So Holden and Liv in Scoop-a-Rooney... good thing I had this written beforehand. I hope this cheers you up a bit!


"What are you doing awake already, Babe?" Holden asked, coming down the stairs.

"Why don't you ask Charlotte?" Liv replied, looking at him over the back of the couch. She was sitting sort of sideways with the baby laying on her stomach with some weird news program on the tv. "She woke up at quarter to five today and wouldn't go back down. I'm surprised you didn't hear her."

"I wish I had," Holden said, coming over to her and sitting down. "You could've slept some more."

"It's fine," Liv assured him with a soft smile. Charlotte was four months old and far from a good sleeper. She woke up at least twice a night, every night and Liv was usually the one who got to her first. Not because Holden didn't want to, but because the guy could probably sleep through a garbage truck playing opera music during a hurricane.

Holden returned the smile and leaned over to kiss Liv first and then Charlotte. "I thought we talked about this, young lady. No waking Mommy up until at least six thirty on weekends."

Liv laughed and Charlotte cooed, trying to pick her head up to look at Holden, but after struggling for a moment, just settled for turning her head and reaching for him. He grabbed her hand. She could pick her head up for a pretty decent length of time she was laying flat on her stomach, but she wasn't flat and gravity was really working against her.

"Almost, Char. You'll get there." Liv said softly, stroking Charlotte's curls.

"She's being super cuddly this morning I see."

"She definitely is. Do you want to get in on it?" Liv asked him. She did not ever want to stop cuddling her little girl, but she did have some stuff to do. Like shower. And she had been kind of hogging Charlotte the last couple of days because of her recent snuggle streak. Holden should get some baby cuddles too.

"Do I ever,"

Liv smiled. "Okay," She sat up slowly, as not to startle Charlotte and passed her daughter to Holden's arms.

Charlotte started to squirm and cry.

"Easy, Charlotte. It's just Daddy." Liv said gently.

"I got you, Char." Holden promised, holding Charlotte close to him. The baby grabbed part of his shirt in her fist and calmed down, resting her head on his shoulder. "There,"

Liv smiled. That was a sweet picture. She could watch them all day. But she couldn't. "Do you mind if I-?"

"Go do whatever you need, Liv. I got her." Holden assured her.

She stood up. "Her pacifier's right here if you need it." She nodded at the table.

"Okay,"

She still didn't move. She wasn't even leaving, just going upstairs, but it still felt kind of weird.

"Liv, sweetheart, you deserve to go do whatever you want without rushing around and trying to do it before she starts crying."

Liv sighed and kissed his cheek. "I'll be in the shower. And then actually brushing my hair."

"Okay," Holden laughed. "You take as long as you want. I can stay like this forever."

Liv actually took her time getting ready for probably the first time since Charlotte came home. When she came back down stairs, she found Charlotte and Holden laying on the floor pressing the keys on a baby piano toy. Charlotte was on a pillow to help keep her up and she was smiling every time her toy made an animal sound.

Holden pressed the blue key and it meowed. "That's what sound a kitty makes." he told Charlotte.

Charlotte only smiled.

The sight before her was absolutely precious and Liv couldn't help but take a picture of the two of them with her phone and send it to Maddie.

How is it possible that I love these two as much as I do?

Maddie's response came a moment later in the form of a picture of Diggie and Riley both sleeping in the exact middle of the bed.

I have no idea, but I totally understand what you mean.

When did they get so darn lucky?


A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed that! I had fun writing it! We'll be back to baby Riley next chapter!

Also, for the record I think Josh is good for Maddie and I think Diggie's just jealous that she moved in at this point. I ship Mosh hard. This story solely exists because I was going to wrote something similar months ago and my friend asked me to write something after Ryan and Dove got engaged and I will not ever write fanfic about real people. So that's why this exists. Also Liv and Holden are adorable so yeah.

Thanks for reading! I appreciate your kind words! Reviews are always appreciated!