LoveBite [2]

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The next morning, Satine wakes early as the sun begins to shine above the trees. She opens her eyes to find herself on her couch with a baby lying beside her chest. She looks to the other end of the couch, where her feet are propped up on Peter's lap. He's knocked out with his head on her hip, hugging her thigh close.

She quickly looks back down when she hears a tiny deep breath. Anastasia looks up at her for a moment while smacking her lips before she starts looking around with seemingly nothing on her mind.

Satine slowly and silently pushes herself up to her elbow with a small, but overjoyed smile. She and Peter are in complete disbelief over this new situation.

They are completely unprepared. They have no supplies. They had to wrap Anastasia in a shirt when they changed her diaper the night before. Their brains haven't even been able to process this completely. They were thrown directly into the deep end, but they couldn't be more excited to swim.

Satine brushes her nail over the tip of her little button nose and she turns quick with a jolt of her arms. She breathes a chuckle with tears in her eyes as Anastasia yawns, her eyes squeezed shut.

"So cute." She whispers with a bright smile.

She feels adjusting at her feet, pulling her attention over as Peter's eyes open and he looks up at her.

"I didn't mean to wake you." She brushes her fingernails through his hair and he pulls a bit closer to her thigh.

"You didn't." He nuzzles into her knee. "Is she awake?"

"She's fucking adorable." She chuckles and he slowly smiles while resting his chin on her leg to look at her. "I swear, just hearing her breathing is the sweetest thing in the world." She turns back to her as she stares at her. "Oh, hi." She breathes softly and he chuckles while sitting up on his hand. "I didn't know you were looking right at me."

She places her hand on her chubby baby belly and watches a tiny smile crack on her face, pulling a gasp from her lungs.

"Oh, my God." She reaches for Peter and he grabs her hand with a small and bright laugh. "Baby, she smiled." She chuckles with a pout. "She smiled at me."

"Satine, it's okay." He chuckles while rubbing her hip.

"No, but she smiled at me." A tear slips from her eye and he leans over her to press his lips on the side of her head, hand on her cheek. "I can't handle it." She covers her mouth as the cries begin.

Anastasia's brows furrow a bit for just a moment before her face starts to contort and a whimper leaves her throat.

"Oh." Satine sings. "Oh, no."

"I think you scared her." Peter comes off of her so she can sit up.

"I'm sorry." She lifts her into her arms to hold her to her chest. "I didn't mean too."

She looks at Peter with wrinkled brows while all he does is just smile at her with his fist over his mouth.

"Why're you looking at me like that?" She whispers desperately as he pushes his fingers in her hair on the back of her head.

"Not even twenty-four hours and you're already a great mom." He states softly and she tilts her head. "Terrified, but great mom."

"You'll catch up in a minute." She jokes and he shakes his head.

"I'm gonna be a great mom?" He nods with a chuckle, making her laugh a bit with a sniffle.

"Yeah, you'll be a great mom."

♡

Satine, Peter, and Anastasia venture into the common room and make their way to the kitchen as she attempts to lift her head, but plops back down on her chest. He chuckles lightly and Satine looks up at him with a breathy smile.