Tegan came over.

'Hey.'

'Hey,' Tegan replied.

'So, are we set for tonight?' Chloe butted in. Pete frowned at her.

'What?'

'Tonight. Our date.' She gave a laugh and looked at Tegan . 'He's always forgetting things.'

'What, you don-'

Tegan started to laugh at the look on his face. Pete stared at her, before glancing at Chloe.

'You set for the next P.E lesson?' he asked, with a cocky grin.

'I've been training,' Tegan beamed. 'You're all going down.' Chloe looked from one to the other in disdain as they continued to talk between themselves.

'Well, I best be off. I'm meeting someone,' she said. Pete looked at her and nodded.

'Alright.' He looked back at Tegan. 'What kind of name is the Ospreys? An Osprey is a bird?!'

Tegan laughed, but Chloe interrupted again.

'I think my man is from a firm as well. He's real hard. Well, when he sees me…' Chloe saw that he wasn't paying any attention, practically drooling over Tegan. With a hmpf, she leant up and kissed him hard.

Pete looked at her in surprise, but Chloe merely smirked and began to walk off.

'Don't forget the baby clothes,' she called over her shoulder.

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