little love

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"daddy, bum huwts," calum says, looking at ashton with watery eyes and a trembling bottom lip.

"i know it does," ashton says, picking calum up, "and whose fault is it?"

"m-mine," calum hiccups, hiding his face behind his shaking hands. ashton should've known better than to talk to calum the way he did right after he came, but he wanted untied, so now he's gonna have to deal with it.

"hey, look at me love," ashton says softly, gently moving some of calums curls away from his eyes, "come on, daddy misses his pretty boy."

calum peeks his eyes out from between his fingers, and when they make eye contact calum squeals and hides his eyes again.

"oh, so thats how this is gonna go huh?" ashton asks, smiling as he sits down with calum on the couch. then, he covers his own face with his hands and waits for calum to peek out at him. which, was quick since calum wondered why his daddy let go of him.

"daddy!" calum gasps, grabbing ashtons wrists, "daddy, 'hare is 'ou?!"

"peek a boo!" ashton says, uncovering his face. calum gasps with it, then starts to laugh happily.

"oh no!" ashton playfully gasps, seeing calum cover his face again, "where'd my little man go?!"

"pee' a boo!" calum yells happily, then throws his arms around ashtons neck, "'m wight 'ere, daddy!"

"oh, you're such a silly boy!" ashton says, pulling calum tightly against his chest, which has calum laughing in delight.

"no, daddy silly!"

"no, callie is silly!"

calum giggles, shoving his face into ashtons neck, "o'ay dada, cawwie siwwy."

"hmm...." ashton hums, knowing from calums changed speech he's falling into a younger little space, "how about a bottle?"

the little nods, and stays plastered on ashtons chest. ashton moves an arm to rest under calums bum, then carries him to the kitchen. the little sucks softly on his thumb as he keeps his head rested on his daddys chest.

"alright, here we go," ashton says, taking calum back out to the family room. he sits down on the couch, sets the bottle down on the coffee table, then maneuvers calum.

calum moves himself so he is, once again, chest to chest with his daddy just like a newborn. ashton grabs the bottle, then nudges the nipple to calums lips. the little starts to eagerly drink the warm milk, and hums while he drinks it.

"hush little baby don't say a word, daddys gonna buy you a mocking bird," ashton sings, while using his free hand to gently pat at calums diaper covered bum.

calum only drinks half his bottle before he's fast asleep.

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ashton is typing away quietly when there's a soft poke to his side.

"daddy?"

ashton takes his glasses off, then turns to look at calum. calum, who had his favorite blankie around his shoulders, his stuffy held to his chest, and the cutest sleepy face ever. it takes a couple seconds for ashton to respond since he was too busy admiring his baby.

"yes, love?"

"'ty 'ou no sweep wif 'e?" calum asks softly, then uses his small fist to rub at his droopy eye lids.

"daddy was just doing some work, love," ashton says, shutting his laptop, "i promise i was gonna come lay with you once i was done."

"'ou done?"

"for now, yes. come on, my sweet little boy. let's go cuddle in bed," ashton says, picking calum up while he stands up. calum hums, wraps his legs around ashtons waist and lays his head on ashtons shoulder.

ashton sets calum down on his bed, then lays down next to him. the little, as usual, curls himself right into ashtons side and uses his daddys chest as a pillow.

"go back to sleep, love."

ashton starts to run his hand through calums hair slowly, and within minutes the little is fast asleep.

with a soft kiss to calums head, ashton lets himself relax and catch some much needed sleep himself.

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