A/N: Just wanted to clear up any confusion I'm not getting rid of Rachel at all! Just wanted to show what Poppy would be like without Rachel as headteacher so I'm bringing Michael in when she goes on her honeymoon as like a supply headteacher...
(Poppy's POV)
Dinner had gone well and I'd behaved myself as promised. Adam had practically fallen in love with my chocolate cake as had Rachel. Em and I had gone to bed about 8 to give the pair some privacy and Em was dressed in her pyjamas and fast asleep. I was still fully dressed and sat in bed texting Bolton.
'Come round 2 mine babe?xxx'
'Can't. Rach is down stairs wiv '
'Just sneak out or sumthin? Mason wil neva no. Xxx'
'Alrite, I'll try...Ask ur mum this time!xxx'
'Or rite a '
I grabbed my schoolbag and just a carrier bag I thing it was for 'next' and put my school uniform in it. I opened the window and dropped the next bag out...It landed softly on the grass. I tipetoed down stairs, with Adam here maybe she'd go soft on me and let me go out...It was only 9:30 after all. I waited outside the door for a minute waiting for the right moment. I didn't want to walk in on them making out or something, that would be gross!
"We'll tell them together..." Adam said "They'll understand"
"I don't think Poppy will, she's been through so much and I think she sees you as trying to take me away from her" Rachel said
"Rach, us getting married will bring us all together not tear us apart..."
"I know but Poppy trusts me you know I don't want her to feel like I'm not there for her..."
I was now stood in the doorway.
"Married?" I thought
Suddenly they both turned around to face me. Had I said that outloud? I turned and ran up the stairs to my room.
"Poppy! Wait!" Rachel called after me
I slammed the door and grabbed my schoolbag pulling the strap over my head and letting it rest on my left shoulder. I climbed out the window and grabbed onto the drainpipe lowering myself down slowly until I reached the ground. I picked up the next bag and ran.
(Rachel's POV)
I followed Poppy halfway up the stairs until I heard the door slam, that meant she wanted to be left alone. I sighed and went back down to Adam slumping on the sofa beside him.
"That wasn't how I wanted her to find out" I sighed
"Just let her sleep on it, she'll calm down and we'll talk to her about it"
He pulled me closer into his arms and held me there. Adam was right, If I spoke to Poppy now then she'd be tired and more irritable. Having said that she was much better at controlling her temper now...She stuck to her medication and her meetings with Lara had gone down to twice a week rather than three times and she was kicking off a lot less in school, she was like a different child. The fact she felt confident enough to be with Bolton was a sign she was doing better, he was a good kid underneath and I could see he cared about Poppy, he just had a bit of a reputation for being a class clown.
Adam stayed for a couple more glasses of wine, then he left after giving me a goodnight kiss like a true gentleman. I loved that about him, he understood that if Poppy woke up and saw Adam had stayed the night she's freak out and neither of us wanted that. I wanted her to like Adam but in her own time so that meant him going home. I went straight to bed after locking up, stopping to check on, Em and Poppy. Emily was fast asleep the duvet on the floor as usual, she had a thing for kicking it off in her sleep. I picked it up and laid it over her gently.
I went into Poppy's room to find it empty, Her school clothes and bag were gone and the window was wide open...I was seriously regretting giving her the room next to the drainpipe. I took my phone from my pocket ready to ring her but as I unlocked the screen it flashed up:
Candeece Smilie
Message
I opened the message, Poppy was at hers with Bolton...At least I knew she was safe. Tomorrow we were going to have a chat, after I told her how grounded she was...