Planning to do a few light hearted holiday updates but got a bigger storyline planned for after that.

1 month later

Rachel's alarm brought her out of a very light sleep. She couldn't believe it could be time to get up already.

Last night they'd stayed in a hotel near the airport. They were off on holiday today and their flight was early so they'd decided it would be best to get a hotel for the night.

Rachel was regretting the decision though as their room had been boiling hot all night meaning that Rachel, Eddie, Daisy and Michael had all had a bad night's sleep. She hoped that Lexie and Olivia who had slept in a different room had slept better.

Rachel got out of bed quietly and went for a shower before returning to wake Eddie. They were being as quiet as possible to give Daisy and Michael as much sleep as possible. It wasn't going to be an easy flight with two tired children.

Once she had some clothes on she went to knock on the door to Lexie and Olivia's room.

Lexie came and opened the door, still looking very sleepy.

"It's time to get up now"

"Yeah we know. The alarm keeps going off but we keep snoozing it"

"How did you sleep?"

"Awfully. It was way too hot"

"Same here, maybe we should have just slept at home. Anyway, make sure you get up now and you're in reception by 6"

"Yeah we will be"

Rachel went back to her room to get herself ready, as well as Daisy and Michael.

After checking they had everything, they headed to reception where Angela, Sam and Mia were waiting.

They were all going to Corfu and staying in a villa together for 10 days.

When it got to 6 and Olivia and Lexie still weren't out, Rachel went to check on them.

Olivia let her into the room.

"We're nearly ready" Olivia said however both of their suitcases were still undone

"Come on girls, the taxi will be here soon"

Rachel helped them pack up the last of their stuff before rushing to reception where the others were starting to load their cases into the taxi's.

Once everything was loaded they got into the taxi's and headed to the airport.

Check-in had opened by the time they arrived so they checked in straight away. Rachel always did feel relieved to get rid of the luggage.

"Right, shall we head through security and then grab some breakfast?" Rachel suggested

"Sounds good to me" Angela replied

Angela had seemed a bit quiet and not really herself last night and she still seemed the same today. Rachel wondered if she and Sam had had a fight as she knew things weren't exactly good between the two of them at the moment.

"Is everything okay?" Rachel asked her friend quietly on the way to security

"Yeah fine" Angela replied unconvincingly "I'm just tired after last night"

"Tell me about it. Michael and Daisy are so tired and I'm really not looking forward to the plane journey with them"

"Hopefully they'll sleep"

"Yeah hopefully"

Luckily the security queues weren't too big so it didn't take long for them all to get through.

They found a restaurant and went in and ordered some breakfast.

Daisy didn't seem too tired anymore however Michael was and insisted on sitting on Rachel's lap through the whole of breakfast. He'd really taken a liking to her.

It was obvious Lexie, Olivia and Mia were really tired too as they weren't speaking much.

"Right, our gate will probably be opening soon so let's head to the loo" Rachel said after a while of being in the restaurant

"I don't need to go Rachel" Daisy said

"I'm sure you do, you've had lots to drink. It's best to go before we get on the plane, come on let's go"

Rachel and Angela headed to the toilets with the girls and Michael whilst Eddie and Sam waited at the table.

Rachel and Olivia came out first and started washing their hands.

"You okay love? You've been very quiet this morning"

"Yeah I'm just so tired"

"Try and have a sleep on the plane"

"Yeah I will"

Once they were all out they headed back to the table. Their gate was soon announced after that so they headed towards it.

On the plane they had three rows of three but the rows weren't very close to each other.

Rachel was sat on a row with Angela and Daisy.

"Rachel how long before we're taking off?" Daisy asked

"Hopefully not too much longer now love. We were meant to take off fifteen minutes ago"

It was another fifteen minutes before they did actually take off. Rachel was relieved to be up in the air, she just wanted to get there now.

