Outside the front door of number 27, Peter and Robbie were kissing each other goodbye with a long tender kiss, when a beep came from Robbie's phone and interrupted their intense moment.
- 'That's probably a text from mum, wondering if i'm on my way already' Robbie said grabbing the phone out of her jacket.
When she looked at the screen she saw the sender of the text didn't say "M*U*M", instead it said "JAY.M.".
- 'What she say then?' Peter asked smiling wondering if Robbie was right.
- 'Oh ehm, like i said 'are you on your way?' 'Robbie said imitating Ronnie, but she was really making it up for Peter, putting the phone away immediately.
- 'Well i better go home then, you gonna be on the chat tonight right?' Peter asked.
- 'Yeah, of course' Robbie said a little distracted by the name she just saw was the text from.
- 'Alright' Peter said giving Robbie a soft kiss on her lips, she put her arms around him and kissed him back wondering what Jay's text was saying.
- 'Yeah ehm, i hope i can take the laptop upstairs and that no one needs to use it, i'll just tell them i still have homework or something, we really need another laptop, especially if we're living at the apartment cause Rox also uses it quite often' Robbie said.
Peter then left, and Robbie watched him walk away, she then looked over to number 55, at first she felt as far away from her family living there.
Phil and Shirley, who might had stolen Roxy's money and because of that could afford to live there, while she had to move out of the house she shared with her mums, dad, sister and niece, causing them to split up.
And then Jay, who had come on to her cause of being wasted at Ben's party, and was now acting really weird around her, a little threatening he was.
And Ben, who used to love musicals, singing and dancing and had been locked away for assaulting Jordan Johnson, where did here cousin Ben go, and who had come back?
They were family but they felt almost like strangers.
When Robbie got in, Glenda just came walking down the stairs.
- 'Hiya darling, you're just on time for dinner' Glenda said as she put her arm around Robbie's shoulder.
- 'Hi, yeah, i'm gonna wash up ok' Robbie said running up the stairs.
Glenda's eyes followed her youngest running quickly up the stairs, she then walked into the kitchen where Roxy was setting the table with Ronnie.
- 'Was that Robbie?' Ronnie asked looking up as her mum walked in.
- 'Yeah she's upstairs washing up' Glenda said as she sat down at the table.
- 'Good' Ronnie said' and on time for once, good girl!'.
- 'She's not downstairs yet' Roxy said 'come here darling'.
Roxy picked up Amy from the floor and put her in her highchair.
Upstairs Robbie had run over to her room, closed her door and sat down on her bed getting her phone out of her pocket.
She then looked at the text Jay had sent her:
"Hey gorg, ur hard talk act does it 4me, bring it on, cant wait 4thursday, i know you do 2 so drop the whole PeterBeale act yeah, cya gorg ;)"
Robbie stood up and walked up to the window and looked to the right looking at nr 55, Jay was starting to give her the creeps.
What was he thinking?
Did he really think she was gonna drop Peter for him, not a chance.
At dinner Robbie was a little quiet which didn't go unnoticed.
- 'Oi what's up with you muppet, Pete bit your tongue off then?' Roxy said smiling.
- 'Roxy!' Glenda said bringing the bowl full of salad close to Robbie's plate 'here take some salad darling, oh and he better keep his mouth full of germs to himself'.
Robbie didn't react, look up or anything, she was just staring at the table.
- 'Sweetie are you alright?' Ronnie then asked, ignoring Glenda's remark, looking at Robbie in between eating.
- 'Robbie, hello!'Roxy said giving her sister a little nudge.
- 'What?' Robbie said looking up.
- 'You're sitting there like a zombie, has something happened with you and loverboy?' Roxy asked while feeding Amy and waiting on Robbie for her answer.
- 'No nothing , i'm just not really hungry 'Robbie said taking a sip of her glass of water.
- 'You've eaten already something then, while you were out with that Beale-boy?' Glenda asked.
- 'No, i'm just not hungry that's all, and it's Peter mum, not "that Beale-boy" i don't call you "that woman who gave birth to me" or "that older woman who lives at our place" now do i? Robbie said looking with some irritation on her face.
