Chapter 23 Tree Picking

Kelly POV

This stroller is like the kiss of death there are so many parts that I didn't know were to being. I stare helpfully as the gry paper that might as well been written in Chinese. Gray parts were strewn all over the floor as I heard this movement from behind me. I

"Need some help?" I looked up to see that Dawson was holding a miller in her hand as she had this wide smile on her face. Her amused and cocky voice filled the air forcing me to frown as I spoke in a cool tone.

"Nah I'm good. I'm almost finished." I focused my attention all snapping all the piece in the right places. Fuck this shit what looks like it fist means that it does. I think that I had been working on this for at least an hour when I collapsed heavily on the couch. Letting my eyes slide close lazily as my back ached and seemed drenched in sweat.

Then I heard Dawson cocky voice flitted into the air. Like she could do any better."Not bad and it only took you 10 minutes, not bad for a new dad." There was no way that took 10 minute I'm completely exhausted there was just no way.

I for as my eyes twinkled with doubt, I was getting ready to ask if she was serious when I noticed the sly and comically grin on her face."Your fucking with me isn't you." I looked at her and she shook her head sadly before bursting out into laughter.

"It took 2 hours. The food ready thought that I would come to get you." I felt my shoulder slump lifelessly as I struggled off the couch, using up the last bit of energy I had as I made my way into the kitchen to see Tyler in Kate's arms as Shay started it scarf down some shrimp.

"I'm glad that you guys waited for me." I hear Katie and Gabby laugh as I walk over to the kitchen counters quickly grabbing my plate s I leaned firmly against the fridge. Just watching Katie and Tyler for a moment.

"Thank you for cooking but you didn't have to." She smiles wide as she flipped her hair behind her shoulder. "Shut up Kelly." Her loving and joyful tone made a wide grin form over my face before scarping down my own plate of shrimp and steak. Man for someone that hates eating animals I got to say this is cooked to perfection.

Gabby and Katie cooed at Tyler who was giggle at there action while Ghost laid next to Shay waiting attentively for her to drop some food. Though it never happened I felt bad for the time that we both finished eating Shay left to sit with Gabby and Katie who were sitting in the living room with Tyler while I cleaned the dishes. I like over my shoulder to see that Shay was moving over to me.

I heard the splash as I dropped my plate into the sink, while the suds-soaked my upper gave me a playful grin before slowly stalking ver to me this lustful gleam in her eyes. Her hands wrapped firmly around my waist as I felt her hand lower. While a trail of hot kisses went down my back.

My skin began to heat up with each kiss that she placed on my skin. "Shay we can't, remember Halstead's warning." I hear he let out a low jiggle as she started to trail the kisses down my neck till her lips pressed firmly to my collarbone, while her hanks racked agonist my abbs.

My head tipped back on relax as a low growl left my lips, man it has been a while. I tried to push her hands away as my sense came back to me, but with a few fleeting words, I felt myself sinking further into her touch. "I got the all clear right before I picked Gabby up."

I could feel this small smile on my face as I looked at her there was this wide lustful grin on my face. "Well, Katie and Gabby could take Tyler for a couple of hours." She let out a laugh as we hear this shifting in the back of the house.

Shay jumped off me as faster than anything I had ever seen, it forced a smile to my face when I turn back to see that it was just Ghost slowly rising from the floor. His nail checked against the ground as he made his way into the living room.

I went back to doing the dishes as Sahy crept sadly back into the living room. It forced a smile on my face as I finished up the rest of the dishes. Before rejoining the others in the living room.

Tyler was asleep in Katie's arms with Gabby sitting next to her, engrossed in some tv show while Shay sat snuggly in my chair. She slowly roe long enough for me to collapse into the soft fabric before sitting firmly on top of me.

She went back to watching tv but my attention was drawn to the empty blue and red playpen, what was even the point in buying it. Tyler was always sleeping in someone's arms or in our bed so there was really no point to have the damn thing blocking my line of sight to the tv. I snapped, my head up to see that Shay was moving off of my lap. Moving the playpen out of the way, that's my girl she was thinking the same thing that I was.

