Someone Like You | Toni Kroos

Chapter 24 - Lucky Stars

Gabi's POV

"Postpartum blues," Toni suddenly barged into the bathroom where I was bathing Mia and Johann. "You were having postpartum blues."

"What?" I asked, cleaning out Johann's ear, which I'd accidentally splashed water in when Toni had started yelling and given me a shock. "What's that? Can it be eaten?"

"No!" he exclaimed, exasperated. "I called Dr. Gerber and asked her about you and I told her whatever you told me about what you were feeling."

"But I'm fine!"

"Yes, baby, I know you're fine now, but I just wanted to know what it was and if it will come back."

"So will it come back?"

"Thankfully, no. It's supposed to last only for a few weeks."

"How do you know it's not depression or whatever?" I asked.

A cheeky grin split his face. "Because postpartum depression involves a lower sex drive."

I shook my head as I felt a blush creep across my cheeks. "Toni!"

He laughed, suddenly reaching over and giving me a wet kiss on the lips. "Can I help you?"

"Yeah, dry Johann," I took him out of the little plastic bath and put him next to the sink, where there were a few layers of towels.

He took Johann and wrapped him up in a bundle of towels, rubbing gently so he'd be dry. I brought the other bath containing Mia to the other side of the sink so I could watch them.

"All done," Toni beamed at Johann as he wrapped up his diaper and buttoned his onesie. He grabbed Johann by his underarms and supported him as he stood on the counter. "Handsome boy."

In response, Johann gave a loud screech and grinned at Toni, showing his gums. Suddenly, without any warning at all, Toni tossed him a couple of feet in the air before catching him as he fell back down, giggling.

"TONI!" I shrieked, startling Mia, who started splashing water at me. "What the hell are you doing?"

"He likes it!" Toni smiled lovingly at Johann, who was still giggling and pointing up, wanting to go again.

"It's so dangerous! Stop it!"

He turned Johann and himself to face me, making a pouty face and shaking Johann. "But he wants another one. Right, Johann? Tell mummy you want another one."

Johann just continued pointing up and looking at Toni expectantly, so I rolled my eyes in resignation. "Fine, but not too high! And make sure you catch him!"

The grin returned to Toni's face as he turned back to Johann. "Ready?" he asked, before tossing Johann in the air again. My heart almost popped out of my chest as I watched, but Toni managed to catch him safely again. He was laughing happily as he returned to earth, and Toni put him on his tummy on the carpet outside the bathroom, where he lay contented and at rest with his little rubber ducky to accompany him.

I rolled my eyes at Toni's cheeky face as he returned to help me with Mia. "Are you angry with me?" he asked. "Don't be mad. I'll always catch them."

"It's so scary, Toni."

"Trust me, baby. I'll always have them."

I sighed and turned back to Mia, who was looking at me expectantly. Toni moved beside me and started washing the back of her ears as I washed her little feet, but she just continued staring at me until I booped her on the nose and asked, "What is it, baby?"

She splashed the water a few times when we stopped washing her, before yelping loudly and pointing at the ceiling like Johann did earlier, and opening her arms for us to carry her up.