When Ronnie and Roxy walked into the flat Jack was sitting at the kitchen table behind the laptop.
- 'Wow babe are you cooking here, smells very nice?' Ronnie asked smelling all kinds of foods.
- 'Playing perfect hubby Jack, or do you have something to make up to her' Roxy said hanging on the kitchen bartable.
- 'Oh he did that already this morning Rox' Ronnie said laughing making Roxy laugh and Jack blush.
- 'Oi, shuss you that's private yeah' Jack said giving Ronnie a little playful slap on her arm.
- 'So tell him Ron' Roxy said sort of excited for the both of them and the deal with Phil .
- 'Tell me what, ow, how did your talk with Phil go?' Jack said walking up to the fridge to get something to drink for the girls.
- 'He wants mé to have half of the Vic and…' Ronnie started.
- 'You.., what, I thought that this was about Roxy' Jack said.
- 'Yeah well apparently I'm really the dumb blond in Phil's eyes Jack, thank you very much you moron of a cousin who nicked mý money, so he thinks Ron is more the business woman, well ofcourse I got to admit he's right about that, but ehm, Ronnie here told him ok if the first 6 months of income of the Vic are going into my pocket as a pay off, pretty smart woman ey my sister, my big sister' Roxy said as she put her arms around Ronnie who was smiling with all of the compliments.
- 'That's very clever of you brainy' Jack said giving Ronnie a kiss being proud of her smart business-side he knew so well.
Then the door opened and Robbie walked in throwing her bag in a corner.
- 'Hey baby,and how was your day?' Ronnie asked.
- 'You know how it is, same boring stuff as everyday' Robbie said grabbing a banana from the fruitbasket.
- 'Ehm …I don't want want that bag in here alright go and put it in your room yeah don't want anyone to trip on it' Ronnie said pointing at the bag.
- 'Yeah, will do that in a minute ok' Robbie said 'so what's that smell mum, what are you cooking?'
- 'Ehm, that's your dad babe, he's doing the cooking tonight for us' Ronnie said winking at Jack.
- 'Is she gonna be eating here too?' Robbie said pointing to Roxy.
- 'Excuse me?' Roxy said '"she" happens to be your favorite sister yeah'.
- 'Robbie?' Ronnie asked, raising her eyebrow, hands on her hips, wanting Robbie to explain what this behavior was for.
- 'Oh my bad, I forgot how tiny that brain of yours is Roxanne, ehm that's your name remember, so you probably also don't remember being an ass to me this morning, wanting me out of the way cause you were afraid to talk to Godfather Phil' Robbie said making all moves with her arms to express how small she thought Roxy's brain was.
- 'Oi, that's enough Robbie!' Jack warned telling Robbie off, knowing she and Roxy could really wind eachother up, he was not having it, he knew all to well how these little games between them could turn into little screaming wars, he had seen it way too many times already.
Roxy made eyecontact with Ronnie making clear it was now time to tell Robbie.
- 'Ehm we talked to Phil already sweety, and we made a deal with him alright, ehm we know mum didn't steel Roxy's money, and…well , I'm really sorry we didn't take your word for it right away, I should have known better then to doubt you at first, I mean I know you wouldn't lie to us about something like that, but I thought that maybe mum made you believe her with some story she told you, just to protect herself' Ronnie said sitting down with Robbie.
- 'And I'm sorry too Pix, also for me making you leave the café this morning I just didn't want you to cause a scene with Phil and Shirley there, and ehm listen…for what you just said to me, you bigmouth, you're gonna be sweeping a week for free at the salon yeah' Roxy said with a little smile but also giving Robbie a serious look.
- 'Pff, we'll see, so did you talk to mum yet then, I ehm..i rather have you tell her your apologies?' Robbie said to both Ronnie and Roxy.
- 'Ehm no, we just got in ourselves, and mum is still at the bookies' Ronnie said.
- 'So what's the deal with cracky then?' Robbie asked taking a sip of Ronnie's drink.
Ronnie gave Jack, who was chuckling, a look for Robbie talking the way she did about Phil. She didn't like Robbie mouthing people off like that, no one, not even Phil, for whatever he did.
- 'Well Phil will sign over half of the Vic to Ronnie and then I will get the first 6 months of income from it' Roxy said sitting down on a barstool.
- 'Half of the Vic, what about Kat and Alfie, I mean are the two of you gonna work behind the bar again, fire them, are we gonna move back to the Vic again? ' Robbie asked looking confused.
- 'No, of course not we stay here now, and I'm far too busy with you little troublemaker, you ánd your dad, the club, that's enough for me, I will be just in the background, maybe run a night when Kat and Alfie want a night off, nothing changes for them' Ronnie said assuring Robbie's worries.
- 'Hmm ok, so what about mum, did he admit that too?' Robbie asked.
- 'Yeah, about that, ehm, he's going to tell Shirley about the Vic and the money deal and all but ehm, he's not gonna tell her about mum, and we promised we would never tell, and we want you to keep it to yourself to alright?' Ronnie asked stroking Robbie's back.
- 'Yeah or otherwise we've got a funeral to go to' Roxy smiled.
- 'And that is bad because….?' Robbie said serious .
- 'We're just going to keep it quiet Robbie, and that goes especially for you too alright, is that clear!' Roxy said in a serious way.
- 'Why, he lied, to Shirley, to us, look what he did to mum, and now we've got to be on our toes to not let it slip out, for poor old Phil' Robbie said knowing she already told Peter ofcourse.
- 'Just keep it quiet Robbie, we're going to tell mum the same thing, to just keep it quiet for everyone else's sake' Ronnie said.
- 'It's better Robbie' Jack said in a calm voice 'I mean, no more trouble right'.
