A Little Lost

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Damon asked me to watch Jonah while he responded to some missed calls and emails from today. To which I replied, yes. This is the first time I'm seeing baby Jonah and he is so cute. Toddler Jonah is also so adorable but I love how bubbly and giggly baby Jonah is.

I'm just bouncing him on my hip and smiling and he thinks it's the funniest thing ever. We sit on the couch with him in my lap and I put on a kids cartoon I find and he's quickly preoccupied by the cartoon people going across the screen. I begin watching the show because it's not some annoying high pitched cartoon kid but one with older sounding voices and good lessons. Eventually I see Jonah begin to rub his eyes.

"I think someone is sleepy. Want some milky?" I ask and he gently nods his head. I sit him on the floor and and he whines a little bit but soons stop to continue watching his cartoon. I find a bottle and his milk and as I'm beginning to pour I hear a thud soon followed by a cry. I set down the milk and rush into the living room to see Jonah on the floor crying and holding his head. I realize that he must've bumped his head on the coffee table. He holds his arms out and I scoop him up.

Eventually he quieted and I took him with me back to the kitchen to finish pouring his milk. I hold him as we find our places on the couch again and I lay him in my arms and begin feeding him his bottle. He drinks a little and then spits it out and pushes it away.

"I thought you wanted it buddy?" He just whines in response and gets more cranky. I don't know what to do so I give him his paci instead and he takes it. He uses it for a couple minutes and I think I've won until he spits it out on the floor and begins to cry. I can tell he is getting frustrated. I get up and begin to walk around and bounce him. He continues to cry so I offer him a blanket that he pushes away.

"What do you want buddy? Can you tell me?" I ask hoping he could babble something that I could translate to his needs.

"Dada wan dada." He says through his cries.

"Sorry buddy Colin isn't here right now." He sobs louder and continues to agressively rub his eyes. "No wan dada!" Jonah shouts while still crying. I was a little shocked that he shouted but mainly because he sees Damon as his daddy already. I get ready to go get Damon but when I look up at the stairs I see him coming down.

"What's wrong? What happened to him?" Damon asked as he approached us. Jonah immediately reaches for Damon and once Damon takes him he puts his head on his shoulder and instantly begins to calm down and relax. Damon stares at me still waiting for a response.

"Oh yeah he was tired so I got him some milk and he bumped his head then didn't want it. So then I gave him a paci and he spit it out. Then I kept trying to calm him by bouncing him and then he wanted "dada". Then when I told him Colin wasnt here I realized he wasn't talking about Colin."

"Me?" Damon asked and I nodded. He seemed slightly shocked but excited. I know he's estatic but also nervous. The first time he ever met Jonah he felt connected to him and ever since his love for him has grown. He wants to see how this relationship goes but he hasnt had a little on over two years.

"Did you heat up his bottle?" My thoughts get interupted by Damon and I mentally face palm myself. I shake my head and go to grab the bottle but Damon stops me.

"Thanks for everything you've done Adrian but I'm done with work for today so you go get some rest." I go to argue and offer some more help but Damon flashed me a look that tells me to just shut up and go.

"Alright well goodnight to both of you." I say and head up to my room.

Damon takes the bottle and heats it up with Jonah in his arms. As he takes the warm bottle from the microwave he hears light snores in his ear. He brings the bottle with him to his room and puts it on his night stand. He lays Jonah down and gets in bed next to him. Jonah immediately latches onto him and then soon both fall asleep in each other's arms.

Hope you enjoyed! It's a bit shorter than I had wanted but oh well. Thank you so very much for over 2k reads! I appreciate all the support! I love you all and stay safe!