People suggested first day of school and I'll probably get to that but this is what came to mind first.
Pieces of My Heart – Janis Joplin
She's standing over his crib, crooning a lullaby as her fingers stroked down his nose. Coming up to stand behind her I looked down at the little boy that was blinking sleepily with the motion of his mother's finger. Eventually his little body surrenders to sleep.
"I don't know that I can go back to work tomorrow," she murmur's softly leaning back against me to just watch him sleep, "I don't think I can leave him."
"Ok, don't go back to work. Stay here with me and Nate and we'll be a shut in family." I smile into her hair.
She inhales deeply, "That's a horrible idea."
"You suggested it. I just gave you the image of what it would actually be." I squeezed her waist that she'd miraculously trimmed back down.
Turning in my arms, she wrapped her's around my waist and settled her head against my chest so that she could still look at Nate. "I'm going to miss you guys so much."
"We'll be here when you get off. And if you feel like you need to see us more often then Nate and I will take a little field trip."
"Rick you can't bring him to the precinct," she whispers looking up at me.
Stroking my hands up and down her back, "Of course we can. We'll even bring you coffee, in an emergency situation." I smile as she presses a kiss to my neck, in gratitude.
"I'm still going to miss you."
Squeezing her shoulder blades in reassurance, "You'll feel better when you strap on your gun and badge, start kicking ass and taking names again."
"If you say so," she murmurs against my shirt and I know she's already falling asleep.
Nate is giggling in my arms as I sway waiting for his mother to emerge from our bedroom. She seems to be taking longer than normal but I think it has more to do with her giving herself a pep talk in the shower that I neglected to notice.
"There she is!" I crow triumphantly when she comes out glock and badge strapped to her hip, and three inch heels. "Look Nate it's Mommy the super hero." He just giggles again as she comes up to us, "You good?" I ask her.
She bites her lip and nods, "Yeah I'm good. I'm going to miss you guys though," she tells the baby.
"I'll send a million pictures," I promise her shifting Nate so I can get a little bit closer to her.
"You better." She kisses me, stroking a hand down my jaw before leaning over and kissing Nate's forehead. "Be good for daddy." She taps his nose.
I can see the tears starting to rim her eyes so it's time to get her on the road with a smile, "Alright Mom go save the world. We'll hold down the secret lair until you get back."
It works, she laughs. "Alright, don't break anything."
"Do my best," I promise, "Love you."
"Love you too. Both of you," and then she lets herself out.
Please complete the following sentence: "If I could be a super hero I would be..."
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