The next morning Robbie's bedroomdoor opened and Ronnie stood there for a minute.
She looked at Robbie still peacefully asleep.
Last night had been a quiet night, after she had send Robbie upstairs for her bad behaviour and having mouthed off Jack.
Puberty was a difficult time, sometimes Robbie could just be like the little girl she used to be, the baby Ronnie loved to cuddle and kiss and squeeze tightly, she still did that with her and Robbie would just let it, loving it, and on other times Robbie could really be behaving badly, mouthing everyone off and just refuse to listen, thinking she knew it all, a typical teenager.
She walked up to the bed and sat down.
She stroked Robbie's face softly, to slowly wake her up, to get ready for school.
- 'Robbie'Ronnie whispered.
Slowly Robbie opened her eyes and looked at Ronnie sitting on the bed.
- 'What time is it?'Robbie asked while turning around.
- 'Time to get up and get ready for school jellybean'Ronnie said it like it felt like a ritual they had to do everyday.
- 'Ohhh mum, i'm feeling sick, i'm not feeling well'Robbie said pulling the duvet over her.
- 'Come on Robbie, go take a shower and i'll see you downstairs for breakfast alright'Ronnie said standing up walking to the door.
- 'But i'm sick mummy'Robbie said sulking.
- 'You heard what i said Robbie'Ronnie said leaving the room 'i'm not coming up again, you know what happens if i do have to come up!'.
Robbie turned on her back, looked at the alarmclock and then on her phone.
Then the schoolbooks on her desk.
She didn't really wanna go back to school.
When Ronnie came down, Glenda was already up and about in the kitchen while Roxy was in the livingroom with Amy and Jack.
- 'Morning darling, coffee?'Glenda asked tapping her oldest daughter on the back.
- 'Yes, thank you mum'Ronnie said 'i'd better get some breakfast ready'.
- 'The little one up yet?'Glenda asked while pouring the coffee into some cups.
Ronnie just grinned at the fact that Robbie hated being called "the little one"yet from Glenda she seemed to accept it.
- 'Well i woke her, she was telling me she was feeling sick'Ronnie said'she just doesn't wanna go'.
- 'I remember she tried that with me when i came back the last time, little cheek'Glenda said sitting down on a barstool when Roxy walked in.
- 'Little cheek, she's worse then me at this age, right Ron'Roxy said getting herself also some coffee.
Ronnie rolled her eyes to Glenda.
Ronnie also had Roxy going through puberty when Glenda had left, Roxy hadn't been an easy teenager either, always wanting the last word, wanting to go out all the time, but then Archie was still around so he put her back in place when he was home.
With him being a businessman and out of town often, Ronnie was left to take care of her bratty sister Roxy and baby Robbie.
- 'You're both ranking at the top Rox, she's definitely your sister'Ronnie said smiling and winking at Glenda.
- 'Want me to get her out of bed?'Roxy asked making way to leave the kitchen.
- 'No you'd better not, i know where that will end up, but you can listen at the stairs if you hear her in the bathroom'Ronnie said'she should be in the shower by now'.
Roxy walked to the the stairs and listened but she couldn't hear any water running.
She looked if Ronnie was coming out of the kitchen, but she saw her still in there talking to her mum so she went up herself, eventhough Ronnie told her not too.
When she got up she went straight to Robbie's bedroom since the bathroom looked all quiet and empty.
Robbie obviously had fallen back asleep since there was no movement in the bedroom either, and Roxy was witness of just a bump under the duvet.
Roxy walked over to the bed, took the covers off softly and saw Robbie fast asleep with her cell phone next to her.
Roxy got her cellphone out of her pocket and dialed Robbie's number on her phone.
When Robbie's phone went off Robbie moved a little first then got her phone seeing on the screen it was Roxy.
She answered her phone 'What?'
- 'Get up!'Roxy said loud then jumped on Robbie's back 'you have to get out of bed babysis, come on shower!'
- 'Get off of me Rox, i'm gonna slap you one'Robbie said irritated being woken up like this.
While Roxy got off of Robbie's back, Robbie grabbed her duvet and pulled them back over her again.
