Tonight we were in Pittsburgh for a show where I stood backstage on behind the audiences line of vision, watching the boys play the third to last song of the show before the encore.

My eyes landed on Ashton as he drummed away, mesmerised by how totally immersed he was in the music.

So when Ender flew up beside me, I almost didn't notice until he was hitting my arm.

"Somethings wrong with Gracie." He said to me with wide eyes and mine widened as well. I followed him as he took off, running behind him until we got to a more crowded part of the backstage area where Gracie was lying on the floor, several workers over her.

"Excuse me." I said and barrelled through them to get to my daughter.

"What happened? What happened?" I asked loudly as I kneeled in front of her.

Gracie's little eyes were almost swollen shut and she was wheezing, trying to get air into her lungs. Her tongue and lips were swollen as well and it was obvious she was having an allergic reaction to something.

"Oh my God someone call an ambulance!" I exclaimed.

The lady next to me pulled out her phone.

Little tears were streaming out of Gracie's eyes as she looked at me.

"Hey you're gonna be okay. We're gonna take you to the hospital and it's all gonna be okay baby. I promise. Okay just keep breathing for me just like that." I reached over to take her hand.

"Shh it's okay, it's okay." I said to her, soothing my hand across her forehead.

Her little body was heaving up and down as she tried to breathe and soon paramedics were dashing backstage to us.

Gracie's brown eyes began to flutter closed and then her body went limp, causing me to panic.

"She's gone into anaphylactic shock." A paramedic said and they moved her onto a stretcher.

"We'll get Ashton when the song ends." One of the sound guys said to me.

"Okay, just hurry." I said to him quickly before Ender and I hurried off with the paramedics, Bryan the tour manager jumping in the back of the ambulance with us.

I stood by Gracie's head as the paramedics worked over her and the car began to move, the sirens swelling in my ear.

My breath was laboured and Ender's arms were wrapped around my waist as we watched one of the EMTs inject Gracie in her thigh.

"We're only ten minutes away from the closest hospital." Bryan said to me and I nodded, not taking my eyes off Gracie.

They turned Gracie on her side and I tried to control my breathing to keep myself calm.

After what seemed like a century we stopped and the back of the ambulance flew open and they took the stretcher she was on out, the three of us following her.

So fast I didn't know how it happened but we were suddenly in a hospital room where several nurses immediately came in, putting an oxygen mask on Gracie and also starting her on an IV.

"Are you the mother?" One of them asked me and I nodded. "Do you know what she's allergic to?"

"Only bugs, but the bites just swell and I give her a Benadryl and they go away."

"Well it must be something else, we will do an allergy test once she's stable to get more information."

I watched as a nurse went to take blood from Gracie's arm and my stomach lurched.

Gracie's eyes were still closed and a heart monitor was clipped to her finger and suddenly the room was filled with an eerie beeping.

"Ashton's on his way." Bryan said to me. "I sent him the room."

"Thank you." I said and then moved to Gracie's bed, standing by her head and running my fingers through her hair.

"Baby." I breathed, biting my lip as I could see a nurse out of the corner of my eye inject another needle.

"Why are you doing that?" I asked the nurse.

"Trying to get her blood pressure to rise so we can get the swelling to go down." She informed me.

"She's going to be okay right, she's going to wake up?" I asked her, fighting back tears.

"She's going to be just fine. She will wake up soon I promise." She gave me a partial smile and I nodded.

For the next several minutes nurses kept bustling in and out of the room until a panting and wide eyed Ashton burst in the open door.

"Ash." I croaked when I saw him and ran to him.

"What happened?" He asked me as his arms went around me, his head looking at Gracie.

"She had an allergic reaction and went into anaphylactic shock." I said and he pressed his hand to the back of my head, his chest moving up and down at a rapid pace as he tried to catch his breath.

I felt the tears spring from my eyes and I sniffled.

"She's going to be okay?" He asked and I nodded.

Turning to the side I looked back at my little girl, Ashton moving forward and taking me with him.

