Chasing Time

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

“She can be daddy’s girl as much as she please darling.” Charlotte smiled widely towards Jared and waited patiently for him to pick their daughter up and hand her over to her. As soon as the baby girl was wrapped in warmth given to her by the towel, she sat her down on the changing table so she could easily dry her. Before carrying her into the nursery, Charlotte stole a few kisses from her clean daughter, causing her to laugh happily before the laughter changed into a big yawn. “Yeah, time for sleep angel.” She said softly before carrying Natasha into the nursery where Jared was waiting. “Of course, they are perfect.” She glanced at the butterfly PJ’s and smiled before dressing her. When she was done and Charlotte had stolen a few more kisses from the tired little girl, she handed her over to Jared and grinned. “Good luck.”

Jared smiled and waited until Charlotte got their daughter dressed then took her into his arms. He kissed Charlotte softly before smiling at her. "I'll be in the room after." He told her. When it was just him and Natasha, He held her and started talk softly to her, even though he knew she didnt understand. "One day, ya be older, and I'll love ya just the same. Ya will ask meh for keys, or money, or both." He chuckled softly as Natasha just smiled up at him, her eyes closing slowly as he rubbed her back. He kissed her forehead and sighed. "I'll make sure ya dreams and ya wishes come true. I'll protect ya no matter the cost, cause I'll always love ya, meh little monkay." He promised, the same he promised to himself when she was born and everytime he put her to sleep.

When he could tell she was asleep he walked to her crib and set her gently down. "Bealtaine do aisling a bheith fíor." He said softly, kissing her forehead. It meant 'may your deams be true' something his mother always said to him when he was younger. Making sure she wouldn't hurt herself while sleeping, Jared moved out of the room quietly and walked into his and charlotte's room. Charlotte was already in the bed so he took his jeans off before sliding into their bed, laying behind her, and wrapping his arms around her. He kissed her shoulder softly. "I love ya." He said softly before pulling her close to him...

#baby steps

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte half smiled and half scrunched her nose, when she had said it, it had been a joke but she knew he was serious and even if compliments were nice, they were always going to be hard for her to accept. She didn’t bother getting lost in her own mind of insecurity, instead she smiled when Jared turned from excited to pouting, she thought he would’ve known by now but it was still as easy as ever to fool him. “Smart, not nice.” She flashed a wider smile before turning to the cause of the splashing, the puzzled look on Natasha’s face made her burst out in laughter. “Our little monkey has no idea what’s going on, she just wants out because the water has turned cold.” Charlotte winked at him, “And mommy didn’t turn daddy down, she just said she doesn’t sleep in dirty clothes.” Standing up, she grabbed a hold of a towel and nodded towards Natasha as a sign for him to pick her up so she could wrap her in it.

Jared chuckled and shook his head. "No ya just mean ta me." He said joking with her. When charlotte explained the look on Natasha's face, he made a scuffing sound and stood up. "No, ya just think that cause ya don't want her ta be a daddy's girl." He teased, and kissed her cheek. "Which I wouldn't mind at all." He added before leaning down and picked up Natasha, letting Charlotte wrap the towel around the small girl. Jared walked into the nursery and went to where Natasha's pj's were and grabbed a butterfly one his mom had sent over as a gift. He placed it out and nodded to them when Charlotte walked in. "I hope these are okay."

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

“Mhm, I’m a smart woman with good ideas. Besides, if she plays, she’ll get tired and fall asleep faster.” Charlotte watched Natasha continue on playing with her duck, wondering what went through her mind and how something so little could make her so happy. It was fascinating, but she wasn’t trapped in those thoughts for long before she felt the warmth of Jared’s hand finding its way underneath her t-shirt. She mimicked his movement and moved closer to him, “Yes, it will. I’m sure of it…” She slowly ran a finger down his chest, “Because I can’t sleep with dirty clothes on.” She smirked, finding herself way more funny than she actually was for teasing him by turning his sexual reference down.

