Danny's POV:
We were in the taxi on the way home, when Dougie tugged gently on the sleeve of my shirt.
'Yeah Dougs?' I asked him quietly.
'I need a wee again..' He said to me, looking up at me with almost pleading eyes.
'Can you hold on for just 5 minutes Dougs? And then we'll be home and I can take you?' I asked him, hoping that we wouldn't have to pull over and annoy the taxi driver. Dougie just nodded to me and relaxed back against my chest again, as he was sitting on my knee. He began bouncing up and down a minute or two later and he looked like he wanted to cry. He had his legs crossed tightly and he was squeezing my t-shirt hard. We pulled up outside our house about 2 minutes later and I didn't even bother waiting for Harry to pay the driver, I just shot straight from the car and ran inside with Dougie. I managed to get him to the bathroom just in time and he let himself go literally a second after I was able to sit him on the toilet. When he was finished, I pulled his trousers back up and helped him to wash his hands again before leaving the room.
'I sowwy Danny.' He said quietly to me as I walked back downstairs with him.
'Don't be silly Dougs, there's nothing to be sorry for. You were a very good boy holding on until we got home. Well done Dougs.' I said soothingly to him. He just smiled and rested his head against my shoulder again. We got into the lounge and Tom and Harry were already inside, both with cans of diet coke in their hands.
'Do you want to watch a film Dougs?' I asked him as I sat on the sofa with him next to me.
'We allowed to watch Tangled?' He asked, sounding tired and cuddling up to Harry.
'Of course we are Dougs.' I said happily, putting the DVD into the player. I then switched off the lights, leaving the lamps on so Dougie didn't get scared, before sitting back on the sofa. It only took 10 minutes of the film for Dougie to fall asleep, leaning heavily against Harry's chest.
'We should probably ring his mum and tell her what's happened. She might want to see him and make sure he's okay.' I said to the other two.
'Thats a good idea Dan. Here you go..' Harry said to me, passing me his phone with Dougie's mum's number on the screen. I dialled it and held the phone to my ear.
'Hello?' I heard Sam's voice say down the phone.
'Hello Mrs Poynter, it's Danny.' I told her.
'Oh hiya Danny. Are you okay?'
'Yeah I'm fine.. I've got some news about Dougie though..'
'What is it? Is he okay?' She asked worriedly.
'He's got a broken wrist.. We were in a car crash..' I replied quietly down the phone, hoping she wouldn't get angry.
'Oh my gosh! Are you all okay?! What happened?!' She asked, shock and worry lacing her voice.
'Another car just drove straight into the front of us when we were stopped at some lights.. We think the driver was drunk. Dougie got out of it with a broken wrist and nothing worse because we had him in his car seat. He's got some sort of water infection or something though and so he's had to have some tablets and he's been having a bit of pain going to the toilet, but apart from that he's been fine... We're really sorry..'
'Oh it's fine Danny, don't let it upset you, I know it wasn't your fault. You just keep him safe though, he likes being with you three I can tell. I might come round in a day or so, I'll ring if I do. I've got to go now, but you have a good time together.' She said kindly.
'Thank you Mrs Poynter, we'll have a great time, I'm sure! Bye..' I replied to her before she said a quick goodbye and hung up.
'She didn't mind.. She knows it wasn't our fault.. She said she might come round tomorrow or something.' I told the other two, who both smiled and nodded in reply. We continued watching the film for about an hour before I felt a small tug on my shirt. I looked over to see that Dougie had woken up but just hadn't moved, so Harry hadn't noticed.
'Oh hey Dougs.. You okay?' I asked him quietly, knowing that he was still a bit tired having just woken up.
'I need the toilet..' He muttered, and so Tom took him to the toilet while me and Harry sat talking. When Dougie came back down, he was clutching a small teddy that I knew used to be Tom's, causing me to remember about his getting wrecked in the crash.
'Should we go and get you a new teddy Dougs?' I asked him cheerily, causing him to smile widely and nod enthusiastically. I giggled slightly before wrapping him up in his coat, hat and gloves, and then leaving the house, walking down the street with Dougie in my arms and the other two following us. We walked into town and got to the huge Build-A-Bear shop within 15 minutes and Dougie's face lit up the moment we stepped through the doors. I took him over to the part where you choose which bear you want before setting him on his feet and letting him go to choose one. He ran back over to me after about 10 minutes, clutching the body of a bear in his hand.