We stood next to each other at the edge of her bed and Ender came up next to Ashton, Ashton placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Gracie." Ashton sighed and placed his fingers on the skin of her arm.

"The swelling has gone down." I commented as I looked over her face.

We both watched as a nurse came back in, checking something on one of the screens when Gracie's little eyes fluttered open.

Her eyes went wide and I watched her go into a panic.

"Hey, hey Gracie I'm right here. Mommy's right here." I said to her.

The nurse turned around to monitor her and Gracie took a breath, noticing the oxygen mask and freaking out more.

"Shh, you're okay." The nurse said and moved in to help calm her down.

"It's okay Gracie, you're okay." Ashton said and Gracie's tear filled eyes looked at him only to spill the drops down her face as she began to sob. She was scared.

I took her hand in mine and then Ashton wrapped his over that.

"Hey baby, calm down." Ashton cooed at her.

I pushed the hair back from her forehead with my free hand and placed my lips to her skin.

"You're okay sweetheart. Daddy and I are here and we're gonna make sure you feel better. But I need you to settle down for me." I kissed her skin. "Don't cry, don't cry. I'm here Gracie, I'm here."

It took a while but her little chest stopped heaving up and down, and I continued to brush my lips across her forehead.

"Gracie, I'm Katherine, I'm one of your nurses that's going to be taking care of you." The blonde nurse across the bed from us smiled at Gracie. "I'm going to ask you some questions and if the answer is yes I want you to give me a thumbs up, but if it's no I want you to give me a thumbs down."

Gracie nodded.

"Okay. Does your tummy hurt?" Katherine asked and Gracie gave her a thumbs up.

"Does your tongue and mouth feel funny?"

Thumbs down.

"Do you feel dizzy, or does it feel like the room is spinning?"

Thumbs down.

"Okay, you're doing great Gracie." She smiled at her then looked up at me and Ashton. "She's doing fine. Her stomach will hurt for a bit and she might get sick and nauseous but that's normal and should go away. We sent her blood off to confirm the anaphylaxis and once a doctor deems her stable I can come back and take her oxygen and IV out."

"Thank you." I said and she smiled again before patting Gracie's arm and then leaving.

Not moments after the nurse left, Michael, Calum, and Luke barrelled into the room.

"Is she okay? Is she okay?" They asked, the words leaving their mouths quickly.

"Yeah, she's gonna be okay." Ender answered from where he stood next to Ashton.

I pressed a kiss to Gracie's forehead and then stood up straight to look at everyone who was in the room.

The boys were all still slightly sweaty from being on stage and not taking showers immediately after like they normally did.

Luke stepped forward and I noticed he had Gracie's stuffed bunny in his hand.

"I found this backstage." He said and came over to the bed, tucking it carefully under Gracie's arm. I noticed her smile under the oxygen mask and then smiled at her.

I felt Ashton's hand come up to rub my back soothingly, and I looked at him, Ash giving me a comforting smile and then kissing my temple.

At this moment a woman walked in with a lab coat on, her black hair pulled back in a ponytail and her face set in a small smile.

"Hi, my name is Dr. Ford and I'm going to be taking care of little Gracie here, how are you feeling?" She asked the little girl and Gracie nodded at her.

"Okay, well I'm going to have your nurse come take out your IV." She smiled and the girl then turned to us. "And you're her parents?"

"Yes." I said. "I'm Carter and this is Ashton."

"Nice to meet you. I've been informed of your special situation and I want to make sure that you know we have security in place. But Gracie will be okay, she may feel ill for a little bit and depending on how she feels we may consider pumping her stomach but that's worse case scenario."

"How do we find out what caused the reaction?" Ashton asked.

"We are going to do some allergy tests and once we find out what it is we will give you some epi pens in case anything ever happens. Don't worry, your little girl will be just fine." She smiled and then left.

Katherine came back in and removed Gracie's oxygen mask and then her IV which made Gracie cry. Once she was free of all the things holding her back, all I wanted to do was to hold her.

"Mommy." Gracie sobbed and I pulled her upper half into a strong hug, my hand going to the back of her head as I held her face against my chest.

