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"Why do I have to go?"
"Because he's your Dad and Ireland is where you were born. And look at this you get a week off school."
"But I don't want a week off school."
"You're probably the only kid that has said that."
"Please don't make me go."
"I'm not making you go sweetheart. He's your Dad and a new baby is coming along so he wants to spend as much time as possible with you and you can meet his new fancy woman, her name is Emma, she's really nice."
"Have you met her?"
"..no." Saoirse sighed.
"So how do you know she's nice."
"Because your Dad told me."
"He might be lying for you to like her."
"I doubt it."
"Well how do you know?"
"My god you're a handful aren't you?" Saoirse smirked. "Listen it's only 5 days not even that 4 and a half and you're back here with me." Saoirse sighed when she saw Orla's lip quiver. "Oh baby it's okay." Saoirse pulled her into a hug squeezing her tightly. "You'll be fine, I'll call you every day and when you get back we'll do something yeah, go to the cinema or a meal... or both."
"Can Lizzie come too?"
"Yeah Lizzie can come too."
"Mum?" Saoirse hummed in reply. "Do you like Lizzie?"
"Of course I like Lizzie. She's my friend... what's bought that on?"
"A big in our class was teasing Charlie saying Lizzie and you were getting married."
"Come here." Soairse picked Orla up as she sat down on the sofa putting Orla on her lap. "Most kids at your school including you and Charlie have a Mummy and a Daddy but sometimes some kids can have two Mums or two Dads, makes no difference because either way they love each other."
"You and Lizzie love each other?"
"..... yeah you can say that.... Yeah." Orla's eyes practically lit up. "You okay?" Saoirse smiled widely as Orla nodded enthusiastically hugging Saoirse.
"Is she gonna live with us?"
"Stamp on the brakes there love it's only been a few weeks. Right I've got a little something for you." Saoirse got a phone out of her pocket. "It's not to keep but it's my old one, my number is on there so we can text whenever you want but if I see you texting me past you bedtime you're in trouble." Orla giggles. "Right come on don't want to make your Dad waiting any longer."
Soairse walked Orla out of the house as Connor was waiting in his car Saoirse opening the back door for Orla as she got in the back. "See you Friday baby." Saoirse hugged Orla as she kissed her cheek, Orla kissing Saoirse's cheek. "Love you be good for your Dad."
"Bye Mummy."
"Bye Saoirse." Connor smiled.
"Yeah whatever." Saoirse shut the car door standing back wrapping her cardigan round her tightly to keep her warm smiling seeing Orla giggling as she waved as Connor drove off.
Saoirse taking a deep breathe as she felt tears well up in her eyes. "You're such a wuss you know?" Saoirse wiped her cheek turning round to see Liz.
"Piss off." Saoirse mumbled.
"Naw I'm sorry." Liz hugged Saoirse as Saoirse hid her face in the crook of Liz's neck.
"I'm gonna miss her. This is the longest she's been away from me since forever. It's always been us two."
"Well you can stay round mine so you don't feel lonely."
"What all week?"
"Why the fuck not?" Liz shrugged.
"You're a bloody angel." Saoirse smiled up at Liz as she placed a kiss to her lips.
"Cafe?" Saoirse nodded as Liz wrapped an arm round her shoulders as they walked to the cafe. "You can cook us all meals if you want all I give my kids is microwaveable stuff."
