Life with Max and Fang

Chapter 21

We walked through the apartment door, Fang carrying the carrier with Crystal Monique Ride in it. She was so cute! She was born three days ago but we just got to take her home today. Fang walked into out bedroom and sat the carrier on the bed. Nudge smiled at the baby before picking her up. Fang rolled his eyes and walked out of the room. He knows how to ruin everything! Nudge and I stayed in there, talking to the baby for a while before it looked like Crystal was sleepy so I put her in her crib. Nudge and I both went into the living room.

"Do I have to go to school tomorrow?"

I sighed. "No."

Nudge smiled. "Don't you think that she's the best baby ever?"

Fang turned up the TV. I grabbed the remote, turning it off. "You're going to wake up the baby."

Fang sighed. "Then what can I do?"

"Something quiet."

"Like what?"

I shrugged. "Take a nap."

Fang glared at me. "I can't do anything because of that-"

"Fang, shut up." I said, looking at Nudge who was now in the kitchen. "Mom's coming over soon."

"Why?"

I shrugged. "Her, Angel, and Ella want to see Crystal again."

Fang stood up. "I'm out of here."

"Fang where are you going?"

"Anywhere but here!" He slammed the front door shut. Of course, the baby had to start crying. Damn Fang.

"Hey." I whispered as Fang walked into the bedroom.

Fang looked at me. "Hey. How did things with your mom go?"

I shrugged as Fang got into bed with me. "She didn't say anything to me."

"Sorry."

"It's cool." I looked at the crib. "Crystal didn't like them all in here. It was too many people for her."

Fang just laid there. "Did you eat?"

I sighed. "Yes."

Fang nodded. "Nudge was okay with the baby sleeping in here?"

"She wanted me to move the crib but I told her that it would be better if Crystal slept in here."

"I still don't get why." Fang mumbled.

"Because Nudge is more likely to sleep through her crying." I reasoned.

"Hmmm." Fang closed his eyes.

"What?"

"Noth-" Fang was cut off by Crystal starting to cry. I shot up and went and got her. Nudge walked but I wouldn't let her see the baby. I had gotten her quiet and didn't want Nudge to wake her back up.

"Max, let me see her!"

"She's sleeping." I told Nudge, laying her down back down in the crib. "Go back to bed."

"But Max-"

"Nudge, sweetie, just go back to bed."

"Fine."

Fang yawned as Nudge left. "I've got work in the morning."

I looked at Crystal for a moment before lying back down. "You don't think that she's cute?"

"Nudge?"

"No! Crystal."

Fang sighed. "It's a baby."

"And you don't think that she's a cute baby?"

"It's just a normal baby."

I sighed. "Well I think that she's cute."

Fang shrugged. "That's your opinion."

"Fang you haven't even held her!"

"I told you, I want nothing to do with this."

I rolled away from him. "Whatever."

Fang kissed the back of my head. "Night bitch."

"Don't cuss in front of the baby."

"Whatever bitch."

"Fang, did you not just hear what I said?"

"I did. It's just that I don't care."

I laid there. "Grow up Fang."

"Why should I? I'm not the one with the kid!"

"You're going to wake Crystal up."

"Well, I wouldn't if you didn't put that thing in out bedroom!"

"Fang stop it." I glared at him. "This is getting stupid."

"This whole fucking thing is stupid!"

"Fang do you love me?"

"What?"

"Do you love me?"

"Yeah."

"Then just stop for me. Please, I can't keep doing this."

Fang closed his eyes. "Whatever."

I sighed. "Night Fang."

Two Weeks Later

Fang's POV

Best game ever. Period. Nothing can distract me. Well, maybe Max dying…maybe. If she was loud…

"Fang."

"What?"

Max walked into the living room. "I need you to watch the baby."

"Funny Max."

"I'm serious. I have to go to work."

"You're off today."

"I know but I need to go in for an hour to take care of some stuff. Jared quit, thank god, and they need me down there to take care of some things."

"Can't Nudge watch it?"

"She went back to school today." Max reminded me.

"I don't want to watch it. Take it to your mom."

"Fang it's one hour! And I just put her down for her nap so she'll probably sleep the whole time. Please?"

I held my breath. I hadn't even held the baby! "All it will do is sleep?"

"Yeah."

