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missed but never forgotten 💔

[eddie-jesus-h-christ-munson]

Little One (C.H)

Little One (C.H)

Request:  Can you do one with calum dating reader is part of the band and is under quarantine and they have have a 1 year old daughter together. And Calum is on Instagram live and a lot of fluff and touching. 

No warnings: just fluff

In these times of uncertainty I had one thing I was certain about and that was that Me, Cal and our daughter Luna-May were soaking up as much time together as we could. Being that Calum was on tour most of my pregnancy and had been home a total of three months in the first year of Lunas life. It was well needed having him home and being the family we hoped we would have. Now these hadn`t been the circumstances we had hoped they would fall under being that the whole world was in quarantine, but here we are. 

Me and Calum were both in a bands, so the house has always been musical or loud, so adjusting to having a baby in the house was hard. Both of us forgetting occasionally and whacking the music up full blast and then thinking. `oh shit` and scrambling to turn it down again to not wake up Luna. We were a year into being parents and it had been a dream most of the time. She was a happy, cheery baby and rarely cried. Duke had a best friend whether he liked it or not, he had been a bit wary to start off with, we soon found him growing in confidence with her. Finding him snuggled next to you when holding Luna or sitting next to you and gently nudging her. 

We had just gotten back from having a family walk around the neighbour hood having still being allowed out for an hour at a time during the day, Duke still needed walking so we would get ready for our family walk after dinner to settle down for the evening. Luna-May had decided that she just wasn`t tired today and was still wide awake once we returned home. I parked the pushchair up into the garage and came through the side door meeting Cal and Luna in the kitchen. Duke taking himself off to his head to chill out for the rest of the evening. 

“I was planning on doing an Instagram live tonight, once little miss was a sleep. That doesn`t seem to be anytime soon though” he smiled tickling her tummy and blowing kisses on her chubby cheeks. 

“Well I can take her, she`s okay for a little longer and then ill try and get her down again”. I smiled walking over and looking over Cals shoulder and looking at my daughter, her big brown eyes staring up at us both and a big smile on her face, her one tooth sticking out when she babbled. 

“Okay, bug. Lets get you into some jammies and we can see what uncle Ash is up to yeah” he cooed at Luna. Cal took her upstairs and got her ready for bed and brought her back down in her onesie and her kangaroo comforter blanket, wrapped round her like a cape. 

“Hey bug, was you a good girl for your daddy urmmm.” I cooed taking her from Cal and laying her down in my arms while she took her bottle of milk. She soon finished her milk and still to no avail she wasn`t sleepy. “Oh its going to be one of them nights is it, where you just want to stay up with mummy and pops. I get it we are that fun you just don`t want to miss out” I picked up Luna and placed her on my hip making my way into Cals studio. Cal had been on the live stream for about 10 minutes having had Ashton join and chat about what was going on  with tour and various other bits and bobs to do with the band. 

Calum turned his head and smiled at both of us as we came through the door, Cal instantly reaching out for his little girl. She happily went to her father and I scooted the piano seat over next to them both so we could all join in on the live. Cal had always been a private man and he still was, but when it came to his daughter he couldn`t help but show her off to the world. Luna sat happily on Cals lap mesmerised by her uncle Ashton making funny faces and sounds at her, earning a deep belly laugh from the little one. 

We spoke to Ashton for a couple more minutes and then decided to answer some questions from fans. Luna sat looking up at her pops and trying to reach for his chin, Calum looking down and nuzzling his cheeks against hers making her erupt into giggles from the stubble Cal had grown over the last couple of days. The comment sections bursting with comments about the cute exchange between them both. 

While Cal helped Luna stand up on his lap and look better at the phone, her chubby little arm reaching out for it, I answered some questions about motherhood and my band whether we had any plans. 

“Cal there`s a question here, I think you should answer” I smiled 

“Are you planning on having anymore beautiful babies?”

Cal smiled and leant down to kiss my lips before looking back at the camera. 

