Niall Imagines

Where's mummy?

"Daddy?" The little boy shuffled into the bedroom, his feet padding against the wooden floor before coming to a stop at the foot of the bed. "Can I sleep with you tonight? My nightlight's broked." Niall waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness before he lifted the boy into bed. "Just this once," Niall bargained as the little boy shuffled under the comforter. "We're gonna buy you a new nightlight tomorrow and you'll have to sleep in your own room then, okay?" He nodded his head, squirming closer to Niall's side with his stuffed cow nestled tightly within the crook of his elbow. There was about five minutes of silence and Niall's eyes were about to droop back to sleep when the little boy piped up again. "Daddy." His voice was soft, unsure. Niall knew that voice and he could picture his son's fingers toying with his lower lip in a reluctant manner. "Daddy," he repeated again. "Where's Mommy?" Niall sucked in a sharp inhale, forcing his eyes shut as his fingers unintentionally fisted at his sheets. It wasn't that he expected the boy to know what happened. This was the first night he slept in your bed without you on the other side of him, after all. It was an innocent question and Niall couldn't blame the boy for asking. "Mommy's at Grandma's tonight," he answered, repositioning himself so he was laying on his side. Niall decided to bite the bullet and force the rest of the words out of his mouth. "Mommy's gonna be staying at Grandma's for a little while, actually. She, um. She'll come back tomorrow morning, but. She's not. She's gonna be with Grandma for a bit. She'll tell you tomorrow, I'm sure." The little boy nodded silently, moving his gaze from his father's darkened face to the ceiling. Niall flipped back over to face the other side, fingertips wiping furiously at the tears leaking from his eyes. His arm was soon pried open and a warm stuffed cow was shoved to his chest. "Chester always helps me when I'm upset," his son mumbled. "You can sleep with him tonight, Daddy."

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