My Baby
Chapter Two.
"Shhhh," Emily crooned, comforting the crying Aveline.
It was 3 hours after the delivery, and Emily was holding her daughter in her arms for the first time.
Aveline, however, seemed to have no intention of quieting down.
"Ugh, it's so noisy!" Mikey complained.
"She's not an 'it', Mikey," Gerard said. "Can I hold her Auntie Emily?"
Emily and Donna exchanged hesitant looks.
"Well, all right, then, dear, but be careful!" Emily said to Gerard as she carefully handed him her precious daughter.
Gerard held the crying baby in his arms, rocking her slowly back and forth.
"Hush, now, Avi, don't cry," he murmured softly.
Avi.
He quite liked that.
The baby's cries quieted down to a few whimpers, until finally she became quiet.
She had fallen asleep.
"Whoa, how'd you do that?" Mikey asked in amazement.
Gerard shrugged. "Dunno," he muttered.
He gave the sleeping Aveline back to Emily.
"Thank you, Gerard, dear," she said gratefully.
It was 3 hours after the delivery, and Emily was holding her daughter in her arms for the first time.
Aveline, however, seemed to have no intention of quieting down.
"Ugh, it's so noisy!" Mikey complained.
"She's not an 'it', Mikey," Gerard said. "Can I hold her Auntie Emily?"
Emily and Donna exchanged hesitant looks.
"Well, all right, then, dear, but be careful!" Emily said to Gerard as she carefully handed him her precious daughter.
Gerard held the crying baby in his arms, rocking her slowly back and forth.
"Hush, now, Avi, don't cry," he murmured softly.
Avi.
He quite liked that.
The baby's cries quieted down to a few whimpers, until finally she became quiet.
She had fallen asleep.
"Whoa, how'd you do that?" Mikey asked in amazement.
Gerard shrugged. "Dunno," he muttered.
He gave the sleeping Aveline back to Emily.
"Thank you, Gerard, dear," she said gratefully.
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The real conflicts don't start until a few chapters later, it'll be the cute stuff for now.