"It's okay baby, I'm here. You're going to be just fine." I told her, kissing the top of her head as I hugged her.

I moved to look at her, my hands on her cheeks and I gave her a kiss, wiping away her tears.

"I want Daddy." She cried and Ashton moved in to take my place, hugging Gracie to him.

"I've got you, I've got you." He said and her arms went around his neck as he held her. "You're okay baby girl."

"I wanna hug her." Ender said and Ashton gave Gracie a kiss before letting her go so Ender could hug the little girl who had become like his little sister.

Katherine came over with a piece of fabric in her hands.

"Gracie, we need to get you changed into this." She said and Ender picked up Gracie off the bed and handed her to Ashton.

"Okay sweetheart let's change your clothes."
Ashton smiled at her and we stood her back on the bed and the boys closed the curtain over the window and shut the door while Ashton and I undressed Gracie from her clothes besides her underwear and put the little hospital gown around her, she then wanted Ashton to hold her again, wrapping her legs around his stomach.

"My tummy hurts." She whined as Ashton started to walk her around the room.

"Okay, why don't you lay down for a bit." He said and took her back over to the bed.

"I want cuddles." She said and I smiled.

I climbed in the bed and Ashton handed her to me before getting in himself. We laid her between us, squishing together in the bed and wrapping our arms around her.

Ashton placed her bunny next to her and she hugged it to her.

Placing kisses on her cheeks I brushed her hair with my fingers.

"Why does my tummy hurt?" She asked.

"Well love bug, you ate something that you're allergic too, and it made you sick." Ash explained to her, lightly stroking his fingers over her tummy.

"Can you kiss it and make it go away?" She looked up at me with her doe eyes and my heart broke.

"We'll give you all the kisses you want." I told her and began to brush my lips across her face to comfort her.

"I love you so much Gracie." I whispered to her and felt Ashton's hand at my waist.

"Love you Mommy." She looked up at me and I moved my face so that she couldn't see the teardrops welling up in my eyes.

I forced myself to pull it together for her sake and made sure to give her all of the love she needed.

About ten minutes into our cuddle session Gracie began to whimper, whine, and cry.

"My tummy hurts." She cried and I tried to shush her while Katherine her nurse came over to her.

"Do you feel like you're going to be sick?" I asked Gracie and she nodded and Ashton hurried to lift her out of the bed and carry her to the bathroom.

"I'll get Dr. Ford." Katherine said and I nodded before following Ashton to the bathroom where Gracie was crying after obviously throwing up.

"Okay, Gracie," Dr. Ford walked in. "I think we're going to have to pump her stomach."

Everything then felt rushed as they took Gracie back to the bed and doctors and nurses came in, preparing Gracie while Ashton and I just stood watching in horror.

Then before they began to pump her stomach a nurse led us out of the room so we wouldn't have to see.

Ashton leaned against the wall and I went to lean into him, his arms coming around my shoulders.

"I know she's going to be okay but i'm still fucking terrified." He whispered into my hair.

"I'm so scared." I whimpered, the tears finally falling.

I had never felt so helpless as a parent.

I couldn't do anything to help my child.

I let out a sob and then felt hands come rest on my back as Ashton and I were being hugged by the guys.

"I just want her to be okay." I cried.

"We all do." Luke patted my back.

As the time passed I could feel the dread and worry sink into my bones, making me panic, so when the door opened I whipped around to see a nurse standing there.

"You can come in." She gave us a small smile and so Ashton and I had Ender stay with the guys while we entered the room.

My eyes fell on Gracie who was calmly asleep.

"We'll wake her up just a minute. Everything went well, and she is doing just fine." Dr. Ford told us and I hugged her.

"Thank you."

"I'm a mother myself, I know how you feel." She hugged me back.

Ashton and I stood beside Gracie as they began to bring her back to consciousness and I saw her eyes flutter open and land on me.

"Hi, baby." I touched her forehead.

Ashton's hand kept still on my back as I leaned down to kiss her face.

"You're all better now sweetheart." I told her and she looked up into my eyes, still a bit drowsy. I felt her hand come up to my cheek and so I did the same to her, gently pressing our noses together.

