Carter arrived at the hospital to meet Paisley seated besides a doctor, and a small bed with his son warmly tucked in it.
Karter was still deep in sleep and didn't feel the needle go through his tiny hand. The doctor hung the bag of fluids over the tall iron rack and just then, turned to see Carter.
"Mr. Reid" he greeted with a warm, but small smile. "I don't know if the phrase 'it's nice to see you again' will suffice"
Carter gave a low chuckle at his statement and shook his head.
"How is he?""He's running a fever. A bad one. We've wrapped him up in warm clothes and given him an IV. He'll be all better tomorrow morning""Thank you" Carter greeted with a smile of relief plastered on his face.
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Chapter 10Paisley gasped upon seeing Karter's eyes wide open and staring at her when she got to his crib. He held his stuffed bunny's ears tight in his tiny hands and gave her a two-teeth smile."You're awake!" She chirped and immediately took him in her arms. She paused and felt his temperature with her palm. "And you're not burning up!" She grinned even wider.Karter's beady eyes glistened when he watched the familiar woman in awe. In his little mind, he had created a folder to house the young woman's bright smile, her warm eyes and body that captured every beat of his small heart."Karter," Paisley whined, "I was so scared you'd-" "Mommy!" Karter called out with his usual two-teeth smile and watched Paisley's eyes widen.She looked down
Chapter 11Kori trudged into her house after a long day of work and plopped down on the bed with a heavy sigh.She grabbed her phone from her purse and scrolled through it, forgetting that she had to lie down properly.Her phone buzzed in her hand and she rose a brow at the caller ID."This is a surprise" "I can hear the smirk in your tone" Paisley replied on the other end and gave an eye roll."Well, forgive me for being surprised. You rarely call. Is anything up?" "A lot of things. Well, a lot of things that shouldn't be explained over the phone"Kori rose a brow. "Paisley, for you, 'a lot of things ' doesn't mean much" "Hey! I'm not that boring" Paisley defended.
Chapter 12They exchanged their sandwiches and Kori's brows creased. "Urgh. As expected, Cheese sandwich is the best""Are you kidding? It's no different from pizza. Onion ranch is the best sandwich out there""It tastes like it doesn't want to be in your mouth" "It's just sour. That's a nice taste""Louis!" We looked out the window and noticed a little boy giggling. His mother ran to him and carried him with a swoop; swinging him around.He giggled uncontrollably and stretched his arms out to the man who approached them."Damn, he's fast" the man chuckled and carried his son. "Well, you told him to race ya" she giggled and patted her sons head."Wonn
Chapter 13 "You can buy me diamond earrings and deny-ny-ny, ny-ny-ny, deny-ny, But I smell her on your collar so goodbye-bye-bye, bye-bye-bye" Paisley sang along to one of her favorite songs while she flipped the pancake over. She wiggled her waist and waved her arms around to make ridiculous movements. "I know you lie! Whoo!" She whisper yelled the lyrics, afraid to wake Karter up. "Cause your lips are moving! Tell me, do you think I'm dumb?" Carter walked in during her crazy moves and intense kareoke moment and couldn't stop the grin that grew on his face. Paisley noticed him in her attempt to do the chacha slide and gasped, stumbling backwards before she was quickly caught by him. She immed
Chapter 14 "Peek….a-boo!" Kori exclaimed; revealing her face to an excited Karter. He let out a loud squeal and touched her face, gurgling whenever she covered it. "Peek.." Kori started again, remaining still for a while and peaking Karter's curiosity.He cooed and drew closer to Kori, tapping her hands and letting out loud gurgles. "A-boo!" Kori cooed and earned another loud squeal from him. He giggled uncontrollably and she scooped him up in her arms. "You two got close awfully quick" Paisley muttered and crossed her arms."What? Jealous?" Kori teased and stuck out her tongue. "Stop being childish" Paisley deadpanned."You're* the one being childish" Kori defended.
Chapter 15"We'll come pick him up around 7pm" Carter informed and handed Eli a backpack full of Karter's favorite things.Eli stared at his friend, then looked behind him. "Is she in there?" "Like all women, she's taking hours deciding what to wear" Carter jested and shoved his hands in his pockets."Why? You don't believe she's real?" "Oh that's not my problem. I'm afraid you've tied her up and locked her in your room"Carter shook his head with a low chuckle."You're serious with this?" Eli asked, his tone demanding a more serious atmosphere between the two and Carter's lips tugged up to a small smile."She's my girlfriend" he replied. "And I lik
Chapter 16"Water" Kori croaked as Paisley helped sit her up on the bed; placing a pillow at her back for better balance.She quickly poured some room temperature water in a cup and gave it to Kori."Are you ready to explain now?"Kori sighed. "Explain what?""How in the world did you end up fainting?!""Yeesh! Voice, Paisley. I'm dying here""Kori!" Paisley warned and earned a sigh from her best friend."I don't know either. I've just been feeling really strange lately. I haven't seen Jordan in over two weeks and I miss him so much. I guess the change just- took a toll on me""So youfainted""Yes, Paisley. Now, shut up. I want silence"
Chapter 17"I can't get used to seeing you in this kind of scenery" Kori teased with a slight smirk and earned an eye roll from Paisley. "Neither can I, apparently" Pasiley looked between the baby clothes and toys, most clothing racks labelled; Male, Female, or Unisex. "You don't suppose Karter would look good in a mini suit, do you?" Paisley questioned as she skimmed through them. "You know Karter looks adorable in anything"Paisley paused for a moment and scanned the cute outfits hung neatly on the clothing rack. "But Karter already has so many nice clothes and I don't want to get him something he'll see as 'one of' the many things he has""So you want to get him something special" "Something really special. Anything unrelated to clothes" "Well I'm going to get him this adorable one piece with a stuffed panda sticking out of it. He's turning two right?""Yeah, next week" Paisley replied. She had heard the news from Carter that morning and proceeded to freak out about it to