The night had gone by quietly, Ronnie had been lying awake for a while, being afraid that Robbie was gonna throw up. Eventually she fell asleep. She had been thinking over and over again about Robbie drinking alcohol, her baby, she was really growing up now, it was going fast, a bit to fast Ronnie was thinking. Cause she was not a baby anymore, she'd always be Ronnie's baby but she couldn't keep her locked at home anymore. The thought of Robbie going out every weekend partying at clubs gave her little chills, thank god she still was to young for that and there were still rules and curfues, but one day it would be that dreadfull day.
The next morning Ronnie opened her eyes and looked next to her, where Robbie was still asleep on her back, her arms spread above her head. Looking at her lying there in that position reminded her of when she was younger and when totally exhausted she would always ly this way. She had such a soft spot for Robbie, always had, eventhough she could get angry with her for misbehaving badly she always had a moment where Robbie would say something funny or have this look on her that would make her melt for this cute kid, her bratty bigmouthed but cute kid.
Ronnie sighed, today she wasn't gonna fall for cute or fall for her saying something funny, she had to be strict with Robbie cause what she had done was not acceptable. Thinking about the kids stealing the alcohol from the Vic got her a bit more angry, how stupid could they have been, if Phil was gonna find out, if he hadn't already, it was making her uncomfortable. But then again they were kids, kids make mistakes, they have to learn from them.
Robbie moved a little and softly tried to open her eyes, when she saw Ronnie looking at her she snuggled up to her. Ronnie loved these moments but had to be strict now, so instead of cuddling her like she normaly did she got out of bed. Robbie looked up at Ronnie.
- 'Mum?'She pouted at Ronnie who was putting her bathrobe on.
- 'How are you feeling?'Ronnie asked folding her arms.
- 'I'm fine'Robbie said trying to act as normal as she could be, but really she was feeling terrible, she had a headache, her stomach felt funny and she was extremely tired.
- 'Good, then go and put something on and get downstairs cause we need to have a serious talk Robbie!'Ronnie said serious.
- 'I'll close my eyes for just a little more yeah, i'll be down later' Robbie said thinking it was only a suggestion to go downstairs.
- 'You'll get out of bed and downstairs just like i just told you!'Ronnie said walking over to Robbie's side taking off the covers.
- 'Mummy please just 10 more minutes'Robbie said trying to convince Ronnie into letting her sleep in a little more.
- "Mummy"is extremely angry with you baby so if you don't get your backside out of bed like right now, mummy's gonna smack you one'Ronnie said strict knowing Robbie was trying to soften Ronnie, trying to wind her round her little finger like she always did and it mostly worked but this time Ronnie didn't give in, she had to stand her ground with this smartmouth.
At that moment there was a knock on the door and Glenda came in looking straight at Robbie.
- 'I hope you have a really good explanation for what happend last night young lady!' Glenda said strict.
- 'Not again with the whole jury common'Robbie said feeling already that trouble was coming.
- 'Get out of bed Robin and put something on, i want you downstairs in 5 minutes, do you hear me!' Glenda said strict 'Don't let me have to come upstairs and get you!'.
- 'Alriiiight'Robbie said covering her face in a pillow, she knew she was gonna be staying indoors for a while, but knowing Peter would be there at the end waiting for her was all worthed, if she didn't go out last night being at this party, she would maybe never had shared these moments with him, what ever was about to come it was worthed.
Ronnie and Glenda both left the bedroom and Robbie got out of bed, her head felt heavy and it was hurting so bad.
- 'Oi' Roxy said coming into the bedroom, also to check on her little sister and see how she was doing after her night out.
- 'I already got something coming Rox so please leave yeah'Robbie said, but Roxy sat down next to her.
- 'I'm not here to lecture you little babes'Roxy said putting her arm round her babysister and pulling her close, Robbie put her head on Roxy's shoulder. It probably was gonna be the only affection she would get today.
- 'I'm in real trouble aren't i?'Robbie said looking up to Roxy's face.
- 'Yes you are babysis'Roxy said'but hey you had fun last night didn't you?'.
- 'Yes i did'Robbie said not understanding why her sister would be so cool with her.
- 'Alright you had your fun, but this will be the last time you have boozeparties cause next time i will break your legs yeah babes, you're to young to get wasted on alcohol, i've been there and it's not a pretty sight to see, you're still a baby alright'Roxy said maknig Robbie stand up and getting irritated by Roxy.
