Kendall -hour and a half later-
i hear the front door open. i look up and see everyone walk in.
"hey there dad." jeanne says to hayes. he gets up from the couch and hugs her.
"where's the little one?" hayes asks.
"with her dad." jeanne says.
"where's your little one?" she asks.
"napping." he says. she laughs.
"you remember kendall right?" he asks her. she nods
"of course." she says. he points to the kitchen, where i am. she looks and i give a small wave
"oh look at you girl." she exclaims and walks to me. i laugh. she gives me a hug and we catch up a little. sooner everyone is inside and settled. i can hear gia fussing, so i excuse myself and walk to the room. sure enough she's up. i pick her up and set her on the changing table and quickly change her diaper. i then take her into the living room.
"speak of the devil." elizabeth says. i laugh softly.
"i haven't washed my hands but lemme see her." jeanne says, standing next to me.
"oh she's gorgeous." she says
"thank you." i say.
"the grier boys make some cute kids." hayes says
"no i think it's the girls you guys have kids with." jeanne says. taylor nods and i laugh.
"just for that you can't hold her." hayes says.
"yes she can." i say with an eyeroll.
"ellie. come see the baby." hayes says as i sit next to him while jeanne goes and washes her hands. ellie comes over and sits between hayes and i.
"don't touch her face baby." elizabeth says. ellie just looks at her
"she's cute huh?" jeanne asks. ellie nods. jeanne sits next to me and i hand gia over to her.
-a few hours later-
"she's knocked." hayes says. i laugh. gias on his chest and i'm laying next to him, rubbing her back. we're watching a movie with everyone. they're all laying out over the living room. taylor and nash are on the other end of the couch. elizabeth and sky are between nash and taylor and hayes and i. then will and jeanne and ellie are on the floor, against the couch.
"should we lay her down?" i ask. he nods. i get up and elizabeth looks at us
"we're gonna go lay her down." i say. she nods with a soft smile. hayes get up carefully and i follow after him. he sets her on the bed as he grabs her pajamas.
"i'm sleepy." i say, laying next to her. hayes laughs
"then lay down with gia." he says
"i feel bad." i say. he shrugs
"i'm sure they won't care." he says. i sigh.
"yea but i care." i say
"why?" he asks. i shrug.
"i don't know." i say. he laughs, sliding gias pants on.
"it'll be fine. just sleep." he says, picking her up and setting her in her bassinet.
"okay. tell them i said goodnight." i say. he nods, grabs the baby monitor and then walks out, turning the light off and closing the door slightly. i stir a bit but soon, i'm drifting into sleep.
