TLS: It's been awhile since I've had any real inspiration for this piece and recently it had strucked me so I typed this up really quick. I hope you all enjoy it and the next installment is already typed just waiting for you fans to when you're ready for it. Oh, and I apologize for the short length.

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To Be a Papa

Chapter 4

Hungry Tears

Peter looked down at Matthew's face curiously as Matthew glanced at him smiling up at him. The little boy blushed in embarrassment before looking away and pointing to his room again.

"Mattie! My Room!"

Opening the tiny room Matthew saw a two twin beds, cream walls with a window. Stepping inside, Matthew stepped inside and was about to shut the door when a small feminine

foot stuck its' way in between. It was the caseworker again, and she had a suitcase, that was medium sized and a child's backpack.

"You may need this to help him pack." Receiving the items from her Matthew thanked her and started to help his nephew pack. After folding what clothes Peter had and packing them neatly, Matthew looked at the time and saw that it was almost seven o'clock. It was time for him to get going as they had an early day tomorrow. Looking down he saw Peter already nodding off in his lap. Picking up the boy, he moved to tuck him into bed after taking off his tiny little shoes. He moved to leave when he felt Peter's tiny hand clenching the fabric of his sweater tightly.

The caseworker interrupted him before he could attempt to remove the boy's hand.

"You won't be able to get him off. He has a strong grip on him."

Her words held true as Matthew tried to remove the boy.

"Looks like you'll just have to spend the night here," Elizaveta told him a small smile graced her face.

Matthew sighed, already having check in the hotel and paid for the night, but took off his shoes and said, "Oh, well, Goodnight then Ms. Hedervary."

"Good Night Matthew, and call me Liz," with that Elizaveta closed the door as he tried to settle into the bed with Peter wrapped up tightly in his arms.

Peter had been blinking up at the man holding him, not believing that he was real even after spending all day with him. His large green eyes in awe as the man was still asleep holding on to him like someone would take Peter away from him.

This made Peter feel funny inside. It had been a while since his Daddy had held him like this. He decided to enjoy this a bit longer and snuggled into the man's shoulder content to stay awake in the warm embrace.

A loud groaning noise that reminded Peter of those big whales on his favorite program, the Octonauts, startled him.

He realized that it was coming from his tummy, it seemed that while he wanted to stay like this, his tummy was hungry. His cheeks puffed while he thought the options he had.

1. Wake up Mattie

'Mattie get angry, then leave...' He thought of his father who would get grumpy when he woke up and would always leave after giving him food.

2. He could wait until Mattie woke up

That thought was cut short as his tummy rumbled again with anticipation of food.

Peter didn't know what to do as his eyes filled with tears of frustrations and he cried into the older man's shoulder.

Within a few seconds a large hand rubbed his small back in circles and he was sitting up in a now awake Matthew's arms. Peter's cried turned into small hiccups soon enough after using Matthew's shirt as a pacifier and listening to his uncle's kind cooing.

His tummy decided to make himself known as he turned red when his Mattie laughed.

"Well, it's good to know someone else is hungry too!"

Peter blinked his large green eyes rimmed with red. "Mattie Hungwy too?"

A much louder whale noise made itself known and Peter laughed when Mattie patted his own bigger tummy.

"Let's go get food Peter," Mattie smiled warmly to Peter and Peter returned the grin ten fold.

"Oh my," They turned to see Ms. Liz at the door watching them. Both with bedhead, one with drool and tears stains, the other with a red face and eyes, but smiling all the same.

TLS: Hope you all enjoyed. Please leave feedback or any suggestions and please leave prompt words or phrases you'd like to see ( I love working those into chapters)!