Chapter 25

MCKINLEY P.O.V

I don't know why Celeste trusted Luke to watch Emmett but she did. I think she was more confident in my abilities to care for a child than Luke's ability. Still, we were sat on the couch, Emmett laying on my legs, watching a movie. Celeste and Jack had wanted a night to themselves and since we don't get to see Emmett all that often, she let us watch him.

She had gone everything we could possibly need to know. How to make a bottle was number one. I think I could handle the rest. We would see what would happen once he started crying.

"I'm hungry." I commented.

"What do you want?" He asked. I shrugged.

"I think I want a buffalo chicken wrap with blue cheese and lettuce." I answered.

"Alright, I can order it. French fries too?" He asked.

"Sure." I commented moving Emmett to my arm. He had his eyes open but I'm sure he wouldn't be awake for much longer. Luke ordered our food before standing.

"Are you gonna be okay along with him for a little bit?" He asked as he slipped his shoes on.

"Yeah." I answered taking a picture of Emmett. "I'll call if I need you." I answered. He leaned down to kiss me before heading out the front door. I grabbed Emmett's blanket and laid it over him before holding him closer to me. He fussed when the pacifier fell out of his mouth and I quickly put it back in. I rocked a little trying to get him to relax. I kissed his nose smiling at him. He was looking up at me as I hummed to him.

His eyes closed and never opened as he finally relaxed in my arms. I quickly took a picture and sent it to Celeste so she could know that her child was still alive and well before slowly setting him into the cot that she gave to us. I turned the tv down so he could rest before Luke came in the door with our food.

"How did it go?" He questioned.

"Good. Got him to sleep." I smiled proud of myself. I had never taken care of a kid before. I mean Audrey but she was old enough to take care of herself. I had never had to take care of someone who was totally dependent on me.

"Best auntie in the world." He smiled making me chuckle. We sat in the living room to eat so we could be close to Emmett. "Think he could sleep in that all night?"

"I think so." I answered as I ate. An hour later Emmett woke up and he was not happy with how fast Uncle Luke was making the bottle. "You have to shake it." I answered. I then watched Luke shake the bottle and quickly put it in Emmett's mouth. I chuckled a little and grabbed the bottle from Luke's hand to hold it for him. "Can you get me a burp cloth?" I asked. He dug around in Emmett's diaper bag.

"This?" He held it up.

"Yeah." I answered. He placed it over my shoulder as I fed Emmett. At 2, I sat him up on my knee, held him under the chin, and burped him. "Gonna have to change his diaper after this." I commented as I laid him back down to finish the bottle. Luke prepared the diaper and wipes. I was going to see if he was going to offer to change the diaper. Once Emmett was done eating, I grabbed the diaper. "You wanna change him?" I asked.

"Uh. Maybe I'll just watch you." I chuckled before laying Emmett down and taking his pants off before unclipping his onesie.

"Hand me his pj's too." I answered grabbing the wipes. I tucked the clean diaper under him before undoing the top one. I knew with boys you had to change them fast because they could spray. I opened his diaper and Luke automatically gagged. I chuckled before deciding to cover him with a wipe so if he did spray it wouldn't be as bad. I wiped him up, made sure his back was good before removing the first diaper and strapping on the new one. I made sure it covered him completely before putting his pjs on. "He looks so snuggly." I answered wrapping up the dirty diaper and throwing it in the trash while Luke picked him up.

We brought him down the hall to my bedroom. I dragged the cot so we could lay him in. Luke insisted on him staying on his side of the bed. I turned on the sound machine while Luke rocked him. We brought all of his things in here just in case. It would be easier to make a bottle right here for him.

Around 10 he fell asleep so Luke carefully laid him in the cot. Then covered him with a blanket.

"Uh. I don't think we're suppose to do that." I said.

"Why?" He asked confused.

"Cause he could cover his face and suffocate. Take it away." I answered. He took it away and got into bed. I chuckled at how close to the edge he was. Usually he was in the middle and I was squished up against him. The cot was as close as it could possibly get to the bed.

I put the tv on low. I knew that there was no way Luke was going to be sleeping tonight. Not with the fear that Emmett was going to stop breathing. I left the tv on but laid down on my side. I was asleep pretty quickly and didn't wake up until Emmett started to cry around 2am.

*LUKE P.O.V*

I couldn't believe I actually fell asleep. I was so nervous that Emmett was going to stop breathing that I was full of anxiety. His cry rang out at 2am scaring the life out of me. McKinley groaned beside me but sat up to make a bottle. I leaned over to pick him up and held him close to me.

