[CLOSED] safe and sound.

[dallas emery atkins]

Caine had said something about going to see someone for a little while. So Dallas had stayed home with the small baby. They were laying on the sofa, her with her knees bent up to her, the baby on her chest. He was sound asleep, his hand pressed to his mouth. She ran her hand slowly up and down his back, closing her eyes. She knew if she laid there long enough, she might actually fall asleep.

Her mind wandered to everything from Beau to Caine to Christy to what would happen to the baby if one of them had to leave and go back. He started to whimper, and she reached over to the coffee table, putting his pacifier in his mouth. She closed her eyes again, hugging him close, and soon the both of them were fast asleep.

[caine johnson]

The trunk of a car slammed shut, and the sound of bags rattling lifted into the air. Caine sighed, trying to adjust the bags so they wouldn't pinch his hands. He began walking oward the apartment, smiling as he reached the door. Slowly, he placed a hand full of bags on the floor, and dug into his pocket for the keys. He slipped the key into the lock and turned it to the right, hearing the lock turn quietly. Caine shoved the key back into his pocket and picked the bags up. Slowly opening the door, he pushed it open with his foot and walked into.

His eyes glanced around the room, noticing Dallas on the couch. He walked over to the counter and placed the bags down quietly, before walking back to the door and closing it. His feet moved quietly across the floor as he headed towards the couch, walking around to the side where Dallas was laying. Beau was sound asleep, and so was she. He smiled gently, and slipped his shoes off before walking over to the kitchen, putting a bottle of formula in the microwave and taking out some bread to make sandwiches.

[dallas emery atkins]

Beau started to cry, and Dallas yawned, sitting up. She tried to give him his pacifier again, but he wouldn't take it. She got up, bouncing the crying baby in her arms. She walked over to the kitchen, smiling at Caine.

"Hey, sorry. Me and froggy here fell asleep on the sofa." She leaned up to kiss him gently on the cheek, then walked over to the microwave, grabbing his bottle. She shook it slowly, rocking him back and forth.

"I know, I know. The bottle always takes so long when the baby's hungry, huh?" She said, trying to get him to settle down. "I know, Beau's gonna fuss about it. Tell the world." She decided the bottle was cool enough, and put it into the infant's mouth.

[caine johnson]

Caine finished up the last sandwich as the infact began to cry. Surprised by the kiss on his cheek seconds later, pink rosed his cheeks and he smiled over at Dallas. "Was it a good nap?" He laughed as Beau fussed and Dallas talked to him. He walked over to her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close. "I made you a sandwich if you want it." He kissed her gently on the cheek, before walking back to the kitchen and grabbing the plate that held the two sandwiches.

Caine walked over to the table and sat down, his eyes glancing over the bags on the counter. "I kinda got a lot of everything.." He laughed, watching Dallas feed Beau his bottle. "You are a wonderful mother." Caine smiled, and pulled a seat out for her to sit down next to him.

[dallas emery atkins]

She smiled, following him to the table. She sat down in the chair next to him, hugging the baby close as she fed him the bottle. "You're just as good a father. He loves it when you hold him." She smiled over at him, reaching out to brush a strand of hair off his forehead. She raised the baby to her shoulder, patting his back gently.

"He took a bath just a little while ago, daddy. He smells all good." She smiled, turning around so Beau could face Caine. "And we put lotion on. So he feels all soft and stuff." She rubbed his back a bit before patting it again, waiting patiently for the little baby to burp. But he seemed much more content to just fall asleep on her shoulder. He finally burped, and she laid him in the crook of her arm, feeding him the rest of his bottle.

"I think he's eating more. He'll eat this and then want something else. We're going to have to make the bottles bigger. Our frog has turned into a piggy." She smiled, kissing his forehead.

[caine johnson]

Caine smiled, picking up a sandwich and taking a bite from it. He was happy to be back in the apartment, the run-in with his brother had put him off. It was strange, and always awkward. His eyes traced the pattern in the table as he thought of his brother and Dallas talked of Beau's bath. "Well, good. And you look all better." He smiled, taking another bite of the sandwich and chewing on it. Dallas seemed so happy with the baby. It always put Caine in a good mood. The beautiful smile on her face always sent his heart flying.

"He's so tiny though." Caine brushed his hand against Beua's cheek, before pulling his chair closer to Dallas and taking one of her hands in his. "Did you two have fun while I was gone?" He asked. He hadn't just gone to wal-mart when he was away, Caine had also set up his little surprise for Dallas. A smirk crossed his face.

[dallas emery atkins]

Dallas looked over at him with a smile. "He may be little, but he's a piggy, daddy." She said with a laugh, setting the empty bottle on the table. She put him on her shoulder again, patting his back slowly. She squeezed his hand, looking over at him.

"Of course we did. We threw a party and we had confetti and cake and invited the entire neighborhood over. But they left and we got all cleaned up so you wouldn't catch onto us." She said with a smile, letting go of his hand to reach over and stroke his cheek. "Of course we didn't. We can't have fun without you. And what's with that mischievous look on your face, mister?" She asked with a laugh, running her hand across his jaw before patting Beau's back again.

[caine johnson]

Caine laughed, taking her hand and kissing it. "Mischievous? I don't know what your talking about," He stood from the table, walking over to the counter and plucking the things from the bags. He put one bag inside of the other as he empited them out. He placed all the baby stuff together on the very end of the counter, he put the toys on the floor, and then he began to put the food away. "I hope I got everything you asked for.." He scratched his hand and gave half a laugh, "I left the list in the car.."

"I can always go back out though, but I'd have to go soon. I have plans later." Caine's eyes glanced over in Dallas's directions as he put the cereal in the pantry. He walked over to the counter, waiting to see her reaction. He was going to build this up, make it a big surprise for her. He wanted it to be special for her.

[dallas emery atkins]

"Yes, mischievous. You're hiding something, aren't you?" She asked, bending down to pick up one of the toys. She shook it, and saw Beau's eyes widen. She smiled, slowly taking it out of the package. "He already likes noisy things, Daddy. Imagine all the noisy things he's going to ask for for Christmas." She smiled over at him, hanging Beau the ball. He tossed it away, and she handed him the small teddy bear.

She kissed his forehead, bringing him into the back room and laying him down in the bed. She walked back into the kitchen, wrapping her arms around him. "Come on. What are you hiding?" She asked, looking up at him.

[caine johnson]

Caine smiled silently as Dallas talked and played with Beau. He only had to stall her for about another thiry more minutes, and then the sun would be down and it would be dark. He walked over to the sink washing his hands, and drying them off as Dallas took Beau back into the bed room. His lips touched her forehead in a gentle kiss, a smile spread across his lips as she asked onces more. "Well, I can't tell you." He shrugged, looking toward the ground.

His arms wrapped around Dallas, holding on gently. "I can only show you." He kissed her lips gently, and walked over to the couch, pulling gently on Dallas's arm. He sat down, pulling Dallas into his lap so he could wrap his arms around her. "Anything good on Tv?"