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Chapter 5- Baby Class 101

Mia was waiting for the boys with the kids by Jason's truck with Alanna in her carrier sitting on the tail end of the truck.

It wasn't long before they saw the plane start circling the area and landing. The families all stood up a little taller as the boys started walking off the plane, Cerberus running over to Mia and the kids.

Emma and Mikey leant over and ran their hands through his fur, "welcome back buddy" Mikey said.

Clay walked right over and dropped his bags by his feet, walking over to Mia. She stood there with Ally in her arms.

He kissed her forehead, "welcome home" she greeted with a smile.

"Thank you" he said before looking down at his baby girl.

Mia smiled and transferred the baby into his arms, "Ally, I would like you to meet your daddy. Clay, this is Ally" she introduced.

Clay smiled at her as he nuzzled the baby in his arms. Tracing over her face, running his fingers down her nose, her fingers, her hair, everything. He was just amazed.

Jason walked over and wrapped his arms around his sister's waist. "She's beautiful Mia" he said kissing the top of her head.

She smiled up at her big brother, "thanks Jase, welcome home" she greeted.

Clay staid with Mia since her house was bigger than the apartment and he wanted to help her with the baby.

He couldn't let her go. The whole way home, he sat next to the carrier in the backseat just staring at her. "She is so beautiful and petite" he commented as Mia drove them home.

She scoffed, "didn't feel petite coming out that's for sure" she replied.

He smiled with a laugh, "yeah, I bet, you did great Mia. I am sorry that I wasn't here for her or for you" he looked up to in the rearview mirror.

"It's okay Clay. You are a SEAL, it's who you are, and I would never change that. You forget I was raised in this life. I know there are things you are going to miss, that doesn't mean I regret that beautiful little girl we made" she stated.

He nodded in understanding. Her little fist wrapped around his finger.

Grace was waiting for her at home when they arrived. Emma and Mikey had gone with Jason, so Grace was the only one to meet them outside when they arrived and pulled into the driveway.

She greeted Clay with a hug, "Welcome Home!" she squealed.

He laughed and returned the hug, "thanks Gracie, and thanks for taking care of my girls while I was gone" he replied.

She nodded and padded his back. "It was my pleasure" she said to him before turning to her best friend, "I cleaned up and made a couple dinners for you guys, they are in the freezer. I'll get out of your hair" she said giving Mia hug.

"Thanks Gracie, I appreciate all your help" she replied.

"Don't mention it. You call me if you need anything okay" she said before leaving.

She wanted to give them time to be a family together.

After Grace left, Mia showed Clay how to unbuckle the carrier so he could carry it into the house. He walked in and dropped his bags at the door, taking off his boots so he could walk in.

He put the carrier on the Island in the kitchen and took his daughter out so he could cuddle her to his chest.

"Tessa is going to come by and teach me the tricks but so far, she has been a pretty chill baby" she stated putting her stuff down, watching as he sat on the couch with her in his arms.

He nodded, "sounds good" he completely ignored her and just stared at his daughter.

He laid back on the couch and put his feet up on the coffee table, so she could rest on his knees.

Mia just laughed as she made them some dinner. She took out the chicken that Grace had in the freezer and put it to defrost while she got started on the vegetables and some salad for them.

She figured her brother, and the kids would make their way to the house for dinner.

Clay laid Ally on his bent knees and just watched her. She had cute little pink mittens on her hands so she couldn't scratch herself, flailing her arms and kicking her legs as she looked up at her dad.

"Hi Monkey, I am your dad. I know I look a little crazy right now, but I just got back from a three-month deployment. I am a little ragged and rundown. While I was gone though, you and your mom kept me going. Thinking of you waiting for me kept pushing me to come home. I love you with everything I am, and I promise that I will always be there for you, no matter what" he promised her, leaning forward to kiss the top of her forehead.

Mia watched from the kitchen with tears in her eyes, the droplets streaming down her face. She smiled and wiped her tears before going to continue making dinner.

Clay just sat there staring at his sleeping daughter for the whole three hours it took for Mia to make dinner and the Hayes to make their way over.

Jason stood next to his sister in the kitchen at the island watching his younger team member. "He, okay?" he asked his sister.

She smiled and nodded, "yeah, I think he is in shock" she whispered.

Jason nodded in understanding and went over to sit next to his team brother.

He patted Clay on the shoulder, "she is beautiful Clay" he said looking down at his niece.

Clay smiled as he glanced at him before turning back to Ally. "Yeah, she really is. Thank God she looks like Mia" he teased.

