Tom's POV:
I woke up to my phone ringing on the table beside my bed. I jumped out and answered it quickly, seeing that it was Dougie's mum.
'Hiya Mrs Poynter. Is everything alright?' I asked quietly, as everybody else was still asleep.
'Yeah. I was just wondering how everything's going with little Dougs.' She replied kindly.
'He's been great. Danny has grown really close to him, I heard Dougie asking Danny to promise that he'd always be around last night. Oh, and he got a bit ill the other day and then he was sick again last night but apart from that he's been fine. We're at Alton Towers at the moment. Dougie has been really good and Harry's been going through a bit of a rough patch recently so I decided to treat them.' I answered her happily.
'I'm glad he's okay now. And I hope Harry's alright, what is it he's going through? Rough break up?' She asked sounding concerned. I considered not telling her but then I decided that we were looking after her baby boy and she should know everything about us.
'Well, what you should know is, when Dan was just 10, Harry was 11 and I had just turned 15, our abusive parents tried to take Harry away from us and lock him up somewhere. We chased after the car and accidentally distracted our parents, causing them to crash the car with Harry still locked in the boot. We went over and got him out and then we just ran. We found out that our parents had died in the crash and so we lived on the streets for a couple of years until I was 18 and then we turned ourselves in. By then, I was old enough to be a legal guardian and so I was allowed to get my own flat with the other two living with me and then we started the babysitting. Harry was more affected by our parents because they used to beat us all up but, even after everything, he never stopped loving them. Lately, he's just been thinking about them a lot and it makes him upset. He's only just coming to terms with the fact that what they did to us was wrong, but it's hard for him to understand why they didn't love us like other parents. He'll be okay again soon, he's just always had these random periods where they'll work their way into his head and he'll let them upset him. I suppose we're lucky this time that we have Dougie, because he's making Harry smile every day and usually when he's thinking about our parents, not even me or Dan can make him feel happy.' I told her sadly, hoping that she wouldn't make Dougie go back home.
'Oh Tom.. That's such a shame. The worst things always happen to the loveliest people. You help Harry get through it, he deserves to be happy, you all do. Just stick together boys and you'll be just perfect. Can I maybe talk to my Dougs?' She asked happily.
'Of course, he's literally just woken up though so he might be a bit groggy.' I replied, smiling widely, happy that she was supportive about our past. I walked over to Dougie and passed him the phone, which his tiny hands could barely keep hold of.
'Hewwo?' He asked quietly, not knowing who was on the phone.
'Mummy! I weally miss you! I wuv Danny and Tom and Hawwy though! Danny my new big bwother, he telled me that I his wittle bwother. He make me better when I all icky and sick.' He said happily, sitting up straighter, causing Danny to wake up beside him.
'Yeah! And they taked me to see dinysaws! I sawd the T-Wex and I talked to it and it went WOAR!' He replied excitedly to her down the phone.
'Daddy? Daddy stop I was talking to mummy.' He said suddenly, sounding shocked.
'What you mean she no want to talk to me no more? She say she do want to talk I can hear her. She scweaming.. Why she scweaming?' He asked worriedly.
'You mean she scweaming because I speaked to her? I no mean to make her upset.. I just wanted to tell her about the dinysaws and piwates I make fwiends with.' He said sadly, tears welling in his eyes.
'I wuv you too Daddy... Tell mummy I say sowwy..' He muttered before beginning to cry. I took the phone from him and held it to my ear, realising that his dad had hung up. I locked the phone and put it in my pocket before going and sitting next to Danny on the bed, as he now had Dougie on his knee, hugging him tightly.
'What did Daddy say to you Dougs?' I asked quietly, as Harry was still asleep and seeing Dougie upset would only lapse him back into sadness.
'He sayed.. That mummy no want to.. Talk to me because... I no deserved her...' He sobbed out.
'You know that's not true Dougs. Your mummy loves you very much and I'm sure she'd talk to you all day if she had the time. Daddy is just being very mean and nasty and he's not telling the truth.' Danny said soothingly to Dougie.
'I want mummy!' He cried, burying his face in his hands.
'I know you do Dougs. You'll see her soon, she just has a lot of grown up stuff to sort out that's all.'
'But I miss her.. Let me see mummy pwease.. Pwease let me see her I miss mummy... I just want a hug.' He begged us sadly, still crying his eyes out.
'Please don't get upset Dougs. You can have as many hugs as you want off me and Harry and Tom and you'll be back with your mum before you know it!' Danny said comfortingly, wiping away Dougie's tears.
'Danny?' He asked quietly.
'Yeah Dougs?' Danny asked in reply.
'Can I have a hug?' Dougie asked, sniffling slightly, bottom lip still trembling a little.
