Nate Maloley Imagines

Little Love

"They look cute, don' they?" A warm voice mumbles very well near your ear.
You feel the pressure of lips against your temple and then the pressure of a hand pressing over yours on Lilia's back and it causes you to stir finally, head titling to the side as you open your sleepy eyes.
Nate's dopey grin is the first thing you see before your eyes flutter shut again with annoyance and you hear, "Oi, don' fall asleep on me again, pet. Love watching yeh' sleep but I missed yeh."
You whine softly when you feel knuckles brushing against your cheek and your eyes flutter open again to see his dimples accompanying his smile and wide green eyes that look rested. His eyes pingpong between you and Lilia and he grins, "Hi baby." The rare used endearment throws you off, wondering who he's referring to exactly.
You lean down and see the Lilia is still asleep on top of you, her hair messed up and tickling under your chin and both hands pressing into Nate's hoodie. "Hi." You respond with a sigh, smiling at him.
"Heard yeh got her to stop screaming, angel." Nate says, calling for your attention again as he nuzzles into your hair.
"Wasn't that hard, she just needed a little love." You reply, finally finding your voice as you let your head lean against his.
"Did she?" He inquires, pushing your hair from your neck and resting his chin on your shoulder as he tugs the blanket wrapped around you two down a bit.
"What're you doing, Nate? You'll wake her!" You whisper, scooting away from him and wincing at the pain the shoots through your back as a result.
"Your back is probably achin, pet. Lemme hold her fo' a bit. C'mon, hand her here." Nate says, opening his arms after he shoves the useless armrest between you two into an upright position.
"But-"
"Y/N, give her t'me. " He demands sternly with a look that you don't even want to try to argue against.
You help transfer her, begrudgingly because you immediately feel cold at the loss of the little one curled up against you. But it allows you to lean forward in the chair and prop your hands into the air as you stretch, the popping sounds of your back filling your ears as you lean your elbows onto your knees and hunch over a bit.
"Did yeh have fun with Auntie Knobhead, hm? S'fun cuddling wit' her, yeah? I think so too." You hear Nate mutter behind you.
You smile at that before you wind an arm behind you to press into your lower back, sighing at the immediate relief.
"Get up an' walk a bit, kitten. It'll help." Nate inputs, his hand covering yours on your back and moving it aside to knead his fingers into the spot.
"Okay, I will." You say with sigh, turning to smile at him.
He squeezes your back with the hand that isn't cradling Lilia to his chest and nods at you, "Kiss please."
You lean back to press one to his lips. "One more." He requests, when you try to pull away.

You're making your way back towards your seat after stopping for some coffee and morning chitchat with the members in the back of the plane when you hear Nate's warm voice murmuring.
"Great, innit she? She's got cuddles, and she smells good too, s'nice and lovely." Nate mumbles. You pause and raise an eyebrow, intrigued by his words.
The faint sound of baby babbles fills your ear next.
You hear him chuckle lowly and you can practically picture the toothy, dimply grin he's giving the toddler, " You agree, don't yeh? Love auntie jus' like I do?" A squeal of giggles is his only reply. You smile faintly, shaking your head a bit.
"Yeh wanna kno' a secret, sweetheart? Love seeing yeh with her. Makes me think o' what she'd look like with my kids. She'd be great, don' yeh think?" His voice has dropped an octave, but with your concentration you can still pick it up.
A sound of puckering kisses and blubbering wet squeals is the next sound to fill the air. But you don't think pay much attention to it because you're focused on the warm feeling spreading through you at the thought of having kids with Nate , and the fact that he's so genuinely speaking to it about a toddler who could care less.
"Ouch! No no no, we don' pull do we?" You hear Nate squawk, pulling you from your frozen spot. Lilia has probably managed to push her little hands into his hair and tug at his curls, her newest acquired habit.
You make your way over to the seat and Nate's head pops up to smile at you. Lilia is sitting on his knees and he's got one arm secure around her while the other tickles at her sides.
"Look who's back, who's tha?" He hums, turning Lilia towards you and you smile at her sweetly as you sink into your seat.
Lilia squeals upon seeing you, now wide awake and happy as can be as she extends her little arms towards you.
"Wan' go t'auntie? S'tha' wha' yeh want?" Nate hums, handing her to you.
You welcome her with a set of puckering kisses to her cheeks as she giggles and buries her face into your shoulder.
"Looks like she missed yeh, pet." Nate points out, leaning over and tickling her a bit so she squirms against you.
"S'cause you've probably been bothering her, knobhead." You muse with a smirk.
"Was no', tell her sweetheart." He gripes, looking at Lilia for help.
He puckers his lips, leaning in to kiss her cheek, but Lilia presses the palm of her hand against his lips and pushes him away.
You laugh at the act and press the babe closer to your chest, "That's my girl."
"My girl, actually. Let's let uncle and auntie relax, okay poppet?" You hear from above you and you and Nate lift your heads to see Kaylan smiling her radiant smile once again as she leans down to take her daughter from you.
As soon as she's gone from your hold Nate is quick to sling his arm around your waist and pull you onto his lap, he hooks his other arm under your legs and drapes them across his lap with a sweeping movement.
"What're you doing?" You squawk, smacking your palm against his chest in a halfhearted attempt.
"My turn to get a cuddle from auntie, yeah?" He mumbles into your ear as he tightens his arm around your back while leaning down to press his cheek into your hair.
You humph in response, leaning against his chest as he drapes the blanket over you two. You snuggle closer to him when he leans down to press kisses to your hair.
"Why're you holding me like a baby? She's over there you know." You pipe up after a moment, tipping your head back to look up at him with curiosity as you press a finger into his chin.
He laughs at you, pressing a kiss between your brows before he responds, "M'baby, aren't yeh?"
You can't help but snort at that, his conversation with Lilia lingering in your mind, "Guess so."
"Back feelin' better, pet?" He inquires.
"Mhm." You response is muffled as you turn and bury your face into his chest.
"Don't need a little love from your boyfriend then?" He teases, moving his arm around you to press his fingers into your lower back.
You let out a soft laugh, titling your head up again to press a quick kiss to his jaw, "Could always use a little love from you, Nate ."