Page 32 of Molly: Part One
I had my arms around his shoulders and legs wrapped around his waist whilst he held me tight with one arm and rubbed my back with the other to try to calm me down. I was just so overwhelmed by the whole thing. I loved the Morrison’s with all my heart, they were my family but I never expected them to do something like this for me. They had already given Hannah’s inheritance that she had from her grandparents to Ryan to help him buy his house, he fought them because he didn’t feel he deserved her money but they just insisted harder and now they have done this for me. I can’t believe it.
My sobs subside a couple of minutes later and I realise that no one has said anything. I lift my head up out of the crook of Ryan’s neck and see Susan, Pete and Emma staring at us. I suddenly realise how this must look to them and quickly remove myself from Ryan’s arms. I have already had to calm Emma down once about the two of us, I really shouldn’t be doing anything to make her believe that there actually is something going on between us when there isn’t.
“Can I see the rest?” I ask trying to break the sudden tension we have caused.
I am in awe as I look around what was our flat. The living/dining room is now a large office with two massive desks in it. The bedroom that used to be Hannah’s is now a meeting room with a giant table in the centre, Susan said they used her room for this because they wanted her to be involved with the decisions. My old room is now a mini living room, it has a sofa and TV for us to have our lunches in. Emma’s old room is currently empty and the little kitchen and bathroom are the same as before. Everything is themed around our black, grey and pink theme and all the furniture is really modern.
Once I have seen everything and got myself over another couple of breakdowns we head downstairs and outside. It is then I see the massive Angels Designs sign that now hangs between the two front windows. I love it.
Megan is in the coffee shop with Lilly and Dec who are waiting for us to come down. I say hello to them all and explain to Lilly how much I love the decoration and all the furniture she has chosen upstairs, she beams at my praise. I chat to Megan for a couple of minutes about our plans for tomorrow night before I am ushered out of the coffee shop with everyone.
I get back in Ryan’s car and Lilly and Dec join us while Emma goes with Susan and Pete. I can’t help but think she is pissed off after my display with Ryan upstairs, she is going to have to get used to us being close because I can’t be without him. I just get settled in my seat when I feel the blindfold coming back around my eyes from behind me.
“For fuck sake, not again.”
“I’m afraid so,” I hear Lilly say behind me. “I’m under strict instructions from Ryan.”
I hear him and Dec get in the car and then join in with Lilly’s laughter at my pouting face.
“We aren’t going far Molls, stop sulking,” Ryan says. I just fold my arms over my chest and huff my annoyance.
Ryan was lying when he said we weren’t going far, I have been sat here in the dark for ages. Eventually I feel the car turn off and hear the others get out, they have been talking amongst themselves during the journey but I didn’t join in with them. I was trying to show them how miserable being blindfolded was making me but apparently they didn’t care.
Once Ryan has successfully gotten me to our destination, without letting me fall on my arse, he takes the blindfold off. I instantly see why he did it, he had brought me to our favourite pub and sitting in front of me are obviously the Morrison’s but also Steven, his wife Debs and their two little girls Poppy and Mia and Daniel.
“Happy birthday kid,” Steven says as he gets up and comes over to give me a hug.
I’m so happy to see them both, it’s been ages since we have spent anytime together. I hug Daniel after Steven has put me down then Debs and the girls, who are very excited to see me. Poppy is six and Mia is four, they are both the spitting image of their mum with light blonde hair and pale skin, Poppy has her mum’s blue eyes whereas Mia has her dad’s green ones. They are both stunning. I can just imagine how much stress they are going to cause my big brother when they are teenagers.
“I can’t believe you’re here, I only spoke to you both on the phone yesterday and you gave nothing away,” I say to them both. I realised that I hadn’t told them about my change of address and that it had been a couple of weeks since we caught up last. I chatted with them both for about twenty minutes and in that time they gave me no clues they would be seeing me tonight.
“Ryan phoned us at the beginning of the week to invite us. He told us you were going to see the office, what do you think?” Daniel says.
“I love it, thank you so much for helping do it.”
“No problem, anything for you Molly-moo,” Daniel says while rubbing his hand on my head, messing up my hair like I was a little kid again.
We had a brilliant evening. I had my family with me and I couldn’t be happier. I loved them all and was grateful to have such amazing people in my life.
It is now just past midnight and Ryan and I have been home long enough to get ourselves drinks. I am sat on the sofa with my laptop, as it was now officially my birthday I had something to check. Ryan puts some music on and comes and sits down next to me with a beer in his hand.
“What are you doing?” he questions.
“I just need to check something.”
“What is so important that you dived straight for your laptop as soon as you got in?”
“Nothing much,” I say to try to stop him prying any further. I hate what I am about to check but I need to know what it’s going to be this year. I know it will make Ryan mad if I tell him the truth. I get the webpage up I need and log myself in. I open up my account and see that, as usual, it’s already there. I feel a lump form in my throat and my eyes tear up a bit. Every year I hope it is going to be different and they will actually do something to show me they do actually care about me. Even a card would mean more to me than this.
“Molly, you look upset, what’s wrong?” Ryan questions.
I knew I should have done this when I was on my own. “Nothing, I’m okay.”
I go to shut the lid of my laptop but Ryan is faster and grabs it from me to look at the screen.
“What is this?” he asks as his eyes running over the page. “Why have you had thirty thousand pounds paid in to your account with the reference of love?”
“It’s nothing,” I can feel myself get more upset as he turns his head to look at me.
