Steve Rogers (captain_srogers) wrote in spinningcompass, @ 2013-08-24 05:07:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, steve rogers, ~peggy carter |
Who: Steve and Peggy (and Stevie)
What: Sleeplessness and conversation
When: Early morning hours Saturday
Where: Stevie's room
Status: Closed/Ongoing
Steve didn’t sleep much. Ever. But even moreso lately. But he wanted to be good, for Peggy and for Stevie and Sarah. So he went through the motions, showering after work, eating dinner, changing to his sleep clothes, brushing his teeth and then laying with Peggy until the sun rose or the baby woke up, whichever came first. Today it was the baby. He heard the whimpers first, over the baby monitor, and sat quietly to see if he’d go back to sleep or not, but when the cries came he carefully untangled himself from Peggy and slid out of the bed, making sure to tuck the blankets in around her back where he had been.
He made it to the baby’s room before the all out wailing started but, he was still glad Sarah was sleeping on the couch downstairs, and in taking a quick look in the dark realized the problem. The now-familiar blue and red bear sitting in the middle of the room. “Overestimate the throw buddy?” he asked the baby who was standing in his crib with a wibbly lip. “It’s alright, I still do it sometimes too.” He picked up the little bear and then scooped the baby out of the crib, settling all three of them in to the rocking chair tucked away in one corner. “It’s tough huh, when you lose your friends.” he murmured, grinning a little when the baby wrapped himself around the toy and curled in to his chest. “He’ll always be there for you though buddy. I’ll make sure of it.” he whispered, kissing the top of the little boy’s head, sniffling softly. “There’s a lot of stuff I’m not so good at, but I’ll protect you. I'll...I can do that. I'll be able to do that right.”