Beauty and the Beast

26

December 15th 

"Lindsey?" Stevie asks sitting up in bed doing her midnight feeding.

"Steph it's late." He groans rolling over and burying his head under the pillow. 

Stevie huffs at that and then she smacks his ass hard and he jolts. "What was that for?" 

"If I have to be awake you have to be awake." She growls and his eyes narrow in on her bare breasts. 

"Well, at least the view is nice. He states his thumb gently running along the top of her breasts and Bella's cheek. The little baby moves her hand up and places it on top of Lindsey's and Stevie slightly swoons.

"Oh, you're holding your daddies hand. How sweet is that?" Stevie asks smiling at Lindsey.

"Anyway, what is going through your mind?" He asks.

"Well...I want to celebrate Christmas here with OUR family, but I kind of want to invite MY family up here for Christmas. I told Chip that we'd celebrate this year and I'd feel bad if I broke my promise." She looks at him. 

"I'll make sure we have your family here for Christmas and we can take them back down when we go there for Robin's wedding." Lindsey nods. 

"Thank you. Are you done, Bella?" Stevie looks down at the baby who pulled off. 

She waits for a moment and tries to get her to eat again and when the baby refuses she hands her off to Lindsey. 

"What am I doing?" He asks.

"Burping her and getting her to go back to sleep, possibly a change," Stevie responds. 

***

Stevie and Christine were fussing around with the Christmas decorations when Chip came bolting into the living room. 

"Mama, what's happening?" He questions.

"Well sweetheart, we're celebrating Christmas," Christine explains as Chip gasps and wraps his arms around Stevie and then his mother. 

"Are you excited?" Stevie laughs a little bit.

"I'm so excited. Is the Master going to be mean about it this year?" Chip asks with a frown on his face. 

"No, I don't think he will be." Stevie shakes her head. 

"Where is the Master? I want to see if I can take Max and Lily out for a walk." He beams. 

"He's in his study. Bella's in there with him, she's sleeping though so you have to be very quiet." Stevie explains. 

"I like Bella, can I hold her when she wakes up?" Chip inquires.

"Well, I don't see why not, but it might be easier...well, come on." Stevie sighs holding her hand out to chip.

"Chip, when you go for a walk you stay on the palace grounds and an adult has to be with you," Christine warns.

"Yes, Mama." Chip rolls his eyes. 

Stevie leads him into Lindsey's study and the king is going over some form of paperwork that Stevie has no desire to learn about and when they walk in his head lifts up. 

"Hey, guys, what's going on?" Lindsey questions. 

"Chip wants to hold Bella. He asked to hold her when she was awake but she's a wiggle worm and doesn't like to be held when she's awake she has to be doing something, so while she's sleeping you can hold her." Stevie smiles leading him over to the couch in Lindsey's study.