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Chapter 7 :
I've had the best night sleep in a while. Kelly woke up only twice and Nick helped both times. Unlike me, he hasn't slept much last night. Whenever I opened my eyes, his were still glued to the ceiling. He's got so much in his mind that I guess he hasn't had a single peaceful night in a while.
When I felt him move from the bed this morning, I decided it was time for me to wake up as well. After he quickly checked on Kelly, he headed directly to the bathroom for his morning shower.
"Hey, sweetheart" I stare at my baby who seems completely oblivious to the chaos his parents have been through. He looks so angelic when he's sleeping
Errr…I really have to move my ass. Didn't get up to gaze at my son until he wakes up, I stopped doing it since…last night. I'm not a freak, I'm just a mom who lost a child before, so bite me
I quickly prepare us some coffee and just when I pour it in our mugs, Nick emerges from the bathroom, wearing only a pair of dark blue jeans and Oh My God, isn't he gorge…errr isn't he half naked…yeah, exactly what I was thinking. I've seen the whole package before, so no big deal…really…Crap, stop staring Adalind, he's going to notice, you freak
"Already up?" he starts towards me and I do my best not to look at his bare chest
And I'm really happy to give him the smartest answer I can manage for now "Mmmm"
He puts on a navy blue shirt, a color that in my humble opinion really complements him, but I'm not ready to give him fashion advice. He sits on the bar stool in front of me as I offer him coffee, while I sip mine.
"So, long day in perspective?" I ask
He runs a hand in his hair, which I noticed he does whenever something bothers him "Yeah"
I sigh "It's trouble, right. You're worried about her whereabouts" I provide to show him he can confide in me
He looks at me, unsure of what to say and just when I'm about to give up, he says "They took her and I have no idea what they might be doing to her. There was this wesen, FBI Agent Chavez who seemed to know way more that she's let on. She told me something big is going to happen. Some wesen have decided to arise…the whole world is in danger" he stares at me with a frustrated expression that sends shivers down my spine. What are those wesen plotting against humanity?
I swallow hard "Do you have any clue who and where they are?"
He shakes his head "No, it's like this giant web, with all kinds of wesen and the people Chavez worked for took Trouble for this reason"
"Worked?" why did he use the past tense
He grits his teeth "Chavez was killed few days ago and she gave me this" he shows me a phone and a chess pawn "The pawn belonged to Trouble. Which means she's still alive"
Kelly starts crying, interrupting our conversation "I…"
"It's fine. I've got to go anyway" Nick collects his things and comes to kiss the baby who's in my arms "Bye buddy. Be nice to your mom, ok" he lifts his eyes to look at me and gives me a tight smile, before heading outside.
The load of information he has just given me has me all kinds of worked up. Wesen turned rogue. This is really bad news. We're all in danger and Nick is in the first row of potential targets. I unconsciously hold Kelly closer to me
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Kelly has been crying all day. I tried everything, from feeding him to changing him and nothing works. He hasn't stopped for a second.
When Nick got home, I was almost crying out of frustration. I gave him a total of 5 minutes to settle down "Nick, check the water" I hiss while swaying Kelly in my arms
"Is the water boiling? If it's boiling you've got to put the rice in it and then turn it down" I instruct him. I'm so disappointed, I really wanted to surprise Nick with a nice dinner…not to impress him or anything…just because I want to help him feel better as much as I can.
"The rice is in" he says while getting the parmesan ready "Why don't I turn the baby down?" he teases with a smile. I must admit, I'm still getting used to this new Nick, who likes to tease and laugh. Sadly, he doesn't do it often
"Ha…how about you try and let me do the rice" I hand him the baby and go check on the food
"Maybe he has colic. How do you know when he has colic?" Nick stares at me expectantly while swaying Kelly in his arms
"I don't know. I'm still learning how to boil rice. Should we call Rosalee?"
"Ok. You take Kelly "
"Aha, never mind I'll call her" I laugh as I dial her number on my cell phone
"Adalind" comes Rosalee's soft voice through the phone as I put her on loud speaker
"We've tried everything but he won't stop crying. How do you know it's colic" I hurry to Nick and the Baby
"Pretty much if he won't stop crying" she says
Great "Ok, so what do we do about it?" I'm helpless and Rosalee always seems to have all the answers. How have I survived without her until now?
"Nothing works all the time" she shrugs apologetically
I approach my son some more to check on him while still in his father's arms "I don't care about all the time, I just care about right now" I plead, but then the baby calms down and starts reaching for the phone "What just happened?" I ask but Nick looks to be as surprised as me "I think he liked the light on the phone"
"Oh the rice is boiling over" Nick looks behind me
"Sorry Rosalee, get to go" I give him the phone and rush to the kitchen
"You like the phone, don't you buddy?" Nick starts displaying the phone before Kelly happily "I think we should get him his own phone" he smiles at me
I sigh "Err…not until second grade" while I finish cooking, Nick keeps Kelly busy until the little guy is exhausted.
"He's deep asleep" Nick comes back to the kitchen, while I'm setting the table "Want some help?"
