Ellen POV
"Ellie, you sure you got that?" Patrick asked for what seemed to be the hundredth time.
"Yes Patrick, I can put clothes on my own baby," I snapped back at him, William was being fussy as I tried to button the onesie.
"Sorry babe," he said with a sigh and I suddenly felt bad for snapping at him.
"No, I'm sorry. I know you are trying to help but I got this," I replied as I finished buttoning the onesie. I sat him in the car-seat, him still being fussy.
"I don't think he likes it," Patrick notes as the baby gets even angrier.
"Yeah well he has to get use to it," I yawned slightly, all the missed sleep hours have caught up to me. I put a yellow monkey blanket from the diaper bag over him to try and calm him down.
"Want me to hit the call button?" Patrick asked, I nodded in response checking to see if I got everything. I was more than ready to get out of here.
He called the nurse, she came in with a wheelchair as it was policy that the mother had to be wheeled out.
"You ready?" He asked again, I nodded as I sat down in the wheelchair. I sat my bag in my lap and Patrick carried the baby as we made our way out to the car. The nurse wished us good luck as we got situated in the car. I sat in the back along with the baby and Patrick drove. The drive home was quick, Will stopped crying halfway through the short trip and fell asleep.
"Are you sure you are still ok with Talula coming over this week?" Patrick asked as he glanced in the rear view mirror.
"Yes Patrick, I know she will be ok and might even be a little bit of help," I let out a sigh as I watched William sleep. He looked precious and such an angel when he was sleeping.
"Ok," he said as we pulled into the driveway. I grabbed the bag from the car and made my way to the front door, Patrick carried the car seat and suitcase. I opened the door, Patrick followed behind me with the baby in his carrier. I sat the bag down on the floor, Patrick sat the car seat down on the ground near the couch.
"Home sweet home," Patrick said letting out a deep breath. He slumped down on the couch, closing his eyes for a moment. I went and sat down next to him, leaning against him.
"You should probably get him out of the car seat," I mumbled, my eyelids felt extremely heavy from the lack of sleep.
"He's sleeping, he will be fine," Patrick replied, he turned and his eyes wandered over me. I questioned his gaze as he continued to look at me.
"What are you staring at?" I furrowed my brows, he had a weird smile across his face.
"You are just so beautiful," he continued to smile as he looked at me, I rolled my eyes. There is no possible way I looked beautiful.
"My hair hasn't been washed in two days, I am pretty sure the bags under my eyes have bags, and I probably smell like a hospital," I pointed out, he just shook his head slightly.
"It's not your physical appearance love, it is this glow you have. I can't put it into words, it is just you are so damn beautiful," he sounded astounded as he tried to think. I felt my cheeks fluster slightly, his charm always had a way to make me feel like the most beautiful woman on the planet.
"You and your charm, I hope Will inherits the Dempsey charm," I smiled, getting up the strength to kiss him.
"He will," he smirked before his lips met mine. I wanted to yell and scream when I heard William start getting fussy.
"I'll get him," Patrick said pulling away from me slowly. I watched as he pulled the car seat over to the couch, unbuckling William and lifting him out slowly. Patrick held the baby close to his chest, patting his back slightly to try and calm him. Slowly the infant calmed and I watched as Patrick relaxed against the couch, he held on to Will closely.
"I need a shower before Talula comes over," I sighed, sitting up slowly.
"You go, if we need you then I will come get you," he said in a low whisper. I looked at him for confirmation, he just gave me a gentle smile.
Patrick POV
I watched as Ellen made her way to the foyer before disappearing around the corner. William laid quietly against me, his breathing steady and quiet and I couldn't take my eyes off him. He was just perfect, everything about him was perfect. I slowly stood up, trying to move him only slightly to make sure he doesn't wake.
I slowly laid him in the bouncer, pulling the bouncer to the edge of the couch. He whimpered a second before calming himself. Just as I sat down, my phone started ringing which caused Will to start crying.
"Great," I mumbled to myself, hurrying to grab the phone and answer it along with picking up the baby.
