The High Life. The final stretch

Chapter 4

Next morning, I got up with the kids so that Connor could have a lie in. Which failed because he got up 10 minutes after I got down stairs with the kids

"Go back to bed. for a bit." I said

"No it's okay. I won't go back to sleep. I'm awake now." He said

"Okay." I said

"You okay Lilly?" I asked I noticed she was looking at the hand and foot print that Tristan's mum had done for me shortly after the loss of Oscar in 2018.

"Mum how old would Oscar be now if he was still alive?" She asked

"um." I looked at Connor.

"He'll be 17 on the 13th April." I said

"oh." Lilly said

"Why do you asked?" I asked
"Would have loved to have a big brother." Lilly said

"I know but it just wasn't meant to be." I said I looked at Connor who looked just as shocked as I did about Lilly's question

"Can we do something for his birthday?" She said

"What do you want to do?" I asked

"Have cake" She said

"Of course we can." I said

"Okay." She said and she carried on eating her breakfast. I looked at Connor and he was smiling

"Right Lilly go up and get dressed Jodie will be here soon." I said when Lilly had finished her breakfast.

"Okay mum." She said heading upstairs

"Lilly please bring some clothes down for Grace as well." I shouted up the stairs.
"Okay mum." She said

Lilly came down stairs 10 minutes later dressed she had also brought with her a blue dress with flower on it and matching leggings for Grace to wear.

I got Grace dressed and just as I was helping her get her shoes on Jodie knocked on the door.

"I got it." Casper said

"Okay sweet." I said

"Hey Rhi." Jodie said coming into the kitchen

"Hey hun." I said smiling considering she was nearly 6 months pregnant she didn't look it.

"Ready to go?" Jodie said

"Yeah." I said

"Lilly-Anna shoes on." I said

"Coming mum." She said

When we were all ready I got us all in the car and we headed for London's Children hospital which had recently added a maternity ward.

"Jodie McVey." Jodie said to the woman behind the desk

"Right this way." She said she had an impatient look on her face as though she had somewhere better to be.

"It is her."

"No it's not. She wouldn't come here."

"I'm telling you it's her." I could hear whispering going on behind my back a part of me wanted to ignore it and another part of me want to be nosey and find out who they were talking about because there was no way they were talking about me.

Curiosity took over me and I turned round to look at the 2 girls who were whispering.

"Told you." The girl with blond hair said to her friend who had brown hair

"Hello girls can I help you?" I said looking at them both

"Your the woman who presents I'm a celebrity." The blond haired girl said