A/N: really short chapter (569 words!)
Marjorie turned to face autumn and asked "would it be okay if I left here at about 2:45?" Autumn looked up at her.
"Why?" Autumn asked
"I'm meeting someone." Marjorie snapped.
"Who?" Autumn spat.
"Someone." Marjorie began to get angry.
"Tell the truth." Autumn demanded.
"My- uh. My daughter."
Autumn was lost for words. "What? Marjorie you're speaking rubbish." She laughed and rolled her eyes.
"I'm being dead serious autumn, it was a closed adoption, I had her fifteen years ago but she came here last Friday and we had words."
"Let me get this straight, you have a little girl?" Autumn asked.
"Not so little anymore, but yeah."
"What's her name?"
"ivy" Marjorie smiled.
"I did not expect this, what the fu-" autumn was interrupted.
"Speak of the devil, you alright my love?" Marjorie asked as Ivy walked into the office.
"Yeah, how are you?" Ivy asked
"I'm good, by the way, this is autumn, my deputy manager."
"Hey autumn" she smiled.
Autumn looked up at her "gosh you look just like your mum, beautiful name by the way"
"Thank-you, nice to meet you" Ivy smiled.
"Right, We should get a move on darling, we can't have your mum wondering where you are, can we?"
*
Marjorie sat in the driving seat, looking at Ivy "what do you want to eat sweetheart?" She asked.
"How about Italian?"
"Fine by me, I love Italian."
"Me too."
*
Marjorie and Ivy were sat in a booth facing one another. The waiter came over "can I get you two any drinks?" She asked.
"I'll have a lemonade please" Marjorie Said.
"Same for me, thank-you" Ivy added.
"Great, I won't be a minute." The waiter replied
Marjorie looked up at Ivy and asked "what you thinking for food? I'm leaning toward a carbonara."
"No way!! That's my favourite"
"That makes two of us." Marjorie smiled
The two enjoyed their meals until they were interrupted by a firm voice.
"Ivy" the voice said.
Marjorie and ivy looked at the woman. She was wearing a black blazer, and pencil skirt with a gold belt and wore her hair rather neat.
"mum?" Ivy replied.
"What do you think you're doing?" The woman grabbed Ivy's arm and pulled her so she was standing.
"Just getting some food, mum" Ivy said nervously.
Marjorie noticed the nervousness on Ivy's face, her heart sank for her.
"And who is this?" The woman said looking at Marjorie.
"My mum" Ivy replied.
"Excuse you?" Said The woman who went my the name 'Clara Rhodes'
"You heard me, that's my real mum, Mrs knight to you." Ivy snapped back.
"Ivy, meet me in the car." The woman demanded.
Ivy stood from her seat and walked slowly back to the car where her adopted mother would soon meet her.
Clara sat down and began to speak "so you're Ivy's birth mother?" She asked.
"That's right." Marjorie responded.
"And what makes you think you can wiggle your way back into her life like this?"
Marjorie laughed "she found me, I haven't done anything."
"Well if I could politely ask you to stay away from my daughter, you made the choice fifteen years ago, it was a closed adoption. Stay away Mrs knight." And with that, Clara stood up and left.
A tear rolled down Marjorie's cheek, she wondered if she'd ever see her little girl ever again.
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Unexpected
Romance15 years ago, Marjorie gave her daughter up for adoption. on Marjorie's 37th birthday, her and her daughter finally find each other, but someone is stopping them..
