Disclaimer: i dont own waterloo road or any of its characters. Not too sure if im going to continue this for too long as only got one review for the first chapter but we'll see how we go.
As Sophie May's cries came over the monitor once again, Rachel groaned and finally gave up on trying to get some sleep; noticing Eddie sparked out beside her, she pulled on her robe and went through to the nursery. She carried her daughter downstairs where she warmed a bottle before curling up in the corner of the sofa and feeding her princess; she yawned tiredly as she looked over at the clock: 5:45am. She had got little more than an hour all night with Sophie May suffering; she wouldnt change it for the world though. She was her miracle child and even though the crash had been the second most terrifying day she had ever endured, it was also when she found out about her daughter; watching her drink her milk, she gently stroked her cheek with a finger as her daughter stared up at her.
"Mommy's little princess really is suffering isnt she? Dont worry, i wont let anything happen to you; even when you keep her up all night and daddy sleeps through it all"
"Again?" Eddie sighed as he came into the room after noticing she wasnt in the bed next to her.
"Yeah but someone has actually slept all night so...you dont get to moan"
"I wasnt moaning; want me to take over"
"No, she wants her mommy; she's just clingy"
"Can i get you a coffee then?"
"Yeah; that would very useful"
"Okay"
He pulled the blanket over her before going into the kitchen; when he came back in ten minutes later, she had fallen asleep with Sophie May finally asleep in her arms. He set the mugs down and settling their daughter against his chest as he pulled the blanket over her and turned on the tv. It was two hours later when she awoke again and saw her daughter watching her from Eddie's arms; he smiled and kissed her softly and he allowed her to snuggle against him.
"That help?" He asked.
"Yeah...a bit"
"Well, she's fonally settled for a bit so why dont you go and have a bath?"
"I'm fine" she groaned as she heard footsteps on the stairs.
"Morning mommy and daddy" Michael said as he sat in between them.
"Morning honey; did you have a good sleep?"
"Yep; can we have pancakes for breakfast?"
"Sure; mommy will go and make some"
"Rache...i'll do it; you're exhausted" Eddie offered.
"I'm fine" she yawned as she went into the kitchen.
After breakfast, Michael had gone to get changed and Rachel had taken Sophie May to change her nappy and clothes; she then sat in the rocking chair and closed her eyes, her daughter content in her moms arms as the older auburn hair woman dozed off for an hour. She awoke to her daughter screaming again; with her fed and settled in the rocker, she made a start on the washing and ironing.
"Rache, let me do that; you are physically exhausted" Eddie said as he tried to get her to rest.
"I'm fine"
"No...you're not; Michael's at his grandparents for the night so you need to let me do the jobs while you take time out for yourself"
"I dont need time out; i need to do the housework. Our daughter is going through clothes like there's no tomorrow, Michael has been playing outside everyday and has clothes caked in mud and if the dishes arent done, we are not eating tonight..."
"Ok Rache...stop and look at me" he said, gently holding her hands as she looked up at him. "I get what you are saying but you are gonna burn yourself out if you're not careful; you've put the washing on, i can do the dishwasher and then we are going to get our baby girl ready and take her for a walk to the park so you can take some time out"
"But..."
"No buts; you go and get the bag ready whilst i do this and then we'll go"
Reluctantly, Rachel had did what he'd suggested and an hour later, they were sat on a bench in the park; Eddie put his arm around her shoulder and held her close.
"What do you want to do when we get back?" He asked.
"Sleep" she admitted "But i have stuff i need to do for work"
"You need to let your body rest; the stuff for work can wait. You can have a sleep and then tonight, i'll cook us something"
"Mmm"
True to her word, when she got home, she settled Sophie May in her crib before having a nap for a while; family life was definately harder and more tiring than been a headteacher.
