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Chapter 13:- Together at last

Ronnie and Danielle sat, wrapped tightly in each others arms, Ronnie sat stroking Danielle's blonde short hair, tears filled her eyes, she wasn't supposed to be crying she was supposed to be happy but she couldn't help it, the silent tears came flowing down her cheeks, as she thought over the amount of time she had known Danielle, how could she not have noticed, the similarities where obvious, her daughter had been sat right under her nose for all this time without her realising, she had treated her so badly, the guilt piling up in Ronnie's head as she thought about the way Danielle had been treated more and more.

Danielle reached up and grabbed Ronnie's hand that had been stroking her hair and removed it from her head, she unwrapped Ronnie's other arm from around her stomach and pulled herself up. Noticing Ronnie's tears, she wiped them away with her sleeve and gave Ronnie a reassuring smile, Ronnie smiled back forcing her tears away, not wanting to show Danielle that now her 'Ice Queen' shield had been broken there was nothing left to stop her emotions from coming out uncontrollably.

"We need to talk" Danielle explained to Ronnie looking into her blue bloodshot dampened eyes, Ronnie didn't know what to say, what did she mean 'we need to talk', was this just her way of telling Ronnie she didn't want her?, Ronnie herself knew that there was so many things that needed discussing she just didn't want to do it now, she just wanted to hold her baby for a little longer. "There's so many things we need to discuss and I just think its better to do it now and get it out the way, so we can move on" Danielle spoke breaking the silence, noticing the pain in Ronnie's eyes, It wasn't only Ronnie that was feeling hurt, upset, scared, confused amongst many other emotions, it wasn't up to Danielle to sort things out, make things better, it was supposed to be Ronnie's job she was the mother, she was supposed to be doing the talking.

"I know.....ok.......it's just figuring out where to start" Ronnie explained still holding back the tears, scared if she began to cry she would be unable to stop. Danielle wriggled into the back of the sofa uncomfortably, she hated seeing Ronnie upset, no matter how much Ronnie had made Danielle upset over the past months, she couldn't bear to see Ronnie suffer, but now things where slightly simpler Ronnie's shield had been broken which made it easier for Danielle to read Ronnie's expression's.

"Can we start from the very beginning?, from when I was born?" Danielle asked nervously as she watched a single silent tear escape from Ronnie's eye down on to her cheek, Ronnie made no effort to wipe it away so Danielle cupped Ronnie's cheek in her hand and swept away the single tear with her thumb. Ronnie placed her hand on top of Danielle's, and pulled it away from her cheek entwining her fingers with Danielle's, both sat hand in hand on the sofa. "If that's what you want baby, of course"Ronnie told Danielle, she wanted to share everything with Danielle as Danielle wanted to share everything with her.

Danielle sat next to her mother clutching her hand silently waiting for her mother to speak she was waiting on her word, unsure of what may be said, what if Ronnie said something she didn't want to hear what would she do then, but before Danielle could think any further about the situation, her thoughts were interrupted. "I...I was fourteen, I was alone and scared, I had no one, my family practically disowned me when they found out about you, but I didn't care as long as I still had you, there was Roxy but she didn't really understand even though she tried her best to help me" Ronnie sniffled wiping more fallen tears from her face with her spare hand, she felt such a mess, she was sure she had cried all her make-up away.

"The first time I felt you move, Mom and Dad, where downstairs arguing and I was sitting in my bed all upset because I felt so alone and they were rowing about getting rid of you and then I felt you move, you kicked, I felt so happy, I wasn't alone I had you, You're all I ever needed and at that moment I promised myself that I would always protect you and do what was best for you" Ronnie sobbed whilst finishing her sentence, she dropped her head allowing her hair to cover her face, she tried so hard to muffle her cry's, hiding them from Danielle but it was impossible, she couldn't control her tears any longer. Danielle edged closer to Ronnie, tears also falling silently from her eyes soaking her face.

Danielle placed her arm round Ronnie's back rubbing it softly as she cried, Ronnie continued through tears "I...I promised myself I'd protect you and I didn't, I let you down I'm so, so sorry I let you down" this too much for Ronnie to handle, she broke down, she couldn't continue to hold in the tears and muffle her sobs, her weeping became louder. Danielle looked on scared, she was unsure of what to do, Ronnie was her mother and she didn't know what to do, to comfort her, Ronnie was so vulnerable, she didn't want to say something that may hurt Ronnie.

After several minutes of crying, Ronnie breathed deeply and wiped away her tears, she continued telling Danielle of the time she was born, no matter how hard for Ronnie it was to re-live the past again it had to be done her daughter wanted to know."I'm sorry, so when you were due I was made to pack a bag, and was taken away by my Dad, we drove for hours in the car, then we arrived somewhere, and I was forced into a little dark room, in an old hospital, I had tried to get out unsure of what might happen next but the door was locked and there was no way of getting out. I had you and a radio, it was summer and the radio played this song over and over again, and then you came out, your beautiful hazel eyes beaming up at me, I couldn't have been any happier" Ronnie sat up straight pushing her hair behind her ears, she pulled Danielle in close, taking in the smell of her daughters hair, Danielle hadn't spoke, she was unsure of what to say, she wanted to sit and listen to what Ronnie had to say.

"You were so beautiful, the most perfect little baby, I remember how you yawned, a toothless yawn, a little wine at the end, your nose would shrivel up and you went all pink and blotchy, two hours and twenty three minutes, that's all I got, before he took her, my Dad, the one person I was supposed to rely on and he took my baby, he snatched you away from me, grinning an the thought of causing me pain, I cried and I cried for him to bring you back, but he didn't, I didn't even get to say goodbye" Ronnie's speech was all wobbly, letting out a little sob at the end, whilst fighting back the tears trying to show her daughter that she was strong. Danielle's tears were flowing down her cheeks, she hated Archie, she looked up at Ronnie, the pain he'd caused both of them, how could he do that to his own, flesh and blood?. She hated to see her mother in so much pain, Danielle pulled herself up from where she sat and wrapped her arms around Ronnie, Ronnie replied the hug by pulling herself closer to Danielle, both entwined in each others arms, this was how it should be, together at last.

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