Love Affair: A romantic sexual relationship, especially one between people who are not married to each other.
Multimillionaire Niall Horan grew up surrounded by the warmth of Niamh Murphy, falling slowly in love with her until they married and reloc...
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My mother, brother and uncle left this morning. The bliss in the house has returned and I feel so relieved to have them gone, it's like a weight was lifted from my shoulder and now I can breathe without it feeling like something is wedged in my throat.
My home now has that warm and cosy feeling back behind the walls, the childish giggles from Poppy fill the space with more ease and I talk freely with my husband without the fear of being overheard.
We were all just on edge with their presence in the house so now they're gone it feels almost safer. I was trying to shelter Poppy from my mother like she'd all of a sudden make her feel like I did growing up.
Having Poppy in the house did bring up the question of when Niall and I will have babies one night, we both just looked at each other to try and figure out how to answer.
Niall just flashed his charming grin and assured my mother that grandbabies will be coming soon, my eyes widened slightly and I pinched his thigh so he flinched and squealed quietly.
Spending a lot of time with Poppy has definitely brought some motherly instincts out in me recently, she sits on the counter and helps me make dinner, I cut her food into smaller pieces, read her bedtime stories and wake up to her climbing between Niall and I every morning since she's been staying here.
My heart is going to miss these little moments, I enjoy caring for her and providing the childhood I was deprived of. Niall's been watching me from afar, very curious and mesmerised by how I'm blossoming into a new person - my fears of being a mother have very quickly evaporated into thin air around me.
He's always been ready for the adventure of fatherhood, just waiting patiently for me to be fully sure I want to have a child. I've never felt pressure to mould into someone I'm not with Niall, he desperately wants me to embrace my true self like I was never allowed to. I'm so ready to find my footing in the new version of me that'll come with pregnancy and motherhood.
It's scary but it's exciting and I can't wait to share it with my husband but also give him the children he's always wanted. Niall is going to be such a beautiful father one day, our children will just be incredibly loved no matter what and that's all I could ask for in life.
"My cherry!" Poppy's excitable squeals fill the expanse of the living room as she runs towards me with her brown curls blowing behind her towards Niall who's chasing behind.
I crouch down slightly, catching her in my embrace to save her from the scary monster of her uncle whose smile is so contagious as he reaches us and begins to tickle her little legs.
Someone made a breakfast with far too much sugar so now little Poppy is on a sugar rush this morning and our living room is taking the attack. Niall's so used to giving me extra sugary foods and clearly they have a huge effect on Poppy unlike me, it's been entertaining.
Her giggles come out as loud squeals from the ticklish feeling, Niall laughing along himself because it's just so hard not to.
Children truly brighten your mood with their giggles and adorable smiles. I'm sure there's bad parts but there's no way the negatives can outweigh the positives when you get a mini version of yourself and the person you love.
