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Chapter nine
Roy made a fist and attempted to count backwards from ten in his head. Hughes knew better than to use the military phones to talk about his unborn baby. It had been like this since he found out too. He knew he was excited but decided that there were better times to actually talk about her and not when they were on a mission to keep General Hakuro safe from the rebels.
"And it would be so problematic if she has the baby tomorrow you know. What if I'm not there? I don't know Kaylee's other parent but if both were present then I feel sorry that they didn't stay long enough to know their baby-"
"Oh they know their baby girl," Roy mumbled but Hughes ears already picked it up.
"They know her? Then why don't they take her for weekends? I know that you never told me about her mom but-"
"Unimportant. Maybe someday we can talk about the mechanics behind Kaylee being born and the grueling fifteen hours trying to push her out when she was in a breech position. Hurt like a bitch too, I tell ya-" Sighing he hoped that he didn't think much of and sure enough there was a pause.
"Roy by that description it sounded like you spent fifteen hours pushing her out. I don't think that I could live with that not knowing who the other parent could possibly be."
Roy sighed.
"Don't worry about it. She is loved by both and that's all you need to know."
He changed the subject and once again, Hughes couldn't help but turn to his own baby. Roy tapped his gloved hands against his desk wondering if this was how he was when his own baby was kicking in his stomach and realized no, he didn't bother Kimblee with the notion of the baby coming. He was excited as hell and knew Kimblee loved feeling the little kicks especially but he didn't tell him fifty times a fear of having the baby early. She came into the world when she wanted, not when he told her to either. Babies weren't usually born at five months either but Hughes didn't seem to get that.
"Sir, sorry to intrude but BABIES AREN'T BORN JUST AFTER FIVE MONTHS!" Hawkeye was a life savior and Roy allowed a small smile before Hughes called him back.
They turned to business after that leaving the baby talk for another day and Roy knew he wouldn't be able to get out of it as well. As it was though, they had to get the man Bald and make sure the general wasn't hurt. This was one mission that was going to get him a promotion if it gone well and so far so good.
His thoughts turned to the call he got from the child care this morning stating that no Kaylee didn't hit anybody. No she didn't cause bodily harm or get into anything she wasn't supposed to. The almost three year old was now taking to jumping boys during a game of tag and turning it into a kiss chase. The teacher assured him that the boys didn't really mind, one of the four year olds even stated that she was very pretty but the teacher was sure that he didn't want Kaylee to continuously kiss the boys on the mouth. Roy had been at a loss for words since he had on occasion, was thrown backwards onto Kimblee's bed and ravished in front of the girl. They were going to have to stop that or else Kaylee would learn all about sex before she turned five.
"Roy, you there? I have to go, turns out there are problems with the last car. We'll solve this, you'll see. If you get into contact with your little girl between then, let her know she shouldn't be playing heartbreaker yet. It should be when she's much older."
Roy groaned at the fact that Hughes was so all knowing but left it at that. There was no way he would get out of talking to Kimblee about her behavior if she kept it up.
Seems like Kimblee would almost certainly be angry too.
Bald had been caught and no passenger was hurt although one of the kids had temporarily been taken hostage. He was just happy that it was over and nobody was hurt in the end. The girl almost coming close made him think about what would have happened if Kaylee had been the one almost in danger. The general had been talking about him being promoted again but other than that, it was kept under the wraps.
Hughes and he had talked more about his daughter's behavior and the man concluded it was because she was possibly seeing affection from her 'papa' and thought it was okay to imitate it. That got a knowing smirk from Havoc seeing as how they didn't know who had helped make the pretty child and Roy wasn't saying anything. Of course, after the mission was complete and they were off duty, Breda and Havoc both helped Hughes to convince Roy to come to the bar with them.
He finally agreed and was almost truly plastered before they shared a look and smiled before hounding him with question after question about Kaylee. Roy seemingly was much more loose when he was in this state and talked about being in love with Kaylee's father and not being able to help it. They were shocked by this but didn't say anything to prevent the man from continuing. He didn't talk anything else about the man that Roy supposedly couldn't help but give half his heart to and all his mind, soul, body, and life. It seemed that Roy was really in love and couldn't be stopped. Maes had frowned not knowing who it was and why he wouldn't just allow them to meet him since Roy loved the man apparently way too much.
He then went on and on about a fifteen hour labor in which he bit the man for laughing at his pain and the man had bit back causing a distraction when Kaylee was coming. Hughes was very insistent on hearing the details of the labor for when Gracia would give birth and Roy only reassured him that if the baby wasn't breech, he would be in the clear and that it probably wouldn't take her as long as it took him. Hughes would have continued but Havoc seemed interested in his daughter's latest ploys which turned it to the kiss chase game.
