When You Least Expect It (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 20

Cody stared at his wailing daughter in his arms, still after having his new found hearing for a few days now not used to her cries.

When he couldn't hear it was just her uncomfortable face that gave him a clue that she wasn't happy, but now... Even without having full hearing he could tell within a millisecond when his little girl was crying her eyes out, and in pure honesty it only made him feel bad for everyone around him who heard this constantly.

It may sound bad, but sometimes Cody couldn't help but take his hearing aids off just to get a break from the crying. But even when he did that Milo of course would come right to him and nudge him until he got up to get Amelia.

And this may have been one of those times Cody just had to turn them off, knowing he was bound to get a headache if he kept hearing her cry. Of course Milo was resting his head on his lap, looking at the 3 month old almost sadly as Cody bounced her on his chest.

He remembers the first time he heard his daughter cry, and it almost brought tears to his own eyes. But only after a few days it wasn't cute anymore, not at all.

"C'mon sweetheart," Cody muttered, knowing she wanted attention.

His dad already fed her, TJ changed her, he knew there was nothing else she could be wailing over other than not having enough of her daddy's attention.

But even after being in his arms for nearly 20 minutes she still wasn't calm, and Cody was doing absolutely everything in his power to get her crying to stop. He kissed her, rubbed her back, bounced her, and none of it worked, hence why he had to turn his hearing aids off.

When Cody felt a hand on his shoulder though he jumped, looking up and seeing an almost concerned looking TJ. And he could see him talking, but it was just too fast he couldn't keep up.

Cody... Love ?

"Yeah?"

Can you not hear me? TJ signed nervously as he took a seat next to his boyfriend.

"I turned my hearing aids off. She was just getting to be a bit much."

TJ let out a relieved breath, placing his hand over his chest, trying to calm down. I thought your hearing aids weren't working or something, almost gave me a heart attack.

Cody laughed to himself as he shook his head and passed Amelia to TJ, hoping he could calm her down at least a little bit. "No I just didn't want this little one to give me a headache."

Yeah, how do you think the rest of us feel? TJ teased, only to see his boyfriend roll his eyes back at him.

"And of course as soon as you hold her she stops crying," Cody said, looking down at Amelia in TJ's arms and seeing their daughter go quiet.

TJ smiled to himself, kissing his little girl's head and pulling her into his chest as she calmed herself down. Oh stop, it's always you she stops crying for, let me have this one moment, he signed as best he could without shifting Melly too much.

At that Cody hummed, his babygirl always aching for his attention and going quiet as soon as she was in his arms. He just guessed that today she wanted her papa.

Love your pop is trying to talk to you.

Cody looked up, his father holding Ben and looking at him wide eyed, and already he knew what he was thinking. "My hearing aids were turned off, sorry," he said, feeling for the small devices on him and turning them back on since Melly stopped her crying.

"Oh, okay," Harry breathed out, only having a minor stroke. "I just wanted to tell you the family is going to be here soon and I wasn't sure if you wanted your hearing aids or not. I just don't want you to get a headache with all the noise."