Halcyon

Bust lip

Later on that evening, Nikki has been home half an hour and is currently in the shower washing herself down after a long day filled with post-mortems and paperwork. Jack, on the other hand, is playing with Poppy who has not long woke up from her nap, "You better sleep tonight young lady, your Mum will have kittens if you don't let her have her beauty sleep" Jack smiles as he watches Poppy continue to play with her little kitchen set. 

"Daddy... drink!" Poppy smiles as she walks over to him with a plastic cup and saucer. 
Jack smiles at his daughter and takes the toy cup from her, "Thank you, Pops" Jack says and Poppy giggles as she attempts to climb up onto his lap. 

"Daddy up! up now!" Poppy says as she holds her arms out to him. 
Jack looks at her and shakes his head, "No Poppy" Jack replies as his daughter has forgotten her manners. Although Poppy is only two, Nikki has tried her hardest to get Poppy to say her pleases and thank yous. 

Poppy looks at Jack and frowns, "You look like your mother when you do that" Jack smirks, Poppy frowns even more before throwing herself to the floor and screaming loudly. "Poppy, there is no need" Jack huffs as he sits on the edge of the sofa and looks at the screaming two-year-old on the floor kicking her legs frantically. 

Jack scoops her up and looks at her, "Poppy Alexander-Hodgson, calm yourself down! you're going to make yourself sick!" Jack says to put the screaming two-year-old continues to cry and kick her legs. "Jesus child, all I said was no" Jack huffs placing Poppy on the sofa beside himself. 

Poppy looks at Jack kicks him, "Mama, I want Mummy!" Poppy cries as she rolls herself off the sofa and onto the floor biting her lip as she hits the floor causing her to scream out again, Poppy sits herself up and puts her arms out to Jack, he gives in and lifts her up and cuddles her as he looks at her lip which looks like it is bleeding slightly. 

"Come on Pops, let's get your lip cleaned up and then we can do see Mummy," Jack says and Poppy nods as she nuzzles her head into his shoulder and whines to herself. 
Jack sits Poppy on the kitchen worktop and grabs the first aid kit out the cupboard to the side of Poppy, he opens it up and gets a few wipes out and carefully cleans up the small bite mark on her lip. "You're a clumsy wee thing, aren't you" Jack smiles as he finishes cleaning her lip, he places a kiss on Poppy's head and lifts her down onto the floor. 

Jack puts the first aid kit away before putting the wipes in the bin and lifting Poppy back up and carries her upstairs, "I think Mummy is in the bedroom" Jack says putting her down and letting her run into the bedroom while he goes to the toilet. 

"Mummy!" Poppy shouts as she bursts into the bedroom and looks at Nikki who is sat in just a towel brushing her wet hair. 

Nikki turns at looks at Poppy and notices her red eyes, "What's wrong?" Nikki asks her daughter as she attempts to climb up onto the bed, Nikki grabs Poppy by her leggings and helps her all the way up onto the bed. She cuddles into Nikki's side and goes quiet. 

Jack soon comes into the bedroom and looks at Nikki who turns and looks at him, "What's wrong with her?" Nikki questions. 
"A tantrum that ended up in a bust lip," Jack says, Nikki then moves Poppy away from her side and looks at her bottom lip. 

Nikki kisses Poppy's head and smiles as she stands up, "Looks like you've been in three rounds with the unfortunate soul who your Daddy beat up in his cage fighting days, oh wait that was your Daddy who got beat up, silly me" Nikki smiles as she walks over to the chest of drawers and grabs a clean set of her pyjamas. 
Jack just looks at her in complete shock to what she had just said, although Nikki didn't know it Jack had been training again and has been added to the local champion's list again for a few matches a night.