When Ronnie came downstairs Glenda had just come home and was sitting on the sofa drinking some wine Jack had just poured for her.
- 'Hi mum' Ronnie said 'have you heard from Roxy yet?'
- 'Yes, she told me we will be packing our bags soon' Glenda said.
- 'What do you think about it?' Ronnie asked sitting down with Jack in the armchair.
- 'Well to be honest, when it first came up, when Roxy's money went missing and all, i kinda prepared myself for it, I mean moving out of here that is, but timing is another thing' Glenda said.
- 'Well that's Roxy for ya ' Ronnie said.
- 'Is she alright?' Jack asked more concerned about how Robbie was doing.
- 'Yeah we talked, she was angry about me not being honest with her, while i always ask that of her of course' Ronnie said.
- 'Little one causing havoc again?' Glenda asked with a cheeky smile on her face.
- 'Well not really, like i said, she was angry with Roxy for this "sudden" decision about moving right before the wedding and then at me for not telling her that moving to Jacks will be permanent' Ronnie said 'we talked about it, she understands now'.
- 'She'll adjust just fine, don't worry darling, it will be just a little different but after a week she's probably used to it' Glenda said.
- 'Right and we'll be fixing her new room for her as soon as we come back from our little honeymoon' Jack said taking a sip of his beer.
- 'She also thought we would not gonna get married Thursday, because of my argument with Rox' Ronnie said.
- 'Little drama queen she is' Glenda said 'so she's alright now then?'
- 'Yeah, she's upstairs taking a bath' Ronnie said 'and she's not a "drama queen" mum, that's Roxy, Robbie just worries a lot'.
- 'Right, so has she been in there long, cause i wanna take a shower, i don't wanna stay in on a Saturday night, I'm gonna meet up with Carol at the Vic' Glenda said.
- 'Yeah why don't you go up and see if she's done mum' Ronnie said.
Glenda took the last sip of wine out of her glass and stood up.
- 'Alright, i'll be upstairs then, pour another one for me Jack, for when i'll get down again' Glenda winked at Jack and left the room.
- 'You sure you wanna leave our munchkin in care of your mother and sister while we're gone?' Jack asked.
- 'Stop or you'll get me worried, it's only for a couple days and i could ask Carol to keep an eye on her?' Ronnie asked.
- 'On your mum?' Jack smiled.
- 'She's something else right' Ronnie said as she forced a smile.
When Glenda got upstairs she saw that the light in the bathroom was still on and a little music was coming out of it, she heard Robbie singing to some song that was playing.
She slowly opened the door and saw her youngest child in the bath surrounded by lots of bath foam. Only her head was sticking out of it, her face was all red cause of the warm water.
Glenda walked in and sat down on the toilet seat. Robbie looked up and saw her mum smiling at her.
- 'I didn't hear you come in' Robbie said.
- 'Well you were singing darling' Glenda said as she got up from the toilet and kneeled down next to the bath, stroking her hand through the water first and then across Robbie's cheeks.
- 'It's all gonna be alright you know' Glenda said giving Robbie a warm smile and stroked her hand across one of Robbie's cheeks. Robbie looked at Glenda, apparently her mother was filled in on what had happened.
Robbie sighed 'Yeah I know, it's just that everything always goes like this, you know, difficult, drama, there's always something wrong or it just goes wrong'.
- 'Yeah but in the end it all comes together, you'll see?' Glenda said stroking through Robbie's wet hair.
- 'I hope you're right' Robbie said, letting herself sink a little under the water.
- 'I ehm, i get the feeling you're not looking forward to having your mum leave for her little honeymoon' Glenda said.
- 'Well it's not about the honeymoon really, it's just cause we haven't been apart for that long before' Robbie said 'I mean a night or 2 maybe but a whole week never, i mean i want her to go on a honeymoon of course, what i don't understand is that they're just going for a couple of days, I thought a honeymoon was always more like a vacation'.
- 'Well this way they'll be back before you know it darling' Glenda said.
Robbie starred at Glenda, not saying anything.
- 'What, what's wrong?' Glenda asked, looking at herself wondering why her daughter was staring at her.
- 'Nothing, it's just that ehm.. you didn't call mum "Ronnie" for the first time, you called her "mum" 'Robbie said a little surprised.
- 'Well i ehm, i know she is darling, i have felt it all along since i've been back, it's ehm,… it's a bit hard to admit but i gotta be fair she really does it so well, you have the wonderful mum you deserve, it comes so natural to her, i'm proud that she turned out to be the great mother i always imagined she would be' Glenda said 'I'm sorry that i left you and your sisters all these years ago, i really am, i'm sorry i missed out on so much, so much on watching you all grow up into these beautiful smart girls'.
- 'Mum you shouldn't look back anymore maybe, i mean you can't turn back time and well…we gotta look forward, you know for times to come, ehm, you know what i have been wondering about, i mean lots of times' Robbie said.
- 'What's that darling?' Glenda asked grabbing the shampoo bottle and getting a little drop out of it and put it on Robbie's hair while she gently massaged it with her hands.
- 'Do you think we all would be living together as a family if you didn't have that affair back then, i mean i understand why you did it but suppose if it would have never happened?' Robbie asked 'you think you and dad would've still been together?'
- 'Hmm, i don't know darling' Glenda said 'probably not, you know your father wasn't the easiest person to live with, so i would say we would've probably split up anyway, now close your eyes so mummy can rinse your hair out darling'.
- 'You think i would still be living with you then?' Robbie asked closing her eyes to not get the shampoo in her eyes.
