Chapter Six – Complete

As the days passed on, Josh was waking up every hour and half to two hours. By the end of the first of week of Josh' life, Chris had dark circles around his eyes, and tried all the time, but he didn't mind it. Chris had been looking forward to Wyatt coming home for the weekend, Wyatt had posted that picture on his MySpace and girls were goggling over Josh.

By the end of the third night, Josh was waking up so much, that Chris stopped going back to his room, and took his pillows and sleeping bag and made camp on the nursery floor. Many nights insomnia would kick in, and he wouldn't sleep for that long. He would use the nights while Josh was sleeping catching up on some personal reading. He read through "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Great Expectations." But when Chris did sleep, he slept like Josh did – a baby!

12:02 am and Chris got out of his sleeping bag on the floor and stood over the crib.

"You're tough you know that." He said with a smile as he picked up his crying son. Chris put Josh over his shoulder and walked around the room, he giggled and patting Josh on the back while walking around the nursery. "Hey come on kid," he said into his ear, "It's going be all good. We're big strong men, men don't cry." Just as he said that, Josh did a small burp, and his crying almost instantly stopped. Chris patted Josh's back more, he burped again.

"Hey did you just do what I think you did?" Chris asked looking at Josh. Josh was now just resting on his shoulder. "Well amazing…I don't know about you, but I am starving, why don't we go get some food huh?" Still bouncing Josh on his arm, Chris walked down into the kitchen. He then put Josh down in the baby carrier which was on the dining room table. Chris then went into the fridge and grabbed a baby bottle and box of left over pizza. He put the pizza box on the counter and opened it and took out a slice of pepperoni pizza, he then walked over to the microwave and put the bottle in to warm it up. He prided himself on warming up bottles, he had easily warmed up thirty in the past week. He turned around and Josh fast asleep in his carrier.

"I wish I could be where you are right now." He said to Josh, before shoving the slice of pizza into his mouth. He knew Josh was asleep but he'd be waking up in a few more minutes hungry. He last fed Josh around five o'clock, and he usually wakes up every six or seven hours hungry again. So with the beep of the microwave he took the bottle out and tested the warmth of the formula on hand. A little warm, but he gotta let it chill for a bit.

He took another slice of pizza out of the box and a can of soda from the fridge and stood by Josh's carrier. He looked down at his sleeping son, these moments is what made everything perfect in being a father. Josh who rested in the hand carrier in his all blue clothing suit with a golden star on the front; those things were genus they just zipped up in the back. Then Chris heard orbs in the foyer of the manor. He was thinking, Leo wasn't an Elder, and Wyatt was do home until the next day. He moved closer over to Josh.

"Whose there?" Chris said into the dark house. He heard someone walking in the hallway. "Whose there!" Chris said more loudly, the air around him got suddenly cold. Chris turned before he could grab Josh, something jerked him back and he felt an arm wrap around his neck. Chris could have screamed, but his wind pipe was blocked. He orbed away, Josh's carrier telekinetically moved across the table and When Chris orbed back, he scooped Josh into his arms, and moved so fast everything was a daze. By the time Chris orbed into Piper's and Leo's room, Josh was crying cause of the rush. Chris moved over flicked the switch and turned on a light. Piper and Leo were woken by Josh' cry.

"Chris?" Piper said as she woke right up. "Josh-what's wrong?"

"Something attacked me downstairs." He said holding Josh.

"Who?" Leo asked getting up as well.

"I don't know." Chris replied. He then turned to his crying son, "It's okay."

"Stay here." Piper said, getting out of bed. Piper went the door, and as she opened it, she gasped.

Chris turned right around. "WYATT!" He said along with Leo. Josh then screamed as he cried.

"Did you attack Chris downstairs?" Piper said.

"Its okay, sush!" Chris said into Josh's ear, while rubbing the baby's back.

"I was only going to give him a noogie." He said, "I am sorry I didn't mean scare you and Josh."

Piper then slapped him on the shoulder.
"What, I am sorry. Ya'll are acting so serious."

"Wyatt, I thought you were a demon." Chris said.

"I am sorry dude, I am just excited to see my lil' bro and my nephew." Wyatt said coming over and taking Josh' little hand. "How is the little chick magnet?"

"Chick magnet?" Piper said, "my grandson is not a chick magnet."

Wyatt and Chris were quiet. So was Leo.

"Christopher!" Piper exclaimed, "Leo!"

"What?" Leo replied, "I am going back to bed." He said getting back under the covers.

"Okay, this kid is hungry. "

"Oh let me feed him!" Wyatt said, "Come on."

"Alright, at least I can eat." Chris said walking out, "Don't do that next time."

"Sorry," Wyatt said, "I just really wanted to see you, excited you know."
Piper then closed her bedroom door. "Men." She said to herself. "You should know better." She directed at Leo.

"Babies are a good way of meeting girls." He said, "You know when you're young."

"I am not going to even go there."