"I love you." I spoke to her in a soft tone.

"I love you Mommy." She whispered back to me.

I stayed like that for a long time as she slowly became more aware, just allowing her to feel my presence and know I would never leave her.

After awhile Ashton patted my back with his hand so I kissed her once more before standing up straight and letting Ashton move in to do the same.

"How are you feeling sweetheart?" He asked her.

"My tummy no hurt." She shook her head.

"Good. I'm glad you're feeling better."

"Me too." She said causing Ashton and I to both laugh.

"There's our silly little girl." Ashton grinned and then leaned in to kiss her.

There was a knock on the door and then Katherine, the nurse, came back in.

"You have quite the crowd outside in the hall." She smiled. "Your family is quite loved."

"Go get Ender." I told Ashton and he went to the door before opening in and waving Ender in.

He then closed the door again and led Ender up to the bed so he could see his sister.

"Ender!" Gracie smiled brightly.

"Hi Gracie. How are you feeling?" He asked her.

"I feel happy." She replied, making us laugh and Ender smiled in relief before hugging my waist.

Katherine had Gracie sit up so she could check all of her vital signs again.

"Gracie, can you tell me what you had to eat yesterday?" Katherine asked and I noticed that it was one in the morning.

"Cereal." She said.

"She had Cheerios for breakfast, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, some strawberries at snack time, and then we had chicken and potatoes for dinner." I answered.

"But all of that's normal, that's stuff she eats almost everyday." Ashton furrowed his eyebrows.

"She was at the snack table back stage though." Ender stated and we looked toward him.

"Did you see what she was eating?" I asked.

"Some of the candy back there. There were skittles and chocolate and then fruit candies."

"What type of fruit candies?" Katherine asked.

"Like pineapple and strawberry and orange and peach."

"She's had pineapple, she's had strawberries, and she's had oranges before." I said, a bit defeated.

"Has she had peaches before?" Ashton questioned.

"I...don't know.... I don't remember ever giving her any."

"I don't either."

"I think we might have found our culprit." Katherine said and I felt a tiny singe of relief.

When Gracie was all checked up and good, I took her to the bathroom before taking her to the bed to sit with her while Ashton let people into the room.

First was the guys followed by Harry.

"What are you doing here?" I asked Harry as he came over to me.

"I saw it on the news." He said and then placed a hand on my shoulder as the two of us watched Gracie smile as Luke gave her back Mr. Carrots. "How is she doing?"

"Better." I reached up and patted the hand he had on my shoulder.

He was soon replaced by Ashton who came over to me.

"Bryan needs to talk to us." He whispered in my ear.

I got of the bed, looking back at Gracie who was being given stuffed animals and balloons.

We walked into the hall where Bryan was standing with two other men.

"Carter, Ashton, this is Mr. Brown and Mr. Sharp, they are representatives from the stadium." Bryan introduced us.

"I can see where this is going and I can promise that we are not going to sue." Ashton said and I looked a bit surprised.

"You're wondering if we're suing you?" I asked them and they nodded. "No. You didn't know and we didn't know that she was allergic to whatever was on that table. It's not anyone's fault, we just had to learn the hard way."

"She's right." Ashton said. "We are not upset with you guys because it's not your fault. But if you'll excuse us, we have a little girl in there who needs her parents."

Ashton led me back into the hospital room where Gracie's bed was overflowing with toys.

"She's so spoiled." I shook my head as I laughed.

"No, she's just so loved." Ashton replied, and I leaned up to kiss his cheek.

Ashton and I went over to talk to Gracie and as we were laughing at her adorable self, Dr. Ford came back in.

"Well miss Gracie, you are allergic to peaches." She said and I could feel the relief of knowing what it was she had reacted to flow into me and Ashton.

"We'll get you some epi pens and then you'll be on your way." Dr Ford told Ashton and I.

"At least now we know." I said to Ashton who nodded.

"I'm just glad it wasn't worse."

"Me too. Now let's take her home."

