Later in the day Ronnie and Jack were still at home, they were just relaxing and just had watched some tv. Glenda was in the kitchen preparing for dinner, Roxy had been over at the Vic to work a shift and she had Amy with her, she was enjoying some time with auntie Peggy. Robbie had been upstairs eversince Phil had come round. She had been doing her homework, just incase one of her mums would have come up to nag about it. But noone had come, and she was glad cause she still had her phone upstairs. Ronnie must have forgot about it, so she took advantage of the time she still had it with her.
She was laying on her bed and had some music on, while listening to some Kesha she received a textmessage:
Robbie smiled and turned on her back looking at the text, she couldn't wait till it was the next morning and for the first time be happy and longing to go to school, but that was just to see Peter. She also send a text to Peter:
There was a knock on the door and Robbie quickly put her phone under her pillow.
The door opened and Ronnie came in.
- 'Dinner will be ready in about 15 minutes yeah'she said looking at Robbie standing there with her hands on her hips.
- 'Alright'Robbie said sitting up.
- 'Are you ok?'Ronnie asked, she hadn't talked to Robbie about what happened with Phil cause Robbie went upstairs straight after without saying anything but Ronnie had seen that Phil had given her a scare.
- 'Yes'Robbie said'I did my homework, i mean, what i could do without the computer, but i do need to use the computer for some other schoolwork'.
- 'Alright then you can come down and do it there, i don't want the labtop upstairs ok, at least not for the time you're on housearrest yeah' Ronnie said sitting next to Robbie.
- 'Yeah i know, you told me before'Robbie said starring straight forward.
- 'Babes about Phil' Ronnie started to say.
- 'It's alright mum, i understand why he was mad at me'Robbie said still starring straight forward.
Ronnie sat on her knees before Robbie, looking up to her, to have her full attention.
'- 'Ofcourse he was mad, but i understand you're also growing up, all you kids are, doesn't mean i find it alright you drinking alcohol and all, but i understand you all are exploring, but doesn't mean it's alright, you're still underaged, and well Phil was afraid because of their licence, and you just don't steal from family ok'Ronnie tapped on Robbie's knees.
- 'Yeah i know, ehm can i go downstairs to finish my homework then?'Robbie asked being a little distant with her mum, Ronnie felt it.
- 'Ehm, yeah come on then, sure you're alright babes?'Ronnie asked again standing up stroking her hand through Robbie's hair.
- 'Yes'Robbie said also standing up, grabbing a book from the bed and walking out of the bedroom leaving Ronnie just standing there.
When coming down, Jack was behind the computer sitting on the sofa. He looked up when Robbie entered the livingroom.
- 'Hi darling you alright then?'He asked looking at Robbie.
- 'Yeah'Robbie said still not able to look Jack in the eyes.
Then Ronnie also walked into the livingroom and led Robbie to the dinnertable.
- 'You go sit her babes, Jack she needs the computer for schoolwork'Ronnie said walking over to Jack, giving him a kiss on his forehead, Jack gave Ronnie a kiss back.
Jack walked over to give Robbie the labtop to use.
- 'Want something to drink baby?'Ronnie then asked standing at the livingroomdoor.
- 'No i'm alright'Robbie said looking in her book and then to the labtop.
- 'You sure?'Ronnie asked still not convinced Robbie was really alright.
- 'Yes mum, i'm alright, ALRIGHT, stop asking me!'Robbie said getting a little irritated, although being on house-arrest she thought being upstairs was more relaxing with noone to give answers to or being nagged about something all the time.
- 'Alright..'Ronnie said giving Jack a look, then looking over to Robbie who was really doing her homework.
Ronnie walked over to the kitchen where Glenda was putting plates on the bartable there.
- 'Did you hear from Rox mum, is she and Amy coming home?'Ronnie asked Glenda.
- 'Yes she just called, she's on her way, she was gonna change Amy over at the Vic then she'll be over, could you make something for Amy then so we can all have dinner together'Glenda asked Ronnie who was already getting her nieces food out of the cupboard.