“Well as you all know this one had just had her first birthday and, seeing as we haven`t much else to do, things happen” he winked, earning him a slap to the arm from me. I felt my face heat up and my cheeks began to colour a rouge colour. 

“What he was meant to say is that, there may be another one on its way” I smiled leaning my head on Cals shoulder him turning and kissing my forehead, I lifted my phone up so everyone could see my sonogram as my lock screen. 

“Baby hood is due October 2020, you heard it here first. The boys and family already know and it was a surprise to us all. It took us a while to fall pregnant with Luna so to fall so quickly with number two we were worried that something may go wrong. But the baby is doing well and is nice and strong so yeah we find out next week whether baby is going to be pink or blue.” Cal explained Luna clapping after he had finished talking and showing off her toothy grin.  “ Well guys thanks for tuning in and I hope you are all staying safe and following the rules and guidelines and we hope to see you soon. We have to go and put the munchkin down, now that she is rubbing her eyes and snuggling up in my hoodie. Love to you all, see ya” With that Cal logged off and smiled at me. 

“Well babe there it is, the world knows that the most gorgeous baby mama is having another baby” He laughed pressing his lips to mine. I reached my hand up and cupped his cheek and deepening the kiss. 

“Woah there, mama. We don`t need any more babies” he winked pulling away and helping me up with Luna. 

“Cal, I hate to brake it to you but you cant get me any more pregnant than I already am” I laughed and walked up stairs to put Luna down in her crib. She instantly snuggled up with her blanket and was out like light before I had come out of her room. Cal joining me at the door and wrapping his arms around my waist from behind and moving his hand under my hoodie, using his thumb to rub small circles on my little bump. “There`s nothing more relaxing than when you rub my bump, it calms me and the baby down instantly. Its not the same when its your own hand” I whisper leaning back on Cal and looking at Luna sleeping in her crib. He doesn`t say anything just places a loving kiss to my cheek and hugs me tighter. 

We woke up the following morning to Luna stood up in her crib, shouting dada. She had been making the noise all week but it hadn`t been so clear until this morning. Cal got out of bed and walked into Lunas bedroom  filming the baby stood up in her crib and said “Who do you want baby” you could hear the smiled in his voice, on cue she smiled one of her toothy grins and shouts “dada” again. The camera turns around to see Cal smiling and pointing at himself. 

He later uploaded the video to Instagram once we had all got up ,had breakfast and washed up. Luna going down for her morning nap. Cal sat next to me on the sofa, his arm wrapped around my shoulder and me leaning on his chest, trying to resist having a morning nap myself. “ Hey babe, look at this video I got this morning” Cal pulled up the video on Instagram and showed me a smile appearing instantly on my lips, my eyes still tired and sleep trying to over take my body. I snuggled deeper into his chest and whispered as I finally couldn`t hold back the tiredness any longer “ This next one best be a mamas boy” with that I was fast sleep on Cals chest and he let out a little laugh as he tucked my hair behind my ear where my head had fallen forward from finally giving in to sleep.  “I'm sure they will be babe”

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Idk maybe some cute dad cal having a tea party with his lil baby girl 🥺🥺

“daddy! you gotta drink!” the pleading dark eyes that belonged to his daughter peered up at him from her spot at the small table and he chuckled as he took a sip from the plastic cup that he was holding.

“sorry princess.” he grinned before turning his attention to his son. he knew his eldest would’ve usually complained, begged his dad to take him for a kick about, but when their mom had upped and left, his eldest had been very protective of his little sister.

it helped that their best friends were often over, causing trouble. but it was moments like thee that he truly appreciated how good his eldest was to his younger sister.

“dad, she makes better tea than you.” the declaration from her big brother had her beaming up at him, a smile that calum so rarely saw at the moment as they recovered. 

“i think i can concede to that one buddy, our princess really does make the best tea.”

the delighted giggle was worth it.

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finishing up on dad!sos blurbs!