As Chris sat at the table eating pizza and drinking a soda, he watched Wyatt hold Josh and holding a bottle in his mouth. Wyatt was making funny faces and noises. Chris rolled his eyes and shoved the last piece of pizza in his mouth.

"Just don't wave anything in his face." Chris said, "He doesn't like that."

"Ah okay." Wyatt said, he looked over at a chair, and then it suddenly shot out from the table, and Wyatt sat down. "So how have you and my little nephew been?"

"We've been good. The kid wakes up every few hours."

"Yeah," Wyatt said, "Well he's just so cute!" He pulled the empty bottle from Josh's mouth and put him over his shoulder.

"You need to burp him." Chris said, "just gently pat his back."

"I know, I know…I took health too."

"Alright." Chris replied, he took his plate and can over to sink, and threw the can away. Chris then sat back down in a chair next to Wyatt. "Umm I need to talk to you about something."

"Uh oh."

"Yeah, I haven't told Mom and Dad yet."

"You're dropping out of school."

"Yeah-How did you know?" Chris asked bewildered.
Wyatt smiled, and took his hand and tapped his head. And then he continued to pat Josh' back.

"Oh right. Duh!"

"I am sorry." Wyatt said.

"No it's okay." Chris said, "Jesse said he's going to help me when he graduates…tell me what topics they're going cover."

"Don't you get some kind study guide?" Wyatt asked

"For my GED (General Education Degree) Test?"

"Yeah."

"Maybe…I don't know."

Chris watched Wyatt pat Josh's back, until Josh made a tiny little burp. Wyatt laughed. "That's so cute!" Chris laughed, and rested his head on the table, and closed his eyes. Wyatt watched as Chris rested his head on his arm on the dining room table and fell asleep. "Awe." Wyatt said, he twisted his hand and Chris orbed away and into his bed, upstairs.

"You're daddy was tired." Wyatt said, Josh with his bright blue eyes, looked back at Wyatt. As Wyatt looked down he saw a small hint of green behind the blue. "You have green in you're eyes."

Josh made and moan and grabbed Wyatt's chin. "Come on, to bed with you."

The sun grazed Chris' face, he had the same dream again with Josh, in the house somewhere in a small town, it was still all a dazed. Chris then looked at the clock nine am, he shot up. How could have he slept in, Josh must be starving! He jumped out of bed, and ran into Josh's nursery, but to Chris' horror the crib was empty.

"MOM!" Chris yelled running down stairs, "DAD!" He reaching the landing and Wyatt came running out of the kitchen, holding Josh in his arms. "JOSH!" He yelled he leaned against the wall, "Thank god!"

"What's wrong?" Wyatt asked

"I over slept and then I didn't see Josh in his crib and I panicked an – how did I get up in my room?"

Wyatt smiled. "You feel asleep at the table last night, so I orbed you up to your bedroom. And I put Josh to bed, even though you're right about the waking up every two hours thing."

"How come I didn't hear him."

"Because I slept in his nursery last night, I thought I'd give you the night off."

"Oh thank you." Chris replied, taking Josh in his arms. "Did he get some breakfast?"
"Yeah twice." Wyatt replied, "and he was changed."
"Thanks, what do you mean twice?"

"Oh I fed him at about five am, and then mom and dad changed him and fed him again."

"Ahh thanks."

"Hey, why don't we go out today. You and me, and Josh. The guys!" He said smiling.

"I'd love too, I really would, but he's too young. Dr. Brown said new baby's can't go out for like 2 months, they need to build a strong immune system."

"Oh that sucks. Why don't you invite some of you're friends over? I'll order some Chinese and some movies? Cause come one dude you've been locked up in here for a week."

"Yeah I have a son now." Chris said who was walking into the sun room and sat down. "Where is mom and dad?"

"They had to do inventory at P3, and set up for HIM at the club tonight. Why don't you go with you're friends, I can baby sit Josh."

"How about no, I am not leaving; I need to take care of Josh."

"Okay fine, be that way. But some of your friends are coming over at about eleven or so."

"WHAT!" Chris said, he nearly screamed it in Josh' ear, and the baby moaned. "Oh I am sorry baby." He said patting his back.

"What's wrong. It's only Jesse, Kim, and Ariel, and I'll be here, Ashley is coming over."

"I don't know."
"Come on Chris, you haven't seen your friends in a week, and I haven't seen Ashley for a while."

"I thought you and her broke up."

"We did, but we're friends." Wyatt replied, smiling.

"Uh huh, sure. Alright, they're coming over at eleven you said?"

"Yeah."

"Okay cool, you can Josh and I am going to take a shower and get dressed."
"Awesome, come here little dude. Come to Uncle Wyatt!" Wyatt said taking Josh.

Chris took this time to take a little bit longer of the usual five minute shower, then he got out. He put on a pair of jeans and brown leather belt with a big silver belt buckle and tight blue shirt. He then walked down stairs, and took Josh away from Wyatt, who was trying to Josh to say "Wy,"

"He's too young."