Jared chuckled and kissed her cheek. "What a smart woman I'm with." He grinned at her. And he did believe it, he was with a smart amazing woman. He chuckled when she started to go along with his reference but his face fell a bit and he fake pouted. "Well that's just not nice missy." He said, his pout on his face. He heard splashing and turned to look at Natasha. She was frowning and he chuckled. "It seems our little monkay, doesn't when mummy turns daddy down." He said, looking at Charlotte and chuckled

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte nodded briefly, “She hit me right in the face with Mr. Duck.” She thought back at it and remembered how surprised she had been when the wet duck smacked against her cheek, she shook her head and came back to reality, it hadn’t hurt and it wasn’t on purpose so it was barely something that kept her up at night. For a short moment she sat still and just watched Natasha play with the duck, pressing it under water before bringing it up, throwing it down again and so on. It was like the world had ceased to exist for her and the only important thing was the duck, it was certainly something to envy. However, she couldn’t let Natasha play peacefully for long, the food still visible on her face forced Charlotte to put one of her hands on the back of Nataha’s head as support while she rubbed the tiny face clean with her other hand, something her daughter hated every time. “I’m sorry, I’m almost done monkey.”

After getting a glare from the little girl, who was exceptional at pulling different faces, she let her play without disturbing for a brief moment. She turned her head once Jared sat down next to her, a smile spreading over her lips. “No, babe. It’s fine, I don’t mind getting wet since the clothes needs to come off anyway.” She nodded towards the hand prints on her t-shirt before she leaned closer to steal a kiss, her plan failed pretty fast though as the water splashed up on both of their faces. Charlotte laughed, wiping off the water from his face before kissing him quickly, “She’s clean now anyway, I just don’t want a grumpy daughter so I let her have her little fun.”

Jared shook his head and let the subject drop. He figured she was just playing with duck and it flew out of her hand. He could see her face turn when she realized she had to clean their daughters face. Jared could see the little girl squirming and pouting as her face was cleaned up. He almost chuckled when she glared at her mother and shook his head. He nodded and smiled as she leaned in, before feeling water on his face. Jared laughed and wiped his face, then kissed her back when she stole the kiss quickly.

"That sounds like a good idea. No one wants a grumpy monkay." He said chuckling, taking a quick look at his daughter as she started giggling and continued to play with her duck, then turned his head back to Charlotte. He moved his hand under her t-shirt and massaged her lower back. He leaned toward her and grinned. "And about this t-shirt, it will be comin' off." He said chuckling and kissed her cheek.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

“Thank you, it’s Gucci.” Charlotte laughed along with Jared, luckily she had never been the most self-aware person, she didn’t mind being messy or walking around in sweatpants without any make-up on and it certainly didn’t matter more after Natasha’s arrival. She handed over Natasha with ease and checked the water Jared had put on, fixing the temperature before putting in the plug and pouring in a bit of baby oil so their monkey could get her precious bubbles that she loved playing with. She glanced up at them, Natasha being busy speaking with her dad but it didn’t take long before she was handed back to her. “Don’t throw the duck on me this time, monkey.” She pointed her finger at her but cracked up in a smile before putting her on the changing table.

When all of her clothes and diaper was off, Charlotte carefully put her down in the bathtub and turned off the tap, Natasha instantly starting to wave her hands around so the water didn’t stay where it was supposed to. “Oh god,” she sat down on her knees in front of the tub and reached for the duck sitting on the edge, hoping it would slow her down before she was going to be soaked in water. “Here’s Mr. Duck.” She watched Natasha grab a hold of it and as soon as she started playing with it, Charlotte started scooping water over her little head.

Jared grinned at her. He loved that she was laid back in the way she dressed, he of course thought she looked beautiful, even with baby hand prints on her cheeks and clothes. He'd always think she was beauitful, just as he'd always be there for her and Natasha. He frowned hearing her words. "She threw the duck at you?" He sighed and shook his head. He watched with a small amused smile on his face as Natasha started to mess with the water and Charlottes reaction. "She likes ta rock the water, Love." He chuckled as Natasha sent the duckie underwater, babbling and making little baby noises.