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Christmas Decorations

Summary: Anon request- I wonder if Cal's kids would want to draw ornaments for the tree so it can match his tattoos? And they make sure they swear mom to secrecy until Christmas Eve where they can take all the regular ornaments off and put their special ones on while he's asleep. And most are just scribbles cause they're young and got distracted but it becomes tradition for the kids to make him ornaments. And of course there's a lot of different colored Duke paws which they made a mess making

A/N: @baldcalum​ come get your anons before I swerve please and thanks, love. Until then, enjoy this HELLA SOFT Cal blurb. Happy holidays y’all!

And away, and away we go!

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“Mommy, look!” Aurora smiled up at you, thrusting a drawing into your hands

“Oh, so pretty Ro!” you praised the 4 year old as you looked at the drawing. “Tell me all about it,” you said, taking a seat at the kitchen table with her, wanting both to show your interest in her work and curious as to what the scribbles meant. 

“It’s Daddy’s tattoos!” she told you. “Can we put it on the tree, Mommy?”

“Of course!” you told her. The kids were too young so school decorations wouldn’t be a thing until next year when Aurora started school. So currently, the Hood Christmas tree was decorated in traditional colorful bulbs, lights, and a 3 family ornaments that highlighted both the children’s first Christmases in addition to your first one with Calum. It was cute. But you wanted more family decorations to replace the boring bland ones. Aurora’s idea seemed like the perfect way to make that happen. “Noah, do you wanna draw pictures with Ro?” you asked the 2 year old boy. 

“Colors?!” he asked, clapping his hands in excitement. 

“C’mon, Noah! We’re gonna make the tree pretty like Daddy’s arms!”

“Daddy’s arms!” Noah agreed, hurrying over. They loved how Calum’s tattoos were just black ink. You would often find him on the living room floor, both kids coloring them in with washable markers. It was a sight that never failed to melt your heart. 

Side-by-side your children sat at the table and drew picture after picture until they grew bored and tired, even asking you to dip Duke’s paws in some paint so “He can be on the tree too, Mommy!”

Then, you carefully cut around their drawings, hole punching each work of art, and threading a bright red ribbon through it. 

“Alright, you guys ready to put them on our tree?”

“No!” they told you, shaking their heads. 

“What? Why not?”

“Surprise!” Noah said. 

“Yeah, we wanna surprise Daddy,” Aurora explained better. 

“Alright. We’ll put them up on Christmas before Daddy wakes up, okay?”

“Yay!” Noah cheered. 

“When’s Christmas, Mommy?” Aurora asked. 

“Two days,” you told her. “Think we can keep it a secret that long?”

She made a serious face, “I can do it!”

“Yes, you can!” you smiled at her. 

~~~

“Mommy, pst, Mommy,” Aurora whispered, nudging you gently. 

“Mmm, what is is baby?” you mumbled sleepily. 

“The tree, Mommy,” she continued to whisper, not wanting to wake Calum who was sound asleep next to you. 

Your eyes snapped open. “Oh, right,” you whispered back, carefully getting out of bed. “C’mon, let’s go get Noah.”

~~~

Calum was expecting to be woken up by his children bouncing on his and your bed in excitement. So when he heard the giggles, he grinned into his pillow, preparing himself for the attack. Only, the giggles continued and the attack never came. “What the…?” he muttered, opening his eyes and not finding you asleep in bed. “What the…?” he said again, getting out of bed and following the sound of the giggles. “What the?!” he said a third time, his face breaking out in a grin as he noticed the tree. Last night it had been covered in the same decorations as every year. Now, it was decked out in drawings the children had made and his family stood before it, beaming back at him. 

“Merry Christmas, Cal!”

“Merry Christmas, Daddy!”

“Christmas!”

“Merry Christmas, my babies. What’s all this?” he asked, stepping forward to kiss you and pick up both kids. 

“We made it pretty!” Aurora told him. 

“Daddy’s arms!” Noah said, pointing at the drawings.

“Oh, you’re right. They are my tattoos. How nice, guys. You did amazing. Oh, is this Duke’s? Aw, you guys!”

