Back at the flat, Roxy was standing against the kitchensink, while Ronnie was sitting on a chair and Glenda was sitting on the sofa.
- 'Why would Phil make this up mum?' Ronnie asked again.
- 'Why haven't you been listening to Robbie, she's telling you the truth!' Glenda said to defend herself.
- 'She says it to safe herself Ron, why would Phil lie to us?' Roxy said.
- 'Ok, but why would mum lie to us Rox?' Ronnie asked.
- 'Thank you' Glenda said, feeling a little better that at least Ronnie would start asking questions about Phil now maybe.
- 'Why would Phil, plan this whole thing, what have you got on him, I mean, you must have something, why would he want you blamed for this?' Ronnie asked.
- 'Cause …' Glenda started as Jack walked back in.
- 'Where's Robbie, how is she?' Glenda asked concerned about her youngest daugther.
- 'Don not change the subject mum , and try to be the devoted mother of the year' Roxy said.
- 'Carol's with her, she's ehm.. she's really quite upset, she'll probably calm down downstairs' Jack said trying to not worry Ronnie about Robbie running off to the Masoods.
- 'Mum, you were saying?' Ronnie asked.
- 'Phil is doing this to me, cause…well Phil and I… we've been secretly seeing eachother, having an affair, and well he ditched me Sunday and then when I came home Robbie started telling me this about Phil' Glenda started.
- 'Stop using Robbie for this mum, why would she tell you anything' Roxy said knowing that Robbie was ok with Glenda being around and all, but was still adjusting and building a relationship with her mum.
- Rox let her speak' Jack said.
In some way Jack was looking from an outside position, the girls were too emotionally involved with the whole Glenda leaving them early in their lifes etc. The way he saw Robbie getting so upset over Glenda was something he hadn't seen before.
- 'Thanks Jack, as I said, Robbie told me this and it started to make sense, I had seen him and Shirley talk with Robbie at Ronnie's hen-night , it felt like something was going on, it got a little hot under his feet cause he knew Robbie must had heard something she probably shouldn't, and then all of a sudden, he just said we were not gonna meet anymore, then the next day I told him I found out about the money and I saw that he didn't saw that one coming, then he asked me what I was gonna do with it and I told him I was gonna tell you and Shirley of course and he threatened me, and now this happened, Robbie came to pick me up at the bookies and told me what she had seen' Glenda said.
- 'Why didn't she tell us, I mean that money has been missing for a while now' Ronnie asked.
- 'Well, she was afraid that she had misunderstood what she heard at first, and that you probably would react like this, ignoring what she is saying because she's still a kid' Glenda said waving her hands in the hair not knowing how to convince her two oldest girls anymore.
- 'Ron, you're not believing this are you, and god and affaire with Phil, that's sick?' Roxy said making a face like she was about to throw up.
- 'We're not blood related Roxy' Glenda defended herself.
All of them got quiet.
Then Glenda broke the silence by saying" Roxy, I understand, after all these years it may not be easy trusting me, we've been apart for so long and you have to get to know me again, but I'm telling you that I wouldn't want to risk anything, and I mean anything, to loose you girls again'.
- 'I'm sorry mum, but I still am not sure' Roxy said biting on one of her fingernails.
- 'Why don't you just listen to your sister and I mean really listen to her, she's not just a 15 year old gobby teenager you know, she's smarter then you...well then you all think, I have to say, that at first i had my doubts of course when she told me, she also said at first she was on to Phil ánd me, apparently she had seen me a couple times with Phil, and she already was kinda sure about Phil' Glenda said.
- 'I wanna go home and see how she is doing, she was pretty upset' Ronnie then said suddenly.
- 'Yeah exactly' Glenda said as she stood up also.
- 'Ehm maybe it's better if you stay here tonight mum' Ronnie said 'I don't want her upset again'.
- 'And you think that's going to help if you won't let me come home?' Glenda said a little offended by Ronnie's comment.
Ronnie looked at Jack for an answer.
- 'Think your mum is right on this one' Jack said' I've never seen her so upset like this Ron'.
- 'Alright then, and tomorrow we'll have a talk with Phil, I mean, the new house and all, it didn't go unnoticed but he said he's been into some dodgy deals' Ronnie said.
