I wake up to a little hand tapping my arm softly. I keep my eyes closed and the tapping gets harder.
"Meee," Alexander whispers poking my cheek.
"Good morning baby boy," I coo opening my eyes to see my scruffy haired nephew smiling down at me.
"Cuggles?" He climbs onto the bed and makes himself comfortable between me and Darius.
"Sure pumpkin. Want to wake Darius up first?" I ruffle his hair.
He nods and jumps onto Darius' back. Woah he certainly wants Darius to wake up fast. Darius' jolts awake and I feel a bit guilty.
"Ncle Ariss itsss morning tiiime," Alexander says, completely oblivious to the fact he is crushing Darius' ribs. Darius shakes his head at me when Alexander finally gets off him.
"He wanted family cuddles," I justify while kissing my boyfriend's hair.
"Fine, I'll let it pass just this one time," Darius chuckles, he turns onto his back and pulls Alexander onto his lap. I snuggle into his side and he kisses my cheek.
"Toons?" Alexander asks looping his arms around both of our necks and batting his eyelashes at us.
"Which cartoons would you like to watch?" Darius squishes his cheeks.
"Ocnoots," Alexander grins.
"Octonauts," I translate and grab the remote from the bedside table.
Two episodes later Alexander is lying on his stomach at the end of the bed. He has his feet up in the air and it's rather comical.
"Breakfast in bed?" Darius suggests reaching over to tickle the little boy's feet.
"Yes please," I smile as Alexander breaks into a fit of giggles.
"Bacon and eggs?" He wriggles his eyebrows.
"And hash browns?" I clasp my hands together.
"I think we have a few left," Darius laughs.
"Thank you baby," I pull him in for a kiss.
"What about little dude?" He taps Alexander's back.
"Alexander, do you want some toast for breakfast?" I lie down next to him.
"Ya wif jam," he nods before turning his attention back to the TV screen.
"Toast with jam it is then," I grin at Darius.
My mouth waters immediately when Darius returns with breakfast. He has even cooked up some cherry tomatoes.
"Yummy," I declare taking the tray from Darius' hands so he can sit down, "Alexander we're going to turn the TV off while we eat breakfast," I press pause and he turns to me with a pouty expression, "hey Mr, don't give me that look. Come sit up by Darius and you can have your jam toast," he looks at me grumpily then gives in and comes to sit between us again.
"Fank you Ariss," Alexander murmurs taking the plate from Darius' hands.
"You are very welcome buddy " Darius kisses the the top of his head.
Surprisingly Alexander manages to not get crumbs all through the bed. He eats his toast very carefully. When he's finished he watches me eat with great fascination. He turns to look at Darius and cheekily takes one of my tomatoes in his fingers and pops it in his mouth.
"Mm yum," he gives me a big toothy grin.
"Sneaky boy," I ruffle his hair. He then proceeds to open his mouth and take one of Darius' tomatoes.
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Sun Chasers
RomanceHaving just taken the big dive into the world of being 20, Emme Abercrombie is beginning to realise she's a grown up. She's about to graduate from The Arts Academy of Hurdleton- which has consumed most of her life for the past three years. She is m...
