I'm sorry it's been a month. I suck at updating, yes I know.
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Kevin smiled down at the baby girl currently resting in his arms, eyes closed and her little hand balled up into a fist resting on her cheek.
"She's beautiful"
Nick nodded in agreement. "Does she have a name yet?"
Turning to look at Miley, Joe sighed a little as she looked up towards the three of them before looking back down, hands fumbling with the sheet.
"Briony" He turned to look back at his brothers.
Smiling once more, Kevin handed her over towards Nick chuckling a little as his younger brother tensed up. "You're not going to hurt her Nick"
"I..."
"I'm way more heavy handed than you Nick and I managed to hold her without damage, I'm sure you can" Joe smiled as Nick sighed loosening up a little.
Briony's small eyes opened slowly, a small gurgle erupting from her mouth as she looked up towards Nick. Her small fist raised above her head a little, Nick grinning as he ran a thumb over her fist causing another gurgle.
"See, she already loves you Nick" Kevin laughed a little.
Catching Mileys yawn, Joe perched himself next to her lying form on the hospital bed. His fingers ran a trail through her hair, to which she smiled lightly.
"Get some sleep Miles" His soft whisper was paired with a small kiss to her forehead as she let her eyes fall close.
Turning to look at his brothers, Joe smiled sadly.
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"Postnatal depression's really common"
Sighing, Joe sat next to his older brother who currently had Briony in his arms, her small gurgles of happiness filling the room.
"It's been 5 months Kev and she hasn't bonded with Briony yet, I don't know what I'm supposed to do. She hardly comes out of that damn bedroom"
"Just give her a little more time; you need to remember everything that happened Joe"
Joe jumped a little as Briony let out a high pitched squeal of happiness, her eyes watching over Kevin and his own head's. Turning around, he noticed Miley stood by the door, a little nervous.
"Good morning Miles"
She smiled in response to Kevin before slowly making her way towards the sink, picking up a glass and filling it with water.
Joe watched as Briony's eyes followed her, a smile etched onto the small girls face. "Someone looks happy to see you Mi"
Turning to look towards where Briony was sat on the table in Kevin's grasp, Miley let out a small smile. Her feet somehow found their way over to the table and she leant down kissing Briony's head. "Good morning Bri"
Another squeal of happiness was let out from Briony's mouth as she raised her hands in the air indicating she wanted Miley to pick her up. Miley froze, looking towards Joe helplessly.
He shrugged. "She wants a hug off her Mommy"
Kevin scowled at his younger brother, before looking up towards Miley. "Mi, you don't have to do anything you're not ready for"
Shaking her head, she placed her glass onto the table before sitting next to Kevin. He smiled passing a grinning Briony over to her, who in turn open and closed her fists letting out a few happy gurgles at Miley. Miley couldn't help but smile as Briony rested her head against Mileys chest, eyes closing.
"She reminds me so much of him"
Kevin shot Joe a look as Miley let out a small sigh, eyes never leaving Briony.
"She looks nothing like him, she doesn't have anything that could be associated back to him and I should feel blessed and happy, but I just can't"
Kevin, wrapping his arm around Mileys shoulder smiled at her. "She's yours Miley, she loves you. I don't know how hard it must be, but you've been given this amazing little girl who wants to be part of your life, who wants to be loved and who in the future will want to make you proud"
"What if he wants to be part of her life, I can't stop him"
"You have every right Mi. He doesn't have a right to come into Briony's life as he pleases" Joe spoke up.
"He's her father"
"Do you want him to be her father? Would you really trust him looking after her?"
Miley shook her head.
"And nobody else would either. He could take you to court Miles, sure, but he's not going to come out winning. He won't come out at all, he'll be put behind bars, which is where he should be" Joe ranted.
"But what if when she's older she asks about her Dad?"
"We'll face that when we come to it Miles, we have years yet. For now she has you, she has me and she has Kevin and Nick"
"GET OUT!"
Turning to look at Kevin, Joe raised his eyebrow as Nick's shout was heard once again.
"I SAID GET OUT!"