"I'm going to try and get some sleep" Angela said once they'd taken off

"Are you going to do the same Dais? I think I will"

"I don't feel tired though"

"I think you will once you close your eyes. Rest your head against me, come on" Rachel said really hoping Daisy would drop off

It took a while for Daisy to settle but she did end up falling asleep for about 2 hours. Rachel even managed to get some more sleep too, on and off for 2 hours.

Daisy suddenly woke up when they hit a bit of turbulence.

"Rachel my tummy feels funny. Why is the plane so bouncy?"

"We're going through a bit of turbulence, hopefully it will stop soon"

The turbulence seemed to get worse though and it wasn't long before the seatbelt sign went on.

"Rachel I need a wee" Daisy said quietly

"Well I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about that now. You'll have to wait until the seatbelt sign goes off"

"I really need to go though"

"Hopefully the seatbelt sign will be turned off soon"

Twenty minutes passed and the seatbelt sign was still on. Daisy was becoming more and more desperate so was getting really fidgety.

"Rachel I don't think I can hold on much longer" Daisy said sounding a bit worried

"Just try your best. There's really not much I can do about it"

After five minutes Daisy and Rachel were both extremely relieved when the seatbelt sign was turned off.

They both stood up immediately and joined the queue that had already formed for the toilet.

Luckily it didn't take long before it was Daisy's turn. Rachel went in with her as Daisy didn't like going into aeroplane loos on her own as the flush was so loud.

Daisy went for a wee but felt a bit embarrassed as she'd had a bit of an accident.

She didn't want to tell Rachel as she felt really embarrassed about it but realised she didn't really have a choice.

"Rachel my knickers are wet" Daisy said feeling embarrassed

"Don't worry love, it's not your fault. I brought my bag in just in case and I've got some spare knickers in there for you"

"You won't tell anyone will you?"

"Of course I won't. There's no need for anyone else to know, is there"

Daisy quickly changed her knickers before Rachel went to the loo and then the two of them went back to their seats.

After another two hours they landed in Corfu.

They collected their luggage and then went to pick up the hire cars.

This took quite a while and the kids were all getting fed up.

Eventually they got into the cars and drove to their villa which was about an hour from the airport.

Lexie, Olivia, Daisy and Michael had all fallen asleep by the time they arrived.

Rachel was deciding whether to wake them or let them sleep for longer but they started to stir anyway once the car stopped.

"Are we there yet?" Daisy asked sleepily

"Yep, we're at the villa. It looks lovely"

They got out of the car and the owner of the villa let them in. They had a look around. It seemed like the perfect place for a relaxing 10 days and they were all really excited.

After having a look around they got all of their stuff out of the car.

Rachel and Angela spoke to the owner of the villa for a while before going up to get sorted.

When she got upstairs she bumped into Olivia who was about to go in the bathroom.

"Hang on a sec Liv" Rachel said "make sure you don't put any toilet roll down the toilet because the pipes over here can't handle it and they'll get blocked"

"What are we meant to do with the toilet roll then?"

"There's a bin to put it in"

"Eugh that's gross"

"I know it's a bit different to what we're used to but I'm sure it will be fine. We'll empty them everyday, it will be fine"

Olivia then dashed into the toilet as she was desperate and Rachel realised she'd better tell everyone else before someone went to the loo without realising.

They got a bit sorted but then decided to go out for a late lunch as everyone was really hungry. It was quite late, especially because of the 2 hour time difference.

Once everyone was changed, they walked into the village which was about a 10 minute walk away.

They chose a restaurant quickly as everyone was getting a bit hungry and grumpy.

"We need to go food shopping so shall we go Ang?" Rachel suggested once they'd eaten

"Yeah that's fine with me"

"What are you going to do with the kids? Go to the beach or head back to the villa?" Rachel asked Eddie and Sam

Eddie asked the kids what they wanted to do and they wanted to go to the beach for a bit. Luckily they'd brought beach stuff with them.

After having lunch, Rachel and Angela went back to the villa and then drove to a supermarket.