After about an hour of nearly passing out on the couch, Shay hit my arms causing my eyes to snap open. Gabby had a beer in her hand and so did Katie, Tyler was passed out in the play pin and Shay was standing up stretching out her back. Her golden hair drifting down her back as she tilted her head down.

"I think that we should get the tree before you fall asleep. I'm going to get Tyler winter ready. Get up shake a leg smoke eater." I smiled as I nodded my head obedient as she walked over to the playpen.

She lifted him gently into her arms slowly walking up the stairs careful not to fall. Katie was holding back a smile as Gabby started to outright laugh. "Nice going dad," I growl and looked at her as she stood up and shook the sleep out of her legs.

"Well I'm going to head out I have to head to my parent's house we are doing a family night since Christmas is getting so close. Later." She waves to me and Katie before walking out of the house. Leaving the two of us to sit in the living room waiting on Shay. "So while we have this time to talk I need to talk to you about something." She frowned heavily as she spoke "About"

I turn to look at Katie as her voice started to grow small with worry what the hell could she have to talk to me about. I rose entirely from my chair shaking the sleep out of my limbs as I grabbed my CFD knitted caps before grabbing my leather jacket and throwing it on.

When I turned to look at Katie she seemed very confused like she didn't know what I wanted to talk about. But I need to say it. Sine he whole ordeal with that ass, she had been a lot better.

But I was worried about her, the fact that she was still with Brian after the rape and being in the hospital. It worries me. But her wide blue eyes told me that she is okay but that didn't meditate my worries. "What's up Kelly?"

I turn to look at her before hearing the sound of shifting in the back. "It's just that I know that there is nothing I can say that can get you to leave brain. But I want to make it clear that I don't want him around Tyler. I love you and I trust you, but he is the most irrational guy in the world and he still rags on my relationship with Shay and we still have our problems. So just keep Tv away from him and if there is a chance that it can't be avoided I don't want him holding him."

I look at her you could tell that she is shocked and confused at the same time by the way that his eyebrows slipped down in confusion, as I grabbed the deep black leash and turn to Ghost. "Hey, bud you want it to come with us." I watched as Ghost jumped up and ran over to me.

Katie had been silent as I ran my hand over Ghost soft white fur letting my finger curl around his cold leather collar. "Is that really only about Brain and the fact that the two of you don't get along or is there something else that I am missing." I turn to see that Katie had her arms wrapped tightly and densely against her chest.

"This about the indecent with that asshole a couple of weeks ago. Kelly, I am fine and if there is something wrong with Brain I would tell you. Believe me I am taking this slow and if I need you I will tell you." I walked over to Katie with Ghost trailing closely after me as I hear movement on the stairs.

"Alright but Katie I'm serious I don't want that tool around Ty and I mean that." She nodded her head as I kissed her temple gently before turning to see Tyler was asleep in Shay's arms. He is wrapped up in a thick black coat with a hood that had fur wrapped around it.

His hand was wrapped up in navy blue mitten and black sneaker with matching black pants. He had a CFD hat with the Cerberus on it. When Shay saw that the way that the two of us were acting she got this worried look on her face.

"What is up with the two of you?" I looked at Katie sighing heavily before turning to give both my girls a brilliant smile. "Nothing is wrong? Whose car are we taking?" I looked at Shay after my car went up in flames, I bought a blue mustang and Shay's parents bought her a hummer when we got married.

Her parents were feeling guilty for the way that things went up in smoke at the reception. She loves the car and that had to be the most shocking point. It was bright red and large easily it could fit all of us and hold the tree on the top so it would only make sense to pick that car.

"My car I get to drive." I saw that coming but I wish that she would let me drive, she might be able to drive a amt van but cars no so much. "I'm a better driver." Before I could say another thing Katie started to crackle as she looked at me a evil gleam in her eyes.

