The next morning Ronnie woke up from the sound of her bedroom door being opened and seeing Robbie walking in holding a tray with toast, eggs, juice, coffee and tea on it.
- 'Morning mummy, you up?' Robbie said as she walked over to her mum's side of the bed.
- 'Barely, what's this?' Ronnie asked with a little spark in her eyes.
- 'Made you and Jack breakfast' Robbie said 'dad you up?' Ronnie gave Jack a little nudge which made him stretch out and open his eyes.
- 'Got you breakfast dad' Robbie said sitting down at the end of the bed in between her mum and dad. Ronnie and Jack both sat up in bed looking at eachother.
- 'Is this a bribe peanut?' Jack said with a little grin.
- 'Come sit here baby' Ronnie said pointing next to her on the bed. Robbie put the tray in between Ronnie and Jack and crawled under the covers with Ronnie.
- 'I'm sorry about last night, I ehm…' Robbie said' I know now it was stupid, it's just that…, well Phil, I feel he's getting away with everything these days, and he just does what he wants to'.
- 'It was stupid Robbie, I mean sneaking out in the middle of the night, what were you thinking?' Ronnie said while taking a bite of the piece of toast then letting Robbie take a bite.
- 'I'm sorry' Robbie said while chewing' I know it wasn't the smartest move, sorry'.
- 'Yeah well you can think about it while you're grounded, cause you are' Jack said' and ehm, well you better keep your mouth shut about what happened, with everyone ok, this is just between your mum, Roxy and me'.
- 'What about Michael?' Robbie said 'why was he standing outside there anyway?'
- 'I don't know, maybe he was on his way to the B&B and saw you and Roxy' Jack said putting some sugar in his tea.
- 'He's weird dad' Robbie said leaning over Ronnie to get one of the glasses with juice.
- 'Oi that's my mate you're talking about ok Robbie!' Jack said looking serious at Robbie.
- 'You should hear the way he talks when you're not there, he said he thought you adopted me to trick mum into marrying you' Robbie said.
- 'That's probably a joke' Jack said grinning a bit.
- 'I think it's odd to say that, I mean to a kid' Ronnie said 'excuse me can I have a sip of "my" juice please?'
- 'It wasn't a joke and yes he's odd, the way he keeps referring to you as my "daddy" , the way he's saying it you should hear it, really he's just weird' Robbie said handing Ronnie the glass with juice.
- 'Alright, ehm why don't you go take your shower yeah, you need to get ready for school' Jack said looking at Ronnie.
- 'Yeah common jellybean' Ronnie said putting her arm around Robbie and kissing the top of her head 'thanks for this lovely breakfast you made sweety '.
- 'What about Phil, what if he asks me something about last night?' Robbie said.
- 'Well you were in bed, like any other kid your age' Jack said.
- 'Go on' Ronnie said 'there's already clean towels in the bathroom, and hang them up when you're finished don't let me find everything on the floor you hear me'.
- 'Nag nag nag' Robbie said pinching her mum who immediately started to tickle Robbie.
- 'Oh you wanna take on your mum baby, really?' Ronnie said as Robbie screamed from being tickled 'Come on you're going to be late babes'.
Robbie then got out of the bed and walked into the bathroom and took her shower.
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Later in the morning Ronnie and Jack walked into the café to get some coffee to take with them to the club. Inside they noticed Phil and Shirley sitting there with Billy at a table.
- 'Can I have two coffee's Jane?' Ronnie asked as she saw Phil stand up and walking up to them.
- 'Morning Phil' Jack said as normal as can be.
- 'Morning, so ehm, you heard then?' Phil asked.
- 'Heard what?' Ronnie asked looking surprised at her cousin.
- 'Someone smashed a brick into my front window, landed on the pooltable, also damaged' Phil said.
- 'What, no we didn't know, you alright then?' Ronnie again asked as if being really concerned.
- 'Yeah, It happened late, so we were already in bed, thank god, I mean the boys had been playing earlier last night' Phil said 'so ehm…it wasn't you then?'
- 'Me?' Ronnie asked 'why would you think that?'
- 'Common Ronnie, cause of the Vic ofcourse, I know you're not just going to let it' Phil said
- 'Ehm no, I mean I was disappointed by it, that you haven't kept your word Phil, this would never had happened if aunty Peg was still around, but i wouldn't do something like this, It doesn't make sense now does it, no… I was more thinking of turning you in, with either Shirley or the police Phil!' Ronnie said looking serious at Phil.
Phil looked at Ronnie and Jack then grinned a little and walked back to his table again.
- 'What was that all about?' Shirley asked.
- 'Nothing, just asked if they heard anything but they didn't' Phil said as he watched Ronnie and Jack leave the café again.
