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Welcome back! I'm not allowed to leave the house because I have lung problems and I can't risk getting this virus, so you get another chapter this week!

I hope you all enjoy this chapter!

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Christian's POV

Ana gently lays Rosie in her bassinet. Originally, she was going to be trying out her crib tonight, but Rosie screamed when we tried. Ana heads back into the bathroom while I get undressed. I'm slightly disappointed, considering Ana just got the all clear and now Rosie won't cooperate. That's the life of a father though.

I've just gotten under the covers when Ana walks out of the bathroom. My mouth drops and I'm pretty sure I begin drooling. She has a navy-blue outfit on that is almost completely see-through. The top of it is cut to where it barely covers her nipples, the bottom of it continues the same pattern and I'm willing to bet anything that they're crotchless. My eyes dart over to our daughter's bassinet. "Baby…Rosie's in here." My voice cracks.

"Christian…It's been six weeks since we've had sex. She's asleep and as long as we stay quiet, she'll stay that way." She saunters over to me, straddling my legs. Her finger trails down my chest and then under the blanket. When they wrap around me, I can't stop the gasp that leaves my mouth.

"Shit Ana…Don't stop." I beg and lean back. She pushes the covers down with her other hand and leans forward to kiss my neck. She pulls away and pulls out a condom from the bedside drawer. "What the hell is that for?"

"Well usually…Condoms are to prevent pregnancy…" She laughs. I shake my head and sit up higher.

"Why are we using condoms though? I thought you went back on the shot?" Ana groans and moves away.

"Y'know, you're really ruining the mood here." She crosses her arms, pushing her breasts up.

"I just want to know why we're using condoms when you're on birth control." I try and explain.

"I hate the shot Christian…So I didn't get it. I don't like how it makes me feel. Plus, I always forget to go and get another one." She shrugs. I run a hand over my face.

"Why didn't you tell me this before? What if you would've forgotten the condom? I wouldn't know that we needed one. And then we'd probably have another baby on the way." My hand makes it way into my hair.

"I'm sorry for not telling you. I know how you are about birth control…" She trails off. I know she doesn't mean anything, but that comment really hurt.

"I had a thing about birth control when we first met, Ana. I'll admit that…I don't anymore though, and you know that. If you want another baby, tell me and we'll stop with the birth control. If you don't, we'll find another method. What I don't like is that you didn't get the shot and then didn't tell me about it. We're partners. I get that it's your body but…I thought you'd at least talk to me about what you were feeling." Rosie starts whimpering from her bassinet so I pull on my boxers and pick her up.

"You're seriously that pissed that I didn't tell you?" Ana laughs humorlessly.

"I'm not pissed…I'm hurt. You didn't tell me that you didn't get your birth control and then surprised me right as we were about to have sex for the first time in six weeks by pulling out a condom." Rosie squirms as I lay her on the changing mat. "You were supposed to get the shot a week after Rosie was born. You didn't tell me for five weeks that you weren't on birth control and when we can finally have sex again, you decide to rip off the band aid by pulling out a condom." I shrug and begin changing the baby's diaper.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you. I know I should have; I should have told you that I didn't like the shot. I should have told you when I decided not to get it. I'm sorry. I don't know what else to tell you." She sits on the bed and crosses her legs.

I finish changing Rosie's diaper and hand her over to Ana. Rosie immediately starts looking around for the buffet. I doubt she's hungry but sometimes she wants to be nursed back to sleep. Ana pulls down her barely there bra and gets Rosie latched on.

I sigh and sit in the chair by our bed. I stay silent for a few minutes. I notice Rosie's eyes fluttering closed. "I'm not happy that you didn't talk to me about it…It makes me feel like you don't trust me…I also know that I overreacted. I'm sorry about that. I wish I could say why I did…But I don't know."

"Christian…We're both exhausted. We have a new baby, Teddy's been throwing tantrums, Christmas is in two days. We're both on edge. I'm not surprised at your reaction…Honestly. I do trust you, more than anything. I just let my fear take over and it was stupid." She tries explaining. I get up and sit next to her.

"We need to communicate more. I don't want to go back to what we were…Before Teddy came along. Now…You don't like the shot, do you have any idea what you want to do? I love you, but you're not the best pill taker so I think that's out. If you really want to just use condoms, we can but that takes a lot of the spontaneity out of it." I reach over that push the hair out of Rosie's face. She's just on the brink of sleep.

