5SOS Preferences

Him spending time with your baby

Ashton:
"DADDY I WANNA HELP!" your daughter, Bridget yells after she sees Ashton writing a song.
"Ok come sit with me." he smiles, moving over on the couch so she can sit close to him. She runs up and jumps up on the couch and starts bouncing.
"What are you writing about?"
"Mommy." he smiles, looking up at you before blushing and looking back down at the paper.
"What do you have so far?" she asks, grabbing the paper and reading super slowly, with Ashton helping her through the longer words.
You walk over to them and kiss each of them, letting them know that you have to go over to the gym. You leave them by themselves and smile. You love how good Ashton is with your daughter.
"Daddy, you forgot to write about how pretty she is. You're just talking about hearts and lame stuff. Talk about her pretty hair."
"Well what rhymes with baby. That's the last word in the previous line."
"Lady. Say she's a pretty lady."
"Wow you really pay attention in school." he smiles.
"No I just helped Uncle Michael write a song last week and he taught me how to rhyme. Can Uncle Michael be my teacher instead of my real one?"
"I don't think he can, I mean he hasn't exactly graduated yet."
"He's still cool."
"Not as cool as me though, right?" he smiles down at her.
"Nope. You're pretty cool. But mommy's cooler. That's why we're writing this song."
"You think mommy's cooler than me?"
"Yeah, I mean if she wasn't then why would you be writing about her instead of yourself?"
"You're too smart, Bridget."
"I know. I get it from mommy."
"Hey!"
"If we finish this song, then you can be smart too."
Ashton can't help but laugh, he can't believe that his daughter is already as sarcastic as both you and him and it makes him proud.
"So how do I finish this line? I have 'that's why I love you baby.'"
"Because you're such a pretty lady."
"Wow you really get this musical gene." he smiles.
"You know it!" she smiles, highfiving him.

Calum:
"C'mon Robin let's show mommy the new trick you can do!"
"Okay daddy let me put my shoes on!" Robin says, excitedly running around to put his shoes on. He runs out the door to the garage and grabs his penny board and Calum grabs his. They run outside and you follow behind, holding up Calum's phone open to keek. You jog a few houses down and start recording. Calum helps Robin on his board and steps on his as well.
"You getting this?" Calum looks up at you.
You nod and smile.
"Ready buddy?" Calum asks Robin and Robin nods his head. Calum helps him get a little start before grabbing his hand and rolling along with him.
You can't help but smile at the sight of your child and your husband having so much fun together. The video ends and you start entering the caption.
'Robin and Calum are the best skateboarders ever xx'
"Mommy did you see how fast I was going?" Robin comes running up to you.
"Yes I did! I'm so proud!" you say, hugging him and picking him up.
"That was a lot of work. I'm hungry." he complains.
"Well then, let's go over to Uncle Ashton's and get some food! He's making everyone pasta!"
"Yay!" Robin says, getting out of your grasp and running over to pick up his penny board.
"You're great with him." you smile at Calum.
"I learned from the best." he smiles, pecking your lips and grabbing your hand before walking over to Robin again, setting him up on the penny board and helping him roll faster.

Michael:
"Are you sure you'll be fine just you two?"
"Yes, babe, we'll be fine. Remember, I'm the father of our child!" he smiles, holding your hand to show you that he's being truthful.
"Okay. Just don't have too much fun without me. Just like read books or something."
"Okay honey, you're going to be late for girls night so I think it's time to go." he says, slowly pushing you out the door.
"I hate you Michael Clifford."
"Love you honey. Have a safe night and don't drink too much!"
You glare at him before giving him a peck on the lips, "Love you." you smile.
"William it's gonna be a party tonight!" Michael says to the baby boy in his arms. William perks up and smiles at his dad.
"You're cute. You're like a manly version of your mom. Nope. Nope that sounded weird. You're just cute." he corrects himself, walking over to the couch and plopping down.
"Do you want to watch tv?" William nods his head and bounces up and down. Michael reaches for the remote and turns on the familiar sounds of Spongebob.
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" the tv asks.
"SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!" Michael exclaims to the tv, trying to get his son to say it to.
"Nope wrong. Your mom would be mad if she not only missed your first words, but also if the words were 'spongebob squarepants.' I mean your Uncle Luke would be very proud, but we care more about what mommy thinks." he smiles, playing with William's hands.
"Hmm... well it's pretty late so I could read you a story. That's what mommy said to do and you and me both know that women are always right." he laughs, picking up William and walking him over to the bookshelf and picking out his favorite childhood story.
"Do you want to lay down?" he asks the baby, who stares blankly at him.
"I'll take that as a no. What if I just walk you around?" William smiles up at his father and Michael knows he found the right motive.
"So once upon a time in a far far away kingdom, there was a beautiful princess who loved to party."
Michael knew he wasn't actually reading from the book, but William didn't.
"She loved to party so much, in fact, that that's where she met her Prince Charming. His name was Michael. Michael Clifford. He met her at a party and decided that he was going to find any way to make that girl his. He asked her many many times before she finally agreed to go out with him. Now you might ask 'well why did he want her so bad?' and the only real answer is that because she was and is the fairest of them all." He looks down at William and notices that he's asleep.
"Well I'll tell you the rest when you're older so you can find your own princess." he smiles, walking up the stairs to your bedroom and lays down with William still in his arms.
You arrive home a few hours later and see your husband and child laying fast asleep on your bed. You slowly take off your jacket, trying not to make too much noise and you slowly reach over Michael and pick up your son, surprisingly enough, you don't wake him up, and you walk over to his room and lay him in the crib. You walk back into your room and see Michael still passed out on the bed. You start changing out of your dress when you hear a raspy voice.
"You should stay like that."
You look over at the bed and smile at Michael. You get in bed and he wraps you up in his arms and kisses your forehead and you lay just that way until you're woken up by the baby monitor two hours later.

