Robbie was sitting at the war-memorial. After she had left the café she just had walked around a bit, thinking. Thinking over and over again about the whole money-scheme of Phil and Shirley, she was very certain it was the two of them together. She could understand Ronnie and Roxy's still being suspicious about Glenda. But Robbie also thought that she had been back for a while now, why would she want to nick her own daughters money. Why would Glenda risk loosing her daughters again after she had told them, back then, that it was Archie who kept her away from her daughters and now that he had been dead she had got the courage to come back, back to be with her girls, all she ever wanted.
After her little walk she wasn't in the mood to go home yet so she had decided to have a little sit down at the war-memorial. It was a nice day out, still chilly but there was a little sun out, which made people come out of their houses.
- 'Hey you' she heard someone saying. She looked up, putting her hand on her forehead to block the sun she was looking into. She saw it was Glenda.
- 'Mum?' Robbie said ' you're off to the bookies then?'
- 'Yes and you?' Glenda asked 'what are you doing here all by yourself, you look like a little lost puppy'.
- 'Well I'm not, I'm just having some alone time I guess' Robbie said checking her phone.
- 'Not looking for any mischief to get into are you?' Glenda asked looking around.
- 'Me, no, just …nothing, just sitting here mum' Robbie said.
- 'Out with it!' Glenda said sitting down next Robbie.
- 'Mum.. there's nothing' Robbie pouted not wanted to talk about her little argument before with Ronnie.
- 'I'm waiting' Glenda said crossing one leg over the other and raising one of her eyebrows to Robbie.
- 'Mum, I'm just enjoying the bit of sun today, being out, and in a couple minutes I will go home and finish packing, ok' Robbie made up quickly.
- 'Who do you think you're talking to ey little one, I might be old…er , yet I'm not stupid ok, now out with it puppy!' Glenda said giving Robbie a little bump.
- 'Mum, I don't think you're stupid ok' Robbie said giving Glenda a little bump back.
- 'Alright then, you can choose having me sit here waiting for you to tell me until I'm too late for work or you can just tell me like right now, come on, out with it' Glenda said.
- 'Mum took me to the café for breakfast and we just had a little argument that's all and it's really not that important, ok mum' Robbie said.
- 'Not important but still you ran off obviously' Glenda said giving Robbie a look that she indeed was not stupid but starting to really see through her youngest daughter.
- 'Alright, yes, so I ran off, satisfied?' Robbie said wanting to stand up and running off again.
- 'Sit that tiny bum down please, don't think we're finished her yet now are we?' Glenda said grabbing hold of Robbie's arm.
Robbie sat down next to her mother again, put her hands in her pocket and looked straight forward.
- 'What was it about, let me guess, Roxy's money, me?' Glenda asked.
- 'Yeah something like that, i tend to get a little hysterical when people don't believe what I'm telling them, or first say they do and then don't' Robbie said.
- 'Look ehm, you told them sweetheart, and now it's up to them if they want to believe it or not, I don't want you worrying about it anymore or having arguments with Ronnie ór Roxy about it, ok?' Glenda said tapping Robbie on the leg for comfort.
- 'Yeah but what if they won't believe me mum, and they still think you're in on it?' Robbie asked looking at her mum.
- 'Just let me handle it alright, I'll be ok, I'm flattered by your concern little one, but I'll take it from here' Glenda said putting her arms around her youngest daughter and gave her a motherly cuddle. Robbie reacted immediately by putting her head into her mums chest.
- 'Now listen, I want you to go home, and get your stuff all packed together alright, I got to get to work now, I'll see you tonight ok' Glenda said after the two shared a moment. Then Glenda gave Robbie a little kiss on the head.
- 'Alright, you gonna be ok then mum?' Robbie asked still leaning against Glenda.
- 'Don't you worry about me my little puppy' Glenda said' now go on, home you!'
They both stood up. Robbie gave Glenda a kiss and they said goodbye to eachother.
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Ronnie was putting the new bedding, they bought, on Robbie's bed. Jack had put the desk together with Max. It was all coming together. The room wasn't a very big one, as it used to be a spare room, but they had made it very cosy for Robbie.
- 'You'll think she's going to like it?' Jack asked walking back into the bedroom with two cups of tea 'I mean with the desk there and all?'.
- 'She'll love it sweetie, don't worry' Ronnie said taking her cup of tea and giving Jack a kiss. Although he always seemed to be really self assured of himself, these moments Ronnie found so sweet. Moments where he got nervous if Robbie or herself would like things he did to please them.
- 'Mum?' Robbie called walking into the apartment with her docking-station and a bag on one shoulder 'mum you in here?'.
- 'We're in here baby, in your new room!' Ronnie called back winking to Jack that it would be alright..
Jack walked out of the room to welcome Robbie to her new room.
- 'Hey peanut, here let me get that' Jack said taking over the docking-station 'go have a look'.
They both walked into Robbie's new bedroom. Robbie looked around.
- 'We could still change the colors of the walls If you want or move the bed around or have…'Jack started to rattle.
- 'It's ehm…it's just the way I like it actually' Robbie smiled putting the bag on her bed and gave Jack a hug 'thanks dad'.
- 'So where do you want that dockingsoundboxthingy?' Ronnie asked.
- 'Station mum, it's a docking-station, you numpty' Robbie grinned a little 'ehm did you move all my boxes already?'
- 'Yeah, I put your clothes already in here, in your closets, keep it a little neat in there alright bigmouth' Ronnie winked at Robbie.
- 'Think that's what mum's are for right, we kids mess it up and you clean up after me' Robbie said smiling.
- 'Little cheek you are' Ronnie said pushing Robbie onto the bed and started tickling her' taking the mick out of your mummy, hmm'
Robbie screamed from being tickled by Ronnie. Jack smiled and let the two of them alone.
