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Chapter 10: No, It's Not
Bobby carefully lifted Aaron out of the capsule, and carried him gently inside the house. He smiled as he saw Alex standing in the kitchen, back to him.
'Hey, gorgeous…' He said, kissing the back of her head. She turned around, and he saw tears rolling down her cheeks. He balanced Aaron in one arm, and pulled Alex close to him with the other, whispering sweet nothings into her forehead.
'What if I can't handle this, Bobby?' She sobbed, clutching onto him.
'Ally, I know you, and you can do this…' He said, rubbing her back. Aaron started to whimper, and she pulled away, looking at her baby boy.
'Hey, Aaron…' She choked out through her tears, taking him into her arms. She gave Bobby a brave smiled, and walked into the lounge room, rocking Aaron gently.
'You gonna be okay?' Bobby asked her, kissing the top of her head. She looked up at him and smiled.
'I'll be okay…' She whispered. He smiled, and grabbed the car keys, and went to get the rest of the bags out of the car.
'How 'bout you and me go lie down in the bedroom, huh?' She whispered, walking slowly into her and Bobby's room, which had a porta-cot set up. She lay Aaron down gently, then lay next to him, kissing his forehead. She closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep, her baby sleeping soundly next to her.
She opened her eyes, and gasped in panic. Aaron was gone. She tore out of bed, and into the kitchen, where she could hear noises. She frantically unlocked the drawer, pulling out her gun, and jumped into the kitchen, scaring the shit out of her husband.
'Alex!' He said, almost dropping their son, who was gurgling happily in his fathers arm. Alex sighed, and put her gun on the bench.
'Sorry… panicked…' She whispered, tears stinging at her eyes. Bobby sighed, and placed Aaron in his pram, walking over to his tiny wife, whose body was now wracked with sobs.
'Hey… it's alright…' He whispered into her hair, wrapping his arms around her body.
'No it's fucking not!' She screamed, forcing Aaron to start crying, which in turn caused her to cry. Bobby picked Aaron up, and while still keeping a tight hold on Alex, guided her into the lounge room, sitting down on the couch.
'Honey, I'm not gonna pretend to know how you feel, but I know you must feel like shit… And I'm here to make you feel better. Okay?' Alex sniffed, and nodded, as Aaron sucked gently on her knuckle.
'I'm so sorry I scared you, baby…' She whispered to him, and Bobby pulled her closer. She looked up at him, and smiled gently. 'I'm really sorry for what happened back there…' He kissed her gently on the nose, and grinned.
'It's okay, angel… as long as you and Aaron are okay, my life is perfect…' She leant in and kissed him on the lips, and he deepened it. She moaned into his mouth, and she wrapped her free arm around his neck, deepening the kiss even more. Pulling back reluctantly, she felt tears stinging her eyes.
'I need you…' She whispered, and then looked down at Aaron, who was fast asleep.
'I need you too, angel…' He mumbled back, playing with her hair. 'Hey, you wanna take Aaron while I go do something… It's a surprise, so I can't tell you…' He added as she opened her mouth in protest. She nodded, and took her son in her arms. He snuggled into her chest, and she smiled gently, stroking his dark, curly mop of hair. Bobby smiled at the sight of his wife and son, and walked back into the kitchen.
'Okay, open your eyes…' Bobby said, holding Alex's hand. He had just put Aaron to bed, and had the baby monitor sitting on the table, in case he woke up. Alex opened her eyes, and gasped.
'Oh, Bobby… you didn't have to do this…' She whispered, kissing him on the cheek. He smiled, and ran a hand through his hair.
'Yeah, well you deserve it, Alex…' She turned back and looked at the table, which was completely set up, candles, champagne… everything… She sat down, and Bobby kissed the top of her head.
'Thank you for this…' She said, stroking his cheek.
Later that night, they were lying down on the couch, wrapped in each other's arms, television on quietly.
'Alex?' Bobby whispered, twirling her hair around his fingers. She yawned, and shifted her head to look at him.
'Mhmm.?' She mumbled, holding his hand.
'You wanna go to bed?' She nodded, yawning again. He picked her up, and carried her into their bedroom, laying her down on the bed. Within seconds, she was fast asleep, and he smiled, kissing his wife gently, and laying down next to her.
Alex awoke to her son's urgent cries two hours later, and she groaned, getting up. She walked over to the cot, and picked him up, then walked out to the kitchen, careful not to wake Bobby. If this was going to work, one of them needed to be at least half awake, and not a complete zombie.
'C'mon baby… calm down… Mommy's going as fast as she can…' She whispered, yawning as she took the bottle out of the microwave. She gently placed it in his mouth, and waited a moment as he decided whether or not he was going to cry again. Eventually, he started to drink, and she walked into the lounge room, and sat down on the couch, flicking on the television.
'Infomercial… Infomercial… Goddammit, why can't anything good be on?' She sighed, flicking from station to station. She smiled gently as she looked down at Aaron, who had his eyes flickering around underneath his eyelids, and his fists swatting tiredly at the air. She took the now empty bottle off him, and rubbed his back gently.
'How 'bout we go back to bed, huh?' She mumbled into his hair, and he yawned. She lay him down in between herself and Bobby, yawning herself. 'Night, my angels…' She whispered, kissing Aaron on the forehead, then Bobby on the lips.
A/N: Okay, that chapter was A LOT shorter than the last one, but hey, last time she was having a baby… Review!
