Sing For Me

The Way of the World

Geraint's Point Of View

"Bloody hell Ginge cant believe you get a break you do bugger all when you're on the job" Keith shouts at me across the warehouse 

"Piss off Keith, you wouldn't know what work was if it jumped up and bit you on the arse" I say laughing at him. I head to my locker to grab my phone and pop out for a fag

1 New Message

who is texting me at this time of night..............Oh my god

Ben

my hands are shaking and my heart is going like the clappers is she here

Hey Pops take a look at your two beautiful girls, Little Freja was born this am at twelve fifteen weighing 7lb exactly she is like her mother just perfect. Lisa says she will speak to you tomoz.

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I open it and there she is my new little granddaughter what a little poppet and my little girl, my brave amazing gorgeous little girl and the bloody amazing lad who changed her life. I have to tell Julie, what time is it she'll be asleep will she, I try her "Hello" she answers sounding sleepy 

"Jules, Jules, Lisa's had the baby, Ben has text me" I yell at her 

"Oh babes that's wonderful is she alright, is Lisa OK" she asks sounding so excited 

"He sent me a picture of the three of them she's adorable" I tell her 

"Oh send it to me babes so I can have a look at her" she says 

"Congratulations Pops" she says 

"And to you Aunty Julie" I say and I hear her laughing. 

"We must go and see them Babes" she says 

"We can go tomorrow night then honey" I say to her 

"Oh I cant wait" I believe she cant and neither can I.

Ben's point of View

(((Baby cries)))

I wake suddenly to the gentle whimpering of our little girl, she's stirring I pull myself gently from Lisa's side she's still asleep completely worn out. I step around the bed to her little cot, she's wriggling and grizzling away in there. "Hey little angel, its OK" I say as I gently pick her up "It's OK" I tell her "Daddy's here" being in my arms seems to settle her a little, I gaze into her little eyes looking up at me, she's so tiny so delicate I'm almost afraid to break her, "Hush my darling" I rock her back and forth but she remains agitated I take my little finger letting her suckle on it and she does madly "Are you hungry hey" I say to her. I'm a little lost now I know I have to wake Lisa as much as I don't want to. I sit on the bed and rub her on her arm "Lissy sweetheart" she turns to face me wincing she's clearly in pain now the pain killers have worn off. 

"Is she OK" she asks 

"Darling I think she's hungry" I say to her 

"Are you sweet pea" she says to her 

"What time is it sweetie?" she asks 

"Just gone five thirty darling" I tell her 

"Gosh she slept for a while, so did I" she says 

"I think you more than deserved it" I tell her as I hand Freja to her "Shall I call someone Lis" I ask her 

"Um, no I think I can remember, just give me a minute" she says, she looks nervous, but I can see she wants to try, desperate to feed our daughter herself, another thing in a huge collection that she had been robbed of before. "Could you pass me a pillow sweetie please" she asks "can you pop it underneath her for me" I place it under our little miss giving Lisa more support bringing Freja closer to her shes definitely hungry now all the signs are there which Lisa recognizes "It's OK sweet pea" she says to her. She struggles with the clip on her nursing vest her hands shaky.