TNN ONESHOTS

Mummy? - CV & AMR

Mia slumped down onto the couch dramaticly, before laying down. Her head in Charlotte's lap. "Baby whats wrong?" She questioned quietly while running her nails through Mia’s hair. The redhead sighed. "Your bloody kids." She muttered. "Thats not fair. They are just as much your girls aswell." Charlotte told her quietly, while trying to keep calm. Her children meant the world to her so the moment someone tried to talk bad about them, she got defensive. "At this moment in time they are all yours. I'm dropping the role as step mother." She mumbled quietly while cuddling herself into Charlotte.

Charlotte shook her head. "No. You don't do that." She warned sternly. Though Mia was joking and deep down Charlotte knew that, she couldn't see the funny side. "Sweetheart calm down." She mumbled while struggling to keep her eyes open.

Charlotte looked down at Mia as she fought to stay awake. "Why are you disowning them? Don't you think they have been though enough.  First their dad left and they were stuck between the two of us and then you come into their lives and now you are leaving them? They balme themselves for me and Mark breaking up. How do you think they will feel when the one person who makes me the happiest decides she no longer wants them." She questioned harshly. "Sweetheart,  of course i love them. I was joking because I'm getting a cold again, from them. That they brought home from school" Mia mumbled, barely audible.

Before Charlotte could respond to Mia, the door opening got their attention. "What? W-we aren't wa-nted" A quiet voice came from the doorway. Both the women's head's snapped up at the sound of their daughter. "Lils, it's okay." Charlotte whispered before her daughter took off upstairs. "This isn't over. " she told Mia sternly before moving off the couch and rushing after her daughter.

Once upstairs the sound of crying came from Lily's bedroom. Charlotte knocked on the door gently, before pushing it open. "It's just me baby. I've come to sit with you" she explained softly before moving slowly to sit on the bed next to Lily.

The young girl climbed into her mothers lap quickly, hiding her face as tears soaked her shirt. "I've got you baby, I'm not going anywhere." Charlotte whispered while holding onto her daughter. "I love Mimi but she doesn't love me" Lily squeezed Charlotte tighter as the words left her mouth. "Sweetheart, listen to me okay. We love you. Mummy loves you so so much and i will always choose you and your sister,  no matter what." She whispered while gently rocking them both.

Lily gripped Charlotte's hoodie in her hands. "It smells like Mimi." She whispered while sniffing it. "Because it is hers and shes wearing mine" Charlotte whispered while holding onto Lily and moving slowly. "Hang on baby, mummy is getting comfortable." She hushed, laying down on the bed with Lily led on her chest. "Thats better. I'm not moving now." She hushed.

Lily kept quiet while laying on her mother's chest, the tears had stopped and her breathing had calmed. "Try and get some sleep." Charlotte whispered but she shook her head. "If mimi leaves she will do it while I'm sleeping, like daddy did."

Charlotte sighed before pulling the blanket around her daughter's shoulders. "Baby, you need to listen to me" Charlotte apoke in a serious tone. "I promise,  I pinky promise that Mia isn't leaving us" Charlotte spoke confidently.

Lily nodded slightly against her mother's chest. "When you are asleep, i will go and find out whats going on but I'm not going anywhere till I know you are okay and asleep." The young girl nodded slowly before rolling off of her mother. "You can talk now. I'm okay." She whispered but Charlotte shook her head. "I'm staying in here."

Charlotte stayed still, rubbing her daughters back slightly. Within minutes the young girl was asleep, snoring softly. That was Charlotte's que to leave. The woman slipped out of bed and slowly made her away out of the room.

Charlotte shot Mia a dangerous glare as she stood in the living room doorway. "You dare say anything like that again without being certain they can't hear you then you really won't be a step mother." The brunette seethed through gritted teeth.

Mia nodded sheepishly before reaching a hand out for Charlotte to take but she didn't, instead she pushed it away. "I can't right now Mia. She's been breaking her heart because of you, scared to sleep incase you leave her like Mark did and thats all my fault because I trusted you enough to live here with them. I thought you were going to love them no matter what." Charlotte spat harshly, keeping her voice right down.

For once Mia didn't argue back, she just kept quiet and let Charlotte finish. "I'm going to go upstairs to bed, you can join me when you are ready or you can stay down here. Whatever you decide,  i will be here in the morning amd we can talk when you are ready." Mia whispered calmly before moving past Charlotte.

The younger woman sighed before moving slightly out of the way. She moved slowly towards the couch, wrapping herself up in a blanket. The brunette sighed as silent tears rolled down her cheeks. She knew Mia wouldn't leave them and she knew Mia loved them, she just couldn't bring herself to face her now.

*

Hours had passed by the time Charlotte decided to head upstairs. Before entering her room, she checked on both of her daughter's to find them both sound asleep, cuddling their favorite teddy close to them. A soft smile played on her lips.

The smile dropped quickly as she walked into hers and Mia's shared bedroom. "Baby?" Charlotte questioned softly. Mia was sat up in bed, tears rolling down her cheeks. "I love them so much." She sobbed quietly. Guilt washed over Charlotte as she looked at her fiancé.

She crossed the room before sitting next to Mia. "I-I only said it as a joke because i thought i was getting another cold. I love them. I love both of them so much." She sobbed before moving towards Charlotte and wrapping her arms around her tightly, holding onto her sweater.

Charlotte kept quiet, gently rubbing Mia's back as she cried, the same way she did for her daughter earlier. "Tomorrow you will need to talk to her and make sure she know that you aren't going anywhere but for tonight,  I've got you sweetheart." She soothed before moving slowly, getting into bed while Mia held onto her.

*

The next morning, Mia was awake first, ready to fix everything. "Baby, let her sleep. She will be in like she does every morning." Charlotte whispered, feeling Mia shift next to her.

As if summoned, the door slowly creaked open. "Mummy." A quiet voice came, followed by little footsteps. "Come here baby." Charlotte whispered while holding back the covers. Lily climbed in and cuddled up against Charlotte.

She gave her girlfriend a subtle nod. "Lils, I'm sorry for upsetting you last night." Mia whispered, gaining the little girls attention. "I would never give up being your step mummy, ever. I was making a joke because I think im getting another cold from one of you but you walked in before i could finish." She explained calmly, reaching out a hand to rub her back.

Lily gripped Charlotte's sleep shirt as she listened intently to what Mia was saying. The young girl took a deep breath before moving towards the redhead. "So you do love me?" She questioned quietly. That was the moment that broke Mias heart. She reached over and pulled the young girl against her chest. "I've never stopped loving you." She whispered as tears filled her eyes.

Charlotte noticed how emotional Mia was getting. "Baby, come here." Charlotte whispered while opening her arms. "Both of you." She added, noticing the confusion covering her face. Both Lily and Mia moved closer, wrapping their arms around Charlotte. "You are okay, you are both loved, we are okay." She hushed while rubbing small circles on Mia's back, Lily squashed in the middle.