𝐈 𝐁𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒

𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

|| 9th August 2012

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Another week has passed by in Walford, a week in which the unknown caller has continued to repeatedly phone Gabby at all hours of the day, despite her requests to stop. It seems like somebody who refuses to take no for an answer.

Each call from the unknown number caused flashbacks in Gabby's head, flashbacks to her last few years in Croydon, flashbacks to her relationship with the man on the other end of the phone, flashbacks to things that she'd been trying her hardest to forget. The calls continued as she lay in bed, feeling afraid.

Gabby finally decided she'd had enough and turned off her phone, she knew today was a big day for Fatboy and she couldn't let that ruin things for her. She got herself ready, wearing a floral dress with her hair in a high ponytail before getting Connie ready - putting her in a cute little dress aswell, a pink little cardigan over it and placing her hair in two space buns.

She breathed deeply as she took Connie outside, moving the pram down the stairs carefully. She looked over at the vic and noticed the big white gazebo, she grinned and strutted over as Connie played with her doll.

As Gabby walked over to The Queen Vic, she tried to put the phone calls out of her mind for the sake of her daughter, she knew today was a big day for Fatboy, and she wanted to make absolutely certain that nothing disrupted it.

Once she arrived, she scanned the area for him and soon spotted him standing inside the gazebo behind pots and pans, she smiled as Connie held her dolly in her arms, playing away as they waited for Fatboy to notice her.

Gabby waves at him, noticing that Alfie was also talking to Fats. "Alright, boys?" she asked, looking at the two of them as she held Connie 's pram.

"Yeah...yeah, we're good" Fatboy replied as he spotted her walking over to them, his tone a lot more relaxed than it had been the previous week when she'd first returned. "How have you and Connie been?" he questions, a small smile beginning to form on his face.

"Alright" she shrugs, taking Connie out of the pram and picking her up. "This one's been a little shit, ain't ya?" she jokes, bouncing Connie up and down.

"Is she?" Fatboy chuckles as he looks over at Connie , who was giggling as she was lifted up and bounced up and down, looking as cute as ever. "I guess she takes after her mum, then" he jokes, his tone still playful but also somewhat sincere.

Gabby hits his shoulder and laughs. "Shush you" she smirks, looking over at Alfie. "Uh Alfie, is it okay if Connie spends time with Tommy?"

Alfie shrugged his shoulders as he replied. "I don't see any reason why not" he chuckled, glancing over at Connie with an amused smile on his face as she was held up in the air by Gabby. "She's going to grow up to be beautiful like her mum" he continued.

"I'll take her upstairs, yeah?" Gabby smiled softly before leaving Alfie and Fatboy by themselves.

"Alright" Alfie nods as she walks off, now leaving him and Fatboy alone to finish their set up. "Looks like she's settled back in nicely" he chuckles, looking over at Fatboy with a small smile on his face.

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Gabby comes back, noticing that Fatboy was now in a chicken suit. "What are you wearing?!" Gabby giggles, covering her face.

"Hey, don't laugh, it was Nico's idea, not mine!" Fatboy chuckles as he shifts his hands into his pockets, feeling slightly embarrassed but also amused by the situation. "Apparently we've gotten some kind of deal where we have to promote the new chicken burger...so now I pretty much have to stand here in this chicken suit for five hours straight" Fatboy continues, a slight grin forming on his face.