"Hello?" I tried not to sound irritated as I answered the phone.
"Hey Patrick, is this a bad time?" The female voice said over the phone.
"No, it's fine. What do you need Jill," I let out an annoyed sigh, trying to soothe Will as he was being fussy.
"I just wanted to check and make sure it was still ok for Talula to come over. It is totally fine if you and Ellen want to be alone and be settled in with the baby, she can come next week," Jill tried to explain, knowing the annoyed tone in my voice.
"Oh no, no it's ok. Yeah she can still come over. Ellen and I are very excited," I changed his tone when it came to Talula. Not only was I glad to be able to see her and for her to meet her brother, I didn't want her around Jill's boyfriend more than she had to be.
"Ok, we will be there in like thirty minutes," Jill said before hanging up the phone.
I was finally able to calm Will down so I hurried up stairs, holding him against my chest tighter as we climbed each step. I laid him in the co-sleeper on the side of our bed and knocked on the bathroom door, not hearing the water on.
"Ellen?" I questioned cautiously as I walked into the bathroom. Ellen was leaned against the bathroom counter, her eyes closed shut and she looked in pain.
"Are you ok?" I couldn't tell by the way her face was, she looked almost in tears.
"No, I'm hurting," she said lightly, putting her hand against her lower abdomen. She kept her eyes shut as she stood there.
"What's hurt?" I asked, moving closer and putting my hand on her lower back. Her eyes opened and I saw the pain in her eyes.
"Where is the baby?" She questioned, noticing the baby wasn't in my arms.
"He is laying in the co-sleeper, he is just right there," I pointed to the crib attached to her side of the bed.
"Oh my god, can you help me go lay down?" She was almost in tears and I quickly nodded. She leaned against me as I helped her to the bed. She climbed into the bed, curling up into a ball.
"Do you want me to call Jill and tell her it's not a good day and to wait until bed week?" I asked, seeing the pain written all over her face.
"No, it's cramping. They will go away in a little while, just get me some ibuprofen and I'll lay here for a little bit," she swallowed hard and I just nodded. I went to the medicine cabinet and got what she asked along with a glass of water. I hated seeing her in any pain and she looked like she was going to cry.
"Here, do you need anything else?" I asked, feeling like I was useless.
"Rub my stomach please, it helps," she looked up at me with the look and I instantly gave in. I laid down on my side of the bed, running my hand across her lower abdomen. Her body seemed to relax the more I rubbed.
After a few minutes, light snores were coming from her body and the baby was also sound asleep. I let out a light sigh, climbing out of the bed. Things had to be straightened up before Jill got here with Talula so that's what I started.
Times passed quickly and the doorbell rang after what seemed like just a few minutes. I quickly hurried down, knowing the more the bell rang the easier it was that the baby was going to wake up.
"Daddy!" Talula exclaimed as I opened the door, "where's my brother?"
"He and Ellen are taking a nap, they are really tired so it's just going to be me and you for a few hours," I watched her expression turn from excitement to sadness quickly.
"Hi Jill," I said politely, her returning with a smile.
"Congratulations, I better get going," she said before saying her goodbye to Talula. I followed the bouncing girl into the living room, she plopped on herself on to the floor where Tino happily bounced over her.
"You got to be extra quiet Tal, we don't want a crying baby," I whispered, hoping that would get her to quiet just a little bit.
"Sorry daddy," she said in a loud whisper. I smiled back, sitting on the couch. Talula played happily with Tino, occasionally asking me if her brother was awake yet.
"I think we should go check on Ellen," I said after an hour, hoping she would be awake by now. Talula quickly lifted herself from the floor, ready to take off up the stairs.
"Yeah daddy, come on," she grabbed my hang, pulling me up the stairs.
"Remember, we have to be quiet," I reminded her as we stopped in front of the bedroom door. I cracked the door, peaking my head in. Ellen was sitting up on the bed, William laid out in front of her, stretching his legs.