"Fine. Hurry."

"Thanks baby." Max went into the bedroom and then came out. "I'm leaving. Listen for her."

"I thought you said she was just going to sleep?"

"But she might need to be changed or fed."

"Max."

"Only an hour." She said, running out the door. Damn her.

Things were good…for five minutes. Then it started crying. Should I go get it? Maybe it's just going to stop…nope. Damn it. I paused the game and stood up. I walked into the bedroom and looked at the baby. I sighed, picking her up the way I had seen Max do.

"You don't smell." I mumbled. "Are you hungry?" No response. I sighed, rocking her gently. Nothing. I walked into the kitchen, switching her to one arm so that she was on my shoulder. She still won't shut up! I got out a bottle from the fridge. Now how do you do this again? I held her in one arm and held out the bottle to her mouth. She drank from it. Once she was done, I sat the empty bottle on the counter. She laid there, looking up at me. "What?" Nothing. I sighed and walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Go to sleep." I ordered but she just looked at me. "Sleep." Nothing. She yawned. "Why don't you go to sleep if you're tired? Are you stupid?" She reached out her hand and then just laid there. "You know, you're not that ugly. You're kind of…cute. I guess. Max thinks so." She closed her eyes and I think that she went to sleep. Finally. I got up slowly, not wanting to wake her back up. I put her in her crib and then went back into the living room. Max came home awhile later.

"Anything happen?" She asked.

"No. It's still a stupid baby."

Max sighed and went into the kitchen and looked at the counter. "Does Nudge not know how to put a bottle in the sink? It's not that hard!"

"I don't know bitch." I said, smirking.

"Hey, are you sleeping?" I looked into the baby's crib. The baby looked up at me, watching me. "Your mommy and Aunt Max are in the living room, watching TV. I told them that I was going to take a nap but I wanted to check on you. You haven't cried recently."

"Fang who are you talking to?" Max yelled from the living room.

"I'm on the phone!" I looked back at the baby. "Are you hungry? I think you are. Just cry if you are. I'll make sure that they get you food. Not that I care or anything. I just don't want to get in trouble for you starving to death. Why go to jail for you? All you are is a stupid baby."

"Awaha." The baby reached out for me and I held out my finger, letting her hold it in her tiny hands.

"I know. But hey, you are. Let's be truthful, Chris. That's what I'm going to call you. Sorry but Crystal is…over used. Chris probably is too but whatever. Max keeps calling you Chrisa but I don't like that either. Chris. You look like a Chris." I sighed. "I'm going to take a nap. I have to get up and go to work at midnight. I work till one in the afternoon. Not that you care. You're just a stupid baby." Chris let go of my finger and I smiled at her. "Go to sleep. That's what I'm going to do. Do you ever get bored of that? I mean, you've been here two weeks and all we have you do is sleep. But what else would you do? Maybe when you get older I'll take you to a baseball game. I think that would be okay…but don't bet on it. I'm not promising you nothing."

"Fang, are you still on the phone? I though you were taking a nap?"

"I'm about to Max." I looked back at Chris. "She's kind of over bearing at times but she means well. Trust me. Just don't ignore her for longer than a day. Then she'll think that you hate her. It's hard when she thinks that. She's so emotional at times. I hope you don't get emotional."

Max's POV

"I'll be right back." I told Nudge standing. I opened the bedroom door a creak.

"-you don't get emotional. Well, right now you are. All you really do is cry. I wonder when you'll learn to talk? In a few months? I think that it takes a year. Even then, all you say is Mama over and over again. That will get annoying after awhile. On second though, don't learn to talk."

I closed the door, smiling. Fang was talking to the baby. Maybe that hour with her today did something to him…or he's sick. I should check to make sure he doesn't have a fever. Especially around the baby! But I doubt that he's sick. Maybe he's just having a good day.

Fang's POV

I laid there after I was done talking to the baby. It was so quiet now…I stood back up and went over to the crib. I picked up Crystal and carried her over to the bed. I laid her down in the middle and then laid on one side of her. She opened her eyes, sleepily.

"You look move comfortable over here." I explained to her. "Don't you think so?"

"Naah." She reached out for my finger again, which I gave her. She pulled it to her mouth and sucked on my finger. I smiled, trying to remember the last time I washed my hands. I think Max made me an hour ago. Okay, it's fine.