"You been sitting there since we got back?" Jason asked.

Clay nodded as he watched his daughter, smiling as she slept peacefully in his arms.

"Clay, you need to get a shower and clean up. Don't scare this little angel with that rugged face" he teased the younger Bravo member.

He laughed as he passed Ally over to her uncle. He nodded and got up to grab his bag. "I'll be in the shower" he said.

"Dinner should be done by the time you finish" Mia called after him as he went up the stairs.

He dropped the bag in the master and dropped his clothes in the hamper before stripping his clothes and walking into the bathroom.

Downstairs, Jason relaxed back on the couch with his niece and turned-on ESPN. He turned Ally so she was resting against his chest, directed towards the TV.

"This is important Gumdrop, you should be prepared to watch this channel a lot because when you get older, I am going to teach you hockey so you can play with your cousin Mikey. I am sure Emma is going to teach you artsy things, but don't worry, we'll get you well rounded. As long as you don't take anything from your dad because he is a goof" he informed her like she really understood what he was saying.

"I am going to teach you all about boys too" Emma added.

"The hell you are" he said to his daughter before turning to Ally, "if you bring a boy home before you are fifty, I am going to blow a hole in him" he threatened.

Emma groaned as she looked up at her dad. "Dad, you can't say that. You said that to me, and you let me go out with Cole" she argued.

"That's because you blindsided me and I had no choice" he argued before looking at Ally, "you wouldn't do that to me would you? No, you are not that mean like your cousin Emma" he cooed at the baby.

Emma just laughed at her dad before getting up to help her Aunt Mia, "you are ridiculous dad" she said before going to the kitchen.

Mia just laughed, "just ignore your dad Emma, he is a doofus" she stated with a straight face, causing her niece to burst out laughing.

"That's why you're my favorite Aunt Mia" she said wrapping her in a hug.

Mia laughed and squeezed her from the side, "I am your only Aunt goofball" she teased.

Clay stood at the edge of the stairs in sweats and a t-shirt just smiling at the scene before him. Mikey was sitting on the floor with a laptop in his lap, Jason sitting on the couch with Ally, Emma and Mia in the kitchen laughing.

Just watching all of them, he hit him that he really did have a family. They were crazy and chaotic, but they were his family, and he wouldn't change it for anything.

After dinner, the kids left with Jason, each hugging Mia and Clay before saying goodbye to their cousin.

"I'll be by tomorrow for the baby lesson Aunt Mia, just in case you need me to babysit" Emma said.

Mia smiled at her excitedness, "okay honey, we'll see you there" she replied.

Once they were gone, Mia went to the nursery so she could nurse her daughter. She unsnapped her shirt and pulled away the cup of her bra before helping Ally latch on.

It didn't take her long to start eating. Mia smiled as she caressed the back of her finger over Ally's cheek as she ate.

Clay locked up the house, turned off the lights, and made his way upstairs. He heard Mia talking to Ally from the nursery and made his way down the hall.

He stood in the doorway watching Mother and Daughter interact. "You had a busy day today huh? I bet you are excited to have your dad home and hang out with everyone. In no time, you are going to be a Bravo Baby" she teased, tracing her face with the tip of her finger.

Clay smiled and let out a little laugh, causing Mia to look up and smile. "Hey, you okay?" she asked, trying to decipher the look on his face.

He nodded, "yeah, I am just admiring the view" he said before walking in and smiling at his daughter.

"Does it hurt?" he asked referring to her feeding her daughter.

She blushed bright red and shook her head, "no, it actually hurts if they get too full and I don't express the milk" she explained.

He nodded in understanding; grateful she didn't take offense to his stupid question.

Looking down she saw that Ally had fallen asleep, so she pulled her away from her breast and wiped her mouth a little before handing the rag to Clay.

"You want to burp her?" she asked.

He nodded, picking Ally up and putting her on the shoulder wrapped in a spit rag. He patted her back softly as he paced the nursery while Mia fixed her bra and shirt.

Once she burped, he laid her on the changing table and changed her diaper before laying her in the crib.

Mia came up to him as he stood over the crib just watching her. She wrapped an arm around his waist and rested her shoulder against his arm.

"You did good Mia" he said.

She shook her head, "no, we did good" she corrected him.

He smiled at her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, kissing her temple as she rested against him.

Mia picked up the baby monitor and walked with him to the master bedroom. It was nice for Mia to fall asleep in Clay's arms. It made her feel safe.

