The Ultimate Gentleman One Shots

Daddy's Art Studio

"So just carry on doing what you're doing, and I'll get what I need." Greg a close friend of Johnny's said in his art studio at his home in France. "Ok.. it's very fucking nerve racking with you pointing that thing at me." Johnny said with a chuckle using his cigarette to point to Greg's camera. "Well just get on with it and you'll be done before you know it." Gina giggled from the corner.

Johnny bent over the latest artwork, and began adding some colour to it, before really getting into the swing of it. His cigarette between his fingers as he focused on the project. "And, what inspired this collection Johnny?" Greg asked from behind the camera. Johnny rubbed his chin and was about to speak when the two men heard a noise they stopped and looked to the corner where it had come from and spotted a 2 year old Lottie with a cheeky smile holding her father's paintbrushes, the pot they resided in spilled on the floor around her feet. "Munchkin.." Johnny said teasingly before standing up straight and taking a few steps towards his little girl. "Papa." She said as he scooped her onto his hip proudly. "Shall I..." Greg asked knowing how protective Johnny was of his children so lowered his camera. "It's ok. Get what you need and we can evaluate. You can interview me properly later." Gina smiled from afar as Johnny resumed his work, whispering to his little girl making her giggle. He really was the best father, even when Lottie seemed to get restless and wanted to grab the marker pen he was using. "No these are Daddy's pens. You've got your colouring stuff in the house." Johnny said moving the pen further away and adding some colour to the portrait.

A short while later, Gina had already gone back to the main house to answer some emails and Greg confirmed he had what he needed. Lottie had stayed very close to Johnny's side during the whole process being very well behaved, so the father praised her before giving her a cuddle in his arms. "Shall we go find Mama?" "I want to draw first. I do her picture?" Lottie asked and Johnny smiled proudly his love of art clearly ran through all three of his children. "Yes I think that's a great idea Lottie Rose." He said sitting her on the edge of his work bench as he pulled out a large sheet of paper and pulled out some of his not so nice marker pens. "Choose a colour." He said proudly.

After an hour, the pair had three coloured pictures. Lottie had great pride in holding the pen as her father attempted to write her name on them all. L for Lottie.." Johnny said hoping his little girl would learn something. "L for Cissy!!!" The toddler giggled back making Johnny smirk. "You miss cissy don't you?" He said gently stroking her cheek. "Cissy home soon?" Lottie asked and Johnny nodded. "Yes both her and Jack are coming for the weekend. That will be fun won't it?"

The pair agreed to go find Holly, and Johnny scooped his daughter to onto his hip, and held the pictures and his thermal mug in the other hand. "Where was Mama when you last saw her?" "Kitchen." Lottie said "for snack time." She added with a beaming smile. "Righto Sweetheart." Johnny wandered across the square and into the main house gently calling his wife by the many endearing nicknames he had for her. "John?" Gina asked emerging from the living room. "Where's Hols?" He asked as Gina greeted her goddaughter with a tickle under the chin. "She's resting, she felt quite nauseous that was an hour or so ago and she said she wanted to be woken for dinner." Johnny nodded checking his watch. "Well shall we do the honours little girl?" He said heading to the staircase.

"Mamaaaa!!!" Lottie giggled jumping on the bed. "Sweetness we said we were going to be quiet for mummy!" Johnny said sitting on the edge of the bed. "It's ok, I was awake anyway. How did this morning go?" Holly smiled. "Very well, and this one was the star of the show. We'll have to review the footage and see how much we want her exposed if any." Holly nodded before Lottie reached to her father and yanked the pictures out his hand. "For Mama." She said smiling. "Yes look, that's you, that's me, that's Cissy, that's Jack and that is meant to be your pregnant belly." Johnny said proudly helping Lottie point out the picture to her mother. "I love it, thank you my little artists." She said kissing them both.