I am so so so so so so sorry that I have not updated in forever. I've been super busy as of late and the new fanfiction layout is not taking well to my computer so it's been difficult to upload new stuff. Without further ado, here is the latest chapter and thanks to CalebAndHannaForever for reminding me to update!
NYLON ~ CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX ~ ALI ALWAYS LIKED HIM BEST
Hanna rolled over in bed. She could vaguely hear the screaming cries from the baby monitor on her night stand. Caleb nudged her.
"Fine," Hanna sighed slowly getting up. She rolled out of the bed and drifted idly into the nursery. Slowly she picked up JT cradling his head in her hands. "There there."
She pulled down her shirt a bit and then pressed JT right up against her exposed chest. Hanna sat in her rocking chair and instantly he was calm. She watched as his eyes closed and he drifted into sleep. Slowly she stood up and walked him back to his crib tucking him in tightly into his blanket. Hanna turned and headed back to her bedroom and slipped under the covers.
"How was he?" Caleb muttered.
"Good," Hanna smiled. "Just went back to sleep."
Hanna felt Caleb roll over in bed. She'd barely been asleep when she heard Caleb's alarm go off. She looked over to check the time.
"Sorry," he said getting up. "I've got work."
"Bye," she whispered before crawling back under the covers. A few hours later JT was awake again. Hanna threw on her robe and stepped into his room. She picked up the infant and bounced him in her arms until he slowly stopped crying.
"Are you hungry?" she cooed. She sat back in her rocking chair to feed him and wait for him to drift off into sleep once more. Just as he went down to sleep, Hanna heard the doorbell ring. She placed JT back in his crib and got up to answer the door.
"Hi!" Emily smiled stepping out of the elevator carrying two big shopping bags.
"Hey," Hanna gave her a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"I know," Emily sighed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to show up unannounced but I remembered what it was like right after Ali was born and I wanted to bring you some supplies."
"What…" Hanna peeked into the bags which held four containers of takeout.
"It's barbecue," Emily explained.
"Thanks Em," Hanna gave her a hug. "Caleb will love this! I don't think I've cooked anything in over a month."
"You poor thing," she smiled. "I remember how it was after I had Ali. If my mom hadn't been around, I would have been a disaster."
"Caleb's been great, though," Hanna assured her friend. "He's a natural with JT."
"Don't tell anyone," Emily told her in confidence, "but Ali always liked him best. I think we all knew he was going to be a good dad."
"You can let her know she's mine and Caleb's favorite too," Hanna laughed. "That reminds me, I should probably get little Ali a new bribe…I mean, Barbie doll."
"Oh, she's not into Barbies anymore," Emily informed her. "She's obsessed with clothes now, just like you. She wants me to buy her a fake sewing machine."
"I've seen that," Hanna said. "Let me get it for her. A small gift from her godmother."
"Hold up," Emily teased, "she's going to start liking you more than she likes me."
Before Hanna can retort they hear crying from the baby monitor. Hanna glances at it and turns back to Emily.
"Oh, it's Jamie," she says. "I better go check on him. Do you want to meet the little guy?"
"Yes!" Emily squealed following Hanna into the nursery.
"Hey little buddy," Hanna cooed before picking him up out of his crib trying to soothe the tears. She handed him to Emily for a minute. "Do you want to meet your aunt Emily?
"Hi JT," Emily smiled holding him in her arms. Suddenly he calmed down and looked straight into her eyes.
"I think he likes you," Hanna smiled grabbing him from Emily. "I better change him though."
"Seeing him kind of makes me want to have another baby," Emily said as Hanna gently placed JT on the change table.
"Have you and Kristen talked about that?" Hanna asked.
"A little," Emily replied. "We practically live together as it is and our kids love each other. I'm thinking of maybe proposing to her on our anniversary and then we can talk about more kids."
"You want to get married?" Hanna was shocked. "You better wait until after my wedding. I can't have you upstaging me."
