Hi guys! I have a lot of new chapters for this series coming up today! Enjoy these! This takes place when Daniel is about 3 months old.
Dianna and Elliot: Age 19 and 21
(DIANNA POV)
Elliot went on a mission with Alana and I haven't heard from him in a week. He's supposed to be back today though.
They went to go retrieve something from somewhere. I don't know what.
I sighed and went back to my work. I was trying to figure something out and I've been working on it for at least a month. It's so frustrating. Robert went with them so he can't even help me figure it out, and this isn't Naomi and Tanner's expertise. On top of that, I didn't sleep last night because of Daniel and I've been running solely on coffee.
Speaking of, here he comes. "He needs a diaper change." Sarah told me, handing me my child. I took him from her and smiled at him. He looks almost exactly like Elliot except he has my eyes. And his hair is slightly lighter. Although that'll probably change as he gets older. I don't want him to get older, despite all the work it is. I have to wake up multiple times on the night, and usually I breastfeed him, as it's healthier for him, and I rarely get any sleep.
"Thanks." I said, and she smiled and left. I changed his diaper and then he started crying. I hate it when he cries.
"Daniel, why are you crying?" I asked him. He didn't respond- he's only 3 months old- , but he did stop crying. I thought, he's either tired or hungry, or both.
"Are you hungry?" I asked him. He looked at me again, his eyes tearing up, and I sighed, grabbing his formula from the fridge in the lab. I held him in my arms and fed him that until he fell asleep. I went upstairs and was about to put him down in his crib when I changed my mind. I sat down on a chair in the room and held him in my arms, falling asleep myself.
(LATER)
When I woke up, I was still in the chair, and Daniel was staring at me silently, playing with my shirt. I watched his tiny little fingers clench into little tiny fists the size of a cherry tomato.
I smiled and stood up, taking him back downstairs into the kitchen. I have to eat something or I'll starve to death. Then I have to get back to my lab. I've almost come up with a permanent treatment to asthma. If the treatment is given once, it'll never be needed again.
With one hand, I grabbed some pasta out of the fridge, warmed it up, grabbed a fork, and sat down to eat.
He made some strange noises and just watched me. It's a bit disorienting. He's also trying to grab everything I have, like my fork, my little necklace, and anything else he can.
"Daniel, let me eat please." I said. He looked at me with those giant eyes. How am I supposed to chastise him when he gives me the seal pup eyes? It doesn't work.
Naomi walked in, looked at me, and took Daniel from me, holding him. "You eat. I'll take care of him." she said.
"Naomi-"
"No buts. I'm not even doing anything. I'm bored. Mom locked me out of my lab. Dad locked me out of his. Tanner's a bore and Robert's not here." she said. I laughed.
"Fine. Go on. But If he needs a diaper change its on you." I told her.
"Deal." she said, leaving. I quickly finished my food and went down to the lab.
I worked on it until I couldn't stay awake anymore. I glanced at the clock. It's 2:00 AM and they're still not back. I sighed again. They'd better get back here in one piece.
I sat down on my chair and stared at my data. I can't figure out what's missing. Everything seems to be here but it's not working. Some hair fell in my eyes and I groaned. I should really cut it. I pulled it back into a loose bun on top of my head and kept working. Then some small curls fell out and into my face. I'm frustrated now.
Suddenly I heard a baby's cry and snapped my head up, but it was Scarlet and Jade was with her. "Hey Di." she said.
"Hey." I said tiredly.
"You should go to sleep."
"I can't. And isn't that a bit hypocritical?" I asked her.
She laughed. "Nah. She just woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep." She said. Scarlet smiled at this.
I laughed. "She doesn't look sorry about that." I said, smiling.
"Oh no she's not." She said, looking at the baby girl, who just kept smiling broadly. Then I smelt something terrible. "And she- I have to go change her. You should get some sleep." She said, sighing.
"I will." I said.
She smirked. "No you won't." She said, shaking her head and leaving. I smiled and went back to work. Then I heard Daniel crying from the baby monitor. I got up and tried putting him back to sleep, but he apparently doesn't want to do that, and he's clinging onto me like crazy. I sighed and brought him to the lab and put him on my lap as I continued working. He eventually fell asleep, curled up against me, and I leaned my head back. Suddenly I heard footsteps. I didn't even bother. It's probably my mom trying to tell me to go back to sleep.
I felt hands cover my eyes. "Guess who." I heard Elliot say. I turned around in my spinny chair and glared at him.
"You're late."
He laughed quietly. "I'm sorry. There was turbulence and-"
"Excuses." I said. "It doesn't matter. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm good." He said, then he sighed. "I'm exhausted though."
I gave him a look. "You're tired? I haven't been getting any sleep because of this one." I said, gesturing down at Daniel.
"He's so cute." He said. I smiled.
"Can you take him? I can't stand up." I said. He picked him up and I stood.
"Is Alana okay too?" I asked.
"Yeah. She's good too. You worry too much. It really was nothing." He said.
I gave him a look. "It took you a week." I said.
"That's not my fault. That's Lana's fault." He said. I raised my eyebrows at him. "Well, it's a long story and we're both really tired. I'll tell you tomorrow. Also, why aren't you sleeping?"
"I've been working." I told him.
He rolled his eyes. "You need sleep."
"I know. And I get enough sleep." I said.
He gave me a look. "No you don't. You would live in here if you could."
I smiled. "Yes I would. I mean, look. There's a bed, a fridge, blowtorches to cook, and Daniel could sleep on another bed."
"What about me?" He asked.
"You could share a bed with me or take an examination table. Your choice." I said.
He shook his head. "Gee thanks." He said.
Then Daniel started waking up. He stared at Elliot for a minute before closing his eyes again. I yawned.
"See? You're yawning." Elliot said.
"Yawning isn't a response to tiredness it's a response to change in brain activity." I replied.
"Come on. Let's go. You can work on it more tomorrow." he said.
"But I'm almost there."
"But you're not going to get any work done when you're going on like two hours of sleep." he pointed out. I couldn't think of an argument for that one. He put his free arm around me and kissed the top of my head.
"Fine. Let's go." I said, and we walked upstairs into my room where Daniel's crib is. I laid down next to Elliot and closed my eyes, falling asleep almost immediately.
