A/N: I am so so so sorry for not updating. I know our agreement was every Friday...sorry! I've been piled up with work, problems, and it all got to me, i've had a bad time recently. I was able to publish oneshots, but for this is took ages, and i'm STILL not satisfied. Ah well. Tried my best.
Chapter 6: The One Where The Guys Are Babies
Will sighed as he put the letter aside, raking a rough hand through his chestnut hair. Mary-Anne blinked at him in her high chair, but then went back to happily playing her game with the pieces of toast.
At that precise moment, Saffiyah came in and laughed at her daughter.
"Sweetie!" Saffiyah kissed Mary-Anne's cheek. "Eat the food, darling. Don't play with it."
She was about to suggest the aeroplane game, but then noticed her troubled husband sighing and looking a bit upset. Saffiyah walked over and stood behind his wooden chair, her hand rubbing the back of his neck sympathetically.
"Everything ok, babe?" Saffiyah then noticed the bills in his hand and understood. "Oh, Will. Don't keep worrying about it. I know you're upset because this was your childhood home, but if we can't keep it for some reason, then we'll simply have to move in a smaller house. Don't think about it for now, ok? We're going for a break."
Will sighed. "Sorry. You're right."
Saffiyah bent down and replaced her hand with her lips to kiss his neck. "I'm always right," She stated, and reached over to gather the bills and walk to the small folder on top of the fridge they keep all the bills in. Will looked at Mary-Anne and attempted a smile.
"Hey, princess," Will shuffled closer and kissed her nose. "Eat the food, Mary-Anne, like mummy told you to. Want to play aeroplanes?"
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"WILL YOU BLOODY GET YOUR ASS DOWNSTAIRS!" Marian yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "I'LL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU, MAKE NO MISTAKE-
"-Calm down, Marian! I'm coming, I'm coming." Robin leaped the last few stairs like a four year old and zoomed into the kitchen to grab some cereal. "Got everything?"
Marian rolled her eyes. "Robin Locksley, I simply don't CARE if you don't have what you need, I've checked over mine."
Robin shot her a pleading look and she sighed, rolling her eyes again. "NO!"
As they argued, the doorbell rang and Marian turned to get it, discovering it was Allan and Laura, looking both sleepy and somewhat happy to be having two days away.
"Come in you guys!" Marian, for the first time that morning, smiled. "Had breakfast?"
Allan yawned. "Yeah…But toast won't kill, actually." He added, then looked and noticed Robin eat. "Coco pops mate?"
Robin nodded, shoving the cereal in his mouth. Laura and Marian stood there, actually amused, as they were pretty sure Allan was about to tease Robin on choosing a very child-like cereal to eat.
As if. Allan simply beamed and went, "Cool!" and grabbed a bowl, spoon, and the cereal box to have some himself.
Laura and Marian sighed.
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"Caba!"
The adults all smiled at the little infant who was squealing with delight and shaking her small pink bear. Robin reached over and kissed her.
"Say Uncle Robin, darling." Robin cooed, tickling her with the bear. "Uncle Robin?"
"Roin!" Mary-Anne giggled and poked his nose. "Roin, Roin!"
They all laughed and Robin kissed her nose before sitting properly again. Marian smiled at him.
"Seems we have another infant in the car," She kissed his cheek and turned around. "You two! Stop making out."
Laura and Allan grinned and Will looked at them in the mirror, sighing.
"Allan, you're going to drive when we stop."
"Why?" Allan broke apart from Laura and stared at Will. "Besides, I can't, I'm not insured to, Mr I-Want-To-Make-Out-With-The-Mrs! Jeez, mate."
Will rolled his eyes and Saffiyah suppressed a giggle behind her hand, looking out of the window. Will put his small hand on her leg and she looked at him, smiling, and taking his hand.
"You should be driving," She whispered so only he could hear.
He patted her leg affectionally and removed it to do what he said and concentrate on driving. Robin yawned.
"When do we get there?"
They all rolled their eyes at their second infant.
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"Here you go," Will climbed into the car, kissing Saffiyah's cheek before handing her a bag. "Sweets to shut you all up."
Saffiyah giggled and took out a galaxy, before reaching behind and passing the bag. Will opened the door next to Mary-Anne and cooed at her.
"Hello princess!" He kissed her nose and smiled when she giggled and clapped her hands. "Here you go, darling. If Uncle Robin asks to share, ignore him and keep them for yourself, ok?"
