Robbie walked out nr 29 and crossed the street.
- 'Oi Robbie' Carol, who just came out of Pat's house, tried to caught her niece's attention.
Robbie looked around and saw Carol walking over.
- 'Morning auntie Carol' Robbie smiled a little cheeky, still having to get used to all the new familymembers she gained when her mum married Jack.
- 'Is your mum, well Glenda, ready for work yet, she has to open the Bookies?' Carol asked walking along side her niece up to Peter's house.
- 'Don't know, but ehm.. she said she was getting dressed, she was upstairs with Amy, when Rox went downstairs with me, haven't seen her since then, but ehm well she take some time getting dressed perfectly and all, you know, the make up, the hair, she takes time for that, unlike other people' Robbie said.
- 'Meaning?' Carol asked thinking Robbie was meaning her.
- 'Ever took a good look at Shirley' Robbie said pointing out to nr 55 where Heather and Shirley walked out of the garden door. Shirley looked at both of them as she lit up a cigarette 'pff if mum would dress like that…total shame…and she has non of it obviously'.
- 'So ehm you slept at Glenda's then?' Carol asked grinning a little as she also looked at Shirley and Heather.
- 'Yeah mum and dad needed some privacy if you know what I mean, a lot of noise downstairs hmm' Robbie said winking at Carol, making a joke of it.
- 'Yeah right, proper little joke are ya, think you can shock me?' Carol said grinning again' so you're of to pick Peter up for school then, Whit was almost ready'.
- 'Yeah, picking him up, then Whit will be out probably, oh there's Lauren and Abs' Robbie said waving at her cousins who were walking over to Pat's house.
- 'Alright go on then, and behave you, have a good day!' Carol said, waving to her other nieces also, then walked into Bridgestreet.
While Robbie looked at Lauren and Abi ringing the bell at Pat's, the frontdoor opened and Ian came out 'morning Robbie'.
Robbie looked at Ian and pinched her eyes a little, she wanted to yell at him but also knew Phil was going to deal with him now, so she'd better keep her mouth shut 'Yeah, so is Pete ready yet?'
- 'Peter!'Ian called inside 'Robbie's here waiting for you, hurry up, Bobby come on!'
- 'You're taking Bobs to school then?' Robbie asked.
- 'Yes, problem?' Ian asked.
- 'Pff just asking...but no, Pete come on!' Robbie said then also yelled.
- 'I think he heard me the first time thank you very much' Ian said looking annoyed at Robbie.
- 'Yeah I just want to get to go to school alright' Robbie said giving Ian an irritated look also.
- 'Well that's at first ' Robbie heard Whitney say as the girls had gathered in front of the Beale house 'so Luce still sick or what Ian?'
- 'Ehm, yeah she's been having some bad migraines' Ian said 'Jane is going to take her to the doctors later'.
- 'Give her our best yeah?' Lauren said as Peter came outside.
- 'God you're even worse then us girls getting ready mister' Robbie said smiling as she gave Peter a kiss on the cheek.
- 'Yeah' Peter smiled' let's just go'.
- 'Have a good day son, kids' Ian said but Peter didn't respond and the girls just mumbled something in the way of "thanks".
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- 'Alright so you got the all invitations send off then?' Roxy asked Ronnie as they were still having some coffee in the kitchen.
- 'Send off?' Ronnie asked 'I put them in everyone's mailboxes Rox, and Jack gave some to Whitney to hand them out in Robbie's class, without her knowing ofcourse'.
- 'Yeah well that's what I meant' Roxy said 'so ehm, where's Michael, thought he'd been spending some time here?'
- 'Well, after last night he went over to stay at the B&B, and I ehm, I asked Jack if he could let him stay there, I mean I don't want him here in our flat, it's just about enough room for the 3 of us, I don't know him that well, I don't want Robbie being uncomfortable in her own house, I don't want him looking at her when she comes out of her bedroom in just a shirt and her knickers, you know how she is' Ronnie said fidgeting with the morning paper that lay on the kitchentable.
