Drabble request
For: Starry
Fandom: Twilight
Pairing: Jasper/Seth
Prompt: Surprise me!
Prompt chosen: A new baby
Babies liked to be rocked; Jasper had learned that from Luka, his and Seth's first child. If Luka wasn't being walked, he wanted to be rocked. He and Seth were both thankful, in some ways, when Luka had started to crawl. Now he sat here rocking Cheyenne, their two hour old daughter.
Seth lay in the bed next to the rocking chair sleeping and recovering. Jasper stared at him for a moment; taking in the younger's beauty before looking back down at the baby in his arms. Cheyenne had gotten Seth's black hair; if her eyes turned golden she would be truly beautiful. Of course, she was already beautiful to him.
The door to the bedroom flung open and Jasper winced as it jarred against the wall. A quick glance told him that neither Seth nor Cheyenne had noticed and for that he was thankful. "Daddy!" Luka, who looked five but was in reality only two, exclaimed.
"Luka, shh, Papa and Cheyenne are sleeping," Jasper scolded gently.
Luka's golden eyes widened and his hand went to his mouth. "Oops, sorry Daddy."
"It's alright, you didn't wake them. What do you need? I thought aunt Leah was playing with you in the living room."
"She was but she went to the bathroom. I wanted to see if you or Papa would play with me."
"Not right now, Papa is resting and I'm watching Cheyenne."
Luka stood on his tip toes trying to get a better look at the bundle in his Daddy's arms. "Who is Cheyenne?"
Jasper smiled, that was right, Luka hadn't met his little sister yet. He stopped rocking and held Cheyenne lower, gently moving the blanket back from her face. "Luka, this is Cheyenne, she's your little sister."
Luka stared at the baby. He remembered his parents talking to him about having a new baby but… then Papa's stomach was just round. This was what had been inside? He took in a deep breath and wrinkled his nose. "She smells weird… like… like water and…newness."
"Well she is only two hours old. Do you want to hold her?" Jasper questioned. Luka looked up at him with wide golden eyes.
"I'm not too little?"
"Not with me helping you," Jasper answered with a smile. Luka nodded slowly and Jasper sat back in the rocking chair and motioned for Luka to climb up. "Just be careful."
Luka nodded again and slowly climbed up into Jasper's lap. Jasper wrapped his free arm around their son, giving his small arms the support he needed to hold Cheyenne. Gently he transferred the baby into Luka's arms. Luka stared down at his little sister in wonder, being very careful to keep his arms just the way his Daddy had positioned them. Cheyenne's nose wrinkled and she whined softly before settling in Luka's arms with a yawn. Luka smiled up at Jasper excitedly and Jasper returned the smile.
A brush of amusement touched Jasper's senses and he looked over at the bed. Seth lay on his side staring at his family with half lidded eyes. When he saw Jasper looking he smiled and mouthed, "I love you".
Jasper smiled back and returned the words. Seth yawned before falling back to sleep, a smile on his lips.