Chapter 65

Once Phoebe was home from the hospital, her parents didn't leave her alone for long periods of time. Like other times, when Alex would be busy in the kitchen and she'd be on her play mat of Ryan would be sorting through heaps of paperwork at the dining room table and she's in the nursery. But not today, they made turns looking at her. Even while she was sleeping the stared at her even breathing.

Alex set an alarm on her phone to make sure she remembered the time she was supposed to get her medicine. It was quite a battle since she kept turning her head away not to have to drink the bitter tasting medication but the eventually managed to get to take it. Unlike yesterday, today she looked and acted like someone who wasn't sick the previous day, but even being a happy well behaved baby like always didn't satisfy her parents, they were still watching their curly haired, blue eyed girl like a hawk.

Around lunch time a steady stream of visitors popped into their house to see how the little girl was doing, keeping all three of them occupied. They were grateful for their friends who cared as much as theirs do. After they thought most of the visitors are back at home they went upstairs to take a nap. Alex's phone rang and it was Phoebe's caregiver asking how she's doing. If Alex still wondered about whether her child was in the right day care she had her answer now that she wouldn't have her at any other one. She thanked Marci for the called and for caring, and informed her that she is doing much better. And also that she won't be coming to day care tomorrow but will be back the day after.

After a quick dinner Ryan bathed her and gave her back to Alex so she can feed her. Her eyes fluttered closed and her mother laid her down in her crib. Looking forward to a night of sleep since neither of them had a good night's sleep on the couch in the hospital. Phoebe still had a little cough and wriggled a bit in the night but other than that they were all sleeping soundly.

The next morning Alex called Maranda telling her she's not coming into the office today and Maranda said it's fine. She heard the shower running and saw Ryan was missing in bed, so she got Phoebe and laid her down in the bed next to her. "Morning." He smiled when he got out and saw the two of them in bed Phoebe looking up at her father. "Good morning." Alex greeted. "How many off days do I get for family responsibility?" She questioned looking up at her husband. "Seven, I think. I'm not sure it'll reflect on your computer if you look at your profile." He answered looking at her. "Why you asking? Because you're staying at home today and you're not sure if you have any left?" Ryan smiled knowing that was what went through her head. She didn't answer but nodded her head.

"I had a light blue shirt, and now I don't see it." Ryan commented looking at his closet. "Ryan why don't you go through the hangers, because you're staring at the closet. It won't jump out at you." She commented sitting up in bed, looking at him where he stood in front of the white built in cupboards against the wall. "I don't find it." Ryan replied as he looked through the first white shirt and gave up. "If I get there and find it, you're doing dishes for the rest of the week." Alex got off from the bed and walked towards her husband. She went past the first white shirt and found it, holding it up towards him. "It wasn't there when I looked." He commented kissing her cheek. "Dishes, Booth." Alex said walking back to the bed to lay down next to Phoebe. "Mommy can do magic, Pheebs. If something's lost I guarantee you she'll find it." Ryan told his daughter who smiled up at him as if she's trying to tell him she knows about her mother's so called magic powers.

"Are you going to be okay on your own?" He asked gathering his things around the room so he can leave. "We're going to be fine." Alex said kissing Phoebe's feet. "All right, call me if you need anything." Ryan said kissing his wife and daughter. "Say bye to daddy. Tell him to stay safe." Alex told Phoebe as she made the cutest little noises.

Alex laid in bed playing with her daughter until she became fussy. Then she gave her a bath and fed her. They went downstairs so Alex could get her some breakfast. She opened the freezer but wasn't in the mood to cook anything and saw ice cream which she decided on eating. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to Phoebe who laid on the couch. The baby looked up at her mother as she scooped the first spoonful. "This is our secret okay? It's unhealthy to eat ice cream for breakfast and you shouldn't do it." Alex told the baby who smiled up at her mother. "And no I'm not going to share it with you." She answered tickling her stomach when her phone buzzed. "Ryan you left like an hour ago." She said into the phone not even bothering to greet her husband. "I know, I just want to know if you guys are still okay." He whined. "Yes we are. We have girl time and you're interrupting, get back to work now." Alex commanded and he said bye dropping the call. She decided to put him at ease and send him a picture of Phoebe as she laid on the couch.