"She obviously loves that game," Breda added with a knowing smile.
Roy nodded, shaking his head to seemingly clear it before standing up abruptly and going into the direction of where Kaylee was. Hughes chuckled and helped Roy walk, seeing as how at first the stubborn man had refused and knocked into a lamp post. They helped him hold his head back and pinched his nose in attempts to stop the bleeding. By then, Hughes was unquestionably drunk as well but had a better hold on his alcohol. Roy seemed to be the only one that didn't let loose enough with the alcohol so he was drunk way too fast.
"Kaylee," Roy called out drunkenly and Hughes slapped a palm to his face. So much for letting the babysitter know that he was out having alcohol.
"He out having fun and Kaylee was worried," Susan told them angrily. Hughes shrugged before accepting the little girl in his arms. She had a teddy bear and a pink blanket that was obviously from when she was a baby because it was smallish on her.
"Papa, we go home."
Roy nodded blinking before accidentally hitting his head on the door when Havoc opened it wider. The man guilty of doing that cursed and Roy brought out a string of cuss words before collapsing in the man's outstretched hands. Breda turned to Hughes and no longer looked amused.
"This is the last time we force the man to have fifteen shots of straight vodka in one night. He obviously can't tolerate all that alcohol."
Hughes nodded and Breda helped hoist their superior onto Havoc's back. Kaylee would have been more worried but they gave her reassuring smiles so she fell into a light doze on Hughes shoulder while sucking her thumb. It was a block away from Hughes's house that Havoc began to speak.
"Who knew we'd be up at midnight taking the man's drunken ass home and that we would be entertaining the idea that he actually gave birth to his daughter only hours before."
"They're going to stay at my house for the night until I'm certain he isn't going to suffocate on his own vomit." Hughes frowned remembering that. Roy could not lie when he was drunk. It was already proven that he was a very honest drunk and by saying that, he confirmed the suspicion that Hughes had had all along. That belly he had had before leave almost three years ago was obviously caused by the baby bump and not by as everyone had thought; him being lazy and gaining pounds. It was further proven when Roy stated he had 'baby fat' still and Hughes couldn't detect a single trace of fat on the man. It must have been a little flab of fat left behind from the birth and for the life of him, Maes couldn't understand why he had hid this from them. He was going to eventually learn the father's name as well so he didn't know why he continued to keep Kaylee's paternity a secret.
"That's probably for the best," Havoc admitted after a pause. "And to think that around that time we simply thought of him as fat."
It was meant to be a joke but nobody was laughing.
The night that Gracia had gone into labor, Roy was busy trying to reassure the love of his life that Kaylee wasn't kissing anymore strange boys. In fact, she had put that behind her and wasn't going to be doing that anymore. He shot Kaylee a look and the girl truly looked ashamed. Kimblee sighed and took Kaylee up in his arms, giving her little kisses on her forehead.
"Daddy and papa do that because they love each other Kaylee," Kimblee explained. "We made you so we are allowed to do that but you are only two and don't know what love really is yet. You love me and papa but you don't know how to love another person like we both do."
Kaylee bobbed her head, encircling her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek before smiling brightly. Kimblee loved that about his daughter. No matter how strict he was with her, she didn't hesitate to show how much that she loved him as well.
"Me want brofer or sister."
That got an arched eyebrow from Kimblee and a look from shock from Roy. He found it funny but couldn't say the same for the man who was holding onto this conviction that he didn't want another baby that he would have to raise the majority of the time alone. He also told them that if he were to get pregnant now anyhow, that Hughes would know that he was seeing that somebody still and try to get him to spill it after getting him insanely drunk. Kimblee hid a smirk at that knowing Hughes was stupid for just finding out that much recently.
"You can't have a brother or sister until daddy gets out of here. You honestly can wait some, right?" Kaylee once again bobbed her head and Roy glared. He didn't like lying to Kaylee but she would soon forget about the want because she didn't hold onto anything long.
"Wuv you daddy. Papa, I wuv you papa."
It was cute in the least and while Kimblee couldn't be with Kaylee a lot in her young life he did have the copies of every picture that Roy had ever taken in his desk drawer. Those pictures were treasured and whenever he missed them, he would look through them again. He kissed her forehead again before letting her down. It seemed that for the time being she wasn't going to kiss anymore boys but he wanted to find the boy that said his daughter was cute and pop him in the mouth. Who would do that honestly? His parents ought to be shot for their boy even thinking that much so soon.
"Don't kill the four year old. It's his mom's fault for being a prostitute," he added and Kimblee sighed. Were they really at that point of the relationship that they could tell what the other was thinking? He nodded though and Kaylee had taken to coloring on the floor while singing a little here and there.
