Good Graces. Elijah Hewson.

005. what a dick.

DECEMBER 27TH 2023

Cillian came back from dropping his son's off at football training, he looked over to Dollie and smiled.

"Hi Love," He said, going over to the pair and ruffling Bonnie's hair. "Bobby told Eli about Bonnie." She said with a sigh.

Cillian sat down next to Dollie on the sofa, frowning slightly "And how's Eli taken it?"

"I don't know, Bobby just rang me this morning and apologised and said he hadn't seen Eli since he told him." She explained.

Cillian put his hand on her knee, trying to give her some comfort, it was a lot to take in that Elijah now knew about Bonnie.

"I'm just worried he'll turn up at the show." She said truthfully.

"At your show?" He hummed "I really doubt it, if it'll make you feel more comfortable, I can come along and keep an eye out for him"

"He won't go alone he's not daft, they're hardly going to kick Bono out if he pulls up are they?" She said, knowing Eli's dad and his fame could get them access to the show without having paid.

Cillian chuckled and shook his head "Yeah, you're right. They won't kick him out. If he arrives, just don't look at him, focus on the show and if he interrupts or something, I'll deal with it"

"Daddy, you're sweet but you're not a very intimidating man, maybe Uncle Liam and Noel can put their differences aside and just hide him from my view for the night if he turns up." She suggested

Cillian couldn't help but laugh, he knew that Dollie was right, he wasn't at all intimidating.
"If he does show up, I'll ask Liam to help"

"Try and get Noel involved too, it's what Mammy would've wanted." She pleaded

Cillian nodded "I'll drag Noel into it as well for you" He promised.

"So I've heard" He hummed. He'd had a few chats with Noel since his split from Sara and he'd never seen the man in so much pain before

"Can you watch Bonnie while i go get fitted for a dress at Katie's?" She asked him. Bonnie nodded as she coloured in something in her book. "See you in an hour." She replied before hurrying out.

He waved her goodbye, before looking down at Bonnie "What are you colouring?" Bonnie pointed at an image of a cow and gave Cillian a toothy smile as she then switched the page to start colouring something else.

Cillian sat, watching her colour in the page as he hummed a little tune under his breath "Bon, why aren't you speaking lovely?" She was usually quite talkative

Bonnie stopped colouring for a moment and looked up at him, like she was contemplating answering him, and decided against it, before she went back to concentrating on the picture she was Colouring, Cillian frowned a little when Bonnie didn't answer him, it was strange for a four year old to not be speaking at all, especially a four year old from a family as talkative as his.

"Bon, can you say something for me, darling?" Bonnie stopped again and looked at him again, she opened her mouth like she was going to speak, but only a quiet mumble came out, she then went quiet again, going back to colouring

Cillian's frown deepened, he found it odd that Bonnie wasn't talking. He sat for a while longer, deciding to watch her carefully, see if she would say anything at all, Bonnie continued colouring for about thirty minutes, before she yawned, putting down her crayon and holding her arms up for Cillian to pick her up "Bamp, who's my Dad?" Bonnie asked her grandfather. She had seen pictures of her mother with her dad before, but she didn't know him