Change Of Species

Chapter 18

**Mackenzea's POV**

Anna had just began to crawl, which I thought was precious. Pretty soon she would be walking all over the place. Time truly did fly by when it came to growing up. Anna's hair was dark brown and really curly. Her eyes were the softest shade of blue I had ever seen. I sat down on the couch barely paying attention to the movie in front of me. Anna was crawling all over the floor and I was worried that she might get hurt. I sighed softly and picked her up to put her in her playpen. She laughed loudly as she grabbed her favorite stuffed animal. Zach was still deep asleep in our room and made me wonder if he was getting up some time today.

I headed to the kitchen to make myself some food. Zach sluggishly stumbled from the room. He looked exhausted. I made him a cup of coffee as he sat down at the table. "Are you okay?" He looked up at me, a sad expression on his face. "I'm okay." I sighed softly. "What's wrong?" He drank his coffee before answering me. "My dad died last night in his sleep." I walked closer to him and hugged him. "I'm sorry."

I felt bad for him. His family wasn't that close to him and now that they were accepting him, suddenly his dad passes away. He never got to talk to him about life. He cried in my arms as I held him. I rubbed his back gently and tried to be soothing. I sent him back to bed, and brought him a box of tissues.He cried for a little while and then eventually cried himself to sleep. I sighed and closed the bedroom door quietly. I hoped that he would feel better in the morning. I picked Anna up and carried her to the nursery. It was bedtime for her and she needed the sleep. She was a very active toddler. I just hoped that things would get better from now on.

**Zach's POV**

My dad was dead and my heart won't believe it. I sobbed hard into my pillow, causing the pillow to be drenched. I sat up and blew my nose, feeling like complete and utter crap. I felt like the entire world was crashing down on top of me. My body ached, making my situation worse. Eventually, I cried so much that I fell asleep. When I awoke, Zea was laying next to me. I rolled over and cuddled up to her. I didn't like making her feel miserable. I kissed her forehead gently and she smiled.  She reached over and brushed the hair out of my face. "How are you feeling?" I exhaled slowly and relaxed. "A little better. How's Anna doing?" Her eyes lit up like fireworks. "She spoke her first words. She said Da Da. It was so adorable."

I grinned and hugged her against my chest. I couldn't believe that I had a daughter and a family that would always be there for me. I sighed softly and fell back asleep. I didn't wake up until Anna started crying. I got up from the bed and headed towards the nursery. When she saw me, she stopped crying. I picked her up and carried her towards the kitchen. I made her a bottle of formula and waited for it to heat up. Once it did, ,I tested the temperature by dripping a little on the inside of my arm.

I gave her the bottle and she began to eat greedily. I chuckled softly and turned on the television. She closed her eyes and continued to eat. I changed the channel until I found the sports center. She finished eating and began to hiccup. I leaned her against my shoulder and began to burp her. SHe belched loudly and I laughed. She was definetely my child. Zea walked in looking extremely tired. I made her a cup of coffee and put Anna in her play pen. I walked over to the kitchen and began to make some scrambled eggs. "Hey, how are you feeling?" She groaned softly  and drank  her coffee. I sighed softly and stirred them simultaneously. "Why are you so tired?" She set down her coffee cup. "Because I was taking care of you and Anna. It's a very exhausting job." I nodded and set some eggs on a plte, which she ignored.

**Mackenzea's POV**

I sighed angrily and walked out of the room. Did he have any idea how tiring my life was? I threw some clothes on my bed and headed towards the bathroom for a long soak in the tub. After I sat down and let the bubbles calm me down, I heard soft music playing from the other room. I looked over to the doorway and spotted Zach playing his acousic guitar. He began to sing to me, which made me less mad at him. "You are the perfect one...I cannot live without you... You make me come undone....I love you.." I smied at him, unable to continue to be unhappy with him. He set down his guitar and walked cloesr to me.

"Are you still mad at me?"I kissed him gently and he grinned. "I will take tha as a no. I'm really sorry, sweetie. I had no idea that you were so stressed out. Just relax for the next few days. I will take care of everything." I smiled and kissed him again, competely relaxed. He headed back to the other room to watch Anna. I rinsed off and grabbed a towel to dry off. I had dressed and headed to the kitchen. Zach was making dinner and feeding Anna at the same time. I grinned and sat down at the table. He brought over a plate full of food that looked delicious.

I tasted it and it was amazing. It was called cream of chicken tatertot casserole. I ate so much that I thought I was going to explode. I moved to the couch and watched a movie while he did dishes. He put Anna to bed and then joined me on the couch. I cuddled into his side, laying my head on his chest. He was the best thing to ever happen to me.