Roxy walked down the stairs, she just had been trying to make Robbie eat some soup, apparently it didn't go so well making Robbie spit it out again. Roxy gave her some aspirin and water and soothed her until she fell asleep again, then checked on Amy who she also had put to bed. She sighed and looked at her watch as she walked into the livingroom again. She hadn't heard from Glenda yet. Then she heard the frontdoor open and walked to the hallway.
- 'Finally mum, what took you so long I thought your shift ended at 7, why didn't you ca…..Ron?' Roxy said looking a little surprised seeing her eldest sister walking through the frontdoor followed by Jack carrying their suitcases 'What the…why are you home already, you ok?'
- 'Hi sweetie, yes we're ok, we're home, where's Robbie?' Ronnie asked giving, a surprised looking, Roxy a hug and a kiss.
- 'I can see that, why are you back already Ron, did something happen?' Roxy asked.
- 'No ofcourse not, …i don't know Rox, I ehm…I just got a little homesick I guess, it kinda overwhelmed me myself, yesterday I've been crying most of the day, I just missed… Robbie, you,Amy, home, even mum' Ronnie said welling up and smiling at the same time, talking about it.
- 'Really, you didn't had an argument of some sort now did ya?' Roxy asked 'homesick, really?'
- 'Yes, go ask Jack, we we're doing fine, it was all nice there…it just…happened' Ronnie said 'now where is she? Ronnie was peaking into the livingroom looking for Robbie.
Roxy looked at Jack who nodded agreeing with his wife.
- 'She's ehm.. sick, i picked the little muppet up from school today, she's been throwing up and all, some flue or something, she's upstairs, put her to bed, she's sleeping' Roxy said' go on, go check on her'.
Roxy pushed Ronnie up the stairs 'she missed you too Ron, and me too sis'.
Ronnie's hand soothed her younger sisters face and gave her a peck on the cheek.
As Ronnie walked up the stairs, Jack walked into the livingroom.
- 'So what really happened Jack?' Roxy asked Jack still thinking something was going on.
- 'Well, just like she said Rox, Friday was great, Saturday started out great and then during dinner she didn't eat much, she had a nightmare that night, then Sunday , well like she said, she couldn't stop crying, it just came an didn't stop' Jack said.
- 'So then you decided to go home?' Roxy asked.
- 'Well we've talked all night and, I don't know I ehm.. I also got the feeling she thinks Glenda is moving her way in' Jack said.
- 'Well she lives here Jack' Roxy said rolling her eyes.
- 'That's not what I mean, Robbie sounded so happy on the phone, Ronnie had the feeling she wasn't missed, and then you told her last night that Glenda took her to the movies, she ehm…' Jack said.
- 'About that' Roxy said 'they didn't go to the movies'.
- 'Ok so where did they go then?' Jack asked.
- 'Let me get you a beer first yeah' Roxy smiled walking out of the livingroom, a minute later she came back and handed Jack a bottle of beer.
- 'Why do I get the feeling that something is going on here Rox?' Jack said opening the bottle of beer.
- 'You better sit down Jack' Roxy said walking round the room' I ehm.. I had to fetch our little ray of sunshine up from the police-station, I got a call from the old bill that their was a break in at the club'.
- 'What?' Jack asked 'what do you mean pick her up from the police-station, what did she do, and a break in, we've only been away 3 nights?'
- 'Robbie had been a bit pissed with me and mum and nicked the keys out of my purse and decided to go play some music…at the club' Roxy said.
Jack sighed 'and why had she been so pissed with you two then?'
- 'She said we were to busy with ourselves all weekend' Roxy said rolling her eyes.
- 'And were you?' Jack said 'I mean we let her here in both your care Roxy yeah'.
- 'Excuse me Jack but I know how to take care of my babysister alright don't start pointing the finger' Roxy said' you know what kind of a brat she can be, she was just being selfish, I mean we did pack together, and mum was at home at night'.
