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Glenda and Robbie walked into the cafe and ordered some breakfast with Ian. Ian smiled at Glenda which was more of a typical Ian-smirk.
Robbie looked around noticing Phil and Shirley sitting at one of the tables having coffee. Robbie could see, from the eyecontact Shirley made to Phil, that she warned him that the two of them just had walked in. Robbie just rolled her eyes when Phil turned his head quickly and gave Robbie a quick smile.
- 'What are you so cheery about?' Glenda asked Ian handing him some money.
- 'Let just say I'm having a very good morning Glenda, specially with all you Mitchell-clan about' Ian said' seeing you need me to feed your hunger.
- ''Yeah like dream on, and I am a Branning now remember!' Robbie said walking away and getting her and Glenda a seat in the back of the café.
- 'Yeah that sounds so much better, much better breed they are right?' Ian said sarcastically.
- 'Oi better watch that tongue of yours Ian, that's one of my "breed" you're talking about yeah!' Glenda said giving Ian a strict look then taking the plates and walking over to the table Robbie was sitting on.
- 'Look at them mum, I can't stand it anymore, any day longer I have to watch them looking like they're the Charles and Camilla of this dump called Walford, all cause of Roxy's money' Robbie said grabbing a piece of bacon from her plate.
Then Roxy also walked into the café, looking around, also noticing her cousin and Shirley there.
- 'Can I have a coffee and a bacon sarnie please Ian' Roxy said tapping her fingers on the counter looking around also noticing her mother and sister sitting in the back.
Ian handed Roxy her order while she gave him some money.
- 'Ta' Roxy said walking to the back-table joining Glenda and Robbie.
- 'Where's Amy?' Robbie asked.
- 'Nursery' Roxy said 'so ehm shouldn't you be off to school then?'
- 'Ehm, gotta finish my plate if that's alright with you yeah Queen Roxy thank you!' Robbie said chewing her eggs with her mouth open facing Roxy, simply just to wind her sister up.
- 'Stop it, you are disgusting Robbie, stop!' Roxy said pushing her sisters face away with her hand.
- 'So are you gonna be eating at home tonight then darling, cause I could cook us something, I will get some groceries when I finish from the bookies yeah' Glenda asked Roxy.
- 'I will let you know today yeah, not sure yet' Roxy said giving her mum a quick smile.
- 'She means, that she's still not sure if you taken her money mum, they're still waiting for an appointment with "scary" Phil, I'm right am I Rox?' Robbie said thinking it was because of Roxy not believing Glenda yet.
- 'Oi will you shut that gob of yours, gonna slap you one in a minute, now eat and get to school yeah!' Roxy said not In a friendly way knowing what Robbie was on about, not wanting to start a scene.
- 'Why don't you just get over there Rox and tell him, tell him with Shirley there, you don't have to be scared of him, if you tell him he's been having mum on the side she'll skin him alive for ya' Robbie said trying to dare Roxy to go and see their cousin.
- 'Excuse me madam, "on the side"?' Glenda said a little offended.
- 'I'm not scared, now one more word out of that mouth of yours and I'm gonna stuff your breakfast down your throat alright, mum make her shut up please!' Roxy said sighing deeply trying to keep herself calm with Robbie.
- 'Just finish your breakfast missy and then off to school yeah' Glenda said convincing, making Robbie finish drinking tea and eat the last piece of toast.
- 'Done, happy you nitwit?' Robbie said standing up provoking her older sister again.
- 'Robbie that's enough, stop winding your sister up!' Glenda said warning her youngest, as Roxy gave Robbie a slap on her bum while she got up 'get your bag, give mummy a kiss and go and have a good day at school yeah'.
Robbie grabbed her bag, gave Glenda a quick kiss on the cheek and leaned over to Roxy 'thís is not my fault alright, yóu can fix this so do it, otherwise I will, I will not have you put the blame on mum cause you and Ronnie are to scared to face Phil alright!' Robbie gave Roxy a little nudge and walked away.
