Catching up.

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"So good week?" Barbara asks.

"Oh mum it was just brilliant, everything about it. The hotel, the views, the people and the food" Niamh smiles at her.

"Great... but would you like to explain that phone call the other day?" Barbara questions.

Niamh gives her an plain expression, "what are you on about" she questions.

"You know what I'm on about lady!" Barbara says and raises her eyebrow.

Her expression changes as she knows that her mum let go. "We were on our honeymoon, what do you expect" Niamh says as she goes and gets a bottle of water from the fridge and sits back down.

"Niamh what was I meant to tell your four year old son... he thought you were ill!!" Barbara says.

"What!" She says not actually knowing what went on. "What did he hear!" Niamh panics.

"You know what he heard"
Barbara says as she gets up and makes herself a cup of tea.

"Oh god!" Niamh says in embarrassment placing her head in her hands.

Barbara just shakes her head and looks at Niamh. "He must of heard a lot the way your reacting" she says nervously.

Barbara smirks and nods at Niamh, "now tell me darling, the buzzing bee doing in your room in the hotel? And don't try and lie I was your age once" Barbara laughs.

Niamh almost chokes on her water and laughs a little. "We were just spicing it up...you know?" she replies.

"Oh... me and your dad was like that... it was great until you, Chloe and Niall came along" she laughs.

Niamh blushes "shit don't talk like that mum."

"It's true, I'm surprised it hasn't really changed for you and Joe since Matthew" Barbara laughs. "Not worried when your over here though are you" Barbara teases.

"What me and Joe having sex at home? It's rare okay... working patterns and all" she says and fiddled with her top.

"So you save it for when you come over to visit then" Barbara laughs. 

"I have baby sitters over here... anyway I'm pregnant and that didn't happen over here" Niamh chuckles.

"Close enough" Barbara smiles. "So?" She adds.

Niamh blushes and smirks "are we on about the baby?" Niamh asks as she touches her stomach lightly.

"You going to tell everyone back home. when you head off?" Barbara asks her.

"My scan first, Joe rang yesterday and it's this Friday as I could possibly be 13 weeks" she smiles.

"Ooh how exciting... when you leaving then" she says.

"Later today... our flight is at 10:50pm" Niamh smiles  she smiles as Joe rushes back in the house and takes his t-shirt, watch, trousers and shoes and socks off and then places his phone on the counter.

"Well looks like Joe wants to give us a reenactment of the night the baby became" Barbara jokes.

"Oh a bit early in the day for that and anyway the bags in the boot isn't it babe" Joe jokes as he kisses Niamh's head and goes back out.

"You're lucky Niamh" Barbara smiles.

"How?" She asks.

Barbara looks out the window at Joe pretending to chuck Matthew in the pool and Matthew is giggling and squealing with excitement. "He loves you... and just look how he is with Matthew he's absolutely taken by his son" Barbara smiles.

Niamh watches them both in ore and smiles happily to herself. "I love him with all my heart... sometimes I can't believe I have him after all that I've put him through" Niamh says.

Barbara smiles and watches Niamh who's watching Matthew and Joe. "Still can't believe you've got Matthew" Barbara smiles.

"I know it feels so surreal" Niamh smiles.

"Almost five years... I recall your phone call with you in tears saying you was pregnant and you was so confused and scared" Barbara replies.

Niamh smiles "yes I remember, it was a little messy back then" she says a little quieter as she looks down.

Barbara nods and stands up "tea,coffee?" She suggests.

"Erm... no thanks I'm going to go and see Matthew" Niamh smiles.

Barbara nods and goes and makes herself a drink while Niamh makes her way into the garden.

Niamh suddenly turns around and comes back in, "Mum? Where's Dad?" She questions.

"In the study darling" Barbara smiles and Niamh's heads to the study.

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