After a couple of minutes Ronnie stopped tickling Robbie and pulled her onto her lap.
- 'Now what was all that about ey, at the café?' Ronnie then asked serious.
Robbie sighed and put her head onto her mums shoulder to rest.
- 'It's complicated mum' Robbie said and started biting her nails.
- 'Complicated, I thought you were used to living in a complicated family, and stop that' Ronnie said giving Robbie a little slap on her hand cause of biting her nails 'you know you can tell me right, I mean I always tell you that'.
Robbie got off Ronnie's lap and walked over to her new desk.
- 'It's nice isn't it' Robbie said putting her hand across the desk, like feeling it.
- 'Robbie, talk to me please' Ronnie said knowing Robbie tried to avoid another talk with her mother.
- 'Mum..' Robbie said and sat down back on the bed 'it's about you…and Rox..and mum'.
- 'I figured as much, but ehm…what then, I mean what is bothering you, cause something obviously is' Ronnie said.
- 'I'm really telling the truth about Phil and Shirley, and I hate it that you still keep blaming mum for it, she is a bit…well different in some ways but I'm just getting to know her, and I don't want her to leave again' Robbie said.
- 'But, and I say but, what if she did have anything to do with it?' Ronnie asked' would you still want her around then?'
- 'Mum, I … I know you still think I'm like your little baby, but I'm right about this, you know how Phil works, he will do anything to put the blame on someone else, and Shirley, well she loves him for god knows why and will back him up in anything, she doesn't like mum either, I just don't want her to get blamed for something she didn't do, it's like the same with Archie again right, he said shé left us cause she couldn't handle being a mum, but she was send away by him, this would be the same, she would have to leave for the wrong reasons and I don't want that, you and Roxy had a long time with her, I'm still getting to know her, and she's getting to know me, I also want that time to get to know her' Robbie said sitting down next to Ronnie again.
- 'Oh' Ronnie said thinking she got it all at the wrong end thinking Glenda was up to winning Robbie for herself but it was Robbie who really wanted to get to know Glenda, the woman that gave birth to her, she felt a little embarrassed for thinking that Robbie would choose Glenda over her for different reasons.
- 'What?' Robbie asked seeing her mum's face looking a little uncomfortable.
- 'Well, this is actually really funny if you think about it but I ehm, I was thinking that mum and you well getting closer obviously but ehm..'Ronnie said a bit hesitating.
- 'Mum, oh my days, what is it with you huh' Robbie said knowing her mum too well, knowing what she was on about' yoú are my mother alright, god how many times do í have to tell you that, stop it alright, stop being so…worried about that, I just want to get to know her, and I admit that she's growing on me but you…you are in here and I could possibly not get you out if I wanted too alright!' Robbie was pointing at her chest meaning her heart. She pushed Ronnie down to the bed and sat on top of her 'now promise me that you're never going to mention or even think like that again alright , I'm almost getting pissed at you for thinking I could just give you up like that, your my one and only crazy insecure mum, obviously, and no one else's alright, well for now anyway maybe in the near future right, you and dad will have a little babybrother or sister for me?'
- 'Would you like that?' Ronnie asked putting her arms around Robbie and having her laydown with her head on her mums chest 'I mean a little brother or sister'.
- 'Yeah why not, and you?' Robbie asked.
- 'Well maybe in the future, but not for now babe, I already have you to take care of, and you're a little handfull, your my baby, and I've always been busy with bringing up both you ánd Roxy and now I want someone taking care of me for once, so I don't know, I'm happy like this, but you never now' Ronnie said stroking her hand through Robbie's hair.
Robbie rolled off her mum's chest onto the bed and lay next to her.
- 'Whatever you want mum, I also have Ames now, she's my niece ánd my babysister' Robbie said giving Ronnie a kiss out of the blue' I love you mummy, don't you ever worry about that alright loopy lou'.
Ronnie gave Robbie a little playful slap on her bum then grab hold of her and gave her a kiss back just as Jack walked in.
- 'What are you two up too, getting all sobby in here?' Jack asked knowing the girls both had a talk since Ronnie had told Jack about her insecurities with Robbie before.
- 'You know where the laptop is, you think it's upstairs or still next-door mum, or do you have it here already, I want to chat to Peter when he get's home and get some update on my homework and all' Robbie said immediately changing the subject.
- 'It's ehm in our bedroom sweety, yeah you go do that while your dad and me go get some other stuff yeah' Ronnie said as she ruffled through Robbie's hair.
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Back at the Beale's house, Peter was siting behind his laptop at the dining-table. While he was doing his homework he was chatting away with Robbie and the other girls. With the other girls it was just a little chitchat but with Robbie he was talking about Phil and Glenda's affair and ofcourse the stolen money. Robbie and Peter were talking about some theories about how Roxy could handle Phil. Making jokes about it since most of the theories were taken from movies and could not be done for real. The door opened and Ian walked in with Bobby sending him upstairs to put his school-stuff away.
- 'What are you up to son?' He asked Peter peeking over his shoulder.
- 'Do you mind dad' Peter said closing the top of the laptop not wanting to have his dad see anything that was on the chat with Robbie 'just doing some homework, don't need you breathing down my neck'.
- 'Hmm right, just interested that's all, Jane asked if she could bring us some from the chip shop later?' Ian said.
- 'Yeah alright' Peter said opening his laptop again when Ian sat down.
- 'So who are you chatting to?' Ian asked turning on the telly.
- 'Since when are you interested in who I'm chatting to dad?' Peter said making some faces then turned back to his laptop again 'you know fatboy, the girls'.
- 'Ahh right' Ian said 'just asking, just making some small talk son'.