"Yeah I thought so. And don't worry, I don't roll in my sleep. When you sleep in a cage for most of your childhood, you learn not to move in your sleep. I could never squash you anyways…Max would flip!"

Chris let go of my finger. "Naah." She stuck out her little tongue and looked at me.

"What? Are you saying that I taste bad?" I leaned down and kissed her head. "Well, you don't taste all that great either. And you know what? You smell most of the time. Do you know how annoying that is?" She closed her eyes, falling asleep. "Oh yeah, just fall asleep on me, why don't ya? Fine, be that way." I laid there for a few more minutes before also drifting off.

Max's POV

"Nudge, you should go to bed." I said, seeing that it was eleven.

"But I didn't get to tell Crystal good night!"

"I'll go get her. I need to wake up Fang anyways." I stood up, sighing. I went into the bedroom and went over to Crystal's crib. She was…gone. I stared for a moment. No. I was dreaming…yeah that's it! I turned to the bed. "Fang, get up."

"Hmm?"

"Fang I can't find the baby!"

"What?" Fang jumped up and then looked at the bed. "She's right here bitch."

I looked on the bed and, sure enough, there was Crystal. "Damn it Fang! Why did you move her? I almost died!"

Fang shrugged. "She looked lonely by herself."

"Why did you care? Thought that you hated her?"

Fang glared at me. "What did you want?"

"To tell you it's eleven and I'm getting Crystal so that Nudge can say good night."

Fang walked out of the room and I sighed, picking the baby up. I carried her into the living room and then handed her to Nudge. "Hurry up and go to bed."

"Hey, what's for dinner?" Fang asked.

"We already ate Fang."

"That was a second lunch! I'm going to need to eat before I go."

"Make a sandwich." I told him walking into the kitchen. "Make me one too."

Fang rolled his eyes, "Why can't you make me some for once?"

"Because Fang, it's not my job."

"Oh but it's my job?"

"Yes." I looked at Nudge. "Go to bed."

"Fine."

I looked back at Fang as she went to put Crystal to bed. "I heard you in there."

"In where?"

"The bedroom. Talking."

"I know. I was on the phone."

"Were you? It didn't sound like it."

"Well I was."

"Right." I kissed him. "Forget the sandwich. I'm going to bed."

"Night bitch." Fang kissed my head.

"Night." I smiled at him before walking into the bedroom. I looked at the crib and saw Crystal laying there. I smile and changed into my night clothes before getting into bed.

Fang's POV

I yawned, walking into the apartment. Damn I was tired. It was about 1:30 in the afternoon and I was tired. I walked into the bedroom and saw Max standing there, holding Crystal.

"Hey." I said, laying down on the bed.

"Hey." She smiled at me. "I've got to go get ready for work."

"You work today?"

"Yep." Max went and laid Crystal in her crib. "I'll be in the shower."

"Can I take one with you?"

"No." Max got her clothes out of the closet. "You have to stay here and make sure that she doesn't cry."

"She's sleeping. Please."

"Fang, take a nap." Max walked out of the room. Damn her. I heard the shower turn on and sighed. I could be in there right now! I stood up and looked at the crib.

"Hey, you. You are the reason that I'm not take a shower right now! You have no idea how bad that is." I picked her up, carried her to the bed, and then lay down with her. "You probably don't get why I want to take a shower with her. You don't need to know either."

"Hababaw." She reached out and I let her take my finger again.

"Don't put it into your mouth. I need to wash it first. You probably will need a bath tonight. Did you take one last night? I don't think so. Well, I didn't give it to you. Then again, I haven't give you one yet. I just don't see why I should. You're not my kid!" She let go of my finger and brought her own to her mouth. She stared up at me with wonder in her eyes. "What? Are you okay? Ew, did you just poop?"

She started crying and I stood up. I then had to change her. God I hate this kid. Once I was done, she laid there, yawning.

"What? After pooping, you want to take a nap? Figures." I picked her up and carried her into the living room. I laid down, setting her on my chest. "I'm going to watch TV. The games on. You can sleep in here with me. Just so, you know, I don't have to get up to get you if you cry. This makes it easier for both of us. Don't you think so?" I kissed her head. "Go to sleep Chris. You're tired right? I think so."

