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Alec POV

While laying on the sofa, Judith slept peacefully. Her cheek on my chest with her little face squished so cutely. After Damien tried to take her from me, I couldn't help it. I turned away so no one could take her from my arms. I know it's unfair as Damien is her father and Harriette her mother, but I hate the feeling when Judith isn't in my arms. Or close to me for that matter. And hearing her cry like she did, I'll make sure she never cries like that again.

No matter what age she is, days, weeks, months, years. I'll make sure tears never fall down her cheeks unless it's tears of happiness. I could hear everyone talking but I ignored them keeping my eyes on Judith. She's so cute and cuddly I could lay like this all day with her and never let go. Well, so she can feed and be changed. But I know I can't. Damien and Harriette need to be parents, they tried so long for a baby and now they have one, and I want her to myself. This is why I want to keep my distance, but I know I can't. That's just how the mate bond is.

Nothing will keep me away from Judith but her. If she chooses to not want me around, I'll accept that. But for someone to keep me from my mate, I will not stop until they accept she is what she is to me and I'll be with her for the long run. My biggest fear is that she'll reject me, but I know that's for her to decide. I can't change her mind and I never will, but I will make people understand she's mine and I won't let anyone keep her away from me.

"Alec, it's time to go home now." Dad, Dustin put his hand on my shoulder and looked over to see me and Judith.

"I don't want to." I whispered so I wouldn't wake Judith.

"She needs to lay in her own bed. It's not good for her to be sleeping in arms all the time. Come on bud, we'll come back in the morning." He sighed at the end.

"No." I growled a little too harshly making Judith whimper and whine. I kissed her cheek and pulled her into me more where she calmed and fell back to sleep.

"He can stay. But on one condition." Harriette stayed.

"What?" I turned my head to look at her.

"Judith sleeps in her Moses basket." She replied. I immediately nodded and sat up cradling Judith in my arms.

"I can do that." I muttered.

"Okay." She nodded and curled up next to her mate.

"Fine. We'll be here about lunch time tomorrow. See you later." Dad, Dustin, kissed Harri's cheek and hugged her before doing the same to Damien with dad, Ryker doing the same. Everyone left leaving me, Judith, Damien and Harriette.

"Thank you for letting me stay." I looked at Harri.

"Better move in huh? Won't be able to be apart from each other." She laughed.

"No." I smiled with a small breathy laugh looking down at Judith with so much love. I know Harri knows so there's no point in denying it. Call it mothers intuition or good observation, i don't care, but she knows and nothing will change that Judith is my mate.

"Why?" Damien frowned looking between me and his mate.

"They're mates." Harriette smiled.

"What?" Damien muttered in shock looking straight at me. "Is it true?"

I nodded opening my mouth before closing it not knowing what to say. "Yeah. It's true."

"H-how long have you known?" He questioned me.

"The say she was born." I replied looking at him. "I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable, that's not my intention. I don't want people to see me for something I'm not for being around a little girl so much. Damien I know she's your little girl, I know that, but as her mate I want nothing more than to take her away so it could be just us. I have no sick fantasy about little girls. All I want to do is protect her and know that she has someone she can rely on other than her parents. I promise you, I have no weird sexual feelings for Judith. I just want her safe and protected. I just thought I'd let you know before you think I'm some sort of perv wanting your daughter."

"I don't think that Alec." Damien shook his head. "Just a shock is all."

"It's going to take a lot to get used to, but I'm sure we can work things out." Harriette stated.

"I don't want anyone to know. I'm sorry, I'm not ashamed of Judith in any way. I just don't want them to think I'm around her for some sick reason." I told them.

"Alec, is that what you're so afraid of? People thinking you're a perv for being with your mate because of an age gap?" Harri asked. Sorrow in her eyes.

Slowly, I nodded and laid Judith in her Moses basket. She started fussing but once again calmed when I ran my thumb on her cheek. "I can leave if you want me to. I won't come back until she's old enough."

"I forbid you to leave Alec." Damien growled a little. "I don't care what people think, I know you have good intentions towards my daughter and that's all that matters. I trust nothing will happen to her until she's the right age. I trust you with her Alec, no one's opinion matters."

"Thank you." I whispered, a stray tear falling down my cheek.

Later on I was laying in a spare bedroom i usually sleep in when I stay. Often I leave home in the night and when I'm tried I go to the house that's closest. That came to be Damien and Harriette's when I first felt the connection with Harriette. Not her directly like I stated before, but the pup. And now Judith's here, I never want to let her leave my arms again.

Even now I feel restless without her close to me. But because Harri breastfeeds, Judith needs to be closer to her mother rather than me. Without warning, Harriette slammed the bedroom door open looking disheveled. Judith crying in one arm and a bottle of milk in the other.

"Everything okay?" I furrow my eyebrows.

"Feed her please. She won't latch on or take it from a bottle from neither Damien or I, so you're the last resort. She needs to feed and if this doesn't work I don't know what to do." Harriette told me almost on the verge of tears.

"Okay." I nodded and put my arms out for Judith. Once in my arms her cries simmered then stopped when I placed the bottle in her mouth.

"Thank god." Harriette sighed. "Once she's done you can bring her back or keep her with you. At this moment in time, I'm ready to crash until her next bottle."

"Yeah sure. If you do a couple more bottles I can help. I don't mind doing night feeds while you and Damien rest." I told her.

"Thank you Alec but she's our daughter. We should do it."

"Harri you look like you haven't slept in weeks. Even just tonight won't hurt. And I can stay as long as you need me to incase a night like this happens again." I reassured her.

"Thank you Alec. But-," she started.

"It's fine. I wouldn't have offered if I wasn't sure. Go to bed, get some rest. You and Damien. Judith is in safe hands. And I can bring her into you after if it makes you feel better."

"Okay." She nodded. Harriette kissed Judith's forehead before going to bed. With hand, I held Judith and her bottle, with the other I carefully turned on my lamp next to my bed so I could see more clearly.

Before I knew it, Judith had finished the bottle and I winded her before lying down. Letting Harriette and Damien get a nights sleep since their daughter has been born. I sat and watched films while keeping an eye on the little pup laying next to me in the bed.

A/N: Hi I'm so sorry it's been so long. I've had exams to do which are now all finished with. So I have more free time to update more frequently. I appreciate everyone being patient with me.

Thank you so much for reading, let me know what you think.

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