- 'Well then why did she feel neglected obviously?' Jack asked raising one of his eyebrows to his sister in law 'just being home isn't enough'.
- 'I don't know Jack, she still has to tell me' Roxy said sitting down in the armchair.
Upstairs Ronnie walked into Robbie's bedroom and for a minute she inhaled the atmosphere of Robbie's bedroom.
She had only been gone a couple of days but had missed it so much. She looked around as if in those couple of days it would look totally different but of course it was still the same as she had seen it last week.
There were still clothes everywhere, on the floor, on Robbie's chair, and at the end of Robbie's bed. Ronnie walked up to the bed and watched Robbie sleeping. She sat down on the side of the bed and stroked her hand across Robbie's face that felt warm from the little fever she was running.
Robbie moved her head a little. Ronnie leaned over and whispered "I love you my little lovey, mummy's home again" in her ear.
Robbie moved a little more and then opened her eyes.
- 'Mummy?' Robbie said not believing she was awake yet. This must had been a dream she was dreaming, cause for a minute she thought her mother was sitting on the side of her bed.
- 'I'm back sweetie' she heard her mum say. She pinched her eyes together and shook her head. Then she touched her mums face with her hand to feel if this was real.
- 'Mum, you're really here, what happened?' Robbie asked a little shocked then trying to get up.
- 'Yes baby we're back, I missed you too much' Ronnie said.
Robbie put her arms around her mum and Ronnie put her arms around Robbie.
- 'And how did you managed to be sick again ey?' Ronnie asked 'I can feel you're running a fever'.
- 'I've been throwing up again' Robbie said 'didn't feel so well when I got to school today, so Rox picked me up'.
- 'Well better get enough of sleep then, I'll go make you some tea to drink and bring some water up yeah' Ronnie said giving Robbie a kiss on her forehead and laying her back down.
- 'So you're going right back to work tomorrow then?' Robbie asked.
- 'No, I'm gonna stay here with you, make sure you're alright and maybe clean this mess up in here while I keep my eye on you' Ronnie said winking at Robbie 'didn't mum tell you to clean this up then?'
- 'No not really, so Is dad downstairs' Robbie said wanting to get up.
- 'Yes he'll probably be upstairs in a minute, so I want you to stay in bed, and I'll be back up in a minute with your tea then yeah' Ronnie said smiling at Robbie walking out of the room. She sighed from relieve as she walked down the stairs, she was happy to be back home again.
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When Ronnie came back downstairs Roxy and Jack were still talking.
- 'She alright?' Jack asked.
- 'Well she's feverish so I'm gonna make her some hot tea and bring her some water, I want to get those fluids in' Ronnie said' she asked for her dad'. Ronnie winked at Jack.
- 'Ron, ehm, she has caused a bit of trouble while we were gone' Jack said 'Roxy just told me'.
- 'Trouble?' Ronnie asked surprised 'what kind of trouble Rox?'
- 'She nicked my keys to the club and broke in' Roxy said.
- 'She what?' Ronnie's face immediately turned from a little smile into a serious look, her eyes sharp.
- 'Believe me Ron I already punished her, she's grounded, I don't want her at the salon for a while and I smacked that tiny ass of her cause she was still all talks when I picked her up from the police-station' Roxy said.
- 'Police-station?' Ronnie's raised her voice and started walking round the room' why didn't you call me Roxy, when did this happen?'
- 'Yesterday' Jack said' when Roxy told you, your mum took her to the movies, she had just picked her up, that's why you got her voicemail'.
Ronnie sighed and put her hand to her forehead.
- 'They didn't really pressed charges or anything, since she had the key and she's family and all that' Roxy said 'she got off with a warning'.
- 'I ehm.. I'm gonna make her that tea yeah' Ronnie said 'then I'm gonna have a word with her, Jack could you come too please, work your magic on her, turn her into a good little girl again'.
- 'Good luck with that, she's a Mitchell ánd a Branning, it's calling for trouble!' Roxy said.
