Later that night, at nr 27, Ronnie had called Ritchie and told her she could get the papers ready for the adoption, since Robbie had told them she wanted to carry Jack's name, Branning.
In the next few days Ritchie would come by one evening, to have Ronnie, Jack and Robbie sign the appeal for the adoption.
Then she would get them to court and they would hear when the hearing would be, so that the adoption could be completed, and Jack would become Robbie's father legally.
Ronnie and Jack were relaxing on the sofa, talking a little about the club, while Glenda was watching something on tv.
Roxy had been upstairs for a while, getting Amy ready for bed.
Robbie was behind the computer chatting away with Whitney, Abi, Peter and ZsaZsa.
- 'Mum do you want something other to drink then coffee or what?'Ronnie asked standing up getting the cups of the table.
- 'Ehm i will have a glass of wine then darling'Glenda said flipping through some channels on tv.
Then Roxy came downstairs, she had been busy trying to get Amy to sleep, she was a little fussy and just didn't want to go to bed.
- 'So is she down then?'Jack asked Roxy.
- 'She's finally sleeping, oh she was crying out so loud so i took her for a while and rocked her till she fell asleep, hope she'll sleep through the night now'Roxy said sitting down.
Ronnie walked into the livingroom with a glass of wine, and a beer for Jack.
- 'Sweet, i want you to say goodnight to your friends and get of the computer alright, i want you to do a little reading for that paper you have to hand in on Thursday'Ronnie said looking at Robbie, then sitting down next to Jack again.
- 'In a minute ok'Robbie said not looking up.
- 'No, not in a minute, i said now Robbie'Ronnie said strict'it's already getting late so come on, get off the computer and upstairs'.
- 'I already know what i have to write about djees mum keep your hair on'Robbie said still chatting.
- 'Robbie come on, listen to your mum yeah,close off the computer'Jack said, but Robbie was just pushing it.
Ronnie got up and walked over to Robbie, and with grabbing Robbie's arm, Ronnie made her move from behind the computer'enough now, get up, and start listening for a change, now go on, upstairs you!'Ronnie said while closing every program on the computer.
- 'Mum, i wasn't ready yet, what are you doing?'Robbie said pushing Ronnie's hands away.
Glenda stood up and walked over to give Ronnie a hand, by grabbing Robbie by her arm, and taking her out of the livingroom.
- 'Now upstairs you, and do as your told alright, you better start listening or you'll have me to deal with, go on, and i don't wanna hear another peep from up there!'Glenda said while giving Robbie a little slap on the bum.
- 'What was that, you stroking my bum'Robbie said cheeky, but had to get up quickly, as Glenda made an attempt to come up, and she wasn't looking friendly anymore.
- 'If you want me to come up and give you a right smack on it, just keep it up little missy!'Glenda said.
Robbie got upstairs a little annoyed, she still had been on a chat with her friends, and now she didn't get a chance to say goodbye to them, especially Peter.
Instead she had 2 mums going mental.
When she got up, she walked to the bathroom and brushed her teeth, she hated getting into bed and doing some reading and then, when almost falling asleep she would have to get up, from a warm bed, and brush them teeth.
After that, she had to pee and then when she was done, she washed her hands and walked out of the bathroom.
Ronnie was waiting for her in her bedroom.
- 'What?'Robbie reacted snappy, she wasn't in the mood anymore to be lectured again by Ronnie.
- 'This, this big mouth of yours'Ronnie said grabbing Robbie's mouth'your obnoxious behaviour the last couple of days, now what's going on?'
- 'I don't know, you all being on my case day and night, if it's not you it's my other mother or Jack and don't remind me of dramaqueen'Robbie said pushing Ronnie's hand away.
- 'What do you expect Robbie, you're 15, you're a child who still has to listen to me, and better yet, behave a little, ok, now if your about your sisters age, then you can do whatever you want'Ronnie said'although i keep seeing flashbacks of Roxy, so older doesn't really mean anything, i guess we'll always be on your case alright, you can thank your sister for that, it's because we love you and care about you, you're cursed with being the baby'.
- 'Don't remind me, so are you done now, i thought you send me up here to read for my paper, i kinda am running out of time with you blabbing on and on'Robbie said being a smartass again.
- 'Will you stop'Ronnie said giving Robbie her "now you'd better stop or i'm gonna give you one"-look.
Robbie sighed.
- 'Now tell me what really is going on with you, i don't buy the whole "being on your case"crap, we've been on your case your whole life so you should be used to that by now, tell me what's really troubling you?'Ronnie asked still looking serious at Robbie.
- 'I don't know mum, it's just that...'Robbie said sitting on her bed.
- 'I told you, you can tell me everything right'Ronnie said'what is bothering you, are you not sure about Jack adopting you maybe ey?'
- 'Don't be so daft mum, you know i want Jack to be my dad, are you serious, it's what i've wanted all along, it's just that you and Jack couldn't decide if you would try for a relationship or not, off and on, off and on, i hope you're really getting married now and it will finally happen, not want you to break up again and pretend to fall in love with some loser'Robbie said looking at Ronnie.
- 'Excuse me, "fall in love with some loser", where did that come from?'Ronnie asked surprised but Robbie just didn't react on it.
- 'So ehm, you're worried that we break up again then?'Ronnie asked laying next to Robbie, who had put her head in her pillow.
Ronnie stroked softly on Robbie's back 'you don't have to worrie about us breaking up again lovey, Jack and i are fine now, i guess we are, where we were looking for before, we never really got to this point'.
- 'It's not you and Jack ok, i've...i've been having nightmares'Robbie then said suddenly.
