Road to Recovery
Jaedyn headed to the baby’s nursery. Standing in the centre of the room Gabriel stood with the baby in his arm’s, gently rocking the little boy to back and too.
“He’ll never learn to sleep alone if you keep coddling him” she smiled walking carefully though the dimly lit room resting one hand on her husbands shoulder so she could peer at the baby.
“He was fussing” Gabriel explained.
“I bet he was” she laughed “not yet 8 weeks and he already knows how to twist his father around his little finger”
“Nonsense” Gabriel protested feebly.
“Heaven help us when this little man is old enough to be demanding pony’s” she giggled.
“He shall have any pony he wants’, won’t you Finian” Gabriel promised kissing the baby gently on the head.
Gabriel had barely taken his eye’s off the baby since he was born and Jaedyn knew when ever her husband went missing or was later for meeting he could most likely be found here playing with his ‘son’. Jaedyn knew the baby wasn’t really his, sometimes when the baby smiled she saw a little of Christopher in him but the lie had been worth every moment of peace the castle had experienced since the announcement of her pregnancy.
“Do you think we will be good parent’s to him” she asked unsure.
Gabriel smiled “Of course we will, he has the prettiest mommy in the kingdom and a daddy who he as already wrapped around his finger buying him pony’s.
Jaedyn smiled and watched as Gabriel laid the baby down in the cot.
“How are you feeling?” Gabriel asked her.
“I’m fine” Jaedyn smiled “a little tired, but that’s to be expected it’s way past our bed time”
“Bed time” Gabriel smiled wrapping his arm’s around her waist and kissing her lightly on the neck “just what I was hoping you would say”
Jaedyn pulled away, gently “Goodnight” she whispered kissing him lightly on the cheek and turning to leave.
“Jaedyn” Gabriel whispered, catching hold of her arm and pulling her back into his embrace “Sleep in my chamber’s tonight”
Jaedyn paused, turning back to face him, she’d not slept in the same room as her husband in almost 7 years, even when they had been ‘trying’ for Finian they had usually been pre-arranged meeting’s in which he came to her and returned to his own chamber’s when finished.
“Why?” she asked nervously.
Gabriel shrugged and looked a little uncomfortable “I just thought… maybe.. we could try and give Finian a brother or sister”
“So soon?!” Jaedyn sighed trying to hide her sudden panic, she’d hoped Gabriel would be satisfied once Finian was born.
“We don’t have to” he added quickly “If your still sore.. the midwife told me you’d be healed by now”
“Im still sore” she lied.
“Alright, not yet then” He smiled apologetically which made Jaedyn feel even more guilty.
“Thank you and goodnight” she whispered trying to gently begining to pull away.
However he didn’t let go “If not that, stay with me anyway” he asked nervously “Just to sleep.. I want Finian to have parent’s who love each other, can’t we try and do that”
“We do love each other” Jaedyn replied.
“Then stay with me.. it would be nice don’t you think?” Gabriel offered.
Jaedyn nodded “Alright, let me get my night things”
Ooooh boy. I feel sorry for everyone in this picture: Gabriel because sooner or later his happiness is going to come to a screeching halt, either when siblings fail to materialize for Finian or if/when he finds out that Finian isn’t his … Jaedyn because when Gabriel’s happiness comes to a screeching halt, so will hers … and poor little Finian, because none of this is his fault and it’s probably his life that’s going to get messed up the most.
Good luck to all of them, they’re gonna need it.