clean slate (on hold)

chapter 10

Wrong.

It was all wrong

Everything Anne ever did Harry would whine, pout and cry.

The first thing that his mummy did once reaching his new home was rid him of his soiled nappy and put him in a pair of big boy pants.

That isn't what he likes, he needed nappies! Louis and Liam had made him comfortable with them and now he's back into wearing uncomfortable boy pants.

Doesn't she know that with the abuse he has suffered that he needed the preotection, it's only obvious as it begins with a change of environment and not having the luxury of going to the toilet when needing to.

Hence now his bladder is weak. But Louis and Liam had promised him they will retrain him, but for now he can't departure from the nappies.

Just like he can't depart from having a bottle before bed. A story read to him before sleepy time and a night light to keep away the shadows.

Now he will be dealing with yet another knew environment, which meant more than not frequent wetting and needing the comfort his bottles, pacifiers and nappies provided.

The things his mum thought he doesn't need, well rain check....he did. And knowing his mummy didn't want him to act so babyishly hurt him.

But acting younger and needing certain necessities helps with the hands of abuse he suffered through, helps cope. Now he can't do that, which is going to take a toll on him.

Anne too.

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"Harry, this is the forth time in two days. Can't you get yourself to the toilet on time? I'm sick of the messes" Anne stressed, racking a hand through her hair. "Listen, be a big for mummy yeah? I don't want to have to punish you for this" at the word punish Harry cowardly moved away on instinct, which he flinched as he wasn't meant to move from punishment, he learnt that the hard way.

Anne sighed as she saw the action for what it was. Mentally face-palming herself for being so stupid.

in reality she is just tired. Every night she's had to calm down a crying Harry who wouldn't or more like couldn't get to sleep.

It was like looking after an infant. Which really she's getting too old for that, but she shouldn't be complaining as she has finally got her little boy back.

But boy is she going to ring up Liam and Louis and find out what they did to her baby boy, he shouldn't be acting like this.

Actually she can ring them now as Harry is in bed. Perfect time and at 7:30pm they should in theory still be up.

Grabbing her phone, Anne dialed Liam's phone number and waited for it to be answered as it rung. It had rung three times before the line had been picked up. "Hello, Anne? Everything alright? Is Harry okay?" Anne moodily rolled her eyes, of course he isn't. "You tell me, what twelve year old boy wets themselves, don't sleep at night and asks for a bottle?" Anne spat, though kept her voice down as to not wake the sleeping boy upstairs.

Liam gave Louis a sad look before putting the phone on speaker so his husband could hear every word the woman stated. "He asks for things a normal twelve year old boy shouldn't, he does and speaks like a toddler! What have you done to him!" the woman yet again shouted throwing herself onto the sofa.

This is when Liam hat to intervene. The boys own mother shouldn't be saying things like this about him, especially own flesh and blood, it's not right!

"Ma'am, I can tell you now that we have not done anything to Harry, nor influenced the way he acts. I can say we have merrily contributed his feelings and care for him the way he needs to be cared for, treat him the way we see fit to help him with his problems" Liam took a breath before letting out a sigh, Louis sipping his tea as he let his husband fight the boys corner and put the mother straight.

"He wets the bed due to knew environments and people, he acts younger because that's his way of coping with the situation. He's basically trying to adapt in the only way he can, he has after all grown up in a not so caring home, well if you could call it that. He's been passed down to us and we managed to settle him into a routine, but then you came along and now his routine has gone. He's now reverting yet again in the only way he can handle such a transition, but because you haven't tended to his needs he is probably getting more needy" rubbing his face tiredly, some tears gathering in the corner of his eyes, Liam had to finish what he had to say because he needed to know Harry is getting the care he needs in order to out right life.

"Get what he wants, pacifiers, nappies, toys and everything you can think of he may need to settle down with you, if he isn't sleeping that's because you haven't given him a bottle before bed and if that doesn't work then maybe you haven't got a night light for him. Do these things and he will adapt, but just because he will be settled, does not mean this problem will go away. He's an abused child, the problems he has won't go away in a matter of months nor weeks. It will take years to make him feel right again, and if it's years it will take, then years it shall be. Be his mother Anne, he's head one parent give up on him, let this not be another one" Louis being the softie he is started to cry quietly.

He didn't want Harry to go through more family giving up on him and his needs. It just wasn't fair.

however the sad cracked voice they heard on the phone have them hope that no such thing would happen. All they had to do was let the woman hear what they needed her to hear in order to set her right.

"Alight, sorry. I didn't mean, agh I am a bad mother" Anne cried, she really did as she Has just talked about her son in a way that defined her in being a mother to the boy.

how could she do such a thing.

"Its alright, we just had to guide you in the right direction. Go get some sleep as it sounds like you need it, wake up and take him shopping, make him feel like he isn't a burden. It will do you both a whole deal of good. Trust me"

Anne smiled, those men where truly a good choice to of looked after her baby while herself wasn't able to. She had to get her life back together, now she has Anne can finally settle Harry down before letting him meet a member of their little family.

Her new husband.

Right now she wondered why she took her little boy away from a settled environment just to come to a knew one and be set back again.

I guess you can't back away from being a mother.

"Thank you, so much"

Anne and the two men passed pleasantries and such before cutting off for the night. Both having busy days ahead.

Especially if Harry is going to meet his new stepdad.