"Yeah, well this kid is going to be a genus. He's going to go to Yale and Harvard and-"

"How can he go to Yale and Harvard at the same time?"

"You know what I mean." Wyatt said, "Are you losing weight? I mean kid come on you're already skinny enough."

"No I don't think so." Chris said looking at himself.

For the next two hours, they cleaned the house and made everything look good. Chris then sat down in the couch and was playing with Josh, holding him up, pretending he was walking on his lap. He was making short little noises and burping on his cheeks. They changed Josh into another blue baby suit that zipped in the back. Then before he knew it he saw his friends Jesse, Kim, and Ariel walk in.

"Chris!" Ariel said, a tall skinny young girl, who had long brown hair that went down to the middle of her back. "I've missed you dude!" She said as Chris stood up, and gave her a hug with one arm. "Oh my god, is this you're son?"
"Yes." Chris said smiling. Chris watched Kim and Jesse walk in as well. Jesse was the same age as Chris, with blonde longer hair which Chris called "Surfer hair" and bright blue eyes like Wyatt and Kim who was the all American blonde, blue-eyed girl.

"Oh he's so adorable!" Kim said, "Can hold him! What's his name?"

"Uh yeah." Chris said, "Support his head." He gently put Josh into Ariel's arms, and Josh gave a whimper, but was quietly calmed, when Ariel and Kim sat down. They were ticking his belly and making baby voices.

"Don't wave or get to close into his face, he doesn't like that."

"Okay." Kim said looking at Josh.

"Hey man." Jesse said finally putting his hand out.

"Hey Jess!" Chris said taking it and giving him a very quick half hug. "How you been?"

"Well I was going to ask you that." Jesse said

"I am good, Wyatt watched Josh last night, and I got to sleep. Without my permission." He glared at Wyatt who was still standing by the door waiting for Ashley, he then heard a car pull up and Wyatt shot outside. "Well at least you got to sleep." Jesse said.
"I guess." Chris said sitting down on the couch. Jesse joined him, sitting next to him on the couch, and Kim was now holding Josh, holding him over her shoulder, patting him on the back. "Is it weird?" Kim asked, "being a father now?"

"Father," Ariel said, "I am sorry dude that just sounds weird, from you. No offense."

"None taken." Chris smiled, "No it's not weird, anymore. I was terrified the first day or two, but now I am getting use to the idea."

"Awe, Josh is so adorable, Can I have him?" Kim asked, joking.

"Sorry, that's my kid." Chris said.

"That's sweet." Jesse said, "Don't look at me Kim, not ready for a baby."

"Come on, I worked for this figure." She said, then as she was holding Josh, he passed some gas, and Chris laughed. "Whoa, what does this kid eat, Wheatgrass?"

"No." Chris said coming over and taking Josh up, "I'll change him."

"Oh can we watch!" Ariel and Kim almost said in unison.
"Yeah, come on." Chris said, "You coming too Jess?"
"To see a baby crap? Wouldn't miss it." He said getting up. Chris laughed and the four of them walked up to Josh' nursery and changed him. As the day went on, Chris introduced Josh to Ashley and she thought he was the cutest thing ever. They all had a very calm day, and had Chinese for lunch, Kim and Ariel fought over who got to feed Josh, so Chris told Jesse to do it, but in the end Chris did it. They watched a few movies, but they all ended up chatting and catching up. Chris told them about him dropping out of high school to take care of Josh full time. At about nine o'clock that night they all said their farewells and left, Ashley kissed Wyatt good bye which Wyatt said was her own little way. But the end of it all, Chris laid on the couch, with Josh laying on his stomach, and his tiny head resting on his chest.

Wyatt went into the kitchen and reheated some left over Chinese food. While Josh laid on Chris, he kissed his son on the head.

"Well kid, listen up." He said, "One day, its just going to be you and me. Let me tell you the situation about you're mom. Like said before she's a Phoenix and all that good stuff, but she's not going to be here with us. Her parents took her away, and she's going to Harvard in few months."

Wyatt walked over behind a wall, listening.

"She's going to major in Medicine you know that, going to help people make them all better; her parents have it all planned out for her. That's the problem my son, is that she's being forced one way that leads her away from you and me. I am sorry you won't grow up with out a mother, but you know what I am going to be here for you, everyday. I am going to be here for your first words, first steps, first day of school, first ride on your bicycle, you're first everything. And when it comes to dating, you should talk to your Uncle Wyatt about that, he taught me all I know."

Wyatt dropped his jaw at that, "Awe, thanks man." He whispered.

"Her parents were embarrassed to be honest." Chris said to his sleeping son laying on him, "She got pregnant at 17, and had you, but you know what I am not embarrassed to have you. You are like the best thing that I've ever had in my life, and you will always have a place to come home too. Unlike Bianca, she has Harvard, and that's it. Perhaps we'll see her one day, maybe not." Chris then felt sleep coming over him, he opened his eyes, "All we have to do now is sit back and enjoy the ride." He closed his eyes and feel asleep