(RONNIE'S POINT OF VIEW)
''So what's up'' I asked Mandy muting the telly. ''Well Steve Boss has opened up a firm down in at Atlanta and they want him to run it'' I gasped.
''No way'' I screeched she laughed. ''Yeah so the Boss gave him a month before it opens and we have been so busy to get down to Atlanta and check out that house we might buy'' she said I smiled.
''I can go look for you, I can bring my mac and Skype with one of the kids and go through each room with you'' I said. ''Serious hun'' she asked.
''Yeah course, I will do whatever I can to get you lot down here faster'' she laughed. ''I'll have Steve email you the address and get on off there I pad's''.
''Awesome I'm off to get dressed so get him to do it now and I will text you when I get to the house'' I said hanging up and I headed up stairs bringing Harvey with me.
''We are going to check out a new house form Grandma Mandy and grandma Steve they are coming to live up here'' I said brushing his cheek with my fingers.
''Is Alex'' he asked I smiled and nodded.
''Yes'' he cheered I smiled and went into my closet pulling out an outfit and got dressed and done my make-up and headed out to the room grabbing my ipad and Harvey's hand and headed down stairs and locked the house up and strapped him in and I got the address from Steve and I drove to the house.
''Oh the house is a near Jaden's place'' I said to myself and I drove to the address. ''Whoa'' Myself and Harvey said looking out the window at the house.
''This is nice'' I said Harvey nodded and I turned my ipad on and I Skype with my little brother Dale and my mom's face popped up with Steve. ''Guys these house holy god it's amazing'' I said rotating the camera around.
''It's beautiful isn't it'' Mandy said. ''Gorgeous, I can't wait to have a nose, come on son'' I said opening the back door and he jumped to the ground I locked the car and I took his hand and walked up to the house and a man was at the door the retailer I smiled at him and walked in. ''Whoa, this is place is stunning'' I said holing the mac up for them to see the Foyer the house was completely empty so there was a big gorgeous living room with a great view of the front law, a big kitchen, a dining room, laundry room down stairs bathroom, upstairs bathroom and 6 bedrooms master suite had on suite and walk in closet and a big massive pool.
''How did the kids take it''.
''They refuse to go so there's a lot of arguments'' Mandy said I nodded. ''I can have a word with them, I know I can work my way around the girls'' she laughed.
''They are ok with it because they will get to see you and the kids now and Alex he is happy it's just the boys, Chesney is 22 now so he is old enough so is Dale I just don't want to leave them here but it's home'' she said I nodded understanding.
''No longer babies no more, we all have to let go at some stage'' I said getting back into the car. ''I've still a month to talk them into it'' I laughed and I told her I would call her tonight and I hung up and I headed on home to see my dad's car parked out front as well as Bradleys, I sighed and got out taking Harvey out of the back and I locked the car and walked up to the front door and opened it and Harvey strolled in taking his leather jacket off letting it fall to the ground
''Aye you little shite'' I said picking it up he laughed walking into the living room and I hung it up in the hall cupboard. ''You want juice son'' I asked him
''Yes''
''Yes what'' I asked. ''Please'' I chuckled and walked into the kitchen and the talking stopped I looked over at the table seeing Laura Justin and Bradley, the other two look pissed I groaned and took juice out and walked into the living room and gave him it.
''How is my twinny's doing'' I asked them while they sat on different sofa's they smiled looking back at the telly, Braydon was the one who said hi and high fived Harvey, something he learned his little brother, I chuckled and I leaned down at kissed them then headed into the kitchen and I sat up on the counter.
''Anything you want to tell us Ronnie'' Justin asked his tone flat. ''Not off the top of my head'' I said scratching the side of my nose.
''Cut the crap why the fuck didn't you tell us about you having a lump on your breast'' Laura shot I was taking back, I never heard the tone before; it was never used with me.
''You had no fucking right to go off telling people about my business'' I spat at Bradley his jaw tense. ''I have every fucking right, you are my wife Ronnie my fucking wife and you didn't tell me something is big, what if it was me huh wouldn't you want me to tell you'' he challenged his eyebrows raised.
''If you were in my situation would you want me to be worried for you, would you want me too lay there at night time looking at you thinking you would die on me would you want that for me Bradley huh, because I don't want that for you so I didn't tell you, sue me for not wanting to see my husband break down right in front of my eyes'' I said my eyes welling up and he looked down at the counter and Laura got up and walked over to me and she wiped my tear as it fell.
''What did the doctor say'' she asked I wiped my cheeks.
''He took blood for me the other day and I got a scan so I will find out in a few days, he said he will call me and let me know'' she closed her eyes.
''Hey it could be just a flunky thing'''
''But you have a lump'' I sighed.
''Is it big'' I paused for a few seconds then I nodded and a sob escaped her lips and I hugged her tight. ''Come on mom don't do this, if I cry I won't stop and I am trying everything in me to be strong for my babies, I can't break down now'' I said she nodded pulling out and wiped her cheeks
''You'll be fine'' she said I winked. ''So any way, Mandy and Steve are moving down here''
''They are'' she asked I nodded. ''Steve boss opened up a firm down here and he will manage the place so me and Harvey went and checked it out, fucking gorgeous is how I put it'' I said getting down taking a bottle of water out of the fridge and I sat down beside Bradley crossing my legs
''When are they coming''
''In a month, they have to packed the house up they be out in the next week or so, Steve doesn't start work for another month or so, so it'll be all work doing up the entire house, I told Mandy to call me if she needs help'' I said taking a sip of the drink and closed it with the lid.
''You chuffed'' she asked I chuckled and nodded. ''Yeah I haven't seen them since the wedding so it'll be great having all my family in the same state as me and this way I can actually see my brother's and sister's grow up, be there when they start their own families'' I smiled and I looked over at Justin who jaw was tense looking at the table I looked at Laura she looked at him he looked at her and kissed her cheek before walking out I sighed and got up and followed him out front and closed the door and he turned around.
''Why didn't you tell me this Ronnie, I'm your dad you could have at least told me, what if it's too far along huh and all this time we haven't spent together, god only knows how long I have with you now'' his eyes watered. ''Dad I'm not going anywhere'' I said to him.
''You can think that but be realistic, I know you don't want to think that believe me neither do I, I don't want to have to bury my daughter but you have to think both ways Ronnie you have to, I know it'll be hard but you got to think of the what if'' he said I sniffled and I nodded.
''I'm not afraid, I used to be afraid to die, but I'm not no more, I always knew cancer would catch back up on me. I brought three amazing kids into this world and it's eating me alive that I might not see the grow up but I need to think I won't die, I can't just sit there and think I won't live to see my babies grow up to their teenage years be little bastard, I want all that. I want the fights with them I want to ground them see them go to prom graduate, fall in love, have their own family. I have more to fight for now dad, I have a husband who I love 3 children who are the reason I breath, believe me I am not going anywhere I can put my hand on the bible and swear to you, I may get cancer I may get a 20% chance to live but I will fight with ever fibre in my body and beat this fucking disease'' I said he walked over and wrapped his arms around my neck and hugged me, I wrapped my arms around his waist hugging him as tight and he kissed my forehead.
''We are here for you ok, every step of the way''