"I promise we won't interfere," Emily assured her. "I don't need you unleashing your bridezilla on me."
"You know it," Hanna laughed as she finished changing JT's diaper. Emily glanced at the clock.
"Oh no," she told Hanna, "I better get going. Ali's school gets out soon."
"Okay," Hanna pulled her into a hug. "Thanks for coming today. It was nice to see someone other than JT."
Instantly her bursts into tears.
"Oh baby," Hanna bounced him a little. "I didn't really mean that. You know I love you."
His tears ceased and Emily laughed before giving Hanna a final hug and exiting through the front door.
"Alright," Hanna sat down on the window seat cradling the infant in her arms. "What do we do today?"
JT stretched his little arms out barely brushing her hair. Hanna laughed.
"I know what you want," she smiled unzipping her jacket to feed him. Instantly JT latched on. When he was done, she grabbed a cloth from the dresser and carefully burped him before rocking him in her arms for a few minutes until he dozed off. Once JT was fast asleep, she moved aside some pillows on the daybed and let her eyes close just for a second.
Hanna awoke to see Caleb hovering over the crib cradling JT in his arms. Hanna rubbed her eyes open and smiled.
"Hey," she said sitting up.
"I didn't want to wake you," Caleb told her.
"Thanks," Hanna smiled reaching for JT. "I think he's hungry though."
"Here," Caleb carefully placed him in Hanna's arms and then took a seat next to her while she nursed him.
"You're home early," Hanna said checking the clock.
"A client cancelled," he explained, "so I brought work home with me."
"Well," she replied, "I'm glad you did. Emily brought us dinner so there's even solid food for you tonight."
"Remind me to thank Emily later," he said kissing Hanna's forehead. "I thought I'd be eating string cheese and canned peaches for dinner again."
"Gross," Hanna scoffed.
"It's the only thing in the house," he replied.
"I know," Hanna sighed. "I need to go shopping this week. Why don't you get something to eat and I'll put him down again?"
"Sure," Caleb replied. "I'll heat you up a plate."
Caleb got up and left the room while Hanna finished luring JT to sleep. When she'd succeeded, she laid him back down in the crib and got up to follow Caleb into the kitchen.
"I left you a warm plate in the oven," he told her.
"Thanks," Hanna smiled getting up to grab it. Forgetting the oven mitts she reached for it and burned herself. "Ow! Shit!"
"Are you okay?" Caleb asked getting up to help her.
"I just burnt myself," she replied running her hand under cold water.
"Let me," Caleb smiled grabbing an ice pack from the fridge. Then he placed his hands around her waist to prop her up onto the kitchen counter.
"You're not supposed to put ice on a burn," Hanna informed him.
"I know," Caleb smiled. He softly pressed the ice pack to her exposed thigh.
"Fuck!" she squealed. "That's cold!"
"Your body will only respond to one injury at a time," he said keeping the ice pack on her thigh. "I bet that burn doesn't hurt anymore."
"You're right," she laughed giving him a soft kiss. Hanna linked her ankles around his waist and Caleb pulled her down from the counter carrying her into the bedroom where he gently laid her on the bed. Then he grabbed her injured hand and kissed it softly.
"Does this feel better?" he smiled.
"Yeah," Hanna breathed.
"I'll make you forget all about it," Caleb said slowly lifting up her shirt and leaving a trail of soft kisses.
"Oh stop," Hanna giggled.
"It tickles?" Caleb asked tugging slightly at her shorts.
"No, no, no," Hanna laughed. "Seriously stop. We can't."
Caleb groaned and laid down next to her showing off his best puppy dog face.
"Trust me," Hanna told him. "I had a baby two weeks ago. You don't want to go anywhere near that."
"You'd be surprised," he smiled.
"Caleb no," she told him sternly. "Let's just get some sleep while JT is down."
"Fine," Caleb said kissing her hand again, "but first let me get you a bandage. That looks like it's going to blister."