- 'No more trouble for who, for Phil again, I can't believe you agree on this with them dad, you know he always get's his way Jack and I'm tired of it, what about mum, what about her feelings' Robbie said' you're all just doing this to please that big fat moody sleezebag'.
- 'Listen to me you pigheaded little girl, just remember that if Shirley finds out she's gonna go after mum alright, maybe think of thát Robbie' Roxy said grabbing Robbie's arm to make sure Robbie understood that this wasn't just about Phil.
- 'That's enough Rox!' Ronnie said telling her sister off 'you understand now do you Robbie?'
Robbie, out of frustration, did what she always did when frustrated with her mum and sister, she walked out of the door.
- 'Robbie!' Jack called after her but they already heard the door slam shut.
Ronnie sighed and looked through the blinds again seeing Robbie walk through the park in the middle of the square.
- 'You want me to go fetch her? ' Roxy asked coming to stand next to Ronnie watching Robbie walking around the little park.
- 'No, just let me…what…stay here Rox, what the hell is she up to now!' Ronnie snapped, then suddenly walking quickly over to the door and walking out in a hurry. Jack moved to the window and looked through the blinds with Roxy. They saw Robbie walking from the park in the middle towards Shirley who was coming from nr 55 walking towards Bridgestreet.
- 'Robbie!' Ronnie shouted as she ran out nr 29. Both Robbie ánd Shirley looked around seeing Ronnie walking over quickly to Robbie 'hey Shirley' Ronnie waved trying to look friendly to the blond moody faced woman.
Shirley stood still for a second seeing Robbie walking directly towards her.
- 'Robbie!' Ronnie shouted again making Robbie finally stop.
- 'What?' Robbie asked irritable.
- 'Looks like you got yourself into some trouble again Robbie' Shirley said with a little grin on her face not assuming Robbie was out to have a word with her, just thinking she was in trouble again which was nothing strange with Robbie. Shirley continued her walk over to Bridgestreet as Ronnie caught up with Robbie. Ronnie grabbed Robbie's arm fierce.
- 'What the hell were you gonna do here ey, you want real trouble then Robin, then have it with me please, you seriously are putting mum in danger with this stupid stubborn reaction, you know what Shirley is capable of, not to speak about Phil if he would hear about it alright, stop acting like this, I understand alright, I really do baby, I know you wanna get Phil for this, we'll get him in another way alright, it might not be the way yóu want to see it but that's the way we're gonna do it, wé decide and not you, you understand?' Ronnie said asked firmly.
Robbie immediately felt her mum being really serious with her.
- ' I want to nail Phil for what he did mum, he always gets his way, with everyone jumping around for him whenever he says go' Robbie said wanting to break free from Ronnie's hands, but Ronnie had always been really strong and there was no way she was gonna let Robbie go.
- 'Nail Phil, are you mad Robin, I'm gonna nail my hand to your bum for talking stupid like you just did, now get yourself inside the house, you're insane playing games like this, playing games with Phil, go on inside!' Ronnie tried to say calmly but her anger was noticeable, making Robbie really understand what she was saying.
Robbie just couldn't help looking angry at Ronnie, she felt humiliated since people were walking by, not understanding that her mum just kept her out of trouble with Phil. Phil just may have been family of Robbie and the girls, but was never to be humiliated or get told home-truths. He would always be seeking revenge, whatever age you were, family or not, you did not cross Phil.
- 'I mean it Robbie, if you don't get into the house now, you can forget about sitting down for a while if you know what I mean' Ronnie said firmly.
Robbie pushed Ronnie's hands away then walked quickly over to nr 29, into the flat and straight to her room slamming her door. Ronnie followed her into the flat.
- 'You seriously think she was going to tell Shirley?' Roxy asked Ronnie as soon as she walked in.
- 'Yes, she said she wanted "to nail Phil" 'Ronnie said sighing deeply again scratching her forehead.
Jack grinned a bit.
- 'You think it's funny Jack?" Ronnie asked serious and a little irritated seeing Jack thinking it was just a laugh.
- 'No I just…you got to admire her courage Ron' Jack said seeing his wife was very annoyed.
- 'She's just a kid Jack, it's not about courage, she's just acting stupid cause she apparently don't realise that Phil isn't just simply going to say sorry, or have a laugh about it later.
- 'She can be a real little pitbull Jack, I mean she was a cute baby until she started teething, she'd bite and would not let go, I still have bitemarks on my body…not kidding, right Ron?' Roxy said.
- 'That's cause the two of you wind eachother up eversince you two layed eyes on eachother' Ronnie said pouring herself some water.
- 'First time mum gave her to me to hold her, after she was born, Jack I'm really not kidding, she made this face, and it got all red, and immediately there was this smell, she pooped that whole nappy full ,as if she had been waiting for 9 months to give that to me' Roxy said smiling.
- 'That's because she had been hearing you "sing" to her for 9 months' Ronnie grinned hearing Roxy telling her story.
Jack also grinned 'So what are we going to do now?'
- 'Just let her stay in her room for a while, let her cool down first' Ronnie said 'I'll talk to her later'.
- 'Maybe you need to let Glenda talk to her, you know let her make clear that she can't tell Shirley anything' Jack said sitting down at the kitchentable.
- 'I think Jack's got a point there Ron' Roxy said 'I mean she is so into protecting mum, maybe mum can work her magic on her, I mean if she would make clear Shirley is not gonna leave anything of her after she finds out…well I think then it will sink in' .
- 'Hmm, you might be right yeah' Ronnie said having to admit, that eventhough she didn't liked it, Jack and Roxy were right, Glenda was maybe the only one to get through to Robbie.