July 23rd, 2003
Jade was such a perfect little baby lately. She was just over a month old and already getting advanced. She was smiling on her own and she was holding up her head for awhile already. She could focus in on objects and she had the most wonderful boisterous laugh. It just warmed Ty and Alex's heart.
Ty slipped Jade into her stroller. He fixed the yellow hat upon his daughter's head. Jade kicked her bare legs with a giggle. She was wearing the yellow romper with a pineapple on it that Ty had bought her the other day. He was going to take her to work and show her off.
"Here is daddy's work, baby doll." Ty lifted the stroller up the stairs and pushed open the door. Police officers ran about the precinct. Hr sighed softly, pushing the carriage into the locker room.
"Who do we have here?" Faith grinned brightly shutting her locker door.
"Faith, Meet Jade." Ty smiled proudly as he lifted his daughter up. "Jade. This is officer Yokas."
"She is absolutely gorgeous, Davis." She smiled running her finger against the pudgy cheek.
"Thanks." Ty chuckled, "I think she looks like Alex a lot." Faith nodded.
"Definitely has her eyes." Faith chuckled waving Bosco over. "Bosco, look at her." Bosco looked at the baby.
"Yeah. Yokas, we really need to get going you know." He said.
"Don't be rude, Bosc." Faith said looking at Jade, "She is so precious." Bosco looked at her again and nodded.
"I guess so, yeah. Good thing she looked like Taylor. Having a baby with your ugly mug, might be bad." Bosco said. Ty chuckled.
"Gee, thanks." He smiled as he shifted Jade in his arms.
"Come on, Yokas." Bosco said walking off. Faith smiled slightly.
"Take care, David." She said walking off, "If you're looking for Sully. He was just talking with Capt."
"Thanks." Ty said walking out of the locker room. He walked down the hallway as Sully walked out of office.
"Hey!!" Sully grinned brightly.
"Hey. We thought we'd come visit you for a few." Ty said.
"Can I hold her?" Sully asked. TY chuckled and handed the baby over to his partner. "Hey there, Jade. It's Uncle John." Ty chuckled taking a seat on the bench in front of him.
"Uncle John can change her diaper." Ty smiled. Sully groaned.
"I think I'll pass on that." He said cradling Jade. "How does this feel?"
"How does what feel?" Ty asked as he tied his shoe.
"Being a dad to a newborn?" He asked. Ty shrugged.
"Words can't describe it." Ty said, "It's utterly amazing. Watching Jade grow, feels much better." Sully smiled slightly.
"Cool. When are you coming to work?" He asked.
"Next week if everything goes as planned." Ty said. "Alex will be back in less than a month, I think. Then we need to start paying for childcare." Sully nodded as he handed the baby back to her father.
"Well, good luck man." Sully said, "It'll be nice to have you back." Ty nodded.
"Yeah." Ty smiled, "It'll be nice to get back into the swing of things." He said as he stood up. "See you later, Sull." Ty slid the wiggling baby into her stroller. "Let's go home and wake Mommy up from her nap." Ty kissed Jade softly. He loved showing Jade off. He was so very proud of her.
August 6th, 2003
Ty buttoned up his uniform as he kicked close his locker. It was hard getting back into the swing of things, but he had bills to pay. He had a college education for his daughter to pay for in eighteen years. He may be a cop, but he still didn't make a whole lot, although if he was killed in the line of duty he knew Alex and Jade would be taken care of. Entering fatherhood made you think a lot about your own mortality and how your family would be provided for then.
"You ready, Kid?" Ty nodded as he followed his partner outside to the cruiser.
"Alex and I, well you know we're getting married in May." Ty said. Sully nodded.
"Yeah. I know." He said, "You guys already planning things?"
"Yeah. Alex is going dress shopping in a few months. We are going to try to get the bulk of everything don't by February so we won't be stressed when it gets to may."
"That's a good idea." Sully said.
"Well, I wanted to ask you something." Ty said.
"Anything." Sully said stopping at the red light.
"Well, Since Alex's father is dead, she is having her brother Adam walk her down the aisle." Ty said, "I have a lot of friends and stuff to ask to be my best man, but I didn't feel right with asking Carlos or anyone. I really wanted my father to be my best man, but…He's gone. Now you…You two were friends and we're friends…. You...Sully, I was wondering if you'd like to be my best man." Sully stared at his partner.
"Are you serious?" He asked. Ty nodded.
"I would be honoured f you were my best an, Sully." Ty said. A giant smile spread across Sully's face.
"Yeah. I would love to, Davis."
"Great!" Ty grinned, "Item number one scratched off my list." Sully chuckled.
"How many more left?" He asked.
"Oh about thirty." Ty smiled Sully chuckled softly.
"Poor old man." He said.
"Yeah, but Alex has about two hundred things to do." Ty said, "I have it easy."
"You say that now, but in seven months you'll think differently when you have a baby on your hip and a stressed out fiancée." Sully said, "You'll be begging for me to take you out for drinks."
"I think I will be asking you for that at the end of this week." Ty said. "I haven't been out with the guys in a long time. It's been all poopy diapers and burping."
"And dealing with things from Jade too." Sully laughed. Ty rolled his eyes looking out the window.
"You're ridiculous." Ty chuckled, "I missed this." Sully looked at Ty with a soft smile. He nodded slowly.
"Yeah. It's really good to have you back." He said, "Don't leave anytime soon."
"I don't plan leaving for awhile." Ty chuckled.
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Ty walked in and took his hat off and hung it up.
"Honey! I'm home!" He grinned.
"Shhhhh!!!" Alex shushed him as she rushed out into the hallway; "Princess is finally asleep. Don't you dare wake her." Alex kissed Ty softly.
"I won't." He said.
"How was your first day back?" She asked. Ty shrugged.
"It was okay, but I missed my girls." He said. Alex smiled.
"We missed you too." She said, "Dinner is on the table."
"Ahhh, terrific." Ty grinned.