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𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗕 𝗞𝗨𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗨

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: '𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱'

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

I gently open the door with one hand, the other holding what looks like a newborn to me. "SHIT, NO" Nick's voice rings out, my eyes widen as I quicken my pace to find out where he is and what he's doing. I walk into the living room to see him and Zion playing Fortnite, Zion yelps and that's what makes the baby in my arms let out a loud cry.

The boys jump in surprise. "What the f-" I glare at Zion "if you so as much utter that word, you'll sleep outside tonight" he puts his hands up in surrender. I hold the newborn, rocking him "hey, hey, it's okay. You're okay" I whisper as his cries subsides and his watery blue eyes look up at me.

I sit down on the floor carefully, "babe, can we talk for a minute?" Zion asks. "Nicholas, hold him and be careful. If he cries, I'll make you cry" I say sternly, giving the child to him "you can't make me-" he cuts himself off, backing away after I raise an eyebrow at him.

Now, Zion and I are standing in our bedroom. "Aight, explain"

"I was walking back from Ansley's place and I heard a baby cry, I found him in a bush Z. A fricking bush, what kind of mother does that to her child?"

"But-" I cut him off "Z, he can't be more than 1 week old and I don't even know how long he was out there for"

"He's so small, Zion"

"ALRIGHT, damn. Let me speak woman" he sighs "we can't just keep him...." I'm about to object but he raises a finger telling me he's not done yet.

"First of all, he's not ours. We have to take him to child services or who knows what'll happen. Second of all, we can't take care of a baby, it's a tiny person. I can't take care of a tiny person y/n, I can't even take care of myself and I'm a full grown man!"

I sigh, silently agreeing with the last part. "Okay, we take him to child services and then what?" he raises an eyebrow not expecting me to give in that fast.

"There is no 'then what' Y/n. We drop the baby off and then go home!" I double take at the man standing in front of me.

"The fuck? Caleb that is a fucking BABY. He's barely 8 weeks old!"

Zion throws his hands up in the air "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT TO DO THEN? ADOPT HIM?!" I stand up from the bed I was sitting on. "Don't you EVER shout at me like that," he rolls his eyes then walks out of the room. I walk out after a while to meet Nick holding the blue eyed boy, Nick stands up when he hears my footsteps.

"He just left" I nod, sighing. "Keep him" is all Nick utters when he passes the baby to me, looking into his big eyes I find the answers I'm looking for.

**

"Do you want to adopt him?" I nod eagerly.

"Well, your finances are in good condition and you say you have a boyfriend?" the social worker eyes me.

"Yes" is all I reply.

She nods, seeming to think about how it's going to affect the baby.
Then, she smiles at me "okay, what's his name?" I let out a relieved breath. "Anthony," he giggles and I smile at him "surname?" the social worker raises an eyebrow at me.

"Kuwonu"

The voice comes from behind me and I turn back so fast, I almost get whiplash. There he is, standing by the door staring at me. The woman in front of me doesn't even ask, already knowing he's my boyfriend. "Alright, Anthony Kuwonu is legally your child" the lady smiles and I smile back at her gratefully.

I walk out with Anthony in my arms, giggling away. Zion walks by my side, not saying a word. "How did you know where I was?" I talk first once we get into the car, "Nick has a big mouth" I shake my head, not even surprised that Nick told Zion. "I'm sorry" he parks the car, turning to look at me.

"I'm sorry I shouted at you like that but I didn't know what we were going to do. I mean, my girlfriend comes home with a baby in her arms telling me she wants to keep him. What was I supposed to do?" I agree silently.

"I didn't realize how much the kid meant to you and if you're serious then, I wanna raise him with you" a smile grows on my lips at the last statement.

Anthony smiles as if he knows what we're talking about.

**

I'm awoken when I realize it's 4am and Anthony hasn't cried for his bottle yet. He's been with Zion and I for 2 weeks, so I've gotten to understand when he cries at night and what he needs when he starts crying.

I sit up when I realize that Zion isn't next to me, furrowing my eyebrows when I see an empty cradle.

What the-

The sleep in my eyes disappear as I walk downstairs quietly, the kitchen light is on. I walk closer to the kitchen and stop by the door, covering my mouth with my hand in shock at the sight in front of me.

Zion is holding Anthony to his bare chest, "Calm down, lil man, I'm right here. It's okay buddy."

He then proceeds to rock Anthony in his arms to stop his crying. Zion starts making funny faces when he doesn't stop crying, Anthony's little cries stop and he starts giggling instead.

His giggling makes Zion smile, but when Zion kisses his forehead I almost melt. I knew he'd be a good father, all he needed was a kick in the right direction. "Do you wanna go to bed now?" He whispers then chuckles when he sees Anthony let out a tiny yawn, he's so cute.

I scurry upstairs to get in bed before Zion realizes I'm awake, I'm already back in bed when I hear his footsteps enter the room. I open my eyes, watching Zion gently put Anthony back in his crib but he lets out a sharp cry when he's in the crib. I shift slightly to give off the impression that I'm still asleep, Zion knows I'm not a light sleeper so he won't realize I'm awake.

Zion picks Anthony up, "hey, buddy. Please, don't cry, you and I need sleep aight?" when he tries to put Anthony down again, he bursts into tears so Zion quickly shushes him. I feel his weight on the bed, I decide to just go to sleep at this point because there's no point in staying up if Zion has everything under control.

**

I'm the first to wake up in the morning. It surprises me because I usually wake up at 10 not 8am, when I turn on my side to look at Zion, I smile at the most precious sight ever.

Anthony's tiny body is laying on Zion's chest with Zion's arm over him protectively. To think that this was the same man who didn't want me to keep the child he's currently holding...

"I can feel you staring, Mamas" Zion's eyes open, staring into mine. "He wouldn't go to sleep in his own bed and I was really tired. You will not believe how fast he fell asleep after I laid him on me" he explains the position with Anthony.

"Thank you for trying your best, Z. I love you"

He sits up, carefully holding Anthony. "I love you too but I ain't changing nobody's diapers" he hands Anthony to me.

**

"MOMMA" Anthony shouts, I open my arms so he can run into them. He jumps at me and I yelp "careful little man, she's fragile" Zion pipes teasingly, I roll my eyes at him, ruffling Anthony's hair.

"How was school bub?" he launches into a very animate explanation of how he got 3 gold stars.