The first night was hard we didn't get much sleep the baby needed us every hour or so to be changed or fed. But we did really good we took turns helped each other through it.
I felt someone nudging my back I opened one eye and saw the sun pier through eh blind. "Baby I know you're tired but we have to start getting ready." Drake said already dressed and ready to go home.
"Is the baby awake?" I was so tired I didn't even care if we missed the plane as long as I got another hour of sleep.
"No… but come on you can sleep on the plane. "
"Okay I'm getting up is Josh awake?" I said prying myself out from underneath the covers. The brisk spring air stung my exposed skin. "Okay let's do this I just want to get home and start our lives."
We packed and drove off to the airport I tried to keep the baby up for as long as possible I wanted him to sleep during the plane ride. The plane ride home flew by very fast especially since I slept most of the way home Drake and Josh tried their best to take care of the baby on their own. A car came to pick us up at the airport and take us home. When we finally arrived home I felt like doing that "Land Of sweet Land!" thing a kissing the ground I was so happy to be home I just wanted to relax. And spend some quite family time with the baby.
"Surprise." A crowd of people yelled from the living room.
"What the hell!" I exclaimed dejectedly and then painted a smile on my face. I held the baby close to my chest, everyone was trying to touch him and they were breathing on him I didn't even know half of these people. I was so pissed off no one even told us that they were throwing a party in our house. I looked at Drake accusingly; he caught my drift and just shrugged his shoulders.
"Wow this is so great well were just going to put our stuff up stairs and change the baby and stuff. We will be right down." Drake said as I ran up the stairs quickly.
I flopping down on my own bed I laid the baby in the bassinet that was set up weeks ago for him. "Did you know about this?" I asked now getting a little depressed that I haven't had a second to spend time with the baby by myself. I mean I had him in the hospital (full of people), my mom's house (full of people), the hotel (to tired), and then the plane (full of people).
"No I swear to god I had no clue. Come one let's just go down there I mean these people are here because there happy were home and they want to congratulate us. You know?"
"I don't want any of your friends taking pictures of the baby. Okay?"
"Yeah I understand."
"I mean I just want this baby to have a normal life I don't want him to be three and us be out shopping and have to see the newest baby pictures on Star magazine or something stupid."
"I know baby… come on please for me." He aid taking both my hands in his and pulling me up right. I walked down the stairs with a smile on my face. I held the baby tightly in my arms.
"Can I see him Ash?" Megan asked innocently.
"Of course." Megan extended her arms I positioned them right having her support the head. I left her standing next to Drake who was more of a wreck then me with people holding him. I went into the kitchen to seek some refuge from the cooing crowd.
I heard the kitchen door slam; I picked my head off of the cool counter.
"Ash…?"
"Jared… Hey…"
"Is this a bad time."
"No… but do you want to go up stairs with me for awhile I'm just go need a few minutes of peace."
"Sure…" I lead Jared up to the baby's nursery. Jared was so sweet looking with his college boy hair cut and chiseled body. I snickered to myself thinking about his body under his polo. "So how is being a mother?"
"I don't really know yet… I haven't had two minutes with him by myself."
"Well how are you doing?" He asked with concern in his voice.
"I'm doing good… I mean a little tired but good and I mean you should see Drake he's a totally new person."
"Yeah you just sounded a little upset the other night on the phone."
"Yeah well…"
"Where's the mommy she needs to open her presents." I heard the Audrey cry out for me from down the stairs.
"Well I think they want you back down the stairs." Jared kissed me on the cheek lightly and put his hand on my back guiding me down the stairs into the kitchen.
"I'm coming…" I yelled through the closed door. "We'll talk later, when it's not so crazy."
I fixed myself and went in to the living room where everyone was standing around a chair in the middle of the room.
"Okay new mommy come sit in this chair and we will hand you the presents." Audrey ushered me through the crowd. I didn't know what to think about this I mean 3 days ago she wouldn't even return our phone calls. But Drake seemed happy so I painted that familiar smile back on my face and sat on the chair taking it all in, I had it down to a routine now, open present, drop jaw, and say thank you even if I had no clue who the person was. I was finally done all the presents when Megan came over with one wrapped in brown mailing paper.
"This came in the mail the other day it says for Parker baby."
That wasn't unusual since fans of Drake were sending all sorts of baby items. And I appreciated it I thought it was the cutest thing that they wanted to be a part of this and his fans are such a big part of his life without them he would be able to live the way he does today.
I opened it carefully it was a big beautiful baby book, but it looked old and used. I opened the front cover and read it carefully.
"Drake it says it's your baby book. Audrey I don't want to take this from you." Audrey's face turned white.
"Why did you send it by mail if you were coming up?" Drake asked. He took the book and looked at it. "Why have I never seen this before?"
"Because your dad had it I left it there a long time ago."
I read the card attacked and Audrey was right it read
I wish you the most happiness and joy that you can possibly have in a hundred life times.
Joseph Parker
"Well that was nice of him." I said trying to move things along I knew Drake didn't like to talk about his father so it was probably best just to ignore it. "Who want cake?"