"We have a very eager big sister ready to meet her brother," I said, Talula trying to push her way into the room.
"Let her in, he is just waking up," she smiled sleepily. I opened the door the rest of the way. Talula slowly walked over to the bed, her excitement almost bursting as she tried to keep quiet.
"Talula, this is William," Ellen said proudly, lifting the newborn up from the bed and holding him upright, making sure to support his head.
"Hi Will," Talula looked mesmerized as she stopped right next to the co-sleeper.
"You can get on the bed," Ellen encouraged and Talula slowly climbed on the bed, sitting next to her. I went and sat in front of Ellen, watching Talula's curious eyes as she watched the baby.
"Can I hold him?" She begged, looking up at Ellen with her signature look. Ellen looked at me for confirmation and I nodded.
"Sure, be sure and support his head and hold your arms out like this," she instructed, Talula nodded and held her arms out. Ellen slowly put Will in her arms. Talula adjusted him slightly, I grabbed a pillow and placed it under her elbow and she held him close.
"Hi Will, I'm your big sister," she smiled down at the baby. I glanced at Ellen who was mesmerized by how gentle Talula was with him. Will's eyes looked up curiously at his sister and she just kept a wide smile on her face. After a few minutes, he started to whine a little and Ellen picked him up from her.
"I think he needs a diaper change," Ellen said, still using her soft voice.
"I'll do it, Talula do you want to help me?" I asked and she nodded. I took Will from Ellen and went into his room, Talula following close behind.
"Can you hand me a diaper from the bin and some wipes," I asked and Talula grabbed both. I quickly changed his diaper and he calmed down as I buttoned him onesie up again.
"That was easy," Talula looked confused.
"It looks easy, and I've changed many diapers before Tal," I laughed, picking Will up from the changing table.
"Well duh," she rolled her eyes. We went back to the bedroom where Ellen was no longer in bed and she was walking toward us.
"What are you doing?" I asked confused, handing the baby to her.
"Let's go downstairs, I'm starting to get hungry," she said, walking past Talula and I. We follows her down into the kitchen where she sat on one of the bar stools and Talula sat on the one next to her.
"What do you want to eat? Your choice," I added, leaning against the corner.
"Anything quick," she replied, changing her positions. She looked uncomfortable in the chair which didn't seem ok.
"I'll surprise you, you and Tal go into the living room and I'll get you when it's done," I assured her. She was hesitant before I finally got her to go. I grabbed the ingredients, enjoying the giggles coming from the living room. Talula was probably telling her some jokes she learned from her riding lessons and Ellen couldn't stop giggling at the corny jokes. I finished a stir-fry and called them back into the living room. Talula came in with the baby's bouncer and Ellen sat him in the bouncer next to her chair while we all ate.
"Daddy are you sick?" Talula asked with a serious expression on her face.
"No? Why?" I questioned back, going along with the joke as I put a bite of food.
"Because you're looking quite horse," she said as she started giggling half-way through the joke. Me and Ellen both laughed along.
"How about we watch a movie after dinner?" Ellen suggested, nearly finishing her plate.
"Yeah! Can we watch Flicka?" She begs. She had been becoming quite obsessed with horses the last few months.
"Sure," I smiled, trying to hide the fact we had seen that movie at least five times. We all finished eating, Tal eating the fastest out of everyone. I put all the dishes in the dishwasher before joining Ellen and Tal in the living room. I sat down in the corner seat, Ellen situating herself against me with Will in her arms. Talula snuggled into Ellen, watching Will's every move.
Half-way through the movie, little snores came from Ellen as I looked over and all three of them were asleep. I cut the movie off, moving from beside Ellen and picking Talula up to carry her up to her room. I went downstairs to wake Ellen up and was stopped at the doorway to look at the sight. She looked so at peace, Will snuggled against her chest and she was laid out on the couch. I went over, grabbing the blanket from the couch and laying it over half her body, covering just a little bit of Will. I kissed her temple, leaving her to sleep and I quietly went upstairs to bed.