Abandoned Baby
Chapter 140
The next morning Bless had just woken up when she didn't find Drew next to her and wondered where he had gotten too. Turning to the clock next to her bedside she had read it was about 9:15AM.
She brushed the back of her hair with her fingers while giving a small yawn. Getting out of bed, she smiled looking out the window seeing the sun was shining.
Walking out of the room in her pj's, she seen Drew had their daughter Catherine on his lap and it looked like they were animatedly talking to someone.
"Hey there you two. Who are you talking too?" Bless asked her daughter and the love of her life.
"Hi mommy. Dada and I talking to nana." Catherine smiled when she seen her mommy was up stretching her little arms to be held which Bless giggled too and kissed her daughter good morning as she sat by her fiance as he smiled at her.
"Hey mom." Bless greeted her future mother-in-law as Drew was talking to her as she made her presence made.
"Well good morning sunshine. You look beautiful this morning." Theresa smiled happy to see her future daughter-in-law.
"Awww Theresa. You're so sweet. Just woke up actually but I appreciate the compliment."
"Still you look beautiful my dear. No need to act so shy around your future mother-in-law." Theresa giggled sensing Bless' shyness but thought she looked cute otherwise.
"So hon, when are you and my beautiful daughter-in-law and grand children coming to visit?" Drew's mother asked her son.
"Baby, what do you say, maybe two or three months?" The Scot turned to his fiance.
"I'd say that's about right since we have another tour coming up I think in Glasgow last I remembered but I need to confirm it with Vince to find out but I will let you and pop pop know in advance." Bless said with a smile hoping that she, Drew, and the babies could come visit them.
"I'm glad to hear that dear. By the way Drew, I hope you're treating Bless and my grandbabies like gold."
"Yes mom. I sure am. Don't worry about a thing." Drew chuckled reassuring his mom that he had everything under control.
"Bless, if you have any problems at all dear, don't be hesitant to let me know." Theresa let her know if she needed someone to talk too if Bless had any problems.
"Don't worry mama I sure will let you know. By the way I hope Drew told you he's pushed up the wedding another month or two just until we get ourselves on the same page again."
"I'm glad to hear that darling. Maybe when you and Drew are ready to get married, we'll be on the first flight out to hear you two say your I do's at the alter."
"That would be great and maybe Lee and Noelle could come up too for our wedding once we get everything in place. We're gonna send our in the invitations in advance as well whoever is invited."
"I'm so happy to hear sweetheart. I just can't wait till you become my daughter-in-law soon."
As on cue, Bless heard Alex crying.
"Mama, I hope you don't mind but that's Alex. I'm gonna let Drew and Catherine keep talking to you while I'm on mommy duty."
"Lad, are you going to help your wife?" Theresa asked her son if he was going to help Bless with changing Alex.
"Yeah I will mom. I hope you don't mind that I sign off. Maybe we can talk later this evening if you will be on la'er."
"I will let you know hon. Just give me a call and we'll set up another chat when you're available. I don't want to keep you and Bless. I just wanted to call and check up on you and my grand babies."
"Will do mom. Gotta go. I love you."
"Love you too."
"Love you Catty. Be good for your mom and dad."
"I will Nana. I wuv yew. Mwah!" Catherine blew a kiss to Theresa as she giggled on the other end at how cute her future granddaughter was.
"Okay love. While I help mom with Alex, do you think you can sit out here and watch cartoons?"
"Otay daddy." She nodded as the little toddler made her way to the tv to see what cartoons were on that morning as she had cubby with her.
"Shhhh, it's okay buddy. Mama's here." Bless consoled her baby boy as she was changing his dirty diaper.
"Hey babe. Need some help with big Al?" Drew made his presence felt in the nursery to see Bless changing the baby.
"I don't mind babe." Bless smiled at her fiance glad he was able to help her.
"Cat is with Cubby in the livingroom watching tv just to let you know."
"Okay. At least I won't have to worry."
"So what did you and mom talk about?" Bless was intrigued to ask as she was wiping the small infant with some diaper wipes.
"You know the usual mother and son bonding stuff. It was nice talking to my parents for a while since it's a rarity I get to talk to her. She and dad miss you and the babies a lot." He mentioned as he was helping his fiance change Alex.
"I'm glad I get to talk to your mom. I miss her and your dad. They already treat me like family."
"You are family and so are the kids." Drew smiled sweetly at his future wife.
"Oh baby, it's okay. Mommy's almost done." Bless consoled Alex strapping on a new diaper on him and picking him up in her left arm to support him.
"Babe, here, give me the dirty diaper and I'll throw it away." Drew told her as Bless gave him the diaper to throw away as she went to feed the young one.
"Shhhh... It's okay baby, mommy's here." Bless consoled Alex in her arms rubbing his back gently.
She walked over to the rocking chair and began feeding the baby.
A few minutes later, The handsome Scot walked out to see his fiance with their son feeding him while she was being attentive to him.
"I know sweetie. It's okay." Bless spoke to Alex softly stroking his soft whisps of dark hair as he softly whimpered.
