**Chap14**- Pirates!
‘Good morning sweetie, merry Christmas,’ Danny said as he kissed his daughter, ‘Let’s get you changed then we can go down stairs to open presents!’
When he entered the room Joel and Ben Lindsay’s brothers and Ben’s wife Kath were all sitting in the living room along with Tom waiting to open presents.
‘Oh hey Danny, Phil will be so glad you’re down, he’s so excited!’ Ben said.
‘Danny, can I hold little Lindsay, please,’ Kath asked as she looked at the beautiful child.
‘Sure,’ Danny walked over and passed his daughter over before sitting in the free armchair.
Marge walked in carrying a plate full of bacon sandwiches followed by a five year old boy, Philip, who was Ben and Kath’s son. Philip didn’t notice Danny at first but when he did…
‘Uncle Dan! Uncle Dan you’re ere.’ Philip stood up, ran and jumped onto Danny. ‘Uncle Dan, please an I open my presents now, please. Now you’re ere we an, right Daddy?’ Phil turned and looked at Ben.
‘You’ll have to ask your mum son,’ he turned again to face Kath who was fussing over Lindsay.
‘Mummy?’ Phil said with a smile on his face.
‘I think you’re going to have to ask Uncle Joel,’ all the adults were now laughing as they teased the little boy but before Joel could say anything Danny spoke,
‘Come on guys let’s stop tormenting him,’ Philip turned back around to face his uncle.
‘Tometing?!?’ Phil asked confused as Danny smiled.
‘Never mind Phil, why don’t you go start opening them prezzies!’
‘Yay!’ Philip shouted as he jumped off of Danny’s knee and ran to the tree in search of his prezzies.
‘That was wonderful Marge,’ Danny said as he lent back on his chair, ‘I have never eaten so much in my life, I’m stuffed!’
Philip who was sitting next to Danny, lent back, stretched his arms and then put his hands on his stomach just like his uncle, ‘Yeh nana dat was mmmm mmm’ he said with a smile, ‘I ave never eaten o much in my ife, I’m duffed,’ He looked at Danny and Danny looked back and raised his eyebrows. As Philip began to laugh Danny started to tickle him making the boys giggles worse.
Marge stood up and began to stack up the many empty, ‘Well I’m glad you liked it,’ she said smiling.
‘Uncle Dan, an you ome and play with dat pirate ship I got off Anta?’
Danny bit his lip, ‘Sorry buddy but I got to go and feed Lindsay.’
‘Danny I can go and do that,’ Kath smiled as she headed out of the room.
‘Yay! Come on Uncle Dan let’s go play.’ Philip stood up and dragged Danny off towards the living room. ‘Dan whit pirate do you wana be?’
‘Erm that one,’ Danny said as he pointed to one of pirates.
‘Uncle Dan did ou know dat dat pirate has to marry this girl,’ he said picking up a figure of a small woman but then he lent forward and whispered, ‘I was woting Pirates of the Cariben last night wit Daddy!’
‘Ooh right,’ Danny said as he nodded at the younger boy, ‘So what’s her name?’ Danny asked as he looked down at his pirate.
‘Uncle Dan, her name is Lindsay!’ Danny’s head shot up, ‘She looks like auntie Linds don’t she Dan?’
‘Yeh I suppose she does buddy,’ Danny said as the smile faded from his face.
Philip jumped up and sat on his uncle’s lap, ‘Ou miss her don’t ou Dan?’ Danny nodded as he smiled at the young boy, ‘It’s ok to be sad ou know Uncle Dan,’ He said as he hugged the older man.
‘I know it is buddy and I’ve been sad, well I still am I suppose, but Lindsay is with the angels now but she’s also in here,’ Danny said as he pointed to his heart.
‘I dink she’s a bit big to fit in dere Uncle Dan,’ Philip whispered.
Danny laughed, ‘When did you get so smart young man?’ Danny tickled the boy once again and Philip squirmed in his Uncle’s arms.
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