A Singer and his Deaf Daughter (Louis Tomlinson story)

Chapter 4 (What is the Plan?)

Louis' POV

"Whaaaaa" I woke up to a tiny cry.
"Your turn babe." Lucy said to me half asleep.
"Fine Love." I whisper. I climb out of the bed and walk over to the crib. Mary was there crying as if she were dying, like the little drama queen we learned she was. "Darling, you're fine." I chuckled. When she kept on screaming  I remembered. I find myself constantly forgetting about her being deaf.
I check her diaper and find it wet. So I change it....
Shes still crying.
What do I do now?!?
"Lucy, Love? I think she's hungry." I call over to my sleeping wife. Well, maybe she wasn't sleeping after all, because she was up in an instant.
"Okay, let's try this again." She says as she takes our daughter from my arms. Lucy slides back on the bed and attempts to breastfeed once again today. We've only been home for two days now and everyday we try to breastfeed, but it's proven to be a bit difficult.
"Lou." I hear, but don't quite register right away that Lucy had said my name until she said it again. "Louis!" she whispered/squealed.
"What Lu?"
"She's eating."
"What?!"
"Yes! She's eating!" She squealed again.
"Thank you Lucy." I whispered as I kissed her forehead.
"For what?"
"Giving me a family. A normal life."
"Well, normal as it's gonna get at least." She smiled a small smile.
"What do you want to do about Mary?" I asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I want to get her that Cochlear Implant." I say.
"What? Why? I thought we were going to learn Sign Language then let her decide when she gets older." Lucy said.
"I know. But I can't stand the thought that she can't hear me! I feel like it's a lost connection. I can't talk to her, I can't sing to her. Plus without it, the world is going to suck for her! All of our hopes and dreams for her are destroyed!" I start to yell. Lucy gets up and puts Mary back into her crib.
"Don't you dare ever say that again!" Lucy spat at me. "My dreams for her never changed dammit! I as her mother just want her to be happy. If she wants to be a doctor she can be a mother fucking doctor! She wants to be an athlete she will kick every athletes ass that gets in her way! Because I believed in her! And sorry Louis but it's time for you to wake up and smell the roses. I realize it's important to you that she hears your voice, but what if there comes a day that it's important to her that she sees you sign." I was speechless. Lucy had never looked so angry/sad. I wanted to crawl in a cave and hug her at the same time.
"You're right." I finally said after a couple minutes of silence. I was ashamed of myself. "I'm sorry."
"I just can't have you just give up that easily so soon. Yes. The world may be tough for her, but we are going to raise her right. We will do this. And we'll do it together might I add. Because I can't be in this alone."
"I'm here with you. I'm ready." I said while grabbing the laptop from the bedside table. "Do you want to learn some signs now?"
"Louis, it's 3am" Lucy chuckled. But after a look saying "you and I know we aren't going to bed for a while" she finally gave in.
We spent the next hour and a half watching level 1 Sign Language videos till we were so tired we could hardly keep our eyes open. The last thing I remember before falling into my slumber was seeing my beautiful wife sign Good Night, I love you.