Chapter 34

                                    

                                          
Cheyenne POV
                          
When I got out the shower I saw Chris just sitting there staring at Shai who slept between us.
                          
"Chris, what's wrong ?"
                          
He didn't answer.
                          
"Chris ?"
                          
He looked up and his eyes were red and puffy. I pulled him into a tight hug noticing that he didn't even hugged me back. It was just me holding him.
                          
"I'm not going to tell you that everything is going to be okay, because it's not. I am going to tell you that we're going to make it. You have me to help you out and you have the rest of your family."
                          
"I don't have family." He softly said.
                          
"Tyler,Lj, Milyn and of course Allysa. We're all here for you Chris."
                          
"I'm not put up for this shit. I can't raise-"
                          
"Don't you dare finish that sentence !" I snapped.
                          
I let him go and held his face with my hands, staring him right in his puffy eyes.
                          
"You will and you can raise her. She's your daughter Chris, and she'll need you more than anybody in this world. Don't let what happened to Katie mess you up."
                          
I stared at him for a moment and pecked his lips.
                          
"I love you okay ? I'm going to help you through this but you have to pull your weight the most."
                          
He nodded.
                          
"Now lets get up and get her dressed up." I hopped out the bed and started to go to Shai's room to pick out something for her.
                          
I walked back in the room with Shai's clothes in my hands.
                          
"Ready to bathe her ?" I weakly smiled.
                          
Seeing Chris like this brings me down a little. I'm trying to be strong for him, but it's getting to be hard. Katie's death really took a toll on him. It's been three weeks since everything happened, and I haven't talk to Tyler, Allysa or any of them since. I guess this is the space that everybody needs right now.
                          
Chris picked Shai up and we walked to the bathroom. I ran her bath water while Chris undressed her.
                          
I heard her giggling and I turned around to see her squirming in Chris hands. I started to laugh at how Chris was trying to hold her down for a second. I stopped the water and felt around in it to make sure to wasn't too cold or hot.
                          
"You can place her in." I smiled.
                          
He laughed and sat her right in, while still holding her so she wouldn't slide or anything.
                          
She started squealing and making noises at the bubbles that were in the water.
                          
"She's such a giggle monster." I laughed.
                          
"She is." Chris laughed.
                          
After we finished bathing her and washing her hair, Chris picked her up and I wrapped the towel around her.
                          
We walked back to the room and he placed her on the bed as she started crawling and moving around.
                          
I handed Chris the clothes and he slipped her pants and sandals on her. The real challenge was getting the shirt on.
                          
Every time he would put it over her head, she would start to fuss. 
                          
"Come on princess, you can't be going around without a shirt." Chris said.
                          
She made this pouting face that was to die for. I couldn't help but laugh at her.
                          
"Cheyenne." Chris said, "We're supposed to be serious."