After Robbie's haircut, the three blond women had walked back to the square.
Robbie had asked Ronnie and Roxy to not make a fuss, but of course Ronnie wouldn't hear any of it. They had walked straight over to nr 55 and, although Jay wasn't home, had told Phil and Shirley what had happened and that Jay wasn't welcome at the wedding anymore, and that they better made sure to keep him out of their sight for a while, especially with Ronnie and Jack on honeymoon.
Ronnie made clear that if Jay would cause any trouble for Robbie with them away she would come back to get him.
Phil and Shirley knew Ronnie was one of her word and made sure that that was not gonna happen, they apologized for Jay's behavior and said that he would get punished for it.
As they arrived home, Robbie went straight upstairs, having a major headache from all stress about Jay.
In the living room, Ronnie threw her purse down and sat next to Jack who already had been home after he had picked up little Amy from nursery.
- 'What's going on?' Jack asked' is it her homework again, i mean is that why i heard her ran up the stairs?'
- 'No it's that little shit, Jay' Roxy said as she picked up Amy from the floor 'hello my little Angel'.
- 'What's Jay got to do with it?' Jack asked a little surprised of hearing this name.
- 'Apparently he came on to her at Ben's party, she told him off and that is why he grassed on her and Peter being at your apartment that night, he has been texting her and all and keeping his eyes on her and he already tried something but then your sister saw them and stepped in and warned him and now…' Ronnie said.
- 'What, Carol, why didn't she tell me?' Jack said standing up.
- 'Robbie probably waved it away as nothing, that is what happened today too, he came on to her but luckily Whitney saw them on time but…'Roxy said while cuddling Amy.
- 'Wait a minute here?' Jack said' what are you telling me, we're talking about Jay right?'
- 'Yes we are Jack' Ronnie snapped at Jack making him sit down again.
- 'I'm gonna go overthere and i will sort that little toe-rag out, is she alright then?' Jack said worried and angry at the same time.
- 'She hit him in the face with her fist Jack' Roxy said 'wonder what his explanation is gonna be, being hit by a girl'.
- 'You think this is funny Roxy?' Jack said.
- 'Jack calm down, this is why she didn't tell us, she was afraid for this reaction, that we would go mental' Ronnie said.
- 'And that is strange because?'Jack asked 'what if Whitney hadn't turn up at that moment, i'm gonna go upstairs'.
- 'Not in this state you are' Roxy said' she's not gonna tell you anything if you're coming in like some psycho'.
- 'You gotta calm down a little sweetie, we already went over to Phil, Jay wasn't there which was lucky for him, i told him to keep him out of our sight and that he's not invited to the wedding anymore, i better not run in to him' Ronnie said 'and i'm telling you to try to stay calm Jack, i know you're angry but i don't want Robbie upset about it anymore'.
- 'Alright, I just wanna see if my daughter is alright yeah?' Jack said walking to the door as Glenda walked in.
- 'Ohh what a day girls, i tell ya' Glenda, not knowing what was going on, said as she sat down on the sofa putting her feet up.
In the meantime Jack had gone upstairs and knocked on Robbie's door then peeked around the door where he saw Robbie going through some clothes in her closet.
- 'Can i come in darling?' Jack asked.
Robbie sighed but nodded yes.
- 'I just heared about Jay, are you alright munchkin?' Jack asked as he walked up to Robbie.
Robbie let herself be embraced by Jack's arms who pulled her close to his chest.
- 'It's alright darling, we'll never gonna let anyone hurt you, you hear me' Jack said 'he better stay away from you from now on'.
Robbie didn't say anything, she just wanted to be held in her father's arms, Jack made her feel safe.
- 'Why don't you go take a nice hot shower and then when you're done, dinner will be ready maybe' Jack said.
- 'I already was gonna do that before you came in' Robbie said still with her head on Jack's chest.
- 'I heard you gave him a right left on his face' Jack asked.
- 'It's not that i just let him dad, he was pushing me over the edge, i just lost my temper with him' Robbie said.
- 'Well good, but he should've left you alone in the first place, he better...' Jack said.
- 'Dad, it's enough, mum warned Phil, Rox is ready to skin him and i know you will if you see him, but i think he's got another thing coming from Phil and Shirley alright, i just want him to leave me and Peter alone now' Robbie said.
Jack sighed 'alright go take your shower darling and we'll see you downstairs at dinner yeah' he said.
Jack gave Robbie a tight hug and kissed Robbie on the top of her head.
Then he walked to the door.
- 'Dad?' Robbie said.
Jack turned around 'what's that darling?'.