"I was thinking about getting an IUD. Once it goes in, we're good for three to five years." She says.

"I've heard some horror stories about that though…" I wearily tell her.

"There's horror stories about every type of birth control. None of them are without risk." She shrugs.

"What if I get a vasectomy?" I try not to cringe when I suggest it.

"Absolutely not. While I want our next child to be one that we adopt…I don't want to completely close the door on another biological child." Rosie is passed out, so Ana stands and carefully puts her back in the bassinet then comes to sit by me again.

"Alright, we'll schedule an appointment with Dr. Greene, and we'll talk about the IUD and any other options." She grabs my hand and squeezes it.

"So…Do you still want to…" She trails off with a small grin. I let out a quiet laugh so I don't wake Rosie up. Bending forward, I capture her lips with my own.

We make-love slowly and quietly. It's a good thing I had the condom on, I probably wouldn't have lasted long if I hadn't. Six weeks is a long time to go without sex with the love of my life. After we've both finished, we lay back on the bed. My arm is wrapped around her. Her leg is still thrown over my hip.

"I love you, Christian." She whispers. I turn my head towards her and smile.

"I love you too, so very much." I reach over and rub her cheek.

She groans and sits up. "We need to put some clothes on. In case Teddy comes in." She says.

I pull on a pair of boxers while she pulls on panties and one of my shirts. Just as I'm about to get back in bed, Rosie starts crying again. We both moan with exhaustion. "What's wrong, Rosie?" Ana asks her sweetly. She picks her up and carries her over.

Ana rocks her, tries burping her, sings to her…She still cries. "Hand her to me." I reach for my daughter. As soon as she's in my arms she quiets the slightest bit. I take off her sleeper and lay her against my bare chest. Within five minutes, she's passed out again. Ana takes a picture with her phone then leans over and presses a kiss against Rosie's hair.

"She's only six weeks old and already a Daddy's girl." She teases.

I can't hold back my laugh which causes the baby to stir slightly. "Can you grab her blanket? I don't want her to get cold." Ana hops up and grabs the baby blanket from the bassinet. When she hands it to me, I cover up her bottom half.

"Move to the middle of the bed, I don't want her to fall off of you onto the floor if you fall asleep." Ana commands. I do as she says Ana commands. I do as she says and she cuddles next to me. One of her hands rests on Rosie's back as we lay in bed.

Just as I'm about to fall asleep, I hear tiny little feet run fast into the room. "Daddy…Pssstt…Daddy." The bed shifts and I feel a small finger poke my nose. Ana giggles quietly next to me.

"Teddy, what are you doing out of bed?" I groan.

"Santa come 'morrow, Daddy? Bwing me pwesents?" He sits on my stomach, right under Rosie.

"Not tomorrow, Buddy. Tomorrow we get ready for Santa to come." I reach over and ruffle his hair. He giggles and then flops between me and Ana.

"Me cuddle wif you an' Mommy?" He asks quietly. Ana has already put her arm over him.

"You can cuddle with me and Mommy. Be careful though because Rosie is on Daddy's chest." I advise.

"Nigh Nigh Daddy, Nigh Nigh Mommy, Nigh Nigh Sissy." Teddy murmurs.

Not long after our goodnights, I feel myself succumb to sleep. The next morning, I'm woken up by a tiny knee in very sensitive places. I open my eyes and see Teddy laying across my chest. I'm assuming that Ana took Rosie downstairs. I sit up slowly, bringing Teddy with me. "Rise and shine, Teddy-Bear." I kiss his forehead. He smiles in his sleep and snuggles into my chest more.

I lay him back against the pillows and stand up to stretch. Just as I'm about to walk through the door, Ana is there. She's got a granola bar in one hand and Rosie cradled in her other arm, clad in only a diaper. "Look Rosie-Posie, it's Daddy." She says excitedly. My little girl is wide awake and looking up at her mommy. I reach over and take her.

"Hello, Baby Girl. You're gonna come with Daddy while Mommy takes a shower." I kiss Rosie's forehead then press a kiss against Ana's lips. She smiles and heads to the bathroom. Rosie starts wiggling around poking her little tongue out.

Ana doesn't take long in the shower. She's in and out before Teddy wakes up. "Hopefully Teddy goes to bed on time tonight. We still have things to wrap. She says in a hushed voice. I shift Rosie into my other arm.

"He's going to be so excited seeing your dad tonight that I think he'll wear out quick. Plus, your dad always runs around with him so we should be good."

