Sorry that this is quite a short chapter! I'll get the next one uploaded later on today! :) xx
27th May 1920
8.15am
"Come on you two" Henry said to Emilia and Charlie who were sat at the kitchen table finishing off their breakfast. "Grab your shoes and bags when you're done. You don't want to be late" he smiled gently at them, ignoring Rose who was also in the room. "OK" Charlie groaned as he stood up and left the room, followed by Emilia. Henry picked up Alfie, who was lay asleep in his rocker "bye mate" he kissed his head "I love you" he said quietly before carefully placing him back in his rocker and heading to the hallway where Rose was now with the kids. "Have a good day, I love you both" she said before kissing their heads "love you too" Emilia and Charlie replied in unison. "Let's go" Henry said to both of them as he grabbed his brief case and led the 2 of them out of the house, not saying goodbye to Rose, something she also refused to do, still furious with him over the night before.
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"Daddy?" Charlie said as he, Henry and Emilia walked to school. "Yes buddy?" Henry asked as he held Charlie's hand. "Why were you and Mummy shouting last night?" He looked up at him. "Er… erm…" Henry said, unsure what to reply. "I thought you were asleep?" He asked, confused that Charlie hadn't gotten up when the shouting woke him. "Nope, you woke me up" "oh, sorry mate" Henry gave him a small but awkward smile. "So why were you and Mummy shouting?" Emilia asked the same question as her younger brother. "Grown up stuff" Henry replied, not wanting to go in to the reason he and Rose were arguing. "Here we are" Henry smiled as they reached the school gates "who am I taking first?" He asked, referring to whose classroom he should go to. "Me!" Charlie grinned and pulled Henry forward. "OK" Henry chuckled.
Once Henry had dropped Charlie off, he headed towards Emilia's classroom. "Have a good day" he smiled at her "thank you" she smiled back and skipped towards her classroom.
"Good morning Emilia" Jack smiled as he stood at the door to greet each of the pupils. "Morning" Emilia smiled back before heading inside upon seeing her friend. Jack looked across the playground, once again hoping it would be Rose that had dropped the kids off at school, but disappointed to find it was Henry. Jack just looked at him for a moment, nothing but anger inside him as Henry glared back at him before he turned and left the school grounds.
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6pm
"Daddy!" Charlie grinned as Henry walked in to the kitchen as he got home from work. "Hey buddy!" Henry chuckled at his enthusiasm "hi darling" he smiled at Emilia as he walked over to the table and kissed their heads as they ate their tea. Rose was stood by the kitchen counter as she made the children's packed lunches for the following day. "How about you 2 go and play for an hour?" Rose suggested, getting a nod back. "OK" they said as they left the room.
"So, did you apologise to Jack?" Rose asked Henry quietly, so the kids wouldn't hear. "No, as I said, I meant it, and I won't apologise for something I meant" he replied bluntly as he took his blazer off. "You're unbelievable" she scoffed as she began to wrap the kids sandwiches up. "If you say so" he shrugged "have you got it out of your head that I apparently don't love Emmy yet?" He raised an eyebrow, but she chose to ignore him. "You know what Rose? I'm starting to think that what I said last night was true… you're all for defending Jack, and being angry when I try and protect Emilia, yet won't defend me. I think you do still love him" Henry said. "For the love of God" she groaned. "I don't love him anymore! Yes, I once did! But if I still loved him, would I have 2 children with you? Would I let you raise Emilia for the past 5 years? Of course I'm going to defend him, he's doing nothing wrong and you're here threatening him, and if it was the other way round then I would defend you! But I will never defend someone that I think is in the wrong! That goes against everything I believe in! I think you need to get this 'me, me, me' attitude out of your head. Yes, I know you love Emilia, but this isn't about you! It's not about Jack either! This is about her, and if you ruin this for her and she finds out, she won't forgive you, Henry… and you know that, you know how stubborn she is. I don't care how you feel about this, I don't care how Jack feels about this, I care about how she feels! If he can be a good Dad to her, and you can continue to be the parent she has loved for the last 5 years, then let her make the decision on this!" Rose said before leaving the room.