I turned on the TV and put the baseball game on. Crystal fell asleep soon and I smiled, watching the game. The baby isn't that bad. It's still annoying but if I have to keep her here, I might as well try to enjoy her. Not that I am enjoying her. She's just a stupid baby. I was watching the game when Max walked out of the shower.

"Fang, why is Crystal in here?"

"She wanted to be." I told her.

"Right." Max rolled her eyes, walking into the bedroom. She walked back out and looked at me. "I'm leaving."

"Bye bitch."

"Don't curse in front of the baby."

"Why? She can't talk."

"Yeah but I don't want her learn how to talk and her cussing in front of Mom!"

"So I can teach her to curse as long as she doesn't do it in front of your mom?"

"Fang just don't cuss in front of her."

"Whatever bitch."

"Fang!"

"Max!"

"This is not over!" Max walked out the door. I looked down at Chris.

"That is one of the great things about Max. She gets angry easy. When you get older, I'll teach you everything that annoys her. We'll have fun, trust me. Do you like baseball? I guess you don't yet. You will by the time I'm done with you. Arizona's an okay team. I liked the Giants for awhile but now I'm into the Rangers. You can like whoever you want except for the Yankee's. I hate them. You have to hate them too. You don't get a choice. As far as football goes, you can chose whoever you want. Same for Basketball too. I don't really care about those. But you have to love baseball. It's awesome."

"Tawahah." She smiled.

"What? Are you hungry? I am. All you can do is drink formula though. That sucks. As soon as Max says I can, I'm going to get you a burger. We'll go to where Aunt Max works. She doesn't like me going there but if I bring you she'll probably let us in." I smiled. "And, in case things go south with Max, you'll help me pick up chicks right? Not that I'm wanting to break up with Max. I'm just saying if I need to get her back, you'll help me get other girls to get her jealous right?" I looked back at the game. "I think that you're a good luck charm. They're winning! You can hang out with me from now on…as long as you keep being a good luck charm. As soon as you're not, I'm putting you back in your crib. That's where you belong anyway."

Max's POV

I walked into the apartment and saw Fang on the couch, Crystal still on his chest. I sighed. "Fang wake up."

"Hmmm?"

"Where's Nudge?"

Fang looked at me funny. "What time is it?"

"Eleven." I told him.

Fang yawned. "It's Friday. She's probably with some friend."

"Did she come home at all?"

"Not that I know of." Fang looked down at Crystal. "Are babies supposed to sleep all day? She wasn't very hungry. Do you think that she's okay?"

"She's fine Fang." I sighed. "Has Nudge called?"

"No." Fang stood up, holding Crystal. "Should I give her a bath? She's not smelly but I think that she needs one."

I rolled my eyes and pulled out my cell. I called Nudge.

"Hello?"

"Where are you?"

"At Jessica's."

"And why aren't you home?"

"It's Friday. Duh."

I held my breath. "You need to come home. Don't you want to see Crystal?"

"She'll still be there when I get back."

I looked at Fang who was now talking to the baby. "Fine. Are you coming home tonight?"

"I wanted to spend the night. Can I?"

"Don't you want to see Crystal at all?" I knew this would happen. It's been two weeks and she's already tired of her.

"I will tomorrow. Bye Max!" She hung up. I sighed.

"Fang, Nudge is spending the night at Jessica's."

Fang nodded. "So, does she need a bath?"

"I gave her one last night."

"Oh." Fang kissed Crystal's head. "It's late and she's tired. We're going to bed."

"Since when do you like her?"

"I didn't say I liked her!" Fang glared at me. "We both happen to be tired and want to go back to sleep."

"It's only eleven Fang. You don't got o bed that early."

Fang shrugged and walked into the bedroom. "Max, I think that she's hungry. Can you bring me a bottle?"

I sighed. "Yeah, whatever."

October31

Fang's POV

"Fang, I'm going out." Nudge said as she walked by. "Bye Crystal!"

"Where are you going?"

"Halloween party." She informed me, walking out of the apartment. I looked down at Crystal, who I was holding in my lap as I sat on the couch. It was seven o'clock and we were watching a movie on TV.