“Do you like it, Daddy?” Aurora asked, placing her small hands on either of Calum’s cheeks, scrunching his face together.

He blew a raspberry at her, causing both children to let out a shrill giggle of delight. “I love it, princess,” he smiled at her, rubbing his nose against hers. “I think I’m sensing the beginning of a new tradition.”

“In that case, you’re gonna need more tattoos,” you teased him. “Merry Christmas, Cal.”

“Merry Christmas, baby.”

[flannelpunkcalum]

Betty,,, maybe you and cal have a lil baby (6 months old??) and in an interview the guys get asked who would most likely have kids first it’s like “well cal already won” and he just gets all smiley thinking about your tiny creation and there would be gifs EVERYWHERE of the whole band gushing about this baby

AW BABY for the next few years all an interviewer has to do to get him to speak up is mention his kid but especially when it’s all fresh and new and he’s off what you’re calling paternity leave and he’s doing interviews again? GOD if someone brings up his baby he’s all smiley and it just derails the whole thing for five minutes while the whole band gushes about their godkid and the interviewers like “so, I heard you guys are back in the studio -” 

“OH did I tell you guys my baby sat up?”

 “no, you didn’t” 

“all by ‘emself, mom was so proud,” 

“why didn’t she post it in the groupchat?” 

“wait, you guys have a groupchat about my kid?” 

“well, you never bring us up to speed, Cal” 

“unbelievable” but everyone except for the interviewer is having the best time and catch Cal after showing baby pictures to the camera and sound techs UGH 

[sunshineeashton]

Papa’s Finally Home - C.H.

Words - 3,035

Warnings - None? Fluff! Like sickening fluff! Theres a few suggestive sentences. This might be awful?

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“Papa! Papa! Papa!” Two small children with relatively dark curly hair squeal, running up to the tall, dark, handsome man.

“Ros! Fletch! Hey bubbas! Missed you so much! Missed you both so so much”. Reaching down to bring his two children into his arms, he pulls them close to his chest breathing in their achingly familiar scent that he’s missed for months now. Blinking quickly to rid the unshed tears that spring to his eyes. Unable to find a big enough gap in the touring schedule, meant he had been unable to spend more than a few hours with his favourite humans, having to wait it out until the end of tour to finally come home. He knows its early when he finally lets himself into their home and that his two kiddos are going to be more than a little stroppy later in the day, but at this moment he could care less.

Finally tearing himself away from Roseline and Fletcher, who instantly latches onto his hand, he stands back up to full height reaching for his wife, Matilda Hood. Tilly leans into him automatically and presses a long awaited kiss to his plush lips. He ducks his head down, applying more pressure into the kiss and releasing his hold on Fletchers hand to wrap his arm around his gorgeous wife. He feels his boy wrap himself around his leg, refusing to let go of his daddy now that he’s finally home. Laughing breathlessly against each others mouths, Tilly pulls away to grin happily up at him. Falling back down on the heels of her feet, she grasps her hands together.

“Righto kiddos! Brekkie and then Papa is whisking you off for the day!”, rushing towards the kitchen, Ros nearly trips over poor Duke, before he goes skidding over to Fletcher who’s still a bit unsteady on his feet. He’d started walking a few weeks before the end of tour and Tilly had made sure to catch every step he took on film to send to Calum. But seeing his mini me in the flesh take shaky steps is a whole other story. His heart fills with pride and admiration for the little boy who pushes himself back off the floor when he tumbles over.

Bending back down he scoops up his other child, nuzzling his face in his fur while Tilly chases after the kids to start on breakfast.

