Title: Secrets
Rating: M
Disclaimer:Transformers belongs to Hasbro
Last chapter!
"Lizy, you need to support the baby's head."
Lizy growled, as yet again Prowl told her how to properly hold her baby's head. If he did that one more time and she would blow a gasket. It had only been a week since the sparkling was born and Prowl kept trying to help her anyway he could.
She loved his help, she really did. But even his help was starting to become rather annoying.
"Lizy, it's time to feed Amanda, is the bottle prepared."
All right that was it, he had taken this thing way to far. Lizy turned and looked around spotting Zac walking by the doorway.
"Zac," she called seeing him stop and turn to her. She indicated for him to come and take Amanda from her. He did so, cooing at the little girl, who giggled and her father's arm.
While Zac walked away with bottle and Amanda, Lizy turned back to Prowl, with a very calm expression.
"Prowl," he looked back at her equally. "Don't tell me what to do?"
"I'm merely trying to help," he spoke back just as calmly.
Her eyes narrowed up at him. "You and helping don't go hand in hand."
His own visor narrowed. "What are you trying to say?"
"What, I'm trying to say is. BUTT OUT. I DON'T NEED YOU TO TELL ME HOW TO RAISE MY CHILD."
"I am not trying to tell you how to raise your child," Prowl replied defensively. "I have simply done a lot of research on human babies and I wish to help you in any way I can."
"Oh, right! So I don't know anything about what I'm doing, is that it?" Lizy shot back.
"You are still very young, Lizy," Prowl said. "Ideally, humans are usually in their twenties and married before they have a baby."
"Oh so I'm stupid and I don't know anything just because I had a baby at eighteen!" Lizy snapped angrily.
"You did not plan on becoming pregnant!" Prowl said, a bit tersely. "You were ill prepared, and I just want to be here to help and make sure you take care of the baby correctly."
"Prowl, why can't you trust me for once and allow me to learn my own way. How will I ever learn if you keep correcting mistake." She argued back.
Prowl pulled back slightly, not liking the way she was talking back to him. "Don't you dare speak back to me like that young lady."
"Damn it Prowl," she stomped her foot. "You are starting to really piss me off right now."
The sound of someone clearing their throat caused both of them to turn to see Optimus Prime standing behind them. "Is there some kind of problem here?" the Autobot leader asked.
"Just a… discussion," came Prowl's reply.
"Prime, tell him to back off!" Lizy snapped. "He's trying to tell me how to raise my baby."
"I am merely trying to instruct you on how to care for your child properly," Prowl told her sternly. "If you would only listen, I would not have to watch you so much."
"Oh so now he's spying on me!" Lizy said to Prime, jabbing a thumb in her father's direction without looking at him. "He thinks that just because I'm 18 and didn't plan on having a baby that I'm stupid and I don't know how to take care of my kid!"
"Okay, hang on a nano-click," Optimus said, raising his hands. "First of all, Lizy, Prowl is your father and he's only trying to help you, because he cares about both you and your proto—that is, your baby. And I think you should respect that and at least try to listen to his advice."
"I have been, but he's going so overboard!" Lizy snapped. "He's following me around, telling me how to hold the baby and when it's time to feed her!"
"Prowl," Optimus said, turning to the ninja bot, "I think you're doing a fine job, and I'm glad that you're trying to be there for Lizy and her baby. But you also need to give her some space and remember that the child is hers… not yours."
Prowl sighed softly and looked down at his daughter. "Lizy," he said, "I'm not trying to intrude, and I'm not trying to make you feel like I'm trying to take over the responsibility of your baby. I just want you to know that I am here to help. And," he added with a smile growing on the corners of his lips, "I want to make sure my granddaughter gets the best care possible."
Lizy sighed and lowered her head down slightly. "Prowl, please you have to let me learn from my own mistake. If you don't how will I ever learn or become a good mother. You can help if you want to, but try not to help too much. That's all I'm asking."
Prowl opened his mouth to argue, but Optimus spoke before he could. "I think… Lizy has an excellent point. Remember Prowl that you aren't the only here on the base who enjoys having a child around. We all want the best for Amanda, but Lizy is also correct. Allow her to do her motherly… thing and correct her when she needs it."
Prowl glared to Optimus who looked back at him, before the black and gold bot nodded his head. "Fine, but I was just trying to help.
Lizy smiled coming over and placing her hand upon her father's foot. "You are helping Prowl and I thank you for doing so. Where would I be without you?" With that she hugged his foot.
Prowl looked at her for a moment and then, smiling, he reached down and picked her up. "I will… try not to step in so much," he finally told her. "Just try to do your best, and I will also give you links to some of the websites I have looked at. If you will take a look at them, I will try and leave you alone."
"Fine," Lizy said, agreeing to the compromise. "You live up to your end of the deal, and so will I."
He nodded, and then she leaned against him, resting her face against his chassis and placing her hands against him, hugging him as best she could. He smiled again and held her closer to his chest plate, hugging her as well as he could without crushing her.
Well there you all go, thanks once again for reading and reviewing!