At lunch time Alex was busy with laundry and cleaned the house when she saw Ryan walked into the nursery where Phoebe took her afternoon nap. "Ryan Booth." Alex commented when she saw him in the kitchen. "I'm sorry I couldn't help myself." He laughed and Alex shook her head at the over protective father and husband. "Well, are you satisfied now?" She questioned looking up at him and he nodded his head. "Shelby called a while ago-"

"Yeah Caleb came to see me this morning." He said hoping they were talking about the same thing. "About Phoebe going over to them tonight?" He asked just to make sure, and Alex nodded her head in agreement. "I don't mind, I trust them but she just got out of hospital." Alex said sitting down at the kitchen counter. "How do you feel about it?" Alex asked when he didn't respond. "We just tell them not to go out with her. Which I don't think they'll do anyway. But if you're uncomfortable about it then we can say no." Ryan walked towards the fridge to look for something to eat. "Okay. Then we can do it. Hey have you made a decision on who her godparents are going to be?" Alex asked joining him in the ice cream she ate a few hours ago. "I thought we decided on Caleb and Shelby." Ryan looked at her as if it wasn't even an option. "Or did you have someone else in mind?" He asked eyeing her but she shook her head. Agreeing with him on the chosen pair, they ate the ice cream in silence. Before leaving he checked up on Phoebe again who was still sleeping and kissed her and Alex again, heading toward the door to finish the rest of his day. Alex texted Shelby to let her know it's fine. They'll bring Phoebe over after work.

After work Alex packed Phoebe's bag and fed her to give her some medicine for the night. "You ready to go?" Ryan asked keys in hand. "No, it feels like the first day of day care all over again." She commented handing the bag over to him, walking out the door with her baby.

They've barely knocked on the door when it swung open. "Phoebe!" Shelby squealed in delight as she took the baby out of her mother's arms. "And Phoebe's parents." She said walking back into the room and they followed. Caleb was in the kitchen cooking bacon and eggs. "I've stopped asking questions a long time ago." Shelby said when she saw Alex's questioning look in her husband's direction. "Okay." Alex nodded and placed Phoebe's bag on the couch that Ryan handed over to her. "Grab a plate son." Caleb told Ryan as the two of them ate bacon and eggs at 6:30PM. Before they were about to leave Alex and Ryan told them there was something they wanted to ask the two of them. "You're making me nervous, I don't perform well under pressure." Caleb laughed as he sat down on the edge of the couch with Phoebe in his arms. "We wanted to ask you guys would consider being Phoebe's godparents." Alex started and Shelby and Caleb looked at each other. "You don't have to do it if you don't to. We know force is a crime." Ryan said draping a hand over his wife's shoulder. "Are you kidding? Of course we'd love to!" Shelby said Caleb lifted the baby up to look in her eyes. "You hear that Phoebe? And when you come over we're going to eat sweets all night." Caleb said and she gave him a lopsided smile. "Don't make me doubt my choice I just made." Alex laughed getting ready to leave. "Guys please call when something is wrong. Even if it's in the middle of the night." Alex said turning around on the doorway. "Yes yes yes, leave already." Shelby laughed walking them to the door closing the door happily behind them. Smiling at her husband and goddaughter.

When Ryan and Alex walked into the house it felt weird. Since none of them carried the baby or had a diaper bag in hand. Alex walked over to the fridge to get something to eat started. "Are you hungry?" She knelt in front of the fridge waiting for him to respond from the couch. "You going to eat, babe?" She asked looking at him. "Uuuhh if you going to make something yeah." He replied watching TV. She took the frozen pizza and looked through the fridge for things to put on. Ryan came over to help her since he didn't find anything on TV. They added cheese and some peppers and topped it off with pineapple. "Why does this look different from the ones we normally buy?" Ryan asked when he looked at the pineapple rings. "I usually buy chunks but someone didn't read the label." She said looking at him as he placed the rings on the pizza. "So, we make it look like pineapple flowers." He commented as he placed it on the pizza and putting it in the oven.

After the pizza was done they got some plates and ate on the couch in front of the TV. "Do you think she's asleep yet?" Alex asked looking over at Ryan. "I don't think so. She usually falls asleep around eight." He answered. "And no, you're not gonna call them and ask how she's doing." Ryan took her phone and put it out of her reach on his side of the couch.

Shelby undressed Phoebe and bathed her in the sink in the bathroom. Enjoying the one on one time with her goddaughter and having a one sided conversation with her. The two of them were seemingly speaking in two different languages. But every now and then Phoebe would smile at her so maybe she did understand after all.

She was cooing and babbling her way through bath time when Caleb appeared behind them in the doorway, Shelby catching his gaze in the mirror. "You're not supposed to tell anyone that was between me and you." Shelby said when she was acting cute. "What are you not supposed to tell anyone, Phoebe?" Caleb asked moving closer to the two of them kissing his wife on the side of her head. "It's girl talk. Tell uncle Caleb to stop being nosy." Shelby told the baby girl as she took her out and rained the water. "Okay, noted. I'll leave the two of you alone." Caleb laughed putting his hands up making his way to the bedroom.