He pushed off the wall and sat on his knees next to Charlotte as she kept washing the little girl. "Ya want me ta use meh powers?" he asked Charlotte, as he moved his hand to he lower back and rubbed it softly. He didn't use his power a lot around Natasha, but if it was going to help Charlotte, he'd be willing to use it this once.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte’s eyes flickered between Natasha, the little baby sitting in her chair with all of her attention on making a mess with her dad, and Jared, the grown man who looked like he was having the time of his life and she realised that she couldn’t be any happier, mess and all— this was were her happiness grew. “Yeah, but you know what they say… messy family, happy baby.” She smiled, nodding a long to words she had never heard spoken before but looking at their daughter, who barely knew what to do with herself from all the happiness bursting inside of her by messing around with her dad, she knew they were true. She watched Jared dip his fingers in the food and seconds after, Natasha was covered in it too. “Yeah, mummy is going to have a blast.” Charlotte rolled her eyes and stood up, walking over to the sink where she bent down and washed her cheeks until the baby food was gone.

“So, are my two Picasso’s done for today?” She gracefully grabbed a hold of the bowl and quickly sat it down on the counter, out of reach for the two very small and sticky hands that liked to grab everything and anything really. “Bath time, might as well do that now since I’ve already been covered in food, a bit of water doesn’t sound too bad.” Charlotte smiled before lifting Natasha up, she didn’t bother cleaning her off at all which resulted in very fashionable hand prints all over her t-shirt. It wasn’t the first time she was covered in various things nor would it be the last, all that mattered was that her daughter was happy.

Jared chuckled, he knew for a fact that there wasn't a saying like that was about babies, he did know of the one about wives, only cause his father was told it many times by various friends and bussines people. But he let her go with the saying anyways. "Yes, I think we are done." He said grinning and watched as she moved the bowl away. He noticed Natasha was about to pout and blew against her hands, making a farting sound, which she giggled at, forgetting that her mother had taken away her new panting set.

Jared smiled as she picked Natasha up and stood up himself, following them. "I like addition of ya shirt, love." He said, chuckling. He had also been victum of messy hand prints once in awhile.He walked a head of them and started the bath for Charlotte and took Natasha out of her arms gently. "Ya gonna be a good girl for mummy?" He asked. She started babbling and chuckled. "Yes, good girl." He said kissing her nose then handing her back to Charlotte when she was ready for the little girl. He smiled and leaned against the doorway, waiting to see what would happen during Natasha's bath.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte nodded along whenever Natasha spoke, she spoke loudly almost as if she was proud over speaking and it wasn’t only adorable but funny but she wasn’t going to laugh at her own daughter unless she was in on the joke. “Thank you babe.” She smiled softly and looked over at Jared briefly, it wasn’t that she didn’t like putting Natasha to sleep but since he was the one working and missing out on the simple things, she wanted him to have the opportunity whenever he could. Besides, having the little monkey fall asleep against her chest was one of the best things she knew and she wanted him to experience it as much as he could before she was all grown up and sleeping on her own.

Looking down at the bowl, it was almost empty and she could tell that Natasha was done eating by the way she started talking more, pointing at things and overall not caring for the food held on the spoon in front of her mouth. So when Charlotte was about to get up and put it away before it turned into a mess and she felt two sticky hands grab a hold of her cheeks, she knew that she had been right— Natasha was full. She sighed but she couldn’t help but smile when she saw how happy it had made her. “Thank you monkey, you’re such an artist.” She stood up and grabbed Jareds wrist, pulling him closer to the table before pressing him down by his shoulder. “Daddy wants an artwork too.” She pointed at his cheeks and her small sticky hands quickly pressed against his cheeks too, another loud giggle escaping their childs mouth.

It was moments like this Jared was glad he took work off, and had days off. Seeing his child walk was huge, something he'd never forgive himself if he didn't see. But these moments, the messy feeding time ones, the little babbles that make Jared wish he had mind reading, those moments made his life even fuller, complete, somethine he wouldn't trade. These are the moments he'd tell her about when she's older, the moments that don't need pictures. Those thoughts alone made him feel like the worlds best dad.

So he chuckled, feeling the sticky food on his cheek as he did, and grinned at his daughter. "It looks like we are a messy family." He said looking at the bowl that had the sticky food then took his fingers, dipped them. He flashed a smile at Charlotte before turning back to his daughter and smearing the food gently onto her cheeks. Natasha giggled and clapped, then reput her hands in the food before copying the moments her father just did on him. Jared chuckled took her sticky hands and kissed them. "Mummy is gonna have during bath time isn't she?" He said chucling and kissing the small hands again

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

A smirk appeared over her lips but she didn’t say anything, she was used to the way they exchanged sexual references and it was a part of their relationship, the way they worked together as a couple. Charlotte came from a troubled past but with him, she was comfortable and she loved them as a couple as much as she loved him on his own. “Except you don’t have to clean water off anything really because it’s already clean.” She looked smugly at him as she put the first spoon of food into the ‘o’ shaped mouth in front of her. Perhaps she was going to be nice today since she seemed quite hungry. She watched Natasha taste the food, almost as if she was approving it before deciding if she was going to swallow it or let it dribble down her chin. To Charlotte’s liking, it was the first option today.

