Its later in the evening I have just got Justin to sleep when I sit on the sofa with Nadine with a glass of red
“how was work?” I ask
“interesting” she says sipping her wine
“care to tell me more?” I say raising an eyebrow
“well the thing is, well I’ve been put to be Bella’s social worker you know Cheryl’s niece” she says with a sigh
“oh right that could get weird” I nod
“I know but so far she is doing really well we have no need to worry about Bella, I will be checking up on them once a week than after a bit of time it will be once a month and then once a year that’s how the job goes” Nadine smiles
“okay then” I say
“Kimba don’t worry she will be fine from what I saw today there is no place better for that little girl than with Cheryl” she smiles
“she nearly had a heart attack when she saw me on the other side of the door though” Nadine laughs
“I’m not surprised” I giggle
“wait shhh” I say holding my hand up I listen out carefully then I hear the tiny sound of feet moving around upstairs then I hear them going down the stairs, I look at the stairs to see my little boy hugging flops for dear life with tears in his eyes I walk over to him and lift him up hugging him
“baby what’s wrong?” I ask him as I sit down next to Nadine but Justin continues to cry I rub his back to comfort him and Nadine is stroking his hair it take us 10 minutes to clam him down
“baby what’s wrong why were you crying was it a bad dream?” I ask and he just looks up at me with his big blue eyes shining with tears
“you can tell us little man” Nadine says Justin cuddles into my neck and has a fist full of my hair with his other hand
“ *sniff* I saw someone taking mummy away in a car and then they took Diney *sniff* and you left me in the dark on me own* sniff*and I scary man said that you weren’t coming back for me*sniff*” Justin says letting a few more tears run down his little face
“awww baby I’m not leaving you I never will I promise okay and neither Is Diney and I would never let you be alone in the dark” I say kissing his head
“but daddy left me” Justin says quietly and it breaks my heart
“baby look at me” I say and have a finger under his chin
“daddy didn’t want to leave you, he loves you very much and I know if he could he would be here with us” I hug my boy tight while Nadine is rubbing his back
“dummy” Justin says sleepily I reach for my bag and get out the green dummy and pop it in his mouth I rock him gently in my arms until he falls asleep and I take him upstairs I stay with him for awhile making sure he has no more night mares.
Cheryl’s POV
I’m sitting on my sofa with a book when I hear Bella’s door open I put the book down and she comes up and hugs me
“you okay Bella bear?” I ask
“auntie chez what was my mummy like?” she asks
“your mummy was very pretty had red hair like you and blue eyes like you, you got them from her and she was kind and loving always thought of other before herself she had an amazing singing voice and she loves you very much remember that darling” I say looking at the little girl in my arms
“I know I cant remember her but I miss her” Bella sniffs
“aww baby I know I miss her too, and she misses you” I say hugging her tighter
“can I have some water please?” she asks
“yeah pet let me just get it for you” I say and get up from the sofa and get the water I walk back into the room and pass Bella the cup she drinks the water and I put her back in bed when I thought comes into my head
“do you want to hear your mummy sing?” I asks
“yes please” Bella beams
“okay wait there” I say and go to my room and pull out a box from under my bed and get out a CD I walk back into Bella’s room and place the CD in the player and listen to the first notes of the song play
“what’s this song?” Bella asks
“it’s the song mummy sung to you when you were born its I’ll stand by you” I smiles
“I like it, mummy has a good voice” she yawns
“do you want me to leave it on while you sleep?”
“yes please”
“okay then babes night night” I say and kiss her on the head and leave the room I sit back on the sofa and I can hear the music still and I remember me and Nicola used to put on shows for dad and Sarah and we would just sing I smile at the thought she had a powerful voice she was very proud of it she wanted to be a singer, and it just brings me sadness that she never got to live her dream I let out a sigh and go to my bedroom and shut the door I can no longer hear the music I curl up in bed and close my eyes hoping that the call from Nadine will be a good one tomorrow.
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Chim- I'll teach you to love again
Hayran KurguKimberley was mourning her dead boyfriend, It's been 2 years since he passed. She meets Cheryl who's also mourning. They end up meeting up the next day and getting closer from then on. Will Cheryl be able to teach Kimberley that she has to move on...
