The Marrying Kind

2

I felt a tiny hand rest on my cheek and I opened my eyes to see Prince sleeping behind his son and Hendrix looking at me as his hand rested on my cheek. He definitely needed to be changed and I was sure he was hungry. I looked at Prince's watch to see it was 7 in the morning and it was definitely breakfast time. I got out of bed before carefully picking up Hendrix. I was sure Prince needed to sleep in. Hendrix and I went downstairs to see the staff running around Paisley Park. "Miss, Hendrix's breakfast is almost done. We were going to get him if neither of you had woken up." One of the ladies said. I nodded. "Thank you. He needs to be changed, so I'll take care of that and get him ready for the day." Hendrix had his head in my neck as I was packing him around to look outside. It was raining, so there was no sense in going out to play before breakfast.

I went back upstairs to change Hendrix. That's when I saw Prince's bath tub. It was a massive bath tub and it looked incredibly comfortable and I was sure it was absolutely relaxing. "Do you take baths in daddy's tub?" I asked Hendrix. I knew he couldn't hear me, but when he saw me smile he smiled back larger than life. I needed to ask Prince if I could take a bath. I hadn't had one in so long and showers were fine for cleaning, but for relaxing, no. "Good morning." His raspy voice behind me made me jump a little. "Oh, Jesus. Prince, you scared me." He yawned and stretched. He wasn't wearing a shirt which was a pleasant surprise. "Hmm. Is he okay?" Prince asked. "Just changed him. I was thinking of giving him a bath, but-" "Oh, no. He takes showers with me." He seemed afraid to give Hendrix a bath. First time father anxiety was real with Prince.

"Well...I can teach you how to give him a bath. It's not as hard as it seems. Especially if you sit with him. He'll probably enjoy bathing a lot more, and it'll be easier for you." Prince seemed hesitant. "Prince, trust me. Once you do it, you'll never want to make him take a shower again." Prince sighed. "Okay. We can try it this morning." I smiled. "Okay, I'll get the bath water going. Get your tea downstairs and I'll get the bath water ready." Prince smiled and left the bathroom. I sat Hendrix on the floor and he stood there holding onto the side of the tub. He was doing so well standing on his own.

I turned the knobs to make the water just the right temperature before getting Hendrix stripped down and into the tub. When he saw the bubbles he squealed with excitement and started hitting the water. "Is he in there already?" Prince asked from behind me. "Yeah and he's having a blast. Come feel the water." Prince ran his fingers along the water before flicking it at Hendrix causing him to giggle. "It's perfect." Hendrix was having a lot of fun in the bath. "Do I have to get in with him every time?" He asked. "Well, not always. You can lean over and do it, but to be safe I'd get in with him. Plus it'll be good bonding." Prince cocked his head a little looking into the tub. "I'll be back. Can you go downstairs and grab his breakfast? I'll probably feed him in bed today." "Of course, I'll be right back."

I left the bathroom and went downstairs to get his breakfast. I had been here for 24 hours and was having the best time helping Prince and just learning about him and his work. I grabbed his blueberry purée and was stopped by one of the staff members. "Um, miss. A gentleman left a suitcase for you. It's downstairs next to the door. Would you like me to bring it up to Mr. Prince's bedroom?" She asked. "Please. Did he say who he was?" She shook her head. "He looked displeased." Anthony dropped my things off. Were we broken up? Was this it? It didn't matter. I was in work mode with Prince at the moment. I went upstairs and sat Hendrix's purée down. I knocked lightly on the bathroom door. "Come in." Prince said.

I walked in to see Hendrix standing in the tub and Prince was putting baby body wash on his hand. The water was high enough to where I couldn't see anything past the bubbles. "Do you wanna go somewhere today?" I asked Prince. I figured maybe he wanted a little break from being a dad, but he shook his head as he was washing his son. "I've got rehearsal tonight. Do you want to go anywhere?" He asked me. I smiled. "I was actually thinking of going out to buy Hendrix some things and wanted to know if you wanted to tag along. We could take Hendrix to the park, and maybe relax with him." He seemed excited to do that.