The Swift-Sheeran Family.

Chapter 11

I arrive home the following day and head to the apartment. I hadn't spoken to Shawn throughout the day but I assumed he was home. I enter the house to complete silence.
I thought wrong.
I began to get kind of annoyed. We haven't even seen each other for 3 months.
I hear the door open and see Shawn walk in bearing a bouquet of flowers and bags of groceries. I look at him and smile slightly and he smiles back.
"I'm sorry I wasn't home A." He walks over with the flowers.
"I've only been home a few minutes," I say and pick up the bag. "Why the hell have you brought so much food?"
"Your family coming over in 3 hours,"
"S***,"
Shawn laughs and pushes the bag of groceries over to me and I flick on the oven and gas and begin to cook as he tidies away all the rubbish around us.
Hours pass and Nan and Grandad arrive first. "Hey sweetie! How've you been?" My Nan walks over to hug me as Shawn runs out the house to collect more soft drinks.
"I'm good, thanks." We chat and the door goes again, this time Mom, Ed and my sisters.
"Arri!" My two sisters run and hug me and I kneel down to them.
"Hello,"
"We missed you!" Ev says as she hugs me.
"I missed you too,"
"Mom, do you know why Austin and Liv are still sitting in the car?" I hear Mom ask Nan a question.
Everyone sits down around the island when we hear the door go. I pick up Ev who wants to open the door and in walk Austin and Liv.
"Hey!" Mom calls as she gets a drink out of the refrigerator.
"Hi," I listen to Ed shout as he walks back out from the toilet.
"Hello," Austin says merrily and Liv smiles somewhat nervously.
I clear my throat and walk up to Liv; "What's this?" I point to the silver band round her ring finger.
"You're joking!" Mom smiles with glee as everyone applauds.
"Uh, no. I hope not atleast!" Liv grins up at Austin who returns the gesture but now they look even more nervous.
Everyone seems to shrug it off, and Shawn arrives back home and is told the news.
"No one told me to get champagne!" He cheers and Ed responds.
"I'll go get some, see you in a few minutes!"
Ed returns and dinner is finished and we sit at the table, the same worried look sprawled across Liv's face. "Liv, honey, are you okay?" Nan asks and she gulps.
"Yeah, I'm great but we have more news."
"First comes marriage, then comes the..." Shawn begins and we all laugh.
"We're having a baby," Austin declares and I explain to Ev what's happening.
"Auntie Livvi having a baby?"
"Yes darling, you're going to have a cousin!" Mom explains whilst mopping up the mess Maya had made eating.
We spend the rest of the evening simply chatting and watching what's on TV.
"Have you pair decided what's going on over Christmas?" Mom asks and Shawn looks at me.
"No, I don't think we've spoken about it." I reply, or having thought about it whatsoever.
"Well, you're welcome at ours honey,"
"Okay, I'll speak to Karen tomorrow."
"Arri! Stop moving," Ev shouts at me as she sits in my lap half asleep.
"Sorry Ev," I say and she mumbles words as she sucks her thumb. That's a habit we're still not out of.
"What are your plans for later this year then Arri?" Austin asks as everyone chats.
"Work. Album release. Work. Exciting news. Work." I respond and he laughs.
"Exciting news ey?" He says and I nod.
"Yeah, it makes me bloody nervous."
"So you can't tell me?"
"No,"
"You're charming, handsome, caring Uncle Austin who loves you lots,"
"No,"
"Does anyone else know here?"
"No,"
"So you haven't told the other half?!"
"Nope, Shawn hasn't been informed."
"What the hell are you, you're worse than your mother!"
"I don't care,"
"Well I do,"
We continue to talk amongst ourselves and Ev falls asleep on the couch under one of the blankets. I get up to boil the kettle and receive a tug on my leg.
"Arri, me come?" Maya puts her arms in the air and I lift her up and place her on my hip as we walk into the kitchen. Shawn walks in with empty glasses and mugs.
"Hey babe," He grins at me from the sink.
"Mendes,"
"Who Mendes?" Maya asks as she looks round, confused.
"Mendes is Shawn, Maya;"
"Ohh, okay." She starts to wriggle so I sit her on the island on the kitchen.
Shawn pecks my cheek as he glides round the tiled surface in his socks.
"Mendes! I want drink!" Maya exclaims and I laugh.
"Okay, Miss Maya. What drink would you like?" He picks her up off the island and takes her over to the cupboard full of drinks and she points at the hot cocoa.
"That one!" She sounds pleased with herself and I giggle as I film it on Snapchat.
"What are you three doing?" Ed walks in and looks at us all.
"We choosing a drink Daddy!"
"Oh alright princess," He replies with smirk and stares at me and Shawn.
"What?" I question defensively.
"It won't be long now," He mutters.
"Edward Sheeran!" I shout and he surrenders.
"Okay, 5 years tops;" I roll my eyes and hand him drinks to give to everyone.
I really don't know what I'd do without him and his British humour.
A/N: How's your day been?