The Lines

Chapter 7- Home.

When my eyes fluttered open from a restless sleep, I was greeted by a sharp pain in my neck. As my eyes adjusted to the light filled room, I noticed the cause of my discomfort.

I had fallen asleep in a chair beside the crib with my head laying at an odd angle. I rubbed my neck to get rid of the stiffness. Then a thought occurred to me.
Liam.

Worried, I looked around the room but saw no sight of him.

"Maybe he went home."
I mumbled to myself.
For some reason the thought of him leaving saddened me. I shook the feeling away as quick as it came. I refused to let myself become infatuated with him again.

Not after everything that happened..

I sighed as I stared into the crib, smiling. I watched as my baby boy's chest rose and fell with every breath. I never would have imagined I could create someone so amazing.

"I promise I will never leave you."

I whisper down to him, not just promising him but myself too.

"I promise I'll never leave either of you."

Liam's voice shocked me out of my trance as I spun around to meet his gaze.

"I, I thought y-you had.."

"Left?" He finished my sentence for me.

"I only went to get some coffee." I glanced down to his hands which held the said coffee's. I thankfully took one of the foam cups before turning back around.

"I ran into the doctor on my way downstairs," Liam began.

I nodded for him to continue.

"He believes that the coughing spasms were due to the amniotic fluid still being in his lungs after birth. After draining all of the remaining fluid, the doctor says he can be discharged later today if everything stays normal."

I breathed a sigh of relief at the good news, eager to leave this dreaded place.

"But."

I met Liam's gaze, waiting for him to continue.

"After he is discharged where will you two go."

"Home of course."

"Home? I doubt your meaning your real home. So I'm guessing you'll go to your place above the coffee shop."

I nodded, my knowing where he was going with this. He took a deep breath before continuing. He looked almost... Nervous?

"The reason I was at the mall so far from home was because I was working on my apartment studio I had purchased at the beginning of the year. I spent most of my weekends and free time fixing it up and that's how I ran into you."

He looked up at me before continuing.

"I know all of this is sudden but I would really like it if you two would move in. I want to be there as much as possible for you two."

At first I was going to say absolutely not.

But then I thought about it.

Someone would need to be with the baby at all times. With me working downstairs most of the day- I wouldn't be there like I should. It would be too much to ask Liam to come over and babysit and besides- he had schooling to finish up.

The more I thought about it- a loud, crying baby above a coffee shop was definitely not a good idea.

I looked up into Liam's hopeful eyes with my uncertain ones.

"Are you sure you want this?"
I asked him.

He nodded without hesitation, "I've never been as sure of anything as I am right now."

I smiled. "You really are trying to be a good dad."

He smiled too as his nerves slowly slipped away.

"Is that a yes?"

I giggled at him giddiness.

"Yes."

Liam jumped up and did a fish pump in the air before pulling me into his arms and spinning me around in an embrace.

He soon noticed his reaction seemed overly excited because he put me down with an awkward laugh which only fueled my laughter at his reaction.

Instead of leaving the distance between us, I took his hand in mine and interlocked our fingers.

"How about we go sign the discharge papers then we can go home. Together."

I grinned up at him and nodded.

Home.

A real home.

I couldn't wait.

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A/N:

I'm sorry this chapter is a bit short but I have a good reason!

I began writing the next couple chapters as well but I'm not quite ready to upload those yet.

I won't spoil anything but I will say this,

Get your tissues ready.