"Oi!" Robin rolled his eyes but smirked. "Magic stars? I love Magic stars!" He whined as Will opened the packet for Mary-Anne and handed it to her.
Will rolled his eyes. "Robin, I think the bar will do you fine."
"But-
Marian kissed Robin's cheek. "Shut up, babe."
Meanwhile, Laura was staring at her bar, and swallowed hard. She looked at Allan and attempted a smile.
"Here," She handed it to him. "I don't want it."
Allan looked at her, surprised, and shook his head. "It's yours, babe." He pushed it back to her. "Go on. Eat."
"I don't feel like it." She dumped it on his lap and turned her head, looking out the window. "You eat."
He stared at her disbelievably, before reaching over and kissing her temple. She turned to look at him, surprised.
"What?" She whispered.
"You haven't told me your answer." Allan grinned.
Her face fell slightly. "Oh…Allan I-
"-MARY-ANNE!"
All the adults looked to see Mary-Anne giggling helplessly as she chucked the magic stars at Robin. Laura tried not to laugh as Robin winced.
"OI!" Will glared at Robin through the mirror. "Don't shout at my baby!"
"She's chucking magic stars at me!" Robin yelped, missing Marian roll her eyes. "OW!"
"How does it hurt, Robin? They're harmless little pieces of CHOCOLATE, for heaven's sake." Saffiyah turned around and looked at Mary-Anne. "Mary-Anne. No. That's bad."
The poor little girl blinked at her mother, utterly confused. Will chuckled.
"You taught our daughter to attack men when they're annoying," Will leant over and kissed her cheek before whispering in her ear. "Didn't you, babe?"
"No," Saffiyah protested indignantly. "I did NOT."
He smirked again and Saffiyah hit his arm lightly, before looking over at her daughter.
Indeed, she would train her well…
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Allan carefully lifted Mary-Anne out of her pushchair and put her down on his lap.
"Right then, darlin'." Allan kissed her cheek. "What you fussing about, eh? Look- what's tha'?"
Mary-Anne blinked and turned her head to bury it in his chest. The adults all chuckled.
"We're not gonna fall, princess." Allan shifted and lifted her again to kiss her forehead and set her back down. "This is only a monorail, Annie. It's not scary."
"It scwary?' Mary-Anne looked up at her Uncle. "We fell?"
"No, sweetheart." He kissed her again and pointed outside. "Look! Train!"
Saffiyah smiled. "That's the runaway mine train, darling." She claimed, ruffling Mary-Anne's hair. "It looks fun, doesn't it?"
Poor Mary-Anne took one look at the ride and immediately went off Uncle Allan's lap to get comfort elsewhere. But who would give it to her?
She blinked and stumbled over to a tall, lean figure, his arm casually around mummy and his lips….where were his lips? Mary-Anne thought to herself, baffled. They've disappeared into her mummy's neck!
The little girl sighed and huffed and tugged on her father's clean jeans. He immediately let go of Saffiyah and looked down, then chuckled, lifting his daughter up.
"What is it, princess?" Will kissed her cheek and nose and cuddled her. "Did Uncle Allan scare you?"
Allan held his hands up when Will shot a dark look at him. "I didn't do nothin'!" He insisted, shuffling near Laura. "Gawd, I was helpin' your kid whilst you were makin' out with the misses."
They all laughed and Mary-Anne stayed like that whilst they got off the monorail and walked down and over to the entrance.
After they had bought the tickets, Will kissed Mary-Anne. "Come on, princess." He whispered gently to her. "We're far away from the monorail, darling."
Mary-Anne didn't want to leave her father's neck. It smelled extremely nice and always brought her comfort. Now she understood why her mummy was always kissing it. She was secretly wanting comfort too, Mary-Anne thought to herself.
Will gently put Mary-Anne in her pushchair and pulled funny faces to her whilst doing her belt, making her giggle and be happy again. Laura kissed Allan swiftly and grabbed Marian's hand and Saffiyah's so they could go to the bathroom.
But Marian and Saffiyah knew they weren't going to the loo for the normal reasons….
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"OH MY GOD!"
Laura quickly covered Marian's open mouth, looking around. "Maz!"
"Sorry, sorry." Marian dropped her voice to a whisper. "What did you say, you numpty?"
"I haven't. yet." Laura admitted. "I'm…I'm a bit stuck."
