Roll cameras part 2

Fraying patience

Matthew brushes his teeth before wiping his mouth. He manages to place his toothbrush back into the holder and heads to Niamh's Bedroom.

"Mummy" he smiles as he walks up to her bed.

"What?" Niamh mumbles tiredly into her pillow.

"Granny done me a bath" he smiles.

"Okay" she mumbles into her pillow as Matthew clambers onto the bed.

"Mummy it's not bedtime yet, you can't sleep!" Matthew says as he sits on her back.

"It is for mummy, why don't you see daddy downstairs" she says into her pillow.

"No, I want to be with you!" He smiles as he messes with her hair.

"Matthew!" She warns loudly causing him to jump off her back. Kicking her in the process.

"Ouch... Matthew watch where you put your feet" Niamh winces.

Matthew frowns and looks at her. "Your lying, I didn't kick you! You're in the way Mummy!" Matthew shouts at her and hits her head before diving off the bed and running out the room.

As he runs out he bumps into Barbara coming to check on him, "Woah Matthew slow down" Barbara says.

Matthew runs past her and goes into his room slamming the door and hiding under the bed with a fleece blanket.

She walks into Niamh's room to see what happened with him.

Barbara looks at Niamh who looks directly at him, "what happened to him?" She asks.

"Little shit... hit me over the head because I told him to go away" Niamh frowns.

"Niamh he's only a child..." Barbara tries to reason.

"Yes! I know, he can't get away with that because he doesn't get his own way!" Niamh says as she gets off the bed.

"Leave it, I shall sort him!" Barbara says.

"I am capable you know" Niamh insists.

Barbara just nods and watches Niamh walk out her bedroom and straight for Matthews. She goes in and looks straight under the bed. "Get out!" She says to him.

"Mummy why!" He cries and grabs onto his duvet.

Niamh grabs his leg and pulls him from under the bed. "Stand up!" She snaps.

"No!" Matthew shouts back.

"Stand up!" Niamh shouts as she grabs his arm and makes him stand up.

"Ouch!" Matthew cries as he holds his arm.

"Don't you ever, ever kick or smack me again, Matthew James McFadden, do you hear me?" Niamh shouts at him.

Niamh feels she's had enough and slaps his legs, "I don't want to see you doing that again" she warns.

Matthew screams at the top of his lung as it has come sharp. Barbara walks to the top of the stairs and shouts for Joe.

Joe hears the commotion and walks up with Maisie. "What's going on?" Joe says.

"Niamh's going off on one with Matthew" Barbara tells him.

Joe passes Maisie to Barbara and walks into Matthews bedroom. "Niamh? Calm down!" He says instantly and pulls her away

"Joe he can't just go round hitting me!" She argues.

"Matthew? Did you hit Mummy?" He asks turning to Matthew.

"No!" Matthew shouts as he lies.

"I think you did Mr, you can't tell porkies" Joe says not impressed.

"I'm not a pig!" Matthew protests.

"Tell the truth Matthew or I'm sending you to the naughty children's home!" Niamh shouts at him.

"No I don't want to!" Matthew panics.

"Matthew!" Niamh warms.

"Don't send me away" Matthew wines.

Joe looks at him and raises his eyebrows at him. "Tell the truth then Matthew" he replies.

"I did hit mummy... I'm very very sorry I didn't mean to" he apologises.

"Good boy, Mummy are you going to apologise?" Joe says looking at Niamh.

"What?" Niamh says confused and turns to Joe.

"Say sorry to him" Joe says.

"No! I shouldn't have too" Niamh says walking out of Matthews bedroom.

"Niamh wait" Joe says and follows her.

"Leave me alone!" She says as she takes Maisie off Barbara.

"Just talk to me babe" Joe encourages.

"I'm fine" she replies walking into the bedroom.

"Are you sure" he asks worriedly.

Niamh ignores him and sits down on the bed with Maisie. She puts her feet up and rests against the headboard.

"Right I'm going to get some of Maisie's stuff and we can get ready for bed" Joe says and goes downstairs.

Niamh nods and lies Maisie on the bed and just looks at her.

Joe comes back with Maisie's blanket and teddy with a dummy in case. "You know she shouldn't have any teddy bears in the Moses basket with her" Niamh randomly says.

"Okay I'll put them on the floor for her in the morning then..." Joe says a bit confused.

Niamh places Maisie down in the Moses Basket and sits watching her for a while, "She seems to be slowely going off" Joe smiles.

"Yeah" Niamh smiles, she puts her cardigan on and messes with her sleeves.

"Are you cold?" Joe asks.

"Just a little" she says and carries on watching Maisie.

"Why don't you get into bed. We can have an early night, I shall go make us some hot chocolate" he suggests resting his hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah ok, I'll stay here and watch her" she smiles.

"Alright" he smiles walking out the room.