“I’m counting on it.” She winked at him before turning her head back to their daughter, making another bite ready as she spoke to the two of them. If only they knew what she was talking about, it was cute though, it seemed like she thought she was a part of the conversation but didn’t realise she made no sense to her parents. “What was that, monkey? Oh yes, I agree, your father is exceptionally good at getting you to sleep.” Charlotte laughed softly, hinting that it was his turn to get her to sleep tonight while responding to her nonsense. “Open wide.” She pressed another spoonful of food into her mouth again and this one too, was eaten rather than made into floor decoration.

Jared opened his mouth then closed it quicklky, as she smugly pointed out the wrongness in his statment. "yeah yeah." He mumbled, chuckling a bit when she winked at him. He watched as Natasha took the spoonfull and then started babbling. He smiled and chuckled until Charlotte said her words. He rolled his eyes and laughed. "Of course, Love, I'll put her to sleep." He said. He actually didn't mind doing it. He loved putting her to bed, it was something he'd always keep in his memory, knowing one day when he's old he'd look back on it.

Natasha had opened her mouth when Charlotte brought the spoon to her. She ate a few bites before she started getting figgity, Jared could tell, he was the same when he was younger. The little girl looked down at the bowl close to her before sticking her hands in the bowl and leaning over and placing her hands on Charlottes cheeks then giggled excitedly when she pulled away, proud of what she had just done. Small food created handprints appeared on Charlottes cheeks and it made Jared laugh.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte scoffed slightly, “Sorry is not good enough Mr.” The sarcasm flowed out her mouth but a visible smile still crept up over her lips, it wasn’t like Natasha knew that it was wrong to mess around with her food, besides, she had read that it was good for children to be able to mess around and she could put up with anything for their daughter. Her eyes narrowed as Jared whispered in her ear, a smirk growing over her lips. “Mhm. I’m sure you would be happy to assist with that, however, I don’t think cleaning off tasteless food of my boobs are what you make it out to be in that little head of yours.” She sat Natasha down in her chair and turned around, picking at his forehead softly with a grin on her face.

Almost without thinking she started preparing her food, she was so used to doing the same thing every day that she didn’t even have to think about. It was nice, a sense of doing good was always there in the back of her mind. Over a year ago she thought she couldn’t do this, be a mother, but today, with a healthy relationship and a ten month old baby, she wasn’t sure she was fit out to be anything else. “I can clean them myself but I wouldn’t say no if you decided to play with them tonight.” She smirked, looking over at Jared as she prepared the food. Charlotte sat the bowl down in front of Natasha before sitting down on the chair next to hers, “Can we be nice to mummy today?” She said, raising an eyebrow as she made the first spoonful of food ready.

Jared laughed at her sarcasm. "I'll make it up ta ya tonight ma'am." He said winking. There realitonship was like this, making sexual refrences, joyful moments between them, their daughter, he wouldn't change it. No matter how everything came up, from their small date of eating out and 'watching' Rango, to their small fights, he wouldn't change a thing. He grinned. "Its tasteless, Love, means Its like cleanin water off of them." He chuckled. He knew when Natasha was older she'd be scared for life to hear their conversation, but right now she has no idea whats going on.

Jared chuckled at her comment about their night time activies and nodded. "That I will be doin'." He said, wiggling his eyebrows again then leaned against the counter as she started to feed their child. Natasha looked at her father then back at her mother before opening her mouth, again making small babble that Jared swore he heard her say 'good', but he knew she didn't. He chuckled. "She might be good today babe." He said.

