A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
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“I think that when he sleeps longer than three hours at a time we can talk about that, but right now it’s easier for me to feed him here, and get him back to sleep.” Evelyn replied as she finished brushing her long hair. She stood up and walked over to her husband, taking Alex as he began to fuss. Rick watched as she settled him down. She knew exactly what to do to keep him happy, or to calm him down when he was upset. Rick had yet to learn the magic touch as he referred to it, but figured that was just the special bond Alex had with his mum.
While Evie fed their son, Rick pulled down the covers on their bed and dressed in his long pajama bottoms. By then Alex was ready for a burp, and to be rocked asleep, and that was his job. Rick took Evelyn’s place in the rocking chair, and when he was ready Evie placed their son against his chest kissing both of them before she walked to her side of the bed. Setting her two pillows against the head board, Evelyn settle down in the bed getting her book which she opened to the page she had left off on last night. She peered over the top of the book and smiled as Rick leaned his head back against the back of the chair closing his eyes as he did so. She read a few pages in her book and when she looked at Rick and Alex, she noticed that he had stopped rocking. Setting her book aside, Evelyn stood up and walked over to her two guys. Carefully she moved Rick’s hands away from Alex, and gently picked him up, carrying him a few steps to his cradle where she tucked him in for a few hours sleep. Evie walked back to her husband and reached out rubbing her hand against his left cheek which woke him.
Rick looked at his wife and sat up before he reached out offering her a seat on his lap. It took only a moment before he was holding her cradled in his arms, with her head resting against his bare chest. “I love you,” he said as she tilted her head so they could kiss. They stayed in the rocking chair another few minutes before Rick stood up, and carried his sleeping wife to their bed. He got her under the covers and climbed into bed behind her spooning against her after turning out the lights. He laid in the darkness awake, savoring this quiet time, when it was just he and Evie, and hoping that with Maggie’s help they could have more time for themselves.
That evening as they were getting ready for bed, Rick brought up letting Alex sleep in his room. He was pacing with Alex letting Evie get dressed for bed before she fed him and got him to sleep. “So what do you think?” he asked as he lifted Alex to rest against his shoulder, before he started to cry.
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