Benedict Cumberbatch Imagines

Baby figure

Lying in bed you stare out the window to your right. You feel Bens arm slip around your middle and he pulls you in close to him. You smile and turn around to face him.
"Hey" he says smiling.
"Hey" you whisper back.
He kisses you softly and pulls you in closer so there's no space between the two of you. You just laugh nervously. Your son had only been born three weeks ago and you were extremely self conscious about the weight you hadn't managed to lose yet. You've been trying to avoid Bens advances lately. Luckily enough you hear your son start to wail from the next room and hastily untangle yourself from Ben, walking quickly to the nursery.

"Hey baby" you whisper "what's up with you little guy?" Bending down to pick up the screaming infant you wrap your arms around the boy and hold him to your chest, rocking him from side to side slowly. To calm him down you decide to walk him round his room, whispering comforting things and stroking his tufts of hair. The baby stops screaming but continues to cry quietly. It's only then you notice your husband stood in the doorway grinning.

"I don't think he's happy," you tell him "Why don't you try to soothe him?"

Ben takes the child in his arms and he promptly begins to scream again, his face scrunched up and turning red. You laugh as Ben tries to calm the baby when it's clear he does not want to be held by him.

"Ok I give up. Looks like you're going to be favourite parent." he jokes, handing the boy back to you. Again the crying quietens and you all stand there looking at one another for a few long moments. The noise stops and you notice your son is asleep. You lay him down in his cot gently.

"I like this little family of ours,don't you?" asks Ben.

"Of course" you reply without hesitation.

"It's just you've been weird ever since he's been born. It's like I can't go near you anymore. Tonight has been the closest I've gotten to you. What's happened?"

"The baby happened. I've put on like twenty pounds and my old clothes don't fit anymore. I just don't feel at all attractive at the moment. I haven't even put makeup on in three weeks!"

"Oh. Ok. Well you know what I think?"

"What?"

"I think you're beautiful and though jogging pants aren't the most attractive things on, you still look good with them off!" He grins cheekily and you laugh, pretending to cover the baby's ears.

"You're sure?"

"Totally."