At nr 27, Roxy was sitting at the diningtable with Glenda going through papers and receipts, when Robbie had come downstairs and entered the livingroom.
- 'Hey sleepyhead'Glenda said as she looked up'you've been sleeping the whole morning away'.
- 'What are you doing out of bed?'Roxy said, also looking up, seeing her sister sit down on the sofa turning on the telly.
- 'Excuse me but i've been up there for ages "mum", can i breath just a little please thank you'Robbie said to Roxy.
- 'I'll get you something to drink darling, get those fluids in'Glenda said standing up.
- 'Thanks mum'Robbie said, giving Glenda a friendly smile.
- 'Mum?'Roxy said, looking at the papers all over the table making clear, to her mum, that obviously they were not done yet.
- 'It takes me about 5 minutes Roxanne'Glenda said looking serious at her middlechild.
- 'Yeah so she can get it herself, go on Robbie go get yourself some juice, we're kind of busy'Roxy said looking a bit demanding at her youngest sister.
- 'Charming Roxanne, what are you trying to figure out hmm, that you spend most of that money on yourself, tada done, now can i have mum for like 5 minutes alright'Robbie said.
Roxy gave Robbie a dissaproving, bit irritated, look.
- 'So how is that coming anyways Rrrroxanne?'Robbie asked looking at her sister who, apparantely, was already annoyed with her smartmouthed little sister around 'oh and grow up Roxy, don't give me that face, trying to impress me with it, i'm sick today, am not allowed to laugh all day looking at a face like that'.
Then Ronnie, cming back from the Vic, walked into the livingroom too, throwing her coat on the armchair.
- 'I thought i heard my little lovey's voice'Ronnie said sitting down next to Robbie pulling her close to her.
- ' Mum please, i might throw up again'Robbie said trying to escape Ronnie's arms surrounding her.
- 'How are you feeling then, you still don't look better babe, come here you'Ronnie said putting her arms all around Robbie who just let her mum have this moment to get it over with.
- 'Mum i just wanted to get out of bed for a while to get some air, you're not really helping'Robbie started to cough a little.
- 'You alright?'Ronnie asked.
- 'Here you go little one'Glenda said as she had walked back into the livingroom with a glass of juice'You want something to eat too'.
Robbie just made a face that food was definitely not a good idea.
- 'Hi mum, so how are things coming, does it all add up Rox?'Ronnie asked.
- 'On my bankaccount i have to say, yes, it's just the rest that i don't understand' Roxy said putting her head in her hands.
Ronnie sighed and looked at Robbie who wasn't paying any attention anymore since her eyes were glued to the telly.
- 'Sweetie why don't you go back upstairs, take your drink with you, and just go lay in my bed yeah, i'll be up in a second and then we can watch some dvd together or something, or telly, whatever you want yeah'Ronnie said stroking through Robbie's hair.
- 'Mum i've been in bed all morning, i've just come downstairs, can i just stay here for a ...'Robbie said.
- 'No babe, you still feel like you're running a fever, i want your body to have some rest today, maybe upstairs you fall back to sleep again, and i want you out of your sisters hair hmm, she needs to pay attention to her paperwork for now, and she can't use the distraction alright'Ronnie said in a calm and friendly way to Robbie.
- 'And thank you very much!'Roxy said winking at Robbie.
- 'Whatever'Robbie said as she got up and walked out of the livingroom.
- 'Love you babysis'Roxy grinned.
- 'Stop!'Glenda said giving Roxy a little slap on her hand.
Ronnie joined her mum and sister at the table, to see if she could figure it out, then she would go up to join Robbie.
As Robbie got upstairs to Ronnie's room she turned the telly on, got onto the bed and crawled under the covers.
She looked around to find the remote but instead, she found the upstairs housephone.
She looked at the clock and saw it was still lunchtime at school so she dialed Peters number eventhough she wasn't allowed, cause of her punishment, to use the phone for socialcalls.