- 'I'm on it, oh and don't expect a joyfull dinner, Robbie is not in the best mood i've noticed, so just leave her yeah mum just let her eat alright, don't want any drama at dinner'Ronnie said looking at Glenda serious, she knew if Glenda started to ask her anything or just started a conversation, Robbie would probably just leave the table to go upstairs.
- 'Darling she misbehaved and she got punished for it, i hope she understands that we punished her for what she has done last night, the drinking and stealing the liqour, not because we wanted to just keep her in the house for our pleasure'Glenda said putting some potts on the table'Why don't you just go call the little troublemaker and Jack, dinners ready, oh there's your sister' Glenda said as she saw the frontdoor open and Roxy walking in with Amy in her buggy.
- 'I'm home mum'Roxy said walking into the livingroom still with Amy in her buggy.
- 'Hiya darling, did you see your auntie Peggy then ey?'Jack said getting Amy out of her buggy. Robbie looked at how Jack picked Amy up and gave her a loving kiss on her cheek. She then looked back in her book again.
- 'They let you out of your room then?'Roxy asked getting her jacket off. Robbie just looked up and forced a smile. With no real reaction from Robbie, Roxy left the room again to go to the kitchen, to see what her mum and sister where up too.
- 'So what's with grumpy in there?' Roxy asked putting her hand in one of the potts of food. Glenda gave a little slap on her hand and smiled at her daughter.
- 'Grumpy?'Ronnie said 'what do you think, if you're probably grounded forever, you can only use the computer downstairs, and only for homework, and your knight in shiny armour is probably also grounded at home and you can't use your…'Ronnie said, then walking out of the kitchen back to the livingroom.
- 'Robbie, where is your phone?'Ronnie asked walking up to the table Robbie was sitting at.
- 'Upstairs i guess'Robbie said not even looking up, pretending she hadn't seen it all day.
- 'Could you go up and get it then'Ronnie said hands on her hips again.
Robbie stood up without argueing about it and left the livingroom. Ronnie put her hand on her head, sighed and looked at Jack.
- 'What is it?'he asked.
- 'She's avoiding me a bit i think, in a way, she just answers me and then nothing'Ronnie said sitting next to Jack.
- 'Well what do you think it is, do you think it's because of her punishment, or Phil?'Jack asked putitng his arm round Ronnie.
- '' I think it's a bit of both, and getting caught, she's angry with me, i don't know, i mean i'm still angry with her for what she did, but doesn't mean i don't love her' Ronnie said, her head leaning against Jack.
- 'Well she did something wrong Ron, it's only your part in being her mum to punish her for it, it's part of her growing up, you know, rules and discipline, it won't scar her for life Ron, and she might be angry with you now but inside she loves you too sweetheart you're her mummy and a very loving one!'Jack said stroking his hands through Ronnie's hair.
Then Robbie walked back into the livingroom again and put her phone on the table.
- 'Enjoy!' Robbie said then sitting behind the labtop again.
- 'We'd better get over to the kitchen babe, dinners ready'Ronnie said, as she and Jack stood up together.
Robbie also got of the chair again and walked behind Ronnie and Jack to the kitchen.
- 'Alright sit down everyone, and eat'Glenda said already serving the food onto the plates.
Robbie sat in between Jack and Ronnie, this way she didn't have to face them both, Jack and Ronnie just let her and gave eachother looks to just leave it.
- 'So how was Peggy? Glenda asked Roxy while pouring some water in a glass.
- 'Oh she loved seeing Amy, they had a good time, didn't you darling'Roxy said giving Amy a bit of her food on a spoon.
- 'Was it busy?'Ronnie asked
- 'No, a bit of the usual, Tracey and Shirley were there'Roxy said'so what's with the long face mitchiemoo, having regrets bout last night now that you're stuck in the house for a while?'.
Robbie looked up at Roxy but still didn't give her what Roxy would expect, Robbie giving a mouth full back at her sister, instead she just stayed calm and took another bite of the food on her plate.
