Chapter 9: Welcome home little Ms James

Jacob's POV

Zoey didn't want to move in with me and my family and neither did I with her and hers. So for the two days that my princess had left in the hospital, Zoey and I debated and argued on what to do.

I am a softie. I agreed to let the baby sleep at her house but during the day the baby will stay with me but that's when she is a couple months older. We didn't want to to risk the whole lot of movements between places with her.

Anyways we did agree a little welcome home get together with both our family at my house. My house is the first house she will step foot in so I'm not all that mad or sad or whatever. Truth be told I am neither, just ecstatic my baby is getting out the hospital.

"Okay well, you are all good, a nurse is fetching the wheel chair for you Zoey and you'll be free to leave then" Dr Reynolds states. I looked at Zoey and she looked at me returning the cheesy grin on my face. Our baby is coming home.

The nurse then came in a few minutes after the doctor left and I held my little princess while Zoey got situated in the wheel chair. I then hand the baby to her and grabbed both Zoey and the baby's bags with clothes and diaper. We proceeded to the exited, me with bags and Zoey with our daughter while the nurse pushed her to the doors.

When we exit the hospital we are met with My and Zoey's dad, who both immediately jump out to help us. My dad took the bags and placed them in the trunk while Alexei helped Zoey in the back seat. I held my baby girl I'm my arms the entire ride to my house. She was sleeping.

The moment we pulled up to my house Zavia woke up. "perfect timing little one" my dad says from the front seat as he turned to look at his grand daughter. I think my entire family is just as happy as I am. Well I hope they all are.

"Can I bring her inside?" Zoey asked me but I just didn't want to give my baby to anyone, I'm already so attached.

"No, I'll take her. Let's go" I answered her. She frowned for a moment but then she smiles big and shakes her head while slowly walking to the front door. I mean it's been a good couple of days but she is still not fully healed. I admire a woman who brings life into this world because I know it ain't easy and they could've chosen a different route.

My dad and Alexei walked ahead of us and went in leaving us behind because we were walking pretty slow. One, I didn't want to jerk my baby up and two, Zoey just got out the hospital after giving birth.

As soon as we stepped through the front door everyone burst out saying 'Welcome home'. I frowned because they were loud and then my baby girl started crying, guess she got scared.

"Way to go guys, couldn't you all have done something else. Now you made her cry" I say while gently rocking her in hopes of making her stop crying. So it barely worked and Zoey took her and started to gently rub her head which seemed to do the trick.

"It's something I did once in the hospital when she wouldn't stop crying. Ever since it always seems to calm her down." She immediate told me when she saw my face. I smiled.

"Ofcourse she'd love that, Jacob goes straight to sleep when u play in his hair. Like father like daughter huh" Comments Jaime, I raised my eye brow at her and she puts her hand up in surrender.

We then continue with the little 'party' and all my family members took turns holding the baby then Zoey's dad and mom did the same along with Zoya her cousin but she barely held her for ten seconds. Then again she isn't the biggest baby fan.

Everyone loves her. She was up right throughout until we decided to call it a day. I decided to accompany Zoey home with her family just for tonight. Just before we left my grandfather took Zavia and placed a small bracelet around her tiny arms, it was big but it was hers it had our family crest engraved and her name.

"Welcome home little Ms. James." was all he said then we left the house to head to Zoey's.

Ashanti's POV

"Who you texting" I asked my sister as I flopped down on her bed.

"No one" she replied. I sat up and glared at her.

"It definitely ain't no one who got you smiling like that" I retort. She rolled her eyes at me.

"Who got you smiling like that" Omari says as he flopped his self on Shaday's bed as well.

"No one, jeez. What's with you guys and all these questions and why it gotta be someone. And stop flopping yourselves on my bed. Don't y'all have your own beds." she rants. Omari and I exchanged knowing looks.

"Oh its definitely someone" we say at the same time. Then I grabbed her phone while Omari held her down.

"Ooh. It's David. 'Can't wait to see you again, maybe we should hang out sometime before you guys come over for dinner'. I'm pretty sure he just asked her out." I said and read the message out loud.

"You guys are so nosy" she says while struggling to get out from under Omari.

"Yeah but you love us. Anyway say yes Ashanti" Omari states. I typed yes and as I was gonna send it off--

"Wait!" Shaday shouts

"No, wait why?" I asked

"Yeah why should she wait, he seems cool, you like him, he obviously likes you so why not?" Omari asks then got off Shaday

"I mean yeah but I don't know. I hardly even know him" Shaday answers us

"That's why you date people, to get to know them" Omari says with a confused look

"Well- yeah that's true" She says

"And sent, I also asked when and where so we're waiting on his reply... which just came in" I say

"What did he" both my siblings ask simultaneously.

"Oh" I say

"Oh what" they said together again

"That's freaking me out, can you guys stop. Anyway he says right now, he knows a good ice cream shop" I say

"Omg! I need to get ready. What will I wear. Omg!" Shaday started to panic, frantically walking to her closet.

"Okay calm down let's start with you taking a quick shower and I'll grab you something to wear. Omari will keep him busy if he comes here before you are ready" I say

"Thank you" she says running to the bathroom

"Well I'm out" Omari says while leaving

Sigh!