Chapter 32: Babysitting
In the early months of Lincoln's residence on Themyscira. Alexa and Artemis raise him as their own. The infant was a piece of work for the two and especially Artemis. Motherhood was much more natural while tiring for Alexa. The same cannot be said about Artemis. She was more like an Aunt to the mortal child. She had more difficulty handling him. Antiope often came by to see them. She assisted them and gave them advice on how to properly take care of an infant more effectively. The two found it difficult but Antiope assured the two that this child was an Angel if you were to compare him to how Diana was at his stage. Still tiring for the two but they were adapting. Alexa needed a break from motherhood when Lincoln started his fifth month on the Island. She decided to spend time with her fellow Amazonian scholars and she left her adoptive son with her warrior sister. This was the first time Artemis was to be left alone with the child for many hours. She did her best. Artemis played with him, fed him, changed him and overall enjoyed spending quality time with her nephew. They were on the sofa together with Lincoln resting against her thigh as it were a pillow and had a large blanket which Artemis covered him with to keep him comfortable. The tiredness of their time together was getting to her. She slipped into a state of slumber with her nephew. Artemis slowly awaken from her nap on the Sofa to find Lincoln missing from her thigh. She began to worry and searched for him everywhere. There was not one corner of their home for which she did not check and double check. She began to freak out to where he could be. She was thinking the worst could of happened and to what terror that her sister could bring upon her awaited once she discovered her son was nowhere to be found. Her mind was racing on where to look next for him. Until she heard the door to her amazon home open and went to go see her sister walking in with her books.
"Hey Artemis, how was you and Lincoln while I was away?" Alexa asked her sister.
Artemis trying to keep her composure, stared by at her sister and replied.
"We had fun and we just awoke from a short nap together."
Artemis in a poor attempt to divert the topic asked how was her meeting like.
"So how was your fellow sch-."
Artemis was cutoff by the sound of happy giggles. She and her sister turned to the sofa she had been previously sleeping on with her nephew to see the blanket that Artemis wrapped Lincoln in was squirming around with movement, accompanied by the sound of happy giggles. Alexa approached it and discovered Lincoln all happy to see his mother return from her meeting. She proceeded to pick him and cuddle him her with arms.
"Did you behave for Artemis?" Alexa asked expecting not answer.
Alexa then turn around to her sister and thanked her for taking care of him. She went into her bedroom. She proceeded to place Lincoln on top of her bed right before she put away her books and documents. She went to look at her son and asked him with no expected response from the infant.
"How was your little hide and seek game you played with Artemis? "
The baby just looked at her with a smile on her face as if he understood what she said. Alexa knew what happened because weeks ago the same thing happened with her when Artemis went out of the house to practice her archery and sparring with her fellow battle sisters.