- 'Rox just drop it yeah!'Ronnie said looking at Roxy 'we're just gonna have a nice dinner, mum made much effort to do so'.
- 'It taste very good Glenda'Jack said 'What do you think darling?'Jack put his arm round Robbie.
- 'Yeah it's alright'Robbie said giving Jack a quick glimps then looking back at her plate again.
- 'Just alright?'Glenda asked raising her eyebrow looking at her youngest daughter.
Robbie looked at Glenda, then got of her chair.
- 'Where you think you're going?'Glenda said'You haven't finished your plate yet, come and sit down!'
- 'I'm not hungry'Robbie said then left the kitchen and walked back to the livingroom.
- 'Robin..'Glenda said as Ronnie also got of her chair 'Just let me handle it mum'.
Ronnie walked back to the livingroom also and walked over to Robbie who was closing down the computer and got her book from the table.
- 'Sweetie,just talk to me cause i know you're not alright, i wanna have a word with you'Ronnie said putting her hand on Robbie's shoulder. Robbie pushed Ronnie's hand away and walked away.
- 'Just leave me yeah, you made it clear you were done with me for today, so don't give me this "are you alright sweetie crap"'Robbie said now raising her voice to Ronnie.
Ronnie felt like someone smacked her in the face when she heard Robbie say this and then seeing her leave the livingroom.
Jack came in to see what was going on.
- 'What's going on with her?'Jack asked looking at Ronnie who held her hand on her forehead again.
- 'Of all the things i punished her for last night, the thing most bothering her is what i said to her, i told her to go upstairs cause 'i was done with her for today''Ronnie said.
- 'Go after her then and tell her you said that cause you was angry with her'Jack said.
Ronnie walked out of the livingroom and went straight upstairs. When she got to Robbie's room she knocked on the door, only there was no answer.
She then opened the door slowly and saw Robbie laying on the bed, her head covered in her pillow.
Ronnie sat next to her and soothed Robbie's back with her hand.
- 'I said it cause i was angry with you babes'Ronnie said wanting to get a reaction back from Robbie.
- 'Go away mum'Robbie said'just leave me alone'.
- 'Saying these things doesn't mean i don't love you anymore if that's what's bothering you, you got yourself in trouble babes, and i was angry cause you stole that liqour and then getting wasted from it, that scared me…you scared me cause …?'Ronnie said still soothing Robbie's back.
- 'What?'Robbie said turning around on her back then sitting down next to Ronnie.
- 'There was a boy at school when i was a little younger then you, after a weekend the teacher told us he had died over the weekend'Ronnie said hanging her head down.
- 'What happened to him?'Robbie asked interested.
- 'He and some friends collected liqour from their homes and they also had a drinkingparty somewhere outside, they all got wasted and some went home after, he had passed out while noone had noticed and well, because he was left there he died, apparantely while passing out his head bumped into a rock that was lying there. This is why i am angry with you, you're to young to know when it's enough or to know what can happen, thats why it's called underaged drinking, what if something happened to you, i wouldn't know how to get on with life if i would lose you, you know how important you are to me, you're like my little heart and without it i wouldn't cope anymore'.
- 'Now that's a little dramatic isn't it'Robbie said looking at Ronnie who looked up, she saw Ronnie had tears in her eyes.
- 'I'm sorry mum i didn't mean it like that, i don'want you to worry about me alright, i'm growing up you know and maybe i won't do anything perfect but i gotta learn right, i mean i understand me being punished when i mess up but you telling me you're done with me, well it…that really felt so...it was the worse punishment'Robbie said standing up and now making Ronnie look at her, then putting her arms around her mum as she sat down on her lap 'you know i love you to bits you crazy woman'.
- 'Oi watch your mouth little one!'Ronnie said giving Robbie a little playfull slap on her back.
- 'Little one?'Robbie said looking at Ronnie'Now that really hurts'.