They got lots of food before heading back to the villa to put it away.

Eddie, Sam and the kids weren't back from the beach yet so Rachel thought now would be a good time to finish unpacking.

She unpacked before heading back to the pool ready to lie on a sun lounger for a while.

Rachel was expecting Angela to be by the pool still so was surprised when she wasn't. It didn't take her long to spot her up on the terrace that was out of the way of the pool area.

Rachel went up on the terrace and was surprised when she found Angela in tears.

"Ang, what's happened?" Rachel asked as she sat down next to her

"Oh it's nothing, don't worry about me"

"It's not nothing. I could tell something was up last night. What's going on?"

"Oh Rach I don't even know where to begin. I've done such a bad thing"

Rachel was worried about why her friend was so upset. She put her hand on her friend's arm.

"I'm here for you, whatever it is you've done. And I'm sure it can't be that bad"

"It is. I had an abortion this week" Angela admitted

Rachel was in shock.

"That's a really tough decision you and Sam had to make" Rachel said not really understanding why Angela would have had an abortion and not gone through with the pregnancy

"Sam wasn't involved with the decision Rach because the baby wasn't his. I've been having an affair so I couldn't keep the baby. Not if I've got any chance of saving my marriage"

Now Rachel really was in shock but she knew now wasn't the time to show this.

"How do you know the baby wasn't Sam's?"

"Because it wasn't possible. We haven't slept together in over 2 months"

"Oh Ang, I had no idea things were this bad between the two of you. When did the affair start?"

"About 3 months ago but I've ended it now. I work with him and he was giving me attention, something Sam wasn't and it was making me feel good. I know how wrong it is Rach but at the time I didn't even care"

"Why didn't you tell me about any of this huh?"

"Because I'm so ashamed. I never thought I'd be a cheater yet here I am"

"Are you still seeing him?"

"No I ended it when I realised I was pregnant. I have to think of Mia and I don't want her going through her parent's getting divorced. I know me and Sam are having issues but I really hope we can get through them"

"Does Sam know about the baby?"

"No and he doesn't know about the affair either, you won't tell him will you?"

"Of course I won't. I wish you'd told me all about this sooner though, I would have been there for you. How are you feeling now? Having an... abortion couldn't have been easy"

"It was so horrible Rach. But I just knew it was what I had to do. I do feel bad, Mia has always wanted a little brother or sister but these definitely weren't the right circumstances for that"

"How far along were you?"

"Only a few weeks. I knew straight away, I had exactly the same symptoms as I had with Mia so I could just tell I was pregnant before I'd even done the test. Do you think I'm a terrible person?"

"Of course I don't Ang. What you and Sam have is definitely worth fighting for. You did what you had to do for your marriage, I completely get that"

"Thank you"

"What for?"

"For being so understanding. I was so worried you'd hate me for getting rid of a baby when your chances of conceiving are... well you know slim"

"You know I'd never hate you. You have the right to decide what you want to do with your body and my circumstances don't need to impact that whatsoever"

"I still hate myself for what I've done. I keep thinking about the life I've just destroyed, I can't stop imagining what he or she would have looked like and thinking about life with two children. Mia would have been the best big sister"

"Maybe once you've sorted things with Sam properly, the two of you could try for a baby"

"No I can't see Sam wanting that and I don't think I really want to go back to the baby days again. I'll be fine, I just need some time"

"You will be fine but I'm here for you whenever you need me. Are things still really bad between you and Sam?"

"They're still not good but I had a really honest conversation with him a couple of days ago and told him exactly how I feel. I think we're going to try some marriage counselling when we get home"

"That's a really good start, telling Sam how you feel"

"I know. Sam was so upset when he realised how I'm feeling"

"Which shows he still cares about you"

"I know"

Angela felt a lot better after telling Rachel. Normally Angela and Rachel told each other everything, but this was something Angela had been so ashamed of so hadn't wanted anyone finding out.

