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Six-month-old Nevaeh Hope Delko grinned hearing the front door open and close. She had been sitting on the carpet, babbling away and playing with her toys. Her mom was on the phone but had just told her "daddy's home." The baby girl couldn't crawl yet but when she wanted to get somewhere she had a way. She would scoot across the carpet in her belly her little legs moving her along.

Arriving home at 5:45 Eric smiled at the sight; his little girl coming towards him; a big grin on her face, her two bottom teeth showing and drool running down her grin.

"Adelantado, princesa. Venido al papi," he said sweetly to the child.

Eric picked up Nevaeh when she reached the end of the carpet. He kissed her face, the drool getting on his face making him smile even bigger.

"You're going to be crawling in no time!" He said to her.

His daughter was a happy baby. She loved nearly everyone she met. Even Ryan Wolfe. His experience with being covered in snot seemed to make feel more at ease with babies.

Earlier that day Calleigh and Nevaeh had come into the lab to have lunch with daddy. Or so that Calleigh could eat with Eric. Nevaeh had already ate her lunch at noon at home. Her usual time. Eric's break wasn't till 1:00pm. Her parents gave each other surprised glances when Nevaeh let out a happy squeal when she saw her parents' co-worker. Ryan smiled at the girl and put his hands out to her. Nevaeh excitedly tried to climb out of her father's lap.

"Come with me? Take a look around and see who we can see?" Ryan asked, bending down to her eye level.

Nevaeh reached out and grabbed the cuff of Ryan's blazer. Ryan smiled, lifting the baby into his arms.

"I wasn't expecting that," Eric said to his wife, though he was happy that he and Calleigh could have a few moments to themselves, even if it was in the break room at work.

"Maybe since being covered in snot didn't kill him he realized kids weren't anything to be afraid of," his wife replied with a smile.

Translations

Adelantado, princesa. Venido al papi- Come here, princess. Come to Daddy.