- 'Oi, don't get lippy you!' Ronnie said warning with her fork pointing at Robbie 'now i want you to start eating something alright' putting her fork into a potato.
- 'I'm just not hungry mum, i'm sorry' Robbie said pushing the plate away from her.
- 'I said just a little more lovey, you hardly touched any of it' Ronnie said looking serious at the young teen.
- 'She's not hungry Ron' Roxy said.
- 'Just a couple of bites darling come on, you're mum's put a lot of effort into it' Jack said.
- 'You want me to make you some toast then babysis?' Roxy asked Robbie.
- 'No we're not gonna make your sister some toast Roxy, this is what she's going to eat and nothing else will be fixed for her, we've been here before, in an hour or so she'll be wanting chocolates or crisps 'Ronnie said looking at Roxy first then at Robbie 'now stop sulking Robbie, i wanna see you eat just a couple bites more!'.
- 'I said i wasn't hungry mum, i'm going upstairs?' Robbie said standing up.
- 'No you're not, now you better sit that bum down!' Ronnie said pointing her finger at Robbie to sit down, now looking a little livid at Robbie.
- 'Mum, i'm sorry but i'm really not…'Robbie tried again.
- 'Now you better start eating before i sit you down in your nieces highchair and start feeding you, seriously Robin, now sit down!' Ronnie said now giving Robbie the look Robbie knew very well.
Robbie sat down again and grabbed her plate and fork, putting 5 big bites, all at once, in her mouth then stood up 'appy?'was as much as Robbie could bring out, almost throwing it back on her plate again.
Ronnie sighed 'just go and don't even think of getting smart with me Robin!'.
- 'I still have a paper to work on dad, can i do that upstairs, i mean take the laptop upstairs yeah?' Robbie asked Jack not wanting to talk to her annoyed mum anymore.
Jack nodded thtat it was alright.
- 'Go on' Ronnie said 'but it better be only schoolwork, cause i thought you said your schoolwork was already done!'.
Robbie nodded at Ronnie and walked out of the kitchen quickly.
- 'She was certainly not herself tonight?' Jack asked.
- 'You think' Roxy said sarcastic 'maybe some trouble in Love land again'.
- 'Trouble or not, I don't want her to skip dinner, I wanna see her eat' Ronnie said eating herself.
- 'Just missing out on one dinner doesn't hurt her Ron' Roxy said.
- 'Don't care as long as she's under my roof she'll eat some breakfast, lunch and dinner, remember Chrissy Williams family across the street Rox, always saying she wasn't really hungry but she was ashamed cause there was nothing at her house cause her dad got fired and there were 5 kids there'Ronnie said.
- 'Yeah well, we're not poor and she eats enough, so stop being so overprotective Ron alright, we all have days where we're not as hungry as other days' Roxy said 'she's a teenager, they get their hands on any other snack, that's probably why she isn't hungry'.
- 'Alright, she ate, not much, but she did, now can we have some desert please?' Jack said 'right Princess, we want some desert!' he said to Amy giggling at her dad making funny faces at her.
- 'She'll be alright darling, drink anyone?' Glenda asked.
After dinner Robbie had gone upstairs having used the "I still have a paper to work a little on", as an excuse to also get out of doing the dishes together with Roxy.
She was allowed to take the laptop upstairs, but instead of "working on a paper" she was chatting with Peter and the girls, still talking about the upcoming party Thursday.
Although dinner didn't go very smoothly she now was glad to be chatting to Peter again, she was thinking if she should tell her friends about Jay's behaviour but also wanted to see what he was really being up to.
Her thoughts were interrupted when her door swung open and Roxy walked in.
- 'Oi' Roxy said carrying Amy on one of her hips 'think you can fool Ronnie with your whole "gotta do some homework"act, but you can't fool your big sister here!'
Robbie jumped up a little and immediately clicked the chat program away, hoping that Roxy didn't notice it.
Of course Robbie was clever enough to have some school stuff on the background of the screen so it would actually look like she was doing homework.
- 'What do you want Rox?' Robbie asked trying to look surprised.
- 'You, not being hungry and all and getting out of doing your chores madam' Roxy said 'say bad aunty Robbie, Amy'. Roxy and Amy both were pointing there finger out to Robbie.
