Always Been You - Shawmila One Shots

Second Chance, Pt 2

Shawn was woken up by the sound of his baby girl making tiny cooing noises next to him. He looked on the other side of him to see Camila curled into his chest with their legs intertwined, completely shattered. They had been up with Kenzie 4 times that night, each time taking ages to figure out what she wanted to stop her from crying. Shawn got up every time and kept on telling Camila to stay in bed and sleep, but she insisted on helping out, she hated seeing her baby upset. They had probably had a total of 3 hours sleep, but to Shawn it felt worth it.

"Hey, pretty girl." Shawn whispered to the wide-eyed baby. He gently lifted her from the bassinet and sat up slightly in order to place her on his chest. He bent his knees and leant her back against them, keeping his hands on her tummy. Her little fingers curled round his large one and her eyes were still wide, staring in amazement at her daddy.

It wasn't long before Camila started to stir next to them, eventually waking up. She nuzzled herself closer into Shawn's chest, trying to block the light coming through the curtains. "How much sleep did we get last night?" She groaned.

"Not a lot." He said, chuckling softly at Camila's morning moodiness that he loved.

She finally sat up next to him and took their little girl into her arms. "Hi, baby." Camila cooed down at her. "Why are you so beautiful in the mornings?" She said, pressing kisses all over her face as Kenzie squealed and waved her hands. "Don't know about you but I feel like I didn't sleep at all." She turned to Shawn, resting her head in the crook of his neck.

"Mmm, me too." He agreed. "She makes up for it by being cute, though." He pressed a kiss to her chubby fist. She really did look adorable with her pale pink onesie and her little brunette curls all over the place. After a minute of staring adoringly at her, they both saw her smile fade and then she burst out in sudden hysterical cries.

"Seriously, how can someone so little make so much noise?" He said as Camila stood up and bounced her on her hip trying to calm her. It amazed them that Kenzie could go from being the happiest baby in the world to disturbing the whole of New York with her high pitched wails. "Is she hungry?" He got out of bed and stood next to her.

"No, she's not meant to eat for another two hours and her diaper is clean. I don't know what's wrong." Camila said, bouncing the crying baby slightly harder, a look of worry appearing on her features.

"Camila, don't worry she's probably-"

"What if there is something wrong and we don't know?" She panicked, her voice wavering. "What if she's hurt or sick-"

"Camila!" Shawn snapped her out of her rant. He gently took Kenzie out of her arms and placed her in her cot, despite the fact that she was still crying. "Calm down, she's a baby, she's gonna cry over random things, thats what they do. The doctor said it's totally normal for her to be fussy right now. You're doing a great job with her, you don't need to get so scared." He chuckled slightly, wiping away a few tears that were falling down her cheeks.

"I know, I'm sorry." She sniffed. "I guess my hormones are all over the place at the moment, and this is all so new, being a mother. I just don't want anything bad happening to her."

"That won't happen, I promise." He wiped another tear from her face, then moving over to pick Kenzie up again as her cries subsided and turned into little whimpers. He pulled Camila into him, giving her a reassuring hug.

There was an unexpected knock at the door that made them break apart and Camila made her way towards it, thinking that Shawn had called room service when she was asleep. As soon as she opened it though, she regretted it. It was Maddie. That meant that Camila would have to do her best fake smile and wait for them to leave before spending the rest of the day crying over their relationship. Just like she always does.