- 'You mean yóu don't wanna be seen in just your shirt and knickers by Michael' Roxy winked.
- 'All the same Rox, the flat is just too small for 3 adults and a child alright!' Ronnie said.
- 'Yeah alright, so you invited him then, I mean for our Pixy's party then?' Roxy asked.
- 'Well Jack did, he's his friend' Ronnie said 'Look babe i'm going for a run, take a shower and then I really got some paperwork to do, oh and hopefully Richie will bring Phil the papers of the Vic'.
- 'Yeah I gotta…' Roxy said as the door opened and Glenda walked in with Amy on her hip.
- 'Morning mum' Ronnie said 'coffee, morning my little sweet' Ronnie gave Amy a kiss on the cheek.
- 'No I got to open the Bookies, I just wanna hand over Amy' Glenda said 'I gave her some cereal alright darling?'.
- 'Yeah thanks mum, sorry but I lost track of the time' Roxy said 'come on you, mummy's going to get dressed and then I'll take you to nursery yeah'.
- 'Alright so we're all off then' Ronnie said' I'll see you all later'.
Glenda, Roxy and Amy left the flat while Ronnie walked up to the bedroom where Jack was getting dressed.
- 'You're off for a run then?' Jack said putting his socks on.
- 'Yeah, need to clear my head, it's a nice day out so yeah, you wanna come chase me round the square then?' Ronnie asked sitting down on Jack's lab and giving him a kiss.
- 'Hmm, nah sorry I'm going to have a coffee with Max' Jack said rolling his wife on to the bed and getting on top of her 'I love you, you know that'.
- 'Yes I do, and I love you too Mr Jack Branning' Ronnie said smiling.
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- 'So Whit, just a couple more days and our "little" cousin is gonna turn 16' Lauren said during recess making both girls go 'awwww'.
- 'Oi shuss you' Robbie said with a little smile.
- 'So ehm, you're going to celebrate at your flat then?' Peter asked.
- 'I don't know, maybe, maybe mum will make us dinner or something and maybe we'll be at the Vic for drinks after, a lot has been going on, I doubt they had time to plan anything' Robbie said just not sure if they were even thinking of her birthday with the whole Phil/Glenda thing going on.
- 'Well if you go to the Vic we can join you there then right' Whitney said winking to the others who already knew about the party.
- 'Yeah I'll let you know' Robbie said 'no problem'.
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Glenda walked into the café and glanced over to Ian who was serving a customer.
- 'What can I get you Glenda?' Carol, also behind the counter, asked.
- 'Oh Carol, didn't notice you there, ehm cuppa tea and a sandwhich please' Glenda said making Ian look at her, grinning a little.
- 'You're having a little break then?' Carol asked 'you mind if I join you for a minute, Ian I'll take a little break yeah'.
Before Ian could answer back Carol was pouring herself also a cup of tea. The two women walked over to a table and sat down.
- 'Got my invitation for Robbie's party Friday' Carol said.
- 'Yeah, it's a surprise, she doesn't has a clue yet' Glenda said smiling.
- 'So ehm…you know what you're going to get her then?' Carol asked.
- 'Well, I find it a bit hard, I mean Ronnie and Jack got her a brand new laptop, Roxy wants to by her one of those expensive phones where you can do everything on, oh and you can even make calls on it, I don't know, I mean, it's ehm…well it's the first birthday I actually gonna be spending with her, I left months before she turned one year old...my little one…i celebrated it every year by myself ofcourse but this is the first time I'm around, I want to give her something to remember' Glenda said.
- 'Have you thought of a bracelet, a ring, a necklace maybe?' Carol said stirring in her cup.
- 'Yeah, I was thinking something like that, she already has a ring, the three of them do actually, Roxy told me that when they just got to Ibiza Ronnie bought herself and the girls the same ring, it was like it was just the three of them against the world, they were free from Archie' Glenda said.
- 'Really, I didn't know that' Carol said' well a bracelet then, I mean, why not?'
