I don't own any of the characters.
Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate. I have been busy preparing for this as well as our annual Super Bowl Party. Go whatever team you are rooting for! I actually don't care. I just like watching the commercials and eating the food.
So this is the best I can come up for Caesar/Beverly and baby right now. Hope you like it. Since Dimmension Traveler was the only one who suggested a name the baby is now Angel.
I'm actually surprised that so many people like and are following this. Thank you all. I hope I don't disappoint.
Rex formed his BFS and slashed at the giant pink panda. It didn't seem to have any impact. It kept coming closer and closer until it was looming over him. Rex looked up in a panic. The panda opened its mouth and the sound of buzzing came out.
Rex startled awake. He looked around in the dark. As his eyes adjusted to his surroundings, he realized he was in his bedroom.
Circe mumbled, "Phone."
Oh yeah, the buzzing noise was his cell phone.
He picked it up. "Hello." He croaked.
"Rex, the baby won't stop crying." Caesar sounded desperate.
"Uh-huh." Rex said not really processing.
"What should I do?" Caesar asked.
"Uh-huh." Rex said again.
"Rex!" Caesar yelled.
"Huh? What?" Rex asked waking up.
"Baby, crying, what should I do?" Caesar snapped.
"I don't know. What have you done so far?" Rex groaned.
"I fed him, burped him, changed him, and walked him." Caesar listed.
"Did you try swaddling him?" Rex yawned.
"Swaddling?" Caesar sounded puzzled.
"Yeah, you know swaddle. Wrap him up tightly." Rex said.
"Hang on." Rex could hear the wailing of the child in the background.
"Okay, it's wrapped up tight but he's still crying." Caesar said.
"I don't know, bro. Babies cry. Maybe yours is a cryer." Rex shrugged even though Caesar couldn't see him.
"But I've got to get some sleep." Caesar groaned.
"Nope there's no sleep until they go off to college." Rex joked.
"That's not funny." Caesar grumbled.
"Where's Beverly?" Rex asked.
"It's my turn tonight." Caesar moaned.
"I see. Well, you know when Rafael wouldn't sleep, I drove him on my rex ride until he fell asleep. Some kids love movement." Rex said remembering.
"You drove a baby on your bike." Caesar sounded shocked.
"Hey, he had a helmet on. Don't judge me." Rex retorted.
"Okay, I'll try anything." Caesar hung up.
Rex laid back down on his bed.
"You took Rafael on your rex ride?" Circe asked sharply.
Rex groaned.
0o0
Caesar put his car keys in his bathrobe pocket. He was still in his pajamas but he didn't care. He strapped Angel into his car seat carrier and brought him out to the car. Angel had noticed that something was different so he stopped crying and was just whimpering now. Caesar walked out of the house lugging the baby car seat by its handle. He put the carrier down so he could pull out his keys from his pocket.
Then he got into the car and started it. He drove around the block and to his surprise and relief he didn't hear any more crying. He looked into the rearview mirror and realized that the baby wasn't in the back!
Now fully awake and in a panic, Caesar drove back home. As he approached his driveway he saw the carrier on the floor where he had left it. He pulled his car to a stop and jumped out. He ran over to check. To his surprise that baby was sound asleep.
Caesar gently carried the car seat back into the house. He carefully put it down in the living room next to the couch. He laid his weary body down on the couch and immediately fell asleep.
0o0
The next morning Caesar woke up. He groaned and stretched his aching body. He glanced over to where he left his son. The carrier wasn't there! He jumped off the couch in a panic. Did he leave him outside?
He ran to the front door and flung it open. He scanned the front yard. The baby carrier was sitting outside next to the car. He ran outside and grabbed it. He could have sworn he brought it in last night.
"Where are you going?" He spun around to see his very confused wife.
"I… uhh… it's too cold for him to be out here?" He tried to cover himself.
"I'm taking him for his doctor's appointment this morning. I put him down for a minute so I can load his diaper bag." She said walking towards him and taking the car seat from his hand.
"Oh thank God it wasn't me." He hadn't meant to say it out loud.
"What?" Beverly asked startled by his strange outburst.
"Uhh… well, thank God it won't be me taking him to the doctor's because you are so much better at it." Caesar said thinking fast or at least as fast as his sleep addled brain can come up with.
Beverly eyed him suspiciously. He shifted his feet uncomfortably. Beverly thought about it. Did she really want to know? Probably not. She walked over and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"I'll be back by the afternoon. If you can get the day off you should. You seem a little… out of it." She looked at him before going back to the car.
He gave a little wave as he watched her drive off. Well, what she doesn't know won't hurt her and lord knows this is one of many things he'll probably never tell her.