Blue-Eyed Baby

Chapter Thirteen - Falling

----- LOUIS' POV -----

I finally got back home with the girls over two hours later. Daisy, Felicite and Lottie ran upstairs to get changed for bed like I'd asked them to. Phoebe had fallen asleep in the car on the way home and was now snuggled into my side, I carried her upstairs and placed her in her bed whispering, "Love you, Pheebs. Sleep well, I'll see you tomorrow." I kissed her on the head and turned to walk out of the room, flicking the light off and closing the door softly behind me.

I decided to go to my own room and change into my light grey sweatpants and a baby blue jumper before heading downstairs.

When I got into the living room, I saw the girls had beat me downstairs and I heard them giggling with Mark and mum about their day. I threw myself on to the sofa and immediately had a Lottie pressed to my side leaving Felicite and Daisy on the floor with Mark. I smiled fondly before turning to Lottie, "Hi, Lots. Everything good?"

"I just really missed you," She mumbled, sniffling slightly.

I pulled her onto my knee's turning her to me slightly, "You know you can call me when you want right? And I'm still gonna come home every weekend?"

"It's not the same as you being here though. I missed your hugs," she spoke softly pulling herself closer to me.

I wrapped my arms around her tightly, "Lottie, I know it's not the same," I started, "But it's just how it's going to be from now on," I sighed, when I felt her shake, "I'll come see you every weekend and every holiday and," I pulled her head away so I could look at her, "if you're lucky I'll come pick you up and you can come back to campus with me one weekend, just me and you? How does that sound?"

"Really? Just me and you?"

"Yes. No mum. No Mark. No Fiz. No Twins, just me and you. In fact, how about next weekend?" I asked, "I'll ask Stan whether he wants to stay or come with and then we can head back on Friday and you can spend the weekend, meet my friends," I continued looking at her smiling face, "and then I'll bring you home on Sunday and pick Stan up if he doesn't come with us, sound good?"

She yawned before replying, "Mmm, Lou perfect."

"Lottie, babe?"

"Mmm?" She mumbled.

"You tired?"

"Very."

"Come on then I'll take you to bed."

I stood up, Lottie still wrapped around me in a koala hug, "Mum, I'm going to take Lots to bed."

"Me next!" Daisy shouted from where she was sat.

"Of course."

I started walking out of the room and heard Mark and mum shout "Night" to Lottie.

I smiled carrying her up the stairs, when I got to her door, I pushed it open walking over to her bed. I lowered her down onto the bed whispering, "Goodnight, I'll see you when you wake up tomorrow." With that I walked out the room flickering her light off and closing the door behind me.

I walked downstairs and into the living room, picking Daisy up and carrying her to bed. Felicite walking up the stairs next to me ready to go to bed too. We both walked into the room Daisy and phoebe shared and I placed Daisy in bed. Both of us kissing her good night and telling her we'd see her tomorrow. We then walked to Felicite's room, I helped her get ready for and into bed, kissing her good night, flicking off the light and closing the door behind me.

I headed downstairs for the last time, "Where's Mark," I asked as I walked in the kitchen finding my mum there.

"He went to bed."