Cross Roads
&
Building Blocks
Chapter 38
I woke up slowly, stretching in Ranger's big bed and the ultra smooth sheets that had a cool touch to areas of my bare skin. His side was empty. I padded to the bathroom and came out to check on my sleeping Sophia. I noticed the bedside clock read 8:30. My Peanut takes after Ranger and is up early even with a nighttime feeding. The crib was empty! No Sophia! No Garner lying near it. I ran out into the living room, it was empty. Where were they? Did I sleep through my baby waking up and hungry?
Running out the apartment door, I took the stairs to five. There were a couple of guys in the control, but no Ranger, Garner, or Sophia. I was starting to turn frantic. I've always been aware of Sophia needing me since the hospital. Why didn't I know she woke up? I was crying as I searched for them. The door frame of the conference room was supporting me when I discovered my little Peanut, my black dog, and my Cuban man. I must have looked crazed, but I didn't care, I found my baby.
"Babe, what's wrong?"
"I slept through Sophia waking up. I didn't hear her and Garner needs to go out," kneeling in front of Ranger and taking Sophia from him. My German shepherd was stretched out beside his chair.
"No, Babe. I went to the bathroom and when I checked on my Little Babe, she was awake. I got the stroller and put her in it," seeing the pink baby mover in the corner. "I can push it using one crutch. I changed her in the living room so I didn't wake you. You were sound asleep and I wanted you to catch up on some sleep," Ranger's warm hand brushed my cheek wiping my tears.
"But, Sophia must be hungry?"
He held up a bottle I forgot was in the refrigerator, "I warmed it up a little like I've observed you. Lester took Garner for a run," nodding to the worn out dog.
"I never sleep in anymore."
"And you must be exhausted. You take excellent care of Sophia. You're the wonderful mother I always knew you would be if you decided to have children. There's the dog."
Garner picked her head up just long enough to do an eyebrow and laid it back down.
"And me. You make sure I take my medicine and help me get around, plus working. Babe, you need to take a break." Standing up reaching for his crutches, "Let's go eat breakfast. I'm sure Ella will have something good for you."
"We'll go over more later," Tank walked out with us going to the elevator. "What time should I have Lula come up to 7?"
Ranger told his friend, "About 11:30." He kissed my nose, "Lula is taking you to the mall for some shopping. You'll want a new dress to wear for the baptism and I know a little girl will need something special to wear, too. We're going to swing while you're gone."
"Eeeeh!"
"I knew you would like that, my Little Princess. Men are down in the play yard at this moment putting up the canopy to keep the sun off you," Daddy was smiling at his girl.
"Ranger!"
"Only money, Babe."
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Lula came up to get me and I listened to her with Ranger, "Batman, that is one cute Batbaby."
"She's my Little Babe."
I came out smiling, even in the bedroom, the affection was clear in his voice.
"Whoa! White Girl, them is some knockers you got there! Those could render a skip unconscious if you ran into him. Me and my Tankie may have to start doing it more to make a baby, if I could get hooters like those. One for each of you, huh, Batman!"
She was referring to the stretchy yellow shirt I had on that clung to my baby breasts. Ranger had an evil leer from ear to ear on his face as I looked over the back of the sofa at him and Sophia.
"Things just ain't what they were. We got GQ hair Batman, you got some dangerous baby feeders there, a dog in the Batcave, and a pink baby bundle," Lula was shaking her blonde head with pink ringlets whipping around her head.
"We're just a family, Lula." Ranger snaked his left arm around my neck to draw my down, 'Have fun, Babe. I love you," kissing me so I knew he would be missing me and waiting for me to return. "Here, I take care of my family," slipping me the magic black credit card. "Make sure you stop in my favorite store."
I just gave him an eye roll. "Ranger, I love you." I had money of my own to shop with but I knew I would lose if I tried to refuse his credit card.
It was a given Lula and I would visit Victoria's Secret. Sophia was cuddled in his chest almost asleep. "Bye, Peanut," kissing her dark hair and rubbed Garner's brown ears.
"Hmmm, not even a broken leg keeps Batman from getting some!" Lula laughed, "Damn, White Girl, we know that ain't broken."
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I was sitting on the sofa with Ranger after I can back from the mall. I found a simple long dress in the palest of pink for Sophia's baptism. It was a lot of money but I couldn't resist it. It had a little round collar and short puffy sleeves with a pale pink ribbon around the waist. She was smiling at us and babbling. And we were grinning back out our adorable Sophia Rose. I tried the matching hat with its upturned brim in the front showing just a little of dark hair and framing her round face, her blue eyes stood out even more.
"Aaah eeeh baa baab," she told us. I think it meant she liked her pink hat.
Ranger was holding up the new outfits I bought our daughter, "Babe, I can't wait to see her all dressed up. Is this what it was like when you were a little girl dressing your dolls? You had to try them all on because each was cuter than the other and you had to show her off."
"What G. I. Joe didn't have cutesy uniforms?"
"No. Let's go out to dinner and Sophia can wear this." Baby Daddy was holding a little teal dress with white polka dots. Along the bottom were multi-colored daisies and had a hat to match. 'I want to show off my girls."
"OK," I held out a small Macy's bag to Ranger. I bought something for him with my own money. I didn't know if he would actually wear it. Opening up the bag, he held up a black tie with tiny little pink baby bows and at the point read 'It's A Girl'.
"Babe, thank you. I can wear this next Sunday and when I get my walking cast, we can go shopping for more little girl clothes."
I looked at him, "Who are you?"
"My Little Babe needs pretty things," kissing my stunned lips, "and my Baby Mommy always needs things for Daddy's eyes only."
I think there were a few Cuban induced orgasms in the making and shopping. What more could a girl ask for?