Project (1D) Family

Chapter 14 - Communications

Chapter 14

Lilian's POV

"Mummy? Muuuummmyyyyy," someone said.

I saw Grace standing next to the bed.

"Why are you up so early?" I moaned, wanting to fall back into the peace of sleep.

"Lim said to tell you-"

"Liam, honey, not Lim."

"No Lim."

"What did Liam say?"

"It's five to eight, Mummy!" she shrieked.

I groaned at the loud noise right next to my head. "Inside voice, Gracie. Wait... did you say it's almost eight?"

Grace nodded and watched me as I started panicking.

I bashed Harry in the arm; somehow he was still asleep. "Wake up Harry!"

"Inside voice, mummy!"

I glared at her grumpily before directing that glare at Harry.

"HAROLD, WAKE UP OR WE WILL BE LATE!"

I kicked him before jumping out of bed.

"Kids, upstairs. Get dressed please – can you wake up the others really quick? Harry!"

"I'm up, I'm up," he groaned as he sat up. Sleepily dragging his hands across his face he looked at me.

"Get some fruit for the kids, I need to shower – we're late!"

Sprinting up the stairs without waiting for a response, I had to launch myself over the toys on the top step.

"Kids, clean this up!"

Without stopping, I snatched some clothes out of my wardrobe and leapt into the shower. Realising that I hadn't washed my hair in days, I began to shampoo when the door opened.

"DO YOU MIND?"

"While the kids are quiet can I like... join you? Just to save time, I promise."

Watching him carefully, I nodded. "No funny business, understand?"

I finished washing my hair and rinsed off, elbowing Harry out of the way from under the water, before drying off. I has just tugged on my tight black pants and was choosing from the four tops I accidentally grabbed when I heard a loud scream from one of the kids' bedrooms. Rushing out in only a bra and trousers, I went straight to their bedroom.

"MUM! He stole my hairspray!"

"Did not!" Zayn yelled at his 'twin' sister.

"Did too!"

"Nah!"

"Yeah!"

"Enough!" Harry yelled, coming up behind me without no shirt on. He was looping a belt through his jeans and I couldn't help but think that he was kinda sexy. "You both share – you, give back her hairspray, and you, stop screaming! One more word and you are both going to timeout. Am I understood?"

They nodded, turning to go back into their room, shoving a little.

"We need to leave in ten minutes – Liam! Lillian do not turn around."

Harry covered my eyes and I batted at his hands, but he didn't release me until a door closed.

"Liam evidently forgot to take not only clothes, but also a towel into the bathroom when he showered," Harry said. "And decided it was an amazing idea to streak to his bedroom."