After she was dressed Shelby handed her to Caleb and he gave her a bottle. Once the milk was finished she started crying. "You drank it all up now you're mad at me?" Caleb asked looking at the unhappy baby kicking her little legs. He burped her and that seemed to be an even bigger mistake since she was crying more. He gave her the pacifier and she calmed down. "Are you tired? Come on, let's put you to sleep then. Or try to at least, this is all new to me you know." Caleb told himself but Phoebe responded by groaning leaning her head on his shoulder grabbing a fistful of his shirt. Shelby came out of the bathroom glancing at the two of them, smiling to herself. "You're gonna be a great father babe." She told him. Walking over to her night stand to get her cellphone and send the picture of the two of them.

Her phone buzzed and Ryan gave it back to her. Her heart skipped a few beats when she saw it was Shelby's number immediately assuming the worst. She opened the message and smiled at the picture of Phoebe and her god father. "I told you she's gonna be fine." Ryan smiled when she showed him the picture.

They stayed on the couch watching Alex's favourite movie. She knew most of the lines and spoke with the actors whenever they said it. Ryan looked over at her every time she did that shaking his head. "Why do they always play this horrible music in movies?" he asked pointing to the screen. "So you know how to feel or what the mood is like." Alex explained looking at him, he still didn't understand but decided to leave it at that.

After the movie was done she sat up from where she laid on the couch, with her feet across his lap, looking up at him stroking a finger through his stubble, and folding her legs underneath her. "If you comment about my stubble growing in different directions I'm not shaving ever again." He said looking at her. "I didn't say anything. Plus I like it that way." She smirked "Mhhmmmm, and I like you." Ryan said turning to face her leaning forward to kiss her.

Small little pecks soon turned into a passionate kiss. After some time Alex pulled away breathlessly looking at him, her eyes sparkling. "Bedroom." She said softly. Ryan smiled slyly and got up extending his hand for her to take as he led her up the steps to their bedroom. They laid down on the bed resuming where they'd left off, kissing each other hungrily. Ryan trailed soft kisses along her jaw and neck, she was so caught up in the moment but the moment he stuck his hands under her shirt letting it rest just above her pants she tensed, and he noticed. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" He asked looking at her with concern. "Yeah." She dismissed his question but he didn't leave it there sensing that she's lying because she avoided looking in his direction. "Talk to me, babe." He said sitting up to look at her. "This is going to sound silly, but I'm just really insecure about my body right now. I have some fat rolls and stretch marks that wasn't there before, you don't have to pretend that you don't notice it." She looked up at him shaking his head.

"Hey I don't want you to ever think that or feel insecure about your body, sweetheart. You're beautiful and I mean it Alex. And I love you, now more than ever after seeing how strong you are bringing our daughter into this world." He said honestly looking into her eyes, hand still lingering on her stomach. She didn't answer him but leaned up to kiss him showing that she believes him, and doesn't have to feel ashamed of her body anymore.

The heated kissing continued and she tilted her head a little when Ryan focused on kissing the sweet spot in her neck. Grinding against her as she felt him grow. She let out a soft moan when he hit the right spot and lifted her hips of the bed so he can remove her panties, the only barrier that stood between them, as he set himself squarely between her legs teasing her some more. "Go slow okay?" Alex asked not knowing how this would feel after she gave birth. She was nervous in actually and scared that it might hurt or be uncomfortable. Ryan nodded and took his time upon entry, making sure she was okay by staying still for a few moments, and letting her know that she should tell him if they have to stop. She nodded for him to continue and he resumed the movement. She missed this. Feeling so connected and loved by her spouse. Enjoying this moment, where it is just the two of them, their bodies doing a passionate dance of love.

Ryan picked up the pace and she tried to pull him closer by wrapping her legs around his waist, as their fingers were interlocked above her head. Both of them were on the verge of free falling from the same mountain top. Ryan's heavy breathing in her ear made it hard for Alex to contain herself. She tried to stifle a moan as he hit all the right spots burying her face in his shoulder, and letting ecstasy take over when she couldn't hold on anymore, Ryan following shortly, laying his head down on her shoulder face buried in the pillow both of them waiting for their breathing to return to normal.

He lifted his head and gave her a peck on her nose and then her forehead. "I love you." He whispered. "I love you too." Alex said smiling running a finger across his stubble. They settled down in bed and cuddled when Alex lifted her head from his chest. "What do you think Phoebe's doing?" Alex asked noticing the empty crib next to her bedside. "She's probably sleeping. Not even thinking about us." Ryan said looking at her smiling, and she hit his chest playfully. "Hey, you wanna go again?" She asked not lifting her head from his chest. "I need at least ten minutes to recover." He responds laughing. "Liar." Alex smiled nudging his side, leaning up to kiss him one last time, before cuddling into his side. Reay to call it a day.

Hey guys! Thanks for the read. I know it might be unrealistic for a two month old to sleep away from her parents for one night and since she came out of hospital in the previous chapter. But I wanted to write something about Shelby and Caleb looking after her while Ryan and Alex get some alone time. (I hope it wasn't too much detail. I'm sorry if it was I tried my best to keep it as clean as possible.) Hope you enjoy. Lovies-S