Whew-y. It’s been a while since I’ve been here so let’s get to it! Uncle!Cal with Ash’s first born daughter. I’d imagine the boys are still (hopefully) doing music—so what if while Ashton is recording in the studio, he’s being sent videos of Calum with baby Irwin because Cal is completely enamoured with his niece and being a soon-to-be dad himself, wants all the exposure he can get with a baby! (1 of 4)
Ashton was listening to a playback of drums he recorded in studio when his phone made a sound and vibrated. Pulling it from his pocket, his hazel eyes scanned the screen that notified him of a message from his lovely wife. He perked up, telling the producer he’d be taking a short break and left the room to play the video she had sent him, not before glancing at the message accompanying it: Hey, you—miss you! He’s a pretty good replacement though. (2 of 4)
Ash would chuckle, already guessing what the video could be of, and then hit play. When it started, he saw his best friend, sitting in the plush armchair of his living room. Calum would cradling baby Irwin as she cooed at her uncle and made grabby hands towards. Ashton would happily sigh at the same moment his wife did, heard in the video. Murmurs in the background indicated that Calum’s heavily pregnant wife was also at the Irwin home—just out of frame. (3 of 4)
Ashton would smile seeing Calum and baby in their own little world until his wife called for his best friend’s attention. What happens next in the video makes Ashton’s heart absolutely melt...and you can decide what that’ll be! ily laura baby ♥️ (4 of 4)
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Calum had ignored both Ashton’s wife and his own wife, his focus on Ashton’s firstborn daughter and it made him excited for this best friend, knowing that Calum’s own little boy was due soon enough.
And then Ashton heard him singing quietly, both wives falling silent as they listened to him sing.
Ashton recognises the tune immediately, “You’ve got a friend in me” was faint but he heard it. And he could feel his entire structure just melt at the gentle notes with how he rocked her, pulling a silly face. Ashton could hear his wife’s giggle.
“You and me kiddo. You’ll be the love of my life, even when my little boy is born. You wanna know why?” A gurgle answered the question but it was enough for Calum. “Because you’re the first baby of my best friend. You’re my niece and any niece of mine will be loved upon like you were my own, but I just get to give you back to your mom and dad.” Coupled with the silly faces that Calum was pulling, Ashton laughed at the video, despite the few tears that fell.
It seemed his daughter had the talent of wrapping them all around her tiny fingers and she wasn’t even aware of it.
Another photo followed through and it was a photo of the two of them. Calum was in the rocking chair he’d helped Ashton build, eyes closed with Ashton’s little girl resting on his shoulder. His wife’s message followed moments later.
‘He’s gonna be the best dad. You know our kids will want for nothing with Uncle Cal around.’ And Ashton silently agreed. But he also knew that with Calum’s own children, he’d be the same, despite having a daughter of his own.