#Jared and Charlotte are just amazing #I do love them #omg #ooc

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

“Oh yeah, he does that when he’s hungry.” Charlotte thought about it and realised Jared was right, it didn’t really matter to her though, it was the best way to know when she was hungry since she couldn’t express it any other way and since she wasn’t a newborn she didn’t cry when she was hungry, something Charlotte didn’t miss one bit. It was nice seeing the worry wash off his face, she knew it was constantly there and back when she was pregnant she thought she’d be the worrying parent too, but she had grown confident in her role as a mother, as well as knowing how good of a dad Jared truly was so the worry had subsided, she knew Natasha was safe with the two of them but she didn’t mind him worrying, as long as she could help reassuring him that everything would be fine. A smile spread over her lips as he kissed both of their cheeks, Natasha wrinkled her nose at it which made Charlotte smile even more.

“How can we not be safe with you by our side?” She looked up at him and stroked his cheek with the back of her hand, Natasha leaning her head on her shoulder as she waited to be fed. “I love you too,” she mumbled after responding to the kiss, “I love you both so much I could explode.” She wiggled her eyebrows jokingly before spinning around to walk out the room, responding to his mockery by waving him off, “I’ll feed her… and the kitchen table… and the floor… and my lap and boobs.” Charlotte turned her head to Natasha as she walked out the door, “Because someone likes to play with her food, isn’t that so?” Natasha giggled softly even though she probably had no idea what her mom was talking about, not that Charlotte minded, as long as she and Jared was happy— so was she.

"I'll remember ta thank him, since she's not whinin anymore, and as much as our daughta was adorable, her cryin was not." Jared said, knowing she would agree, remembering the lack of sleep both of them got during that time. Jared rolled his eyes when she said them being safe because of him. In the back of his mind, he'd always think he wasn't good enough, to be with her, to have a child with her, to protect them. It was one thing he never said, in fear that Paige would come out and use it against him when she was mostly controling Charlotte. "Whatevea ya say, Love." He said grinng at her little joke about exploding with love.

He laughed as he followed her toward the kitchen, laughing at her description of feeding Natasha, knowing from experiance she practically spoke the truth. "Sorry ta say love, she got it from me, mum always said i was the messy twin." He told her chuckling and leaned closer to her ear. "I could always help with the boob cleanin." He whispered in her hear, knowing Natasha didn't hear or understand what he said, then pulled away and wiggling his eyebrows, before chuckling.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte scrunched her nose as Natasha’s eyes changed colour, a familiar one at least, it sure beat the weird colours, suck as purple or crystal blue but still, it still took her by surprise that someone so little could do something like that. She often wondered if Natasha herself was aware of it or if it just changed in different situations, no matter what, it would soon settle down and she’d learn to control it when she was older. She looked over at Jared again, the warm familiar feeling nuzzling into her stomach, it was a mixture of happiness and love and she had grown fond of it over the time they had been together, it had after all been there quite a long time now.

The surprise settled over Charlotte’s face as Natasha stumbled over to her, she wouldn’t have guessed that she would try so quickly again after falling twice but never the less, it made her happy. A smile formed but soon grew to laughter when she rubbed her belly, her weird sign for being hungry. It had been there for a while and she wasn’t sure how Natasha had picked up on it but she found it adorable and it was a great way of knowing when to feed the little monkey. “Yeah, definitely, but you can’t tell me it’s not cute when she does that.” She nodded a bit to their daughter standing in front of her, rubbing her little belly. “Don’t worry babe, she’ll grow up perfectly fine.” Standing up, she quickly bent over and picked up the most precious being in the world and looked at her once she was settled on her hip, “Tell daddy you’ll be fine.” Natasha looked at Charlotte for a moment before she turned her head to Jared and spoke in her own little language, a giggle escaping Charlotte’s throat before managing to press out a, “See? She’ll be fine.”

Jared laughed and nodded. He agreed, it was cute, and he figured she learned it from when Jayson had came over and rubbed his stomach when he was hungry, since he knew neither of them really did that. "Yeah, it is cute. I blame Jaybird, I think he taught her." He told her his theory and stood up. As Charlotte then Natasha reassured him she'd be fine, Jared looked at Charlotte and smiled. He knew the reason she did was to calm him. Jared was worried, always woried really, and he was glad she knew that, and knew how to push his worry down. He chuckled and walked over to them, kissing Natsha's cheek and then Charlotte's cheek.