- 'You're such a hypocrite Rox ,"wasted" is your middle name' Robbie said then leaving the room and getting downstairs. Roxy wanted to go after her but just looked around and took a deep breath.
Ronnie and Glenda were waiting in the livingroom, Jack also had just arrived as he had promised Ronnie last night.
- 'Ah great, invite the whole square will ya mum'Robbie said sitting down on the sofa, feeling just like last night all over again only now a little more sober.
- 'Excuse me, but i think you're in no position to talk to us with this attitude 'Ronnie said looking strict at Robbie.
- 'So what made you decide to say yes to alcohol, you're still 15, you're underaged, you're still a baby!'Glenda said walking around the livingroom, talking with her hands while moving.
- 'At 40 i probably still be a baby to you all, and mum could you just sit down please, you walking around gets on my nerves'Robbie said.
Glenda walked over and grabbed Robbie's chin.
- 'What was that darling, i thought you said i was getting on your nerves?'Glenda said looking strict at Robbie.
- 'I'm sorry'Robbie said looking at Ronnie while Glenda still was holding her chin firmly, normally it was Ronnie who would discipline her but now there were two mums lecturing her. Glenda then let go and walked around again.
- 'You should be Robbie, drinking alcohol while underaged, what were you thinking where did you think you was gonna get away with it?'Ronnie asked sitting down on the armrest of the sofa.
- 'I don't know we had a good time, a little music, me and my friends dancing, i just thought it was fun'Robbie said looking down at the floor, she couldn't bare the serious and dissapointed faces of her mums and Jack, what was Jack gonna think, she caused trouble again and again, what if Jack told Ronnie he couldn't handle her anymore being such a troublemaker.
- 'So ehm, did you, Jay and ZsaZsa nick the booze from the Vic?'Jack then asked.
- 'No!'Robbie said 'Where did you get that?'.
- 'Well it's obvious isn't it, you 3 go upstairs, we hear a noise, a door that never is locked and now was, and then the alcohol got stolen from the Vic, it's all there Robin!'Glenda said.
- 'We didn't do it alright'Robbie said not wanting to look at Jack, he had been with the old bill, he would know for sure if she was lying to him.
- 'So then it's all a coincidence, hmm?'Ronnie said then sitting next to Robbie, her arms crossed on her chest.
- 'I don't know i guess'Robbie said standing up.
- 'Where do you think you're going?'Glenda said walking up to Robbie leading her back down on the sofa again' just sit down'!
- 'I was just gonna sit on the chair overthere alright, jeez'Robbie said'Why don't you just tell me what my punishment is alright get it over with, you enjoy torture don't you'.
- 'Getting to hot under your feet now doesn't it'Ronnie said 'You think you are to smart for us baby?'.
- 'No ofcourse not'Robbie said not looking up.
- 'Now did you or didn't you 3 get the booze from the Vic' Ronnie said very strict now and standing up grabbing Robbie's chin to make her look at her.
- 'Look at me!'Ronnie said looking very angry at Robbie.
A frustrated Robbie raise up from the sofa and pushed Ronnie's hand away and then tried to push Ronnie away. Ronnie got a bit out of balance and wanted to grab Robbie but Robbie just wanted to walk out of the room and get away from everyone but Glenda grabbed her arm and gave her a smack on her backside.
- 'Oh no you don't you just sit your bum down, we tell you when this conversation is over!' Glenda said firmly.
- 'Did you or didn't you help getting the liqour from the Vic?'Ronnie said hating the fact knowing that Robbie was lying to her, she knew from the way Robbie was behaving that it was true, it all made sense, the door never had been locked and it was all to obvious now with the boozeparty they held at the park.
- 'Just tell us Robbie, we just want to know'Jack said 'We won't tell Phil'.
Jack looked at Ronnie, unless Phil found out himself they were gonna keep it quiet.
- 'Yes i did it' Robbie said almost whispering, she just couldn't face Jack she was too embarrased to tell Jack what they did.
- 'Excuse me we didn't hear that darling?'Glenda said folding her arms together.
- 'I said yes i did it! 'Robbie said looking up to Ronnie.
- 'What do you mean with "i did it", i know Zsa Zsa and Jay were in on this'Ronnie said knowing Robbie was taking the blame for something she never did all by herself.
Ronnie sighed, then walked away from the sofa.
