Stop It!

Everyone with the exception of Eric's sister Rachel, Alexx and Horatio, was doing it. And because of what this was doing to Chloe, visibly stressing her and even causing her to lose sleep, even causing her to woke crying at night it was making Eric and Calleigh very angry.

What was this? It was people talking to her only about one thing, the baby. All she ever heard was "what a big girl, you are!" "You're going to have so much fun with your baby brother!" And the one she heard the most and was the most upsetting "you're going to have a big help to mommy and daddy when the baby is born. Babies need a lot of attention." Hearing this so often made it run through her head constantly and made her believe that when the baby was born all she wasn't going to be was a constant "little helper." She would have take care of herself and mommy and daddy won't have time for her.

After mommy and daddy had straightened this out and told her the truth "we're never not going to have time to take care of you or spend time with you," Eric told Chloe as she sat in his lap. "We love you too much."

"We know you're not a baby anymore but you're still our little girl and you're always going to be our little girl, no matter how many babies daddy and I have."

Chloe cried her little heart out from all the stress she had been under. Eric cradled his daughter in his arms and kissed her cheeks, whispering soothing words to her in Spanish.

"Do you wanna going to take nap with mommy in our bed?" He asked her.

Chloe nodded.

Leaving his daughter and wife snuggled together in their bed, Eric smiled, relieved to hear Chloe giggling again as her mother tickled her. He left and drove to his parents' home. It was time to set them straight and if required, he wasn't going to be nearly as gentle as he was with his princesa. However, arriving there he found his sister Rachel was already doing so, and she was pissed.

"For Christ sake, knock if off! You got that poor child believing that as soon as that baby comes home all she's going to be a little 'go-for'! She's three! We're all excited that Calleigh's pregnant but hearing you guys and everyone else constantly talk about how "big" she is, how much attention babies require and how much she's going to have to "help" mommy and daddy is upsetting her so much she 's barely sleeping and she's been waking up crying at night. Do you want her to be afraid of the baby coming home? She doesn't need this!"

Well, Eric thought. This was a waste of gasoline.

Both Rachel and Alexx knew how not to make a child like that they would be 'replaced' or made into a go-for when a new baby was born because both were mothers of two. Eric didn't know why Horatio wasn't pushing the idea of how "fun" the baby was going to be but somehow both he and Calleigh weren't surprised. They knew how much he loved Chloe and how he hated to see her upset.

Rachel met Eric in the porch. He was guessing by the silence coming from the kitchen, she had left their parents shell-shocked.

"Hey hermanito," she said as Eric gave her a hug.

"Hey," Eric replied. "I came over to set a few ground rules but I think you did it for me. Thanks, sis."

"No problem, hermanito. I've been mad since you told me Chloe wakes up in tears. I had to do something. I couldn't see my niece like that."

Even though it was another line Eric knew he wouldn't cross, Eric couldn't help but think that his parents should have been glad Horatio hadn't come over and set them straight.

Translations

Hermanito - Little Brother