Once A Father, Always A Lover
Chapter 3
Hello everyone, here's the third chapter, I hope you enjoy! :)
Arthur snapped out of his trance when he felt something grab onto his pants. He looked down to see the baby looking up at him and smiling. Arthur tried to keep a straight face but his smile had shown through the cracks. The tiny infant pulled at his pants and whined, wanting to be picked up. Arthur sighed and leaned down to pick him up, wrapping an arm under the baby to keep from dropping him. The baby smiled and giggled happily and grabbed onto Arthur's shirt. Arthur would never admit it to himself or anyone else but his heart began to swell up with adoration. He did his best to hide it by scowling at the baby which only made him giggle and coo more. Arthur sighed yet again. This was going to be a long week.
That was when he remembered that he had to go baby shopping. He quickly set the baby in the living room for a moment. He made sure to keep him occupied by giving the child his house keys to play with. He walked back into his bedroom to change out of his night clothes and grab his coat and wallet before making his way into the living room.
When he got back, there was a teacup that had been sitting on the coffee table on the floor and in six different pieces. The baby sat by the crime scene and looked up at him innocently. Arthur growled and pinched the bridge of his nose. He would clean that up later. He picked up the infant before walking out the door. Luckily it wasn't raining at the moment and there was an empty cab sitting near his flat. He waved to it and got inside, buckling himself and the baby up.
The drive to the baby store took about 15 minutes, Arthur was quite surprised that the baby hadn't made much of a fuss the whole way. He paid the cab driver before hopping out of the vehicle and stuffing his wallet back into his coat pocket with one hand, holding the baby with the other. Arthur felt a little nervous, he wasn't sure what all he was supposed to buy. He walked into the store without any other thought. He got a basket, making sure it wasn't one with a squirrely wheel, and set the baby in the basket. He rolled it over to the baby food isle, noting that it was the closest. He looked at the various foods and formulas that were made especially for babies. He wasn't really sure what to get for him so he grabbed a box and read the back of it. 'Gourmet baby formula, for your baby to grow strong! Made for ages newborn to 5 months' Arthur shook his head and looked at his baby. He had to at least be 6 months old. He picked up a jar of what looked to be baby food. 'Turkey flavour, for ages 5 months to 1 year' Arthur nodded and grabbed a few different jars of the baby food before moving on.
Arthur went down the diaper isle next. He looked at the different sizes for each ages. He had estimated that his baby was about 7 months old. He grabbed one of the packages of diapers that said, 5 months to a year before tossing it into the basket.
He had noticed a stand of parenting books beside the isle so he took a look at them. One of them caught his eye, 'parenting for single fathers'. Arthur picked it up and flipped through it, reading a few words here and there. He noticed that the baby was laughing and grabbing at the air. He looked over at him to inspect what was making him giggle so much. "Of course...toys." The isle across from them was filled with all kinds of toys, from stuffed animals to teething toys and all kinds of noise makers. He rolled his eyes and moved the basket toward the many toys, still holding the book. Arthur was sure he was about to spend a small fortune on this little brat.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll be starting on the next one right away. See you! :D