Part 3
�So Mia what did daddy buy you?�
Mia went over to the big bear and hugged it �Oh that�s beautiful, it�s bigger than you� she laughed. Typical Jim she thought. June picked up the locket off the table �Did daddy give you this too Mia?�
�Yes�
June opened the box �Oh there�s beautiful Mia, mummy will keep this for you in your jewellery box. We�ll have to find photos to put inside it� she said as she opened the locket. Once the locket was opened tears came to her eyes again as Jim had already put photos in it of himself and June together. �
Mummy and daddy� Mia smiled
Yes, it is�
They were happy times she thought as she remembered when the photos were taken.
Later that afternoon
June and Mia arrived at the community centre where they were having the party. Everyone was there with their families. Jim ran over and picked Mia up
�How�s my birthday girl� he smiled
Daddy�
�She�s fine, Jim about this morning..�
�June I am sorry it was my fault I shouldn�t have brought them with me�
�No you should have they are your family, I just have to get used to seeing Marie playing mum that�s all�
�June you are Mia�s mother and no one else�
�Thanks Jim�
Jim took Mia off to play with the other children and Marie followed him. June smiled as she watched Jim playing with the kids. Everyone gave June the birthday presents, which she stacked up ready to go into the car to open later at home, then she ended up talking to the guests.
�Hello June�
�Hello Tom� June hugged him �How are you?�
�fine thanks�
�She�s beautiful June�
�I am sorry I didn�t tell you, you were an Uncle, Tom�
�I understand really I do�
�Thank you, I was really nervous about meeting up with all of Jim�s family again because I know you all would have loved to have known her sooner�
�Yes well we know her now, and Jim loves her to death�
�I know, he�s great with her� she smiled as they both watched Jim playing on his hands and knees.
�June would you like to come out for a drink with me sometime to catch up� Tom asked
�Yes that would be lovely�
�How does tomorrow sound�
�Great if I can get a babysitter�
�Jim would love to have her for the night�
�True� she smiled
It was coming to the end of the party, June asked Tony, Reg and Tom to help her put the presents into the car.
Jim noticed what was going on and went over to help �It�s been a good day� Jim beams
�Yes, I am glad I told you Jim�
�Me too�
�Where�s Mia now?�
�Over there with Sheelagh Jim said as he pointed to the bouncy castle, she s tired out�
�Well it�s been a long day. I will finish putting these into the car and then I�ll take her home. She can open this lot tomorrow�
�Good idea�
�Jim would you be able to look after Mia tomorrow night�
�Of course I will, you going anywhere nice�
�Tom has asked me out for a drink�
�Oh right� Jim replied looking jealous �Will it be alright if I come around tomorrow to see her open her presents�
�Well there�ll be no need to do that now will there darling� Marie butted in �If you are looking after Mia tomorrow, we should take half the presents with us and she can open them over our house�
�No I am sorry but I want her to open them in our house� June replied �I am happy for Jim, you and Ben to come around to watch her but I won�t have her opening her presents without me�
�Jim has the right, he�s her father�
�Yes and I am her mother and what you have to understand is that up until a few months ago it was just me and Mia, I can�t just let go like that�
�Jim say something, tell her� Marie snapped
�June�s right�s
�What?�
�Mia should open her presents with her mother, June I will come around tomorrow�
�Thank you Jim� June replied gratefully
�Jim your too soft, when are you going to sort proper access out, it can�t go on like this� Marie snapped
�Marie leave it�
�No you should sort something out, we should have her at weekends or something�
�Marie I said leave it� Jim snapped
�No Jim it�s alright, Marie�s right we should sort something out it�s not fair on you�
Jim was shocked by this, Jim was happy with things the way they were as he could see Mia whenever he wanted and June too.
�Yeah well not now hey�
June closed the boot of the car, thanked everyone for coming and then put Mia who was fast asleep into the car. She drove off leaving Jim confused and angry.