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Oct. 5th, 2006 10:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
not_that_spikeSleep is such a precious damn commodity these days; he can't remember the last time he slept for more than a couple hours without little Beth waking them up and he knows it's only been two weeks, and he knows he should have listened when people warned him that he ought to get his sleep back before she was born, but hell, he figures everyone gets to figure out about parenting for themselves. Tired as he is, it surprises the hell out of him when he wakes up on his own -- no Beth, no Junior crying -- in the middle of the night. At least he guesses it's the middle of the night.
He gives his eyes a minute to adjust; Beth's eyes are closed and across the room Junior's quiet as a little clam in a closed-up shell. In the near-darkness, he smiles for no one but himself.
Well, damn. What do you know?
Next to him, Beth stirs slightly. He freezes, holding his breath: the last thing he wants to do is wake her up when it's not even feeding or changing time. What he doesn't do is close his eyes; seeing her relaxed like this is too sweet a sight.
(Click.)
He ought to close his eyes. He ought to force himself to go right back to sleep. The baby will wake up soon enough anyhow, but right now, he wants to watch Beth. After all, it isn't just anyone who gets to spend his most private moments with an angel.
He gives his eyes a minute to adjust; Beth's eyes are closed and across the room Junior's quiet as a little clam in a closed-up shell. In the near-darkness, he smiles for no one but himself.
Well, damn. What do you know?
Next to him, Beth stirs slightly. He freezes, holding his breath: the last thing he wants to do is wake her up when it's not even feeding or changing time. What he doesn't do is close his eyes; seeing her relaxed like this is too sweet a sight.
(Click.)
He ought to close his eyes. He ought to force himself to go right back to sleep. The baby will wake up soon enough anyhow, but right now, he wants to watch Beth. After all, it isn't just anyone who gets to spend his most private moments with an angel.
