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Chapter 15:- Name Calling and Honesty

Both Danielle and Ronnie were edging slightly towards each other, neither wanting to be apart, as they met in the middle, Ronnie wrapped her right arm around Danielle's shoulders pulling her head in close, she didn't want to push Danielle into anything too fast but she just needed to hold her baby, to feel her soft hair against her skin, to smell it under her nose, to feel the heat of her daughter's body against her own, these where cravings she had longed for, for almost twenty years, her daughter was right beside her, she couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

Danielle didn't object she nuzzled her head in closer to Ronnie, she smelt so beautiful, the whole flat smelt just like she did, she smelt and looked beautiful, everything about her seemed perfect. On the outside that was, but when you look deeper, when you broke down the walls that surrounded her heart, you begin to realise that Ronnie Mitchell, Ice Queen, heart of glass isn't as heartless and cold as everyone makes out, inside she's just a lonely, frightened little girl longing for her baby and longing to be loved.

As Ronnie and Danielle sat there clinging to each other both felt Danielle's phone vibrating between their legs, both let out a little giggle as Danielle stood up removing her phone from her pocket.

"Erm...it's Stacey im just gonna go through there" Danielle told Ronnie pointing towards the kitchen. Ronnie nodded in agreement and allowed her eyes to follow Danielle out of the room, Danielle had left the room and her eyes focused on the door, her daughter had closed behind her.

Once Danielle was in the other room she opened her phone and pressed it to her ear, before Danielle had chance to speak Stacey was straight in "So Dan how's it goin with the Ice Queen?" straight away Danielle was annoyed Stacey didn't know Ronnie, she was unable to call her that. "Oh Stace don't call her that and so far it's going great, she's really different, everything I wanted her to be" a smile spread across Danielle's face as she spoke down the phone, she did intend to whisper so that Ronnie couldn't hear but she couldn't help but speak louder than necessary, inside she just wanted to yell out and scream she was so happy. "Yeah well, it's not sayin she's gonna keep that act up forever is it Dan, once an Ice Queen, always an Ice Queen" Danielle had lost her smile now she was so angry at Stacey it was as if she was trying to put her down, she had no right to call Ronnie names, she couldn't help but shout down the phone "Stace, why have you always gotta be so negative, and I told you not to call her that, she doesn't deserve it" Danielle heard Stacey sigh down the other end of the phone. "Even after everything she's done to you?" Stacey couldn't help but question Danielle's actions she was only looking out for her friend. "Yeah, even after everything she's done to me, it doesn't stop me from loving her, Ronnie, she's my mum and she didn't know alright so just drop it" Danielle snapped at Stacey, she knew her friend was only looking out for her, but she couldn't help but think that she was trying to ruin Danielle's happiness. "Alright Dan, I'm just looking out for you, just as long as you're happy, but I'm always here for you Dan, if everything goes wrong I'm still you're best friend" Danielle sighed, Stacey was only trying to be nice, but why did she keep putting the situation down. "Why do you assume everything's gonna go wrong Stace, why can't you just be happy for me?" Danielle was getting even more agitated at this point she was shouting down the phone at Stacey. "I don't know Dan, she's a Mitchell ain't she, I don't trust em" Stacey couldn't help the way she felt, they'd ruined Sean's life she, couldn't bare for them to ruin Danielle's as well. "Ronnie's my mum Stace, I'm a Mitchell too, does that mean you can't trust me either?" Stacey sighed again "no Dan course not, look I gotta go, I think mum's burning sausage surprise, just remember what I said... I'm always here for you" Stacey wasn't in the mood for getting into an argument it wasn't as if Dan was listening anyway, she couldn't see anything bad about Ronnie at that moment "Ok thanks, I'll speak to you tomorrow, bye" Danielle finished the conversation then snapped her phone shut, shoving it back in her jean's pocket.