"Change his diaper." Kinley mumbled as she fumbled with the light. I turned on my light and quickly laid him in the bed. I had watched her change his diaper the first time but was still not nearly as fast as her. He cried even louder while I changed him. And thankfully it was just pee. I got him dressed before McKinley handed the bottle to me. I brought it to his lips and he right away started sucking on it. She laid back down beside me.

"Don't leave me to do this on my own." I said making he giggle.

"I'll take the next one." She said. Which most likely wouldn't be until 6am. She rested her hand on my leg and rubbed reassuringly. When the bottle got down to 2 ounces, I pulled the bottle away to burp him. He seemed to glare at me. After putting the bottle back in his mouth, he slowly fell asleep. Once he was fully asleep, I moved him to the cot. He whined a little so I grabbed the pacifier for him and he slowly settled back down.

I shut the lights off and then laid down beside McKinley. I kissed her head before pulling her into me. I fell asleep rather quickly. It was hard work taking care of a baby.

When I woke up the next morning, both McKinley and Emmett were gone. I shot out of bed and rushed to the living room. Nicole was holding him while McKinley was laying on the couch beside her.

"Morning." I said moving closer to McKinley.

"You guys should have one these." Nicole smirked at me.

"Not right now. I'm exhausted." She laughed as she played with Emmett's hands. I laid behind McKinley and held her in my arms. She moved her head so she could kiss me before relaxing again.

"They're going to eat and then they'll be on their way." She mumbled. She had his bags ready to go but I wasn't so sure that Nicole was going to give him up so easily.

"Hey, Nicole. Whatever happened between you and Calum?" I asked her.

"He's an asshole." She said. "I asked him where our relationship was going. I mean yeah I enjoy sex but like you've never taken me on a proper date. He then said that we weren't going to ever make anything official." She said. "He's got issues and I'm not going to be the one to fix them."

"I'm sorry. Want me to talk to him?"

"No. I don't want to be with him ever again." She answered. I knew that Calum had issues. We never really talked about the fact that he would bring countless woman back to the house but nothing ever went further. We thought that things with Nicole would go further. We're not talking marriage here but we figured he would at least want to be her boyfriend.

Within an hour, Jack and Celeste came to pick up Emmett. McKinley was nearly asleep on the couch when they knocked. I heaved myself over her to open the door.

"Hey." I said letting them into the apartment. They both greeted me before moving around the couch. Nicole right away handed Emmett to Celeste. "Guys this is McKinley's roommate Nicole." They greeted each other. I quickly made sure that we got everything together for them before they headed off. They were going to have a relaxing day at the pool and then we would meet them for dinner later.

"I'm going to nap." McKinley said as soon as they left. I followed her down the hall and laid in bed beside her.

"I was thinking."

"Yeah? First time for everything huh?" She joked making me laugh. "What were you thinking about?" She asked moving so she could see my face.

"I was thinking that maybe I could move all of my stuff here." I commented.

"Then what would I do with all of my stuff?" She smiled.

"Guess you're gonna have to make room." I smiled at her. "I sleep here every night. It would just be easier for live here with you."

"I'll make room later." She said resting her head on my chest and holding my hand. "I love you."

"I love you more."

*MCKINLEY P.O.V*

I woke up before Luke and was out of bed and moving into the closet so quickly. I moved all of my clothes from the top racks to the bottom racks. I then went back into the bedroom. Our bedroom and realized that I should probably order a new dresser for him since his didn't match the other things I had. His snores were now just heavy breathing and I knew that he was going to be awake soon.

I giggled to myself before jumping on the bed. He groaned and rolled over. I right away wrapped my arms around him.

"We need to get you a new dresser." I said. I wasn't sure what he mumbled back but he wrapped his arms around me.

"Alright. Find me a dresser." He mumbled looking over at the clock. "Then we need to shower and get ready for dinner." I nodded going onto Ikea and getting a matching dresser for him. Once I paid for it and paid for the delivery fee, I got up and headed to the bathroom. He was right behind me and pressed himself into my butt. "I had a dream that you were all tied up on the bed and let me use you however I wanted."

"Yeah?" I asked turning to him. "Should buy some rope." I smirked as I turned the shower on and took my shirt off. He groaned before stripping himself as quickly as he possible could. When I took too long he shoved my shorts down and lifted me onto the counter kissing my neck. I moaned scratching down his back. "Do we have enough time for this?" I asked.

"If we're gonna be late, we might as well be really late." He shrugged before moving to suck on my nipple. I rubbed my clit and he worked my nipple with his tongue.

