Chapter 21
"God Caleb, I feel like shit. Go to Emily's and pick up Parker." Hanna groans as the alarm goes off on her phone.
"Hanna, its six in the morning. Do you even think they are up yet?" Caleb mumbles in his raspy morning voice.
"We did exactly what you wanted last night, bring me home my baby now please." Hanna grumbles pulling Caleb's half of the comforter tightly around herself.
"Hey now, don't act like you didn't enjoy the evenings events as much as I did." Caleb smirks grabbing a pair of pants off the chair. "I will be home soon." He whispers kissing Hanna on the forehead.
After about fifteen minutes of Caleb pounding on the door, he is greeted by Emily who is still half asleep and a little confused. "Why are you here so early?" she squeaks letting out a yawn.
"Hanna is convinced that Parker misses her." He scoffs grabbing the car seat in the hall way. "How did she do?"
"Oh, she was great." Emily whispers picking up the sleeping baby handing her to her dad.
"She ate both the bottles that Hanna sent." The tall one mouths not to wake the baby or the two other sleeping girls.
"Thank you guys so much." Caleb states softly giving Emily a gentle hug.
As soon as Caleb and Parker arrive home, the newborn starts to squirm and cry loudly.
"Caleb you are going to have to give her one of the bottles in the freezer." Hanna moans rocking Parker in her arms.
"What, why can't she just get it from the boob?" Caleb questions not wanting to leave the comfort of bed again.
"Because I drank like two bottles of champagne last night and I don't want my daughter getting drunk at one month old." Hanna snaps back annoyed at her boyfriend. Caleb agitatedly throws off the sheets and stomps down stairs to warm up a bottle while Parker continues wailing in Hanna's arms.
"Shhhhh, baby girl. Mommy has a hangover and you are very, very loud." Hanna babbles to the baby in her cutesy little voice.
"One bottle of boob in a tube coming right up Miss Parker." Caleb remarks taking Parker out of Hanna's hands to the rocking chair to feed her. As soon as the baby gulps down the four ounce bottle Caleb rocks her and she falls back to sleep on his chest. An hour later Caleb wakes up at Hanna prying their daughter from his tight grip.
"Mommy missed her girl so much." Hanna coos enveloping Parker in a tight hug.
"Did you have fun with your aunties?"
"Not as much fun as daddy had with Mommy." Caleb grins as Hanna shakes her head and laughs.
"I am still paying for that. Do you know I have to pump and dump all day?" Hanna griped thinking of all the wasted energy.
"No boobs for Parker today, sorry babe." Caleb smirked as he rubbed his daughters head.
"Can we just stay in bed all day and watch YouTube videos of stupid stuff?" Hanna frowns adjusting herself to a comfy position.
"I knew there was a reason I loved you." Caleb smiles opening his laptop.
"Do the one of the baby laughing again." Hanna pleas as Parker looks up at her with her bright blue eyes. "We are going to teach you how to do that. Then you can be a famous baby." Hanna pinched Parkers cheeks as she smiled up at her. "Who would have ever thought that we would have theee cutest baby girl in the whole world?"
"I totally knew we would." Caleb boasted looking at his daughter. Hanna snorts thinking her dark haired beau is full of crap.
"No really. I knew she was going to be a girl the whole time." Caleb smiled with serious eyes to the non-believer.
"You looked?" She shrieked as if Caleb had ruined the surprise for her.
"No, I didn't look. You know how I told you I stopped having nightmares after Jason was arrested?" Hanna nodded in confusion as to where Caleb was going with this. "I had a dream with Miranda in it a few days before. She crossed to the other side. She told me everything was going to be alright and she was holding a pink balloon in her hand."
Hanna looked deep into Caleb's chocolate brown eyes. "Oh my gosh." She muttered as she stroked the side of Parkers cheek. "Why didn't you tell me that?"
"I knew you wanted to be surprised. I also knew letting Miranda pass would help me to move on in my life too." He smiled with eyes full of tears. "I love you Hanna."
Authors Note: Thank you for the reviews and encouraging words. Some of them aren't showing up on the web page but I loved them all. I was asked to do a "Love scene" and I am going to have to decline as for now. Medical stuff is a second language to me but I just don't think I could do a Haleb "love scene" justice. This chapter is kind of mushy and I'm stalling a little to do the parting of ways for the girls. It's emotional thinking of the time when I left the familiar to venture off into the world. Hopefully I can get that chapter done soon. Also, two weeks until the Halloween Special! Are you guys as excited as I am?! Also, did you happen to see the pic Ashley posted to Instagram today of her and Lucy in hospital gowns?! What are your predictions?