Chapter 76-Bae Watch

As Chrissie's second trimester began the morning sickness started to wear off.  The nausea began to subside and no longer did smell of food make her stomach queasy.  Her sleeping patterns returned to normal and she had more energy than she had ever had before in her entire life.

She used all this new found energy to prepare for the baby's arrival.  She read and reread every book on pregnancy, child birth and baby care she could find. When she was finished with each book she handed all of them to Mickey and she strongly suggested that he read them also.  Mickey didn't mind as he did have a desire to read the same books.  Shopping was the next order of business as she planned to only have the best for their baby.  She spent hours in flipping through catalogs, browsing the internet and visiting the department stores.  She was ready to purchase everything until Starr suggested that Chrissie register instead.  Starr decided to throw a surprise baby shower for Chrissie and she would probably get everything she needed as gifts.

Sometime during the second trimester Chrissie thought she felt hunger pangs but when it happened again and again she realized that it was much more. At first it felt like little bubbles popping and the feeling grew stronger and stronger. Her little boy was moving around and making his presence known. She called her husband over and placed his hand on her belly. Their child certainly was an active one as it didn’t take long for Mickey to feel the baby’s movement under the palm of his hand. It was a very special moment for the both of them as this little miracle would be the start of their little family.

Everything changed as soon as the third trimester hit. Backaches, swollen feet, and constant heartburn replaced the sudden burst of energy from the second trimester. Chrissie was more tired now more than ever and she had to pee more times than she could count. Mickey tried to make her feel as comfortable as possible but that was almost impossible as Chrissie was uncharacteristically irritable and moody.  The best thing that Mickey could do was to be as supportive as possible. He accompanied her to everyone of her doctor’s appointments, assured her that she was beautiful when she thought she was fat, gave her back and feet massages when she ached and provided a sympathetic ear when she needed to complain.

Towards the end of her pregnancy they decided to prepare for the labor by signing up for childbirth classes. As first time parents neither knew what to expect and the information given did reduce some of their fears. Chrissie practiced her breathing exercises almost everyday with Mickey as her coach.

As Chrissie due date neared the whole house was on high alert. They went to the hospital one night but they were sent home the next morning. Chrissie had experienced false labor which were only Braxton Hicks contractions

Two days later, Chrissie was walking to the bathroom to pee for what seemed like the hundredth time that day.  She felt a sudden gush of water from in between her legs and then she noticed that she was standing in a massive puddle. Her water broke and she screamed for her husband. This time it was for real and she knew she was definitely in labor.

Mickey’s first reaction was to panic but he knew that wouldn’t do them any good. He walked over to his wife put his arm around her and spoke in a calm voice. He assured her that everything would be fine as he took her hand and drove her to the hospital. Once he was able to calm her down, he wished that someone could do the same for him but he tried not to show it.

Being the first baby the labor lasted quite a long time but after ten hours of labor a healthy baby boy was delivered. The baby had blue eyes like both of his parents and eventhough it was still early to know for sure they knew he had to be an imaginary friend like his father. He wouldn't have the ability to transform into toy form for a while but one thing they were sure of he wasn't a vampire.

They decided to honor the man who brought them together by naming their first son after him so the full name on the birth certificate was Ronald Baylor Seaworth.  They had already decided to call him Bae for short.

As Chrissie laid him down in the crib she started to worry. Bae was a little tiny person who was totally dependent on her and she wanted to make sure she did everything perfectly. In the hospital she had the nurses to help her but now she was on her own. Her mother was there but Starr wasn’t there 24/7 as she had a career. Starr was always off to one place or another to take photographs and she wasn’t handling the title of "Grandmother" too well.

Chrissie questioned everything that she did as she wasn’t sure if he was too cold or too warm and she was constantly watching him while he was sleeping just to make sure he was breathing.

Mickey helped with the baby as much as he could but he also had worries although his worries were different than Chrissie’s. The fact that Dimitri was still out there weighed heavily on Mickey's mind.  Dimitri is a powerful vampire which meant Mickey was always at a disadvantage, but he needed to protect his wife and his child from that monster. He talked to Chrissie about being turned but she wanted him to think about it just to be sure. In the past Dimitri manipulated Chrissie into turning vampires so this was always a sensitive subject for her.   She loved her husband for the person he was, but she also loved the idea of him living with her forever.  She asked him to think it through and whatever decision he made she would understand and support.

There were many times when Bae wouldn’t sleep and he would be extremely fussy. He lost all the color in his cheeks, his skin was dry and flaky, it had been a while since he wet his diaper and he started running a fever. The couple had to rush him to the hospital as he was suffering from dehydration. They put Bae on an IV to receive fluids and he was released in two days. When Bae returned home they increased the amount of water they were giving him but yet it happened again and they had to return back to the hospital to put the baby back on an IV.

Starr and Nick seen how worried the couple was and they suggested that a new doctor be brought in to look at the baby. Nick called his brother’s house and asked his sister-in-law Cora if she would come to see the baby. Cora was a pediatrician who specialized in supernatural children and she was top in her field. If anyone would be able to figure out what was wrong with Bae she would.