He arched his eyebrow noticing that she was quite good for being young and turned to Roy seeing as how she had her mind on both those things. Pushing him backwards onto the bed, he ignored the man's complaints and captured his lips in a searing kiss. He wasn't allowed to finger the man or any type of intercourse in the presence of their daughter but he wished he could do something. This man was slowly killing him and he needed to get rid of his lust somehow. Seeing as how she was intent on her coloring, he really wanted to but one look from Roy ended the thought completely.
"I love you too you know."
Roy nodded before saying, "I know and I know we both love each other more than is healthy sometimes. But learn to refrain yourself okay?"
"I would be able to if you came alone once in a while and helped me out."
Roy only smiled before pulling him into a kiss which ended with Kimblee sucking his lower lip. He groaned when Kimblee thrust down and kissed him again teasingly. Roy just managed a weak amused smile.
"Maybe sometime I will."
Elysia was the name the Hughes's gave her and Kaylee was delighted with the thought of holding her that she sat on the couch and held out her hands all the while screaming, "Beebee, let me hold her!"
Hughes was amused and Gracia even shook her head with a smile on her face before helping her hold the small little girl. She looked every bit like Gracia but Roy could tell the mouth was Hughes. The baby wailed but Kaylee did shushing sounds looking at papa with an incredible look.
"I not like this. Why beebee cry?" Roy wanted to burst out laughing at that. She was actually the worst when it came to crying at that age but he wouldn't tell her that. It would be cruel to hurt her little baby feelings.
"Honey, the baby can't talk so that is the only way she could. She cries when she wants attention or if she is hungry or tired. She is trying to tell us something so why not talk to her."
"I sing," Kaylee finally said before launching into her own version of a love song. Hughes turned to Roy and smacked him on the shoulder finally getting his attention.
"If you haven't realized, she needs some type of singing classes. She's already good but with practice she'll be a singer Roy!"
Roy just nodded before turning back to his daughter who had successfully gotten Elysia's whining to cease. She was now moving her small hands up and down her face in a soothing manner that even Gracia began chuckling mentioning that Kaylee was going to be a good mom when she was older. Roy frowned knowing that his daughter wanted a younger sibling. It broke his heart that he wasn't going to give her one but at the same time, he couldn't bring his heart to tell Kimblee to go ahead. He did not cope very well the first time with a screaming baby and the one person he wanted to help him being so close and yet so far away. His heart couldn't take that again and that was why he wouldn't do it in the end even if Kaylee was sad.
Hughes seemed to see the inner turmoil in his friend and quickly excused them into the kitchen. He wrapped his best friend in a tight embrace, and when Roy stiffened he knew it wasn't just an act that Roy had been trying to put on for his daughter since her demands of holding his small child came into play. Roy wasn't one to cry but dry sobs emitted, his body trembling with so much hidden emotion that Hughes wished he could get him to tell him everything and reassure him he was fine.
"Kaylee wants another baby Hughes. What do I do? I can't-I can't go through that again! I'll die before I have to raise another child alone!" Hughes continued holding his friend and allowing him to vent his anguish and realized just how much Roy was suffering. Hughes had Gracia and they were tired but not exhausted having agreed to take turns in getting the child when she cried at night but Hughes was certain the problem was that nobody had done that for Roy when Kaylee was so young.
He was a heartbroken single parent and wherever the father was, he wasn't there the majority of the time. It made Maes sick that someone could do all that. He never did blame the man though and that thought also made Maes mad. Roy wasn't one to hold grudges but when he did, there was no way he'd forgive them. For the longest time, he also stated he wasn't going to have kids whilst being in the military and seeing him now, he wished that he held true to that because it was better than having to watch his friend suffer.
"Call that lazy rascal and get back together with him then. I'm sure if he loves Kaylee half as much as he loved you, he would come and be with you-" Roy cut him off with a sob.
"He can't Maes, he can't. I want him to but my hands are tied. I can-I can't be with him like the way I want to be with him and that there hurts!"
Maes just continued holding him realizing that he should just shut up. He didn't know what was going on but he hoped he eventually came to meet the man. If he did, he was going to punch him for hurting this man. He may not know the circumstances but he could let Roy go too. Seeing the broken man before him however, Maes suddenly had the idea that this was the problem all along. Roy loved the guy too much for that to happen.
"Roy, it will be alright. Make sure Kaylee has lots of friends over and she'll forget that she even asked for a sibling. Not as good as a number things I could think of but definitely enough, right?"
"Friends?" Roy seemed to be turning it over in his head, pulling out of the hug and watching Kaylee talk to Gracia about being let down again. "Yeah, I can do that."
In the end though it wasn't about distraction than it was realizing that Kaylee needed more her age that weren't her numerous 'boyfriends'.