Lost In Our Darkness (Demons Of Darkness Book 2) by Elizabeth Hayes

on to her as he kicked his feet back and forth. I held my arms out and he let go of her. Trix handed him to me with a smile on her face. I held him as I walked into our house, taking a seat on the couch. Well it wasn’t ours, not anymore. It was hers. 
    “What’s up Nix.” She sat down next to me pulling her legs underneath her.
    “Just checking in see how you’re doing.” I looked over at her as Zaiden stabbed me in the eye with his fingers as he giggled. Trix laughed.  He crawled out of my lap and slid off the couch. We both watched him as he held himself up on his unsteady legs. He smiled showing his four front teeth. He kept looking between Trix and me then let go of the couch and stumbled back and fell on his butt. He sat there as I watched him. He pushed himself up on unsteady legs and took a step towards me, then another.
    “Holy shit. He’s never done that before.”
    “He hasn’t?” I looked over at Trix who just stared at our son. She shook her head no. I smiled as I picked him up. “Little man did you just take your first steps.” He bounced as I held his hands as he stood on my legs bouncing. “Dada,” he cooed. I stared at him in shock as my son looked at me and said “Dada” over and over. I looked over at Trix. She just looked at as if she wanted to say something but was trying not to. 
    “Watch him for a min. I’ll be right back.” Trix stood up and ran from the room.  I looked at Zaiden knowing I shouldn’t follow her. I stood up and carried Zaiden to his room. His butt felt squishy which probably meant he needed his diaper changed. I had no idea what I was doing. I found his diapers and looked around the room. Okay I could do this. I sat down with him on the floor and laid him down. He kicked his legs as I tried to unbutton his pants. I finally managed to get them off along with his diaper. I got the new diaper under his but he started to pee. I barley got my hand up in time to block my face. I got his diaper on and stood him up. He pulled his hands out of mine and started clapping them together.
    “Okay little man time for bed.” Trix came in and scooped him up in her arms. She set him down in his crib and pulled a blanket over him before handing him a bottle. “Night.” She pressed a kiss to his head and turned the light off. I followed her out of the room.
    I stood in the hallway as she dropped onto the couch curling her legs underneath her as she flipped on the television. I watched her for a few minutes before I dropped down next to her. We didn’t talk, we both just sat there.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter Fifteen

    I woke up with a blanket covering me. Sunlight was coming through the front window. I sat up stretching my arms. I glanced at the clock. Shit, normally Zaiden was awake by now. I threw myself off the couch and made my way to my room to check on him, stopping in his doorway. I blinked making sure I was really seeing what was in front of me. Nix was sitting on the floor with his back to me as Zaiden was sitting in front of him. They were stacking blocks. I turned around and made my way to the kitchen and looked through the cabinets until I found what I needed.
    After fixing Zaiden a bottle and starting a pot of coffee I was staring out the window and contemplating what Nix was up to when I felt someone come up behind me and wrap their arms around me. I sank into his embrace. He kissed the top of my head.
    “Where’s Zaiden?” I turned in his arms and looked up at him, his green eyes staring into mine.
    “Playing with his blocks.”
    I smiled up at him when I heard “ Mama Mama” I pulled out of his arms grabbing Zaiden's bottle as I went in search of my son. He was standing in his crib bouncing up and down as he held onto the rail. I scooped him up and handed him his bottle. When I carried him into the kitchen to get him breakfast Nix was sitting at the small table and I handed Zaiden to him and pulled out a box of Cheerios. Pouring some out into