Chrissie: Thank you for coming down on such short noticed Aunt Cora.

Cora: Don’t worry about the notice as it doesn’t take long for us. This is where I need to be if your little boy is in trouble

Chrissie: I’m always giving him extra bottles of water after nursing him but he is always getting dehydrated and no one can figure out why.

Cora: I’ll do what I can to help. There you are little Bae, let Aunt Cora take a look at you.

Cora knew exactly what was wrong the minute she looked at Bae and she walked over to the bathing table and poured some crystals into the bath water and proceeded to bath Bae. After she was finished she placed Bae back into the crib so she could talk to his parents.

Cora: Mickey I have a question for you and your family medical history. I hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting your parents at the wedding. Are they both Imaginary Friends?

Mickey: My mother is an Imaginary Friend but my father is a mermaid

Cora: Well that explains that. Your son is more in need of water on the outside of his body as well as the inside. Salt water to be exact Bae is a mermaid.  His scales will develop within  a year.

Chrissie: A mermaid? I thought he could only be an Imaginary Friend or a Vampire.

Cora: Sometimes it can skip a generation as Bae is indeed a mermaid. My advice is to bathe him often and add special sodium bicarbonate crystals that I will prescribe to his bath water. That should be fine for now but eventually he is going to need to live in a warmer climate closer to the ocean.

Chrissie: We can move to your home Isla Paradiso. I’m sure your parents and your sisters will be happy to have you closer to them again.

Mickey: Chrissie do you know what you are saying? You are a vampire how are you going to handle all the sunlight?

Chrissie: I don’t care about myself it’s Bae I’m worried about. I’ll ask Grandma Holly to make me some of that special sunscreen.

Mickey: I’m worried about both of you and there is the Dimitri problem we have to consider. We are still living with your parents for a reason.

Chrissie: Dimitri will not be a problem if we move to Isla Paradiso.  Remember the sunlight Isla Paradiso is the last place he would look for me and it is also the last place he would go to.

Mickey: I just wish I could be that sure.

Chrissie: This is a decision that we need to make together. You heard my Aunt, Bae is going to need to live near the ocean and right now his health and well being comes before our own. I say the right decision is to move.

Mickey: I still have concerns but I do believe you have a point. I’ll call my parents and let them know we are moving back home.

Mickey did have worries that he still couldn’t shake even though he did agree that Chrissie’s reasoning did make sense. Moving was the right thing to do because if it wasn’t for Dimitri he would have agreed to it without hesitation. His sister was in law enforcement and Chrissie’s grandfather would continue to pay for round the clock security but he still wanted to be able to protect his family himself. He continued to contemplate the decision to be turned and spoke again to his wife who once again wanted him to make the decision on his own.

He did speak to both of his in laws about his decision and Nick promised to help him develop his new abilities if he chooses to be turned but it wasn’t until he talked with Starr that he made the final decision.

As both Chrissie and Nick were born vampires Starr was not so he asked her why she decided to be changed. Her answer was for love of her family. Chrissie had asked that they always be together but it was also for her husband. Starr knew that if anything happened to Nick she would be devastated and she never wanted to leave Nick to feeling that same way. Mickey knew that if he didn’t change at one point or another he would be taken away from Chrissie and he would never rest in peace knowing she would be mourning him.

As an Imaginary Friend he would never be able to be turned so Mickey knew he needed some help. Starr called her father over who cast a spell on Mickey. He was a human temporarily and if Chrissie turned him during this time he would stay a vampire.

Chrissie: Bae is a little fussy tonight and won’t sleep why don’t you change into a toy as that always seems to quiet him down.

Mickey: I can’t

Chrissie: Why not?

Mickey: Because I finally decided, I want you to change me.

Chrissie: Are you absolutely sure. I don’t want you making this decision because of Dimitri.

Mickey: I’m not making this decision because of Dimitri at all. I’m doing this because I promised to be by your side forever and that is exactly what I intend to do.

To be Continued.........

Author's Note: Chrissie's lifetime wish was completed by turning Mickey into a vampire but she still is only level 6 on her career.  This chapter is the last in Aurora Skies as the next time they will be in their own house in Isla Paradiso.  

A little confession Bae was not born a mermaid at all.  He was actually born a vampire but I used Master Controller to change him.  I'm already carrying too many immortals and the last thing I needed was to go on a string of vampires. There is nothing stated in the Going Solo rules saying I cannot manipulate lifestates so I did.  I was going to change him to IF but due to the nature of Bae's upcoming story a mermaid would make more sense. I did have the family connection to explain it so I ran with it.

I would like to thank Jazen for loan of Cora Gruber.  Here are the links to her blogs with her amazing stories on them.

As Life Goes

Kiss of a Vampire

Just Simming Along

Chapter 62.2-Better Late than Never

Nick received word from his father that he would be in town the next day for Trevor's birthday along with the rest of the family.  Starr's family would be at the party too and he saw this as a chance to kill two birds with one stone.  They needed to make the announcement about the baby and with both families gathered in one place this was the perfect opportunity.  The only problem was that Starr was still avoiding her parents, and it was about time that ended.  All he had to do was convince her to attend the party with him, and both could be taken care of at the same time.

