Doll House | lrh

21.| motherly instinct

"I don't know, I'll have to think about it." 

"You're going to have to beg for me." 

"Fine, I'll do it." 

Grumbling, Luke hung up the phone with Lola, his eyes following to me as I stayed on his bed, the remote to his television in my hand.

"What did she ask?" I questioned, putting it on mute as he rummaged through his closet for a pullover.

"She asked me to babysit Zoe. Apparently her husband got the night off, it's their five year anniversary, so she needs someone to watch her while they go out." Luke replied, not seeming the least bit bothered by it. I knew how much Zoe meant to him and although his face showed annoyance, his voice displayed another emotion, fondness. 

"Could I tag along?" I asked, not wanting to be home without Luke here. I was so used to falling asleep by his side now that I don't know how I could have ever fell asleep without him. Luke just smirked up at me from picking up his phone on the night stand. 

"Of course you can baby, get dressed." He patted my bare thigh, since I was in shorts, and started looking for a shirt for me, knowing I'd probably take one of his anyway. "Here, I like the way this one looks on you." He pulls out a tank top that says 'Weezer' on the pack and I nod, pulling on a pair of jeans and changing the shirt while his back was turned. 

The short drive to Lola's house lasted maybe three songs, and soon enough we were at the front door step greeting them.

"Dollie and Lukey." Zoe squealed, her arms wrapping around both our legs. Lola was in a rather nice, fitted dress, her hair and make up done very beautifully. 

"I can't begin to explain how much this means to me, I'm sorry if I interrupted-"

"You didn't interrupt anything." Luke said coolly, picking Zoe up and placing her on his hip as she clutched onto his black jumper. 

"Yeah, I've been wanting to spend time with Zoe." I added, poking her cheek and earning a giggle from her as she pretended to swat my hand away. Chris came up behind Lola, placing a kiss on her cheek as he picked up his car keys. 

"Well, we're going now. We'll be back in a couple hours. Zoe's already eaten but she needs a bath and if you two are hungry, there's lasagna leftovers in the fridge." Lola kissed Luke and I's cheeks before looking at Zoe. "Bye bubbles, I'll see you later, okay? Mummy loves you." Zoe puckers her lips for her mother and then one for her father as the two set off for the evening. 

"Lukey?" Zoe's voice called when he placed her down after closing the front door and locking it.

"Yes Zoe?" He began to take off his shoes and I did the same, not wanting to make a mess in Lola's house. Zoe came running back with empty plastic tea cups, a ball cap that was probably Chris', and a tiara. 

"Can we play house?" She asked, juggling the items as I bent down to pick up the cups before she dropped them. 

"Sure, but it has to be in the bath. How do we play?" Zoe giggled uncontrollably, giddy that Luke had agreed to play with her. 

"I'm the baby. You're daddy," She pulled on his shirt so he could bend down and planted the cap on his head. "And Luna is mummy!" Repeating the action with me, she placed the tiara on my head. "We have tea party in the bath!" Zoe made a dash to her bedroom, Luke and I looking at each other and wondering what the hell did we get ourselves into.

"Zoe! Come here, we have to get you undressed." Luke called out, following where her tiny foot steps could be heard. "It is not the time to be playing hide and seek Zoe, if you don't behave, I'm going to call your mummy." 

"But why? Luna's right there." Finding her in her parents closet, Luke swept her off her feet and into his arms, trapping her with one as he used the other to start taking off her pants. 

"She's not your real mum Zoe now please, stop moving." And this was when Zoe started to have a fit. She began screaming and thrashing, Luke's eyes widening in horror and looking as if he didn't know what to do. I finally put down the stupid tea cups and took Zoe away from Luke, the fake tears in her eyes making me feel bad.

"Zoe, do you want to watch a movie later?" My voice caused her screaming to stop, having her attention focused on me while Luke removed her shirt and last but not least, her pamper. "If you be good and let us give you a bath," I nodded for Luke to start running the water. "We can watch a movie, anyone that you like. You get to hang out with the big kids!" At that, she began to clap excitedly. 

"Okay Doll- um, Luna!" She corrected herself and I mentally thanked her for that, taking the naked child to the bathroom where Luke had created a bubble bath with all her bath toys inside. I placed her in the water carefully and knelt down beside Luke, who already had his sleeves pulled up to the elbows. 

"I don't know how you do it." Luke muttered, watching Zoe play with two whale looking things that shot water out of a small hole. "How am I supposed to have kids of my own when I can barely take care of Zoe?" Luke's words caught me by surprise since I didn't see him as the type to want children.

"You want kids?" I grabbed the baby shampoo and lathered Zoe's blonde hair, putting it up so it looked like a Mohawk and laughing at myself at my creation, knowing she was too preoccupied with the toys to realize what I was doing.

"Yeah, of course. I want a little buddy, so I can dress him up in band shirts and skinny jeans and teach him guitar." He paused and then continued as he grabbed the soap to wash Zoe. "But I also want a little girl, like daddy's little girl, where I can dress her up in band shirts as well, but also as a small princess and stuff." 

"That's really cute." I replied, grabbing a cup and using the bath water to rinse Zoe's hair. She coughed lightly, swallowing the soapy water by accident and I tried my best to cover her face. 

"You have that natural motherly instinct." Luke commented, watching as I rinsed the rest of Zoe's body off, careful not to get anything in her eyes, mouth, or nose. 

"I don't know how, considering I used to be a-"

"That doesn't matter." Luke said quickly, this time earning my attention as I looked at him. "You used to be. But you're not now. Now, you're my beautiful girlfriend who I love so much, and apparently so do my family." He pointed at Zoe with a small chuckle. "I'm just so incredibly lucky to have you." I could see his eyes wandering to my lips as he began to lean in closer, licking his own lips as he became inches away from my face.

But then, his face was wet, due to Zoe shooting him with the small whale water toy she had.

"No kissing! That's yucky." She stuck her tongue out, making a disgusted face as I laughed at Luke, who grabbed a towel and dried his face off. 

"Yeah, well, I'm older, I can do what I want." He stuck his tongue back out at her, giggling at his childlike behavior. 

"Come on Zoe." I motioned for her to get out, Luke instantly wrapping the same towel around her before unplugging the drain. "What movie do you want to see?" Her petite index finger tapped her chin, as if in thought, before pointing it in the air and yelling,

"Pocahontas!"

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a/n: i literally suck at updating but i've been so busy with college work and such. but, i found it absolutely necessary to update when i realized i hit 1.5k reads! that's insane, i can't appreciate you all enough omg. also, i need everyone's help.

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