- 'Peter'a voice said.
- 'Hiya mister'Robbie said smiling.
- 'Robbie?'Peter said 'hey what a nice surpise'.
- 'Yeah well i gotta keep it short cause mum doesn't know i'm calling you, but i found the phone here so i thought better call you, hear you sweet voice again' Robbie said crawling under the covers as if noone would notice she was under there.
- 'So how are you feeling now then, oh i just gotta tell you something, sorry for interupting you Robbie, but guess what'Peter then said.
- 'What what, tell me'Robbie said excited almost.
- 'Well they're still rumours but someone, has told someone, who has told someone..'Peter said.
- 'Pete what, i get the picture, just tell me?'Robbie, being very impatient, asked.
- 'Well there has been rumours that Mckindale is going on a pension, finally, think that whole thing on that parentsnight started it maybe'Peter said.
- 'Are you kidding me, i can't belie...mum?..'Robbie startled when Ronnie pulled back the covers as she had gotten upstairs.
Ronnie raised her eyebrow and crossed her arms on her chest.
- 'Robbie?'Peter asked at the otheside of the line.
- 'I ehm, i gotta go Pete, thanks for this'Robbie said and hung up the phone.
- 'I'll have that thank you!'Ronnie said sticking her hand out.
- 'Sorry mum'Robbie said handing Ronnie the phone who put it back in the charger.
- 'It's that you're sick cause otherwise..'Ronnie said crawling into the bed with Robbie keeping her strict eye on her.
- 'Mum guess what?'Robbie then said trying to be not all over excited.
Ronnie first sighed and then put her arms around Robbie, then feeling her forehead and neck again.
- 'What?'Ronnie asked looking at Robbie who sat up and turned to Ronnie.
- 'There are rumours at school that Mckindale is going on a pension'Robbie's eyes lit up a bit when she said it.
- 'Really?'Ronnie said'well i let you in on a little secret...it's not a rumour'.
- 'What..you already knew, how?'Robbie asked surprised'why didn't you tell me?'
- 'Cause miss Bell just told me this morning, but since it was not out in school yet i didn't wanted to tell ya cause i knew you would never keep your mouth shut about it to your friends, so i'd decided to wait with telling you, you know for just a little while'Ronnie said stroking Robbie's hair.
Robbie lay down on her mums chest and she felt Ronnie's arms around her again.
Later Jack walked into the cafe to get him some coffee.
He saw Max sitting at a table also having himself some coffee.
- 'Hey little bruv'Max said calling him over.
- 'I'll have it over there Bianca alright'Jack said to his niece who was behind the counter.
- 'Yeah alright, i'll bring it over uncle Jack'Bianca said smiling.
Carol also walked into the cafe.
- 'Mum, well we got the whole lot here together then, your brothers are overthere'Bianca said'coffee i pressume, you sit overthere and i'll bring it over yeah'.
Carol walked over to her younger brothers, Jack moved over a little and made some room for his sister.
- 'So you're drinking coffee then?'Carol asked.
- 'Yeah otherwise we'd be over at the Vic now wouldn't we'Max said smiling at Jack.
- 'Oi don't you get cheeky with me Max'Carol said'so i heard congratulations are in order, with the "new addition" to the Branning family?'
Jack smiled.
- 'What?'Max said'why didn't you say so?'
- 'Well last night we signed the adoptionpapers so it's not finalised yet, but it's as good as, Robbie ehm, well she already called me "dad" this morning' Jack said smiling proud.
Max rubbed Jacks head 'Oh congratulations mate, some good news ey'.
- 'Yeah congratulations little brother, she's a handfull but it's great someone actually looks up to you'Carol joked a bit.
- 'Now who's being cheeky here'Max said as Bianca brought the coffee over.
- 'So what's all the noise about then, i can here you overthere'Bianca said.