Ashton and I thanked everyone who was there for being there to give Gracie their best wishes. The sound techs were there, stage crew, our bus driver, and other workers.

When they left Ashton and I re-dressed Gracie and then the guys grabbed handfuls of stuffed animals before we carried Gracie out of the hospital.

We went out the back and straight into a car, everyone piling in before we made our way back to the arena.

When we arrived we went to the bus where Ashton and I went to wash Gracie's face with a wash cloth and then change her into pajamas before taking her to the living room where our friends were sitting.

"We're going to go to bed now, but thank you guys for everything you do for us." I smiled at them and then Ashton and I took Gracie to bed.

She was exhausted and so after we laid her down she immediately fell asleep.

We kissed her goodnight and then climbed into our bunk.

"That was the most panicked I think I have ever been since the custody hearing." Ashton sighed.

"Tell me about it." I mumbled. "I was watching the show and Ender ran up to me and said something was wrong with Gracie and so when I followed him she was laying on the floor and could barely breathe."

"Yeah. We had just finished the song and then they started screaming in my in ears and finally I heard them say Gracie went to the hospital and I just ran off the stage."

I laid my head on his chest and watched as he pulled out his phone and got on twitter. His timeline of course was filled with people tweeting out and wondering what happened to Gracie and then he came across a video.

As it began you could hear the end of the song and then as the fans were cheering Ashton stood up behind the drums, looking to the left.

He pressed a hand to his ear as he tried to listen and they showed Luke, Michael, and Calum on the big screens doing the same.

People then began to ask what was happening when all of the sudden Ashton threw down his drumsticks and ran off the stage, Luke, Michael, and Calum following him.

Ashton shook his head and scrolled a bit more until he found one of Luke, Michael, and Calum coming on stage but without their instruments.

They motioned for the crowd to quiet down.

"Hey guys, so we're going to have to cut the show short tonight." Michael said and the crowd began to gasp, whine, and complain.

"There was an emergency, and Ashton's daughter had to be rushed to the hospital." He continued. "We know you're all disappointed and we are sorry to have to end the show. We love you guys and hope you understand, and we'll be back on our next tour. Thanks."

"We should probably say something." I said and he nodded.

He then went to type out a series of tweets.

'To the fans, Gracie was rushed to the hospital due to an allergic reaction where she went into anaphylaxis and that's why I left the stage. She is doing much better now and is back on the bus and ready for the tour to continue. I'm sorry the show had to be cut short, but I appreciate your understanding and please know that I love you guys but my family is important to me and I had to be there for my daughter. See you guys on the next tour and we will keep going strong on this one. -Ash'

He then set down his phone and I closed my eyes as he squeezed my shoulders.

"It's over. We can go to sleep now." He sighed and I nodded, tilting my head up so I could kiss his jaw.

I was able to fall asleep easily, the stress leaving my mind.

The familiar feeling of a small body crawling over mine was what woke me up and Ashton and I both lifted our heads to see Gracie crawling between us.

"Are you coming to sleep with me and Mommy?" Ashton asked her and she nodded.

"I need cuddles." She said and Ashton laughed through his nose while I smiled and wrapped my arms around her.

"Go back to sleep baby." I told her and felt Ashton circle his arm around me and Gracie.

He adjusted his head so that it was resting on mine and I could feel happiness knowing that me and our children would always be protected by him.

In the morning I woke up to find Gracie in our bed still. I smiled as I watched both her and Ashton sleeping peacefully.

I managed to get out of the bed and then pulled my hair into a messy bun as I stumbled into the kitchen. I yawned as I started the coffee maker and then turned around to see Harry laying on the sofa. He was looking at me and then smiled.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"I didn't have a car with me." He said.

"Oh." I said.

"You know, I can see half your ass in those shorts." He smirked and I rolled my eyes as I moved behind the small island.

I waited for a bit until I went back and put on a sweater before going to wake up Ender.

"Breakfast." I said and his eyes opened.

"Bacon?"

"You bet." I smiled and he got out of his bunk.

I then moved to mine and Ashton's bunk where he and Gracie were snoozing away.

