Spotlights. Ant & Dec | ✔️

Chapter 14: Dec sized steps.

Prepare yourselves.... this chapter is almost 4000 words long so I'd sit down, relax and grab some pop corn if I were you cause you might be here a while 😂 I hope it's worth the time it takes to read 😬😂

*knock* *knock*

Dec knocked on the door and stepped back, looking nervously at Ant receiving a reassuring smile, he turned to the opening door, smoothing out his blue dress shirt one more time before meeting the big blue eyes and the short brown hair of his oldest sister Pat. The eldest sibling grinned on seeing her little brother and stepped forward devouring him in a huge heart felt hug. Dec felt tears spring to his eyes but blinked them away, trying his hardest to hold himself together. He was stronger now.

"Awww Decky I've missed you so much! I'm so glad you're okay!!"

"Missed you too sis." Dec smiled, wrapping his arms tightly around his sister, he looked over her shoulder and saw all 5 of his siblings happy faces staring back at him in the corridor. Pat pulled away, wiping her tears from her eyes. "You've grown."

"Not a chance he's still tiny!" Shouted out a tall light haired guy.

"Shut up Martin, I'm perfect size." Dec shouted out, making everyone laugh, releasing the tension between the group of young adults.

"Oh my god it's Ant Mcpartlin! From the TV!!" Ant looked up upon hearing the load squeak and exclamation of his presence. Dec beamed upon seeing his sister, Moira's shocked and envious expression. Ant stayed quiet, letting Dec take over, his checks were blushing bright red from the attention of all 7 of the Donnelly children.

"Aye, It is... Anth this is Pat, the eldest; Cam- who you've met; Moire with the long hair; then me brothers, the short haired beefy guy is Dermott he's a priest; the overgrown blonde is Martin, he's an idiot and the brown haired mug at the back is Eamonn. Everyone this is me... boyfriend Ant."

"Nice to meet you Ant." They all said in disorganised unison apart from Moira who was still stood there mouth open looking at Ant in shock. There was no visible negative reactions towards ant and for that Dec felt a wave of relief wash over him.

"Nice to meet you all too." Ant said politely making the girls giggle and Dec pull the presenter possessively into his side, giving the girls a warning glare.

Dec tried to look past his gobsmacked brother and sisters to see his mother but he wasn't tall enough so he coughed an they all turned back to their youngest. "Uhh guys? Mind if we come in?"

"Whoops sorry of course, Move it you lot! Let 'em through!" Pat shouted, every bit the eldest sibling she was. The herd moved out of the way and into the kitchen/ dinning room where a huge table set for 9 people was laid out, Ant was used to meals just with his Mam and sister and now of course Dec, so a big change and a bit of a crazy experience for him.

"Mam Decs arrived and you'll never guess who he brought with him!" Moira said excitedly walking into the kitchen area where her mother was stirring around a pot.

"Oh is it maybe, the famous presenter you like from the telly?" Anne said mockingly an Moira's face fell into one of confusion.

"How'd you guess?"

"Declan said he'd only come if he was allowed to come along. Now where is he, I want to see him."

"I'm here Ma." Dec said pulling away from the big hugs he was getting from his brothers and sisters and then stepping through the crowd to stand in front of his mother. Anthony stood back, hanging up his jacket and watching the scene unfold. Dec stood there awkwardly unsure of what to do, looking at his mother with watery eyes. Anne stepped forward so she was gazing up at her now 21 year old son, his face had matured but his eyes were still held the youthful beauty they'd always had been, although they'd lost some of the innocence they'd held before.