War Zone

Reassurance

*Nicole's P. O . V*

I sat on the couch in the living room, (bottle) feeding Kailaieah. I heard the front door open and close, As I turned to look, I could see Joe, ascending the stairs. I figured something was up, but I didn't wanna be wrong, so I left it be.

I layed the now empty baby bottle on the table before carefully picking up Kailaieah and walking up the stairs. As I got to the (guest) bedroom, the door was cracked open, I could see Joe, sitting on the edge of the bed, rubbing the back of his neck.

As I creaked the door open, Joe's head only glanced at Kailaieah and I as we entered. I made my way over to the baby bed Derrick and Shauna (graciously) let us borrow, and laid Kailaieah down. I went over to the bed and slowly laid down.

He motioned for me to lay in his arms and I did I mean I was really sleepy. "Are you okay"? I asked curiously as my head lay across his chest. "Hm...yea, fine" he said nervously. I didn't think he was being honest with me, but I was in any position to start an argument. So I slowly dazed off to sleep.

The next morning when I woke up, Joe wasn't next to me. I got out of bed and went over to the crib to see Kailaieah wasn't there. I went into the hallway and down the stairs, looking for any sign of Joe or my daughter.

As I got into the kitchen, Shauna sat at the island, drinking coffee. "Where's Kailaieah"? I questioned curiously. "Oh, Derrick and Joe took the kids out today" she explained. I nodded as I sat across from her. "Coffee"? She offered kindly. "No, I can't stay up anymore than I have, I feel like a zombie"-"You feel any better"? She asked "Yea, a lot better actually"... " I think I just needed some sleep.

A couple hours later, Joe and Derrick dropped the kids off and left.