"Shotgun." I let out a groan of course I'm the one stuck in the back seat I am way too big to be in the back. "Fine whatever I get to sit with my two favorite boys." I laugh and grabbed the stroller that I managed to fold as Shay and Katie walked in front of me.

When we got into the I car Ghost was in the trunk licking the back of my head the whole ride while I watched Tyler sleeping. The stroller was behind the driver's seat it was pretty compacted and versatile. So that was the only good thing about the stupid piece of shit.

I smiled lightly as I watched Tyler gurgle in his sleep, the girl chatted happily over the sound of Christmas music playing in the background. Hopefully, they wouldn't wake Ty up then the next thing you know there is a crying baby.

It didn't take us to log to get the tree lot and it wasn't all that shocking when I saw storms of cars and people rushing by. It took about 10 minutes to find a parking spot before finally being able to get out of the leather seat. They seemed to stick to my legs as the hot air blared roughly at me.

As I maneuvered my way out of the car I made sure to grab Tyler carefully so that he wouldn't wake up. While Shetty gave me a sly grin before slamming her door roughly and making her way over to the trunk letting Ghost out. I could feel this smile creeping on my face as I pulled the stroller out with one hand and the baby in the other.

I still can't believe that this thing took me two hours to put together. I sighed heavily as Kaite pulled him gently out of my arms, before placing him in the plush blue seat. Buy we even got the strolled moving. His wide blue eyes snapped open filled with tears as he started to scream on the top of his lungs.

"Kelly here." I look up to see that Shay held a stuffed brown bear in turnout gear in one hand and a blue pacifier in the other. I smiled smugly at her, I told her that the pacifier would be a good investment. "Here you go Ty." I handed him the teddy bear placing it under firmly his arm and poppy the pacifier into his mouth."

He stopped crying in a matter of seconds as I watched him hold his bear close to his chest, "Ghost slow down." I watched Katie struggling to pull him back, I grabbed the black leach and the moment that I did Ghost stop pulling immediately until he was moving into a slow trot. What can I say me knows who the alpha male is.

"I got the magic touch for baby and dogs." I laughed at the way that Katie rolled her eyes as a frown form on her face. Even as she turned to look at Shay I could tell that she is still harping on my comment. "How do you deal with his cocky and arrogant attitude all the time." I laughed at her and watch Ghost stop walking as he started to growl something. When I looked up there was someone walking over to us.

"Knock it off Ghost." I looked pulled back on the leash and he stopped growling and I watched the person walk closer now that the threat of Ghost is no more. It was a woman with a small kid about 3 or 4. She had this sweet smile on her face and kind brown eyes.

"He is such a cutie." I watch the little girl walk over to Ghost. He had sat down as he looked at her, his tongue lobbed out to the side as she pets the back of his ears. I smiled at her as the strange women continued to Shay. "How old." I looked at Shay as a dazzling smile took over her face. "He will be three weeks on Christmas eve." I could hear the women cooing as him as Shay smiled down at them.

I, on the other hand, thought that it was weird that a woman will take time out of her tree shopping to come to look at my son. But just as I was about to say something rude the women marched off pulling her daughter along with her. "Alright, that was fucking weird." Deep frown line formed on Shay's forehead as she slapped my arm roughly as she stared angrily down at the stroller.

"I don't want his first word to be a cuss you ass." I laugh she was a hypocrite. I watched Katie groaned as she looked at a large pine tree with a strong black root. "How about this one, you could put into the coercer of the living room, it should fit in the apartment."

I turned to look at Katie and nodding my head as a grin formed from her joyful childlike attitude. "Yeah sounds good to me what about you guys…" before I could finish my sentence I felt this cold chill go down my spine as I felt a pair of eyes on me.

I turn to look at my father. He was wearing his canvas jacket and these fade blue jeans. I looked at him and growled under my, he didn't even know that Shay was pregnant let alone that she had given birth this was going to suck harder than anything else in the world. This was just the start to the worse night in my life.