"As long as meh gals are good, and safe, I'm good." He said. He felt happy, happier than he had in yeas, and knew it was because of the two standing in front of him. He smiled, looking into Charlotte's eyes and kissing her before smiling. "I love ya." He said, then turned to kiss Natasha's cheek over again, grinning when he heard her giggling. "and i love ya., Monkay." He said pulling away. "now go feed our child." He said in a mock demanding voice, a smile still on his face.

#baby steps

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte’s heart settled once the tears stopped streaming down Natasha’s cheeks, she knew it hadn’t hurt her and it would soon be forgotten about but it still pained her to see her daughter sad. It would surely happen again but she would probably always have the weak spot for it and she didn’t even mind it. The encouraging smile grew yet again as Natasha changed from frustrated to determined, she was getting the ball and she was doing it by walking and the proud feeling in Charlotte’s chest grew immensely when she took her first step. It was visible all over Natasha’s face, the excitement of doing something new for the first time and she watched her daughter clap her hands as she did whenever she was extremely happy over something.

The moment didn’t last long but it didn’t matter, she had taken her first steps and they had both been there to see it. Soon after the second fall, she was safe in her dad’s arms and Charlotte smiled widely. “You did it! She walked!” She locked eyes with Jareds dark ones and was sure that the excitement on her face was visible too. “I’m so proud monkey.” She said while moving closer to her family, the smile and proud feeling still lasting as a sense of home overwhelmed her. This was her family, her home… her everything and she couldn’t be happier.

Jared grinned over Charlottes excietment. After all they went through, fighting to keep Natasha, Paige, and also the things she went through before they met, seeing he happy, made Jared grin. Nastasha, feeling the excitment between the two clapped then started to play with the ball, her eyes changing to match Charlottes. It didnt suprise Jared anymore when she did. It was little changes, her power not changing her skin, just her eyes, and Jared knew that her powers were settling only to come out when she was older.

He watched as she stood up by herself and shakingly and slowly walk over to Charlotte, rubbing her belly. She made a noise, and kept rubbing her belly. Jared chuckled. "Next we get her ta speak a little." He said to Charlotte, grinning, then looked back at Natasha. He wanted Natasha's first words to be father, because what father didn't? He knew the second she came into the world he wanted to hea her say 'papa' or 'father' or 'daddy' but he was happy she figured out to walk. "We are gonna have to pay attention more often. so she doesn't walk somewhere she could get hurt." He said looking at Charlotte again.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte pursed her lips together, concentrating on Natasha as the puzzlement grew on her face. It looked like she was calculating on how much she actually had to walk to get to the ball and that was enough for Charlotte, because it meant that she wanted to walk instead of crawling. A smile crept up over her lips and she continued to watch her, hoping with all of her that she would take a few steps. It was the perfect time, both of them being home and everyone being happy. The smile grew even wider when Natasha stood, swaying for a moment while she was eyeing down the ball. She got quiet as if anything she would say or do would disturb her daughter on her mission and she would sit down again, Jared started cheering but Charlotte sat quietly with her hands pressed together.

The moment didn’t last long before the little baby ended up on the floor, it didn’t look like a serious fall but it was enough for Natasha to turn her smile into a little pout. As soon as Jared unwrapped his arm, she got down on her knees on the floor and wrapped Natasha into her arms and comforted her, “It’s okay, angel, you’re okay. It was just scary to fall, wasn’t it?” She stroked her hand over Natashas head before letting her go again. This time she remained on the floor, holding Natasha’s hand as she stood up again but quickly let it go so she could do it on her own.

Jared smiled softly as Charlotte comforted the little girl, small tears that quckly went away after they had fallen, kicking Jared into worried father mode, but stayed where he was. He knew Charlotte was there and could help her, which calmed him. He saw Charlotte let their daughter go then watched as she helped balanaced Natasha. Her face, though red from frustration, turned back into a determined look as she eyed the ball once more. Jared moved a little closer, afraid she'd fall but far away enough to where she wouldn't rely on him.

