Ch. 5 A Look at the McHugh's
Daley woke up the morning after Taylor and Eric wedding, and yawned. Eric and Taylor, in a fake-honeymoon sort of deal, asked to be left alone for two weeks. So had Nathan and Daley as well as Melissa and Jackson, but it meant more work for everyone else. Nathan groaned and wrapped his arm around Daley as she got up.
"Don't leave," he yawned, and pulled Daley closer to him.
"Nathan!" Daley laughed, "I have to go work!"
"I don't want you to," he yawned, and his grip on Daley was unbreakable.
"But Nathan," Daley laughed, "I really need to help…"
"Stay with me," Nathan yawned, "we can have a family day."
"I'll have to ask Jackson…" Daley began.
"Don't leave yet. Wait till I'm awake," Nathan yawned. Daley laughed.
"Oh Nathan," she rolled her eyes, "come on. Can I just go talk to Jackson…?"
"No!" Nathan was secretly grinning, "You may not."
"Ha ha. You're very funny," Daley rolled her eyes.
"It's true," Nathan yawned, "most people think I'm hilarious."
"I don't right now, Nathan! Come on," Daley sighed. Lexie, in the crib nearby, let out a cry.
"Can I go get Lexie?" she murmured exhaustedly.
"Yes. But come right back, or else I'll go running after you," Nathan laughed.
"Fine," Daley snuck over to Lexie, picked her up, and went to the door.
"Ha, Ha!" she laughed, and ran out the door. Nathan got up immediately and ran after her.
"Oh no you don't!" Nathan ran after her groggily, still in his pajamas. Daley was as well, and she clutched Lexie as she ran through the campsite. Melissa held out her arms instinctively, and Daley placed Lexie in them and ran faster down the beach.
Nathan chased after her, both were laughing. Finally, Daley tripped over a rock and fell to the sand, and Nathan fell with her.
"Ha. I win today," Nathan laughed.
"Just because I tripped doesn't mean you win!" Daley laughed and took off again.
"Arg!" Nathan laughed and chased after her again. They continued running until they reached the cliff, and Daley stopped.
"Ha. I win again!" she shot her hand in the air triumphantly.
"You won yesterday though!" Nathan whined, but laughed.
"Yes, but you won the day before that. So there," Daley shrugged and laughed.
"So there? I don't think the phrase 'so there' finishes an argument, Daley," Nathan approached her with a smirk on his face.
"Yes, but this might," Daley smiled and kissed him. Nathan wrapped his arms around Daley's waist and pulled her closer to him.
"When did we start this?" Daley laughed a little.
"Us? When that storm blew the camp, Daley. I'm surprised at your idiocy," Nathan laughed.
"No, no," Daley laughed, "you stopping me from leaving, and then us sprinting up here."
"When we got married," Nathan laughed, "but the excuse to leave used to be 'can I just go get my sweatshirt?' but now it's Lexie. You are evil, you know, using our little girl as a scapegoat."
"She likes it. She giggles the entire time I'm running, Nathan," Daley rolled her eyes.
"Just like you giggle when I do this?" Nathan laughed, tickling her.
"Nathan!" Daley laughed, "Nathan, stop!" she was loosing her breath.
"Fine," Nathan wrapped his arms around her again, and kissed her. The continued kissing until Daley whispered, "we should go…" Nathan shrugged and grabbed her hand, lacing her fingers with his.
They walked back to camp, laughing and saw Jackson, Melissa, Abby, and Lex laughing and rolling their eyes.
"Well how else are we to do our daily sprinting?" Daley giggled, talking Lexie from Melissa.
"You could do it in a less dramatic fashion," Jackson laughed.
"But it's less fun that way!" Nathan chuckled.
Daley nodded to show it was true, and everyone around the circle shrugged.
"Hey Jackson?" Daley asked as she bit into a piece of fruit.
"Yeah?" Jackson looked up from his book.
"Could Nathan, Lexie and I have a day to ourselves? We'll still help and stuff, but you know what I mean…" Daley murmured, "We've done it before…"
"Oh sure!" Jackson nodded, "Enjoy it, Melissa and I call tomorrow. We have to think of baby names."
"Ok," Daley nodded. Soon she, Nathan, and Lexie left and went into their hut.
"Okay Lexie, time to have a diaper change!" Nathan smiled and laid Lexie down in on the diaper table. Daley watched while holding back a laugh as Nathan attempted to change her diaper.
"Here let me," Daley rolled her eyes and walked up to help Nathan. When they finished, Nathan turned to Daley.
"Thanks," he whispered in a low voice.
"Anytime," Daley smiled and Nathan kissed her. They continued kissing, the kisses growing faster and more passionate by the millisecond until Lexie let out a cry.
Daley broke away reluctantly and walked over to Lexie.
"Hey baby, what's wrong?" Daley sighed.
"Ma! No!" she frowned.
"What did you say?" Daley stared.
"No! No! Me sle! Yes sle!" Lexie laughed.
"Nathan," Daley gasped, "She said her first full words! Yes and No!" Daley was crying.
Nathan walked over and wrapped his arms around both.
"Good job Lexie," Nathan smiled.
"Da! Me sle!" Lexie giggled.
"Yes, it's time for your nap," Nathan smiled and took Lexie from Daley, and laid her down in her crib.
"Me… sle… me sleep," Lexie yawned and fell asleep.
"She said her first full words!" Daley was crying as she hugged Nathan.
They both laughed and hugged each other happily.
"I love you Daley," Nathan whispered in her ear.
"I love you too, Nathan," Daley smiled and kissed him. They kissed until they had to leave to do their chores, but Daley left the door open as always in case Lexie cried.
"Nathan…" Daley murmured as they went out to get firewood.
"Yes Day?" he asked.
"Have you thought about… another… baby?" Daley murmured quietly.
Nathan was silent for a moment before he murmured, "yes. I often have."
"Do you… want one?"
"More than anything," Nathan whispered. Daley smiled and murmured, "me too," and they laced fingers the rest of the way.
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