csi_sanders1129 | Fic: Love For A Child

Title: Love For A Child
Chapters: Part 2: Chapter 1/2
Author:

csi_sanders1129
Genre: AU. Romance. Drama.
Ratings: K+
Word Count: ~900
Pairings/Characters: Jason/Spinelli.
Synopsis: Spinelli gets a call concerning his past and it leads to a significant alternation of his and Jason’s future.
Comments: Okay, I have been working on this fic since December and it is NOW OFFICIALLY DONE. And, I mean, really, my chapters had to be divided into chapters. This is that epic fic of epicness I’ve been mentioning sporadically over the months. It’s set in 2011/2012, but it takes certain liberties (Maxie and Spinelli were never really together, Jason turned Sonny in during the FBI stuff in early 2009, various other little stuff, too. Any questions, just ask, kay?) This chapter is a little short, but that’s just cause of my dividing method. Next one is long, I promise. All in all, characters you recognize are not mine, but the new characters are mine. Enjoy!

Part 1: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3

Part 2:

April 19, 2012

Five months pass in a surprisingly rapid and chaotic blur. At first, no one really knows quite what to make of the newest addition to the Morgan-Spinelli family, but eventually Baby Sadie charms everyone in contact with her, most of all her impromptu parents. Jason and Spinelli are entirely at her mercy.

Contacting Diana has gone exactly nowhere, and even the P.I. they hired turned up nothing, and eventually Spinelli seemed to finally accept that.

Doctor’s appointments have gone just fine. Ruby is still on Spinelli’s speed dial, and Maxie and Lulu and Johnny have turned into excellent babysitters in the rare event that they are actually needed. Sadie is now a squirmy, active, and loud, five month old. She’s mastered rolling over for the most part, by now, and has started trying to sit up on her own, and it’s only a matter of time before she figures out how to crawl. This is both an appealing thought as far as the extensive catalogue of firsts Spinelli has managed to catch on video, but also a sign of certain doom in that they will now be chasing a moving ball of energy around the Penthouse as opposed to sitting by a stationary one.

Now, though, they’re enjoying a calm evening in the post bath time hours at the Penthouse. Jason’s on the couch pretending to watch television, even as he watches Spinelli and Sadie play contentedly on the floor in front of him. He has the green octopus out, as always -it remains Sadie’s favorite toy, only now she cries when it’s not around. The concept of object permanence is both a blessing and a curse.

Eventually Jason gives up his the façade of watching the news reports on the opening of some new, fancy restaurant, as well as his spot on the sofa and slides to the floor to join his family. He lies on his side with his head propped up on his arm, Spinelli sits on Sadie’s other side, but Jason’s socked feet immediately draw her attention away from her green octopus. She coos and squirms her way closer, grinning at him when she grabs hold of his toes.

“Sadie Baby.” Spinelli says, moving closer himself as she tries to tug off the offending material. “I don’t think we should do that. Stone Cold has stinky feet.” Her attention turns to him and she smiles at him when he makes a face and pinches his nose.

“I do not.” Jason counters, shoving Spinelli lightly, before he grabs the octopus and recaptures the baby’s attention.

Spinelli snorts. “Such violence, and with the little one present.” He shoves back just the same and lies down to lean against Jason’s chest, trapping Sadie between them and the couch. He snatches the octopus back from Jason and moves it about in front of Sadie, who watches in apt fascination.

“If only you were that easy to entertain.” Jason teases, one arm curled awkwardly around his lover. He presses a kiss to Spinelli’s neck and nudges him playfully. And they stay like that for a good while before Jason announces, “Come on, I think it’s just about bed time.”

Spinelli nods and sits up again, wrangling the five-month old into his arms before he stands up. “Alright, Baby Sadie, you heard Stone Cold. Time for bed.” Jason stays behind to clean up the various toys scattered about, then he checks the lock on the door and flips the lights out before he follows Spinelli upstairs.

Spinelli is just laying her down in her teddy bear crib when Jason slips into the room. “Your turn tonight, right?” Jason asks.

The younger nods. “Affirmative.” It took them a while to work out who handled ‘getting her to fall asleep’ detail. Eventually, they got it down, though. Spinelli sings a lullaby or Jason reads a story. Both work equally as well, even if Jason favors Spinelli’s nights.

They both stand beside the crib, Jason watching Spinelli expectantly. “What’s it gonna be tonight?”

“Fall Out Boy?” Spinelli randomly suggests, but Jason only unhelpfully shrugs. He knows Jason just likes hearing him sing. He takes a deep breath and begins. “Honey is for bees, silly bear. Besides there’s jelly beans… everywhere. It’s not what it seems, in the land of dreams, don’t worry your head, just go to sleep…”

Jason watches both Spinelli and Sadie intently as the song progress, and by the time he hits the final line of the short, slow tune, Sadie is asleep with a smile on her face. “I’m not your only fan, at least.” He says quietly, as he slings an arm over Spinelli’s shoulder to steer him out of the room.

“Good to know, Stone Cold.” Spinelli replies, as they slip into their room and set about their own night time protocols. Moments later, they’re curled up in bed together, ears at this point well-trained to wake up at the slightest sound from the baby monitor still sitting on Spinelli’s nightstand.