- 'Yeah I suppose 'Glenda said a little distracted by Ian being in the café, who also kept his eye on her, giving her little smiles.
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After school Robbie and Whitney walked through Bridgestreet. The others still had classes so weren't finished yet.
- 'So ehm, you and Pete alright? 'Whitney asked all of a sudden.
- 'What?' Robbie asked not seeing this one coming.
- 'Well, I didn't wanted to ask you in school with everyone around, and you weren't really that much online Sunday, but ehm, well what got you so upset at the Vic Saturday, I mean I saw you walking through the the Vic and it was like you saw no one just kept your eyes on Pete and then, well you know what happened, I mean you slapped him in the face Robs' Whitney said.
- 'We're alright, I mean it was something between us, I'm sorry that I can't really say what it was about, it's ehm, well nothing for you to worry about alright Whit' Robbie said as she put her arm around her friend 'ok?'
- 'Rob?'Whitney said pushing Robbie's arm away 'you've got to be kidding me, I mean I'm not the only one wondering, Lauren, Abi, Jay we were still there, we saw it, that was not "nothing" Robbie.
- 'I don't care what you all think, it was "nothing" for you all to worry about ok, we're alright, it was just a misunderstanding' Robbie said hoping Whitney would drop it.
- 'Some misunderstanding, you slapped him right in the face Robbie, that was not about an misunderstanding' Whitney said.
- 'Drop it Whit, just drop it' Robbie said as she stopped walking, not wanting to tell Whitney what it really was about ofcourse.
- 'It's just weird Robbie' Whitney said 'I mean you're like the couple that are always so sweet with eachother, so lovey dovey, a bit too much at times, I mean something big must have been going on for you to slap him like that, I mean in the Vic for god sakes, in front of everyone, he must has done something really big'.
- 'Look Whit I said drop it, I'm not gonna say anything, to no one, just cause you wanna "understand", it's none of your business so drop it!' Robbie said raising her voice, getting a little hot tempered making some of the people turn around to see what was going on with the two girls.
- 'Hey, what is going on here?' Christian said coming out of the minimarket seeing both girls at eachother's throat.
Both girls looked at Christian standing there with his hands full of groceries.
- 'It's nothing' Robbie said.
- 'It's not nothing Robbie' Whitney said.
- 'I just want her to keep her gob shut, but she won't ' Robbie said looking at Whitney.
- 'Why don't you both just go home yeah, and stop this arguing about nothing , it's just a waste girls' Christian said.
- 'What's going on here, looking for trouble again Robbie?' Shirley said grinning as she had come out of the launderette from visiting her friend Hev.
- 'Yeah ofcourse let assume it's me again, thanks Whit, maybe you all could just shut up and clear off, and mind your own business please, god you're so annoying, nosy people of Walford!' Robbie's little bit of patience had just run out from staying calm.
- Oi could you calm down for a minute? 'Christian said as he got hold of Robbie's arm
- 'Just let go of me Christian!' Robbie said pushing Christian's hand away, then walked away from them passing Billy's fruit-stall.
- 'You alright Robbie ey?' Billy said helping a customer with some apples.
- 'Get out of my face Billy, I'm alright it's just you all getting on my nerves!' Robbie said and marched right passed him on her way home.
- "Robbie!' Roxy kinda snapped as she had been hearing her babysister mouthing everyone off 'could you keep it down please, I could hear you a mile away, now what is going on?'
- 'They're all on my case, I got to keep my mouth shut while Phi…' Robbie wanted to shout it out so that Shirley could here about Phil. Robbie was done with it. Just in time Roxy put her hand on Robbie's mouth to keep it shut.
- 'Shusss Robbie, not here, you ruin everything, come on' Roxy said putting her arm around Robbie and walking her back to the middle of the park. Then they sat down on the bench and Roxy put her arm around Robbie and pulled her close. Robbie lay her head on Roxy's shoulder.
- 'It's going to be alright ok Pix, and you don't have to say anything alright to anyone, it's none of their business, just keep your mouth shut and walk away if needed' Roxy said stroking her hand on her sisters back.