- 'Seriously Rox what do you think i'm doing here then, look, I'd rather would've done the dishes with my fun-sister instead of this boring school-paper alright, now could you just leave my room please?' Robbie said turning back to her desk again.
- 'So you and loverboy alright then, i mean you were acting weird at dinner babe?' Roxy asked, ignoring Robbie's wishes and sitting down on the bed juggling Amy on her knee.
- 'God you're nosy, i'm fine Roxy, goodbye now' Robbie said turning back to her schoolwork.
- 'I mean it would be romantic, i mean you can dance together Thursday at the receptionparty' Roxy said smiling.
Robbie turned back around again facing Roxy and her niece, she made funny faces to Amy who was giggling and sighed at Roxy being so nosy about her and Peter.
- 'Or… I know, Ron and Jack will have the first dance, and then when they change, you can dance with Jack and Ronnie can dance with her future son-in-law' Roxy said laughing.
- 'You just don't know when to stop now do you miss nosy, now could you please leave my room, i really need to get my schoolwork done' Robbie said.
- 'Come on babycakes and tell big sis, come on i know you wanna tell me, did you two make up or what?' Roxy asked again.
- 'Yeah, he said he missed me, it was really sweet' Robbie said smiling at her older sister.
- 'Really and how much did he miss you then, enough to kiss him all over' Roxy said teasing Robbie.
- 'You think I'm gonna tell you exactly what we did?' Robbie said knowing the smallest things could drive Roxy up the wall of her being so damn nosy.
- 'What did you two do Robbie, out with it!' Roxy asked looking serious.
- 'I'm not gonna tell you anything Rox, you're only gonna rush down to tell mum about it' Robbie said not turning around.
- 'Robbie!'Roxy said 'I'm gonna be keeping my eyes on you and Beale junior as of now'.
- 'Always knew you got no life Roxy' Robbie said turning around 'now get out of my room please, i really need to finish this before mum comes up to tell me to get ready for bed ok' Robbie got up and tried to make Roxy get up and move.
- 'We're not done here questioning you, right Ames' Roxy said not wanting to leave yet before she knew everything about her little sister and her boyfriend.
- 'I think i smell Amy's nappy, maybe that's your cue Roxanne, i love you Ames you've got better timing then mummy does, now please leave Rox before the smell stays in my room please, no offense princes ' Robbie said giving her niece a kiss on the head and making a face at her sister while trying to push her out.
- 'Hey what's going on in here?' Ronnie said as she had come upstairs.
- 'Mum could you please make Roxy leave my room and make her change Amy's nappy, smell that, it's gross, what do you feed that poor girl anyway!' Robbie said still trying to push her sister out of her room.
- 'She's forgetting the times that when shé used to smell like this we would let her stay with us anyway Ron' Roxy said.
- 'Excuse me Roxanne, you would let her stay and i would change her nappy since you were afraid you would break a nail or something' Ronnie said.
- 'Oh spare me the "remember when" stories and details, just go change her Roxy please, mum get her out will ya please?' Robbie said hoping her mum would make her sister leave.
- 'So how is that paper coming then?' Ronnie asked trying to change to subject.
- 'You can fool her but not me babysis' Roxy said as she walked over to her room with Amy.
- 'Yeah almost done 'Robbie said as a sound came from the laptop that a new message, from the chat program, was waiting on her.
- 'Hmm' Ronnie said raising one of her eyebrows 'i presume that is incoming mail right?'
- 'Ehm yeah' Robbie said.
- 'I want you to get ready for bed in about a half hour alright, it's gonna be a crazy week, i want you to get enough sleep' Ronnie said as she ruffled her hand through Robbie's hair.
- 'Muuum' Robbie sulked a little.
- 'And i want you to bring the laptop downstairs when you come say goodnight ok' Ronnie said not giving in to Robbie's sulking.
- 'Mum what if i..' Robbie said.
- 'Half hour Robin, end of discussion alright, now you better listen to what i just said, if you think i forgot about dinner, i haven't alright!' Ronnie said walking out of the room.
Robbie sat down back at her desk and looked at her screen, she sighed and then got back to the chat program telling her friends it was time for her to say goodnight.