Our Brother is a Superhero

5

Liam could see that Harry was getting more and more tired as the episode progressed and Niall had fallen asleep before finishing his bottle, which was rare. Harry was still cuddled in between Liam and Olivia and his thumb kept creeping its way into his mouth.

Liam checked his watch to see that it was eight o'clock and time to get the boys ready for bed. He usually had an extremely strict routine for the boys and bedtime was a nonnegotiable subject.

As Bear in the Big Blue House finished Liam turned Niall in his arms so that they were chest to chest instead of Liam cradling the baby. He rubbed Niall's back in circles soothingly, just one of his hands covering the whole of Niall's back.

"The sun has gone, to bed and so must I." Liam sang as he stood up from the couch. Harry would giggle, depending on how tired he was, at his brother's singing as he did it every night. However, today all the fuss with his mum had tired him out a lot and he just tried to lean into Liam more.

"LiLi." He whined cutely sticking both hands up at Liam, gesturing for the older lad to pick him up.

"I can't baby, I'm holding Niall." Liam sighed as usually Harry was fine with taking Liam's hand and walking up the stairs and when he wasn't Louis was always there to help Liam. 

"Harry I could try to give you a piggy back?" Olivia offered although Liam knew fine well Harry was too big for her and would break the slim, 5ft 6 girl.

"He's too big for you Olivia, he's a big boy and can walk upstairs by himself." Liam said and Harry's lip began to wobble. He was tired and just wanted his brother to carry him upstairs and now Liam was angry with him.

"Why don't I take Niall then?" Olivia suggested as she hated seeing Harry's eyes gather with tears.

Liam seemed thankful at his girlfriend's solution and carefully handed the sleeping baby over to her. Niall whined a little as he was placed into the new arms but subconsciously cuddled up to Olivia's chest anyways.

"C'mon bud, you're tired and it's time for bed." Liam said as he picked Harry up from where he was still sitting on the couch.

Harry wrapped his legs around Liam's waist and clasped his hands behind his neck. He laid his head on Liam's shoulder and inhaled Liam's smell.

Liam trudged up the stairs with the nine year old clinging to him like a little koala and firstly showed Olivia Niall's room. He told her to check his nappy to which she shushed and assured him she knew how to take care of a baby.

Liam then took Harry into his room and got the boy ready for bed. He took Harry's shirt and jeans off and put them in the laundry basket and then told Harry to step out of his boxers. Another thing is, Harry has wet the bed ever since he was toilet trained during the day. He had seen the doctor numerous times who told them each time they went that bedwetting was more common in boys and it would eventually go away on its own. As a result, Harry wears pull-ups to bed.

"Do you need to go potty before bed Hazza?" Liam asked as he did every night.

"No LiLi, m'sleepy." Harry said lazily and Liam sighed.

"Okay baby, step in please." He said as he held the pull-up at Harry's feet.

Harry stepped into the pull-up one foot at a time and then Liam pulled it up his skinny legs. Liam pulled Harry's pyjama top over his head but before he could pull any bottoms on Olivia came into the room.

Harry froze, more alert now than he had been twenty seconds ago and Liam cold sense the boy's embarrassment. Olivia seemed to sense it as well as she quickly apologised and left the room.