"Why did you run away Ollie? Nick asked pulling up a chair opposite his son, searching for an answer. He had turned up at his grandma's house in tears but wouldn't speak a word to Nick all the way home as to what was the matter.

Ollie was trying to avoid eye contact from both his dad and mum, knowing that he would be in a lot of trouble for running off, "Because you don't even care about me" He mumbled.

Nick flashed a look at Zoe in shock, "Of course we care about you" He tried to reassure him.

"No it's always Phoebe and Maisie" Ollie continued to mumble quietly.

Zoe could feel a tear form in her eyes as he admitted this, she moved from standing behind Nick and sat next to Ollie, "That's not true" She reassured him, taking hold of his hand.

"yes it is" Ollie continued to speak quietly under his breath.

Zoe placed a single finger under Ollie's chin guiding him to look at her, "Ollie we love just as much as your sisters, you know Phoebe broke her arm and Maisie's been having a bit of trouble at school though" She continued to try and reassure him.

"We try our best to make time for all of you" Nick added.

Ollie eventually looked up from the spot he had been staring at on the floor, "I didn't think you loved me anymore" He mumbled.

"Come here" Zoe said, wrapping an arm around him and pulling him closely into a tight hug, "Of course we love you, more than anything in the world" She said kissing the top of his head.

"How about I come and read you a story" Nick suggested, knowing that some time alone, just the two of them, might just cheer him up.

"OK" Ollie happily agreed and went straight upstairs with Nick who read him a bedtime story.

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"You look tired" Zoe commented as Nick finally came back downstairs to join her after reading Ollie his story.

"exhausted" Nick sighed as he sat down on the sofa beside her.

She tilted her head to look at him, "Do you want a massage?" She suggested.

Nick smiled, "You do know how to make the day better don't you"

"What a day" He exhaled as his body began to relax with Zoe's hands moving across his back and shoulders.

"Tell me about it" Zoe replied.

"I can't believe he felt like that" Nick whispered.

"It wasn't our fault, we've had a lot on with the girls just lately" Zoe tried to put his mind at rest.

"Nick" Zoe said taking her hands off his shoulders, pausing slightly before she spoke again as the subject continued to toy on her mind, "If he feels like that now how do you think we're going to cope with another baby?" She asked.

Nick sat up so that he was now facing her, "We will be fine" He tried to reassure her.

Zoe didn't seem convinced however, "I'm just worried that we won't be able to balance spending time with each child individually" She admitted.

"We will manage Zo, we always do" He continued to try reassure her. He took hold of her hand, entwining his fingers with hers, tenderly rubbings his thumb back and forth across the back of her hand.

She mirrored the movement of his fingers and ran her thumb across the back of his hand too, "Maybe another baby wasn't for us" She spoke quietly, almost not wanting Nick to hear.

Nick let go of her hand, sitting up straight, "How can you say that?" He snapped in disbelief, "You do want this baby don't you?" He asked in all seriousness, looking at her for an immediate answer.

Zoe paused before speaking, trying to choose her words carefully, "Sometimes, but then other times I just think we've already got too much to deal with" She admitted.

Nick shook his head, he couldn't believe what he was hearing, "It's not a pet Zoe, you can't say you want it one day and then not the next" He said in anger.

Zoe sighed "Oh don't be silly, you know I want it, I'm just saying if we had the option we probably wouldn't of had another child" She admitted.

"No we probably wouldn't, be we are" He said in annoyance, trying to bring Zoe back to reality.

"Yes I know and I am happy" She smiled unconvincingly.

Nick sniggered "well you don't sound very convincing right now"

Zoe shook her head knowing he would react like this, "Oh Nick, don't be like that, you know I didn't mean it literally" She said placing her hand on his.

Nick couldn't face looking at her so he turned his head, shaking it in disbelief "I don't really want to hear it right now" He snapped, shaking her hand off his.

"Fine, I'm going to bed" Zoe barked, jumping up off the sofa and storming out of the room in anger.

"Zoe" Nick sighed, reaching to grab her hand as she stormed past him.