Through the Eyes of a Baby

Chapter 3

3 months old

I stared at fuzzy. He was talking to me but I just wanted to go to sleep.

"So, Jewel, there I was, out on the low seas-"

"It's high seas."

"Shut up, Max. Do you not see me trying to tell our daughter a story?"

"No but I hear you lying to our daughter."

He kissed my head. "Anyways, Jewel, there I was, out on the midlevel seas. How's that for compromise, Max?"

"Great, Fang," she said, making her eyes go in circles.

I cuddled in to scary but not because I liked him. He was comfy and I was sleepy. "Ah!"

"Fang, leave her alone."

"What? Jewel loves her daddy's stories."

He started bouncing me and I threw up a little. Getting up, he carried me into the kitchen where he washed off my face and then his shirt.

"Did I make you sick? Huh?" He kissed my head again. "I'm sorry."

"Fang, bring me a soda."

"Do this, Fang. Do that, Fang. I don't think that she's very considerate of us, Jewel."

"Fang, if you don't bring me that-"

"Coming, God," he said, walking back into the loving room. I fell asleep in fuzzy's arms, seeing as none of them would put me in my crib. When I woke up, I was in my carrier but not at the house.

"She sure sleeps a lot."

"Thanks, Angel."

"What? Come on, Max, you know that she does."

"All babies sleep a lot."

"If you say so."

I started to whine and scary took me out of the carrier. He gave me a kiss. "Hi, Jewel. You slept for a long time."

I made a noise, leaning against him. He sat down next to nice smelling woman and this other woman.

"Can I hold her?"

"No," fuzzy told the other woman. "You might hurt her."

"I am fourteen, Fang."

"So?" He rubbed his head against mine. "I don't trust my baby with just anybody."

"…Ew. I don't like you, now that you've had a kid."

"What?" Nice smelling woman asked the other woman. "How's he different?"

"I don't know. It's just…creepy," she said before walking out of the room.

"Do you love me, Jewel? Huh?"

I put a finger in my mouth. Fuzzy took it out. "Nah!"

"You're getting all spitty. Stop it."

"Fang, leave her alone."

He frowned at nice lady. "If you hadn't made us come here, I could be at home asleep, leaving her alone."

"You could but wouldn't you rather spend your day at my mother's house?"

"No."

"Good, that makes two of us."

He kissed me again. "Three. Jewel wants to go home."

I cuddled against him. When I woke up again, a woman had me and was holding me. She was old.

"Hi, Jewel," she said. I looked around but couldn't find fuzzy or nice woman. I whined. "What's wrong? Huh?"

"Is she okay?" Nice lady came into the room. "I heard her crying."

"You're hovering, Max," I heard fuzzy say from somewhere. Nice lady took me from the other lady.

I closed my eyes. "Nah."

Nice lady kissed me, bouncing me in her arms. The other woman shook her head.

"Honestly, honey?"

"What, Mom? I just don't like her to cry."

"You're going to turn her spoiled."

"She was crying."

"No."

"I didn't ask your opinion," nice woman said, walking out of the room and into the same room as fuzzy. He tried to take me but she wouldn't let him. "Are you ready to go?"

"Max, you do not need to leave," the other woman said, coming back into the room. "I was just-"

"I'm not leaving because of you, Mom," nice woman said, gong to put me in my carrier. "Angel, I'm leaving."

"Bye," the other one from before said, coming back into the room. I wanted fuzzy. I whined.

"What's wrong?" He asked, coming over to me. "You're okay."

I whined some more. Fuzzy picked me up, holding me in his arms. "Ready, Max?"

"Tell your brother that I'm mad he wasn't here, alright?" Nice lady told other girl before we left. When we got home, fuzzy made me take a bath before putting me into bed with him.

"She needs to go into her crib," nice woman said, coming into the room.

"Oh, shut up, Max. We're playing."

He had me on my stomach. I didn't like that. "Ah!"

She came and picked me up. "See? You upset her."

"No. She saw your face."

"Fang, for one, she was facing the bed and, for two, you're a jerk."

"Maybe I would have to jerk if you didn't-"

"Ew, shut up. That is disgusting."

He made his shoulders go up and down. "I'm hungry."

"Go eat something," nice smelling lady said, putting me into my crib.

"Thanks, Max. Where would I be without you."

"Probably dead."

"True."

"Are you awake?"

"Fang, leave her alone."

"She's awake," he said, lifting me out of my crib. Nice smelling woman was still in bed. I whined. "Shhh. We're going to go to the store, Jewel. Happy?"

"She wants to sleep."

"No," fuzzy said. He laid me on the bed and changed my clothes. "Say bye-bye to Mommy."

"Fang, hurry back, alright?"

"Why?"

"Because you're going to stop and get me food on the way."

"Oh, I am?"

"Now you are."

Fuzzy laughed before taking me out of the room. We went into the thingy with wheels again. He talked to me the whole time but I fell asleep again.

"Does Daddy's truck make you sleepy?" He asked once we got there and he was taking me out. He put me in another rolly thing that was metal before taking me inside. I didn't like it here. There are too many people.

"What's wrong?" He kissed my head. "Don't cry."

I wanted Fuzzy to hold me but he started grabbing things. After a very long and very scary time, we could leave. He put me in the car before putting all the other stuff in.

"Ready?"

"Ah!"

"I love you, Jewel."

I went to sleep. When we got back home, he laid down on the couch, me on his chest.

"Are you still awake?" He asked before kissing my head. "Yesterday and today have been big days for you, huh?"

"Fang, did you get me food?"

"I bought stuff so that you could make eggs."

"Fang-"

"Jewel was upset."

Nice lady walked into the room. "Whatever."

"She was!"

"Shut up."

He ran a hand down my back. "Do you want me to make them?"

"No. If they're not for Jewel, you don't even give a damn."

I started whining. I don't like being on my stomach. He stood up and took me to my crib, where I got to sleep again. Next time I woke up, it was dark. I whined until the lady came to get me.

"What's wrong?" She asked, taking me out of the room. I wanted fuzzy. I know I said that he's scary, and he is, but he kind of smells good too. I didn't see him so I start crying again.

"What's wrong?"

That was fuzzy's voice. Where was he? I stopped crying, waiting for him to come get me. He didn't. I started crying again.

"Max, get her!"

I stopped again. Nice woman was laughing. Where was fuzzy? I started crying more.

"Max! I'm busy!"

I stopped again. He was yelling. I knew that tone. It meant he was mad. He must be hurt. Still, I waited for fuzzy. He didn't come. I started crying again.

"Max! What are you doing?"

Fuzzy walked in from the place they make food. I tried to push away from nice lady and get to him.

"She wants you," nice lady said. "Every time you talk, she stops."

"Well, I'm busy but…Come here, Jewel."

Fuzzy took me, cradling me in his arms. I closed my eyes as he kissed my head. I didn't even care that his fuzz tickled.

"I love you," he told me.

"Ah."

"Hear that Max? She loves me too."

"Check for a fever."

"Ha, ha," he said before taking me into the kitchen. "Hear that? Mommy's jealous."

"I am not!" Lady yelled from the other room. "Not the first girl you've left me for."

"Max, that's not even funny. And I haven't even left you." To me, he added, "Yet."

"I heard that!"

"No you didn't!"