Clay shifted their position, so he was curled around her. He nuzzled his nose in her hair and inhaled. He smiled at the scent of warm sugar vanilla.

Like clockwork, Ally woke up her parents with cries at four in the morning. Mia woke up and stared at the ceiling before looking over at Clay who was sleeping peacefully beside her.

She felt him get up a couple of times throughout the night, which she was grateful for, but her boobs were starting to hurt, so she needed to get up this time.

Silently getting out of bed and making her way down the hall into the nursery. "Shsh, mommy's coming princess" she whispered as she picked her up out of the crib and carried her over to the rocking chair.

She grabbed the boppy pillow and got herself situated before placing Ally on the pillow on her lap, rocking the chair to keep her content.

She pulled down the flap to her nightgown and situated Ally so she could latch on. Thankfully, she latched on immediately.

Mia looked down at her daughter smiling when she saw her falling asleep after eating from the right side. She propped her up to burp her before switching to the left breast.

Mia couldn't help but smile at her daughter, tracing her cheeks as she suckled against her mom's chest.

Once she was done eating, Mia burped her one more time before putting her back in the crib. She closed her nightgown and made her way back to the Master.

As she crawled back into bed, Clay started to wake up. He rolled to his back, rubbing a hand over his face, "what time is it?" he asked.

Mia looked up at the clock and nodded, "a little past four thirty" she replied as she got back in bed, curling into his chest, resting her head against his chest.

"Fucking hell" he groaned, "dammit, I'm sorry Mia, I was supposed to get up with her tonight and let you rest" he said moving to sit up and move her out of the way.

"Clay, you just got home. It's fine. I felt you get up earlier with her, but I had to get up this time. My boobs were starting to get sore from being too full" she explained.

He nodded in understanding. "Are you able to get it all out? I mean…does it still hurt?" he asked turning bright red.

She smiled in embarrassment and shook her head, "no, when she finishes eating, I feel better or if they are still swollen, then I just pump it into bottles" she replied.

She settled back against him. "Can you do all that with work and everything?" he asked.

Mia nodded as she made herself comfortable. "Yeah, I have a schedule down, don't worry. Besides, the kids were helping me" she replied.

He smiled and wrapped an arm tighter around her, trailing his hand up and down her back.

After a few minutes of silence, Mia was getting close to falling back asleep when she could feel Clay groan.

She looked up at him from her spot on his chest, "what's wrong?" she asked, "did you get hurt on deployment?" she moved to get up and off of him when he pulled her back down.

"No, babe, it's fine. Nothing happened. I just can't fall back asleep" he stated.

Mia nodded against him and closed her eyes, wrapping her arm around his waist, tracing his abdominal muscles with her fingers.

"Just try and relax" she said.

Taking a deep breath, Clay closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to relax. The problem was, the more he relaxed under her touch, the more another part of him was not relaxing at all.

It has been months, even before he left that they had been intimate. He used her pictures whenever he needed a release when he was down range.

He grabbed her wrist, "stop" he hissed.

Mia giggled when she realized the strain in his voice. She heard that voice before, when she was pleasuring herself with BOB.

She slid her hand down his chest to his boxers, right over his erection, pressing her hand against him.

His hips arching, his hands clenching the sheets beside him. "Mia, I thought we couldn't?" he asked.

She shook her head, pressing kisses, nips, and trailed her tongue along his happy trail.

"We can't, well, I can't but that doesn't mean I can't welcome you home and help you relax" she teased.

He shook his head, "no…I don't…I can…wait" he arched his hips, trying to get his erection closer to her mouth.

She laughed as she got up and pulled down the blanket before reaching to pull his boxers down. "Trust me, when I say that I feel completely gross right now. Let me at least help you so we can get back to sleep" she said, nipping at his ear before trailing kisses down his body.

He reached for her pillow and put it over his face to muffle his moans so that he wouldn't wake Ally.

The heat of her mouth and the feel of her tongue as she sucked was a feeling he used to think about while thrusting in his hand while he was deployed. He didn't know how many times he pleasured himself to that thought.

Mis sucked him harder and quickened her pace, Clay threading his hands through her hair as he controlled his breathing.

What she couldn't take in her mouth, she made up for with her hand, moving in sync as she could feel Clay reaching his edge.

She smiled around him as she scraped her teeth against his erection and felt him shudder a bit, sucking harder as she increased her speed.