“Hi boy! Missed you too gramps!” Putting Baby Grandpa back on solid ground, he picks up his abandoned bags carrying them up the stairs to the safety of his and Tilly’s bedroom. Dumping them near the wardrobe, he sees a few of his shirts and jumpers lying around. Smiling knowingly to himself, he quickly changes out of his airplane clothes, throwing on a soft t-shirt and some jeans. Tushing back downstairs to his family, he leans lazily against the doorframe to the kitchen, grinning at the sight before him. Little Fletch sitting happily in his highchair, munching on his bowl of fruit, while Roseline and Tilly are stood together by the stove making what smells like pancakes. Spotting her husband, Tilly turns towards him, “Come on C! Stop lurking in the doorway. Kids wanted your favourite this morning!”.

“Yeah Papa! Pancakes and chocolate!”, Ros says, waving the kid sized spatula atound in the air.

“Mmmm, i hope its your Mama’s recipe Ros. That one is the best!”, he mumbles this as he sways towards his girls, grin ever so present on his face.

“Of course it is. Vegan pancakes are my speciality and you should know that Hood!”.

All 4 of them are laughing, giggling breathlessly and Calum feels this contentment lay in his chest at the sounds. He’s finally back on solid ground, home. Cal scoops Roseline up onto his hip, even though she is getting far too big to do so without a small groan. He tugs Tilly into his other side, mindful of the whisk in her hand. Pressing a long kiss to her temple, he breaths her in. Takes a moment to relish in the fact that he’s home with his favourite people - his family and he’s here to stay for a while. He’s broken out of his train of thought by a gasp.

“Fletcher Fox! Baby boy, no no”, Tilly looses her grip on his t-shirt, arm around outstretch towards Fletcher before Calum is stepping around her, “Hey bud! You know your not supposed to feed Gramps any food baby boy!”.

Cal had already popped Roseline back on her feet, by the time he had made his way over to Fletcher and Duke, who was happily munching on a piece of strawberry. Reluctant to take the fruit off Duke and risk getting nibbled, he opted for picking his mini me out of his highchair instead, settling him on his hip before picking up the nearly empty bowl, “You finished bud?”.

Fletcher nods extravagantly - “Papa no more”.

“Okay okay. That’s fine buddy, but don’t go feeding Duke any more, alright?”.

“Kay”, Fletch tucked his face into his Papa’s neck, grasping his t-shirt in his tiny fists. After that, they all sat down to eat breakfast together, Ros sitting as close to her father as she could, while Fletch refused to be put back down, clinging on to Calum every time he tried. So, he sat on Cals lap, stealing a piece of pancake here and there and dipping his chubby fingers in the melted chocolate. The clock read 8:30am by the time they had all stuffed theirselves full and he knew Tilly needed to head out soon. So with a quick few kisses at the door (more like 10 minutes of snogging away from the kids) he ushered her out of the house for her girls day, promising that he’d got everything under control. After finally getting Fletcher cleaned up and helping both of his kids into clean clothes for the day (after a argument with Ros about her being a big girl and could dress herself) he buckles them into their car seats; sitting himself in the drivers seat he turns towards them, “Right kiddos! You know how me and your Mama have been together for a long time?”.

Ros stretches her arms out wide to either side of her body, “Yeah Papa, so so so long”.

“Well it’s our special day tomorrow and Mummy thinks that i’ve got nothing special planned cause i’ve been away on tour. But i need yours and Fletch’s help to pick some things out for her. You wanna help Papa?”, he reaches out his hands towards his children, both of them clutching a few fingers.

“Flowers?”, grinning at his boy, he nods his head vigorously which causes both of his kids to yelp happily.

“Mama want sunflowers?”, she’s squirming excitedly in her seat, clearly happily about the new development.

“Yeah, sunflowers Ros. I’ve had a bunch already put together for us, so all we’ve got to do is go and collect them in a little while princess. But first, how does the park sound?”.

Screams of joy are heard from the back seat of the car, so with one final check to make sure his babies are secure in their car seats, he settles himself into the drivers seat, turns the ignition on and away they go to their favourite park. Carefully placing Fletcher on his hip, he grabs Roseline’s hand and skilfully locks the car on the first try. Grinning excitedly down at Ros, she squeals with excitement when she registers what her daddy is saying to her, “Come on Princess, race you to the swings”.