'Course you can Dougs.' Danny replied, wrapping his arms tighter around Dougie, chuckling slightly at how Dougie had just asked for the one thing Danny said he could always have.
'I wuv your hugs Danny. You weally good at hugs.' He said sweetly, curling into Danny's side.
'Why thank you Dougie! Should we get you ready for some awesome roller coasters?' Danny asked happily, receiving a nod from Dougie, who jumped off the bed and ran off to the bathroom.
'How did Harry sleep through all of that?' Danny asked, laughing lightly.
'I'm not sure actually.. It's because he's having one of those times when he thinks too much about mum and dad. He's probably tired himself out trying to figure out why they did it.' I replied with a sad smile. Danny opened his mouth to reply but was swiftly stopped by Dougie.
'DANNY! I NEED A WEE! I NO WEACH TOILET!' He shouted from the bathroom.
'I'M COMING DOUGS! HANG ON A SEC!' Danny shouted in reply. He gave me a quick hug before running off into the bathroom after Dougie.
'Haz.. Time to wake up now..' I said gently to Harry, shaking him slightly. He didn't stir and so I rolled him over onto his back.
'Harry? Harry wake up for me.' I repeated, slapping his face gently, as not to hurt him. He still didn't respond and so I slapped him harder.
'HARRY!' I said loudly and firmly, causing him to sit up suddenly with a scared look on his face.
'Tom.. What was that for?' He asked in a moany voice.
'Sorry mate.. You weren't waking up. I thought something was wrong with you.' I replied apologetically.
'I'm tired.. Can I go back to sleep now?' He asked with a sigh.
'Harry.. You've been sleeping since Dougs went to bed.. That's 3 hours earlier than we usually go to sleep and you usually wake up about an hour before now.. Why are you so tired?' I asked concerned.
'I don't know.. I don't feel so good.' He said sadly, dropping his head into his hands.
'Well come on, lets go have a kick-ass day and then we'll be going back home and you might feel better?' I said hopefully, to which he nodded and hopped out of bed. We were all finished getting ready within half an hour and so we set off to the rides with Dougie.
'Where do you want to go first Dougs?' Danny asked happily once we got there.
'Car!' He squealed, pointing towards the little toy driving section they had for kids. We walked him over to it and he climbed into one of the little plastic cars. We watched as he drove around, looking completely content, swerving around the huge track they had painted on the floor. He continued driving around happily before another boy crashed into him.
'Sowwy..' He muttered, even though it wasn't his fault.
'Shut up you baby! You can't even talk properly!' The older kid hissed.
'I sowwy.. I no mean to bump..' Dougie replied, sounding scared, with tears welling in his eyes.
'I don't care. You still did it, you stupid kid!' The older boy said cruelly again before Dougie jumped up out of his car and ran over to us with his arms out stretched. Danny picked him up and held the now crying Dougie close to his chest.
'Oi you! You think it's funny having a go at people smaller than you? Because it'll get you in some serious trouble one day and you'll be sorry.' Danny warned the other child before walking off with little Dougie in his arms. We quickly followed him and sat with him when he sat at a small table with Dougie on his knee.
'Ssh Dougie, it's okay, the mean boy is gone now.' Danny soothed, gently rubbing Dougie's arms.
'I.. I no mean to make him angwy.. I no mean to bump.. I weally sowwy Danny.' He sobbed, looking up at Danny with apologetic eyes.
'Its okay Dougs, it wasn't your fault. You did absolutely nothing wrong, he was just being nasty. There's no need for you to say sorry.' Danny said, smiling down at Dougie.
'But... He angwy.. He no get angwy unless I maked him angwy..' Dougie asked, obviously confused why he was being shouted at if he'd apparently done nothing wrong.
'He's just not a very nice person and sometimes, people like him shout at you for no reason.' Danny explained, trying to say it in a way that little Dougie would understand.
'So if I do nothing wrong.. I will still get shouted at? So even if I do evewything that mummy and daddy tells me to do I will still get in twouble? That no fair Danny.' He said, furrowing his eyebrows, getting more and more confused with every second.
'I know it's not fair Dougs. But only a little group of very mean people are like that so as long as you're a good boy, all of the nice people will like you. Is it a bit less confusing now?' Danny replied with a smile creeping back onto his face.
'I think so. So that boy was just a meanie?' He asked with a little giggle.
'Thats right Dougs, and we don't like meanies do we?' Danny asked, now grinning widely.
'No!' Dougie replied before wiping the tears from his face.
'Should we go and get some lunch?' I asked happily, receiving a nod and a huge grin from Dougie before we all stood up and headed off to the restaurant.