Baby Pogue // JJ Maybank

36. meet the uncle

JJ was sleeping on the floor next to the cot that River was sleeping in. Avie was passed out on her bed, her shirt pulled up from feeding the baby not too long ago. The two had barely slept the past week since River made her grand arrival. After a long check up appointment for River, it was confirmed she was perfectly healthy and Avie and JJ were doing everything right so far.

Though, to them it felt like nothing they did was right.

Avie groaned as she heard the baby begin to cry again. She tossed her pillow at her boyfriend on the ground.

"It's your turn." She mumbled as he moved the pillow over his head to cover his ears but didn't respond.

"JJ." She said again without getting up.

"I don't have boobs." He moved the pillow to under his head to look at her.

Avie picked her head up and saw River moving her body as she cried.

And as if that wasn't enough, Ashton was pounding on the door.

"Oh my god!" Avie got up groggily and swung her door open.

"Can you shut that thing up? She's cried every fuckin' 30 minutes." Ashton spoke as he stood in his crooked sweatpants and inside out shirt.

"All I do is feed her! I don't know what you would like me to do." Avie answered as she walked to the cot and picked up River.

Ashton furrowed his eyebrows at the mess that was her room. There were baby clothes all over, diapers clean and dirty on her dresser, and JJ was of course still on the floor.

"What bomb went off in here?" He asked and walked in.

"That one." JJ sat up and pointed to his daughter that was latching onto her mother's breast.

Ashton raised his eyebrows.

"I just feel so helpless." Avie spoke quietly as River stopped crying the moment she ate.

Ashton sighed and sat on his bed, "Take her out."

"Out where?" Avie furrowed her eyebrows.

Ashton shrugged, "Outside."

"It's kinda cold for that." Avie looked down to the baby.

"Okay, um.."

JJ stood and stretched, "I'm gonna pee and brush my teeth."

"Bet you haven't done that in a week." Ashton smirked at JJ who looked shot.

He rolled his eyes and walked out.

"Why don't you take her to meet Daylon?" Ashton suggested.

"You want me to take her to see Daylon?" Avie raised her eyebrows.

"Mhm."

"Her uncle that slapped her mother? The uncle that was snorting coke off the kitchen table a couple months ago?"

"Well.. I don't know." Ashton shrugged and looked down, "I visited him yesterday. He's different .. like a new person, I don't know, I can't explain it."

Avie sighed, "I don't know. JJ would be nervous if I brought her to him."

"Don't tell him."

"Ashton!"

"I'm just saying!" He paused before continuing, "Look, Daylon's been through some shit and he hasn't seen us much, especially not you. I showed him a picture of Riv yesterday and he just seemed bummed out."

"I don't know.. I'll see." Avie thought to herself. She would hate hiding such a big thing from JJ. They've come such a long way since their argument months ago and she never wants to return to that place again.