A Coincidence||Fionn Whitehead

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With all of the family around the table for breakfast and sat on the counters surrounding the dining room too, everyone was confused as to where Dotty was. "She just upped and left last night. We thought she'd gone to get a drink or something, but she didn't so then we assumed she went to sleep on the sofa." Said Sebastian.

"Why would she sleep on the sofa?" Caroline, another aunt of Dotty's asked.

Niall sighed, "we regret it now, but we think we touched a nerve."

Emma turned to her nephew, her eyebrows raised, "you said something about her having a boyfriend didn't you?" Niall nodded. "Jesus, Niall, she's been with him, what? Three days? He's a good lad, Chris is his director right now and trust me when I say this, I met him yesterday for the first time and he is so sweet and rather adorable."

Chris nodded in agreement with his wife, "they are very similar as well, both awkward, shy but they compliment each other. They honestly do, they actually make each other more confident. Trust me, I wouldn't have wanted Dotty with him otherwise."

The three sighed, "We're sorry." They chorused.

"It's not them you should be apologising too, go find your cousin. She's probably in the barn she's always in." Said Edith, swatting Seamus with a tea towel. "Off you go!"

Seamus, Niall and Sebastian left the dining room and out into the yard, heading straight for the barn. Over the edge they could see her long blonde locks cascading down, nearly blending with the hay, but her hair was a much nicer blonde rather than a yellow.

Seamus climbed the ladder, and crawled towards his cousin nudging her gently. The other two remained on the ground there arms out ready if she was to roll off the edge; it wouldn't be the first time it would have happened. Everyone knew of the girls' habit for being clumsy.

"Dotty, wake up." The girls' eyes fluttered open as the boy brushed some hair off of her face. She sat up groggily, rubbing her eyes.

"What time is it?" She asked the boy with sandy blonde hair and bright green eyes.

"Nine, come on, breakfast is ready and you didn't have much to eat yesterday, Uncle Chris said. Plus, we're sorry."

Dotty crawled over the hay to the slide and slid down it, Niall helping her up at the bottom. "We really are, Dot. You know what we are like, after we herd about what Anna is like too. Dotty, we don't want you hurt."

"Seems like everybody doesn't." She replied, moving out of the way for Seamus to land on his feet at the bottom of the slide.

Seb wrapped the girl in his arms, pressing a kiss to her forehead, "of course no one will, you are a loveable girl you are, despite how clumsy and annoying you can get, we love you and it sounds as if this Fred- I mean Fionn, really cares for you."

"It's been three days."

"So? Dotty, you've been friends before hand. Clearly he cares, now, I'm starved. Can we go and get some breakfast?" Niall patted his stomach.

The three nodded laughing at the boy before racing back to the house, slipping their shoes off by the door and their bare feet padding on the wooden floor into the dining room. Dotty took a seat on Kasper's lap as he had his arms wide open for her and she stole some of his toast.

"How was the view last night, dear?" Asked her Uncle Magnus, sipping whatever was in his mug a slice of toast in his over hand.

"Brilliant, I got a picture." She said showing him.

"Ah yes, you can see O-"

"Orion and his belt, Sirius the Dog Star, and many others. It was very clear, cold by the hay was pretty warm to be honest." Said Dotty grinning, taking back her phone, leaving into her cousins' chest. Kaspar wrapped his arms around her waist his head resting on her shoulder. "What are we doing today?"

"Whatever you want." Replied her grandpa.

"Can I take Tesco out please?" Dotty Asked.

Edith laughed, "of course, I still can't believe you lot name her Tesco."

"In all fairness, I was fourteen going on fifteen and I don't have the best role models." Dotty smirked pointing at all of her cousins.

"Next time we get a new horse, I think we'll make him or her ourselves." Chuckled Edith.

"Nana, it was perfect! Tesco were having a horse meat scandal! It fitted perfectly!" Cried Jasper.

Dotty giggled, "is anyone coming with me to take out, Harry and Forrest?"

"Yet again, why we let you all name our animals is a mystery." Bobby shook his head.

Dotty gasped, "What's wrong with Harry Trotter and Forrest Jump? Along with the chickens, Nugget, Casserole, Tikka and Caesar? Or the sheep, Lamb, and her family all with the name chop? Or the owls, Owlbus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagowl? Or the pigs, Pork Chop, Albert Einswine and Elvis Pigsley? Or the dogs, Chew Barka, Ozzy Pawsborne, William Shakespaw and Sherlock Bones?!"

"They are all puns or play of names!" Cried Diana.

Niall turned to his mother, "You have no taste in names!"

"Lord, help your children." Caroline muttered.

"Dotty's got that covered." Commented Emma. "Thing one, thing two and thing three isn't it?"

Dotty shook her head, "I'm not that bland! They're child one, child two and child three, duh!"

"I think Fionn'll be the name chooser." Muttered Chris.