Chapter 35
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I nod and smile, "I am."
He smiled at me, "Goodnight then."'
"Goodnight."' I smiled at him, then turned towards my room.
The door was open, so I just used my foot to open it wider. As I walked in, my eyes widen at sight in front of me. At the corner of the room looked like a mini nursery; there was a crib with dream catchers above it. The surrounding corner was painted in baby pink with flowers and candy. It looks great, like a baby's room. I walked over to the area and smile. He remembered what I said about wanting to be close to the baby. I can't believe he did all this.
I look down at the sleeping baby and smile. I gently placed her in the crib. She stirred a few times, but I pat her back gently for her to fall asleep again.
I slowly walked out of my room and back to the living room where Valdo was. He was sitting by the tv with the remote in his hands; he turned around when he heard my footsteps. He looked at me with a frown, "Are you okay?"
I took a seat on the opposite sofa then looked at him and smile, "Yes, I am. The room looks beautiful. Thank you so much."
He smiled, "You're welcome."
"Did you do it yourself?"
He laughed and shook his head, "No, I don't have a creative bone in my body. I hired someone to do it."
"It looks amazing. Thank you isn't enough to express how I feel."
He grinned, "What is?"
I laughed, "I don't know. I'm just so grateful."
"Don't worry about it." He stared at me for a few seconds then he turned his attention to the tv. "Do you wanna watch a movie with me?"
I really want to sleep, but how could I deny him company when he's done for much for me, "Sure. I'd love to." I stood from my sofa and came over to the one he's in. He was close, an elbow away. Was that too close? What if I accidentally farted, he'd hear and smell it. I'd be embarrassed for life.
Calm down Jakoby, that's not going to happen.
I got rid of my crazy thoughts out of my mind and looked at him. I watch as he skipped through Netflix for a movie.
He turned to me, "Do you have a genre preference?"
I shrug, "Anything is okay."
"What about this?"
I turned my eyes at the tv, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Hmm, the Rock is in it, so we know it's going to be good, Kevin Hart and Jack Black were pretty funny actors, so it's going to be funny. I'm not sure who the girl is, but I'll find out."
He pressed the play button, and the movie started playing. He stood from the couch and went to shut off the lights. "It's better this way." He came back to the sofa; this time, he was even closer to me than he was before. Instead of focusing on how close he was to me, I turned, my attention to the tv.
Jakoby, you're going to focus on enjoying the movie, not on the handsome man beside you.
Focus.
After five minutes into the movie, I found my eyes slowly shutting and soon enough, I was sleeping.
I jumped up at the sound of Jamaica crying. A gentle hand touched my shoulder, then the person said, "Shh, it's okay. I'll go get her."
I felt the person getting up, then leaving me. My eyes were still close, and I could still hear my baby crying. I slowly opened my eyes and registered the surroundings. I was laying down on the couch. The room was lit up by the tv which was on pause. That's when I started remembering what happened.
I fell asleep while watching Jumanji with Valdo.
When I sat up from the couch, I noticed Valdo walking in the room with Jamaica in his arms. Her crying had calmed down a little bit, "I think she is hungry." he whispered as he rocked her in his arms.
I nod my head agreeing, "I'll have to breastfeed her since I haven't gotten any Enfamil."
"I bought some; we have a cupboard full."
"Thanks, I don't want her to wait. I hate hearing her cry. So I'll try breastfeeding."
"Okay," he strolled over to me while at the same time rocking the crying baby. He bent to my level and then placed her in my outstretched arms.
I look down and her crying face, "It's okay baby girl, you're gonna get something now." Was wearing a sundress with V neck, so it was easy for me to take out my breast and put it in her mouth. She instantly stopped crying and started sucking. I looked up at Valdo with a smile and noticed he was looking at the baby.
When he realised that I caught him staring, he started apologising, "Sorry, very sorry." He turned his head and started looking at something.
I laughed, "It's okay." It's not like he saw all of the breasts; he could only see a part of. I'm sure he's seen breasts before, he isn't a virgin.
He laughed, "We know what calms her down now."
"Food can calm anyone." I replied with a smile, "I'm sorry; I fell asleep on you."
He shrugged, "It's okay. I knew you were exhausted. I'm not sure why I asked you to watch it with me, anyway."
"Somethings are better when you have people to do it with, like watching a movie. That's why people go to the cinema instead of watching it at home."
"Yeah, it's good to have someone to laugh with." I couldn't understand the look that he was giving me.
"I promise not to fall asleep next time."
He laughed, "I'll keep you to that."
