Dan's PoV:
Me and Phil wake up to see a text from Joe, "hey mate, umm Oli and Caspar won't answer, anyway Tash and Lissy have fell asleep at the hospital, do you mind taking them home? They have a hang over and I don't want them to go home alone." I reply to Joe and run upstairs to wake Oli and Caspar.
All they do is groan and I notice beer cans everywhere, they've had a nice drinking fest on their own.
"Cmon Phil, get dressed, we have to go get the girls" Phil groans and we both fit on our skinny jeans and get into the car.
After a long car journey we get into the hospital room, to see Joe sat with baby Jade, with Tash and Lissy in the most awkward sleeping position I've ever seen.
"Lissy, Lissy" I say, gently nudging her, she looks like a little girl, she reaches out her arms like a little kid, "my legs hurt, carry me" she groans, I sigh gently, luckily she is light, I carry her like a groom carries a bride, on the way to a car I turn round to see Tash is actually walking, but leaning on Phil, he has is arm round her to help her walk, while gently massaging her head, we set them both in the back seat of the car and drive home.
I open the car door, and get ready to carry Lissy, when I see a locket around her neck, I read it to see words that bring a tear to my eye, they're simple, but mean everything.
"My Dear children, Daniel, Melissa, Charlotte and Ellie, I may not be here now, but I will always be in your hearts, -father." I love it when people use Lissy and Lottie's full names, I just like the names Charlotte and Melissa. I never knew this locket existed, but we all got something small from dad before he left, I guess this locket is Lissy's gift.
Me and Phil take the girls to bed, and I take the locket gently off of Lissy's neck and open it. It's a picture, a picture of when I was 13 and the girls were 10. Me with my little skater outfit, Ellie with her sandals, frilly skirt and cute little pony tail. Lottie with a skirt, a long brown pony tail, pink lipstick and the biggest smile on her face I've ever seen, Lissy going through her tomboy faze, messy dirty blonde hair and a football uniform. And then there is dad, in his military uniform, carrying Lottie and Ellie in each arm, with me giving Lissy a piggy back, we've always been close. A tear forms in the corner of my eye, I miss him, so so much.