- 'Yeah she's standing in front of you' Roxy said 'ehm, I will stay here tonight then, I need to think this over by myself, and I don't want Robbie terrorizing me again'.
- 'That isn't terrorizing Roxanne, she just wants you to believe her, she's upset because you don't listen to her, why don't you just listen to your sister, even if she's the little one she might be telling you the truth!' Glenda asked.
- 'I don't know where she gets it from, I simply think someone put this in her head if you know what I mean, and now I think I had about enough tonight mum, I just want to clear my head' Roxy said, her face made clear she wanted to be left alone.
- 'I will go and pick up Amy at Christians and put her to bed yeah' Jack said to Roxy.
- 'Alright Jack, thanks, it's alright Ron, I'll be there tomorrow at breakfast, I'll promise' Roxy said as she gave her older sister a hug.
Roxy stayed behind and lay down on the sofa, as the other three went home next door.
When the three of them walked inside nr 27, they found Carol sitting on the sofa with Robbie asleep, her head on the armrest.
- 'She calmed down then?' Jack asked his sister sitting down on the other armrest of the sofa.
- 'Yeah, she was quite upset ánd angry, I ehm, I think you lot should give her a listen tomorrow, this isn't just some made up story she is telling' Carol said stroking her hand over Robbie's back.
- 'Thank you Carol, we will' Ronnie said walking over to the sofa and leaning over Robbie putting her long blond hair behind her ear 'I'll better take her upstairs and put her to bed'.
Ronnie lifted Robbie from the sofa,which woke her up a little 'mum'.
- 'Shsss, mummy's here, take you up to bed yeah, go back to sleep baby' Ronnie said quickly looking at Glenda while soothing Robbie while she automatically put her legs around her mums waist 'where's mum'.
- 'I'm right here darling, you'll have a good sleep yeah, I'll see you in the morning' Glenda said rubbing Robbie's back as Ronnie past by her.
Robbie exhausted from all this, fell back to sleep immediately as Ronnie took her upstairs to her room and put her to bed. For a minute Ronnie sat next to Robbie on the bed and sighed, she didn't know what to believe anymore. Ofcourse she had listened to what Robbie had been saying while in between hearing Roxy accusing Glenda of stealing her money, she just could not understand why Robbie didn't tell her about it but Glenda instead. But she had to put that aside and first find out who was telling the truth. Robbie was not one to make up stories except if she was in trouble with school or anything else, Ronnie had heard the strangest stories, Robbie told the get her of the hook. But this was different, she couldn't just believe that Glenda would have made Robbie tell this story, not choosing her over Roxy. She wondered what had been going on this whole weekend, it had just been a weekend that she hadn't been there but it felt a lot longer.
- 'She alright?' Jack whispered as he walked into Robbie's bedroom.
- 'Yeah, I'm glad she fell back to sleep right away' Ronnie said as she reached for Jack's hand 'why would she tell mum instead of me Jack, that's what's bothering me?'
- 'Well, she has to tell you that, don't go worrying about that now alright, let her explain in the morning' Jack said as he pulled Ronnie up and put his arms around her.
- 'Did you see how upset she got over mum?' Ronnie said biting her lip.
- 'That is what's really bothering you right, I mean, your willing to believe Robbie's story but it bothers you that she's sticking up for Glenda?' Jack said.
- 'That's not it' Ronnie said, as she got out of Jacks arms and walked out of the room.
- 'Ronnie?' Jack sighed, then looked over at Robbie sleeping, then turned her lights off and walked out of the room to the other bedroom, where Ronnie was sitting on the bed 'Ron, you shouldn't worry so much, have you ever thought of the fact that she sticks up for people, that she can't stand people being mistreated, and now that's Glenda, that's all?'
- 'Yes Jack, I know that' Ronnie sighed again' I ehm, tomorrow I wanna move into the apartment alright'.
- 'Yeah ofcourse, when Robbie's off to school we'll get everything ready' Jack said soothing Ronnie's back.
- 'Great homecoming ey?' Ronnie said laying her head in Jack's neck.
