Back to Work
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Titles explins it all. I still ask for help on the last chapter so if it needs editing I can do that as soon as humanly possible.
Enjoy.
1 week later, Larmina's first day back
Daniel shook Larmina awake at six, just ten minutes after he woke up. Her blue eyes fluttered open.
"It's too early." Larmina groaned. She lay there for just a minute longer before giving up due to her fiancée's excessive nudging.
"Ok, ok, I'm up." Larmina hissed before sitting up and stretching. Daniel smiled before a whimper seeped through the door to their son's room. Larmina was up and immediately checked on her son. He had fed about two hours ago and the smell gave away that his diaper needed to be changed.
"Did you do the pump thing?" Daniel asked.
"Breast pump, yes, I did last night; enough for him to feed a few times." Larmina said as she gestured towards the little fridge they had, along with the microwave in the room. A light knock was heard and Daniel quickly answered it, seeing the nanny that would be there to take care of their son while they were doing their job.
"Come in. Larmina will explain all the details." Daniel said as he led the nanny to Darion's room. She smiled and walked over to Larmina, and just as Daniel left Larmina began to explain where everything was and all the other essentials. He waited by the door for Larmina and the nanny to come back, Larmina carrying Darion. Daniel leaned down and kissed his son on the forehead before Larmina kissed him three times as she handed him off to the nanny.
"We'll be back around seven or eight." Larmina said before they walked down the hall towards the dining room. Daniel could see the sadness in Larmina's eyes, how she didn't want to leave her baby, even with the most trusted nanny there was. He took her hand and felt her squeeze it tight and rubbed her hand with his thumb comfortingly.
7 hours later
They were patrolling planet Likinon before they decided it was time for lunch. The Likinons watched excitedly as the lions landed and smiled brightly when they saw Larmina had returned. Daniel could see though that she was only smiling for the crowed, not fully happy. They ate in semi-silence, talking a little about some of the things they had noticed while patrolling. Larmina joined every now and then but she just looked sad or worried before her voltcom lite up with message. Opening it she saw the nanny smiling with Darion looking at the shiny object with wide eyes.
"Just thought I should call and check in with you. Everything is fine." The nanny said. Larmina smiled and let out the breath she didn't even know she was holding.
"Thank you for checking in. How is he behaving?" Larmina asked.
"He's an angel." The nurse said. Daniel cocked an eyebrow, as did Vince.
"We are talking about Darion right?" Daniel asked.
"Yeah, you know, Daniel's son." Vince added. Larmina rolled her eyes and Darion giggled at his mother.
"Yes." The nanny chuckled. Larmina and the nanny talked for a few more minutes before disconnecting.
"Feel better?" Daniel asked, seeing the mood in Larmina's eyes change.
"Yes." Larmina sighed out.
"Can't blame her honestly, she's a young mom." Milani said, smiling. After they ate they went back to their job, with new and restored attitudes.
2 months later
Larmina had finally gotten into the swing of her sleep schedule and work schedule but now Darion was sick with a fever. They tried to figure out how he got sick in the first place, but now that he was sick and on medicine it pained Larmina more so that it had those first weeks to leave her son. She almost didn't go at all, but she trusted the nanny to take care of her son, since the nanny was the one that tended to her as a child. With the wedding date approaching fast, Larmina was worried about things pulling together and her son's well-being. She was glad it was one of the days the force didn't patrol, which about a year ago she never would've thought. She and Daniel had gotten their recent vaccinations and now were tending to their miserable son. He had a cough, but not whooping cough, something Larmina was thankful for. His nose was runny, and his fever was high.
"The doctor said it's a cold and he should be better in a week or two." Daniel said encouragingly. He had to repeat that sentence for her at least two other times to keep her calm. Darion was not only in footy pajamas, but he was also bundled in a big blanket to help with his fever. Larmina was always making sure his nose didn't get too clogged up or else he would start crying even more than he did.
"Daniel, could you hold him please. I need to take a shower." Larmina said. Daniel smiled and nodded as he walked over and took his bundled up son. Darion smiled feebly at his father. Larmina opened her mouth to speak but Daniel pressed a finger to her lips.
"I've been watching and helping you take care of him. I know how long to heat up the milk in the microwave, how to test if it's too hot or not hot enough. I know to use the sucker thingy for his nose every ten minutes so he can breathe. I know he needs to stay bundled up, unless he needs a diaper change. I know how to change his diaper. Go take a shower and try to relax." Daniel chuckled to his ever worried fiancée, whose face grew with awe.
"Damn you do pay attention." Larmina sighed, letting out a little laugh before grabbing some clean clothes and going to the bathroom. The water turned on and without missing a beat Darion began to cry, he wanted something to suck or chew on, something to distract him from the warmth he felt. Daniel found one of the many clean pacifiers and gave it to his son who began to calm down. He looked at the doctor's note on the table about how to check Darion's temperature and then counted back from when Larmina last checked it.
"Guess it's time to do that again." Daniel said as he looked for the child thermometer and stuck the little nub in his son's ear, smiling in slight amusement as Darion's eyes widened but then calmed. The average temperature for Darion was a ninety-seven point two, and last time they checked he was at a ninety-nine point nine. When it beeped Daniel looked at it and smiled, ninety-eight even. It had been fluctuating up and down for the past three days, but now it was steadily going down, and that was an encouraging sign. Daniel walked over to the bed and lay down, resting his son on his chest. Darion rested his cheek on his father's chest and fell asleep, his nose not as clogged as it was the other day. Daniel eventually fell asleep, his hand holding his son on his chest.
Larmina walked out of the bathroom and smiled, trying very hard not to giggle, at the scene before her. Darion's thumb was in his mouth as he slept content on Daniel's chest. She quietly walked over and grabbed her digipix and took a few pictures, some up close and some a distance. After she felt as though she had gotten all the pictures she needed she put it away and then leaned over and kissed Daniel lightly on the lips, waking him up.
"And you say I need to relax." Larmina giggled quietly. Daniel rolled his eyes and carefully sat up, his son still sleeping soundly.
"Took his temperature a while ago, it was ninety-eight even." Daniel said, making Larmina smile.
"Good, that means he's getting better. He looks better too; he's not so red anymore." Larmina said as she looked over her son's sleeping face.
2 days later
Darion had gotten back down to his normal temperature, and it was one of the days that the force had to patrol, meaning Larmina and Daniel would be leaving their son for about twelve hours with the nanny.
"No need to fret Larmina and Daniel, I'll keep a close eye on his temperature." The nanny said encouragingly as Larmina walked towards the door to Daniel.
"Alright, please check in with us at noon." Larmina said.
"Will do." The nanny said happily. It had become routine for them now, which was good for everyone. Larmina was more attuned to her job now when requested of it, except in cases like Darion's sickness. As they left Arus and entered the depths of space, a question burned in the back of Daniel's head.
"Larmina, I have a question relating to our son." Daniel said over the intercom.
"Ok?" Larmina asked.
"When can we take him for a ride in the lions?" Daniel asked.
"When he's five." Larmina said sternly. Daniel smiled, knowing she would set some sort of age limit to that sort of thing.
"Ok, that'll be my present to him." Daniel said. Larmina rolled her eyes at him as they continued to fly through space, doing their sacred duty of protecting the universe.
Hope you liked it. R&R.
