A Second Chance

Three days old

The next morning.

"Mommy, all the baby does is sleep."

"She didn't last night!" Jessica says barely able to keep her eyes open.

"When is she gonna play with me?"

"Honey, she's only three days old!  One day she'll be able to play with you, but she has so much to learn before then."

"I can learn her how to play toys."

"Teach.  You can teach her how to play with toys."

"I just said that, mommy." Grayson gives her a look.

Jessica chuckles and the baby starts crying.

"You wanna help me, bud?"

"Sure!" He smiles.

"Why don't you get one of your favorite books and we can read it to her while she eat?"

"Okay!"

Jessica smiles and gets Nova situated while he grabs a book.

"Why is my son so miserable!" Sam shouts walking into the living room.

"Ah God, mom!  Put your breasts away!"

"This is My house, Samuel!  I'll nurse my baby anywhere I want."

"Fine but.. Just cover up!"

"No!  Nova doesn't like the dark, do you?  No you don't!  That's why you screamed every time mommy and daddy tried turning it off!" Jessica smiles down to the baby.

"Besides, her head is blocking most of it."

"I'm sorry.. This lack of sleep is making me cranky."

Jessica chuckles and Sam rubs his eyes.

"Samuel won't take a binky, he won't take a bottle, he won't take her breasts.  No idea why!"

Jessica rolls her eyes and Sam continues.

"He's just up there screaming and we can't turn him off."

"Maybe cause he's up in that room all the time!  Bring him downstairs, maybe he just needs to see his grandma!" She smiles as Tiffany walks down with the baby.

"He's miserable!  I feel so terrible for him.  I don't know what to do." Tiffany says on the verge of tears.

"And look at her!  She's just eating!  Samuel doesn't want to eat, he doesn't want to sleep, he doesn't want to do anything!  I stripped him down to just a diaper because he was so red and mad.  I felt like he was too hot." She pouts.

"Lay him down right here." Jessica pats the couch.

Tiffany lays the baby down and Jessica softly rubs her hand in circles on his stomach.

"Hey little man!  What's the matter, boo boo?  I think he has a little tummy ache."

"How do you know?"

"I know that cry. *Smiles* You're okay, buddy.."

"I got the book, mommy!" Grayson runs downstairs.

"Good baby!  We'll start in just a second, okay?"

"Okay!" Grayson stands beside the couch and looks down to the baby.  He kisses his head and smiles.

"Such a sweet boy!"

"Yeah.."

Grayson was all smiles until he heard a very unpleasant sound.