Surprise! New chapter!

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Four POV

Of course, Tris isn't the kind of person to give her job up to be a stay-at-home mom. Which means that I have to stay here with the baby and be a stay-at-home dad. And yes, I have gotten a lot of crap from my friends for it. But I know how much Tris wanted to keep working, so I decided to suck it up.

I tip-toe out of the room that we set up for Audrey since I finally got her to sleep. At least, I can have a break while she's taking a nap. Unfortunately, that is all blown when there is a knock at the door. I freeze and let out a groan, as I hear Audrey crying from her room. I forget about the knock at the door completely and instead go into the room to pick up Audrey.

"I'm coming in!" I hear someone yell.

I carry Audrey, who is still crying, into the main room just as Christina lets herself through the front door. She stops and looks at me, and I imagine that she must be taking in my disheveled appearance.

"So, Four," she says slowly, almost teasingly. "How's it going?"

"How do you think?" I mutter, wondering if she even heard me over Audrey's crying.

But I guess she did hear me, since she rolls her eyes and walks over to me. Without saying a word, she raises an eyebrow at me and holds her arms out. I stare at her for a moment before reluctantly handing Audrey over to her. And I watch in awe, as she calms her down much faster than I could.

"I still don't understand how you guys do that," I mutter.

"Well, Tris has the mother gene," Christina says quietly, as she smiles down at Audrey. "And I have the godmother gene."

And I'm just the father.

"You know, I'm off today," she continues. "I could take her for a few hours, if you want? You look like you could use some sleep."

I could use some sleep, but something about handing off my baby to Christina makes me feel as if I am doing something wrong. Like I can't handle my own daughter. Still, I realize that I am more exhausted than I've been in a while, and I find myself wondering if I would be able to take good care of my daughter in this state. Besides, Christina is the godmother, so it makes sense to ask her of all people for help.

"Just a couple of hours," I finally decide. "And we don't tell Tris."

"Kinky," she mutters.

"Don't say that around her," I say, rolling my eyes. "I'd rather not have to explain to Tris why that's our daughter's first word."

"It was just a joke," she retorts. "But fine. I'll have her back in two hours, and Tris will never know. Deal?"

"Deal."

With that, she nods at me, and I hand her the diaper bag to take with her. As soon as she leaves with Audrey, I feel my full exhaustion hit me like a ton of bricks. I immediately wander into the bedroom and collapse onto the bed where I fall asleep within minutes.

I groan, but I keep my eyes closed, as I feel someone nudge me. Even after sleeping, I still feel exhausted, and my eyelids feel heavy.

"Tobias."

I feel someone nudge me again, but my mind is too tired to figure out who it is. Or to care.

"Tobias... Last chance."

I groan again, as I start to fall back to sleep.

"I warned you."

I yelp, as the person hits me in the shoulder, quite roughly, with a pillow. I sit up and find myself face to face with a slightly annoyed looking Tris.

"Was that necessary?" I mutter.

"Well, when I left you with our baby, I didn't exactly expect to come back to you sleeping."

The baby. The baby!

My eyes widen, as she stares back at me, waiting for an answer.

Goddammit, where is Christina?

"Okay, well let's calm down," I say. "It's not like I lost the baby."

"Well, where is she, then?" she asks.

"Uhm..."

"You lost the baby!"

"I didn't lose the baby!" I raise my my hands defensively. "She's just..."

I stop, as I hear a knock at the door. Never have I ever been happier to hear that sound. Before Tris can say or do anything, I hop off the bed and rush to the front door. I can sense her behind me, as I throw the door open and let out a deep breath. Christina stands before me, Audrey in her arms. As well as numerous shopping bags. I don't bother to ask, as I take Audrey out of her arms and turn to face Tris.

"See?" I say, making her roll her eyes. "I didn't lose her. I was just letting them bond!"

"And bond we did!" Christina grins, pushing past me to come inside. "We found a sale, and I got her a gazillion new outfits!"

"Christina," Tris sighs. "You didn't have to-"

"But I did," she giggles. "Anyway, I'll just put them down here, and I'll get out of your way because it kinda looks like Tris is waiting to chew you out, Four."

"Thanks, Christina," I mutter.

She nods and sets all of the bags down on the table before saying goodbye to us and letting herself out. Tris doesn't say anything for a moment. Instead, she walks toward me and holds her arms out, and I hand Audrey over to her. She looks down at her and walks away so that she can sit on the sofa with her, and I sit down next to her.

"So..."

"Couldn't handle it?" Tris asks before looking up at me.

"I was just so tired." She shakes her head a bit and looks back down at Audrey. "I mean she's just... always crying."

"She's not crying right now," Tris points out.

"Well, that's because she likes you!"

She rolls her eyes though she is smiling a little bit now. She lets out a sigh and looks at me.

"She likes you, too," she says.

"No, not really. But that's all right, you still like me." I sit up a little straighter. "You still like me, right?"

"Yes, Tobias," she says, rolling her eyes. "I still like you, even though you lost the baby."

"I didn't lose the..." I stop, as she gives me a look. "Okay, I lost the baby. I was just so tired."

"Okay," she sighs, as she looks back down at Audrey. "Just give me a second."

I watch her, curiously, as she stands up and starts walking away, but I immediately realize that she is going to put Audrey down in her room. When she finally comes back, she sits down next to me again and takes a deep breath.

"All right," she says. "We need to figure this out because it's obviously not working."

"Are you breaking up with me?"

"What?" She furrows her eyebrows. "No, shush. I'm talking about this arrangement. You obviously weren't meant to be a stay-at-home dad."

"Well, I could've told you that," I snort. "But I knew you really wanted to go to work. And you said all that stuff about... you know, gender stuff and being progressive, and uhm... All that fun stuff."

"Right." She rolls her eyes. "Well, maybe instead, we could switch off. I can work some days, and you can work others."

"Are you sure?" I ask. "That wouldn't go against your, uhm... gender roles or whatever?"

She snorts and raises an eyebrow at me. "No, Tobias."

"Well, it sounds good to me, then," I tell her.

She smiles and shakes her head a little before she leans into me and wraps her arms around my neck, and I immediately return the embrace.

"Good," she says into my ear. "Just one more thing."

"What is it?" I ask, as I pull away to look at her.

"If you ever lose the baby again, you will be sentenced to a day-long shopping spree with Christina."

I feel a chill go through me, and I immediately nod my head.

"Noted."