- 'So are we ok now?'Ronnie said putting her head on Robbie's small shoulders.
- 'Mum look at me'Robbie said, grabbing Ronnie's chin and making her look up at her 'me getting angry at you is also puberty alright, you can't always do or say the right thing, you're a mum, you're my mum and how cool you sometimes trying to be i'll mess up once in a while and then you're their to punish me for it that's how it works'.
- 'Trying to be?'Ronnie said trying to look a bit dissapointed to Robbie 'Where did you get this smart my little little little love'she pinched Robbie's nose.
Robbie looked at Ronnie 'it's that your my mum that i let you call me little but otherwise…'.
- 'Otherwise what'Ronnie said standing up still holding on to Robbie on her lap then throwing her on the bed, she then sat on top of her and started tickling her.
Robbie screamed really loud and was trying to get away from under her mum.
- 'Muuuum please let go of me, stooop nooo stoooop'Robbie was laughing and screaming at the same time.
Roxy who had come up to put Amy to bed heard the screams and came over to look what was going on.
- 'Wound her round your little finger again shortstuff?'Roxy said holding a giggling Amy on her hips who was going wild seeing both her aunties laughing out loud.
- 'I'll talk to you in about 12 years Rox see how you will be with Amy who's gonna be winding you and Jack around hers with her beautifull bleu eyes, right princess'Robbie said still lying under Ronnie.
- 'Yeah right, ehm Ron i'm having mum making Amy a bottle before she goes to bed, want me to ask her to make one for your 'little one'before she goes night night'Roxy said teasing Robbie with it, she knew it would wind her up.
- 'You're dead when i get you!'Robbie said, but with Ronnie still on her, Roxy just laughed out loud and walked over to her bedroom.
- 'Common let's go downstairs and have some tea, maybe watch some tv yeah, don't wanna leave Jack there all alone with mum'Ronnie said getting of Robbie then helping her get up. They both walked downstairs where Jack and Glenda were sitting down having some tea already.
- 'Are you both alright darlings'Glenda asked pouring some tea in cups for her daughters.
- 'Yes we are'Ronnie said having Robbie sit in between her and Jack.
- 'And your homeworks done for tomorrow darling'Glenda asked Robbie.
- ' Yes mum she's done it already'Ronnie said winking at Robbie who leaned against her mum.
After a while Roxy came downstairs again and sat down, pouring herself some tea.
- 'So she's asleep then babe?'Ronnie asked taking a zip from her cup.
- 'Yeah she went out like a light, she was tired'Roxy said then looking at Robbie who was in a trance watching the telly 'So babysis, heard you got the hots for mister Beale junior'.
Robbie looked at Roxy then back at the telly again.
- 'Rox just leave it yeah'Ronnie said giving Roxy the face to lay off her little sister.
- 'Janine said you were all over him'Roxy just could leave it alone, this was far more interesting then the telly.
- 'Janine?'Robbie asked'When?'.
- 'Last night'Roxy said sitting down at the dinnertable and putting the laptop on.
- 'Don't let me ever catch you äll over him"Glenda said looking strict at Robbie who again got irritated.
- 'Alright mum, i said i would handle it, just lay off, we just wanna have a quiet night yeah'Ronnie said also a bit irritated at both her sister who brought this up and her mum who kept interfering.
- 'Handle what exactly?'Robbie asked looking at Ronnie waiting on an answer.
- 'Your mum just mend that she would handle your punishment and all because of last night, which she has already done, so could we please watch some telly' Jack then said.
Robbie assured by what Jack said, leaned back against her mum again and continued watching telly.
"Hi handsome, last night was tha bomb yeah, stuck in my room n grounded forever i'll bet,cant wait to cu 2morrows either!counting the hours cya babes xox Robbie ;D"
"Hi Mitchiemitch, how r you feeling, hope your alright, last night was fab, you r the sweetest most gorgeous cutie evah, probs won't see ya 2day am also on housearrest, cya 2morrows 4 school yeah! XOX P."