Natasha's legs wobbled a bit before she lifted her small left foot and moved it in front of her. Her tiny eyes widen and she moved her right foot to be next to her left. She made a noise that sounded like she was excited, and clapped her hands. She took another step toward the ball, moving faster before she once again fell, her hands on the ball. Her lip turned into another pout but Jared was close enough kisses his daughters cheek. "There ya go monkay.." He said softly, moving her close to his lap and stroking her hair. "Ya got the ball." He said, causing her to lose the pout and giggle, then looked at Charlotte, a smile on his face.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

Charlotte traced her fingertips over his arm that was currently wrapped around her, a never-ending smile on her lips as she felt the comfort and love by being in the same room as the two of them. Her smile growing even bigger when he responded, missing her daughters first step wasn’t something she was so keen on so it felt good that nothing had happened while she was asleep. She turned her head a bit so she could see Natasha on the floor, just in time for her mouth to form an o at the ball that rolled down the floor after it had been thrown by the little baby. “Hey, it’s glowing! Of course it’s amusing.” She laughed shortly and continued to watch Natasha, this time picking up something else since the ball had been thrown away out of her reach.

The doll she had picked up wasn’t as amusing as her precious ball so it was quickly thrown to the side too, Charlotte watching Natashas eyes flickering between the other toys that were in her reach before she turned back to face Jared, her fingers stroking over his jawline. “I love you.” She mumbled before seeing Natasha raise her hand and point towards the ball in the corner of her eyes. Charlotte turned her head back to their daughter and shook her head, “You can get it yourself, go ahead monkey.” She smiled encouraging, sitting up a bit in Jareds lap as she hoped Natasha would take the bait and stand up, however, there was always the option of crawling but she refused to take that action into consideration.

Jared smiled and kissed the coner of Charlotte's cheek. "I love you too." He lowly said then watched their daughter as a frustrated look covered her face. He chuckled a little and watched as Charlotte encourage her to walk. A small determend look grew on Natsha's face as she looked back at the toy. It looked as if she was trying to figure out how to stand up and after a few moments she pushed herself up, standing on her feet.

Jared smiled and clapped, cheering her on. "Go monkay" He said grinning. Natasha smiled and went to take a step, before stumbling and falling a back down. Her determined face turned into one that was about to tear up. Jared felt bad that she was upset and unwrapped his arms from Charlotte, knowing she was closer to their and was able to comfort her. "Its okay monkay, ya can do it." He said, trying to comfort and encourage the fallen and upset little girl.

Baby Steps [Future Para] // Jared & Charlotte

The sun rays hit her face as Charlotte opened her eyes, the thought of how nice it was to actually sleep for once hit her instantly. She yawned quietly and rubbed her eyes to awaken, she could hear Jared playing with Natasha through the door but she laid still for a while. It was nice, taking a nap but she didn’t mind staying up either, it wasn’t like she had slept much before Natasha either so she could handle it, it was more of a way to please Jared so he didn’t have to worry. It was cute of him to worry but she didn’t want to feel like a burden. Sitting up in the bed, she shook those thoughts out of her head and smiled softly at the laughter of her daughter spreading through the apartment.

After putting her hair up in a bun she made her way out of the bedroom and tracked down her little family of two in Natashas room. Their little monkey sitting in the middle, playing with the toys spread around her. “Hey mummy’s monkey,” she leaned down and carefully pressed a kiss to her forehead before sitting down in Jareds lap, “and hey monkey daddy.” Charlotte laughed and kissed him softly before nuzzling her face into his neck, her heart swelling up by just being near her family. “I didn’t miss anything right?” She mumbled against his skin, knowing well enough that Natasha was on the verge of walking, something she didn’t want to miss for the world.

Jared's smile was already wide when he heard Natsha giggling, but it grew wider when he heard and saw Charlotte walked into the room. Natsha giggled and clapped when Charlotte had kissed her cheek then went back to playing with the toys, still giggling and making nosies as she did. He wrapped his arms around Charlotte and shook his head, kissing her forehead. They were both worried on missing things, which he guessed was a good thing. "No, ya havent. Just her amazed by the glowin ball." He said, grinning like a fool.

Natsha had picked up the ball and threw it a little, her little mouth turned into a wide 'o' shape and her eyes widen before she giggled and clapped again. Jared chuckled and sighed happily. He didn't care what him and Charlotte were, as long as her and Natsha were in his life, he'd be fine with them staying the way they were. No matter how much his mother bugged him about a wedding. "Amazin that a ball can hold so much enjoyment." He said quitely, chuckling a bit.