Serendipity

Surprise Visit

"Will? Will guess what?" Belinda shrieked while jumping up and down on the couch.

"Uh I'm guessing it has something to do with the person who called you?" He guessed even though he already knew that was the case. He had heard her excited shreak from their room before she came running down and started jumping on the couch next to him like a 5 year old on a sugar rush.

"Yes! That was aunt Jennifer. She's bringing my little cousin for us to babysit until tomorrow morning" She answered finally calming down and sitting on the sofa cross legged looking at Will.

"Not that I don't love your aunt, but why until tomorrow? You know I'm not good with kids" Said Will trying to figure out how he was gonna spend the whole day AND night taking care of a 1 year old with Belinda. Yup it was bound to be a disaster, he could hear the neighbours complaining already.

"Because she needs to work double time and no one can take care of the little boy. Come on Will you'll do great." Said Belinda while trying to convince him. He hesitantly agreed and just in time because aunt Jennifer was ringing the doorbell.

"Will I'm gonna answer, you're gonna have to change the dressing on your wound yourself this time" She said as she made her way to the door. Will on the other hand went to the bathroom to take care of his wound which was doing much better but it was still pretty bad. The bullet didn didn't touch anything important but they had to dig pretty deep to get it out which made the wound way worse than it should be.

After he was finished he went back to the living room and laid down on the sofa face first. He was tired and the army situation didn't make it better. They could call him any day and make him go back and he'd have to obey; no questions asked.

Leaving again will be a bitch.

"So everything you need is in the bag and I'll be back to pick him up tomorrow morning. You have no idea how thankful I am Belinda. I don't know what I would do without you" Jennifer sighed relieved. After she said her goodbyes and left Belinda walked into the living room to find Will plopped down on the couch.

She silently walked up to him and put Johnathan, her baby cousin, on his back and watched as he yanked and pulled at Will's hair.

William started groaning and Belinda picked up John whilst laughing.

"Now that wasn't very nice, munchkin"

He scolded trying to act mean and intimidating, which usually worked, but he couldn't even act mad when he saw the bundle of excitement that was jumping and laughing while clapping away in Belinda's arms.

William chuckled as he took the bouncing baby from Belinda's arms and sat him on his lap.

The baby froze and looked at Will with curiosity. Will just looked at the baby trying to figure him out.

The baby stared at his tattooed arms, then his left side which was bandaged and since he was shirtless it was hard not to miss. After that the baby stared at Will's beard and then at his deep blue eyes.

They remained like that for 5 minutes just looking into each others arms bother filled with curiosity.

The baby suddenly shrieked with happiness and started bouncing on Will's lap.

He just chuckled and held the baby up.

"Careful now, little man. We can't have you hurting yourself... or me" He finished seeing as the baby's kicks were falling dangerously close to his wound.

At all of this Belinda watched amazed. She was quietly sitting in the sofa just looking at the two interact with each other.

The day went by quite uneventful. Belinda teaching William how to handle John and watching him struggle when he didn't know why the baby was crying and just wanting it to stop.

After a very exciting day with the baby Belinda decided to take a cold shower. After she came out she saw the cutest thing in the world.

She saw William fast asleep with the baby on his chest. A hand resting gently on the baby's back and his hair sticking up in every direction.

She laughed while grabbing her phone and took a picture of the endearing sight.

After that she tried to take the baby from Will's grasp to lay him down on the little crib her aunt brought her for the night.

As she tried to lift the baby up she couldn't and then she was why.

The baby was holding William's shirt in a death grip with his tiny hands and Will just wrapped his other hand around the baby securely.

She sighed and decided to leave them be and go to sleep.

Before she went to sleep she gave the baby a light kiss on the head and Will a kiss on the forehead.

"You're gonna be an amazing dad one day"