Thanks for all of your updates everytime, still waiting for them whenever i update a chapter! I hope you still like reading "What if", i still do like to write about Robbie and R&R!
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Round five-ish, there was a knock at Robbie's bedroomdoor.
Robbie, who was doing her homework, on her bed, looked up when the door opened and Jack came in.
Robbie just moved a bit uncomfortable when Jack sat down on the bed.
- 'Just give it to me yeah dad'Robbie said knowing that Jack was coming to give her at least another lecture for her recent behaviour.
- 'You ok?'Jack asked calmly.
Robbie didn't expect this, she was surprised that Jack was so relaxed, at least it looked like it .
- 'Ehm yeah, i guess, no, i don't know'Robbie said putting her schoolbook aside.
- 'You gonna cause havoc for us everyday now darling?'Jack asked.
- 'Excuse me?'Robbie asked'what do you mean by that?'
- 'Well since Friday, since we signed the papers and i'm your dad officialy, making you my daughter, well since then you seem to be getting yourself in only more trouble, i mean are you testing me or something?'Jack asked.
- 'What...no, no ofcourse not, this just happened, i think it's great you're my dad now'Robbie said'you don't know how much i wanted this really'.
- 'Well then what is going on, i mean let's forget about what happened over the weekend for a minute yeah, we dealt with that, but what about today, why did you bunk off, i mean your mum is really upset about that you know'Jack said, as he sat next to Robbie and put his arm around her, he knew Robbie would never do anything intentionally to hurt Ronnie 'she's getting a little bit stressy at the moment, with the wedding coming up and everything, so we don't want her to worry about any other problems right'.
- 'Stress, you think mum is stressing about the wedding, i thought this is all she ever wanted, her finally marrying you, and adopting me, her perfect little family you know'Robbie said.
- 'Yeah well, she's still not sure about the dress and a party, that sort of stress, she ain't stressing about us, but we need to be sure to think of her a little bit alright, i mean you causing trouble is not what she needs right now on top of all off that ok'Jack said a little more serious.
- 'It's not like i'm looking for trouble dad'Robbie said'you think i love to get myself in trouble, it just keeps happening to me, well sort off'.
- 'Excuse me but did those keys to my apartement just find their way from your mums pocket all the way to yours by hanging on the hallstand, and did they force you to skip classes today?'Jack asked making faces to Robbie.
- 'No, ofcourse not'Robbie said smiling a bit shyly.
- 'So what is this bunking off about then?'Jack asked'mum wasn't to happy about that happening again, and me either, so why did you leave school?'
- 'Well you know how mum is, in her world it's "you can't do this and you can't do that" but in my world it's "if you do that to me, i'm gonna do that to you" 'Robbie said.
Jack looked a bit confused not really understanding what Robbie meant by that.
- 'Explain your world to my world in english please'Jack said while Robbie grinned a bit.
- 'I ehm, i wanted to get some closure on something'Robbie said.
- 'Closure on what, and what about someone doing something to ya, who?'Jack asked.
- 'I ehm, i bunked off dad that's it, it was stupid of me to get me in trouble again, but i did it'Robbie said'and i'm really sorry for getting mum upset, she's really furious with me right?'.
- 'Yeah well think you and her being out of eachothers hair this afternoon made her turn round a little bit , now why don't you get some of that homework done later on, go and wash up and come down for dinner alright'Jack said'oh and i want you to hand me your phone and i'm gonna remove your dockingstation from your room till further notice, you can listen your to your ipod with your headphones on'
- 'What, you got to be kidding me, my dockingstation, come on Jack you know how i love that thing in my room and listening to it?'Robbie asked.
- 'Well you got that all onto yourself now didn't you, just try to keep your calm Robbie, or i will take your ipod too, you're still in trouble remember, and try to listen a little to us yeah'Jack said.
Downstairs Ronnie was preparing dinner while Roxy was holding a fussy Amy.
