I woke up to a creak of Matt’s bedroom door opening then little pattering feet on the bed to see Freya crawling towards us grinning and struggling to get between us and snuggle into both of us. “I think Freya missed you,” I heard my mum say as I saw her smile then enter the room.
“She missed her daddies I can see,” I replied smiling and kissing her nose as she wrinkled it up.
“Josh, you are so lucky. I will never be as happy as I am since you told me about you and Matt. I’m so lucky, I’m so proud of you!” My mum told me making my smile grow as I sat up then walking over to her giving her a hug.
“Thank you so much mum, that means so much to hear honestly. I love Matt and my baby girl, I couldn’t imagine being without them now. They are my everything I know that much. I just hope Matt will always be happy with me and Freya will grow up to still be my princess,” I said to my mum making my eyes water as I turned round to see Matt waking up and stretching. I felt my mum leave my side and the door click shut. I walked over to the bed taking Freya from Matt and crouching by the bedside, “I love you,” I whispered into Matt’s neck as he turned round to face me with a smile tugging at the sides of his mouth.
“I love you too Joshy, now let’s take this little terror down to our family and open that massive pile of presents for her, yeah?” Matt responded as he got up then helped me up, he kissed me until we felt little hands tapping at our cheeks making us break away to see Freya sitting in my arms trying to scowl at the deprival of attention but a smile grew as we both kissed separate cheeks. She rested onto my hip perfectly as we left Matt’s room and headed back downstairs. We reached the stairs as Freya had become very restless making me place her on the floor allowing both Matt and I to take a hand and let her walk with our support as we have been trying to get her to take her first steps without any support and she is slowly getting there, more confident every time she tries to pull herself up. We reached the living room as Freya let go of our hands and crawled in front of us wanting to be adored by everyone, which she already was. I took Matt’s hand in mine as we heard Mike and Ian fussing over her and playing peek-a-boo, Matt looked at me smiling I returned the smile and rolled my eyes. “Do any of you want a drink?” I heard Sara ask and everyone seemed to nod along with Matt and I.
“I’ll help you,” Matt responded letting go of my hand and leaving the room as Freya watched him walk out, it’s as if she knew I would miss Matt only after a few seconds as she crawled over and protested until I picked her up easily. She hugged at my torso and nestled her little head into my neck making an “aw” erupt round the room as I squeezed her in gratitude. I took a seat on the floor at the feet of my parents resting my back on the bottom of the sofa between their legs as I ran my hand through my hair as Freya leaned against my legs facing me, still smiling. I saw Matt walk in behind my sister with two trays between them with multiple cups and two beakers full of lemonade, glasses were passed around with a baby girl cup with a swirly straw. The lemonade was served as I felt Matt sit beside me passing me Freya’s cup which she held straight away gulping down her drink. Matt then got up again bringing all the presents in arms reach for us as Freya finished her drink letting my mum taking it from her and placing it on the small table next to her. “Open Mike’s and Meghan’s first!” Ange squealed as she grabbed a big pink glittery bag with at least three parcels in it ranging in size.
“Okay, calm down sis!” I said laughing as I took the bag from her resting it between both Matt and I.
“The smaller parcels are for you and Matt,” Mike said to me and I nodded sharing out the presents. We opened Freya’s first to show a pink baby elephant to include in her ever growing zoo, literally. We said our thanks and Mike took Freya from us so we would be able to open our presents, I looked at Matt both of us suspicious what they could be. I let Matt start to open his before I opened my small parcel, I saw a box of sleeping tablets with a note saying ‘in case you need a good night’s sleep, we always have a free bed’ I smiled and looked over to see what Matt had got, he was laughing at a note attached to a big pot of coffee. We switched presents to see the other I looked at the note and laughed ‘we know you like coffee but you’ll both be needing a lot more of it boys… Your little princess needs her beauty sleep but you’re not allowed’. I thanked them both as Freya came crawling over curious as to what we were laughing at, she was so noisy always needing to know what’s’ happening. She took the pot of coffee into her chubby little mitts, baby fat, she was so confused making everyone laugh as I heard the familiar snap of Matty’s camera as he was constantly snapping pictures of her, wanting to keep them to show her later on as she grows up showing what everyone could wish their whole life in pictures. “Meg, can you take a picture of us three?” Matt asked politely as she nodded jumping up from Mike’s lap and grabbing Matt’s phone. I turned Freya to face the camera, and then pull Matt closer to me and kissed his cheek as I heard the camera snap. It caused Matt and I to smile as the camera went off again with Freya beaming like a little angel.