"Nope. I'm done" I state proudly "Hungry?"
"You have no idea" he laughs as we both sit in front of each other
Nick starts eating and I can't help but wait for his reaction. I haven't cooked in so long. Yesterday's lasagna was already prepared, all I had to do was put it the oven. Besides, I have no idea what he likes or dislikes in terms of food. What if he's not a rice fan? Nahh. He would have told me, wouldn't he? Ok, stop.
"It's good" he says, as if reading my internal babble and I release a breath I didn't know I was holding
"Really?" I can't hide how happy I am "I haven't done much cooking" I admit "My mom wasn't always around so I counted on myself. Eating too much pizza"
Nick smiles "I don't know a kid who would disagree"
I place a fork of rice in my mouth "It is good" I'm surprised it's that yummy "Your mom was a good cook" Kelly Burkhardt used to make great dishes back when she was helping me and Diana escape the royals
"I was about twelve when she sort of disappeared" Nick shrugs
I can totally relate to that "It's kind of like my dad" I eat some more "He took off when I was four" wow I have just shared a very personal thing about myself which I don't do a lot "I know I've said this before, but…" I look him in the eyes "I really appreciate you taking care of us"
"He's my son, too" Nick says as a matter of fact. I'm not surprised by his answer, I know damn well he's not doing it for me, but I'm still grateful and I feel like he's doing way more than he should
"I know, but I don't like to rely on you…not just you, I don't like to rely on anybody" my whole life, it's been just me. This new situation is very foreign for me. I'm not used to being taken care of "You've been great, but…"
Nick stares at me expectantly as I add "I ran into an old colleague into the grocery store" I've been waiting for the right moment to talk to him about that
"From your law firm?"
"Hmmm…he said that they are understaffed, that there's a possibility for a job"
"Isn't it a little soon to go back to work?" all trace of curiosity on his face is replaced by an other emotion, I can't put a name on it. Anger maybe? But why?
"Yeah" I nod "it is, it's just that it made me feel better knowing that there's a job out there…I need to contribute Nick. I don't like feeling so helpless" Nick looks away from me, uncomfortable from what I've just thrown at him "With that being said" ok, here we go again "I'd like you to stay with us in our room, again tonight" he brings back his beautiful green eyes on me and yeah, I said beautiful green eyes, don't you dare say I'm the only one who thinks they are. So don't jump to conclusions, it's just a description "It's just because it makes me feel a lot better knowing that you'll kill whatever walks through that door" I add hurriedly. Please, say yes, I beg internally
Nick doesn't say a word, instead he simply nods. We finish our dinner silently. He cleans the dishes while I feed our son. Once Kelly closes his eyes, I place him delicately in his bed "Good night, sweetheart" I kiss him softly on his small forehead and change quickly into my pajamas before Nick walks in.
I hear a barely there knock on the door, before Nick comes in "Hey" he whispers as he heads to our son's bed "Good night, buddy" he strokes his chubby cheek
I settle under the covers and Nick joins me. He places his gun and charger on the nightstand and lies on his back. I face him "Any new about Trouble or this wesen apocalypse, Chavez told you about?" I haven't stopped worrying since he dropped this bomb this morning
He turns his attention on me "Nope, but we're still looking"
I nod "Good night, Nick"
His eyes scrutinize me some more "Good night, Adalind" he whispers back
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The next day, when I wake up, Nick is already gone. I really wanted to have breakfast with him before he left, but I haven't heard him when he woke up.
Kelly and I are both ready to go out this morning. I want to take him to the park, then buy groceries, I need few things for the house. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic in here
"You know Kelly" I tell my son, while I'm about to put him in his crib "You're not an only child" I want my son to know about Diana, because I have hope that someday we'll be reunited again and my children will be raised together "Her name is Diana, I hope we all can be together someday" I sigh "I haven't seen her in a very long time" Great, now I feel like crying over my daughter for the millionth time
My phone brings me back to the present "Rosalee" I say as I pick up the phone
"Just checking in" her sweet voice replies "How's Kelly?"
"Oh he's good… when he's sleeping" I smile sheepishly
"I've put together few things for you and the little guy" she sing songs "I can come by and drop them off if you're not busy"
I interrupt her "Oh nonono, we should come to you" I'm already getting my bag
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm getting a little fortress fever"
"Ok" she laughs "I'll meet you at the shop"
"Ok, we're on our way" I walk to the elevator
Thirty four minutes later, we're at Rosalee's shop
"Oh, hey you two" she greets us when we get in
"Hi" I smile genuinely at her "It's nice to see you"
She takes Kelly from me "It's nice to see both of you, too"
I notice that the tag on the door says closed. It's nice of her to close for us
"I've made tea, want some" she walks to the back shop area with Kelly still in her arms
"Would love to" I sit at the back shop table and Rosalee comes back with two mugs after she placed Kelly in his crib. He's playing with his favorite animal toy, completely oblivious to us
"Thanks" I mutter as I start sipping from my mug
She sits beside me "So, how are you adjusting to the new house?"