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- 'Robbie!' a loud voice was heard through the hallways of Walford High. Robbie and Lauren turned around and saw Whitney walking quickly to join her friends.
- 'You're late Whit' Lauren said 'you overslept?'
- 'B had to take Liam to the doctors, has been throwing up all night, so ehm, I took Tiff and Morgan to school first, you know what kind of a madhouse it is, Carol just left and Pat was still in bed so I took em' Whitney said 'you alright Robbie?'
- 'Yeah' Robbie said a little bit snappy.
- 'About yesterday, I ehm… I mean you and Pete, it's, well you were ehm, you were right, it's none of my business' Whitney said.
- 'You're finally talking sense here' Robbie said but didn't seem impressed yet.
- 'Oi, she's saying sorry alright, get over it young Branning!' Lauren said being the wise one.
- 'I really am Robbie' Whitney said 'I mean I won't say I'm not curious ofcourse but if you don't want to tell us, it's ok'.
- 'Ok, thanks Whit' Robbie said 'I ehm, I know you all nosy little cows but this is just between Pete and me, that's it, just don't worry about it anymore cause we're alright'.
Robbie's eyes lit up as Peter also came walking through the hallway. She dropped her bag and walked up to Peter and jumped up to him putting her arms around his neck. Peter smiled 'what's this for then?'
- 'Just happy to see you mister' Robbie said smiling cheeky planting a kiss on his lips.
- 'Miss Branning!'a voice said behind them 'could you just stand on your own two feet and leave mister Beale here alone!'
Robbie and Peter looked at Mr Mckindale's face who was not amused seeing these young children, in his eyes, to close together.
- 'We're just showing eachother some love mister McKindale' Robbie said.
- 'You know it's not allowed on schoolgrounds' Mr Mckindale said again 'now you all move to your classes'.
- 'Being moody 24/7 isn't allowed either, especially if you bother us with it' Robbie said.
- 'Last warning for you miss Branning or otherwise you can go see the head, is that understood?' Mr McKindale said.
- 'Common Robbie' Lauren said' common guys let's get to class'.
- 'Stoneaged Prick' Robbie said not loud but loud enough for Mckindale to hear.
- 'Alright miss Branning you can go see Mr Alcock now!' Mckindale said grabbing Robbie's arm.
- 'Ehm, you better get your hands of me like right now!' Robbie said pushing Mckindale's hand away í know where Alcock's office is alright'.
- 'It's mister Alcock for you miss Branning mind your manners' Mckindale said again letting go of Robbie but walking behind her 'you kids go to class'.
- 'We'll see you later Robs' Peter said winking at his girlfriend.
- 'Come save me when it takes too long mister' Robbie said winking back as she walked alongside mr Mckindale to the heads office.
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- 'Alright, I got the streamers, balloons, strippers everything' Roxy said as she joined Glenda and Ronnie at the café in the afternoon.
- 'Strippers?' Glenda said smiling 'for us then maybe, for the after-party?'
- 'Ron would kill me right' Roxy said winking at her older sister.
- 'Well not if I kill your sister first, I just got off the phone with miss Bell, remember Robbie's mentor, she said Robbie has been mouthing off another teacher and had to see mr Alcock, she's on detention, but just for today so she's lucky' Ronnie said.
- 'And being grounded' Roxy said before thinking about it, her face immediately turned red when Ronnie gave her a warning look.
- 'Grounded, what for, what has she done now?' Glenda asked.
- 'It's ehm, just her behavior last couple days mum, that's it' Ronnie said hoping Glenda wouldn't ask more about it.
- 'Hmm, now why don't I buy that' Glenda said' common, it's me your talking too, your mum'.
Ronnie sighed and looked around, it wasn't that crowded at the Café. Ronnie leaned over a little to Glenda.
- 'Robbie got a little upset last night, Phil called and said he wasn't going to give me half of the Vic' Ronnie said.
- 'What?' Glenda reacted a little loud.
- 'Shhhss mum, like I said, she got a little upset…' Ronnie said.
- 'Upset, she hates Phil, she did this cause she hates him getting away with it' Roxy interrupted.
- 'Yes, she can't stand the fact that Phil's just doing what he wants and trying to walk over us, so she got out last night just as Roxy came home from the club and Robbie threw a brick through Phil's front window' Ronnie whispered.
- 'That was Robbie?' Glenda said a little surprised 'she does a lot of sneaking out these days now doesn't she'.
- 'It just has to stop' Roxy said 'Phil has to stop'.
- 'Why didn't Phil go through with it?' Glenda asked.
- 'Think he's afraid Shirley will find out and then loosing half of the Vic, something like that, but I'm not done with it either, it's either half of the Vic or I'll tell Shirley ánd the police' Ronnie said 'I'm sorry if we have to tell Shirley mum, but we're going to be with you ofcourse'.
