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[chesstotem]

Everything was going well, and soon enough, they were able to bring the baby home. Ariadne was extra-excited, because even as nice as the hospital accommodations were, she really wanted her own bed and some of Arthur's cooking.

Of course, the baby never let her sleep more than three hours at a stretch.

She groaned, shifting to look at the clock. An ungodly hour of the morning, as she expected. But the baby's cries were coming in loud and clear over the monitor. She sighed and stretched.

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[chesstotem]

She laughed. "Our lives are so exciting these days. Maybe we should try to have an evening out sometime. Have your mom or my parents watch the baby for a couple hours, we can go out to dinner or something."

[dontthinkabout]

"That'd be great." He bent down again to kiss her. "I'm going to get started on breakfast. Anything you want?"

[chesstotem]

"Bacon," she said immediately.

[dontthinkabout]

"I'll throw in some sausage too," he said before going downstairs to get started.

[chesstotem]

"All right, but bacon is really what I'm after, here," she said with a laugh.

[dontthinkabout]

Arthur laughed.

He got out the frying pan as well as a couple eggs and the bacon.

[chesstotem]

"Mommy loves her bacon," she cooed to the baby in her arms, who simply gurgled at her in response.

[dontthinkabout]

Arthur toasted some bread too for breakfast as the eggs finished frying. He set those down on a plate before adding the sausage to the pan.

[chesstotem]

Ariadne quickly resumed blowing raspberries on the baby's tummy.

[dontthinkabout]

When everything was done cooking and laid out on the table, Arthur walked back upstairs and stuck his head into the room. "Finished," he said quietly.

[chesstotem]

"Great, I'm starving." She was settling the baby back into her bassinet. "Mm, smells like bacon." The kitchen was thick with it, and Ariadne grinned.

[dontthinkabout]

Arthur pulled her chair out for her. "What would you like to drink? Juice? Water? Milk?" He asked as he walked to the fridge.

[chesstotem]

"I'll switch to juice, I guess," she said after a moment's thought.

[dontthinkabout]

He nodded and poured two glasses of orange juice. Arthur returned to the table and set her glass down by her plate before sitting down across from her.

[chesstotem]

They were still eating when Ariadne's parents showed up. "Hi, honey," her mother said, kissing the top of her head.

"Hi, mom. She's sleeping upstairs," Ariadne said right away. "You guys hungry?"

"We already ate, but is there still coffee?"

"Sure."

[dontthinkabout]

Arthur greeted his in laws before goig to pour them each a cup of coffee.

[chesstotem]

"Would you guys like to babysit some evening this week?" Ariadne asked.

"Sure! You two want a night out?" Grant said with a knowing smile.

"Yeah..."

[dontthinkabout]

"We're not abandoning her" he joked. "Dont worry."

[chesstotem]

"Dammit, Arthur, why'd you say that? Now we can't run away to Rio like we've been planning!" Ariadne joked.

[dontthinkabout]

"Maybe when she's older," he continued.

[chesstotem]

"When she's older, we'll be older, too," she pointed out.

[dontthinkabout]

"Not too old," he pointed out.

[chesstotem]

"Is this the part where you tell me I'll never grow old in your eyes or something ridiculous like that?"

[dontthinkabout]

"Something like that," he replied with a grin.

[chesstotem]

Ariadne's parents rather stealthily left the kitchen, probably to go upstairs and watch the baby sleep.

Ariadne just grinned at Arthur. "That's why I love you."