I roll my eyes "It's like being in the middle of the desert" Rosalee laughs "I'm not exaggerating, Rose. It's frigging empty" I sigh "But, I don't hate it. I mean, it's not that bad"
"How about your relationship with Nick?" she wonders
I can't help but smile "He's sweet…err don't ever tell him I said that"
Rosalee laughs even harder "Don't worry, I'm not"
"He's very helpful and nice…and you should see him with Kelly" I sigh happily "He stares at him with those adoring eyes…oh and speaking of eyes, I think Kelly has Nick's eyes" I grin "Look at his beautiful green eyes, definitely Nick's"
"You like him" Rosalee's grin goes from ear to ear
I turn crimson red "What? I don't" I start wiping a nonexistent stain on my shirt "We get along quite well and I'm grateful for his help…and…"
Rosalee puts her hand on mine and I lift my eyes to hers "Adalind, it's ok to like him, he's your baby's father" she says reassuringly
"Ok…ok" I nod in a daze "Then…I guess I do…I mean I like him…just as…you know, as a woman would like her baby's father…errr no, I mean…"
Rosalee seems utterly happy with my confession "I get it, Adalind"
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When Nick gets back home, it's pretty late and he looks both exhausted and frustrated.
"How was work" I ask him after Kelly slept "Wow, that sounds domestic"
He sits on his bed "Work was…"
I cut him off "You don't have to tell me"
He looks at me pissed "He told me to keep Chavez's phone but he hasn't called"
I start towards him "Why tell me to keep the phone, if we're not going to use it" he adds
I sit by his side "Hope Trouble is ok"
He gazes at me "Yeah, me too"
Just then, Kelly starts crying again "Err…there I thought it was quite easy getting him to sleep tonight"
Nick smiles "I'm going to check the water canalization"
"Ok, see you later" I hurry to my baby "Hey, baby boy. You hungry?" I take him in my arms and proceed to feed him, after few minutes he's done "Good boy" as I'm about to put him back to bed, he throws up on me and the little guy looks happy to do it.
I change his outfit for the millionth time today and put him in bed. As I make it to the bathroom, I see Nick on his way there as well "Oh"
"You need the bathroom" he states out of breath
He's completely disheveled "It's ok, I can wait" I say
"No, you go first" he insists
"Are you sure, because you look a little dirty" I point out
He gives me a once over "And you look…wow, did Kelly throw up on you?"
I check my outfit "Sort of" I hurry to the bathroom "I'll be quick" I close the door behind me, but keep talking to Nick "That tunnel must be filthy"
"Yeah" comes in his muffled voice
"Did you find out where it goes?"
"Not exactly" he answers "There was this big door, looks like it hasn't been opened in a hundred years"
Ah, feels so good to be all clean and fresh. Told him I'd be quick…oh no "Ehhhh…I just realized I forgot to bring in clothes to change into"
"Oh yeah! I can get you something, what do you need?"
"Anything without baby puke would be fine" I say honestly
Few seconds later, Nick knocks lightly on the bathroom door "There wasn't much to choose from, so I got you one of my shirts" he hands me said shirt, taking me by surprise
"Thanks" I head back inside and wear it quickly. I know he wants to take a shower as well, so I really don't want to take anymore of his time
"You know, you should really buy some clothes…use the credit card I gave you"
"Ow. I feel a little awkward doing that" I confess
"Well, not having clothes is awkward" he states
I fight a smile "True" I'm finally done "Ok" I head outside feeling weird wearing only Nick's shirt "Thank you…your turn"
I hurry to my room looking for my pajamas "Shoot" I whine when I realize I forgot my bra in the middle of the bathroom. Ok, ok. He probably won't even notice it. I'll go get it as soon as he finishes his shower.
I hop on the bed waiting for Nick to join me. It's become natural for us to sleep in the same bed. I feel the bed dip lightly when he comes back and switches off the light "Good night, Nick"
"Good night, Adalind"
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The next time, I don't see or hear from Nick the whole day. I've stopped myself from calling or texting him more than once. He's never been so late to come home. What if something bad happened to him? I mean he did tell me some Wesen are preparing a sort of apocalypse. Rosalee and Monroe said he's working on a complicated case, but it hasn't calmed my worries.
When he finally comes back, I try hard to hide how relieved I am. Kelly is still in my arms "You look like you could use some help" he walks to us
"Or a third arm" I admit while he takes Kelly "You look more tired than he does" I sigh after I examine his face, something that I find myself doing whenever he comes back home, looking for any sign of fight
"Fun day" he starts towards Kelly's bed
I stare at him some more feeling both pissed that he hasn't thought of calling us to tell us he was fine and scared that something might ever happen to him "I was worried" Not meeting his eyes, I finally say as I stand beside him by Kelly's bed
"About Kelly?" he wonders
I face him "No, you" I whisper "and everything that's happening"
He looks at me for few seconds, then nods and takes me in his arms. As he hugs me, I realize I needed this more that I thought. My heart races in my chest and I feel overwhelmed, but this peaceful moment doesn't last long, as we hear something blast against the outside wall.
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