- 'Yeah or otherwise your little terror will bite Shirley's head off' Roxy said raising her eyebrows.
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After school Robbie, Lauren, Abi, Jay, Peter and Ben were at the park having some ice-cream before going home.
- 'So what happened to your window last night Ben?' Robbie asked as if she was nosy' Abi told me'.
- 'A brick smashed through the window' Jay said 'glad we were already upstairs asleep, we were playing pool earlier'.
- 'Pooltable also got damaged' Abi said 'can imagine what would've happened if you were still playing'.
- 'Yeah would have been nasty' Peter said.
- 'Well well well ,look how cosy we all are here' Roxy said as she walked up, with Amy in her buggy, to the table the youngsters were sitting at.
- 'Hi Roxy, hey Amy' Abi said kneeling down instantly greeting her little cousin.
- 'Ehm think you are supposed to be home like now Robbie!' Roxy said looking at her younger sister.
- 'Yeah I'll be there in 10 minutes ok Rox' Robbie said.
- 'No, common you're coming with me and Amy, you were suppose to be babysitting Robbie, I need to get to the salon' Roxy said winking at Robbie.
Robbie gave Peter a kiss and jumped of the table, grabbing her bag and walking up to Roxy 'thanks sis'.
Robbie said goodbye to her friends and walked back home with Roxy and Amy.
- 'You are grounded remember Robbie, or did you conveniently forgot' Roxy said 'oh and miss Bell called Ronnie, you are getting yourself in a whole lot of trouble these days missy, you better lay low for a while, I mean if I was you I would!'
- 'Yeah I know, pff and about school it was nothing Rox, it's that Mckindale, he's got some screw loose, he just doesn't like me and me don't like him either, I'm glad he's leaving soon' Robbie said.
- 'Yeah tell that to "I don't buy any of your excuses anymore" -Ronnie, she's not going to fall for that anymore Robbie' Roxy said.
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At teatime Ronnie was fixing dinner in the kitchen while Robbie sat on the sofa with the laptop doing some homework.
- 'Mum are we going to the Vic on Friday?' Robbie asked.
- 'What's that Robbie?' Ronnie called back while checking the oven.
- 'The Vic, can we go Fridaynight, people are asking you know for my birthday?' Robbie said as Glenda walked in through the frontdoor.
- 'Hi girls' she said putting her bag on one of the barstools.
- 'You wanna have tea here mum, I made enough?' Ronnie said.
- 'Oh yeah lovely darling' Glenda said walking into the livingroom 'well well, if it isn't my little troublemaker'.
- 'So you heard then?' Robbie said looking quickly at Glenda then back to the computerscreen.
- 'Yes I did, being called in to the headmasters office again?' Glenda said not bringing up the smashed window.
- 'Oh that, ehm, yeah, but that was really about nothing, I was just cuddling with Pe…, it was nothing' Robbie said.
- 'Hmm, how about the window, and i mean sneaking out in the middle of the night, what were you thinking Robin?' Glenda asked.
- 'I'm sorry mum, Phil needs to tone down a bit did you hear about him keeping the Vic?' Robbie asked.
- Mum, can she sleep at your place tonight again maybe, or you can "babysit our little one" here downstairs if you want?' Ronnie said with a little grin.
- 'Babysit mum, shut up?' Robbie asked 'are you kidding me'
- 'Well mummy doesn't want you sneaking out again tonight' Ronnie said a little teasing 'and you've been getting yourself in too much trouble baby, you need to be watched 24/7 these days'.
- 'Just shuss mum, you are so not funny!' Robbie said not thinking it was funny being treated like a toddler and having both her mums having a laugh about it either.
- 'Excuse me, mind that big mouth of yours' Glenda said' sure darling I'll take "our little one" upstairs with me, right my little spuppy'.
- 'You two are impossible, shuss please I'm going to throw up in a minute' Robbie said.
- 'Shuss yourself, I need to arrange some stuff at the club, I'll be home not later then 11 maybe I don't know' Ronnie said.
- 'So we can stay here then' Robbie said 'I wanna sleep in my own bed alright'.
- 'Alright, then I will stay here with you until Ronnie's home then?' Glenda said.
- 'Fine, whatever, you're couple of nutcases' Robbie said as she picked up the laptop.
- 'Alright, that is enough yeah' Ronnie said as Robbie made faces then walked into her bedroom and closed the door.
Ronnie sat down next to Glenda as they both grinned.
- 'So she doesn't have a clue then?' Glenda asked.
- 'No, she just asked about going to the Vic Fridaynight before you came in so, she'll be surprised' Ronnie said.