Girls, Drama & Babies (GirlxGirl)

Altered Reality

"Talk to me." Rachel requested as the cool air refreshed her cheeks.

"Babe she's gonna be here in a minute."

"Well she can wait. We have to talk about this Dan, I've been picking names that go with Blakey."

"Look, it's fine, we'll just all take your name, it's not a big deal."

"Tell me why your so secretive."

"I'm not reliant on them anymore. We don't speak, we have no contact. They don't get to have anything to do with our son, that includes their name, do you understand me?"

"I understand that the closer we get to having our baby the more your pushing me away."

"Rachel."

"No, don't Rachel me, that's fine. Do you want any link with this baby at all?"

"Just because I'm not growing him, doesn't make me nothing. I've been there since day one, I don't need to share his name for him to be my son!"

"Just tell me why, or is it because you can't stand the thought of me being Mrs Blakey? Is that like your worst fear or something?"

"Now your just being ridiculous."

"Just fucking talk to me."

"Fine, fucking hell. You want to hear it? My mother is Mrs Blakey. You will never be Mrs Blakey because she's a cunt. They know about you and the plan to have the baby, they gave me the money for the deposit of the house in exchange for stopping the monthly payments and my inheritance. They are nothing and now they're gone."

"Danny, why didn't I know any of this, why do you have to go through all this on your own?"

"Go and ask your mother, I've got to go."

"Danny! My mother? Explain this to me!"

"I've got to go Rach." She could hear her calling after her as she walked to Kate's car.

"Everything ok?" Her boss asked when the photographer opened the door and got in.

"Yeah, just get me the fuck away from here."

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Danny had been dreading going back to the house but she couldn't think of an excuse not to. She had begrudgingly printed the mock up while whinging that it wasn't ready, showing Kate the image and explaining that the final version would be made up of different women, different photo's, that combine to make this one image.

Her boss was impressed and thankfully behaving herself, it was clear she was concerned about missing her flight. Kate has organised Danny a car back to Richmond, provoking a realisation on the journey that she really was now living the high life; she couldn't help but enjoy the luxury as she spread out on the backseat allowing the driver to take her through the glittering lights of London.

Letting herself in she hung up her jacket and laptop bag, she could hear the TV, it was some sort of game show, nothing they would usually watch anyway. Going straight to the kitchen she got a beer out the fridge and was shocked to see Maggie suddenly stood behind her.

"Sit down please." She requested and Danny got the feeling she wasn't messing around so did as she said.

"Where's Rach?"

"She's in the bath. She was quite upset, what you did tonight wasn't fair."

She didn't say anything, she had the utmost respect for Maggie but she didn't want to hear this. She was working too much and it left her wanting for the patience to deal with everything else. Kate made it easy for her at work, she was dealing with home life herself and clearly fucking it up.