- 'Yeah well better not think about that anymore, as off tomorrow it's the three of us alright' Jack said giving his wife a loving kiss.
Ronnie just starred at her photo's, she didn't know what to expect from the next day.
A good night of rest would do them all good.
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During the night Robbie woke up, she looked at where her pants were and grabbed them, she started looking in her pockets and got her phone out "04:27 AM". She sat back on her bed and sighed. Then she got up and walked out of her room to the bathroom. After a quick pee, she washed her hands and looked in the mirror then walked out. She stood still and looked out on the landing. It was all quiet, then she walked over to on of the other bedrooms. The door was closed. Robbie turned the nob slowly and peeked around the door. Because of the moon shining in she saw a big lump in the bed. She quietly walked over and sat next to the person sleeping in the bed. Apparently that person hadn't been really in a deep sleep and turned over looking into Robbie's eyes .
- 'Robbie, darling what time is it?' Glenda asked a little sleepy.
- 'Oh early, ehm are you alright mum?' Robbie asked rubbing her mums back.
Glenda sat up a little to face her young and concerned daughter and turned the nightlight on.
- 'Well I didn't get much sleep, been tossing and turning a bit, guess I fell to sleep just before you got here' Glenda said smiling a bit.
- 'So did you work it all out with Rox and mum, do they believe you now?' Robbie asked while crawling into bed with Glenda, it was cold in the room.
- 'Yóu should be asleep little one' Glenda said putting her arm around Robbie, giving her a kiss on the head, again she was touched by her youngest daughter's concern for her, instead of her 2 eldest daughters who were, at this point, not really happy with their mum, thinking she had stole some of her own daughters money.
- 'Mum, did they believe you?' Robbie asked again.
- 'No not yet,ehm.. Roxy didn't wanted to talk about it anymore, well for tonight she said, she ehm, she needed to think and clear her head' Glenda said.
- 'Clear her head, Roxy, well that only takes about one second then, there's nothing in there mum' Robbie said smiling.
- 'I don't want you talking about your sister like that alright, you hear me' Glenda said serious first, then giving her youngest a little smile.
Then they both looked at the door as it opened and Ronnie peeked around it and came in.
- 'Shouldn't you be in bed babe?' she said looking at Robbie.
- 'I am ´Robbie said with a cheeky smile ´ i just wanted to see how mum was doing'.
- 'In the middle of the night, hmm?' Ronnie said 'common, bed you!'
- 'In a minute' Robbie said looking at Glenda.
- 'It's ok darling, I'm alright, go catch a little more sleep yeah, I'll see you at breakfast' Glenda said reassuring her youngest daughter that it was ok to go back to her room.
- 'Common Robbie' Ronnie said waiting for Robbie to get out of the bed.
- 'Go to bed mum I can get to mine all by myself yeah' Robbie said not liking to be pushed into things.
Ronnie walked over, clearly not in the mood for a little attitude from Robbie, and pulled her out of the bed.
- 'Go on to your room now, mum we'll see you in the morning yeah, get some more sleep, night' Ronnie said then pushing Robbie out of the bedroom. Robbie, annoyed, walked over to her room and slammed the door. As Ronnie wanted to walk over for Robbie behaving like this, she heard Amy crying who probably woke out of her sleep from this.
- 'God Robbie!' Ronnie hissed and walked over to Roxy's bedroom to check on her niece.
After a couple minutes of soothing Amy, Ronnie slowly closed the bedroomdoor again and walked over to Robbie's room who obviously had fallen back to sleep again. She sighed and walked back to her own bedroom were she saw Jack still in a very deep sleep not having noticed any of what just had happened.
Ronnie lay on her side and turned her nightlight on, her eyes starring at a picture of her sitting with Robbie on the sofa, upstairs at the Vic, Ronnie holding a collage of pictures of herself and Robbie together, and in the middle it said "Happy Mothersday Mummy".
Robbie had madeit, with the help of Peggy and Roxy, the first Mothersday after Ronnie had officially adopted her, on the back of the collage Robbie had written how much Ronnie meant to her, that she was the bestes mummy ever and that she loved her from here to forever and back. She smiled, then turned out the light and lay on her back and fell back to sleep.