"Is Al okay?" Drew asked walking over to them kneeling next to his fiance.
"He's just a little cranky but he should be fine right baby?" Bless smiled down at their son and kissing his head.
"You're so good with him." Drew smiled at Bless as he took his Alex's hand and rubbed his tiny fingers with his hand.
"So you are you. I can tell how much you love him." Bless said in return to her future husband.
"I do. He's my little buddy." Drew spoke softly as he brushed their sons hair back and kissed his forehead before leaning up to kiss his future wife on the head.
Alex cooed softly as Bless was rocking him in her arms and patting his back to give him a good burp.
"Good boy honey." She smiled as she continued to pat Alex's back.
After Bless fed him, Drew got their son from her while she fixed her shirt and he laid the tiny infant back in her arms.
"He's smiling." She giggled showing Drew that their son was smiling softly up at her.
"Hey bud. Watcha smilin' about huh?" Drew talked to Alex as he saw the smile and couldn't help but give a small chuckle.
"He smiles just like you. Those little dimples are definitely yours babe." Bless noticed as she smiled down at their precious little angel.
"Yeah they are, aren't they." Drew smiled his dimpled smile which made Bless giggle sweetly.
"Hey, hey sweetie, you fallin' asleep on mama?" Bless looked down at the small infant in her arms while stroking his hair as Alex gave out a small yawn.
"You want me to put him to bed, he seems to be tuckered out."
"If you want too honey." She nodded passing Alex off to Drew carefully standing up before the Scot held his son in his arms.
They walked over to the crib as Bless stood behind Drew watching him put the little tyke down to bed.
"Pleasant dreams little man. Daddy loves you." Drew whispered to Alex as he covered the tiny infant with the baby blanket and turned on the little mobile on top of the crib.
"Good night sweetheart. Mommy loves you." Bless smiled as she walked over next to her fiance who wrapped his arms around her as they watched Alex sleep peacefully.
"He's so precious. Thank you for making me a mommy." Bless turned to her future husband and gave him a soft kiss.
"And thank you for making me a daddy. I love you darlin'." The Scot honestly told her how he felt.
"Come on, let's go check on our little princess." He took her hand to go check on Catherine as she nodded while grabbing the baby monitor just in case she heard Alex if and when he woke up again.
They walked out to the living room together to see Catherine curled up on the floor with Cubby in her arms as she was sucking on her binky and she was fast asleep as "Sesame Street" was playing on the tv.
"She's asleep." Drew noticed turning to Bless with a smile as he kneeled in front of Catherine who was peaceful as an angel.
"Do you want to put her on the couch that way she's more comfy?"
"I don't want to wake her if she wakes up."
"I don't think Catty would mind plus I think she's pretty much a sound sleeper."
The Scot carefully picked up the small toddler wrapping his arms underneath her legs and neck to support her as he watched her curl close to his chest. Her breathing was soft against him knowing she was in a deep state of sleep.
He carefully placed Catherine on the pillow letting her rest on it as Bless grabbed the baby blanket and covered her daughter with it and put Cubby next to her curling it in her arms.
"She's so peaceful when she's sleeping." Bless sighed softly with a smile as she stroked her daughter's hair back.
"She is. She's like a little cherub." Drew had to agree at how cute Cat was in her sleep. She looked like a little angel with a halo on her head.
"Mommy..."The baby softly whimpered in her sleep slowly opening her eyes looking for her mom.
"Shhhh...go back to sleep baby. Mommy's here." Bless heard Catherine whimper in her sleep as she softly rubbed her arm to reassure her she was right there with her.
The fact Catherine's soft breathing was heard, she was peacefully back asleep.
While the kids were asleep, Drew ended up going downstairs to work out while Bless started cleaning the house and to see if she could see if anything else needed organizing including in her and Drew's office/study area.
A few minutes later Bless' cellphone rang so she stopped whatever she was doing to look down at the ID on her phone to see it was Carla.
Bless: Hello
MissCarlaG: Hey Bless. Just called up to check up on you, Drew,and the babies. Miss na miss kita. (I miss you)
Bless: Hey Carla. We're doing good. Yung bata, tulog sila ngayon so linis ako dito sa bahay. Si Drew sa baba mag workout. (The kids are now asleep so I'm cleaning here in the house. Drew is downstairs working out.)
MissCarlaG: Ah okay. So anything new in the wedding department?
Bless: Well gusto namin mag postpone (We want to postpone) maybe for another month or two just two make sure everything is okay between the two of us.
MissCarlaG: No problem in that. I think at least you two are getting along quite well which is a start.
Bless: Agreed. So far so good. Kumusta ang mommy at daddy mo?" (How are your mom and dad?)
MissCarlaG: Mabuti naman sila. (They're both good). They're both downstairs while nandito ako sa kwarto mag study (I'm here in my room studying). Kung hindi ka busy sa weekend, gusto mag malling tayo. Kailangan ako ang break before yung exam ko in two weeks." (If you're not busy this weekend, do you want to go to the mall, I need a break before my exam in two weeks.)
