And helping out that Thursday was fun for Jonah. He kept Bella busy while Amy cleaned around the house and made a short trip to the bank. "Have you ever tried bringing a baby to a bank Jonah? They always cry, it's almost inevitable. I'll be back in twenty minutes."
So that's how he got into this situation. Playing with Bella, while Emma went to her friends house. She smiles at him, and his heart almost melts. He's trying so hard not to fall in love with her because that just would make everything so complicated. She throws a stuffed tiger at Jonah and he laughs. She just had to go making him love her.
When Amy came in Jonah didn't even notice. He was too busy playing with that little girl. Amy stayed quiet a minute and watched them. She couldn't help but smile. They both looked so happy, like that's how it should be. Amy stops herself from those thoughts. No, he made his choice. This is the right thing.
"How was she?" Amy finally decided to speak up. Jonah's head shot up, he had no idea she was even there.
"How long have you been standing there?" Jonah asked her nervously, scratching the back of his head.
"Not very long, long enough to see you acting like an idiot to make Bella laugh though," she teases. It was nice to see her smile with Jonah like that. She didn't really like Adam, and Amy thought she somehow messed her up and she hated all men, but obviously that wasn't true.
"Oh okay," he smiles, getting up from the ground. He leans down and scoops Bella up. Amy can't help but notice how good he is with her. If only he chose to stay.
No, stop that Amy, this was the right choice. You can do this.
He gives her a bottle and then helps Amy put her down for her nap. It was three in the afternoon. They plop down on the couch and they lock eyes.
"Thank you," Amy starts taking a deep breath, "you have no idea how much this help means to me. I really appreciate it." She smiles.
"It was no problem Ames, I already said your girls are great. Bella is so easy going. It really was no problem." He didn't want to let her know how much he was second guessing his choice of not becoming a part of her life.
"Thank you, I need to hear that sometimes. I always think I'm doing a crap job of raising them. But then, it's just because Emma's a rebellious teenager and Bella just cries and cries some days." She realizes she's doing this well at least.
Jonah and her just sit in happy silence for awhile. The house was clean and there was nothing else that needed to be done. Then that silence ended when Bella started crying. Amy went to get up but Jonah stopped her. "Sit back down Ames, I got her."
He walks in the room and he picks her up. She continues to cry so he sits in the rocker and that calms her down, mixed with him just humming random notes. He looks down at her.
"You'll be okay, alright Princess?" He kind of chuckles. "See you really are a good baby, you're making me second guess myself every day." She smiles up at him and his heart wrenches. "You do things like that," he says, letting a tear escape his eye. "And I fall in love with you," he whispers. He didn't realize how much he did love this baby until right then. "Yeah, I love you Bella," he whispers softly and kisses her forehead.
He never noticed Amy standing in the doorway, but she quietly walks away with a smile. Maybe it was the wrong decision afterall.
AN: Okay, this one was a bit longer. I'm gonna start to wrap it up, it'll be somewhere around 12-15 chapters by the end. Please review!
-Yoshi