Unaware that Ronnie had been listening to Danielle's half of the conversation, Danielle breathed deeply forcing a fake smile onto her face, preparing herself to enter Ronnie's presence. How could Ronnie not have listened when Danielle was shouting that loud, she was sure the people in the bus stop outside had probably heard her also. As soon as Danielle had left the room Ronnie stayed in complete silence straining her ears to listen to Danielle's movements, she didn't know what Stacey had said to Danielle, but Ronnie had been very proud of what her daughter had said to Stacey, she was defending Ronnie and stating that she was also a Mitchell. Danielle's words brought tears to Ronnie's eyes, Danielle was everything Ronnie could ever want her to be.

Danielle re-entered the front room and stood opposite Ronnie, Ronnie pushed her fringe behind her ear and smiled at Danielle "everything ok? sweetie" Ronnie asked nervously, Danielle nodded almost instantly, smiling back at her. In that past day Ronnie had changed so much, she had gone from not caring about Danielle at all and almost hating her to watching Danielle's every move and to someone who possibly couldn't care any more if they tried. Danielle's face dropped, that was it, it had only been one day, how was she supposed to know if Ronnie truly did care or if it was just an act.

Danielle edged nervously closer to Ronnie, placing herself on the edge of the end of the sofa, Ronnie's grin was slowly disappearing as she felt once again as if they were moving even further backwards as Danielle was distancing herself from Ronnie. Ronnie couldn't bare the silence and discomfort, she just wanted to be close to Danielle. "Danielle, is everything ok?" Ronnie asked again nervously she couldn't help but feel there was something Danielle was hiding or keeping herself away from Ronnie. "We have to be honest with each other don't we it's the best thing for us both isn't it?" Danielle wasn't sure if this was a question or statement, it just came out, but she was right honesty's the best policy. "Yes of course, is there something wrong?, has something happened?, have I done something wrong?, am I moving too fast?, please sweetie tell me and I'll try to help" Ronnie couldn't help all the questions come spilling out, she was scared, what was Danielle trying to say?.

Danielle almost laughed Ronnie looked frightened, her speech was rushed and it was as if she didn't stop and breathe for air. "No, no I'm fine, were fine, I think?, it's just I can't help feeling that it's going too fast, you only realised today and now all of a sudden its like we've known each other for years, I'm just scared, before today you couldn't stand the sight of me and now you don't want to leave me, I just can't help but think that you're only being nice because you're my mother, you have to" tears rolled down Danielle's face as Ronnie almost mirrored Danielle's actions, tears also spilling from her eyes as she heard what Danielle felt.

Ronnie edged closer to Danielle, placing her right hand on Danielle's knee, using the left she hooked her hand under Danielle's chin pulling her head up softly to face her, looking into each others eyes they could of got lost in that moment, swimming in each others emotions. "Danielle, baby, I've never hated you, I've always been envious of you, you would have been the same age as my daughter and I couldn't help but push you away once I'd let you in, you scared me, I've always found it really hard to let people in, but with you, it was just so easy and it scared me, so I pushed you away, and I know its only been a day and it will take time but I'm willing to wait if that's what you want, Dani baby I love you, and I will never stop loving you, I've waited nineteen years for you, if you think were moving too fast, I can wait, just as long as you know that no matter what, I could never hate you, you're my world, you mean everything to me" Ronnie's emotions came flooding out she just wanted to explain to her daughter that she meant everything to her, she just couldn't see it.

This was all Ronnie needed to say, Danielle had heard everything she could have possibly wanted to hear, Danielle turned her body to face Ronnie and wrapped her arms round her waist pulling her mother into a hug, Ronnie wrapped her arms round Danielle, whilst Danielle lay her head on Ronnie's shoulder, this was happiness.

Hope you enjoyed it, think its my longest chapter so far, thanks for reading, i'll add more as soon as i can, please please review if you can, and feel free to share suggestions for future chapters with ideas. thanks again, charlotte x