Chapter Twenty: Baby Brock

                                    

                                          
Eddie looked down at the small bundle he held in his arms. Hanvema had given birth to their son a few days after they arrived on her home planet, Elevidh. The infant's skin was a few shades lighter blue than Hanvema and his eyes were not as bright ethereal blue as Hanvema's. His eyes were blue nonetheless, but were a bit duller, closer to Eddie's eye color. 
An odd thing that caught Eddie off guard was that in just a few hours, the baby had grown into the appearance of that of a one year old human. The Elevidhian doctor explained to Eddie that the Elevidhian species matured into adults much faster than humans. And the doctor continued to explain that his son's aging process would slow down around the age of eighteen. There was so much Eddie still needed to learn about Hanvema and her species, but for now he was just happy to be holding his son.
"Hey there, buddy," Eddie whispered, a happy grin on both his and the baby's face. 
"What was the human name you wanted again?" Hanvema asked.
She was sitting up and had fully recovered after just a few hours of giving birth. Another fun fact about Elevidhians, is that they could heal quickly. And Hanvema was even more unique to her race as she was one of the few born with a symbiote in her DNA, allowing her to heal even faster. 
He glanced over and saw her eating from a pint of ice cream that she had insisted they bring to Elevidh. She was absolutely glowing and Eddie was pleased he was now married to such a beautiful woman, who not only was intelligent and brave, but willing to fully adapt to his human nature. When Eddie had first met her, she was very cold and direct. After the two years they had been together and all the crazy things that happened to them during their relationship, Hanvema had become a warmer and more compassionate being. 
"I was thinking of the name, Gavin," Eddie said.
Upon hearing his father's voice, the baby cooed and grabbed Eddie on the nose.
*Dawwwww! He's freaking adorable, Eddie!! Hello, Gavin, it's your Uncle Venom!* Venom said, happily. 
Venom extended a tendril from Eddie's body and patted the baby on the head. The baby giggled and grabbed onto Venom's tendril and started to suck on it. 
"Gavin," Hanvema said, mulling the name over in her mind. "I like it."
Eddie smiled and looked back down to his son.
"Your name's gonna be Gavin, Gavin Brock," he said.
Eddie realized he would need a middle name. "What was your Grandfather's name again, Vema?"
"Ghidrok," she said, sliding the spoon from her mouth. 
"Gavin Ghidrok Brock," Eddie said and tickled Gavin on the tummy. 
Gavin removed Venom's tendril from his mouth when he saw his mother. He cooed again and extended his reach toward her. Hanvema knew what her son wanted and took him from Eddie's arms.
"Are you hungry, little one?" she cooed at him and brought him over to the couch to nurse him. 
Hanvema spoke to her son softly in her native language and unbuttoned her blouse to expose a nipple for him. Eddie walked over and sat across from Hanvema and waited. Gavin was hungry and was trying to latch on. But the baby boy tended to get too excited and chomp down hard on his first attempt. 
"Ow! Gavin," Hanvema chided her son. "Don't bite so hard, you're worse than your father."
"Hey, I thought you liked when I did that," Eddie said, chuckling. 
After Gavin was done eating, Hanvema put him in his crib. She spent a few more minutes fussing over him, making sure he was comfortable before she left him to sleep. Eddie watched from the doorway of the nursery and walked back with Hanvema to the living room. They had been staying in the Vanresh House which was similar to a giant manor. The rooms they were staying in were large and luxurious and they had a staff of servants which made Eddie uncomfortable.