You and only you

15.

I woke up this morning about 7 to the sound of Arthur opening my bedroom door.

"Morning mummy" he says in his raspy morning voice before jumping up on the bed

"Morning darling" I say as I turn to face him and then realise that Nelly is still in my bed. We cuddle for a few minutes before we get up and go downstairs to get some breakfast.

Once we've finished eating I get Arthur dressed before quickly putting on some comfortable clothes. Thankfully I didn't have to get dolled up before leaving as all that will be done at the shoot.

I give the house a quick tidy up before I have to leave and before I know it Alex is already here.

"Hello" she shouts as she walks through the door

"Hey Al" I say as I give her a quick hug as she walks into the kitchen

"You all set" she asks as she goes to make herself a cup of tea

"Just about, I just have to run up and get my bag" I say as I quickly run up to my bedroom to grab my bag before coming back to the kitchen to Alex

"Ok, so their dressed and they've had their breakfast, so they should be alright until lunch, there's pasta and sauce in the press and there's stuff for dinner in the fridge, and...........oh yeah there's snacks in the press" I say as I take a deep breath

"Abi relax" she says laughing

"We'll be fine" she says reassuring me

"Yeah I know, just ring me if you need me ok"

"I will, now go or you'll be late" she says hugging me. "I'm so proud of you" she whispers in my ear before she pulls away

"No don't I can't cry yet" I say laughing while trying to hold back my tears

"Oh my god will you just go" she says and we both laugh. I quickly go into the living room and give Arthur and Nelly a hug and a kiss before leaving. I get in my car and put on my playlist before making the 50 minute drive to the shoot.

When I got there I expected it to be a bit hectic, and to see people rushing around but it was the total opposite. Everyone was so chilled and relaxed and they did everything they could to accommodate, and make me feel comfortable. When we were doing the shoot I think they noticed how anxious and insecure I was and they did everything they could to make me feel as confident as possible.

Alex's Pov
Its currently 7:00 in the evening. It's lashing rain and freezing outside, typical November weather, so I've told Arthur and Nelly to go and put their pyjamas on so we can cozy up on the sofa.

I'm caught up in the tik tok trap until I hear Arthur and Nelly burst through the door shouting my name and jumping up onto the sofa beside me.

"Aunty Alex, Aunty Alex"

"What's wrong which yous" I ask them as I laugh

"Can we please have some chocolate waffles and a milkshake" they ask as they attempt to give me their cutest puppy dog eyes

"Are you joking guys, it's 7 o' clock"

"Pleeeeaaassseee, aunty Alex" they plea

"Look at how bad the rain is, I'm not driving in this weather" I say as I start tickling them. Once they've stopped laughing Arthur innocently asks

"Can't you just get someone to bring them to us"

"Ok go back upstairs and finish getting cozy and I'll see what I can do" I say and they both jump on top of me hugging me