- 'Nightmares, what about, what kinda nightmares?'Ronnie asked sitting up again.
- 'He's dead but in my dreams he's relly there, it really freaks me out'Robbie then said.
- 'What, who.. dad..you're having nightmares about dad?'Ronnie asked'for how long then?'
- 'A couple of nights now'Robbie said rolling over to Ronnie wanting her to hold her, and she did.
Ronnie saw how Robbie looked by the tears in her eyes.
- 'Sweetie he's dead, he can never hurt you anymore, they're dreams, they seem real but they're not 'Ronnie said'why haven't you told me this before?'
- 'I don't know, maybe because ...well normally i would come to you mum, you know..at night, but..well Jack's almost living here now,so i don't wanna interupt anything, if you know what i mean'Robbie said looking a little shy at Ronnie.
- 'Listen, and i really want you to use them this time, these funny looking things on the side of your head, Jack will never get in the way of what we have babe, and he knows that, and he already has told me many times that he doesn't want that to change, i mean, i think it's very sweet of you baby, to think of him that way, but these dreams are exceptions, so if you ever feel scared or have those bad dreams again, you come to me ok, oh sweetie come here'Ronnie said and sqeezed Robbie really tight.
- 'Mum?'Robbie then asked.
- 'What my little sweet?'Ronnie asked stroking Robbie's hair.
- 'Could you ehm, could you stay with me till i fall asleep then maybe?'Robbie said.
- 'Sure no problem baby, and how about reading that book for your paper hmm?'Ronnie asked leaning against the bedboard having Robbie laying next to her in her arms.
- 'I promise to do that tomorrow as soon as i get out of school alright, oh even Wednesday'Robbie said smiling.
- 'Alright then, why don't you crawl under here then, close your eyes and sleep well my little lovey' Ronnie said as she gave Robbie kiss.
Robbie crawled under the duvet and lay her head down on her mum's belly.
Ronnie softly stroked Robbie's face and hair, and then, when Jack came up, to see what Ronnie was taking so long, Robbie already had fallen asleep.
- 'Shhhs'Ronnie whispered to Jack, as he came in and sat down next to Ronnie.
- 'I was wondering what was going on up here'Jack whispered back.
- 'She told me she has been having nightmares about dad'Ronnie said'she was scared to ask me, if she could come over to my room and sleep in my bed, cause you're there also, i ehm, i told her that isn't any problem for you, it's why she has been so tense, hyper and obnoxious these last couple of days'.
- 'That makes sense, ah poor thing'Jack said'I will make sure to tell her that it's alright, i don't want her to feel like she has to think about every move she makes because of me around, it all has to come natural, i mean i know what you two have together, i don't want to ruin that, i love what you two have'.
- 'You tell her that tomorrow then yeah, you put a smile on that face of her'Ronnie said'and mine'.
- 'Good, that's all i want'Jack said. They both stayed with Robbie for a while untill they knew she really was fast asleep.
A couple hours later it was the middle of the night and a sudden scream made Ronnie wake up, out of her sleep, and sit up straight in her bed.
She got up, as Jack, who had woken up as well, was getting out of bed too.
As they walked out to the landing, Glenda had gotten out of her bedroom also, looking also a bit shocked from the scream, which obviously, woken everyone up.
Roxy was trying to settle down Amy again, who had started crying.
Then again, there was a loud scream, it came out of Robbie's room.
Ronnie walked in and turned the light on and saw Robbie on the floor, being strangled in her bedcovers rolling around and crying.
Ronnie immediately sat down beside her, and tried to wake Robbie up.
Glenda also sat down with both of her daughters.
- 'Shhhssss it's alright baby, come on, wake up, he's not here, you're dreaming babes, common wake up'Ronnie said holding Robbie trying to sooth her.
Robbie slowly woke up, but even with her eyes open, she looked pretty scared.
She looked around frenzied.
- 'He was here mum, he grabbed me by my throth and told me i would always be a Mitchell i could never become a Branning cause then he was gonna come back for me, i would be sorry, he's my father and Jack will never be, that's what he said'Robbie said crying and all upset.
Then Roxy walked in and Robbie jumped up again.
- 'It's only me babysis, it's alright, you're safe, big sis is here, so you don't worry, alright'Roxy said also sitting down next to her sisters, and rubbed Robbie's arms.
- 'This was the worst one mum, he won't leave me alone, he never will'Robbie said, she was still upset and not easy to calm down.
- 'He's dead sweetheart, but i can imagine he looked very real in your dreams, and you being all strangled up in your bedcovers made it feel like he was holding you against your will'Jack said'but he can never hurt you anymore alright, never'.
- 'Why don't i make us a cup of tea to calm down alright'Glenda said standing up'you feel better afterwards darling, i promise you'.
- 'Thanks mum that would be nice'Ronnie said looking at her mum, then back at Robbie again.
Jack kneeled down by Ronnie and Robbie, and said:
- 'Why don't you come sleep with us darling, you can lay next to your mum alright, it will make you feel better, at least get you some sleep tonight'.
Robbie calmed down a bit, still a bit sniffing, still looking frightened though.
- 'Come on my little love, let's get you to bed, it's gonna be alright'Ronnie said standing up helping Robbie stand up.
A couple minutes later Glenda came up with the tea and walked over to Ronnie's bedroom.
Robbie was laying next to Ronnie, and Roxy was also still sitting on the bed, not leaving untill her babysister was feeling alright.
- 'Here you go my little one, you sleep here tonight alright, trust me, in time it will pass, i promise you'Glenda said stroking through Robbie's hair.
About a half hour later the house was all quiet again.
Robbie had fallen asleep in Ronnie's arms.