The Child We Have Now {C!Skephalo Sequel}{Complete}

Happy Little Family

Two months later, things were amazing. Not in the fake 'I never feel sad.' kind of way. There were still tears and there were still fears. But there was love and there was excitement. Things were better.

"Thank you, S'geppy." Bad accepted the tea from Skeppy's subtly shaking hand. "You feeling any better?"

"I feel...better." Skeppy sniffled and rubbed his eyes. He had a panic attack a couple hours ago. Which meant they both had to get up earlier than they wanted.

"My baby..." Bad gestured for Skeppy to come close, then he pulled him into his lap. "Gah! So boney."

"Hey!" Skeppy kissed his forehead. "You're a bitch."

"Language." Bad blew on his tea then set it down on the table. "I've got to go to work in thirty minutes. You gonna be okay?"

Skeppy shrugged. "I'm going to do a video call with my therapist after lunch. I think I'll be okay."

"Good." Bad rubbed Skeppy's face. "I'm still scared too. But things are getting better. We have to try to be less paranoid."

"It's hard." Skeppy took a deep breath. "I have a nagging feeling that things aren't okay."

"Me too." Bad sipped on his tea. "Don't worry about trying to make dinner. I'll bring something home, okay?"

"Thank you." Skeppy played with Bad's hair. "Even though we've been through hell together...I still feel so lucky. I can't believe I get to wake up everyday, and be loved."

"Aww, Skeppy." Bad hugged him with one arm. "No matter what happens to us, you will always have my love."

"Good." Skeppy stood up from Bad's lap. "By the way...I need to take the ovulation test today. Are we still trying this time? If I am ready."

Bad felt his heart flutter. The thought of having another baby made him nauseous and excited. "I think if we're going to give Hani a sibling, now is a good time. We're in a safer, smaller community...we can afford it. But...Like I said I want you to focus on your therapy first and see if you can handle it. I don't want you to go through a pregnancy, severely paranoid."

"I'm going to talk to the therapist...what if she says I shouldn't have another baby?"

"I'm sure she will not say that. She might tell you to wait, that's all." Bad got up and took his tea to the living room. "come here."

Skeppy followed him to the living room. "Hm?"

Bad opened the window and pointed out to the ocean. "Remember this. We have an ocean view now. Things might still be scary, but we aren't in the scary place anymore. So, just try your best to feel better everyday."

"How are you holding it together so well?" Skeppy teased.

Bad sipped his tea. "Doctors are good at faking composure."

Skeppy frowned. "Are you feeling okay?"

Bad smiled. "Yeah, I'm feeling better, slowly. I think we'll be okay."

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Hani sighed and looked at the cut up pizza on her plate. "Daddy, nogate."

Skeppy rolled his eyes. "Baby, you can't only eat nuggets. It's pizza, you'll like pizza."

Skeppy got a slice for himself and sat down with Bad at the table. "You alright? You look exhausted."

Bad chewed on a burnt pepperoni. "I'm so tired."

"Me too." Skeppy reached over and held Bad's hand.