Once Again
Memorized by Heart
I let my head slump and fall onto the counter, exhausted, as the baby monitor vibrated with the squeals of an angry infant. The microwave beeped and I removed the warm water, quickly stirring in the formula and dashing towards the make-shift nursery up the stairs.
Despite being swaddled in the blankets, Wren's tiny red face pinched even further as she slashed her mittened hands over her face. I scooped her bundle up, craddling her into the crook of my elbow.
Her screaming was replaced by quiet suckling as she contedly lapped at the bottle. I peered through the lace of the other cradle to find Livi quietly sucking her fingers.
Wren let the bottle slide from her lips with a 'pop', opening her mouth in a yawn before dozing off again.
"It's okay lovebug. Daddy's here."
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"More files." Louis grumbled, slapping another stack of folders onto my cluttered cubicle desk.
"Oh the joy!" I laughed, gnawing the edge of my pencil eraser while tapping my fingers into the desk.
"How'd Laila take the news?"
"She was suprisingly understanding. Pizza night ended up being a huge success and we plan on going tuxedo shopping next weekend. Wedding's coming up soon mate! Never been a husband before." I rubbed my hands together, smiling up at him.
"You getting cold feet?"
"Nah. I am ready as I'll ever be! Heard being a husband comes with it's priveleges if you catch my drift."
"Like hell I do! Last night after dinner, I came home to-"
"Yeah! Okay! Let's keep our personal lives more personal, yeah?" Louis laughed, clapping me on the back before turning towards the door.
"Gotta head back to work though. Lunch at twelve?"
"As always Lou.."
When he headed back, I returned to the stack of papers on my desk. After a good thirty minutes of work my phone went of in my back pocket. I pulled it out, dropping it just as suddenly when the digits flashed across the screen.
No caller ID. But I had her number memorized by heart.
Despite being swaddled in the blankets, Wren's tiny red face pinched even further as she slashed her mittened hands over her face. I scooped her bundle up, craddling her into the crook of my elbow.
Her screaming was replaced by quiet suckling as she contedly lapped at the bottle. I peered through the lace of the other cradle to find Livi quietly sucking her fingers.
Wren let the bottle slide from her lips with a 'pop', opening her mouth in a yawn before dozing off again.
"It's okay lovebug. Daddy's here."
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"More files." Louis grumbled, slapping another stack of folders onto my cluttered cubicle desk.
"Oh the joy!" I laughed, gnawing the edge of my pencil eraser while tapping my fingers into the desk.
"How'd Laila take the news?"
"She was suprisingly understanding. Pizza night ended up being a huge success and we plan on going tuxedo shopping next weekend. Wedding's coming up soon mate! Never been a husband before." I rubbed my hands together, smiling up at him.
"You getting cold feet?"
"Nah. I am ready as I'll ever be! Heard being a husband comes with it's priveleges if you catch my drift."
"Like hell I do! Last night after dinner, I came home to-"
"Yeah! Okay! Let's keep our personal lives more personal, yeah?" Louis laughed, clapping me on the back before turning towards the door.
"Gotta head back to work though. Lunch at twelve?"
"As always Lou.."
When he headed back, I returned to the stack of papers on my desk. After a good thirty minutes of work my phone went of in my back pocket. I pulled it out, dropping it just as suddenly when the digits flashed across the screen.
No caller ID. But I had her number memorized by heart.
Notes
This chapter is short, yeah? Sorry :-( The next one will be very longgggggggg. Pinky says promise.I really don't think this is good. I am wondering if it's worth my time investment. So just tell me what you think...
Ciao for now,
Denim°°
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5/18/16