- 'Is it almost done Ron, cause after dinner i'm taking someone upstairs for a bath and then it's of to bed, think maybe she's coming down with something, she has been crying in nursery most of the time today they said, she's also very cranky...Amy no, give it to mummy!'Roxy said when Amy was trying to grab Roxy's glas of coke from the table.
- 'Here sweetie'Ronnie said handing her niece a little piece of tomato out of the saladbowl to keep her a little busy.
Amy took a bite from the tomato and threw the rest of it on the floor.
- 'Amy!'Roxy said'oh look there's daddy, gonna let him have a worth with you in a minute'.
Jack walked into the kitchen and stroked his hand across his daughters face"is my little princes also causing havoc here?'
- 'She alright then?'Ronnie asked looking at Jack meaning Robbie.
- 'She'll be down in a minute, told her to wash up, you wanna keep her phone with you?'Jack asked.
- 'No you keep it dad, maybe she takes you a little more serious'Ronnie said giving her fiancee a kiss.
- 'Moved her dockingstation into our room'Jack said'she wasn't too pleased about that'.
- 'Tough'Ronnie said then sighing'Roxy could you get the plates out?'
- 'Yeah, here dad, hold miss sunshine for me'Roxy said handing Amy over to Jack.
- 'She tell ya why she bunked today?'Ronnie asked.
- 'No not yet, got the feeling she doesn't wanna tell, maybe later'Jack said rocking Amy on his knee.
Then Robbie came in and sat down at the chair she always sat on at dinner.
- 'Well well, thought we had a deal or what?'Roxy said'i was waiting for ya today'.
Robbie said nothing while looking at her older sister and just tapped on the table.
- 'You washed your hands and all?'Ronnie asked putting the saladbowl and some bread on the table, raising an eyebrow.
- 'Yes'Robbie sighed rolling her eyes a little.
- 'Don't you dare give me a face like that!'Ronnie said warning with the saladbowlspoon.
- 'I'm not making a face to you alright, you think i got a deadwish or something'Robbie said frowning her eyes and looking at Ronnie.
Ronnie turned back to the kitchensink and grinned a bit at Robbie's remark.
Amy started screaming and wiggling out of Jack's arms reaching out her hands to Robbie.
Robbie put her hands out to her niece and took her onto her lab, then she got quiet as Robbie gave her a cuddle 'your mum's been nagging you all day ey little one?'Robbie said looking at Roxy'get used to it kid, it only get's worse'.
Amy giggled a bit since Robbie was tickling her a little.
- 'Is it "Robbie and Amy united" tonight?'Roxy asked with one hand on her hips, not couldn't stand the fact that Amy was quiet and giggling with Robbie.
- 'We are united forever stupid, she's my niece, my cousin ánd my sister now!'Robbie said.
Roxy made a face like she was rewinding in her mind what her babysister just said to her.
- 'Oi, could you just stop with the name calling'Ronnie said'now how many more times do i have to warn you about that?'
Jack started grinning.
- 'What are you grinning about then?'Roxy asked looking irritated at Jack.
- 'Sorry i just...'Jack said.
- 'Don't bother Jack, they're in a state, it's no use, right Ames?'Robbie said as Amy put her head on Robbie's chest and put her thumb in her mouth.
- 'God what is this, "pick on mummy's day"?'Roxy said annoyed, sitting down like a pouting teenager.
- 'It better not be, now can we just start dinner please, in peace thank you very much'Ronnie said as she sat down.
- 'Yes if you tell her to shut her big fat go..'Robbie said.
- 'Oh just put a dummy in it Robbie will ya'Roxy said'think you'd better pipe down a little, you're not in any position to act that smart again alright'.
Roxy looked at Ronnie wanting her to say something about it but she didn't.
- 'You want me to take you up for a bath after we have eaten this lovely dinner princes?'Robbie asked Amy.
Amy nodded in her own little way and took a bite from what her auntie Robbie was feeding her.
