Yeah So this took me forever! And as much fun as this story has been to write I have a feeling this is the last Chapter.
I am fresh out of writing Ideas so feel free to send me a prompt and if I ship it, I may write it.
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"Aww is she walking already?" Cindy asked watching Minnie as she took to her feet. "Hilton's been walking properly for ages now and honestly he is doing my head in, he's into everything! Do you know I found trying to eat my foundation the other week."
Maxine just smiled, Her and Cindy weren't exactly close but with the both of them having babies the same age and Cindy going out with Dirk her boyfriends dad she seen her more that she would have liked. "She's trying to walk, she takes a few steps then gives up, crying for someone to pick her up."
"Holly was like that as a baby, you've just got to let them cry it out."
"I have tried but she's spoiled." Maxine replied. "She knows that eventually we're going to give in. Especially Dodger."
"I think it's just girls, We're born with the magical ability to make men do what we want."
Maxine laughed. "I think you may be right."
"There's no maybe about it, You should see how flustered Dirk gets as soon as Holly turns on the water works, He gave her £30 last time to stop."
"Not bad for some." Maxine commented.
"Have you thought that maybe it's you because of her Condition." Cindy asked.
"Her Condition?" Maxine said shocked.
"You know? The downs syndrome?"
"What about it? She's perfect the way she is, I wouldn't change her for the world." Maxine said defensively.
"I didn't mean it like that! I just mean you know she's... different from other kids her age." Cindy tried to soothe.
Maxine laughed. "The only thing that is different with her is she has an extra chromosome, that doesn't mean that she cannot do the same things as other kids."
"I didn't mean to be insensitive."
"Well you where!" Maxine shouted grabbing Minnie from where she was sitting pulling at the grass before storming away.
"How is my favourite girl." Dodger cooed walking in the door and heading straight for Minnie. "Have you been a good girl today?"
"Stop!" Maxine shouted running out the bedroom. "Do not pick her up."
"Why?" Dodger asked looking down to see what was wrong. Maxine had once refused to hug him or let him hold Minnie after him and Dennis had gone to an estate sale and he had come back smelling pretty fresh after lugging furniture all day. "I have sat around to shop all day doing nothing and need hugs from my favourite girl."
"Well you just have to wait." Maxine replied.
"Uh oh, Have you been a bad girl?" Dodger asked Minnie in a funny voice making her laugh.
"No, she's been good as gold." Maxine replied setting up the toy's she had gotten from the bedroom in a row. "Just trying to make her walk."
"Max you know what the doctors said, She isn't like other kids it takes her longer to do stuff." Dodger tried to soothe her, Coming forward and rubbing her shoulders.
"I know she's different!" Maxine shouted. "But people are always going to underestimate her because of the downs syndrome! But I won't! I know how smart she is, I know all the things she is capable off but I don't want other people's opinions to hold her back!"
"What happened Max? Did someone say something?" Maxine could see Dodger getting visibly mad and tried to calm him.
"Just Cindy being Cindy." Maxine rolled her eyes. "But she's not going to be the only person thinking it."
"Thinking what? You know what, never mind! Max who cares what anyone else says." Dodger said walking over and picking Minnie up despite Maxine's protests. "She is perfect the way she is and I don't need anyone else telling me that. Look how much she has done in the last couple of months. She can talk now! Do you remember how big that was, how excited we where!"
"She can say Hi." Maxine rolled her eyes with a smile.
"I'm telling you all those other sounds are words we're just not getting yet. Don't forget she took a couple of steps the other week." Dodger argued. "But the point is she is amazing, cleaver and beautiful and I pity the person who underestimate her because one day she's going to take over the world."
Maxine couldn't take her eyes off of her baby. Dodger was right in the last few months Minnie had come on leaps and bounds and she couldn't be more proud but it didn't stop the pity stares she got from people when they seen that her daughter had downs syndrome. She didn't want to let it bother her but it did. When her, Dodger and Minnie where in the flat it was perfect, they where a perfect family and she wouldn't change it for the world but when other people got involved that's when it got complicated.
"Your right." She smiled. "Mummy just has to be brave like Minnie."
"You're mummy is the bravest person I know." Dodger argued tickling Minnie making her screech.
Yeah, Maxine thought watching them together. Her little family was perfect.