No Place Like Home

Chapter 15

One Month Later

Ally's POV
BZZZZZZZ. BZZZZZ. BZZZZZZ.
I awake to the sound of my phone vibrating on the night stand. I reach over and grab it to find that Carrie's calling me. At 3:00 o'clock in the morning?
"Hello?" I say, answering her call.
"Ally, I'm so sorry to wake you up, but I have a situation." She says, as I hear her baby crying in the background. "Daniel woke me up crying about ten minutes ago, and I can't get him to stop."
I sit up in bed and run a hand through my hair. "Okay, have you tried feeding him?" I ask her.
"Yes, and he's not hungry. His diaper's clean, and I tried burping him, but nothing helps." She almost cries.
"When's the last time you fed him?" I ask her.
"Around 01:30."
"Try laying him down on his back and rubbing his stomach." I tell her as Austin begins to stir beside me.
After a couple of moments, I hear Daniel's crying subside on the other end of the line. "Ally? How did you know what to do?" Carrie asks.
"Well, since you didn't feed him that long ago, he most likely just had air on his tummy that was causing him to be uncomfortable." I tell her.
Austin sits up beside me and runs a hand over his sleepy face. "Oh my goodness, thank you so much!" Carrie exclaims.
"No problem, and if you need me again, don't hesitate to call." I tell her.
"Thank you Ally. I'll let you get back to sleep, goodnight." She says.
"Goodnight." I say as I take the phone away from my ear and click the 'end call' button.
"Who was that?" Austin groggily asks.
"Oh, it was Carrie. She couldn't get Daniel to stop crying." I tell him.
"Did he stop?"
"Yeah, I told her what t do and we got him to stop crying."
"You're such a great mom." He tells me.
I smile and lean over to kiss his cheek, "And you're a great father."
He wraps his arms around me and we lean against our headboard.
"You know what today is don't you?" He asks me.
"Austin, how could I not?" I exclaim.
"I know, I was just kidding." He chuckles.
"Let's go check in on the birthday girl." I say as I grab his hand.
We slowly tiptoe down the hallway to our sleeping daughter's room.
"She's gorgeous, just like you." Austin tells me as we watch Kinsley sleep.
"She's growing so fast." I say as a tear escapes and slips down my face.
Austin leans down and kisses my cheek. "She's already walking, and starting to talk, before we know it she'll be graduating high school." I say.
"But for now, she our little princess." Austin comforts me.
"Yeah, she's our little angel." I reply.
We stand there for a few minutes more, enjoying the presence of our sleeping doll.
"Let's go back to bed." Austin tells me as he lets out a yawn.
I nod my head, and we walk back to our bedroom.
When we crawl back under the covers, Austin wraps me up in his arms.
"Are you okay?" He asks me.
"Yeah, I guess with Kins turning two, it just has me emotional." I tell him.
"Is that all?" He replies.
I nuzzle my face in his shoulder before answering, "Austin,our...our other baby...won't be here..." I say through tears.
"Shhh, shhhh sweetie." He whispers in my hair.
"I'm...so selfish. I should be thinking about Kinsley." I confess.
"Alls, its okay. To be honest, I have been thinking about our other baby too, with it being Kinsley's birthday and all. It just seems like someone else should be here helping us celebrate." He says.
I nod my head against his chest, and my tears begin to dry. "I'm sorry." I tell him.
"Don't ever be." He whispers while kissing my forehead. "Try to get some sleep angel, tomorrow's going to be an exciting day."
I wipe the dampness from my face as Austin softly begins to hum our song, and slowly, I find sleep captivating me.

Hey guys! Sorry I've been gone for so long, but now I'm out of school for a month for Christmas and I'm in the biggest writing mood! :)
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