- 'No no no no, no you're not gonna get back to sleep, come here you'Roxy said taking off the duvet and lifting up Robbie, throwing her over her shoulder and walking out of the bedroom straight to the bathroom.
Roxy, always a little stronger then Robbie, held Robbie really tight and turned on the shower and put Robbie under it, in pyama's and all.
Robbie's eyes were spitting fire.
While Robbie was trying to get out, Roxy was trying to keep Robbie under the cold shower.
- 'Roxy let go of me, muuuuum, Roxy stop turn on the warm water, stop, you cooow!'Robbie was screaming which was heard ofcourse downstairs, Ronnie and Glenda both ran up the stairs.
- 'Oi Roxy stop it, i told you to stay downstairs!'Ronnie said annoyed,grabbing a laughing Roxy and throwing her out of the bathroom'go dry yourself off'.
Ronnie walked back in and saw Glenda wrapping Robbie in towels and putting her arms around Robbie, rubbing her to get her a bit warm again.
- 'Now you listen to me, you better get out of bed next time i wake you up, go take a warm shower babe, you feel better after'Ronnie said sighing biting her nails.
- 'Mum can i stay at home, i'm still feeling sick'Robbie said pouting a bit.
- 'We could go to the doctor to have your ears checked Robbie, see if they're still working cause i don't think they do work, what do you think..hmm?'Ronnie said walking out of the bathroom.
- 'Common take your pyamas off and take a hot shower yeah, i fry up some breakfast'Glenda said giving Robbie a kiss on the head.
Robbie sighed, her wanting to stay home wasn't really working on Ronnie so she took her pyama's off and turned the water on again, now with some hot water, she was shivering.
- 'So what was all the screaming about?'Jack asked when Ronnie came down followed by Glenda.
- 'Roxy has thrown Robbie under the shower, a cold one, still in her pyama's'Ronnie said 'i told her not to go up but she also has hearing problems i guess'.
Jack laughed a bit and looked at Amy who he was holding.
- 'You'd better skip puberty darling'he said to his daughter.
After a while Robbie came downstairs wearing her hoody and some sweatpants, she sat down on the sofa.
Ronnie took the hoody off Robbie's head like she already had told her so many times.
- 'Mum i'm cold, come on'Robbie said putting it up again.
Ronnie gave Robbie a look which made her take the hoody off again.
- 'Go eat your breakfast in the kitchen ok, and then you really need to speed up a bit cause you're gonna be late'Ronnie said walking Robbie to the kitchen.
- 'Will you make me some tea mum, please'Robbie asked sitting down at the table.
- 'Yeah ofcourse'Ronnie said'so ehm what's with you telling me you're sick?'Ronnie then asked, obviously Robbie was trying hard not to have to go to school, and allthough Ronnie had a feeling why, she just wanted Robbie to tell her herself.
Robbie looked down at the table, she hated the fact that Ronnie always saw through her, with everything.
- 'I'm waiting sweetie?'Ronnie said sitting next to Robbie 'you know you can tell me everything right?'
- 'I just wish miss Bell would call telling us that Mckindale is gone, or dead'Robbie said.
- 'A little dramatic wanting him dead Robbie, you can't say that, look, i know he's not your favourite teacher, but i can't keep you at home all the time ok, you got to go to school and if something is not in order you go straight to miss Bell or call me ok?'Ronnie said giving Robbie a kiss on the head.
Robbie got of the chair and wanted to walk out of the kitchen.
- 'Where are you going, you're not done yet'Ronnie said pointing at the plate where Robbie had just taken 2 bites off.
- 'I'm not hungry'Robbie said'I'm gonna get dressed'.
- 'You come and sit down here, and eat some more, you missed dinner last night already'Ronnie said making Robbie sit down again'i will give Whit a call that they should go ahead to school, i will drive you myself'.
- 'You better get dressed then mum, i'm not gonna be seen with you looking like that'Robbie said pointing at Ronnie still in her nightgown.
Ronnie laughed 'then you'd better hurry up eating, besides i'm the best looking mummy out there!' Ronnie said smiling and winking at Robbie.