"Please fuck me." I whined pulling on his hair. If he wanted it rough, I could be rough. Not that we had ever been gentle before but still. He bit my neck before thrusting into me. I threw my head back and his hips bucked into mine. I wrapped my legs around him and pushed him closer with the heels of my feet. He was groaning in my ear driving me over the edge. His came down and rubbed my clit quickly.

"Cum all over my cock." He moaned in my ear. I moaned, my eyes rolling into the back of my head as I came around him.

"Cum inside me." I breathed out grabbing his hair and pulling his face to mine kissing him hard. He groaned and tried to pull out but I held him to me. I moaned at the feeling before letting him go. He slowly pulled out but let his face in my neck, his hot breath on my neck. "God you're hot as fuck." I giggled as he moved away chuckling at me. He helped me off the counter and stepped into the shower. I stood under the water with him trying to shove me out of the way.

He showered quickly before stepping out. I finished with my hair and then stepped out.

"I gotta go get clothes downstairs. I'll be back." He commented as I picked out something to wear. Once I had my outfit picked out, I did my hair and makeup. Once I was done with that Luke was back. He laid on the bed while I finished getting ready.

"Ready?" I asked grabbing my phone and purse.

"Yup." He answered standing up and kissing me. "You look beautiful." He smiled.

"Thank you." I answered grabbing his hand. We headed out the front door together and got in his car. I held his hand as he drove. "Gonna miss your family when they leave." I pouted. I loved Lukes family. They had always treated me like their own. His brothers were very protective. His mom checked in all the time. I couldn't wait to marry into their family.

"I know. But I'm probably going home for Christmas. You can always come with me." He shrugged.

"Oh we're gonna be invited after last time?" I asked. After our first year together, we weren't invited back. He laughed at the memory.

"I'm sure they would let you come." He answered. "At least my mom would let you." He answered pulling up outside the restaurant. I quickly got out and met him at the front of the car. We walked in hand and hand and headed to the table where the rest of his family was.

"Hi!" I greeted his mom kissing her cheek before sitting next to Ben. Luke sat beside me next to Jack. I right away picked up the menu even though I knew I was going to get the fish and chips.

"So the buffalo chicken dip and the pretzels are awesome here. We should get two of the buffalo and three of the pretzels." Luke commented to the table just as the waitress came over. We all ordered drinks and then put in the appetizers. I rest my hand on Luke's thigh. I just wanted to feel close to him but he set his hand on top of mine so I couldn't move it. I wasn't going to try anything with his family here.

The waitress came back over with our drinks and we all put in our food order. Small talk settled around the table. I felt like home being surrounded by them. Even though I was thousands of miles from where I grew up. I knew that someday and somehow these were going to be my people.

I turned to Bens girlfriend. I hadn't talked with her much during this entire trip and wanted to know more about her.

"Elizabeth, what do you do for work?" I asked.

"I'm a home health nurse." She answered.

"That's cool." I smiled. "Do you work with the elderly?"

"Yes. Mostly those on hospice care." I nodded.

"That's difficult work."

"Yeah it is. But being there for families during that difficult time is why I do what I do. They need someone and I'm happy to be that person. Most families I see are usually well prepared in what is going to happen. Most sit around and talk about the memories."

"How do you cope when you get to know someone?" I asked. Maybe that wasn't the right way to ask but she didn't seem offended.

"You have to separate work from personal life." She answered. "But it does take a toll. I'm going to school be an RN. I wanna work with newborns."

"That'll be fun!" I said. "Maybe you could deliver Celeste's next baby." I said looking over at Celeste.

"Slow your roll. That won't be happening for at least another two years." I laughed.

"I'm exhausted and we only had him for a night." I laughed shaking my head. If I were ever to have children, we would have to switch off who took over nights. I wouldn't be able to function.

Conversation flowed easily through dinner. We stayed to have a few more drinks and dessert before heading home. I was changing while Luke was pacing in the bedroom.

"What's wrong?" I asked unclipping my bra.

"I gotta talk to Ashton and Calum tomorrow." He said. "Gotta tell them I'm moving out."

"Think they'll miss you?" I asked as if he they don't come here every single day.

"No." He chuckled. "But I'm gonna need their help moving some things." He answered. Of course it was never early to leave your friends. "Is Nicole still going to live here?" He asked.

"Yeah." I answered. "Is that okay?" I wasn't going to kick her out. Worst comes to worst we'll just move her into the bedroom on the other end of the hallway. But I don't think it was going to be a problem. She usually stuck to herself.

"Yeah." He answered climbing into bed. I did my bedtime routine before joining him.

"I very much look forward to you living with me Mr. Hemmings." I smiled kissing him.

"I look forward to the rest of our lives Miss. Davis."