EPILOGUE-4

I put Liam down and walked over the TV, reaching behind it and pulling the socket out. A chorus of complaints echoed around the room. “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLAYING AT WOMAN!” “WOULD YOU TURN A LIFE SUPPORT MACHINE OFF LIKE THAT!” Connor and Chris complained simultaneously, looking up at me like I had just betrayed them beyond belief. I stepped in front of them, arms crossed over my chest and looking at them like I look at Liam when he has misbehaved. “You two are meant to be babysitting, not playing that crappy game. It’s well past 11 and Liam should have been in bed by now, and to top it off you refuse to let a little kid have a go on this game?” I scorned them. Both of them looked at the floor in shame, and I had to stop myself from laughing. Liam also did that when I told him off. Liam was 5, these two big kids were fully grown men. “Sorry...” They both muttered. Connor turned his head slightly to Liam, who was grinning as he watched his Uncles being told off. “Tattle Tale.” Connor muttered to him. Liam stuck his tongue out at Connor, and instead of being the adult in this do you know what Connor did? He stuck his tongue right back at Liam. I rolled my eyes. I looked at the sofa and saw little Ellie curled up in a ball sleeping. I smiled slightly as her blonde hair covered her cheek, sleeping so peacefully while her thumb was in her mouth. “At least someone knows when their bedtime is.” I told Liam, my brows raised as I gestured my head towards Ellie. He looked over at her and then back at me with a boyish smile on his face. “Sleep is for girls.” He told me proudly, causing the lads to let out a small chuckle. Chris and Connor got to their feet. “Okay, it’s probably time for us to head home anyway.  Thanks for letting us play dude, Amy won’t let me play in the day cos she thinks it’s a bad influence on Ellie.” Chris scrunched his face, slapping Jace’s hand as Jace nodded sympathetically. “No problem man, still up for the weekend? The new Battlefield is out so I’m thinking we pawn the kids on the wives and girlfriends while we kill a few brain cells?” Jace confirmed, a smirk at the corner of his mouth. “Hell to the motherf-fudging yes!” Connor exclaimed, quickly correcting himself as he remembered Liam was still in the room and listening to his every word. He turned to me with a grin “You women can bring us food, I mean your fortress is in the kitchen isn’t it?” I glared at him, before a smirk of my own appeared on my lips “Connor my love, you do remember how many utensils are in the kitchen and the many ways I can use them right?” My tone was threatening, but my smile was sweet. He widened his eyes a little in fear as the memories flashed through his brain, before he cleared his throat and slapped Chris’s back. “Time to go Christopher.” He quickly said, causing me to chuckle slightly. He walked up to me and placed a kiss on my cheek “See you at the weekend you scary bitch.” I laughed again, and he walked up to Liam and bumped his fist against his “Later my man.” “Bye Uncle Connor.” Liam smiled up at him. Connor and Liam got on great, mostly because they had about the same mental age and he saw Connor as the big brother he could look up to. “Liam, go up to bed.” I told him. “But mum!” He whined, looking up at me with puppy dog eyes. “Don’t you make that face at me, bed. Now.” I repeated, and he huffed slightly before he turned his little feet, running up to the sofa and placing a small kiss on Ellie’s forehead while she slept. I smiled slightly as I saw this. Those two basically grew up together, they were really close. “Night Ellie, Night Uncle Chris!” He called out before he began to climb up the stairs. Chris walked over to the sofa, gently scooping Ellie up in his arms before turning to Jace.