Reaching in I touched Ashton's cheek, stroking my finger over his skin. His eyes opened and he smiled as he looked at me and then Gracie.

"There's breakfast." I said.

"Okay." He closed his eyes as he smiled.

"Gracie, honey, its breakfast time." I moved my hand to her face to wake her up.

She opened her big brown eyes and smiled at me.

"Do you want breakfast?" I asked her.

"Mhmm." She nodded. "No peaches?"

"There's no peaches." I chuckled and she smiled wider at this.

She crawled out of the bunk and I picked her up, Ashton climbing out as well before we walked into the front.

"Harry?" Ashton questioned as he walked in.

"He didn't have a ride." I explained.

Ashton nodded before going over to Calum.

I made everyone a plate, including Harry, before Luke and I began our morning routine of watching Friends.

Gracie was hungry because she had nothing in her stomach, and so I ended up making her extra pancakes.

She seemed much happier and much brighter this morning and that made me feel a lot better.

After breakfast was done and everyone got ready, I walked into the kitchen to find Ashton looking through the items in our pantry and fridge.

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"I'm making sure nothing else has peaches in it." He replied.

"Has there been anything?"

"Nope."

When he was done looking through it we decided to take the kids outside to play.

Harry followed us outside and pulled me back.

"I'm going to head into the city and have some meetings to get you some more jobs, but i'll call
you later."

"Okay. Thanks for coming to see her." I hugged him.

"Of course." He smiled. "I'm happy she's okay."

Harry hugged Gracie before he left.

"I suggest that we all go on a family bike ride." I said and Ashton smiled.

"I like that idea." Ender grinned.

"Me too." Ashton smiled.

We found the bikes and I set Gracie in her tricycle before getting on my own bike.

Ender rode ahead and then Gracie followed him, Ashton and I behind them.

Gracie pedaled behind Ender as fast as she could to keep up but I called out for her to slow down.

As we rode around the inside of the venue we passed the merch tables and then passed the gates where fans were already lined up and screamed when they saw us.

Gracie rode over to them and waved her little hands. Ashton went to follow Ender while I stayed with Gracie.

She then began to ride the perimeter and I followed behind her, watching as she waved at all of the fans.

Ashton and Ender circled back to us and then we went back to the bus.

When we got there Bryan was waiting for us.

"I have good news for you." He came up to Ashton and I. "GMA is coming tomorrow to do a video of you guys on the tour bus to air when you're on the show this Friday."

"Cool." Ashton smiled.

"I'll make sure the bus looks good." I assured him.

He then left and Ashton and I went inside to find Becca waiting for us.

"Oh my gosh! Gracie! I was so worried about you!" Becca ran to hug Gracie.

"I no sick no more Aunt Becca." Gracie laughed.

"Good." Becca kissed her cheek then stood up to hug me. "What happened?"

"Apparently she's allergic to peaches which we didn't know and there was some peach candy backstage and she ate some."

"Oh no!"

"Yeah, had to get her stomach pumped and everything, but she's all better now." Ashton lifted Gracie up and gave her a kiss as he was talking.

Becca and I headed to the dressing rooms where she showed me a few things she had picked up yesterday when she went shopping, and then tried a new braid on my hair.

Gracie, of course wanted it as well and so Becca fixed her hair to match mine.

After lunch and sound check, I made dinner for everyone before we headed backstage so they could get ready.

"Carter, you would look super cute with bangs." Becca said as I sat in one of the chairs.

"You think so?" I asked her.

"Yeah, not like super thick bangs though."

"Hmm...i'll think about that." I smiled at her.

When the boys were ready we then headed back stage so they could grab their instruments.

"Good luck babe, I know you'll do great." I kissed Ashton.

"Thank you." He kissed me back, his smile bright.

The kids wished him luck before we headed out to our seats.

Gracie had the headphones on but rested her head on my shoulder.

I could feel her waving at people and just gently rocked her from side to side.

When the lights when out she lifted her head up to watch her Daddy run on stage.

She and Ender were both adorable as they sang along. Gracie even got Ender to dance with her which I thought was cute.