"Right, I think it's time we had a glass of wine" Rachel said after the two women had chatted for a while

"I think you're right there"

Rachel went and poured two glasses of wine and then the two of them went and sat by the pool for a bit. It wasn't too much longer before Eddie and Sam arrived back with all of the kids.

"How was the beach?" Angela asked

"Amazing. The water is so clear" Mia replied

It sounded like they'd all had a really good time at the beach and were excited to go back tomorrow with Rachel and Angela.

"Rachel can I go in the swimming pool?" Daisy asked

"Yep. Thank you for asking. Make sure you always tell an adult before you go in, and you too Michael"

"I will" Michael said

Daisy and Michael got straight in the swimming pool but Lexie, Olivia and Mia decided to go up for showers.

After finishing her glass of wine Rachel went inside to get another.

She decided to go in and check on Olivia as she hadn't spoken to her much since they'd arrived.

Rachel went into her room and Olivia had just got out of the shower so was wrapped in a towel.

"Rachel, I've burnt a bit today"

"Oh have you. Where?"

Olivia showed Rachel the red lines she had on her chest above her bikini line where she must have missed putting sun cream.

"That's probably because you put sun cream on when you had your bikini on, it's easy to miss patches when you do that. If you rub your sun cream in before you put your bikini on tomorrow, then you can make sure you get everywhere"

"Okay I will"

"Have you had a good time so far?"

"Yeah really good thank you, it's so nice here"

"It is, isn't it. Are you happy having a room all to yourself? I'm sure you could all swap around so you aren't on your own the whole time"

"I don't mind, I like it. It's better than having to share a room with Daisy"

"Well as long as you like it. Anyway, I'll leave you to get dressed"

After checking on Olivia, Rachel went back outside with the drinks. She was so pleased to have arrived and be relaxing in the sun with her best friends and family.

By the time Rachel and Angela had had 2 glasses of wine each, Rachel realised it was time they got some food sorted because she was starting to feel quite tipsy.

"Daisy, Michael time to get out now" Rachel said to Daisy and Michael who were still having great fun in the swimming pool

"Can we have a bit longer?" Daisy asked hopefully

"No you need to get out now and get dressed so then we can eat"

After a bit of moaning Daisy and Michael climbed out so Rachel wrapped towels around them both.

"I know you wanted to stay in longer but you're going to be able to go in the pool loads more, it's only our first day still"

Lexie and Mia offered to shower and dress Daisy and Michael which Rachel was really grateful for because it meant she could help Angela get some food sorted.

"Do you want me to help you Rachel?" Olivia offered

"No don't worry love. You stay and enjoy the sunshine"

They decided to get out some picky bits for tea as they'd had a big lunch so no one was that hungry.

Rachel was in the middle of cutting up some French stick when Daisy ran into the kitchen looking worried.

"Rachel I need to tell you something"

"Okay what is it love?"

"I only want you to know"

"Okay, let's go outside then"

Rachel went out with Daisy wondering what was up.

"I completely forgot that we're not meant to flush the toilet roll and I just did" Daisy said sounding really worried

"That's okay, I'm sure it won't hurt as a one off. Just try not to forget again"

"Okay"

"You had me worried then, I thought it was going to be something much worse"

"It is bad though because you said the pipes will get blocked if we put toilet roll in the toilet"

"Well like I said, a little bit won't hurt but just try not to do it again"

"I'll remember next time"

Daisy then went upstairs for her shower so Rachel went back to preparing the food.

Once the food was ready, they all sat around the table and ate together.

Rachel could tell that things between Sam and Angela didn't seem right but she hoped they'd all still have a nice holiday.

It really did feel nice to finally have arrived in Greece. They'd had it booked for a while now and everyone had been really excited. Rachel smiled as she looked at Lexie, Olivia, Daisy and Michael who all seemed to be having a really good time already.

Please review and let me know if you have any ideas for the holiday xx