- 'I want you to go upstairs to your room Robbie, you simply lost all your privileges, which means, no phone, no computer, you can use it only for homework and you'll do that downstairs...all your homework that is, no pocketmoney and ofcourse you're grounded again, and you'll be getting ready for bed at 9:30 by the way, is that clear?'Ronnie said looking serious at Robbie.
- '9:30 are you kidding me, for how long?'Robbie asked a bit teary eyed, not just because of her punishment but she hated it when Ronnie was dissapointed at her, when Ronnie was angry with her sometimes she would get insecure and get this crazy idea that Ronnie would undo the adoption and didn't want to be her mother anymore, she knew ofcourse that she would never ever do that, it was all Archie talking in her head again at those times, how he often said that Glenda had walked out on them, on her, cause she was born, he said that when he was really angry, just blaming his own frustration on her.
- 'Well you know till further notice, i don't want you to behave for the weeks you're grounded and then be a brat again, so you just behave and we'll see when it will be over, now i want you to go upstairs till i tell you to come down, i'm done with you for today!'Ronnie said being angry that Jack was right about the liqour, dissapointed that Robbie had been in on that. Punishing her for what she did was just what she thought she deserved for what she did but telling her to go upstairs and being done with her for today was painfull.
Just as Robbie wanted to walk up the stairs, the doorbell rang, she jumped down to open the door before anybody else got out of the livingroom, she thought it might be Peter.
When she opened the door, a shiver went down her spine, as she saw Phil standing in front of her.
Phil immediately grabbed Robbie by the arm and pushed her inside.
- 'Did you help them out to steal liqour from your own family ey Robbie?'He yelled just as Ronnie came out of the livingroom to see who was at the door.
- 'Phill what are you doing, let go of her!' Ronnie then yelled. She walked up to Phil and tried to get Robbie out of the hands of Phil.
Jack, having heard Ronnie, came out to see what was going on.
- 'Oi Phil let go of her'Jack said getting Robbie away from Phil pushing her towards Ronnie who put her arms around her'You're alright darling?'he asked her.
Robbie nodded but looked like she just had a scare.
- 'She helped them getting the booze, did you figure that one out already or has she been winding you all round that little finger of hers?'Phil couldn't say it calmly he was raging mad.
- 'They're kids Phil, don't think you and Grant were such goody two shoes when you were a teenagers, you still aren't, they're just kids'Ronnie said still holding Robbie close to her, afraid Phil would have another go at her.
- 'What if the old bill would have caught them, they're underaged Ronnie, they got wasted, Jay has been hanging over the toilet most of the night, ZsaZsa looks like a zombie, i mean eventhough she's a bit older they just shouldn't have done that, not to our familybusiness alright!'Phil was really yelling so hard some people outsied were looking what was going on.
- 'We already punished her Philip, don't you think she's getting away with this alright!'Glenda said walking up to Phil 'like Ronnie said, they're kids, they do stupid things, we all have and we all have been punished, and so is my daughter'.
- 'I don't wanna see you round the Vic for a while, do you hear me, not untill i say so!'Phil said warning Robbie, pointing his finger at her.
- 'I won't' Robbie said looking at Phil then looking down. She was intimidated by Phil, Ronnie could also be very angry with her but she knew there would always be a cuddle in the end, but with Phil, he really could do with angermanagementtherapy, he could act like a real psycho.
Phil looked at Robbie, turned around and left the house.
- 'You ok darling?'Jack asked as he turned around to Robbie.
- 'Yeah'Robbie said then got out of Ronnie's arms and without saying anything more she went upstairs to her room.
- 'Well, we don't have to lie about it anymore'Glenda said walking back to the livingroom again.
- 'How could they be so stupid, stealing from their family and then getting wasted and caught, i mean if it wasn't for Janine we would have found out by herself she was wasted, the way she was talking and walking last night would have given it away'Ronnie said following her mum into the livingroom.
'It's stupid and that's what it is, it's teenagerstuff, they're curious, they wanna find out, it's like smoking, the more you say no, they wanna see what it's about and try it'Jack said sitting down next to Ronnie.
- 'Don't start you Jack, if i catch her smoking she's got something coming' Glenda said looking serious at Jack.
- 'Mum he's just saying what is typical teenager stuff' Ronnie said leaning against Jack 'Will there ever be a quiet day in this house?'
Jack put his arm around Ronnie and gave her a kiss on the head.