- 'Not funny!' Ronnie snapped then walked out of the livingroom to the kitchen. Jack gave Roxy a look and followed Ronnie to the kitchen.
- 'I can't believe she did that' Ronnie said leaning against the kitchencounter while the water-cooker was boiling the water.
- 'Well, Roxy also told me that Robbie was a little annoyed that your mum and Roxy were to busy with themselves this weekend, now Roxy denies that, but I know them both and Robbie might had been just seeking a little attention from them' Jack said.
- 'Don't defend her Jack, I mean, seeking attention did she had to do it this way, so are you saying that it's alright then, cause she needed some attention of mum and Roxy?' Ronnie snapped at Jack' I mean breaking into the club, what was she thinking Jack, I mean if I would have been here she..'.
- 'Then it simply would never had happened Ron' Jack said 'don't get me wrong, I'm also not happy with what she did, but if it is all because of feeling alone all weekend.'
Ronnie sighed again and poured the hot water into a cup.
- 'Just let it…ok, just for tonight yeah, she's sick, she needs to sleep it off, we'll see how she feels in the morning alright and then we'll have a word , and then I also wanna start packing, and move into the apartment as soon as we can' Jack said putting his arms around his newlywed wife 'I want to start being our own little family together'.
- 'Yeah, I want that to' Ronnie said putting her head on Jack's shoulder 'I mean she's in bed sick, Roxy thought I was mum coming in, did you hear how she reacted, where is she anyway?'
Upstairs Robbie had heard her mum raising her voice, presuming Roxy told her about what had happened yesterday. She decided that it was better to go to sleep and face her mum and dad tomorrow.
Round half 9 Glenda walked through the frontdoor. When she walked into the livingroom she expected to see Roxy and Robbie but instead she saw Ronnie and Jack sitting on the sofa watching telly.
- 'Ronnie, Jack, you're home?' Glenda reacted very surprised.
- 'Hi mum, yes we're home again' Ronnie said greeting her mum.
- 'Why, I mean you were suppose to come home Wednesday, did something happen, are you both ok?' Glenda asked being concerned.
- 'I just got homesick, that's all, so where have you been, Roxy said your shift ended round 7?' Ronnie asked as if her mother was a child getting in later then her curfew.
- 'Excuse me but I don't have to answer to Roxy, ór you for that matter, if I want to go have a drink with Carol after work alright, I think I'm old enough to decide that for myself "mum"' Glenda said.
- 'Yes I know that mother, but I did leave you also in charge of my child upstairs, who Roxy had to pick up from school cause she's sick!' Ronnie said a little irritated about Glenda acting like she was still a teenager sometimes.
- 'She doesn't want her old mum 'babysitting' her all night, she told me she thinks I'm just babysitting her, I ehm, I really wasn't gonna be any later then this, I just wanted to give her some time to chat with her friends and all, you know what kids do these days to keep themselves busy' Glenda said 'but she's sick upstairs then?.
- 'Yeah apparently she had been throwing up at school today' Jack said.
- 'So she's sleeping now then?' Glenda asked 'you talked to her at all?'
- 'Yeah just a little when I got home. I went to make her some hot tea for her to drink but then coming downstairs Roxy told me what happened yesterday and when I came upstairs again to have a word she had fallen back to sleep, little cheek' Ronnie said.
- 'Well Roxy already handled it very well' Glenda said.
- 'Yeah, so we've heard, ehm we also heard you two have been very busy this weekend, mostly with yourselves' Jack said, obviously that had been bothering him a bit.
- 'She's 15 Jack, teenagers exaggerate a lot, you know that, I took some shifts for someone who called in sick, and I have been here at night with her, and to be honest, I hardly think teens miss having interfering adults around, so… tell me about Paris, I mean you must have enjoyed it a little right' Glenda said changing the subject from herself back to the couple.
Ronnie gave Jack a look to just let it and the three of them talked about the couple days of Paris.