Chapter 213

That night after Asher's bath and Phoebe being in bed Ryan looked at his wife who was watching some weird TV series. He refused to talk to her, well at least not until she gets uncomfortable with his staring. "Yes Ryan?" She asked finally when she noticed his gaze didn't move.

"I'm about to tell you something." He started and sat in front of her on her side of the bed, "but you do not have to freak out about it." He said slowly and she nodded focusing all her attention on her husband.

"Nadia's moving in with Luca." He said quickly and got off the bed walking towards the bathroom to take a shower.

"What? Why? When? Why don't I know about this? Does your mom know?" She continued to ask and when she heard the shower running she knew he wasn't listening to her anymore. "Ryan Booth get back in here." She whispered just loud enough so she won't wake the sleeping baby.

"We needed a safe house for her to stay until after the trail with this murder thing. We don't have space and Luca has a two bedroom apartment." He said from the bathroom door peeking his head around the door to try and read her facial expression.

"Luca's a guy. Nadia's a girl. What if he can't keep his hormones in check and they start doing freaky stuff?" She asked all serious and Ryan had a hard time keeping a straight face in all of this.

He smiled and walked out of the bathroom towards the bed looking her in the eye. "Alex, they are grown. And I'm sure whatever decisions they make they will be careful and use protection." He said slowly and walked back towards the bathroom. "By the way she's moving in as we speak." He said and dashed into the bathroom when she threw a pillow across the room in his direction.

Nadia pulled up in front of the apartment address that was given to her and knocked on the door, surprised by how swiftly it opened up. "Hey, uhm you must be Nadia? Ryan's sister right?" Luca asked first and Nadia nodded.

"Yeah. Nice to meet you Luca, I assume." She said and he nodded opening the door wider and standing aside so she can walk in.

"Uhm, I tried to clean up as much as I could so I'm hoping it will be okay. Also the second bedroom is kind of a storage room at the moment, I didn't unpack everything just yet – so you can have my bedroom I'll take the couch."

Nadia stood around in the living room taking in how nice the apartment looked and how neat it was for a guy to be living here on his own, although deep down she wondered if there wasn't a possibility that he had help in cleaning up. But there elements of a bachelors place were also there, the flat screen TV mounted to the wall and his X-Box and the stack of games together with a pretty nice surround sound system. "I don't want to intrude because I already am I will be fine on the couch."

"No way, I'm a gentleman so you can have the bed. I don't have anything to offer to drink besides juice and water oh and coffee. I am forbidden to have alcohol." He said when Nadia indicated that juice will be fine.

"Well that's weird, I've never came across a guy who has coffee in his house but not a bottle of beer." Nadia said looking at him.

"Yeah well, I am kind of an alcoholic who is going to AA meetings twice a week."

"Oh I'm so sorry I didn't know." Nadia apologized feeling bad for bringing up a subject like that.

"No it's fine. I'm doing fifty times better than when my sister first found me." He said handing Nadia her glass of orange juice. "She's a real badass at times but it comes from a good place." He admits softly.

Luca asked her of she had any bags and offered to walk down to get her stuff and put it in the room. "I cleaned out or wait I tried to clean out a few drawers for you if you want to put some of your stuff in there." Luca offered and Nadia nodded.

"Luca I don't want to overstep my boundaries and if I do you are allowed to tell me. But I heard you tried to commit suicide once, may I ask why?"

Luca took a deep breath and sat down opposite her on the couch. "I lost the only family I had a few months ago - my grandmother. I didn't know my dad, somehow I just felt like if I wasn't on the earth anymore no one would miss me. My sister took me to hospital, I was pissed at her for doing it but I'm doing better now."

"I'm sorry. Well if you were not here where would I have gone now?" Nadia smiled and Luca laughed a little. "I make a mean spaghetti bolognaise so I'll cook something up if you clean the kitchen afterwards." She bargained and Luca nodded.

Asher got cranky around 2AM and Ryan heard Alex in a deep sleep so he went over to her side of the bed and sat down on the edge looking at his son. The dim light of the night light making it easier for him to see Asher. "Hey buddy, you hungry? Or just in the mood for some company?" Ryan asked and after some whimpers Asher stopped crying looking up at his father with matching blue eyes, and Ryan assumed hunger wasn't on the list right now but company might be. "Do you know what time it is? People are usually asleep right about now." Ryan yawned leaning his head on the railings of the crib. "Your mom's worried about Luca and Nadia, but they'll be fine right?" Ryan questioned wondering if it was a good idea to let his sister stay there. "I mean they're grown ups." Ryan said and picked his son up when his cries became more persistent.

It didn't take long for Alex stir and get the message that her son was hungry as Ryan helped her up into a sitting position. Once Ryan handed Asher off to Alex he got back under the covers on his side, irritating Alex when she heard him snore while she was still awake feeding their infant. She loves her husband but it's things like this that irritates her making her dislike him in moments like this. "Just the two of us now. Please tell me that you're gonna go back to sleep once I've burped you please love. I am so so tired." Alex pleaded looking at her son who was nursing happily.

Ryan woke up around 6 and got ready for the day to go into work for a few hours. Not having the heart to wake his wife he left her a message and checked on Phoebe before he left out the house, certain he will be back before lunch time or when things might get out of hand.

"Mama foodies! Maaaaammmmmaaaaaaaa!" Phoebe exclaimed as she was jumping on the bed waking her mother in the process. "Mama! Hungwy!" The toddler continued in a high pitched voice as Alex woke up – immediately distraught.

"Phoebe stop jumping please. Stop yelling you're gonna wake your brother." Alex tried to bargain looking over to the side of the bed where her husband sleeps and finding it empty.

"But I hunuunnngggwwwyyyyy." The toddler nagged and Asher started crying.

"Go ask your father to make you something to eat quickly." Alex said struggling out of bed to get to Asher.

"Dada gone away. Why Ashie sad?" She asked walking over to her mother where she stood at the crib trying to calm her son and a nagging toddler who kept trying to get her attention in assisting to her hungry requests. Alex checked her phone and saw a text from her husband saying he is at work but will be home in a few hours.

"Asher, just calm down I'll change your diaper first and then feed you." She bargained with the infant although he didn't hear that because he kept on crying.

"Mama! Listen! I hungwy! Foodies now now!"

"Dammit Phoebe just wait!" Alex exploded. "You will not die of hunger can I just get your brother to stop crying and then I'll get you cereal." Alex yelled, immediately regretting it as Phoebe poked out her bottom lip and started crying kicking the floor as she sat down. Two crying kids and doing everything at a snails pace is not helping her right now.

"Mama you meanie!" Phoebe exclaimed through her tears and sniffs.

It's official she hates her husband right now.

Hey guys. On the previous chapter someone said they didn't like the story because of the errors I made. I apologize I don't always proof read before posting because I really want to update as frequently as I can, I am sorry about that. I'll try my best to read through things before posting (Advice 123 – your comment was noted I hope this chapter was better. I felt really bad after reading your feedback will try to make less mistakes in the future.) Hope you enjoy

Lovies-S