Eva woke the next morning only to find the bed empty. "No," she thought, "it couldn't have been a dream, it was too real." She got out of bed and put on her robe. She hurried down the hall to the nursery. When she opened the door, she let out an enormous sigh of relief. Sitting in the corner, in the rocking chair was Frank – and he was holding Faye in his arms.
Frank looked up at his wife. "She was crying," he started. "You've been getting up with her for two months, I need to catch up." A concerned look then crossed his face. "Um, darling, there seems to be an awful odor emitting from her."
Eva laughed; she couldn't help herself. "Sweetie, did you check her diaper?"
"Um…well, being as that I've never done something like that, I wasn't sure how to go about…this just isn't right, I'm a scientist and I don't know how to change a diaper."
"You'll learn, Frankie." She took the baby and changed her, Frank watched over her shoulder.
"How do you know what to do?" he asked.
"It just happens, I guess. You'll pick it up in no time…if you still want to."
"What are you talking about, love?" Frank was puzzled.
"I don't know…never mind."
"Do you think I don't want this?" Hurt reflected in his eyes.
"I-I'm not sure. I just…I'm sorry. Everything's just going to take some time. I've been dreaming about you being here and, well, honestly, I woke up every time and you were gone and…"
"I'm not going anywhere, Eva. I promise." He kissed her forehead.
Eva finished with Faye and dressed her. She took her into the kitchen to prepare her bottle. Frank stayed behind in the nursery. He looked at his surroundings; they were unlike anything he'd ever been in before. He could understand why Eva would think he would leave, but he felt that he'd changed. He'd have to prove to her that he was more than the lust filled creature he was in the castle. How could he show that he was the man that she fell in love with?
Yes, I know this is a tad "mushy" right now, but you need to set up a story somehow and there will be more interesting things to come…promise!
