We Are Family (Camren & Norminah)

Part 11 : Ice Cream

"Oh…um….w-well I would but I…I kinda already have plans with Hannah this afternoon." Grace replied.

Rosie couldn't help but feel disappointed and a little hurt. She tried not to let it show but Grace could see it in her eyes and the small falter in her smile.

"Oh…no, yeah no that's cool…I um…actually I just remembered I have to take Ben to his singing lesson today so that's…fine, it's fine."

Grace gave her a sympathetic smile.

"You know I should get going…because I need to go get Ben…so I'll see you tomorrow." Rosie began to back away.

"Wait Rosie…I'm free tomorrow…maybe we could hang out then?" Grace asked.

"I have Cheerleading practice tomorrow." The Tongan replied disappointedly.

"Oh right…sorry I forgot."

Rosie once again couldn't help but feel hurt that her friend had forgot about her practice times. She didn't forget when Grace had hers.

"Well…how about on Wednesday?" Grace asked hopefully.

"Yeah…maybe I'll…I'll let you know ok?" Rosie replied sadly.

Grace nodded as she watched her friend walk away.

~~~ Wednesday ~~~

It was Charlie's 9th birthday today and normally Lauren and Camila wouldn't let their kids have the day off of school because education is key to any happy and successful life. But this year they let her mostly because Charlie had informed them that she didn't want a party this year and that she wanted to go and see Annie and she wanted Ben to go with her…to educate him on what a real Broadway show looks like.

Charlie was astounded that her Aunty Dinah and Aunty Normani had never taken him to a show before. She even made them sit through an hour long power point presentation about how they were depriving their son on the wonders of Broadway.

If she wasn't 8 or the daughter of her best friends Dinah would have gone postal on the girl but seeing as Charlie was her God-Daughter she powered through like a trooper. Normani just sat there and tuned most of it out and just nodded and smiled a few times. She was caught out though when Charlie made them do a pop quiz on what she had been telling them about. Camila couldn't be more proud. Dinah was rethinking her morals about murdering a mother and child.

They weren't all that happy about Ben missing a day of school but he was too excited about going so they would let it go just this once. Camila and Normani also got the day off to chaperone the two kids. Dinah and Lauren were totally fine with that because they really didn't want to be the ones to have to go.

So the day would progress with presents in the morning from her two mommies and Grace and Toby singing her a happy birthday. Then picking up Ben and Normani and heading into the main part of town for a late breakfast. Going over to the game centre in the Mall for a few hours then lunch then heading over to the theatre.

Normani and Camila couldn't help but smile at their two kids who walked hand in hand in front of them as they made their way over to the theatre. Charlie was talking non-stop to Ben about the show and what to expect.

"Aww they're so adorable together." Normani cooed.

"I know! Wouldn't it be even more adorable if they got married one day?" Camila replied.

"Oh my god I said the exact same thing to Dinah!"

"Yeah? What did she say?"

"Um…well she got all quiet and refused to talk about it." Normani said.