What's wrong with us when happy hurts

You found me here when I was lost and looking down

You found me here when I was lost and looking down and turned it all around with your light that could break through the dark with a single spark 

Sara

She honestly didn't know where her sudden insecurity concerning Mila's little toy bird came from. Even less, given the fact that she had bought it because she knew Ollie would get a kick out of and love it. She knew she was being silly, especially since she could read her husband like an open book and the look on his face told her everything she needed to know. He did love it, he was touched by the gesture and her buying it for him, just as much as she did their daughter. The emotions were written all over his face and she could clearly make out the mist coating his eyes, an obvious sign of just how much the little toy meant to him.

Yes, she had chosen perfectly.

So why was she doubting herself? She couldn't understand it, and it bothered her.

"Yes, absolutely. Thank you. I love it." His arms provided her the comfort she had subconsciously yearned for and helped more than his words to convince her of what she had already known from that very first moment she had spotted the little bird.

She grinned into his chest when he teased her about the song. Yes, he was right, and she would've preferred Tchaikovsky, but Mozart was fine. There was a reason he was still one of the greatest composers of all times.

Ollie preferred Vivaldi over Tchaikovsky for some crazy reason, but whatever... maybe they could switch the song it played from time to time. Several of their preferred composers had a lullaby, and they would probably tire of hearing the same one day in and day out for years... they'd figure it out once they tired of Mozart, there was no reason to look into it yet, Mila wasn't even born, they had plenty of time to figure out how the toy works.

Yeah, they had never gotten around to look at everything she had bought. She had almost forgotten all about it. Crazy; she had been so excited to show the spoils of her shopping trip to him. Was it really only two days ago? It felt like weeks. She only now remembered that there was still stuff in the car. Ollie's insistence on getting everything out and up before leaving was silly. Roy could do it. But she saw how important it was to him and how bad he felt about them not going through everything.

"No, it's not that much and shouldn't take very long. We just left the heavy stuff in the car. Mom brought up the rest. Have you called Speedy yet? If not, can you invite her over for dinner tomorrow? Roy and I thought it might be nice having her here with us." It honestly wasn't a big deal, sure she had been excited to show him, to get his reactions to everything she had gotten their baby girl, but they could do it when he was back, his reaction towards the items would still be the same as it would've been two days ago. It was just stuff, and it wasn't going to go anywhere. His feelings and focusing on them had been so much more important than a stroller, some baby stuff and tiny clothes. She let the subject drop. It wasn't important enough to start an argument. If he wanted to get the stuff, he should get it, otherwise he could just leave it in the car and she'd get Roy to unload everything. It didn't matter to her either way.

She could easily detect the slight worry and disapproval that replaced the initial amusement on Ollie's face, at the way she had worded her explanation, when she mentioned Roy and Thea just needing a little nudge. She understood where he was coming from. There had been too many people in his life nudging him towards whoever they thought he should be with, with little to no consideration to his feelings or the effects the constant pushing would have on him. But she meant what she said, just a little nudge, which to her was having them in the same room for an evening. That was all. She wouldn't get involved. She might talk about it with either or both of them if they brought it up, but she wasn't going to force her opinion on them.