"Will you give Teddy his bath this morning? I have so much I need to do before we head to my dad's tonight." Ana asks me. I hold back my groan, knowing I'm going to be chasing around a butt naked Teddy. I give my daughter one more kiss before handing her back to my wife.

"You take our little princess. I'll get Ted up." Ana presses a kiss to my cheek and takes Rosie into the nursery to get her dressed.

I quietly walk into my room and quietly crawl onto the bed. Teddy's stripped down to just his paw patrol underwear. I scratch his back lightly and try to wake him up. "Teddy, wake up buddy." I whisper loudly. I feel him shift so I know he's waking up. I tickle his ribs and his giggles fill the room.

"Daddy…No! Sop!" he flips onto his back and pushes my hands away. His fists go to his eyes and he wipes away the sleep. I just stare at him for a few seconds, looking at my little boy. He's made me such a better man. I brush his hair out of his eyes, he's going to need a haircut soon.

"Let's go get some clothes for you and then get a bath. We're going to go see Papa today, so we have to look nice." I kiss his cheek and throw him over my shoulder. He laughs all the way to his bedroom. We're spending the day with Ana's dad, so as soon as we're all dressed, we're heading over to his house. Ana has pajamas for the kids that she's wrapped. She's going to put them under the tree while I take the kids outside and get them in the car.

Once we're in the bathroom, I sit Teddy down on the toilet and start the bath. "Daddy, me wanna sower wike big boy." He jumps off the toilet.

"Teddy, you could slip buddy." I say cautiously. He pouts and tears fill his eyes.

"Peas Daddy…Pease sower?" He wipes his eyes. There's no way I'm letting him in there alone. I turn on the shower and make sure it's the right temperature. I get his underwear off and then lift him into the tub. He giggles as the water hits him. I get in behind him with my boxers still on. Teddy starts trying to jump up and down and I have to stop him.

After washing his hair and making sure he's all clean, I get out. I wrap a towel around him and then I wrap one around my waist. I quickly dry him off and then hold out new underwear for him to step into Luckily, Ray isn't a fancy guy so Teddy gets to wear sweatpants and a t shirt.

As soon as he's dressed, Teddy runs out of the room in search of his mother. I head back to my room to change into my clothes. I put on some jeans and a nice sweater, then make my way downstairs. Teddy is playing peek-a-boo with Rosie and Ana is reading a manuscript. I sit next to her and pull her feet into my lap.

"We're having brunch with your father, right?" Reaching over, I swirl a piece of her hair around my finger.

"Yeah, he has a whole day planned for us. I did however give Teddy an egg because you know how cranky he gets when he's hungry." She looks at Rosie and Teddy.

"That he does. Is Goose coming with us or is he staying?" Goose is curled up and sleeping a few feet from the kids.

"I don't want to leave him alone on Christmas Eve…He's already spent too much time cooped up alone on holidays in the shelter." Ana says sadly. I lean over and kiss the side of her head.

"He's never going to be alone on a holiday again, I promise. Now, I'm starving and we have a long drive ahead of us. Let's head out." I stand up and pull her with me. She grabs Rosie and starts putting her in her snowsuit while I help Teddy into his coat and shoes.

I take the kids and Goose to the car while Ana stays and puts the kid's wrapped PJ's under our Christmas tree. By the time Ana gets in, Teddy is trying to sing along to Christmas Carols. We start heading to Ray's, hoping that Rosie stays calm until we get there.

When we pull into Ray's driveway, Rosie's whimpering starts. Ana gives her dad a quick 'hello' and then heads inside to feed the baby. Teddy runs over to Ray and wraps his arms around his legs. "Papa! Me hewe! Santa come 'mowwow!" He squeals.

Ray picks him up and throws him in the air, causing a new round of giggles to escape Teddy's mouth. "Are you so excited for Santa to come?" With that one question, Teddy starts talking non-stop.

I can't wait for tomorrow. This is the first year he actually understands what Christmas is and what it means when we say that Santa's coming. I'm looking forward to being woken up at the crack of dawn, to little feet bouncing up and down on the bed, to watching his face light up as he opens his presents and really experiences the Christmas magic. I snap out of my daydream and head inside to spend time with my family, eagerly ready to start celebrating with the people I love.

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OMG 2 chapters in a week! It's been awhile since I've been able to do that! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I know it was a little bit angsty at the beginning.

Next chapter will be Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! I hope to see you all there!

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