- 'You wanna take her up and do that?'Ronnie asked Robbie.
- 'Yeah can i, it's no problem, she looks really tired'Robbie said'and i finished most of my homework'.
- 'Sure'Ronnie said'right Rox, give you a little space to do your own thing'.
- 'Yeah alright, but you can do the whole package then, i mean for not turning up today, you know read her a story and put her to bed too'Roxy said.
- 'If that's my punishment i can only say thank you'Robbie said.
- 'Thank yoú darling, that's sweet of you!' Jack said.
Robbie forced a little smile and looked at Ronnie who looked at Robbie too.
Robbie didn't know what she was gonna do with the little information she got today at Phil and Shirley's, she needed to be really sure or else they probably wouldn't believe it or think she was making up some stuff to get her out of trouble for being there in the first place.
After dinner Robbie had taken Amy upstairs.
She had run the bath with water and decided to join her little niece to have a little waterfest together.
First they played a little by filling some plastic cups with water and pouring them on eachother, and then Robbie gently washed Amy's hair and let Amy wash Robbie's hair in her own way a little.
Then the door opened and Ronnie came in.
- 'Hey i didn't know you were gonna take a bath too?'Ronnie said as she sat down next to the bathtub watching both girls in it.
- 'Yeah we played a little with the water and Amy just washed my hair, didn't you Ames?'Robbie said as Ronnie stroked through her, still wet and filled with a little shampoo, hair.
- 'I can see that yeah, why don't you wash the rest of it out of your hair yeah, and i will take Amy out of the bath alright, come here sweety'Ronnie said lifting Amy out of the bath.
- 'Alright but when i'm done i'm taking over again alright, i promised Rox to do the whole package and put her to bed and everything'Robbie said.
- 'Yeah don't worry alright, and then after that i wanna have a word with you ok'Ronnie said.
- ' About what?'Robbie asked but ofcourse knowing it was about bunking today.
After they had come home and Ronnie had sent Robbie upstairs they hadn't been on speaking terms until dinnertime.
Robbie had been doing her homework all afternoon and Ronnie had stayed downstairs and did a little cleaning up since she was to angry to have a normal conversation with Robbie.
- 'I'll be in my bedroom alright, i wanna have an early night'Ronnie said.
- 'Oh you want me to read you a story to mummy'Robbie winked at Ronnie.
- 'Come on, get yourself dried off or else you're gonna be cold alright'Ronnie said as she took Amy in her little bathrobe out of the bathroom.
After she had dried herself off she had gone over to Amy and Roxy's room where Ronnie sat with Amy, who she already had dried off and put into her pyama's.
- 'Mum i was gonna do that'Robbie said a little dissapointed that Ronnie had taken over.
- 'You can still sit with her and read her a little story, i will go downstairs and fix you a bottle to give to her alright'Ronnie said.
- 'Alright'Robbie said'come here Ames, you pick yourself a little story yeah'.
Robbie walked over with Amy on her hip to a shelf that was in the room with all childrensbooks on them.
Amy picked one and Robbie began to read.
Ronnie watched them for a minute, closed the door a bit and went downstairs to get the bottle and when it was ready she got up again.
She gave the bottle to Robbie to give it to Amy.
Not long after that, Amy had fallen asleep in Robbie's arms.
She slowly put her in her little cot and tucked her in.
Then she quietly left the room and walked over to her mums bedroom.
Ronnie had the telly on and was already laying comfortably in bed.
Her mums room always had a little scent of perfume, just like Ronnie herself, which made Robbie always feel secure cause that scent was her mum, it was home, she loved that smell.
- 'Come here'Ronnie padded on the bed as she opened the duvet to Robbie.
Robbie crawled into the bed with her mum and Ronnie put her arm around her.
- 'Now what is going on with you baby?'Ronnie asked'why did you bunk today, why are you keep getting yourself into trouble, i'm getting a little tired of it to be honest?'