Bless: Sure. I would love too. Gives us more time to see each other plus I'm sure the kids miss you too.
MissCarlaG: Okay. I'll pick you up in the house Saturday afternoon around 3PM.
Bless: Sounds good. We could talk more wedding plans while we shop.
MissCarlaG: Great idea Bless. Any way I need to go, mama is calling me.
Bless: Okay, talk to you soon Carla.
After the girls talked for a good while, Bless looked through some boxes and put some pictures she had put in some boxes of her and Drew and started placing some of them on the desk or the walls. They just looked so happy together.
She smiled at a particular picture she was holding. She was facing Drew as she sat on his lap as he was pulling her into a sweet kiss.
She brushed her thumb against Drew's sweet face on the picture as they were taking a pic at sunset and it was the perfect moment.
After looking at it for a few minutes, she put it on her desk and grabbed another photo from the box and smiled at another favorite pic of her and Drew together with Catherine in the middle of them as they were all smiling and Bless had her hand on her belly when she was 2 months pregnant with Alex. They looked like such a big happy family.
Bless even had a few certificates that she put on the walls just to make the study look more decorative and make the room feel like home again.
After Drew had gotten his work out and took his shower, he decided to go find his fiance wondering where she was and what she was up too.
"Bless, where are ya?" Drew called out to her wherever she was.
"In here hon." The young bride to be called out to her future husband when she heard his voice ring out from the outside hallway while she continued to look through some stuff in the box.
The Scot walked in the study/office area to see Bless look over some stuff in the box and he smiled to himself. The room felt like home to her again after she decided to unpack some stuff to put back on the walls and on the desk. He spotted her putting little nick knacks on the desk such as pictures of them and the children.
"Hey babe. Watcha doin'?" Her fiance wondered as he saw her look through some stuff in the opened box in front of her.
"Just fixing up the room and forgot I still had to unpack some stuff and thought of making it like home again." She looked up at him as she stopped what she was doing.
"You did a great job baby." Drew complimented on how clean and organized the room looked, It looked very spacious the way it looked with their pictures framed up on the walls and on the mantle.
"I decided to clean up some while you were downstairs. I don't just want to sit around too much plus with the kids napping it gave me something to do."
Drew smiled when he saw his and Bless' favorite picture on the mantle with him pulling her on his lap as she was facing him as he placed a sweet kiss on her lips.
"I remember this as if it were yesterday." He smiled walking over to the mantle picking up the pic in the middle and reminisced they were so happy and care free.
"I do too. That's my favorite picture as well." She agreed with him as she caught him staring at the picture.
"I never stopped loving you Bless, I mean that baby." Drew put the picture back on the mantle and walked over to her and kissed her forehead.
"I never stopped loving you too. Just promise to never hurt me again." Bless told Drew looking up into his soft blue eyes.
"I promise you that baby. You're stuck with me forever." He chuckled softly as he looked down at her with a smile.
"I hope so." She agreed snuggling into his warm embrace.
"Mommy...Mommy..." Catherine called out looking for her as she dragged her baby blanket along with her and Cubby in her left arm.
"Mama!" Catherine cried out to Bless.
"I think Catty is up." Bless heard the voice of their little girl squeak out as she broke out of Drew's embrace.
"Mommy..."The little toddler cried looking for Bless.
"We're here baby." Bless called out too her baby daughter from the study.
The little toddler heard her mommy's voice as she made her way to the study area where her mommy was.
The pitter patter of footsteps walked in the room as the little angel was wiping her sleepy eyes as she had her baby blanket in one hand and Cubby in the other.
"Hey sweetie. You sleep good?" Bless smiled as she saw the still groggy little girl.
"Uh huh...I look for yew mama." The little girl mumbled still tired as she walked into her mother's arms for Bless to pick her up and give her a kiss on the head.
"Are you hungry sweetpea?" Bless asked her daughter as Catherine had her head on her mommy's shoulder.
"Nu uh." Catherine mumbled softly against her pacifier.
"You still sleepy love?" Drew asked Catherine seeing her rest her head on Bless' shoulder and stroked some of her hair that fell.
"Sweepy." The little girl answered him.
"Do you want me to carry you back to your room?"
Catherine sucked on her binky and shook her head against Bless.
"Do you want me to carry you till you fall back asleep baby?" Bless asked Catherine who was cradled in her arms.
Catherine nodded tiredly against her mom's shoulder as she sucked her pacifier as she opened and closed her eyes.
"It's okay sweetie. Mommy's got you." Bless patted the toddler's back.
As soon as Catherine was back down for the count, Bless carefully passed off the baby to Drew to carry her as they walked off to her room to tuck her in.
"Good night sweet baby. Mommy loves you." Bless whispered to Catherine while stroking her hair and giving her head a soft kiss.
"Good night lil' lass. Sweet dreams. I love you munchkin." Drew smiled at the little girl and kissed her forehead.
Drew stood up afterward to turn on the little night light next to the bed.
The young parents left the room once the little one was asleep and spent some quiet time together.