War Zone

Suspicion

       After everyone had left, I cleaned the house while Joe layed Kailaieah down to bed. I'd just put the dishes in the sink when I felt joe's muscular arms wrap around me from behind. I smiled as he layed his head on my (right) shoulder. "Yes"? I questioned. He turned me around to face him. "What? I can't give my beautiful wife any attention"? he said, "No, Because I know how it'll end" I said, trying to evade that conversation.

           " For real though, I'm sorry about yesterday, We shouldn't have started off like that" He apologized. I nodded in agreement. "Yea, I know, I've just been really stressed lately, and"- My sentence was cut short due to Bruno's Loud bark. Joe looked at me before gentley sliding past me, toward the backyard. I watched from the window, but couldn't get a good view, so I walked toward the now open back door. I stepped out onto the back deck/porch, searching for Joe. He was going toward the back of the yard, where Bruno stood, still barking. It was weird, there was no one there. Joe stood by idly looking for any sign of what Bruno was barking at.

            "Maybe It was a Squirrel"! I suggested optomistically. Joe nodded in aggreement. "Probably" he agreed, coming back toward the porch, clutching Bruno's collar. They came onto the porch and I moved out of the way, letting them pass, into the house. I went in, Closing the door behind me and locking it. I think Joe went to the bathroom. I walked upstairs, into our bedroom and into the bathroom. I quickly changed, took off my make - up, and showered. Afterwards, I went and layed in the bed and began to read the book i'd started less than a week ago.

             A couple monutes later, Joe came into the bedroom, Removing his shirt and tossing it into the hamper. He went to the bathroom door but stopped and looked at me. "I'm gonna go shower" He said - I looked up and nodded, showing him that I heard him. He went into the bathroom and began his shower. I continued to read while Joe took his time in the shower.

                After he got done, He came out, The bathroom was all steamy. He had a towel wrapped around his waist, His long (wet) black hair stuck together, clinging to his muscular back. I watched as he went over to the dresser, got out some clothes. He looked over at me as he went to go grab something out of another drawer. "What"? he questioned, noticing my stare. I layed my book to the side before beginning. "It just amazes me, You go take a shower and instead of taking your NEW clothes with you, you make 2 extra trips just to get clothes, when you could've saved yourself that trip by just taking your clothes with you BEFORE you showered" I exclaimed. He looked at me awkwardly for a second. He came over and sat next to me on the bed. He poked my face. "Is this Nicole"? He joked, continuing to poke me. "Yes"! I cried. "Why are you acting all...like organized"? He questioned. "I've always been organized, you just haven't been here to watch it progress" I said, smiling .

             He shrugged before getting up, taking his clothes and going back into the bathroom. He came back a couple minutes later. He sighed as he plopped down on the bed. His head layed on my book (which lay in my lap) and looked up at me, smiling. "Do you need something"? I asked curiously. He let out a light chuckle.

             "Yes I do" He said, sitting up straight, still facing me. "And just what would that be"? I questioned suspiciously. "My wife" He replied simply. "I'm right here" I said, beginning to catch on to what he was insinuating. He layed his arm across my body as we layed down together.

                              *Some time later*

       I heard a faint cry as I laid in bed, I turned over, the cry became more clear, Kailaieah was crying. I sighed as I sat up, only to be pulled (gently) back down by Joe's muscular arms. "I got it" He said, sitting up, pulling the covers off of him. I was surprised, For the past 4 months, it was me getting up, it was quite nice Joe getting up. I layed down slowly and waited for Joe to get back.

                                 * Joe's   P. O . V *

         I sleepily walked out of the bedroom, going toward Kailaieah's bedroom. (which was down the hallway) As I got to her door, I opened it, You couldn't see hardly anything due to the dimly lit night light that sat still on the dresser. I walked over to the source of the crying. (which was Kailaieah's crib) I leaned over to see my small baby girl, laying there crying.

              I slowly leaned down and carefully picked up Kailaieah and began to rock her to sleep. As I looked around, I noticed something in her crib. I laid her down on her changing table. As I bent down to pick up the suspicious item in the crib, I felt a sharp pain in my back, causing me to arch my back, I was hit with something.