And just because he’s the best Papa ever and has little Fletch on his hip, he lags just slightly behind, letting Roseline jump around excitedly when she reaches the swings first.

A few hours later, when both children are absolutely worn out from the excitement of the park and spending time with Daddy, the family of three step into a beautifully decorated shop, breathing in the smell of nature. Smiling at the woman behind the desk, Cal mutters his name, smiling even wider when the woman brings out a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers, with a few others of Tilly’s favourites hidden within. Shifting Fletcher onto his other hip, he grips both his son and daughter with one hand, while the other reaches for the flowers. Handing them over, she reaches towards a free loose flowers, giving one to each of the sleepy children, who smile softly at the woman, both of them muttering a quiet thank you when prompted. Shifting Fletch slightly, he grins at the lady, “Thank you so much, these are beautiful. Say thank you bubbas and goodbye. Lets head home yeah”.

Pulling up outside of your shared home, he scoops up a sleeping Fletch and tugs a sleepy Ros up the drive, all while holding the flowers. Too busy getting his sleepy children in the house, he misses your car already parked in the driveway. Hearing the door open and Cal trudge down the hallway and up the stairs, Tilly stretches up off the sofa and makes her way towards the noise. Seeing the back of Calum disappear into the kids shared bedroom, she notices the bouquet of sunflowers sitting on the table top. Humming her appreciation of the yellow flowers, she picks the bouquet up brining it closer to her face to get a whiff of the stunning flowers. Turning towards the creek in the stairs, she grins up at her husband who furrows his eyebrows at the sight of the flowers in her hands - “You weren’t supposed to see those yet”.

She giggles lightly at him, tripping over her own feet to meet him at the foot of the stairs, “C, you’re ruining your reputation buying me pretty flowers you know”.

He grins right back at her, “I ruined my reputation the first time i laid my eyes on you and then ruined it a second time when we got married and then I definitely ruined it when we create those beautiful children upstairs”.

By the end of his declaration, he had wrapped his hands around his wife, pulling her flush to his chest. Similarly, she had wrapped her arms around his neck, still clutching at the pretty flowers.

“Missed you bubba. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to touch you at all. Love you so much”, she mumbles quietly under her breath.

“I Love you too Dove. Love you ridiculous amounts Mrs Hood. 7 years together tomorrow and I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together”, he’s grinning bashfully at her, brushing his nose gently against hers. She presses up onto her toes, while pressing down on the back of his head gently to press their mouths together. Moulding their lips with one another’s, they kiss for a while. He runs his tongue against her bottom lip, slipping his tongue into her mouth when she gives him permission. Their tongues battle it out for dominance, Calum easily overpowering her while tugging her impossibly closer to his body. Unwillingly pulling away from her beautifully red and swollen lips, he smiles lazily at Tilly, “Come on, let’s go cook some ridiculous fancy dinner and drink a bottle of that ridiculous expensive wine that you seem to like so much and then I’m taking you to bed to get properly reacquainted my love”.

Giggling excitedly at her husband, she tugs him down for another kiss before sauntering away from him towards the kitchen; still hiding her smile in her flowers. Setting the flowers to the side, she grabs another one of their vases out and reaches up towards the cupboard that holds the proper flower food. Before she can grab hold of it, Calum presses flush against her back reaching up himself to grab hold of the item. Pressing a small kiss to the back of her neck, once, twice and a third time before pulling away. While Tilly busies herself sorting and arranging her flowers, Cal opens up the fridge to see what he can sort out for dinner. Turning around to face her, he catches himself grinning at her; so in love with everything she does. “Dove? Pizza good for dinner? I know it’s not the most healthiest but its quick and easy and the kids will love it”.

She places the vase with the pretty sunflowers in on top of the kitchen table before making her way over to Cal, muttering quietly, “Yeah that’s fine bubs”.

“Everything alright?”, as he tugs her back into the safety of his arms.

“Missed you. So much. Just exhausted, can’t wait to get into bed with you later”.