'Is that the one you'd like Dougs?' Harry asked him with a huge smile. He nodded and so we led him over to where you stuff the bear and he put his foot onto the pedal, filling his bear with fluff. He then chose a little heart and gave it a kiss before handing it over to the woman, who put it inside the bear before closing it up.
'Do you want to pick some clothes for him to wear Dougs?' I asked as we walked over to the wardrobe part of the store. He looked up at me, his eyes huge and his mouth hanging open.
'Am I weally allowed to?' He a asked in shock, and so I giggled slightly before crouching down in front of him and lightly flicking his nose.
'Of course you're allowed to, silly! Make sure he looks extra cool though...' I said happily to him, before watching him run over to a rack of clothes and look through it. We waited another 5 minutes until he ran back over, with his bear in one hand and a pair of superman pyjamas in the other.
'Is that definitely the one you want Dougs?' I asked him, to which he just nodded, still smiling ecstatically. I picked him up and carried him over to the desk, where he put his bear and the outfit down.
'Do you want me to put him into his pyjamas?' The woman asked Dougie in a happy voice.
'Yes pwease..' Dougie replied to her, and so she put the bear into the outfit that Dougie had picked out.
'And what's he going to be called?' She asked again.
'Erm... I... Erm.. Can he be called Danny?' He asked quietly, looking up at me.
'He can if you want Dougs.. but are you sure that's what you want him to be called?' I checked with him, finding it really sweet how he wanted the bear to have the same name as me.
'I sure.. I weally like you.. And he's going to be my fwiend like you are..' He told me, and so I nodded and smiled at him.
'So he's being called Danny?' The woman asked, receiving a definite nod from Dougie.
'Okay.. Here you go.. And here's his birth certificate.' She said, passing Dougie the bear and me the birth certificate. We thanked her before leaving the store and walking through town.
'Do you like McDonalds Dougs?' Tom asked as we walked through the food section of town. Dougie nodded and so we all walked into the restaurant and got a table. Harry went to get our food while me, Dougie and Tom just sat at the table.
'Should we go to the toilet Dougs?' I asked after we finished eating, knowing that we'd be going home soon.
'I no want to..' He muttered in reply.
'You need to though Dougs... Come on, we won't be long..' I replied softly, not wanting to scare or upset him.
'But it hurts Danny... I no like it.. And I no need toilet...' He begged, looking up at me with huge watery eyes.
'If you're a big brave boy, and you come to the toilet, then I'll buy you an ice cream to eat on the way home. Does that sound like a good plan?' I asked him, knowing that I shouldn't bribe him, but also knowing that nothing else would have worked. He gave up his resisting and nodded, so I took hold of his hand and led him through to the toilets. I sat him on one, but he just sat there and refused to do anything.
'Are you sure you don't need a wee Dougs?' I double checked with him. He just nodded in reply and so I stood him up off the seat and got his trousers back up and his coat back on before picking him up and carrying him out of the toilets.
'Come on then, lets get you this ice cream then.' I said to Dougie with a small smile, causing him to instantly brighten up. I got him an ice cream and then we began to walk through town again, deciding we'd get a taxi home once Dougie had finished. The taxi arrived quite quickly after we called it and we climbed in the back, me in the middle with Dougie on my knee, and then the other two on either side of us. We got home within 5 minutes and I carried Dougie inside once we got there, getting him out of his coat.
'So what would you like to do Dougs?' I asked happily.
'We play football?' He asked with a sweet little smile, and so I nodded before taking him out into the back garden with the other two and grabbing the football from the shed. We then started the match, me and Dougie versus Tom and Harry, and ran round happily, messing around and glad that we had eachother.
I really really hope you liked that! It's a bit rubbish I know but something massive is going to happen pretty soon and it's gonna be bad so I promise you will get interesting stuff soon x And I'm so sorry I've not been updating very often, I've got lots going on right now x Love you all and thank you if you're still here! :)