A Family Full Of Eccentrics

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Sorry for slow updates ! Here's a kind of long chapter to make up for it :)

It was 4 in the morning and I'd just been awoken to Lyla crying. I started opening my eyes and put my arm sleepily in the direction of her cot to realise Liam was already climbing over me to get to her. "Go back sleep love I'll sort her." He told me. I was tired but I was going to watch them. These are precious moments. He picked her up gently and placed her on his bare chest and started bobbing about the room, shushing her quietly. "What you crying for, little tinker." He told her. I giggled quietly at his name for her. They wandered downstairs and I made my way out of bed to follow them. Noel was already up watching the box downstairs when we arrived and headed to the kitchen so Liam could grab a bottle for Lyla. Noel flicked the kettle on and we settled back in the living room. Liam in the armchair giving Lyla her bottle and rocking her slowly. Noel and I with our feet up on opposite ends of the settee having general chat as Liam was quite focused on feeding Lyla. "You like being a mam to Lyla then?" Noel asked me. I nodded thinking about all the little moments we'd already shared as a family. Like the first time Liam held her, us taking in turns pushing the buggy round the park, him changing her nappy for the first time, trying to figure out how to assemble the cot. Noel looked over my shoulder into the armchair and nodded towards it. I turned my head to see Liams head against the back of the armchair and mouth open. Snoring. Lyla was asleep too with her bottle just sitting against her cheek, Liam still sort of holding the end of it. They looked very comfy and it was almost morning so I thought it's best to probably just leave them there and take the bottle. I got up and took the bottle from Liams grasp and passed it to Noel to take to the kitchen and moved his hand to support Lyla. He stirred a bit but didn't fully wake up. I got Noel to grab the camera as I liked saving precious moments like this one. Liams head a was rested back and Lylas  hand was half in her mouth. We decided to leave them like that as they both looked comfy.

Noels POV

I have to say, I'm proud of Liam. He's a young lad who's pretty much just out of school, he's got a baby daughter who he takes great care of, a bird who loves him and he loves back. As much as I am proud of him part of me feels really jealous. I'm quite a bit older than him and I'm not doing one bit as good as our kid who's got everything right now. I looked over at Sal who was dozing off and I contemplated telling her she should go up to bed but decided to leave her. I went up to bed to have a kip.

Liams POV

It was 9:30 in morning and Lyla and Sal were asleep. I loved waking up with my girls with me. I was resting my head when the home phone rang. I placed Lyla on the settee to grab the phone. "Hello?" I said. "Hello? Is this Liam, Paul or Noel?" Came a reply. Middle aged woman I reckon by the sound of her voice. "Uh, it's Liam. Who's this?" "Oh it's Sally's mum. We just wanted to know if we can pop over for a visit later perhaps? Maybe see the baby?" I looked at the clock and knew mam would be home in a little bit but didn't think she would mind Sal's mam comin over for a bit. "Yeh that should be okay. I'll see you whenever then." "Okay bye darling!" She called down the phone. I put it down and thought I should wake up Sal, she didn't see her mam often now, they had a bit of a falling out and I knew she hasn't seen her dad for years. "Sal, you need to wake up.." I told her while shaking her gently. Her eyes opened and sat herself upright, "What's up Li?" She asked. "Yer mams coming for a visit in a bit so I thought you might want to get up." She rolled her eyes at me. "When was this arranged then?" She asked me. "Jus' this morning, Sal. I know you don't like seeing her much but she should come and see Lyla." I told her. "Suppose so." She said whilst going to put the kettle on. Lylas baby blue eyes opened up and she started squirming about on the settee, looking around for someone so I went over to her to pick her up and talk to her. "Morning sleepy." I told her as I cradled her in my arms and gave her a kiss on the head. She smelt like she'd done a shit and she had so I carried her upstairs to change her nappy which I was now very good at doing.

Timeskip

Lyla was on the baby mat on the floor trying to reach for the shapes and me and Sal were drinking a cuppa when we heard a knock at the door, Noel was nearest so he went to let Sals mam in.

I looked up when I heard her greet us, but she wasn't alone, she had another fella with her. I looked over at Sal who looked shocked.

Sally's POV

Mam and Dad had shown up. I haven't seen him for years and years and I was glad of it. He was nasty to me and my mam. "What are you doing here?" I asked and it probably sounded slightly ruder than I intended it to. "Well I heard that I was now a grandfather so I thought it would be nice to come and see my grandchild." He explained to me, as his eyes averted to Lyla who was just gazing at Liam. Dad went over to Lyla to pick her up but Liam got there before and grabbed her to stop him, "I don't think so. Not yet anyway. Sally has told me everything about you and you haven't been around for years so you don't just get to show up and have her back." Liam told him. My dad looked at him a bit disgruntled, but I was proud of what he'd done as I don't think I would've stood up to him. "Our sweet Sal, how did you end up like this?" Me mam asked me. I was a bit taken back by the question if I was being honest. "Like what exactly?" I stood up. "Well look," my Dad began. "first off look who you ended up with." He gestured towards Liam and I could tell he was judging Liams style and haircut as I remember him being just like that. "Second you are denying your parents the right to see their grandchild." He finished off. "You what? You never tried to see her before, and you haven't even tried to see me. Last thing I knew you had moved away and mam had a boyfriend, so how did this all come about?" I questioned them both. "Well you see darling we all made mistakes and I never should have left your dad. And he loves you as do I!" She tried to make excuses and explain herself but I didn't care. "Okay then. Liam, let them have a cuddle with her." I told him as I sat back down on the settee. I wasn't going to offer them a cuppa or anything cuz they didn't deserve it. "Oh she's quite sweet, what's her name?" My dad asked. "It's Lyla. Lyla Gallagher." Liam told him. "Gallagher?" He said and looked over to me. "Not Neale?" "No she's got Liams surname." My dad shook his head slightly at my comment. They passed Lyla around for a bit and my mam said she wanted to speak to Liam in the kitchen quickly. Dad sat down next to me so we had a minute to talk just us.

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