All These Years (Muke/Cashton)

Prologue

*Luke's P.O.V*

"LET IT GO, LET IT GOOO!" Our 5-year-old daughter sings at the top of her lungs, horribly I might add, as she runs past me, only half dressed.

"Hazel Jade Clifford-Hemmings, I swear to god!" Michael calls in frustration from the spare room in my parents house.

"Hazel, get back to your father and let the poor guy dress you" My mum laughs as she walks into the lounge room.

"Noo" Hazel whines as mum picks her up. Michael appears in the doorway, his hair all messy and in his face.

"Here, I'll get her ready" mum tells Michael as she walks past him. He lets out a sigh of relief and walks over to the couch where I am sitting.

"Where's Jace?" I ask, smirking at Michael as he sits down beside me.

"Nice try, he's with your dad" Michael says, smiling at me before pressing our lips together.

For the record, Jace Kyle Clifford-Hemmings is our adorable 6-year-old son. We adopted him about a month after our wedding, then the following year we adopted Hazel.

"Look at your hair" I say softly, running my fingers through Michael's messy hair. His hair, still as soft as it was the morning we first kissed, was now hot pink with bright blue tips. Jace and Hazel picked the colours.

"I couldn't be bothered styling it when Hazel is just going to restyle it for me" Michael laughs.

"I'll fix your hair for you in a minute, don't panic" I laugh.

"This is why I fucking love you so much" Michael says with a sweet smile before kissing me. I pull Michael into my lap and kiss back.

"You guys could help with your children" mum says as she walks back into the lounge room holding, now fully dressed, Hazel.

"But we're tired" Michael whines, pulling away from me to look at mum.

"You're the ones who wanted to be parents" she laughs.

"You're the one that's always complaining you never get to see your grandchildren" I point out. Mum laughs.

"Go get yourselves ready, or you'll miss your flight" mum says, taking Hazel outside to where dad was with Jace.

With a tired groan, Michael pulls himself up so he is standing. "It's like 5am" he whines.

"Actually, it's 7:30am" I laugh as he pulls me to my feet.

"Still too early" Michael complains before pecking me on the lips. I roll my eyes, trying not to smile.

"Whatever, let's go fix your hair" I laugh.

*30 Minutes Later*

Michael and I walk through the airport. Michael, with a pink princess backpack slung over his shoulder, was carrying Hazel, pulling funny faces at her to keep her amused. Jace had been walking beside me, holding my hand, but he decided he didn't want to anymore and started crying until I picked him up. He's perfectly fine now, he found amusement in tugging gently on my left earring.

Yep, earrings. Michael eventually convinced me to get my ears pierced.

"Uncle Calum & Ashton!" Jace yells in excitement, pointing ahead of us.

I look up to see Cal & Ash at one of the couches in the waiting area. Calum was on the ground with their 4-year-old son, Leighton Kurt (Irwin-Hood), who was playing with a toy car. Ashton was sitting on the couch, holding their 5-months-old daughter, Ariana Rose (Irwin-Hood), who looked half asleep in her daddy's arms.

Jace squirms until I put him down, and as soon as his feet touch the ground, he bolts straight for Calum, practically jumping into his lap when he reaches him.

I know it's only been a day since we were all together but it's like... Like a day without them is like a year without rain. And a year without rain sucks.

But this is it, after our month-long holiday back home, we are going back to LA... After a month or so we should be getting back to work.

I can't wait!