Luke:
"Hey Nicole do you wanna go on an adventure?" Luke smiles at his daughter.
"YES!" she smiles back, getting up and running to the front door to put her shoes on and reaches up and opens the door.
"Honey are you coming?" he yells to you.
"Yeah one sec!" you yell back, putting on your beanie and running down the stairs, "I'm ready." you smile, opening the door all the way, letting your husband and daughter run out to the car before you lock it.
You get in the passenger's seat and watch Luke put the car in drive and drive off to the recording studio. Nicole had always asked if she could come into work with you guys, but never got to. Today, they were recording the acoustic stuff, so her ears could handle a day like today. Plus, today, John Feldman was coming in to help you mix the music, and you knew he'd let you take care of Nicole more.
Luke pulls into the parking lot and Nicole is basically out of the car before he puts the car in park. You are about to run after her when you see Calum about to open the studio door.
"UNCLE CALUM!" she screams, running into his arms and he picks her up, hugging her.
"How's my favorite niece?"
"She's still awesome!" Nicole smiles up at him and he holds the door open for you and Luke before walking in himself.
You walk up to the sound board and start setting everything up when Michael and Ashton show up. You feel a buzz in your pocket and you take out your phone.
From: John Feldman
hey there, sorry but I'm caught up in Adelaide right now, the planes are stuck and i can't make it out, can you handle today?
To: John Feldman
yeah, no problem
You put your phone back in your pocket. Luke walks up behind you and hugs you.
"What's up?" he asks in your ear, resting his chin on your shoulder.
"John says he can't come, so we'll have to tag team Nicole."
"That's fine." he smiles, kissing your cheek.
"How about you record the other boys first so I can take care of her."
"Thanks babe." you smile, turning around and hugging him. You take your seat outside the recording box and call Ashton in to record the drum part. Luke walks over to Nicole and sets her on his lap, letting her play with his phone.
"Ok so we're recording the acoustic version of Voodoo Doll so whenever you're ready, I am." you say into the microphone and Ashton starts playing the drum part on the cajon.
Meanwhile, Nicole starts to get restless.
"Daddy I'm hungry." she complains. He stands up and grabs her hand, leading her out to the vending machines.
"What would you like, princess?" he smiles.
"M&MS AND POTATO CHIPS AND GATORADE!" she screams, as Luke puts his index finger to his lips, letting her know to be quieter. She nods her head in agreement and he pulls out his wallet, paying for her food and handing it to her.
"How would you like to tour the building?" Luke asks, and she nods in agreement with him and reaches up to hold his hand. He walks her around, showing her all of the albums that have been recorded there.
"Take a picture with me and Katy, Daddy!" she says, pointing up to the poster of Katy Perry. He takes his phone out and snaps a picture.
"Hey Nicole, do you wanna go back and see mommy and the boys?"
She nods again and he picks her up, knowing that it'll be a faster way of transport and that he's late.
"Hey guys, we're back." he says, out of breath from running back to the studio and setting Nicole down on a chair.
"Stay right here while daddy records, okay?" he smiles.
"You got it, dude!" she smiles, giving him a thumbs up.
"YES SHE FINALLY LEARNED IT!" Michael boasts, giving her a high five.
Luke finishes his recording and you decide that it's time to go home, as John will be there tomorrow to get more work done. You all start walking out the door when Calum asks if he could babysit Nicole, as he sees how tired both of you are. You both agree and move the carseat into Calum's car. Both of you kiss her goodbye and she waves back as Calum pulls out of the parking lot.
"Wow that was a long day." he laughs.
"Thank you for taking care of her." you smile up at him.
"It's my job!" he smiles, wrapping his arms around you and kissing you passionately.
"Let's go home and watch movies and fall asleep."
"Can we get food?"
"We'll pick up pizza on the way." he smiles down at you before opening the door to the car and letting you in.
"I love you." he reminds you and smiles.
"I love you too." you smile and he leans down and kisses you again.