[Romantic Old Bird]

PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING:
Paul haters may find the following chapter deeply nauseating..........

Later that night, after much fuss and bother and lighting of incense and candles, the others return to the house and the new little family settles down in the den.

It's a good little baby, and despite looking uncannily like his dad, seems to have inherited his mum's laid back attitude to life.

Paul is too excited to sleep, and props himself up on one elbow to look at his sleeping wife and baby.

'Like, WOW!' he thinks to himself. 'I just started off thinking she was pretty cool, then I needed some TLC, and we came in here for a bit of a cuddle, and like WOW!
It's absolutely AMAZING! A year ago I'd just finished that little fling with Gerda in Cologne - she was understandably gutted – then I comes in here – the old Clarke charm kicks in again – Penny, had to fight her off, then all the angst I went through with those nominations, it was all worth it, just for this moment.

Even with her mouth open, dribbling and blowing bubbles, I love this girl! Who'd have thought it!'

Helen stirs, muttering 'He's soo cute, he's our little glitterbabe!'

'What babe?' asks Paul.

'Sorry, was I talkin?' asked Helen sleepily.

'Yeah, I think it's catching!' said Paul 'You alright?'

H: 'Yeah, I'm feeling great! Can't you sleep love?'

P: 'I could, I could, but I don't want to! This is just such an unbelievable night, and I don't want it to end'

H: Do you like what I done for you Mr Clarke?

P: Like him? I love him - he's infantastic!

H: He is, int he Paul!

P: Mate, he's unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable!

H: What shall we call him then Paul? We gotta give him a name..

P: I bin thinking about that.

H: Have you?

P: I have, H. And here's what I think -

H: Go on then!

P: Well you know Davina said we were like the new Posh and Becks…

H: Yeah, yeah, go on..

P: Which is pretty amazing when you think about it, right?

H: (Sighs) Yes Paul,

P: Isn’t it though? I mean it’s just..

H: Shaddup!

P: Well it is!

H: Shaddup Paul, get on with it!!!

P: So, just a minute, let me finish, anyway, why don’t we do what they did?

H: How do you mean?

P: Call him after where he was conceived…you know where he started.

H: He started in the pool, Paul!

P: No, I mean when we..

H: Oh, right, OK!

P: So, what do you think of Bowden?

H: What?

P: Well, we was in Bow, and in the den want we!

H: Paul, that’s so clever! And it’s a nice name, really classy, ‘Bowden Clarke’ I like that, I do!

P: Yeah, triple cool! Oh, and Helen…….
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H: Yes Paul

P: No child of mine is EVER going to be called ‘glitterbabe’, OK!

H: Mr Clarke, as if I would!

P: Well, OK then, Bowden it is!

H: Lovely, you are a really lovely guy, and a lovely daddy, ent you Paul?

P: Mmmmm, yeah, course I am. Now let’s all get some sleep.

SSSShhhhhh! Now, lets leave them in peace and see what's going on back in the house......

Night-time manoevres of a very different kind are going on…………….


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