"She's going to a party." I told her. "And what do we get to do? Nothing. That's no fair! I wonder when Max is getting home. There are some kids who knock on our door for candy. That's why I had Max buy those bag. But there's only a few and I have her buy a bunch of candy so I have something to eat. To bad you can't eat chocolate yet. Max says I have to wait until your first birthday. Since when does she know things about babies? But I don't want you to get sick. You're only 3 months old. Max says that since you're good at holding your head up and stuff that you should start rolling around soon. That will be fun. You can roll around on the bed and playing with toys! Remember, we tried that the other day. You just dropped it. Max says that I need to wait longer, until you get stronger."

"Hey Fang." Max said as she walked through the front door. She walked over to me and took Crystal out of my lap. "Hi Chrisa. Are you playing with Uncle Fang? Huh?"

Crystal laughed, which was something new for her. I glared at Max. "I was talking to her. You shouldn't just take her from me."

Max rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen…with Chris. "Is he being grumpy? Huh? Is he?"

"No. You're just being rude." I stood up and went over there. "Now give her back."

Max just laughed at me. "Did Nudge go to her party?"

"Yes. Now let me have Chris back. She likes me better,"

Max rolled her eyes again. "I seem to remember you not even wanting Crystal."

"Well, you're remembering wrong. Now let me have her back!" I reached out for her and Max let me have her. "See Chris. I told you. She's jealous."

"Fang grow up."

I walked back over to the couch and sat down. Chris couldn't sit up yet but if I held her right, I could hold her in my lap. She liked being around me best. Nudge thinks that Crystal likes her best and Max thinks that Crystal laughs more around her but I know that it's not true. She liked me. No, she loves me. I looked down at her. "Are you watching? That white girl just walked into the closet. I bet the ghost is going to get her."

"Fang are you watching a horror movie?"

"No. It's so fake that it's unreal."

"You know, pretty soon, you can't watch certain things with Crystal. She'll start getting scared."

"No she won't." I looked down at the baby. "Will you? You're too tough. Max would be scared of something before you. You're too smart to be fooled by these stupid movies. I bet that you think that they're funny. Don't you? I think you do. I bet that you'll be one of those super smart people when you grow up. You'll go to college and stuff. But no guys. Ever. It's just not allowed. I send you to one of those all girls colleges. Yeah…are you hungry yet? You haven't cried in awhile. I get worried when you don't cry. It's seven. You normally eat at seven. When will you start to eat cereal? That will be fun won't it? I think it will."

"Fang do you ever shut up?" Max asked, sitting down next to us. "God, I never knew you could talk this much."

"I just want her to know that somebody cares." I looked at Max. "All you do is work and Nudge doesn't even talk to her! I feel bad for her."

"Sure that you just don't love her?"

"I do not love this stupid baby."

"Fang it's okay to love her. She loves you…she just loves me more."

I looked down at Crystal. "I don't think so. I think that she likes me the best."

Max shook her head. "Does he annoy you Crystal? I know that he annoys me."

"Ever wonder if she's really black?" I asked Max after a few minutes. "I mean, we never really found out who the father was."

"She's to dark to be anything else."

"I don't think so."

"Fang why does it matter?"

"I was just wondering. I feel bad for her…she doesn't get to have a daddy."

Max rolled her eyes. "I think that you're spending to much time with Chrisa. You're getting too attached."

"I am not."

"Yes you are. All you do is want to talk with her."

"She loves me. What do you want me to do?"

"To admit that you love her."

"It's just a stupid baby."

"Well you sure like playing daddy for that stupid baby."

"Well, like I said, she doesn't have one. I have to be something for her."

"Hmmm." Was all Max said. She laid her head on my shoulder and drifted off.

"She's tired after work." I explained to Crystal. "I am too but I don't just crash like that. I force myself to stay up and talk to you."

"Shut up Fang." Max mumbled. "At least I tell her that I love her."

I glared at Max. "Go to the bedroom. You're ruining my time with the baby."

"You're always with the baby!"

"Is that a bad thing?"

Someone knocked on the door and Max stood up. She grabbed the bowl of candy. After the annoying trick-or-treaters left, Max looked at me. "I'm going to the bedroom. You get candy duty now."

I smirked. "I get that duty?"

"Fang grow up!"

