Set in the future. Something cute. Couples: Mike and Paige, Briggs and Charlie. I don't own Graceland.
Mike Warren didn't awake to the sound of his alarm. Instead, he awoke to the sound of the musings of a seven month old. It wasn't loud, but it was echoing through the empty cold house at 7.12am on Saturday quite well. Lying beside his beautiful wife, who was still fast asleep, he waited to see if the babble would stop. It didn't. He quietly rolled out of bed and down the hall of his apartment, walking into the room on the last left before the kitchen and lounge area. There sat a baby boy in a crib, talking to himself quite happily. He wore a red pyjama jumpsuit that said 'Prince Charming' in big white letters on the front; a gift from his godmother.
"No crying today? Must have had a good sleep then." Mike pulled his son from the confines of the bed and perched him on his hip. "Lets give you something to eat, then we'll wake your mom up and go do some visiting." Mike smiled at him, receiving a gummy grin back from the little boy. Feeding him was a challenge. This morning it was agreed that fruit puree would be breakfast. After strapping him in, Mike got a small spoon and began to slowly shovel it into and around the small mouth. Once there was more on the child than in his mouth, it was decided that it was enough for now.
"Shower time." Mike stripped his son down and himself, showering the both of them carefully. From the nonslip mat in the shower, to the baby shampoo and washer, it was all very well planned out. There were a few squeals from the smaller Warren, obviously not liking the water as much as he usually did. After both were clean, Mike dried himself quickly and wrapped a towel around his waist before taking the still dripping baby back into his room and placing him on the change table. It was then that he tried sitting up while Mike was trying to find suitable clothes and tried to escape.
"No, Levi." Mike managed to come back and place little Levi back down flat on his back with some clothes in his hand, without losing his towel. Nappy, singlet jumpsuit, khaki pants. Looked like his father, got dressed like his mother. Go figure. Picking Levi up, Mike walked back to his room and placed his son on the bed near his sleeping wife and away from any edge. He watched on as this small human managed to lunge his way to his mother's face, before starting to babble away again. Quickly finding some cargo shorts and a polo shirt, he joined his son and sat beside his wife.
"Paige. Paige, wake up." The sharp intake of breath told Mike that Paige had awoken, surprised by the seven month old who was just casually making random word-like sounds. She sat up, smiling. "Good morning sleeping beauty." Mike leaned over and received a kiss from Paige.
"Morning to you two as well." She placed Levi on her lap facing her, letting him take a finger from each hand and grip them tightly. "When did he wake up?"
"No idea. I just woke up, heard him, tried to feed him, showered him and dressed him in something only his mother would buy him." Mike got a smile from her.
"Good. You have to look all swish for brunch with the family now don't you?" she hugged her son tightly, with him enjoying the attention. He was a natural mummy's boy and Paige did not mind one bit. "Levi, my little California man."
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Paige looked very boho chic with her airy mullet maxi dress, fedora and gladiator sandals. She walked along with her hand in Mike's back pocket as he pushed Levi along in the pram. Getting to the coffee shop, they didn't know if they were to sit inside or outside.
"Yo, Levi! Paige, over here!" Johnny stood up and motioned them over. Still after all these years, Mike still had the nickname 'Levi'. It had stuck so much that yes, they did give it to their son, with pride. Not only was it an in-joke, but a very beautiful way to commemorate their time together at Graceland. Johnny immediately hugged Paige and shouldered Mike, letting them be seated before having a hold of Levi himself.
"Yo, what's it like having a mini Mike in your house?"
Paige went to answer, but saw DJ come over. "Dale." She waited until he was in close proximity before hugging him. The guys shook hands before he sat at the other end of the table, across from Johnny.
"How you been DJ?" Mike asked, getting Levi back from Johnny so that DJ could have a hold.
"Good. Busy. Never stops at ICE. You still with the FBI?"
"Yeah, just at a desk for now, easing back into field work. Paige is on hiatus, caring for Levi. Life is good."
"Don't say that Warren, you'll jinx everyone." Charlie's quick as a whip comeback startled everyone as she sat across from Paige and took Levi from DJ. "My godson doesn't need that stress on him." Levi gurgled with excitement upon recognising Charlie. She let him stand on her legs and made funny faces as they waited a little longer.
A waitress then made her way over. "Would you like to order?"
They all silently looked at each other before ordering coffee. They knew they would wait it out and see if their leader, their friend, Paul Briggs, would turn up.
"Your godfather is a rude SOB Levi. He never keeps track of time these days and never answers his phone. To busy surfing and meditating. I'll tell you now, so you know for later in your life." Charlie told Levi matter-of-factly. The kid was too busy being mesmerised by a toy, sitting in his mother's lap.
"Ouch Chuck." Paul Briggs stood behind her, giving her a kiss on the top of the head. "And here we are basically living with each other."
"Well someone needs to wash your wetsuits and break your balls when you're playing up."
"Touché." He shook everyone's hands and then reached over the table for Levi. Paige passed him over, Levi not minding one bit. He loved having all these people to give him attention.
Mike lifted his coffee cup. "Well, we all know why we're here. 7 years ago, I was introduced to Graceland, the island of misfit toys, my new home. Inside was my new family, not that I knew it at the time. 3 years ago yesterday, actually, Graceland was officially decommissioned due to budget cuts." He paused. "To Graceland."
Everyone repeated his toast and took sips from their coffee.
A couple of hours later, it was nearing lunch time and the group had dispersed. It was now just Charlie, Paul, Paige and Mike, along with Levi, who was becoming quite restless. Heading along the beach, they got to the old pier by Graceland and decided to head inside. As the women made lunch, Paul and Mike watched TV. Mike was on his back, propped up by a pillow on the couch, Levi lying on him, slowly getting to sleep.
"So, how is life Mike?"
"Easy. We have a good schedule now. Levi is settling in with our lifestyle. I could say that work is a little boring without you around." They laughed and continued chatting until they were called to the table.
Levi was now sound asleep, so Paige carefully moved him to the portable cot that permanently lived at Paul and Charlie's since before he was born. They took their role as godparents very seriously, now that Paul was retired and Charlie was a training officer.
Paul lifted his cup up for the second toast of the day. "To family. Here's hoping we do not screw up the life that is Levi Michael Warren's."
Mike thought that Levi probably wasn't going to be an only child… no, he knew that Levi wasn't going to be an only child. But for now, he was just glad that his son was loved by all of his family, blood related or not.
AWH. Haha my first Graceland fanfic. I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any questions (i.e. want a prequel, a sequel with more siblings for little Levi or whatever) or want to say something about my piece, please don't hesitate, I love reviews, though not haters/flames! Thanks guys!