"Mia" she heard him pant, "Mia…dammit Mia, I am going to cum" he arched his hips as she felt him cum down her throat, muffling his moans in the pillow.

She left him to come down from his high, so she could wash out her mouth and clean up a little before returning to bed.

She saw his boxers pulled up, the pillow still over his face. Removing the pillow, she rolled her eyes with a smirk as she laid down next to him. "That good eh?" she teased.

He let out a huff, "you have no idea how many times I thought about that while I was gone" he replied, slightly panting.

She nodded as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pressing her tighter against him. "But I feel selfish, do you want me to repay the favor?" he asked leaning forward to kiss the spot under her ear.

She sighed and shook her head, "No, thank you but no. I feel gross and am sore in places I should not be sore, but I promise, you can make it up to me by waking up with Ally the next time she wakes up" she replied, kissing his cheek.

He chuckled and nodded. They snuggled into each other and fell asleep instantly. They had a big day ahead of them.

The next day, Tessa came over early to help them with the baby and teach them some tricks. Mia knew a little more than Clay, but she wanted Clay to be there for the tips.

"Okay guys, you ready for class Baby 101?" Tess teased.

Mia shook her head as Clay smirked, "you are such a goof" she replied.

Tessa smiled at them, "okay so first, let's help wash up the baby" she stated as Mia pulled the baby bath up from the floor.

Tessa set it up on the sink and put some Johnson & Johnson baby bath in to mix with the water, "so put some lukewarm water. Not to hot and not too cold" she instructed.

"Clay, you de-clothe the baby" she stated as she was getting the bath together.

Clay smiled as he put Ally on the towel, he had laid on the counter, smiling down at his daughter as he took off her clothes.

"Okay, put her in the bath, holding her head up" she instructed, watching him as he laid her in the water at the bottom of the tub.

Ally smiled and started kicking and flailing as she was dipped in the water. Clay smiled and started laughing at her.

"She loves the water" he said to them before grabbing the washcloth and started wiping her up, "don't you my little fish" he teased Ally.

She was completely oblivious. To what was going on around her, just enjoying being in the water.

Clay washed her up a little more before he put a towel over his shoulder and carried his daughter out of the bath before wrapping her up.

Once she was wrapped in the towel, he dried her and put her into a cute onesie saying "Lock up your boys, my Dad owns a gun" that Mia bought when she found out that she was having a girl.

After she was dressed, Tessa showed him how to swaddle the baby so she wouldn't hurt herself by scratching herself when she flailed her arms.

He watched Tessa swaddle his daughter and kept glancing at Mia in concern, who was watching him with amusement in her eyes.

"Are you sure that's not too tight" he asked Tessa.

"Are you a staff physician in neonatal and pediatric surgery Petty Officer Spencer?" she retorted, causing Mia to scoff a laugh.

He laughed as he shook his head, putting his hands up in surrender. "I am just saying" he replied.

He enjoyed watching Tessa give him more tips and tricks on what to do with the baby while she was still so little.

He wasn't going to lie; he was scared at first when he got home because he had no idea what to do with the baby. He was forever grateful for Mia because she knew what she was doing, he just watched her and tried to copy her.

Mia took Ally and put her in the swing in the living room while she and Clay rested on the couch. Mia went over some charts that Grace brought home for her to review and get her opinion on.

Clay smiled as his daughter started falling asleep in the swing. She was sucking her pacifier while watching the little mobile of stars and moons as her eyes started drifting shut.

Clay reached into his pocket and pulled out a jewelry box. Davis told him about a push present and what that meant.

He stopped at the jewelry store while he was deployed and picked something up for her. He was actually surprised he was able to find something of substance there.

"Mia, I have something for you" he said handing her the jewelry box.

Mia took the box and looked at him surprised. "What's this?" she asked.

"Davis told me that you deserved a push present, so this is part that. The other part is this is my thank you for holding down the fort while I was gone. No one deserves to go through birth alone and I made you do that, so this is my thank you" he rambled.

She smiled and leaned over to hug him, kissing his cheek as she pulled away to open her gift. "Thank you, you didn't have to get me anything" she replied.

He just shrugged embarrassed.

She opened the box and found a necklace with a heart embedded with light pink diamonds. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"It is for Ally" he informed her.

She put the necklace on and just looked down, admiring her new jewelry. "It's beautiful Clay, you were really so thoughtful. I appreciate this so much" she said giving him another hug before she rested against his chest.

"Just like her mom" he teased wrapping his arm around her shoulders, squeezing her into his chest.

"You say that now" she teased.