I sat there after she left, watching the movie. When a commercial came up, I noticed that Crystal was now sleeping. I smiled at her and stood up. I put her in her crib and stood there for a minute, watching Max sleep. I covered Max over and then went over to Crystal and kissed her head. I went back a finished watching my movie. When it was over, I realized how hungry I was. What to eat…I opened the fridge and pulled out the box of pizza. Max had been sick yesterday and didn't finish hers. Now I have dinner! After I finished eating, Max woke up.

"Hey what's for dinner?" She asked.

I smiled. I was still hungry. "I'll go get some food. Can I take Chris?"

Max shook her head. "She's asleep and I don't want her to be out on Halloween."

"What?"

"I don't want her out with all those freaks pulling pranks."

"A year ago, we were the freaks!"

"Well, now we're not. She's staying in."

I glared at Max. "Fine."

Max's POV

Fang had only been gone a minute when Crystal started crying. I sighed, walking in there. I could tell by the way that she was crying that she was hungry. I picked her up and carried her into the kitchen. I got her a bottle and fed her. After she was done, she wouldn't go to sleep.

"Aren't you sleepy? Huh? You look sleepy." I smiled at her. "Uncle Fang is going to be mad when he gets home. He wanted to take you with him. But you would rather be here, huh?" I walked back into the bedroom and laid her down in her crib. "Go night-night. It's late. I'm sure that you and Fang slept all day though."

I smiled at her before walking back into the living room. I changed the channel to the news and laid down on the couch. Fang came back soon.

"Hey." Fang mumbled, walking into the apartment. He sat a bag down on the coffee table and then took the other with him in the bedroom. I sighed. I don't get it. Fang acted like he hated Crystal when she was born but now…he can't get through the day without spending at least an hour with her. He would rather talk to her than me! It was cute at first but now it's getting annoying. I mean, I love that he likes her now but…I think that he's over obsessing and over protective. Sometimes he freaks if Nudge wants to hold her! This is gone to far. I stood up, grabbed my bag of food, and went into the bedroom. Fang was sitting down on the bed, eating, with Crystal sleeping next to him on the bed.

"Hey Fang." I sat down on the bed with him.

Fang looked at me and put a finger to his mouth. "Shhh, she's sleeping."

I smiled at him. "I'm whispering Fang."

"Yeah but her hearing is very well."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever Fang."

"It is. She can hear me all the way in the living room. She's smart."

"Hearing and being smart have nothing to do with each other."

"Still. She's smart and hears well." Fang continued.

I sighed. "Whatever Fang."

"I'm serious. She's going to be an all a student."

"Of course." I rolled my eyes.

"Why are you being so negative?"

"I'm no! I'm just being for real."

"You just want to ruin my dreams. I can think positively about Chris."

"I never said that you couldn't."

Fang shook his head. "Just shut up bitch."

We ate in silence and then Fang put the baby back in her crib. He threw away our trash and then looked at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Do we have a problem?"

"With?"

"Us. Are you mad at me?"

I snorted. "No."

"Really? Because you act like it."

"I'm not."

Fang sighed and got into bed with me. "Max, tell me if you are."

"I'm not. What would I have a problem with?"

Fang shrugged. "Crystal."

"What about her?"

Fang smirked. "You're jealous, aren't you?"

"What? No."

"Yes you are. I can tell." Fang pulled me to him and kissed my head. "Am I not spending enough time with you?"

"I didn't say that!"

Fang nuzzled my neck. "You didn't have to. I love you."

I tried to push him away but he wouldn't let me. "Fang, cut it out!"

"I looooove you." He kissed my head. "You don't have to get jealous bitch, I'll always have time for you. You're just not as…interesting as Crystal."

"How? She can't even talk!"

"Yeah but she listens, giggles no matter what I say, and smiles for me. I lo- like her company." Fang cut himself off.

"What did you say?"

"That I like her company."

"No you were going to say that you love her." I smiled at him. "Why won't you admit it?"

"Because, I don't."

I rolled my eyes. "You know that you do. Why try to hide it?"

"Because, I don't love that stupid baby!" Fang said it to loud and it woke Crystal up so she started crying. Fang freaking dropped me onto the bed and rushed to Crystal. He picked her up and calmed her down.

"But you don't love her right?"

"Nope."

How's that for a quick update? And look how long it is! I know I'm awesome, no need to tell me.