- 'Yeah but Whit asked about why I slapped Peter in the face, she said everyone is wondering what's going on' Robbie said.
- 'They can't force you to tell them Robbie, it's just them being nosy, you don't owe them anything' Roxy said.
- 'But everyone saw me hitting Peter in the face' Robbie said.
- 'So?' Roxy said 'I'm sure people have seen me smacking you before or yelling at you over the years they never asked me why?'
- 'Yeah but you don't have to go to school with them' Robbie said 'it's just different Rox'.
Roxy sighed 'either way you don't have to explain everything all the time ok' Roxy said' now you go home, I got to go back to the salon, talk to you later yeah'. Roxy gave Robbie a tight squeeze and gave her a kiss on the head.
They both got up and Robbie gave Roxy a kiss on the cheek 'love you sis'.
- 'Love you too little Pixie' Roxy said smiling giving Robbie a quick wave goodbye 'later yeah'. They both walked out of the park, Roxy to the salon and Robbie home.
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Robbie walked into the flat 'mum?' there was no response 'mummy are you home, da…d, …ow it's you? '
Robbie 's face looked surprised as the bedroomdoor had opened and Michael came out instead of Jack as she thought was in the bedroom.
- 'You're loud you are, you know that!' he said with a smirk on his face.
- 'What are you doing here, where's my dad?' Robbie asked.
- 'Dad?' Michael said 'oh you mean Jack, he ehm, he's at the club, I came to collect some of my stuff' Michael said.
- 'So you're leaving then?' Robbie asked 'already…aww shame' she said being a little sarcastic.
Michael smiled at Robbie's remark 'you're funny too'.
- 'Yeah I know, so ehm, goodbye then' Robbie said walking back to the kitchen getting herself something to drink.
Michael pulled some faces, from smiling, smirking to a vicious look, then grabbed his stuff and put it in a plastic bag and walked to the kitchen too.
- 'So you got everything, be sure yeah so you don't have to come back again, alrighty then Michael?' Robbie asked sitting down and grabbing some of her schoolbooks and putting them on the kitchentable.
- 'Yes' Michael grinned 'what year are you in gobby?'
- '11' Robbie said 'why?'
- 'Just asking' Michael said taking a deep breath leaning against the kitchensink 'your doing well then?'
- 'Look, I know you're not really interested in how I'm doing in school alright, what do you want really?' Robbie asked looking at her phone.
- 'Just making conversation with Jack and Ronnie's kid' Michael said 'I mean how did you get Jack into adopting you as his?'
- 'What?' Robbie asked a little confused not understanding what Michael was on about.
- 'Was it to trick Ronnie into marrying him maybe?' Michael asked.
- 'What, who are you anyway, have you been here the last couple years Michael, cause I haven't seen you around, so how would you know how Jack and my mum came together or better yet, what they already have been through, I mean how in the world did Jack get to be best friends with someone like you, you know nothing about us?' Robbie said not understanding anything about this weird friend of Jack.
- 'Touche' Michael grinned a little as he heard the outside door open.
- 'Whatever' Robbie said looking up at the door 'mum?'
The door opened and Ronnie walked in putting her bag and keys on the bar part of the kitchen.
- 'Michael what are you doing here?' Ronnie asked looking a little surprised' hey my sweet' she walked over to Robbie and gave her a kiss 'you alright?'
- 'Yeah' Robbie said while looking at Michael 'Michael was just leaving mum, he came to collect his stuff'.
Michael coughed a little 'éhm yeah, got it, I'll better be off then, alright I'll see you around'.
- 'Don't bother' Robbie said softly.
Ronnie closed the door behind Michael as he left then looked over to Robbie 'I heard that'.
- 'He's weird mum, I mean even if he's a friend of Jack's' Robbie said starting on her homework.
- 'Yeah' Ronnie sighed' you want a cuppa tea then babe?'
- 'Yeah ta mummy' Robbie said not looking up from her books while Ronnie starred through the blinds watching Michael walking over to the B&B.