"What do you mean?" Saffiyah asked quietly. "Hon, do you not-
"-no no." Laura understood what Saffiyah was trying to say. "I'm just…I'm not sure if I'm ready."
"Look at Saff and Will." Marian pointed out.
"That's different. Will's completely committed, look at him. He's on top of everything all the time, he helps with Mary-Anne, and he tries and gives Saffiyah breaks. Is Allan the marriage type of guy?"
"Of course he is." Saffiyah hugged her. "You underestimate him sometimes. He loves you, Laura. Look at him."
"I know." Laura sighed. "I'm just…If I'm not ready, I can't see how he is."
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"You WHAT?" Will's jaw dropped, causing Mary-Anne to giggle and poke his chin.
"I know I know. I ain't the committed guy, yeah yeah. But I think I am. I love Laura."
"Sure, but…marriage, Allan. It's serious."
"Look at you and Saff!" Allan pointed out.
"It's not easy!" Will kissed Mary-Anne and set her in the pram again. "Allan, we don't have any time together."
"Because of Annie." Allan rolled his eyes. "Laura ain't pregnant, is she? We'll have lots of tim-
"-OI! BOYS!"
They all turned to see Saffiyah walking over to kiss Will hello and ruffle Mary-Anne's hair. "Did we do something?" Will asked, amused.
She kissed him again and wound her arms around his neck, smiling. "No." She admitted. "I just felt like making you all jump. You boys are wimps."
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"That's it, sweetie!" Robin yelled. "Smile, darling!"
Mary-Anne looked up and waved at her Uncle Robin, giggling delightfully. Saffiyah was stationed behind her, holding her daughter securely as they went around the carousel. Allan and Laura cheered with Marian as they all waved at their small little girl, laughing. Will leaned over from his horse and pecked Saffiyah's cheek.
"She's enjoying it," He commented, smiling at his daughter. "Where do you want to go next, sweetheart?"
"Farmland." Saffiyah replied, kissing her daughter's head. "Do you want to go ahead and go on Rita?"
Will kissed her again. "You come." He tickled Mary-Anne and laughed. "Laura hates big rides. She can take care of Mary-Anne."
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"You guys go ahead." Laura smiled and quickly got Mary-Anne. "She's mine. Haha!"
"I'll stay," Allan offered. "I'd rather play with my little princess, what do you think darling?" He cooed at Mary-Anne and prodded her nose. "Want to spend time with us? Are we approved for your Highness's presence?"
She giggled and clapped, clutching his hair. They all laughed and Will grabbed Saffiyah's hand and Robin Marian's, and they walked off and into the entrance.
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"Will!" Saffiyah giggled and turned in his arms, pecking him on the lips quickly. "Quit it."
He just smirked and kissed her again. "Those two are busy," He whined as he pointed to Robin and Marian, who were making up from all those days apart. "We're in a hour queue. What ELSE can I do?"
Saffiyah blushed and kissed his cheek. "You could shut up and wait."
A few moments afterwards, she squealed again as he bent and lipped her neck. "Will!" She laughed and his lips moved up her neck and suckled her earlobe. "No!"
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"'Ello princess!" Will lifted his daughter up from her pram and nuzzled his head in her stomach, making her giggle. He kissed her cheek about ten thousand times before letting her settle in his arms, smiling at Allan and Laura, who were beaming.
"Has my girl behaved herself?" Will asked them, kissing Mary-Anne's nose.
"She's such a cutie!" Laura squealed and stood up, in the process knocking off Allan's arm, and kissed Mary-Anne. "Bless her. Let's hope she's an artist, eh?"
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"Robin!" Marian laughed and pushed him away. "We're in full view of the children. No. Can you please pay attention to your niece?"
Robin whined, but then stopped as she spoke her last few words. Mary-Anne was a huge part in his life too. He watched and waved at her whilst she went around the animal carousel, riding her fake model of a sheep. Saffiyah was sitting on the bench, keeping an eye on her, and Will was sitting next to her with his arm around her waist and a camera in his hands, grinning at his little girl.
Allan whistled and cheered as Mary-Anne giggled and pressed the button that made the 'sheep' noise. She pressed it again and giggled. Then again and again. Then, finally, stopped after the ride slowed down, pressing the button urgently and looking confused as to why on earth the noise wasn't coming. Had she broken it? Mary-Anne looked worriedly at her sheep. Oh dear.
Will chuckled and lifted her in his arms, standing up and carrying her outside. "Oh honey." Will laughed and kissed her cheek. "You're just my precious little baby, aren't you?"
