Tough Love (On Hold)

Chapter 7

I know it's been awhile since I updated this story, I've been working on my new one Zayn's New Life the most lately. I know I promised an update on this one so hope everyone enjoys! :)

The next morning, Karen woke up by the sound of her alarm in Jimmy's arms as usual and smiled, knowing it was going to be another good day. While the boys were at school she and Jimmy had gotten the day off to go shopping for Harry, and Karen was looking forward to it. "Morning honey", Karen said and gave Jimmy a kiss on the neck. Jimmy smiled with his eyes still closed, he loved the feeling of waking up with his wife in his arms every morning.

"Ready for today"? Karen asked once Jimmy had opened his eyes. "As long as it's with you I'm ready for anything", Jimmy said and sat up. They shared a kiss before Karen went into the bathroom to get ready. After they were both dressed, Jimmy headed upstairs to get Liam, Louis and Harry while Karen made breakfast.

"Liam, wake up sleepyhead", Jimmy said and gently shook his son's shoulder. "Daddy"! Liam said and sat up, rubbing his eyes and making grabby hands. Sometimes Liam acted a little younger than his age, but to Jimmy that was just fine. "Time to get ready for school bud", Jimmy said and Liam nodded, knowing the morning routine as he climbed out of bed. Jimmy padded down the hall and into Louis's room, smirking when he saw Louis buried under the blankets, his alarm blaring but he was still snoring.

Jimmy turned the alarm off and tapped Louis's cheek with his secret weapon, Louis's phone. "Mmph. Go away dad, m'tired", Louis grumbled but suddenly felt the coolness of his phone and sat up. " You get your phone back after you shower and get downstairs in 20 minutes", Jimmy said before walking out without another word.

Louis quickly jumped out of bed, took his morning wee and threw his boxers and tank top off, jumping into the shower and slamming the bathroom door before Liam could even finish getting dressed. A few minutes later, Liam was dressed and painfully realized his bladder was going to have to wait once again. Louis always managed to get dressed faster and into the bathroom first, despite not being a morning person and his extremely late bedtimes, if you know what I mean.

"Louis, please hurry up I gotta go"! Liam begged as shifted his weight and crossed his legs. The poor boy was always the one who ended up waiting outside, no matter how many times he tried to get dressed faster. He was usually dying for the toilet as Louis hogged the bathroom, usually fixing his hair or obsessing over some other part of his body. He wouldn't even let his little brother in so he could use the toilet, always claiming he should "be patient" and "wait his turn".

Sometimes Liam's small bladder disagreed with patience, and one time when Liam couldn't wait any longer and had had an accident they had gotten into a fight about how Liam should grow up and should learn to control his bladder. It ended with Liam in tears, and Jimmy ended up giving Louis a lecture about learning to share the bathroom, which he never listened to and continued to be a bathroom hog. Finally, after what felt like eternity Louis came out of the bathroom, running past Liam and downstairs.

Finally! Liam thought and quickly ran to the toilet before his brother could change his mind, shutting the door. Liam was still too young to be liking girls, but he often teased Louis about spending so much time in the bathroom because he liked a specific girl named Cassie as his revenge. He had caught his brother off guard when he had been looking at her, and Louis had accidentally confessed that he liked her. 

Meanwhile, in Harry's room Jimmy was in the middle of changing Harry. Louis's phone was in his back pocket, and Jimmy decided to make him wait a little longer as he heard his son pounding down the stairs. He had told him at least a thousand times not to run in the house, and now he could finally pay for it.