- 'I love you dad' Robbie said walking up to Jack and giving him a kiss on the cheek and putting her arms around him squeezing him a little.
- 'I love you lots too my little munchkin' Jack said and then left Robbie's room.
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- 'Jay?' Glenda asked shocked 'why didn't she tell us before, i mean that little perv also tried to grab my breast at the party'.
- 'I couldn't believe it either mum, i mean it's not like she keeps secrets from me, she knows she can talk to me about everything, i don't know why she kept this to herself, the way we react i can think of that being the reason but it's a logical reaction right?' Ronnie said while getting dinner out of the oven.
- 'Did you ask her about it?' Glenda asked putting the plates on the table.
- 'Yeah, well, i admit i was kind of in a state so then she locks it up untill i calm down a little and can seriously think about it, i mean, it makes my skin crawl to think that maybe he could have done something to her if Whitney hadn't come by at that time, she's my baby' Ronnie said putting her head into her hands.
- 'Well at least she hit him in the face, that's something it's not really like she let him do whatever he wanted' Glenda said.
- 'Arrghh I don't even wanna think about it if something would have happened' Ronnie said.
- 'You think he's really that stupid?' Glenda asked.
Someone cleared her throat while the two women were talking about what happened with Jay.
- 'Darling' Glenda said as she saw Robbie standing in the doorway, dressed in her grey sweatpants, and pink hoodie, her hair still wet from the shower she took 'how long have you been standing there?'
- 'Long enough mum, now can we please not talk about it anymore, it happened, it's over, now let's move on' Robbie said as she said down at the table 'where's Rox?'
- 'In the living room with Jack and Amy' Ronnie said with one hand on her hips 'you're alright then lovey?'
- 'Mum please stop' Robbie said as she left the table again and walked to the livingroom.
Ronnie sighed.
- 'You think she'll be alright?' Glenda asked padding Ronnie on her back for comfort.
- 'You saw that pink hoodie she's wearing mum?' Ronnie asked.
- 'Yeah, i mean how could i missed that, it looks like it really wants to be thrown out, it was screaming at me, how can she still wear that, i thought girls her age only want new and shiny designer clothes, not to look like someone living in a cart board box' Glenda said.
- 'She does like her clothes mum, designer or just whatever she likes, she actually really doesn't care what others think about it, she has her own little taste in clothes, i love that about her, but this hoodie…., she ehm, she only wears this one when…'Ronnie said 'It used to be Roxy's actually'.
- 'She's wearing hand-me-downs then, Ronnie i thought …'Glenda said surprised.
- 'Mum!' Ronnie said' of course she doesn't wear hand-me-downs, she always got everything from me, whatever she wanted i got it for her, but that hoodie is…well, it's like some kids have like a little blanket, or a blanky'
- 'Blanky, oh i remember you had one, you lost it one time at the park, you cried for days, bought you a new one but apparently it didn't smell the same, took me a while but in the end it was your blanky again' Glenda said smiling.
- 'Yeah i know, she also used to have one, "Nummy" she called it, when she went to bed and put it to her face she also used to suck her little thumb, she always made this 'num num'sound, it was like she made herself fall asleep by the sound of it, i will never forget that cause it was so sweet, made me fall in love with her, she's really my biggest love mum, just don't tell Jack, i must say that i do miss it sometimes, anyway, then she came to an age where dad thought blanky's were for baby's and he just threw it out, just like that, i wasn't there that day but Roxy was, Roxy said she was so upset about the whole thing and Roxy felt bad about it, and there was this hoodie that Robbie love to put on which was Roxy's, it was way to big at the time of course, but Roxy said that she could have it instead of the blanky, this way she could always put it on when she needed it or take it with her when she slept over at a friend's house so no one would know it was really her blanky' Ronnie said.
- 'When she needed it…' Glenda said 'so if she's wearing it, she probably isn't feeling well then?'
- 'Yeah, we don't make a big fuss about it if she's wearing it, we know she'll comes to me or Rox to tell us what bothers her in the end, when she feels like it, so now that's probably the whole freaking Jay thing' Ronnie said wiping a tear away.
- 'Poor thing, you think she'll be alright when you and Jack are gone, i mean with this whole Jay-thing going on now?' Glenda asked.
- 'I'm sure Phil got the message and will certainly pass it on to Jay, and Roxy will keep a close eye on her, and i want you to keep a close eye on her, don't suffocate her or she'll get distant mum, just, you know, just keep your eye on her, if Rox and her are cheeky with each other, getting in each other's hair, then being very close with each other again, then you know she's happy' Ronnie put up a little smile thinking about it.