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After a two day stay in the hospital, Rose held little Victoria in her arms as she was wheeled out of the hospital. Jack had installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, and finally had a local cop perform a safety check on the car seat. His protective nature of his daughter made Rose feel slightly giddy with happiness, adding to her long list of emotions.

The ride home was short, as it was a Sunday afternoon. And all too soon Rose was walking into their home. "Welcome home Victoria," she whispered. The baby gave a tiny yawn, and she again dozed off.

"We should take advantage of her sleeping Rosebud." Jack's voice was so low, Rose was amazed she could hear him. "I'm sure you could use a few hours of sleep in your own bed," he added, kissing her temple.

The simple idea of sleeping in her own bed completely took over Rose's mind. Taking Victoria, she laid her down in the brand new bassinet Jack's parents had bought them. She looked around the nursery and smiled. When she had bought this condo, the second bedroom seemed useless. All it contained was a futon and an extra TV. Granted Brandy had crashed in there many nights, Rose had seen no other purpose for it.

Until she came home from working a double shift to find a surprise baby shower. The thought of having one hadn't even occurred to her, as she was only six months along at the time. Brandy and Tommy had bought them so many clothes, Rose was quite sure Victoria wouldn't be able to wear them all before she grew out of them. Fabri and Izzy had bought them a new crib. It wasn't set up yet, but would take the place of the bassinet as Victoria grew.

Rose had been worried about the dog's reaction, but Booger had a protective nature about her. Checking to make sure the baby monitor was on, Rose closed the door quietly behind her. Booger laid down in front of the door, causing both her and Jack to laugh.

"See? I told you she was a good dog," Jack commented. "Her and Victoria will get along just fine. Before we know it, the poor dog will be subjected to being ridden."

Rose laughed, but was cut off by a yawn. "I'm gonna get some sleep. Let me know if you need anything." She gave Jack a quick kiss and went to take a nap. Jack smiled to himself as he watched her close the door behind her.

...

The next six weeks flew by, although they felt like an hour to Jack and Rose. It only took them a few days to get a routine down pat. When Victoria would wake at night for a feeding, Jack would get her, change her, and bring her to Rose. Rose would then feed her, burp her, and put her back to bed. They adjusted to sleeping for only two or three hours at a time. Rose laughed the first time Victoria had spit up, mainly because she had in Jack's arms at the time. When the roles were reversed the next day, Rose didn't find it so funny.

But all too soon it was time for Rose to return to work. Jack had started working with his online courses a week ago, and after a few tricks, managed to set up a schedule around Victoria's schedule of eating, sleeping, and pooping.

Jack walked up behind Rose and wrapped his arms around her waist as she gazed down at the baby, who had a full tummy and a fresh diaper. "She'll be fine Rosebud," he assured her.

"I know. I'm just gonna miss her." She turned to face Jack.

"Are you gonna miss me?" Jack gave a fake pout.

"If I find time to miss you in between missing Victoria, yes," she teased him. Jack kissed the tip of her nose and walked her to the door. As she reached for the door knob, Rose turned back one more time.

"We'll be fine honey. Look I don't have anything to do but set up the assignment schedule for my class. There's plenty of breast milk in the fridge. I have more than enough diapers and wipes." Rose sighed, content with his reassurance. Jack gave her a kiss, assuring her more.

"I love you Jack."

"I love you too baby. And I promise I'll call you if we need something." Feeling a little better, Rose finally left for work. She only had to work a half shift for the next few days, as she adjusted to everything.

For the next two and a half hours, Jack quickly compiled his assignment schedule. He was going to miss actually being among the students, but he looked forward to spending so much time with his daughter.

With perfect timing, Jack hit the save button as Victoria began to fuss. Quickly, he went to the fridge and grabbed a bottle and placed it in a pot of warm water to take the chill away. In just a few moments, he took the bottle and placed it on the end table and went to pick up Victoria.

"Hey baby girl." He kept his voice low and gentle. Jack took her to the changing table to quickly change her, glad that for once it was not a horrid mess. She fussed the whole way through the diaper change. But as soon as Jack picked her up and cradled her, she quieted down. Carrying her to the couch he grabbed the bottle as he sat to feed her.

Victoria pushed the bottle away. Jack tried again, and she turned her head, refusing it. "Aren't you hungry Vicki? I know mama's no where around, but I promise it's the real thing...it's just...not from the tap." Jack gave a little chuckle, realizing what he had said. The baby still refused the bottle. "I bet I know what you want."

Jack stood, and laid her very carefully in the crook of the couch, where she couldn't fall off, not that she could roll over yet. He had paid attention when Rose fed Victoria from the bottle. She had refused the bottle then too. Without a word, Rose handed the baby to Jack and took off her shirt, but left her bra on. Once Victoria felt the skin on skin contact, she took the bottle.

Picking up Victoria again, this time without his shirt on, he sat back down and again offered her the bottle. Immediately she took it. Jack sat back, feeling a little pleased with himself as he hummed a lullaby to her. Of course the feeling of being pleased went away when she spit up while Jack was burping her.

...

Rose went to the computer and signed out. The past six hours had been the longest of her life. Even though she had spoken to Jack a couple hours ago, she was eager to return home to her husband and baby girl.

She closed the door just as Jack came out of the nursery. "Hey honey. How are you?" Rose hugged him as if she hadn't seen him in months. "So you did miss me," he teased.

"More than I thought I would. How's Vicki," Rose asked, looking to the nursery door.

"She just fell back to sleep. She's full and dry." Rose let out a breath, surprised at the relief she felt. "How was your first day back at work?" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder as she walked towards the bedroom.

"Long. I think I'm gonna take a shower." Jack nodded and kissed her cheek. She grabbed some clean pajamas from the dresser drawer. Jack had gone to the kitchen to make some dinner. She had seen that he was in just jeans when she came home, but now she really took notice as she started for the bathroom. Rose tossed her clothes into the bathroom and walked up behind him.

"How are you gonna shower in here," he joked when he turned and saw her. Instead of replying, Rose wrapped a hand around his neck and pulled him to her for a kiss.

"Grab some clean clothes and the monitor. Come shower with me Jack."