When it came time for the boys to bring a fan on stage I was watching them run around with the flashlights when I saw Calum jog towards me.

"Oh no." I said and he grinned as he came up.

"You wanna come on stage, Gracie?" He asked her and she nodded with a happy gasp and a clap of her hands. Calum took her up in his arms and Ender and I followed them up the stairs on the side of the stage and waited there as Calum set her down.

Ashton, Luke, and Michael went to the middle of the stage and I saw Ashton crouch down and wave Gracie over to him.

Ender and I both pulled out our phones to video as Gracie stuck her thumb in her mouth and then began to walk alongside Calum to Ashton.

When she got close to him she ran straight into his waiting arms, hugging her father.

She grinned as she hugged him and Ashton kissed the top of her head, looking my direction and winking at me.

Michael passed him a microphone and then Ashton picked Gracie up so everyone could see her.

"Tell everyone your name." He said and then held the mic in front of her.

"Gracie Irwin." She smiled.

"And who are you?"

"I your little girl, Daddy." She giggled and I felt my heart melt, and judging by the crowds reaction, she melted theirs too.

"You are my little girl." Ashton grinned.

"You put me in Mommy's tummy!" She then said joyfully and Ashton eyes went wide as he then made an awkward face. He mouthed "oops" to the guys before laughing.

"I did put you in Mommy's tummy." He said. "Tell everyone how old you are."

"Four, so I big girl."

"That's right." He laughed. "So since you are a big girl now, you get to play one of the instruments on stage in front of everyone."

Her jaw dropped in surprise causing everyone to laugh.

"So do you want to play guitar, bass, or drums?"

"I want to sing, Daddy." She decided.

"Sing?" He asked. "What do you want to sing?"

"Um...um...we sing frozen."

"You want sing a song from Frozen? Which one?"

"Snowman!"

"Alright!" He laughed and the guys clapped for her. "Do you want to sing by yourself or do you want me to sing with you?"

"By myself, Daddy." She responded and he laughed.

Ashton then went to set her down and gave her the microphone. He motioned for me to come a bit closer so I did and continued to film her.

Gracie looked a bit nervous but began to sing anyways the words to Do You Want To Build a Snowman. The audience sang along with her which by the look of her face made her very happy.

Ashton looked over at me and winked.

"I love her." He mouthed to me.

When she finished the song everyone cheered for her and I did too.

She then hugged her uncles and kissed their cheeks before hugging her Daddy once more.

They took a selfie in front of the crowd before he took the mic again.

"I love you." He looked at Gracie and the audience awed.

"I love you, Daddy." Gracie said back into the mic.

Ashton leaned over to kiss her cheek before he sent her back to me.

"Mommy I sing!" She grinned as I picked her up.

"I know! You sounded so beautiful." I kissed her face.

We stayed backstage for the remainder of the show, and when Ashton got off stage he came over and picked up Gracie.

"Did you have fun tonight baby girl?" He asked her.

"Mhmm." She nodded. "I like sing."

"Me too." He smiled. "Now let's go get ready for bed.

He carried her to the dressing room where he went to go shower and I helped Becca finish packing up.

When the boys were done showering we made our way back to the bus and went to put the kids to bed.

Once they were down I went to the kitchen to make myself some hot tea, Ashton coming in after I had sat down on the sofa and sitting next to me.

"Bringing her on stage tonight was so sweet. She loved it." I told him.

"Well she had a rough go the other night and I wanted to make her feel special."

I set down my tea and then leaned over to lay my head in his lap.

"You're an amazing father." I looked up at him. "It makes me excited to have more children with you."

"I know how you feel. Like every time I look at you with the kids I just imagine how even more amazing it will be when I see you with a baby of our own."

He leaned down for a kiss, surrounding me in his love, and in this moment I knew that my future with Ashton was secure and protected, because at this point, there was nothing that could tear us apart.

We were the Irwin's, and we would be forever.

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Oh no! Little Gracie :(

And don't worry guys, there's still plenty more to come!

Much love xx-m