Placing his hand on the side of her neck, he uses his thumb to push gently at the jaw causing her to raise her head to look up at him, seeing a small grin taking over his features, “Love you Dove. Oh! How was your day sweetheart?”.

“It was good, really enjoyed it but couldn’t wait to get home to my husband and kids. Can’t believe you kicked me out the first day your home!”, she’s grinning so he knows she’s only teasing him but he plays along with her, “Only wanted to see the children, didn’t even really miss you”. They fall into a heavy laughter knowing full well that Cal is lying, having told her everyday he’d been away how much he wished he was back with her, at home with their children. His other hand, the one not holding her jaw had fallen to the curve of her back, slowly descending as he presses his lips to hers. Letting him love on her for a few minutes, Tilly reluctantly moves back and away from him, “Go and wake the kids you pest and i’ll get the pizza’s in the oven”. With one last kiss for the time being, he pats her bum twice before making his way upstairs to Roseline Joy and Fletcher Fox. The two out of three things that had completely changed his life for the better. His family. When they had found out just a few weeks after they had gotten married that they were pregnant with Ros, Tilly had been the one that was excited. Excited at the prospect of starting a family with the love of her life. But Calum, Cal had been more nervous and unsure on his feelings. Falling in love wasn’t something he even thought would happen again to him, let alone be married and now apparently be expecting a baby. He had been irrational at the time, ran off to Ashton to express his feelings before coming back home a few hours later with a strikingly familiar bouquet of sunflowers and too many apologies falling from his lips. His eyes were clearly red rimmed. She understood. Tilly always understood and waited while he muttered how scared he was to bring a new life into this world. His world. But they got through those 9 months. Together. There was a few bumps in the road but they always listened to one another and now looking at his biggest baby curled up next to her brother, he felt his heart soar with love and affection for them.

“Mummy”, “Mama”, came the shouts from the kids once they were awake enough to venture downstairs to the kitchen. Excited squeals were heard when Cal had whisper how there was pizza cooking before two sets of footsteps could be heard tumbling through the house. Home. He couldn’t be proud of himself, and Tilly. They had created a life that they had both always desired and found each other along the way. Soulmates.

Once the pizza’s were through cooked, Tilly had made an exception for the night and allowed the family of four to trudge through into the living room, to curl up on the sofa’s with each other and enjoy their food. Cal and Fletch sat on one end of the sofa, curled tightly towards one another as Calum switched between taking bites from his own pizza and feeding Fletcher his. While Ros and Tilly sat on the other end, giggling at the TV show on the telly while munching happily. This was his life now Cal thought as he watching his family. He could go off on tour happily if he could come back to this every single time. It made it easier. Knowing he had a purpose and a drive to go out there and perform and sing his heart out for his family who were waiting back at home for him. It was obviously a struggle. Going weeks, months without seeing his family was hard. But the few times they did fly out to visit him and stay for a few weeks made up for that. He could show them around the cities they were playing in and get to see his two children messing around with his brothers, while his wife gossiped with their girls. This was his family. And he wouldn’t change it for the world. They’d fallen asleep that night, right there on the sofa. Tilly and Cal lying curled into one another, their hands grasped tightly together. While Fletcher Fox had crawled his way to stuff his face into Calum’s neck, all of them giggling quietly when small quiet snores could be heard from the little monster, Calum’s huge hand sprawled safely across his back. And Roseline, Ros had tried to stay awake longer, longing to catch up with her father and hear every fascinating story he had to share, but she had nodded off next to her mother while Cal was in the middle of story about how Uncle Lu and Uncle Mike pranked Uncle Ash so many times. He’d stopped talking once he’d notice the silence in the house, Ros no longer giggling quietly at his story. Looking up towards Tilly, who was someplace between sleep and awake, he stretched over to press a quick kiss to the corner of her mouth before tucking his own face into her neck and drifting off to sleep himself. No longer need to dream as his life was exactly what he wanted it to be

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The danger gets me high, and I can't help myself

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