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The Planning: Simon's Life

"Cecilia?" Simon called, opening the door to his apartment. For once, their three month old daughter Kylie wasn't crying, so couldn't track his wife that way.

"In here," he heard her reply from the baby's room. He walked across the living room to the pink nursery.

"So," Cecilia asked when he entered, "Did your boss let you off?"

"Yeah," Simon answered, "After a lot of begging. So, did Lucy call?"

Just then, Kylie broke out into tears.

"Oh, Baby, shhh," Cecilia picked up her child. Then, she turned to Simon, "I had just gotten her to sleep not ten minutes before you walked in. Before that she was crying all day. You don't think she's sick do you?"

"Her pediatrician said it was just a phase. As she gets older, she'll grow out of it," Simon answered.

Cecilia sighed, "I know; I know. All babies cry. I just didn't realize it would be this much." She rocked Kylie in her arms, pacing back and forth across the room.

"I'll go get her bottle," Simon offered, walking out the door.

"Thanks," Cecilia called after him. She turned her attention back to her crying baby, "Please, please stop!"

Simon walked back into the nursery, but Kylie had stopped crying. "Why'd she stop?"

"She's sleeping again," Cecilia shrugged, placing her back in the crib.

"O-K," Simon put the bottle on Kylie's dresser.

"Let's go talk in the living room," Cecilia took Simon's hand, leading him from the room so they wouldn't wake the baby again. "I'll tell you what Lucy said when she called earlier."

"So?" Simon asked once they were seated on the couch.

Cecilia rested her head against Simon's shoulder, "She wants us to drive in tomorrow morning, so we can get settled in before Christmas Eve. We're all supposed to meet outside Rev. and Mrs. Camden's house at 10:00 am sharp. She called me first, but, after she hung up, she was going to call Matt and Mary. Then, she was heading over to your parents' house to further lead them to believe that she and Kevin are staying at his Mom's over the holidays."

"Can we be ready to leave tomorrow morning? I mean, it's already after three," Simon put his arm around Cecilia.

She snuggled closer to him, "Sure, I have everything packed."

"How'd you manage that?" he asked unbelievingly.

"Well, after every hour- or two- Kylie would stop crying for about five minutes, and all those intervals added up. I had plenty of time!" Cecilia laughed and looked up at Simon, who smiled and kissed her.

Of course, as was probably expected, Kylie chose that moment to start crying again, causing her parents to groan.