Chapter 10
The next day Connor and Abby wake up to see their son between them gurgling away.
"Hello there little man, thanks for only waking up twice"
"Connor!"
"What?"
"You know, we're gonna have to work out a schedule for which one of us looks after him here and which one of us goes to do the water runs and what not"
"Well actually, I've been working on something which means he can come with us"
"What do you mean?" questions Abby.
"Let me show you"
Connor then grabs his bag, reaches in and pulls out 2 contraptions made out of the same material as Abby's maternity clothes that Connor had made.
"Are those what I think they are Conn?"
"If you mean Papooses then yes, yes they are"
"When did you make these?"
"All the times you've napped over the past few months"
"Here, put yours on and then you can with me for a water run if you'd like"
"That sounds great"
Abby then gets up and Connor helps her into her papoose which fits perfectly, they then put baby Nicholas in it and make sure he's safely secured, which he is before setting off to the river.
"Living in the Cretaceous with a baby, life is so much different than a year ago huh?"
"You can say that again"
A little while later at the River after Abby and Connor have collected water and fish they sit on the bank for a while and just play with their son.
"He looks like you Abby"
"I see you in him too, his hair, his nose"
"But he's got your eyes and mouth"
After a few more minutes cooing over the baby Abby says "Do you think they'll ever find us?"
"I don't know Abby, I don't know. Now come on I am starving, let's get back and eat"
"Typical Connor, thinking of his stomach"
A few weeks later when Nicholas is a month old Abby and Connor are sat with him in the hut trying to make him go to sleep.
"Nothing's working Conn, I can't get him to sleep"
"Give him here"
Abby hands the baby over to his dad who immediately starts rocking him and telling him a story "There once was a man named Nick who helped to build an arc, brick by brick. He built a team around him to help out when times were dim. Nick and his friends were always going to and from so that they could stop a lot of woe. For you see all around there were strange things which could sting or things with wings. The team often changed and through time they would be ranged. Sometimes it would arise when people would be left under different skies. A woman and a man were like this so all they could do was reminisce. They had to build a house with many a stick, but they were happy because now they had their very own little Nick".
At the end of his story baby Nicholas was asleep so Connor put him down on a soft bed he had made and joined Abby by the fire. "That was a good story Connor"
"Thanks, I kind of just made it up as I went along"
"Come on Nicky isn't the only one who needs sleep"
"Goodnight Abby
"Goodnight Connor"
End of Chapter