Pushing his chair back, Kevin made his way towards the hallway, stopping in anger as he spotted Jake stood the other end near the door.
"You do know you're trespassing?" Kevin asked as calmly as he could muster. "Nick, why'd you let him in?"
"He's been following me the last two hours, I opened the door to come in myself and he pushed his way in" Nick defended himself.
"I've come to see my child"
"Out"
"Not until you let me see Briony" Jake replied, arms crossed over his chest.
"You won't be going anywhere near her, now out" Nick spat.
"She's my child, she needs a father"
Kevin shot Jake a glare, as he moved a little closer towards the kitchen door.
"Turn around and get out of our house"
The next few seconds passed in a blur as Jake turned to head for the door, only to turn on his heel running for Kevin and punching him square in the jaw.
"That's for last time" He spat pushing the door to the kitchen open, Nick rushing to crouch next to his brother.
"Kev..."
Shaking his head the older boy pointed towards the kitchen, where the door had slammed shut seconds before.
Joe's head shot around to look up at Jake as Miley cowered a little. Standing up, making sure to keep Miley and Briony behind him Joe glared at the older male.
"She's beautiful"
"Now you've seen her, get out"
Ignoring Joe, Jake took a few steps forward. "Can I hold her?"
"Like hell can you"
Eyeing Joe up carefully, Jake let a small smirk fall onto his lips. "Having fun playing Daddy are we?"
"I'll be having fun knocking the crap out of you in a minute"
"She's not actually your daughter Joe and she never will be. Sooner or later she'll hear things, she'll want to know who her real father is and she'll hate you for lying to her"
"She'll find out what her real fathers like and she'll hate him. She'll hate everything he's ever done, she'll despise him, and she won't want to be associated with such scum" Joe spat back.
"I think you need to leave Jake, unless you want the cops to escort you out"
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Crawling under the duvet, Joe curled himself around Miley, pressing a kiss down to her cheek. Turning her head to look over her shoulder, she smiled catching his lips into a short kiss.
"How are you feeling?" He asked pressing another small kiss to her shoulder.
"Okay, I enjoyed today, well all except Jake barging in, but other than that I liked spending time with you and Briony"
"She loved spending time with you too babe. I'm so proud of you"
Miley smiled again. "It's hard and I know this is only one day out of many..."
"But you're going to do it, I know that"
A silence fell over them; Miley pressing back into Joe's arms a content smile on her lips. Joe's head rested against Mileys, occasionally pressing small kisses to her shoulder.
"How does a holiday sound?"
An amused smile played on her face as she linked her fingers with his. "To where?"
"Anywhere you want to go. The three of us" He grinned, before reaching behind him to pick something up. "Briony even has her own passport look"
Miley laughed as she took the passport from him. "When did you get this?"
"Few months ago" Joe shrugged. "It was actually Kevin's idea"
Miley couldn't help but 'aw' at the picture as she looked at it once more. "Speaking of Kevin how's his jaw?"
Joe laughed a little. "He's fine, he's thinking it makes him look tough. Thought we should let him live in that world for a few days"
Miley couldn't help but laugh. "So anywhere?"
Joe nodded.
"What happens if I want to just stay in America?"
"Then that's totally fine, as I said anywhere you want to go"
"New Jersey" She smiled turning to look at Joe, his face immediately lighting up.
"Seriously?"
"Yes. You, Kevin and Nick always talk about it and its one place I've never got to properly visit and plus, I miss your parents and little Frank"
Joe laughed. "He's not so little anymore, but they miss you too. I spoke to them a few days ago actually; they really want to meet Briony"
"You told them?"
"Not everything, they know about her"
"Do they know what happened?"
Joe shook his head. "I don't have the right to tell them Miley, that's up to you when and if you want to"
Nodding, Miley pressed a kiss to his lips once again. "So New Jersey, when are we heading off?"
"Tomorrow, I'll book the hotel in the morning. If that's okay?"
She smiled. "That's perfect, thank you"
"I love you"
"I love you more" She mumbled as he rested his head into the crook of her neck, her eyes closing as she relaxed.
"Impossible"
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