- 'We signed the adoptionpapers last night, hopefully anytime soon, you'll be gaining a new cousin B'Jack said.
- 'Ah congratulations uncle Jack, from what i heard from Whitney, i know Robbie has been wanting this for a very long time, it just frustrated her everytime you and Ronnie broke up again, so ehm, does this mean that that wedding is coming anytime soon'Bianca asked.
- 'Well Ron wanted this first, so won't be long, as soon as we have this done we'll be getting married, but ehm, we're planning to keep it very small, we just wanna make it official and all' Jack said.
- 'Yeah but we can have a little party after right?'Max said.
- 'Yeah i mean you'll gonna have dad and Dot there right?'Carol asked.
- 'Yeah ofcourse, and we'll do a little party either at the club or the Vic, we don't know where yet'Jack said.
- 'Alright i'll have to be off, cause you're future mother in law's not working today so i just closed the bookies to get me some coffee'Carol said.
- 'Yeah she's at home, all the girls are, Robbie 's sick so Ron also stayed home today'Jack said'threw up all over the kitchenfloor, feverish'.
- 'Well better finish off early then "dad" so you can go back home to your little harem'Max said.
- 'Yeah i will, don't you worry'Jack said standing up'ehm, i'll let you know if we do some sort of a celebration alright'.
- 'You better uncle Jack, you know we always love a little party'Bianca said walking back to the counter to help some customers.
Later in the day Peter walked up to nr 27 and rang the bell.
A minute later Ronnie opened the door and saw Peter standing there.
- 'Hi ehm, is Robbie feeling better yet Ronnie?' he asked.
- 'Hi Peter, well not really yet, i mean she wants to, she actually wanted to go to school today so that already is a sign that she is'nt feeling well right'Ronnie joked''i suppose you're here for her homework, but she's still sleeping upstairs and i really don't want to wake her up, i will tell you you came by alright, and i will let her call you ok, i hope she feels better tomorrow'.
Peter looked a bit dissapointed but also knew that Ronnie really wasn't gonna wake Robbie up or let him go upstairs to see her, she would wanna keep an eye on them and keep them in the livingroom.
- 'Hm alright, i also hope she feels better tomorrow then, ehm and yeah thanks for letting her call me then, i'll ehm, i'll see you later i guess, tell her i said hi'Peter said handing some notes for Robbie and then walking away.
- 'I will, don't worry, i will'Ronnie said and closed the door as she looked up stairs, it was quiet up there.
She and Robbie had started watching a dvd upstairs, eventually Robbie had fallen asleep in Ronnie's bed and was still sleeping there as Ronnie had gone downstairs to see how Roxy was doing.
Ronnie put the notes on the diningroomtable next to the computer and sat down next to Roxy on the sofa.
Glenda had just gone out to get some groceries.
- 'How are we gonna get you ready for your wedding, i wanted it to be special, to be the most beautifull day in your life'Roxy said laying her head on Ronnie's shoulder.
- 'Don't worry sweetie, we weren't planning on a big one, remember, it will be special, cause i have everyone i love there, and that's the most imprtant thing on that day for me alright, and we can have the party at the club, i just don't want you to worry about it anymore, we only have to figure out if we can still stay and live here'Ronnie said comforting her sister.
- 'Well, i've thought about a couple of things, i'm gonna sell my car, and maybe i can sell the house back and we all can rent it maybe, you know together and...'Roxy said.
- 'Shsss, we'll have to go over that all alright, i mean Jack still has his apartement next door which is big enough for the 3 of us, Amy can stay over in Robbie's room, the apartement above that is suppose to be still empty, i mean maybe for you and mum and Amy maybe, don't worry we're not gonna let us go crazy by it alright, we're not gonna let dad win this'Ronnie said.
- 'What would i do without you sis'Roxy said sighing.
Then they heard Amy talking through the babymonitor.
- 'Let me go up, i'll have a check on your sister also'Ronnie said moving of the sofa and standing up.
