Effie: Look at them, I don’t know which one looks scruffier – Daisy, Jessica or Haggis!
Will: Daisy – no contest!
Louise: Take no notice, girls – Nana spends twenty minutes every morning trying to get her hair to look like that!
Louise: I think they will have lovely curls when they are older – do you have pictures of when you were a baby, Effie?
Effie: Oh – no – I don’t think there were many. My mum was so disappointed that I was ginger!
Louise: Have you heard from her lately…?
Will: Mum – !
Effie: No I haven’t heard from her, not since she said she wouldn’t come to the wedding. The last any of us heard was when she sent Niamh a card and ten euros for her birthday.
Louise: It must upset you, not having her around, especially now you have the girls.
Will: Mum, let’s just change the subject, all right?
Effie: No, it’s okay, Will. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately – well, like your mum said, especially now I have Daisy and Jessica.
Effie: The thing is – if she was here, she’d be telling me I was doing everything wrong with the twins, and knocking my confidence, and I think actually – well, I think I’m good at being a mum.
Will: Of course you are!
Louise: You’re doing brilliantly, Effie. It’s hard enough being a new mum to one baby, but you’re making it look easy with two!
Effie: Mum was always so ready to put me down, whatever I did. I thought there must be something wrong with me – but there are so many other people who do love me. And I’m so happy with my life! I know she wouldn’t think I’ve made anything of it, because she wouldn’t understand the joy I get from our girls, and having all our friends and family around us.
Effie: Will has given me so much – everything I’ve ever wanted – and you all make me feel like I’m someone special –
Will: Oh Eff! You don’t realise how much you give us.
Louise: Of course you’re special, love – you’re so special to all of us!
Effie: I’ll always be sad that I don’t get on with my own mother, but you’re far more of a mum to me, Louise. And I’d rather have you here, I really would.
Louise: Thank you, Effie – that means a lot to me. You know I think of you like you’re one of my own – and I’m so happy you and Will are together. I’m proud of you both, and these beautiful little girls.
Effie: I still can’t believe we’re together, sometimes, and that we’ve got the twins! I can’t believe I could be so lucky…
Will: I think I’m the lucky one, sweetheart.
Louise: Oh I’m starting to feel like a gooseberry now! Think I’ll go and put the kettle on…
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