Roxy put her head on the table and sighed again 'I could wring her neck for talking to me like that…but she is right, only thing she doesn't know is that we already talked to Phil'.
- 'You did, really, when?' Glenda said moving her head closer to her daughter's so they could talk without having everyone listening in.
- 'Yesterday, we just don't want her to worry about it anymore, you know, just like you told her' Roxy said.
- 'Yeah I can see that's really working out, she won't give up on it that's for sure' Glenda said' maybe you two should sit her down tonight and tell her before it starts to get out of hand, all she needs is just a little push more and she's going to blow, so ehm…what did you tell him then?'.
- ' Ronnie made a proposal to him, she told him to give half the Vic to me then we won't go to the police and Shirley and all' Roxy said 'just hope he goes for it, I mean Ronnie was pretty convincing'.
- 'A proposal? You gave him a choice? and time to think then?' Glenda asked surprised 'after all he has done'.
- 'It's Phil mum, it's either this or not seeing any of my money back probably, Phil has a lot of contacts that will get him out of anything,' Roxy said turning her head to Phil and Shirley and watched them eat and grin at eachother..
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When Robbie walked out of the café, she walked over to the square to pick up Peter. As she got to the corner of Bridgestreet and the square she saw Abi standing outside nr 55 talking to … Jay?
- ' Abs?' she called over making Abi look around shocked by Robbie storming up to them.
- 'Are you alright, is he bothering you?' Robbie asked Abi ignoring Jay.
- 'Robbie I ehm…we ehm…' Abi stuttered a bit.
- 'It's alright Abs' Jay said putting his hand on Abi's shoulder for comfort' look Robbie I'm really sorry for what I did back then, I was ehm, I was way out of line, I shouldn't have come on to you like that, trying to force you and…well i don't know what was wrong with me, I've been acting like ehm….'
Robbie was looking furious at Jay first then looked a little surprised for Jay talking like this, honest.
- 'Like what…like a prick' Robbie said.
- 'Yes but he's changed now Robbie, he's not like that anymore, right Jay' Abi said trying to cover for Jay.
- 'Abi shuss' Robbie said 'what happened Jay, why the sudden turn, I mean how you reacted with me back then, well that wasn't really you, I know that, but I'm wondering where that "Jay" came from, and I'm afraid that one day this 'Jay" will come back with Abi' Robbie said kind of as a warning at the same time.
- 'It won't, I ehm…well I love Abi, I won't do anything to hurt her' Jay said 'and I know you probably won't believe me but I'm honest with you alright'.
- 'Does your dad know about him Abi?' Robbie asked her cousin pointing at Jay's as if he was a piece of trash about to be thrown out.
- 'Well he ehm..' Abi stuttered again.
- 'So you didn't tell him then, well don't wanna be in your shoes when he finds out about you and him' Robbie said.
- 'But you won't tell him right?' Abi asked looking a little worried.
- 'That's all to Jay, if I hear that he might have just mistreated you in any way, I deal with him, you hear that Jay, and then I'm gonna let Max finish off what's left of you yeah' Robbie said when she heard Peter calling for her.
- 'What's going on, was he bothering you?' Peter said as he walked up to Robbie.
- 'No, he and Abi are seeing eachother, obviously, can you believe it, he told me that he was sorry for his recent behavior, I just warned him to better not hurt Abi or I'll come for him' Robbie said grabbing Peter's hand but still keeping her eye on Abi and Jay.
- 'Common babe last day today before the weekend just think of that' Peter said trying to distract Robbie and go to school.
- 'Yeah and I'm not gonna make a long day of it mister, I know that already' Robbie said cheeky.
- 'You're not going to bunk off again now are you' Peter asked a little worried.
- 'Don't look so worried mr Beale, miss Bell is not in school today so, why should I then ey' Robbie said 'well I promise you to stay just till lunch alright, if the lessons don't get too boring'.
- 'Already know the answer to that one' Peter said looking at Robbie who was smiling cheekily.