Hello my fellow Haven readers! I've got another little fic for you that I am willing to continue… :D so yeah, please review!
Disclaimer: I do not in any way, shape, or form, own Haven or its Characters.
Audrey and Nathan were currently asking around town for witnesses to a certain trouble they had seen the day before, when they stopped at Jessica and Robert Yearling's house. Jessica was in the middle of folding laundry, her six-month old daughter, Charlee, lying in the floor.
As soon as Nathan was in the room he had asked if he could hold her, to which Jessica replied with a, "Of course you can, Sweetie."
"You do know that if he ever has kids, they'll never have a moment's peace right?" The brown haired woman laughed to Audrey.
The blond shook her head with a smile on her face, "It's ridiculous what babies do to him."
Just a few steps away, Nathan was bouncing a little baby girl in his arms. Patting her behind with his large hand, making faces at the smaller face wrapped in the pink blanket.
"Hello," he said in his baby voice, "I'm Nathan. You're so cute, yes you are."
His partner in (preventing) crime was watching him like she'd never seen him before. How did little things like that amaze him like that? It was a funny sight, to say the least. Here stood Nathan, a tall man with a gun on his belt, holding a small defenseless little baby. Plus, there's the fact that he was also playing peek-a-boo with her.
"You're so tiny," he cooed, allowing Charlee to wrap her small hand around his finger.
Jessica looked to Audrey again, "I've got to go put these away really quickly, and I think Charlee's in good hands."
Audrey nodded as the woman went to put away the several baskets of laundry.
"Hi Charlee," she said as she came up beside Nathan, "Hi."
"Say hi to Audrey, Charlee," Nathan told her, waving his finger in her hand as if to say 'hi'.
"You want kids?" Audrey asked.
"Definitely," he answered easily, patting Charlee on her behind again.
Audrey sat on the couch arm and crossed her arms, "I don't know if I do or not. They're messy."
"How can you not love this little face?" he asked quietly, slightly turning Charlee to Audrey.
"I can love that little face," she smirked, "But it's a messy little face."
Nathan mock gasped, "You're not messy are you Charlee? No, you're not."
Audrey was waiting for a gold band to appear on Nathan's third finger; he seemed just like a father in that moment that it was hard to see her partner underneath.
"My, my, my. Nathan Wuornos, you are a sucker for a baby."
"Yes. Yes, I am."
"And why is that?" She asked, getting up and sitting Indian-style on the couch, something she never did. And also something that she would have never done in someone else's home, but she knew Jessica. At least, knew her enough to sit on her couch.
"Because," he started, sitting beside her crossing his right leg over his left, "They're so innocent. They've done nothing wrong."
Audrey saw a gleam of something in his eyes as he began patting Charlee's bottom again, her eyes slowly closing. Something in him changed and Audrey couldn't put her finger on what it was.
"Shhhh," he said quietly, hushing the small baby in his arms, "Go to sleep."
Charlee obeyed Nathan's small command, and quit wiggling.
"See? Not hard at all," he whispered to Audrey, his eyes not moving from the baby.
"Your wife is going to love you," Audrey teased him.
He snorted, "Well, I certainly hope that she will."
"Whoever she is will be sticking you with baby duty, my friend."
"I don't mind," he whispered.
"Do you want to feel her?" Audrey asked.
It took him a moment to think of what to say, "Yes."
"Spread your fingers apart," Audrey instructed him, motioning to the hand that was patting Charlee, and he did as he was told.
Her fingers slid into the spaces he had just made with his, making his breath hitch in his throat. His eyes began to close involuntarily, but he willed them to open.
"You okay now?" Audrey asked with a small smile.
"Perfect," he grinned slightly.
The way that Audrey had her fingers inbetween his gave them enough life to feel the small baby. He could feel the faint softness of the blanket, and the warmth there. Mostly though, he just felt Audrey. Her hair had been brushing his shoulder as she leaned over and he could feel it through his shirt and jacket. Her scent was intoxicating and he allowed his eyes to close anyway, not believing that there was any way to hold this feeling. He attempted to commit it to memory, but that had never worked for him in the past.
"For what it's worth," she smiled, "You're going to make a great daddy one day."
She was sure that his face seemed brighter after that.
"Thanks, Parker."
They were interrupted then by Jessica, who had finished putting away the laundry.
"Hey," Audrey greeted her again as she stood up from the couch. Nathan missed her touch instantly, and couldn't remember what it had felt like. The warmth he wanted so badly was gone from him in the blink of an eye.
"Nathan put Charlee to sleep," Audrey smiled.
"Good, now I don't have to," Jessica laughed, "She never wants to go down. It's like World War three to make her fall asleep."
"Really?" Nathan asked, "She fell asleep in just a few minutes."
"Nathan," Jessica addressed him, while taking Charlee out of his arms, "You're a miracle worker."
Nathan smiled at her, "You're welcome."
"Okay," Audrey continued, "Back to business. Did you see anything out of place yesterday at the Fall Festival?"
Okay! There it is. A One-Shot that I am willing to extend on if you would like. But I need you reviewers to tell me where you would like me to continue (Even if you want me to continue…) So Review please! :D