Well, damn, if it wasn't such a stretch and there was no baby in the middle of the blanket, he'd lean across and kiss Beth right now. But it is a stretch and Junior's there. He wouldn't have remembered about the babies on their stomachs thing if Beth wasn't around to kick him in the ass and remind him; he's glad there's someone paying attention. All he wants to do with the baby is play. The little toy Swordfish (close enough) is right there; he picks it up for a moment and flies it through the sky before setting it back down.
He's pretty sure the baby's tracking it with her eyes, wobbly though her head is.
That's cute. Really cute, and he reaches over and cups her tiny cheek in his hand which... looks so big against her. "Hey, Slim, you think I was ever this little?" He just can't imagine, no matter how hard he tries. Not with his long skinny self stretched out here, and he wonders how tall baby Beth will grow to be.
Damn, he hopes he's around to see it.
It's such a treat for him to be around this and around for this. He's not sure why he didn't die out there in Tharsis, but he's so fucking glad, so fucking thankful for that. Yeah, there's still some living for him to do. Letting go of little Beth's cheek, he reaches across to mimic that same motion on his Beth's face.
"Love you, ma'am."
The baby lets out a little laugh. Intentional or inadvertent, it's really well-timed.
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Date: 2006-11-17 12:58 am (UTC)He's pretty sure the baby's tracking it with her eyes, wobbly though her head is.
That's cute. Really cute, and he reaches over and cups her tiny cheek in his hand which... looks so big against her. "Hey, Slim, you think I was ever this little?" He just can't imagine, no matter how hard he tries. Not with his long skinny self stretched out here, and he wonders how tall baby Beth will grow to be.
Damn, he hopes he's around to see it.
It's such a treat for him to be around this and around for this. He's not sure why he didn't die out there in Tharsis, but he's so fucking glad, so fucking thankful for that. Yeah, there's still some living for him to do. Letting go of little Beth's cheek, he reaches across to mimic that same motion on his Beth's face.
"Love you, ma'am."
The baby lets out a little laugh. Intentional or inadvertent, it's really well-timed.