Nadine

66. Fussy

I'm on the roof and Dipak is right beside me. I sit up and he opens his eyes. "Dipak we're in so much trouble again."

"Yep this isn't good."

"Why are you laughing?"

"Cause that was the best night I've ever had princess." He gives me one of his long gentle kisses. "And I'm about to have a lot more. We totally did this and got away with it."

"I don't have a jail to throw you in today."

He winks at me. "No alarms. It's still early. Go hop in bed sweetheart."

I jump up and run for the tunnels. I make it to my room in time for Mary to walk in.

"Morning little miss. How did you sleep?"

"That was the best sleep I've ever had Mary."

I get washed up and put on my work clothes. I'll probably have to deal with Frode all day and everyone else coming to see Thora. I wonder who has the baby. "Mary, is the baby here?"

"No ma'am but I do believe she may be here tonight. I think your mom and Asa decided to take turns."

I get a big smile. "I hope she lets me help. That baby is so sweet."

"Yes she is little miss."

Another servant comes in. "Ma'am Asa is at the door and your mother is out for the morning."

"Oh you can let her in."

"Yes ma'am.

"Good morning Asa."

"It's your turn princess. Practice for grandbabies. I need sleep." She hands me the baby and a bag of stuff then leaves.

"Ok then. How are you baby Hypatia? You want to go to work with me? I know the girls miss you."

"Princess Nadine, you are being summoned to the emergency advisor meeting."

"Of course I am. Grab that bag."

I get all the way up there carrying the baby. Tre and Dipak both look at me. I turn and go right back out. "HOLD THIS. Follow me."

I put the baby in a guards arms then drag him in with me. "Stand right here and don't move a muscle." I put him right beside my chair.

"Yes ma'am."

I point my finger at him. "I mean it."

"Yes ma'am."

I sit down in my seat. "Good morning daddy, advisors."

They all have stupid little grins.

"Good morning my princess. What are you doing with Ana?"

The baby starts to fuss. "You need to hold her better. Here." I move his arm a bit. "You have to support her head."

Daddy raises his eyebrows.

"I'm sorry what was the question?"

"Why do you have Ana?" The baby screams.

I take Ana and wrap her in a blanket on the conference table. The guard tries to sneak away. "STAY HERE." I start fixing his arms. "Something about grandbabies daddy, I really don't know." I put her back in the guards arms. She seems happy this time.

I sit back down in my seat. "Why am I here?"

"Well princess."

The baby screams. I let my head hit the desk and I bounce it there a few times. Then I stand back up and take the baby to my dad. I hand her over.

"Grandbaby practice daddy."

The boys all crack up laughing.

He starts to laugh. "Oh it wasn't that long ago, you were this little princess. Maybe someday."

Dracul stands up. "Oh I remember that. Her and Tre so little together. Remember when he would hold her?"

"Oh it was fun to watch them grow up Dracul. It would be fun to watch grandbabies grow up too."

"Yes it will Miculai."

"OH SERIOUSLY." I run over to my dad and take Ana. "NO! Both of you NO. Daddy I am to young. You all gonna plan for me to get pregnant the day I bond."

I storm out of the conference room with Ana and her bag.

I hear Dracul say. "She does look good carrying around that baby Miculai."

Then my dad yells at the boys. "NO BABIES!"

I get a mean thought. I go back in. "How do you make babies? No one ever told me." Daddy turns purple again. I shrug my shoulders and head to my office. Wonder who he's going to yell at all day this time.

The girls absolutely adore this baby. They do everything while I get all my rounds done. They feed her and change her. Play with her. They are amazing.

I take her to my office so I can do a little paperwork but she's fussy. "I don't know what you need baby Hypatia. You need some snuggles? Let's lay on my couch for a bit. Maybe I can help you fall asleep. Take a little nap sweet baby."

I lay down on my back and let her lay on my stomach and chest. I rub her back and she relaxes and falls asleep. Then I find myself drifting to sleep.

I wake up a couple hours later. I can feel someone staring at me. Dipak is sitting in my desk chair watching us. His eyes are pitch black.

"Not you too. I can't talk any more people out of babies today."

"Someday princess. You look good like that." I glare at him. "Not today though.... Oh yea, and thanks for the where do babies come from question. Your dad chased me and Tre both around for a couple hours. Kept threatening to cut things off."

I'm trying not to laugh but I can't help it. "Well you know, if someone would tell me, I could quit asking in front of my daddy."

He smiles. "Uh huh."

I try to sit up and the baby fusses. I lay back down quick. "Help me please."

He takes the baby and sits down on the couch beside me. She stays asleep against his chest. I stare at him for a second.

"Yea now who am I going to have to talk out of babies." He's smirking at me. My eyes must be dark.

"You look so good with her. Do you want kids?"

"Maybe a few."

"Maybe 20 sir."

"20?" He starts coughing.

"Well you look good like that."

"I will give you as many as you want and I'll enjoy making every single one of them." He rubs her back. "20 is a lot though."

I start to laugh. "I have to pee. I'll be back in a couple minutes."

"Alright."

I'm not gone long but by the time I get back, he's sound asleep with her.

I watch him for a few minutes then go out to the nurse's desk. I should probably do another round.

After about 20 minutes my dad comes in and see's me working. "Have you seen Dipak? I came here to yell at him for being here."

"He's in my office daddy. He's sleeping with Ana. Let them sleep please. She was so fussy."

"Yea he's kind of fussy too."

I bust out laughing.

Frode then comes out of Thora's room and starts talking to my dad about something or other. I roam away.