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Post by Morph on Sept 17, 2008 2:42:16 GMT -5
Kevin reached into the fridge and got a carton of milk. He poured some into his coffee and passed it to Tabitha. Then, as his cigarette was finished, he got up for a second to put it into the ashtray, and returned to his chair. "Well, my sleepwalking thing is only trouble as long as I'm putting Mark in danger," he said. "Sure I can hurt myself but I'll manage it with my powers in most cases. And if I lock Mark in a separate room, maybe it'll solve the matter..." Maybe not; he wasn't sure about the whole thing.
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Post by boomer on Sept 18, 2008 9:25:52 GMT -5
Tabitha took the milk and poured some into her coffee. Her eyebrows creased in thought. "Maybe..." She said with a small nod as she took a sip from her coffee. She didn't exactly like the thought of Mark locked up in a room by himself. Even if it was for his own safety. Then again, it wasn't her choice.
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Post by Morph on Sept 18, 2008 9:32:11 GMT -5
Kevin remembered that Mark was awake and that he had only left the baby boy in the other room for a short while, until they would solve the matter with Tabitha. Not that it looked so absolutely solved, but things had quieted down by now and Kevin decided he wouldn't harm Mark by bringing him from the other room.
He got up and walked to the bedroom, took Mark along with his blanket and walked back, wrapping the baby partly in the blanket as he returned to the kitchen.
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Post by boomer on Sept 18, 2008 9:36:05 GMT -5
Tabitha sat there and fiddled with her coffee cup while Kevin walked off. When he returned with Mark in his arms, she smiled at the partly wrapped up baby.
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Post by Morph on Sept 18, 2008 9:38:58 GMT -5
"Looks like someone has slept a nice long healthy sleep," Kevin commented, as if talking to Mark, when he sat back down onto his chair. Mark seemed, indeed, rather awake and attentive as he studied his dad, the table, and Tabitha in a sequence of stares. "Hopefully you won't be getting your dad's sleepwalking habits, eh?"
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Post by boomer on Sept 18, 2008 9:46:13 GMT -5
The image of a baby Mark chain smoking popped into Tabitha's mind and she quickly nodded in agreement to hoping that he didn't inherit Kevin's sleepwalking ways. "Morning Mark." She said and gave the baby a small wave as he glanced over at her and then back to Kevin and the table.
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Post by Morph on Sept 18, 2008 9:53:16 GMT -5
Mark looked at Tabitha's gesture, raising his tiny hands to his mouth and munching on them thoughtfully as if considering what to make of it. Kevin took one of the baby's palms and pretended to wave with it at Tabitha. "Good mooorning," he said in a squeaky voice, then let go of Mark's hand and kissed him on the top of his fluffy head. Then he looked at Tabitha again. "Don't worry," he said, deciding to give some closure to the earlier argument. "We'll manage it." He sincerely meant 'we' because there was no denying that he would hardly handle things without Tabitha now and that he had gotten used to her presence in his house.
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Post by boomer on Sept 18, 2008 10:05:04 GMT -5
Tabitha chuckled softly at Kevin's squeaky voice, but kept her eyes on Mark until Kevin continued on and she looked up at him. "Okay." She said and smiled a little, before looking back to Mark. "That little hand of your's must be good, huh?" She said as he still munched on one of his hands.
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Post by Morph on Sept 18, 2008 13:38:59 GMT -5
Kevin smiled, glancing from her to Mark again. "Well, he can't be hungry, I've only just fed him..." taking Mark more comfortably, he stirred sugar in his coffee and drank a bit from the cup.
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Post by boomer on Sept 18, 2008 14:46:32 GMT -5
"It's too early for him to be teething, right?" Tabitha asked, remembering having read about babies teething, but forgetting when they usually started.
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Post by Morph on Sept 18, 2008 14:55:37 GMT -5
"I think so," Morph nodded. "But I probably should already be stocking up on various chewing toys and rings and what not," he said, thinking.
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Post by boomer on Sept 19, 2008 10:51:07 GMT -5
"That would be a good idea." Tabitha replied with a slight nod. "He's going to need something around he can chew on. He can't just continue to gnaw on his hand when he does start to teeth."
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Post by Morph on Sept 19, 2008 16:37:33 GMT -5
"He can chew on mine," Kevin suggested with a slight chuckle.
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Post by boomer on Sept 20, 2008 11:36:27 GMT -5
Tabitha snorted. "That's up to you. If you want your hand all slobbered up..."
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Post by Morph on Sept 20, 2008 11:53:38 GMT -5
"I'm all up for anything Mark's got to offer," Kevin grinned.
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