Chapter Four

A/N: Thank you to my reviewer of the chapter, EleKat, who gave me part of the inspiration for this chapter. Also thanks to dionne dance for her advice and for listening to my life story, in a way. Thank you!

David had refrained from mentioning Julia's past again, after seeing how upset it had made the woman, but it hadn't caused as much of a rift between them as he had thought that it would. Their sessions continued as usual, their laughter continuing every time, though they didn't study as much of his family history as they had previously.

David was also getting along better with the children in his class at school. In fact, for the first time, he seemed to have a best friend, Rennie, who he never seemed to stop talking about. Finally, Elizabeth agreed to have Rennie around for tea one Thursday night.

Rennie was a small boy with dark brunette hair, chestnut eyes and a permanantly resident lopsided smile that almost made Julia's heart melt with the cuteness of it. He reminded her somewhat of her own childhood, laughing around and smiling with her brother. It was one of those memories that brought a true smile to her face in the present as well.

Little Rennie was a nice enough boy, though a lot quieter than David was when at dinner. He did talk a little, of course, mainly about school, before he and David ran back upstairs to play, running around with pots and pans on their heads, pretending to be spacemen. That is, until Elizabeth noticed the items missing from the kitchen and chased them round the house, demanding them back. The boys eventually had to acquiesce, but managed to amuse themselves for the next couple of hours before Elizabeth finally called them down.

"Rennie, your mom's here to pick you up! David, come on!"

The boys looked at each other and started play-fighting, laughing away until a knock came at the door. They both halted in their game and silence fell in the room as the knock resounded once again.

"Aunt Elizabeth?" asked David hesitantly, hoping beyond hope that he was wrong.

"No. It's me, it's Julia. David, can you come out now? Rennie, you too, please." Julia's voice, although comforting to the young boy, was stern and David knew he would have to leave the room. He reached for the key and turned it, slowly opening the door and walking out, Rennie hot on his heels.

"Goodbye, Rennie. I hope we'll see you again soon." smiled Julia, once the three had reached the left top of the staircase. Rennie set off down the stairs, while David hung back a little, tugging on Julia's hand.

"Come on, Julia. I want you to meet Rennie's mom. It what moms do, anyway, talk to other moms about stuff when they come to pick up their kids. They just do. Come on."

"Okay, okay, I'm coming. But just for a couple of minutes, Aunty Liz said that Rennie's mom had to get home quickly tonight." Julia then walked forward with David, the pair decending the staircase hand in hand.

Rennie was chatting endlessly with his mother, who was facing towards the door. The young boy then waved wildly at Julia, who smiled back to him.

"Mom, this is David's mom, Julia." said Rennie, still speaking to his mother.

"Hi, nice to meet you-" began the redhead, as Rennie's brunette mother turned to face her. However, when their eyes met, Julia's voice caught in her throat a little.

"Julie?" asked the woman, a beaming smile lighting up her face.

"Kathy?" breathed Julia in response, her mouth wide open as she looked at the woman. Suddenly, the two women moved towards each other, reaching out their arms and embracing one another closely, seemingly forgetting that their respective sons were watching, confusion evident on both of their faces. They pulled away after a couple of moments, though still not explaining to the boys.

"So Rennie must be-"

"Tauren." finished Kathy. Then the woman gasped, realisation flooding over her face.

"Julie, look after Tauren for a moment, I've gotta go to the car. Just give me a second." she cried, running through the doors and out to her car. Julia set about explaining a little to the boys. She turned back to the doors as Kathy returned, shepherding a small child behind her. It was a young girl, probably only around four or five, wearing a purple dress top over black leggings, purple pumps and a matching bow on the headband set on top of her waving locks. Her bright sunset orange locks. Julia's mouth dropped open, tears flowing from her eyes as she realised that the girl stood in front of her was no stranger. In fact, she was someone that the psychiatrist knew very well.

"Madeleine."

A/N: Cliffhanger! Please, please, please review!