When he asked Starr to attend the party with him she flat out refused.  He understood that in the beginning she needed time, but enough time has passed to heal her wounds. The Starr that he fell in love with was a fighter and she still was except when it came to facing her parents. He knew Sandi and Dylan loved her as they always tried to reach out to their daughter, but she was so stubborn she wouldn't take their calls.

Nick:  I want you to come with me to Trevor's birthday party, my father will be there and I really want you to meet him.

Starr:  I don't think it’s a good idea; I'm not ready to face my parents yet.

Nick: You can't keep yourself hidden from your family forever.

Starr:  You don't understand it's not that easy.

Nick: It is that easy because you know they are going to forgive you which is exactly the reason you don't want to see them.  You don't want to be forgiven, as you have not forgiven yourself yet.  Don't you think its time to finally put this to rest?

This is very important to me as my father is flying in and I want him to meet the woman who I love and the mother of my child.  I'll stay by your side the entire time; please will you do this for me?

Starr was stubborn and wouldn't even consider going to the party, but she kept thinking of the look on Nick's face and she knew she let him down.  He was the one person she never disappointed until today.  Nick stood by her during the darkest period of her life and he never let her down not even once.  He asked so little from her and yet here she was stepping right back into her old ways. 

She decided that she was not going to be that person again and she was never going to disappoint Nick, her parents or her child.  It was time for her to face her music and leave all of this behind her.  She got up and left for the party.  Yes she would be late, but its better late than never.

Meanwhile at Caleb and Hope's:

Forever the workaholic, Caleb was discussing the kidnapping case with Sandi and Jules. After hearing about Katherine's dealings with Denny, he had a gut feeling which made him investigate a little further. The fairy that kidnapped his brother had white wings according to witnesses but one witness Cora Borealis, heard the voice of the fairy, and could not identify Johnny's voice. 

Caleb went to visit Cora and played a recording of Denny's voice which she identified immediately.  He now knew who the kidnapper really was but didn't want to get Cora involved.  They already had to put Katherine in hiding, there was no way he would risk the safety of an innocent civilian.  

The three decided to set up 24 hour surveillance on Denny but that would have to wait as family was already arriving.

Davis and Cora flew in from Barnacle Bay but this time they did not come alone.

Hope's Grandfather also came in for the birthday party and Trevor met his Great Grandfather for the first time.    

Later that evening there was a big birthday party and both sides of Trevors family arrived to see him blow out the candles.  

Presents were always expected when his grandparents came to visit and they never disappointed him.  It might have been a little box but he knew it had to be something really good.  The box only had keys in it........

keys to his new car.  Hope and Caleb complained yet again about the spoiling but it all fell on deaf ears.  Davis wanted his Grandson to have the absolute best and Trevor was loving every minute of it.

The biggest surprise of the evening was just about to happen.

Nick decided it was not a very good idea to make this announcement to Starr's family without her being present.  However he did want to take his father aside so he could give him the news in person. 

As he told his father the good news, much to everyone surprise including Nick's, Starr walked through the door.    

Sandi and Dylan immediately ran to the daughter who they had been worried about for months.  They knew she needed time to deal with the traumatic experience on her own, but the longed for this day to come.

Sandi:  Starr are you ok?  Let me look at you sweetie.

Dylan:  You had us very worried.

Starr:   Mom, Dad I'm so sorry

Dylan:  There is nothing to be sorry for.  You mother and I love you and you could never do anything that would change that.

Sandi:  Starr are you?

Dylan:  Its not.......

Starr:   No Daddy its not.  The baby is Nick's.  We have been seeing each other for quite some time now and he has moved in with me.  If it wasn't for Nick's support I don't know how I would have survived these past few months.

Dylan:  Well Angel I guess we are going to be Grandparents.

For the rest of the night the family spent the time celebrating and preparing for some happy days ahead of them.  Tyrone and Lenora's wedding was being planned and there was a new baby on the way.  

Nick: I know how hard this was for you and it really means so much to me that you did show up.  Thank you.

Starr:  I had to.  I don't want to be that selfish person anymore.  I want to be better for you, the baby and most of all for myself.

Nick:  You already are.

For the next few months, Starr and Nick took Lamaze classes and redecorated the nursery. Everything in pink as the ultrasound revealed that the baby was a girl.  Nick was already referring to her as his little princess and nothing was too good for his little girl. Names was something they debated on but as usual Starr got her way as she wanted the baby to be named after her Grandfather Wolfie, whose first name was Christopher and her mother. Chrysanthemum Sandra Slayer would be her name but Nick suggested they call her Chrissie for short.

All the classes they attended seemed not to do any good as Nick freaked out when Starr went into labor.  Somehow he managed to get her to the hospital and.....

 A little vampire was born.

To be continued.......

Author's note-I would like to thank Jazen for Davis and Cora Gruber and Boyd Slayer.  To read more about her story, please use this link:  Just Simming Along

I would like to thank HollyHocksfluff for Cora Borealis.  To read more about her story please use
this link:  Finding Our Place in the Stars

Please forgive the change of clothes in the party on some of the characters as the game kept crashing on me.