- ' I would certainly hope so, but like i said your dad wasn't the easiest, he would've done everything to get all three of you of course' Glenda said rinsing out Robbie's hair with the water that came from the showerhead.
- 'Unbelievable he was' Robbie said.
- 'Yeah, your right about that, so in a way i'm grateful that when i left, your sis.. Ronnie was there to take care of you and your sister, and help to turn you into this beautiful young girl i'm so proud off' Glenda said giving Robbie a kiss on her forehead.
- 'I'm glad you're here now mum' Robbie said, getting up from the bath giving Glenda a hug, and held her arms around her for a minute then she gave her a kiss, while Glenda put a towel around her youngest daughter.
Instantly Glenda felt like they were sharing a special moment.
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At Sundaymorning, the family were all together in the living room, sitting at the dining room table to have a nice breakfast. It was gonna be a busy week for all of them. Roxy had made a deal with Tanya and Gregg that they would sign over the house after Ronnie and Jack came back from their honeymoon. Tanya understood that with the wedding coming up and everything it was no use to put more stress on Ronnie and Jack.
The doorbell rang and Robbie got up.
- 'Ehm excuse me, but are you done sweetie? 'Ronnie said raising one of her eyebrows.
- 'No, but nobody is mum' Robbie said giving Ronnie the "what are you gonna do ey?"-face, as she walked out of the living room to open the front door to see who it was.
- 'Pete?' Robbie said surprised and a little embarrassed at the same time as she still was wearing her pj's and her hair was probably looking kinda messy.
- 'Morning' Peter smiled a bit, noticing Robbie getting a little uncomfortable as she stroked her hand through her hair quickly, obviously not expecting Peter at the front door.
- 'What ehm..what are you doing here?' Robbie asked as she moved a little behind the door.
- 'Well Jane told me last night that you were at the door yesterday, but I was out with dad and Bobby, we came back later as expected so i didn't wanna come by that late anymore' Peter said.
- 'Oh yeah, of course, I was taking a bath anyway' Robbie said and immediately started to blush, not really wanted to mention taking a bath, it just slipped out.
- 'Lovely…a bath I mean, it ehm..it relaxes you, so ehm…did it?' Peter asked.
- 'Did what?' Robbie asked looking into Peter's sparkling eyes 'oh you mean the bath of course right, yeah it was very relaxing, mum washed my hair'.
Robbie could kick herself for letting that one slip, why did she blurted that one out, her mum washing her hair like she was a 3 year old toddler or something.
- 'So ehm i wanted to ask if you were alright, Jane said you looked a little upset last night' Peter said' were you?'
- 'Well… yes, ehm, Roxy sold the house to Tanya and Gregg and at first she said that they were going to move in this week, thís week, you know with the wedding also this week, so i had mum and Roxy at each other's throat and i kinda got upset about that and thinking this was gonna ruin everything of course, you know the wedding and all' Robbie said talking really fast.
- 'And did it?' Peter asked 'I mean, I hope not obviously, but did it?'
- 'No the wedding is still on… thank god… and when my mum and dad come back from Paris we're gonna move into Jack's apartment and Rox, mum and Amy are gonna live in the upstairs apartment, so we still will be using the same front door' Robbie smiled.
- 'Well glad to hear it all is gonna work out then right, well sort of? 'Peter said.
Then the living room door swung open and Roxy came out to see who was at the door and why Robbie was taking so long.
- 'Oh it's casanova at the door that's why it's taking you so long, hiya Pete ehm Sundays breakfast is still not over yeah babysis, and we wanna have this one together alright, it's gonna be the last one here probably, so if you could snog your BF later, please do ok!' Roxy said as Robbie was trying to push her sister back to the livingroom. Roxy being a little stronger didn't move much and kept pinching Robbie to get back to the frontdoor. Peter was grinning watching the two sisters trying to get in each other's way.
- 'Could you just go in and shut that big gob of yours please Roxanne, thank you very much, god you can be so annoying, now go!' Robbie said looking irritated and again a little embarrassed by what Roxy just said. Roxy then walked back into the living room winking at Peter with a cheeky smile.
Peter smiled a little uncomfortable.
- 'You wanna go "snog" with me later then, you know me, mister Casanova?' Peter said with a cheeky smile.
- 'Oi, that's not funny, you're not supposed to be on her side!' Robbie said giving Peter a playful slap.
- 'Alright alright, so you wanna meet up with me then this afternoon?' Peter asked.
- 'Ehm yeah, i just have to go ask first just incase' Robbie said walking over to the living room door.
- 'Mum, is it alright if i meet up with Peter this afternoon' Robbie asked looking at Ronnie but also at Jack.
- 'Yeah alright, as long as you're home at dinnertime and that your homework is done!' Ronnie said 'now come in and finish your breakfast'.
- 'Yeah alright' Robbie said walking back to the hallway 'you heard, i'll be at the bench at the park round 3 ok, we were gonna watch a movie together first ok'.
- 'Yeah alright, i've still got a little on my English homework to do' Peter said 'see you at 3 then'.
Robbie closed the door and walked back into the living room again.
- 'There she is our little Mata Hari 'Roxy said 'wound him round that little finger of yours again'.
- 'Could you just leave her alone darling' Glenda said winking at Robbie.
Robbie smiled 'jealous sis, now what are you doing this afternoon, oh yeah that's right you've got a date with Tinki Winki, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po right'.
Everyone started laughing, even Roxy, at Robbie's comment.