The sequel to The Missing Lyric finds Nick & Demi dealing with full time parenthood, now that they have legally become Lyric's parents. Being full time parents with two crazy careers, while also trying to keep their marriage intact has its challenge...
I got to go home the next day, just like the doctor had said & even better, still, I got to take Lincoln with me. I was still really sore, so I couldn't carry Lincoln around, just yet, but Nick would hand him, to me, after I got to where I wanted to be. I was glad Nick had taken time off from doing work of any kind. He had been working on a new album & he finished it during the summer, so he was releasing it in late November, just in time for Christmas. He had a few promotional spots he was doing, before the holidays, but he wasn't doing a tour until after the new year. I hadn't asked him about it, so I wasn't sure of his plans, but now that Lincoln was here, I'd bring it up, at some point. I was too busy admiring the adorableness of my son.
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Just after we finished dinner, on my first night home, Lyric started cleaning up & I was feeding Lincoln, as I sat at the dining room table. He seemed to want to eat all the time, but I hoped that was a good thing. "Babe?" I spoke up when Nick came to take some dishes from the table to the kitchen. He looked at me, his eyebrows up. "We got a bassinet from someone at the baby shower, didn't we?"
"That's the tiny, little bed, right?" He asked, innocently & I saw Lyric smirk over his shoulder, as she stood at the kitchen sink.
"Dad.. you're so funny." Lyric chuckled, as she made a face, like her dad was more clueless than anyone she knew.
"Uh... I didn't play with dolls, so excuse me if I don't know all the correct names for baby items." Nick responded, defensively & Lyric shrugged her shoulders before she went back to the dishes.
"Yes, the small bed on wheels." I nodded my head & gave him a smile.
"Yea, we got one, why?" He asked, walking toward the kitchen. I bit my lip & watched him with a sweet expression, that he saw when he turned around. "You want it in our room, don't you?"
"Yes, please." I smiled, even bigger, at him & he sighed. "It will be easier since I'm still sore. Unless you don't want us waking you up." I stuck my lip out & he rolled his eyes.
"No, that's not it. I want to experience that with you. I want to get up when you do. I just don't want him in our bed to sleep."
"But he's so little, he won't take up much room." I said, trying not to laugh.
"Demi, it's dangerous & hard to get them out of the bed later."
"Well, why would we need to get him out of our bed. I mean I can't have any more kids so there's no point in...." I stopped talking when I saw & remembered Lyric was close enough to hear.
Nick came into the dining room & leaned on the back of one of the chairs. "I really hope to God you are kidding." He said in a hushed tone, so Lyric wouldn't hear. His face was so serious, I couldn't help but to smile.
I giggled & rolled my eyes, as I looked down at Lincoln. "Yes, silly. I won't put him in our bed."
Nick came around to kiss me, quickly. "I am really glad to hear that. And I will put the bassinet right next to the bed, my love." He murmured, our lips inches apart. He grinned before he stood up & went to help Lyric with cleaning up the dinner dishes.
