In The Maze

Chapter 8

Newt's POV:
    Emalee and I finish putting away all of Rosalind's stuff. When we finish, I dust off my hands and look at our progress. " I'll go get our stuff." I say. She nods and starts changing Rosalind on the new changing table. I emerge from the hut, and start making my way to the Homestead. I feel sleep tugging at my eyelids. I  look down at my digital watch. 6:47. I'm pooped. I grab Emalee's and my trunk full of personal belongings. I lug the trunks back to our hut and place them inside, by the door.
Emalee has put Rosalind down in her crib. "Hello love." I say. " Do you want to skip dinner?" She nods and rubs her eye. " Yeah." She says. I sit down on the bed next to her. She lies down and puts her head in my lap. I start stroking her hair. I notice it starts getting dark. "Emalee?" I say. " what?" She mumbles, now very relaxed. " Do you want to go to sleep?" I ask. " What time is it?" She says. " I glance down at my watch. " 7:12."
    " Sure." She says. " I'll let you change, then." I say, stepping out the door. " let me know when your done." She nods and gets up off the bed. I wait. "I'm done!" She calls. I step back in, and she scoots out the door to let me change. I strip down to my boxers and slip on a plain white T-shirt. I open the door and let her back in. " We should really get a changing screen." She says, rolling onto the bed. "Yeah." I agree. I'll ask the builders tomorrow." I slip under the covers and roll on my side. " Goodnight, Newt." I hear her say in the dark. "Goodnight Em." I say. I hesitate. " I love you." I say, out loud this time. Silence. I cringe at myself, what a stupid thing to say. " I love you too." She says back. A grin erupts on my face. I let out a breath, relieved. I let myself drift off.

Emalee's POV:
     I wake up happy. I'm happy Rosalind slept through the night, I'm happy Newt told me he loves me. Uncertainty creeps into my mind, I chew my thumbnail. Does he love me as a girlfriend or a sister? I try to push away these thoughts. I look over to Newt. I watch him breathing softly, his chest rising and falling. His eyes flutter open. He reaches up and strokes my cheek. " 'Morning love." I smile. "Good morning Newt." He sits up and gives me a peck on the lips. Definitely not a sister. I smile brighter, my cheeks flushing slightly. "You're cute when you blush." Newt observes. I blush even more. Newt chuckles slightly. " Do you wanna get breakfast, now?" Newt asks, twirling a lock of my hair around his finger. "Sure." I say, my face probably beet red by now. " Let me change Rosalind first." He nods, dropping the lock of hair. I change Rosalind's diaper and put on a fresh onesie. I look down at the box of baby clothes, reminding myself to do laundry. " How do you guys do laundry around here?" I ask Newt, buttoning up Rosalind's onesie. " The sloppers usually wash 'em in the lake." Newt replies, still lying on the bed. I hold up Rosalind, all changed and ready to go. " You gunna put some pants on?" I ask Newt, raising an eyebrow. He looks down and laughs. "Of course." He chuckles, pulling on some sweatpants. " Okay, let's go." I say, combing through my hair with my fingers.

A/N
Hey guys! I wanna thank you for 61 reads. I really appreciate it. What did you think of the sorta-Romance? I also want to let you know that I'm working on some other books, so hopefully those will be out in a few weeks or so. Also, happy late Leap day! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy.
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