Robbie just sighed and nodded her head.
Jack walked into the kitchen.
Glenda had brought Amy upstairs to get dressed by Roxy who was still upstairs.
- 'You want another coffee babe'Ronnie asked Jack who sat down on the other side of Robbie.
- 'Yeah thanks darling'Jack said'so are you alright sweetheart?'
- 'I guess'Robbie said'sorry for what i said last night Jack, it didn't mean i don't want you to be my dad, cause i really want you to be'.
- 'I know' Jack said 'and you remember what i said about that teacher right, if he does something out of order he'll be answering to me, any teacher!'
- 'Jack how did you..?'Robbie asked, knowing Jack wasn't in the kitchen when she was talking about Mckindale to Ronnie.
- 'Hey i'm gonna be your dad right, a dad has got to know these things'Jack said putting his arm around Robbie giving her a kiss on the head'come on hurry up and go and get dressed sweetheart'.
Robbie smiled at Ronnie since she didn't ate much more then before.
- 'Well you handled that right daddy'Ronnie said 'i just wanted her to eat some more'.
- 'She could eat something on the way to school then maybe'Jack said.
- 'Yeah i'm also gonna get dressed or else she won't let me drive her'Ronnie said grinning 'and how did you know ?'
- 'I just put one and one together Ron'Jack said'i hope he leaves her alone'.
- 'Yeah me too, if miss Bell don't call any of these days, i will call her, oh and i will call Ritchie about the adoption, auntie Peg gave me her phonenumber yesterday'Ronnie said.
- 'Yeah alright, get some things in motion, and we also have to set a date ok'Jack said.
- 'Yes, as quickly as possible ok, we'll just have a little reception at the Vic or something, something small, i just want to be your wife Jack, that's all i want'Ronnie said all smiles.
- 'Eh Ron'Roxy said walking in'when can babysis come help me out at the salon?'
- 'Ehm, we can have a word about that tonight, now i really gonna have to get dressed or i'll be the reason for making her be late at school alright'Ronnie said giving Jack a kiss and pinching Roxy's nose as walking by.
A half hour later Ronnie and Robbie were in the car on their way to Walford high.
Robbie was just starring out the window,being quiet, an unusual behaviour according to Ronnie.
- 'Babe, stop worrying so much alright, i mean if it is about mr Mckindale, they've got their eyes on him, and like i said you can always call me or Jack, he's not gonna get away with any nasty behaviour against my baby alright?'Ronnie said putting her hand on the back of Robbie's head and trying to sooth her a bit.
- 'You don't have to go there, i wish i was done with school, so i could just work or something'Robbie said looking at her mum then looking back outside again.
- 'Well that's not gonna happen, i mean, you're gonna finish it, and about working, Roxy asked about when you were gonna help out at the salon, she asked me this morning'Ronnie asked looking in the backmirrior.
- 'I don't know, her throwing me under a cold shower this morning is not very inviting now is it'Robbie said checking her messages on her phone.
- 'Well if you would start using these'Ronnie said grabbing one of Robbie's ears'maybe it would not have been necessary if you would've listened to me and just had got out of bed, like when i told you, you've got that hearingproblem, the same one your sister has got, so i might as well give up anyway'.
- 'I'm gonna get her back for that'Robbie said as they drove up he parkinglot for school.
- 'You'd better not get yourself into any trouble alright, i'll see you this afternoon, come by the club to say hi yeah, i wanna see you first when you get home from school'Ronnie said giving Robbie a kiss.
- 'Mum do you have any money on you?'Robbie asked 'i haven't had pocketmoney in a while'.
- 'And that was my fault, was it?'Ronnie asked looking serious at Robbie but grabbing her purse and getting a fiver out of it'think this is enough, you got your lunch right?'
- 'Thanks mum, love you, yeah i got my lunch'Robbie said, giving a kiss back to Ronnie, then grabbed her bag and got out of the car.
- 'Remember to call me if Mckindale gives you any trouble yeah, see you later my little lovey'Ronnie said starting the car while Robbie closed the cardoor and walked to the entrance of Walford High.