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-amelia

"Bwad, put me down"Layla giggled whilst Brad was holding her up in the air while spinning around in circles

We had already been babysitting for an hour. So far we've watched 'The Little Mermaid' as its one of Layla's favourite films and she started to get bored. We had asked her if she wanted to bake earlier like we were supposed to, but she decided that she didn't want to anymore. She's stubborn, she gets it from her mother and auntie I guess.

"Brad put her down now, she'll end up throwing up and I don't particularly fancy cleaning up vomit today" I said to him "Layla, do you want to go to the park?"

Her eyes lit up at the word park "Yes!" she spoke beaming up at me

"Alright then, go get wrapped up and then we'll go" As soon as I said that she rushed up the stairs to get 'wrapped up'

I ran up stairs after her to get changed into something warmer. Once I was done getting changed I ran back downstairs to meet Brad at the door, Layla following behind me. Brad had put Bobby on his lead and was stood near the door leaning against the wall with his phone in one hand the lead in the other.

"Ready to go?" he asked looking between me and Layla

"Yes" Layla shrieked rushing past Brad to get to the door making us both laugh at the little girl standing at the door looking between the both of us

"Crap. I forgot about Josh. I'll just go get him wrapped up so he can come as well" I panic

"Hurry up!" Layla shouted from down the stairs "Did she just say crap?" I heard Layla say to Brad

"Erm no. She urm said quack" He quickly said causing me to laugh

"But she's not a duck, why did she say quack?"

"She was just erm, doing a duck impression. Yes, a duck impression" he said, satisfied by his answer

Once I got Josh from his cot Aunt Karen had left behind for him, I wrapped him up in a warm coat, hat, scarf and gloves and slipped his wellies on. I ran downstairs with Josh in my arms and found Layla stood near the door with her hand resting on her hip

"Finally, let's go"she said rushing out the door
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The walk to the park was mostly quiet, not the awkward type of silence but the nice silence. Layla had decided that she wanted Brad to give her a piggy back because she couldn't be bothered to walk and I was carrying Josh I couldn't carry her so that resulted in her asking Brad to carry her.

As soon as Layla saw the park she started banging her fists against Brad's back signalling him to put her down. He gently put her down on the ground and as soon as her feet hit the ground she ran off towards the park.

"Careful Layla, we don't want a trip to the hospital" I warn her

"He's so cute" Brad said gently pinching Josh's cheeks making him squirm in my arms

"You can hold him if you like" I ask him passing Josh in to his arms

Brad had Josh curled up against his chest with his chin resting on Josh's head. The sight in front of me making me smile and my heart warm.

I couldn't help but think back to the time I left, I don't see how I could of ever agreed to moving. I missed Brad like crazy. Being with him now made me think back to all the memories we had when we were younger.