- 'I thought you always said trouble was my middle name, so gotta keep my name high'Robbie said trying to joke a little about it.
- 'Don't try to act funny sweetheart, you seem to forget that you still áre in trouble but you still manage to try and stay smart with me'Ronnie said pinching Robbie in her side.
- 'Ahh mum stop'Robbie said'i'm sorry, Jack already lectured me..well sort of and he took my dockingstation away, ánd my phone'.
- 'Well there's two of us now remember, you're lucky that he did not take that ipod of yours'Ronnie said'so back to business, why did you bunk today?'
- 'Don't know mum, i just wasn't in the mood for 2 hours of PE'Robbie said.
- 'And why would you bunk all by yourself then?'Ronnie asked'i mean, you bunking alone, to do what?'
- 'Well nobody wanted trouble i guess, but i wanted some time for myself, i wanted to walk outside, the sun was shining today and it seemed a waste to be stuck inside a sweaty gym, it was PE mum not like really important right'Robbie said making it all up to not have to tell her mum the real story yet.
Not yet at least.
- 'It's still school Robbie, and you cannot just leave cause yoú think it's not important, it's important enough to hold you back a year if you don't attend your classes you muppet'Ronnie was not really convinced about Robbie's story but it was probably the only thing she was gonna tell 'but ehm to be straight with you, next week your dad and i are getting married so i won't accept anymore trouble of you, i mean i understand your a kid and a teenager going through puberty but i'm warning you now that if you bunk again or do something to get yourself in trouble, your not gonna be celebrating this day with us, is that understood, there will be no party for you!'
- 'Mum are you mocking me?'Robbie said shocked.
- 'No Robbie i'm dead serious with you, you know how much this day means to me and i'm not gonna let it be ruined, by noone, i really want this day to be about us, and if you wanna ruin that for yourself you 're gonna get paid for it cause then your birthday is not gonna be celebrated either, so that you know alright, i'm not here to extremely wanna punish you for everything but i wanna see a little effort from you baby!'Ronnie said serious.
- 'My birthday?'Robbie said still surprised by what her mum just told her.
- 'Yes, your birthday, if you think you can skip rules and do just what you want, whenever you want, i can just easily skip your birthday this year, i'm really serious about this Robbie so keep that in mind, don't think i'm just saying anything to scare you cause i'm really not kidding and i think you know when i am serious right'Ronnie said strict.
- 'Yes, ...i ehm i'm sorry mum, i don't wanna ruin anything for you, i know how long you've been waiting for this day'Robbie said laying her head back onher mums chest 'i love you too much to ruin something as big as that for you, and for Jack'.
- 'I think you've been waiting for this day a lot longer right'Ronnie said smiling.
- 'Yeah'Robbie said'and i'm sorry for being such a handfull mum'.
- 'Yes you are sometimes, and i love you lots too you doughnut, so i know you're gonna put some effort in to not ruin this day right'Ronnie said.
- 'Better keep Rox out of my way then'Robbie said.
- 'Baby it's not the bickering i'm so worried about, but it's the stupid stuff like the drinking, nicking my keys and sneaking of to the apartement, bunking off, fights at school or just outside, stuff like that'Ronnie said'and don't get me wrong, i'm not fond off the bickering ofcourse but that is not always intensiously your fault now is it'.
- 'Better lock me up in my room till next week then'Robbie joked.
- 'Oh it did cross my mind'Ronnie joked back'but then i would miss having this cute little face around me'.
Ronnie pinched both of Robbie's cheeks.
- 'Mum please let go, i will have red marks on my face tomorrow'Robbie said.
- 'Oh your such a dramaqueen just like your sister'Ronnie said'now do you wanna watch a movie with me'.
- 'Yeah alright, you pick one alright, i gotta go pee first'Robbie said getting out of the bed.
- 'And you're homework is done then babe, i mean after the movie i want you to go straight to bed'Ronnie said.
- 'Yes, it's done for tomorrow!'Robbie said as she left the bedroom.