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Saffiyah shifted nervously as Allan told the member of staff how many there were of them. She gazed at Will and bit her lip, looking at Mary-Anne.
"She's scared!" Saffiyah hissed, pointing out her little baby's head buried in her father's neck with her eyes squeezed shut. "What if she finds it scarier in there? Which she will!"
"Nah." Allan waved off her comment. "She's a tough little mite-
"-Allan, it's Duel! It's a gun game, with- with noise, and…and effects, and I can't have her on my lap!"
Will put down Mary-Anne and she gazed up at her father, before whimpering and nuzzling her head into his leg. He chuckled and picked her up again, kissing her cheek.
"She's scared." He confirmed. "I'm not putting her through it."
"Come on, mate!" Allan moaned as the host asked them to take a carriage. "She'll get over i-
"Allan! I'm not putting my baby through a scary ride! She'll have nightmares! I can't believe you convinced me to let her…"
"-I'll go with her." Marian took Mary-Anne in her arms. "You two enjoy yourselves together. This is the only chance you really have-
"-Marian, I'm fine with spending time with my daughter." Saffiyah looked at Marian worriedly, walking along with Will and waiting to be told to step in. "Honestly, you g-
"-Could you guys please get in?" The host pointed. "Three at the front, two at the back."
"See? Perfect." Marian told her, tickling Mary-Anne. "Get in. You can all go, I don't like these rides anyway." She shuddered. "Bye!"
"But-
"-Babe." Will put a gentle arm around Saffiyah's shoulders and pushed slightly. "Get in."
She sighed and complied. "Fine. Be prepared to be seriously beaten!"
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"Be prepared to be seriously beaten!" Robin repeated in Saffiyah's voice. "I won't be making out with my husband the entire time! Oh no!"
A group of girls who previously were giggling and sidling their way over to the guys now stopped and looked freaked by Robin, and backed away. Laura noticed and giggled hard.
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"Laura babe."
Laura stopped talking to Saffiyah and looked at Allan. "Yes?"
"You haven't touched your food."
They all looked at Laura's plate. Like Allan had said, it hadn't been touched.
"I'm not that hungry," Laura shrugged.
Saffiyah bit her lip and looked at Marian. It had been like this the whole day. Not one bite.
"Laura." Allan looked at her, a serious look on his face. "You haven't eaten all day. Not anything. All you've had is a bit of water."
"Since when does my eating concern you?" Laura asked, her temper rising.
"Since I'm your boyfriend!" Allan was shocked at her. "Laurie-
"-Don't call me that," she snapped. "For god's sake, Allan. Give it a rest."
"Give it a rest?"
"YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN IT A REST SINCE THE PROPOSAL!" Laura started to yell. "YOU HAVEN'T LEFT ME ALONE FOR THE BLOODY DAY!"
"MAYBE BECAUSE I CARE!"
The rest were all starting to feel, and look uncomfortable. Saffiyah turned to Will and coughed, and then he cleared his throat and announced that they were going to pay the bill. Robin and Marian looked at each other, and then at Mary-Anne, who had stopped giggling and was blinking confusedly at her Uncle Allan and Auntie Laura.
"Laba?" Mary-Anne blinked.
Allan and Laura stopped glaring and looked at their little baby niece, their expressions softening. Laura sighed and walked away, leaving Allan to blink after her, utterly confused. Marian held Mary-Anne and Robin distracted them as Allan sunk in his chair, his head in his hands, mumbling that he wanted to be left alone.
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A/N: Oh dear. What's going to happen with Allan and Laura? And her eating is going down the drain...
You're not all stupid. You can probably guess she will be having a tough road in front of her.
I know i promised you a happy chapter, but i forgot to mention that it couldnt be. But the NEXT one will. promise. well. actually.
there is ONE bit...
NEXT TIME:
"Saff," Will breathed against her mouth and kissed her fiercely again, gripping her hips tightly, his fingernails digging into them as he swiftly...
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"Grow up," Marian hissed in disgust, and made to walk away, but not before Robin reached for her and spun her around, his stormy eyes clearly showing anger and passion as he roamed her figure...
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"I can't," Laura shook her head. "I can't, Allan."
"Laura. Please."
"I can't," She whispered again, and started to cry...
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Look out for the next chapter- Chapter 7: The One Where They All Do It
Seems exciting, eh?
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