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- a couple of weeks after re8 -
Chris leaned over the crib as he laid the baby inside, making sure Rose wouldn’t wake up once again. Chris had to take her in for a long while, but he had no issues with taking care of Rose, it got him out of work for a good couple of months.
But that also meant having to find a babysitter soon and figuring out the bills and costs of all the stuff Rose will need. The baby was not cheap, that was a definite. The crib itself was a bit pricey, but that was on Chris. He wanted what was best for Rose, especially after just losing her father, and her mom being kept at BSAA for tests and to get better physically and mentally.
Mia also agreed it would be best, not only for herself but also for Rose, to have Chris take the child into his care for the time being. Mia was allowed to see her baby girl often, which she couldn’t be more thankful for with the BSAA. At least in a few years, Rose would be able to live with her mother again.
Chris continued watching Rose sleep until he felt a pair of arms wrap around his abdomen, smiling as he felt Leon’s soft, tired kisses land on the back of his neck. This went on for a minute until Chris turned around to steal the last kiss, which Leon happily accepted. They broke apart, and Leon sighed happily as he stepped forward to look down into the crib to watch Rose sleep. “How was she while I was gone..?” He asked in a hushed voice as he brought a thumb down to softly touch her forehead.
“Cried a lot. But I guess that makes two of us who missed you,” Chris smirked, wrapping an arm around Leon’s waist to lead them both out of the room, turning the baby monitor on before closing the door quietly. “Other than that, she’s been doing great. Got a bunch of videos and pictures of her smiling for you.” He whispered. Leon smiled at the thought of the many photos and videos scrolling through his head. “So, how was the mission?” Chris asked on their way to the bedroom.
Leon groaned as he opened the door, throwing his unbuttoned shirt into the hamper. “Fucking,” He struggled with the belt before continuing. “exhausting. God, the fucking idiots I had to work with, I swear…” He mumbled, shoving his pants away. ‘Deal with it later.’ Leon complained, climbing into bed where Chris was waiting and watching, Leon wrapping his arms around the strong man like a bear. “Mmmm, now this. This is much better.” Leon’s words were muffled by Chris’ hairy chest, making the older man chuckle.
Bringing an arm around Leon's back, Chris squeezed him closer and hummed to get the other’s attention, sealing their lips together, which Leon happily accepted and kissed back gently. They stayed cuddled together for quite some time, the two calmly making out in the warm, soft lighting from Chris’s lamp on the nightstand. Throughout their kiss, Chris ran his hands up and down Leon’s back, making the man sigh pleasantly. Eventually, they both dozed off, Leon in Chris’ arms with his face buried in the hairy chest.
It was until around midnight when the monitor on the nightstand went off, the sound of a baby wailing echoing through the device. It woke Leon up, who grumbled and left the safe enclosure of his boyfriend's arms to pull on a pair of Chris’s sweats. Leon left the bedroom and stepped into Rose’s room, who welcomed him with sobs and cries.
“Ssh ssh ssh, it's okay sweetheart…” Leon whispered, picking up the baby girl from the crib to hold her. It seemed to work a little, Rose somewhat soothed by the contact of Leon’s bare shoulder on the side of her face.
God, she was so small.
Leon laid his head gently over hers, swaying his body from side to side as he hummed a lullaby his mother used to sing to him, surprised himself that he even remembered such a melody after so long. It worked though, sooner than later, Rose was fast asleep. But he wasn’t ready to let go just yet, so he took a soft throw blanket from somewhere in the nursery and sat in the rocking chair in the corner of the room, wrapping the blanket on top of Rose and his own upper body.
Let’s just say, Chris’s photo album expanded by 100 more photos the next morning.