- 'I'm gonna make us some tea then alright'Roxy said also standing up and walking to the kitchen.
- 'Yeah alright, that'll be good sweetie'Ronnie said walking up the stairs.
Ronnie got upstairs and walked to Roxy's room.
She got Amy out of her bed, changed her and took her over to see if Robbie was still sleeping.
Robbie was still in Ronnie's bed but had woken up in the meantime, and was watching telly.
- 'Hey you're up'Ronnie said putting Amy on the bed, who immediately wanted to grab the remote of the telly.
- 'Hey little princess, did you have a little nap?'Robbie said pulling her niece close to her, making her sit with her.
- 'Well she had a little nap, think she gets to be a little to old for that, maybe mummy should let you stay up and put you to bed a little earlier at night right sweetie'Ronnie said'and how are you feeling my little lovey, you're up for dinner soon?'
- 'Just a little'Robbie said'and depending on who's cooking it maybe'.
- 'Mum's getting some groceries, but i'll be cooking a pasta tonight' Ronnie said'oh and Peter brought you your homework, so i think you can do that maybe tomorrow cause i think it's better to keep you home for another day, then if you have a good day tomorrow you might go back on Friday hmm'.
- 'Peter already came by?'Robbie asked a bit surprised and dissapointed at the same time.
- 'Yeah he came earlier but you were still asleep'Ronnie said.
- 'Then why didn't you wake me mum, god!'Robbie said irritated, she had been looking forward to this, homework being the only reason she could have seen Peter.
- 'Eh excuse me could you tone it down a bit'Ronnie said looking serious'or did you forget our little talk yesterday hmm?'
Robbie got off the bed and slammed the bedroom door on her way out, and walked over to her own room also slamming that door again.
- 'Look at auntie Robbie Amy, thát's a big no no!'Ronnie said picking up her niece and walking over to Robbie's room.
Without knocking on her door, Ronnie just walked in, Robbie had put some music on and didn't look up.
- 'You can stay in here untill you cooled down a bit yeah, when you're ready you can come down, or else you can just stay up here, is that clear?'Ronnie asked calmly.
Robbie just kept quiet.
- 'You better answer me properly Robin, is that clear?'Ronnie asked again a little more stricter.
- 'Yes'Robbie said looking at Ronnie.
- 'Thank you, now this tantrum better be over when you get downstairs!'Ronnie said then walking out of the room with Amy and closing Robbie's door behind her.
When Ronnie and Amy got downstairs Jack had come home.
- 'Hey you?'Ronnie said giving Jack a kiss, who gave her a kiss also.
- 'Hey my little sweetheart, did you have a nice little nap then, come to daddy'Jack said to Amy who was spreading her arms to wanna be held by her daddy.
- 'So was she up then?'Roxy asked zipping her hot tea.
- 'Yeah'Ronnie sighed.
- 'What?'Roxy asked seeing her sister sigh.
- 'She's still not feeling well then?'Jack asked cuddling with Amy.
- 'Oh i think she's getting to her old self again'Ronnie said.
- 'What?'Jack asked.
- 'Peter came by to bring her her homework, and i just let her sleep, think she thought she outsmarted us by thinking bringing her homework she could see Peter'Ronnie said.
- 'Yeah outsmart you maybe'Roxy said.
- 'Yeah well, i just told her he already came by while she was sleeping, and she got angry that i didn't wake her up, not to mention that i already caught her talking to him on the phone upstairs before'Ronnie said.
- 'Little cheek she is'Jack said'she alright now then?'
- 'Well she'd better be when she gets downstairs or it'll be much more earlier then half 9 that she's off to bed, i'm not having that behaviour anymore' Ronnie said'now where's mum, i wanna get started on dinner'.
- 'She probably be home soon, i'll start to clean up the table alright 'mum''Roxy grinned'better stay on your good side'.