I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 83

Ozzy quickly ran off, wanting to get back as soon as possible. He thought about what a baby needed, hoping that the store people could help him... if he could find one.

*nearby the brain centre were a lot of high-profile shops n as luck would hv it, there was a high-classed baby store just a few blocks dwn the road*

Ozzy panted softly as he stopped outside of the shop, pressing a hand to his chest. "Nnn... f-finally..." he mumbled before he walked inside, looking clueless as he looked at the baby stuff.

*a robust-looking shop attendant saw him looking ard cluelessly n approached him*

SA: New parent, I presume?

Ozzy jumped and spun around, shuffling around and grinning sheepishly. "A-ah... sort of..." he mumbled, looking uncomfortable being in the store.

SA: A boy or a girl?

"Um... a girl." Ozzy said softly, rubbing the back of his neck and chewing on his lip.

SA: Ah, then we've got just wht u need *led him to the girls' section where there were cute little baby girl clothes in display*

Ozzy blinked and followed after him, rubbing the back of his neck as he looked over at all the differently clothes before his eyes turned into swirls. "Um..."

SA: *chuckles* Cant decide, huh? Alright, lemme give u a hand *takes a shopping cart for Oz n started handpicking some clothes tht she thought suitable for newborns*

Ozzy grinned sheepishly as he watched the shop assistant, looking at the stuff she was putting it. Baby's sure did need alot of stuff...

SA: Ur gonna need some diapers for newborns n some baby formula too, n other necessities. The brand doesnt matter, as long as they do their job in giving ur baby wht they need

Ozzy blinked a few times, still looking clueless as he nodded slowly, looking around and chewing on his lip.

SA: *got the diapers, powder, wet wipes, the works* Do u hv a crib or a portable one?

"Ah... a what now?" Ozzy asked as he looked up from staring at all the stuff in the cart.

SA: U reli r new to this, arent u? *chuckled* Come, lemme show u *led him to the cribs n baby beds section* This *gestured at a baby crib u usually see at homes* is a regular crib n this *picked the one tht's portable to be carried* is the portable one. So which would u prefer?

Ozzy blinked a few times, looking rather confused as he looked back and forth between the cribs. "A-ah... well... we move around alot... so... maybe the portable one?" he said, sounding unsure of himself.

SA: Portable it is *takes the portable crib along with the shopping cart* Want to get any toys for ur little girl?

"Toys? Uh... I guess so?" Ozzy mumbled, blinking and gasping as he suddenly rushed off, finding a super soft and cuddle stuffed bunny. "Wow... that's so... nice..." he mumbled as he felt the fur of it.

SA: Tht is our best seller. I can give u a discount on tht

Ozzy blinked and smiled. "I'll take it!"

SA: I guess tht's all u need for now, bt u can come bk again if ur lacking anything else. Shall I take them to the cash counter?

Ozzy blinked and nodded. "If that's all I need, thanks!" he said, wondering how he was going to carry it all back.

SA: If u want we can borrow u a trolley to bring all the things bk home with u *placed all the items onto the cashier counter*

Ozzy blinked in surprise, nodding eagerly. "That... that would be brilliant, thank you!" he said, grinning happily as he got out the card to pay for the stuff.

Cashier: *scanned n registered the items, then swiped the card before calling one of the stronger male attendants to bring ovr a trolley*

SA: Just let him follow u to ur home n unload the items, tht way u dont hv to do extra travel to give us bk our trolley

Ozzy nodded and took the card back, putting it away and smiling. "Thank you very much!" he said before he took the stuffed rabbit, smiling as he looked it over before he left the store. He really hoped that Nessie and Chico had looked after the baby spawn.

SA: Thank u, pls come again

*the male shop attendant pushed the trolley, following behind Oz as the cell led him to their trailer van*

Ozzy soon got the key out when he got to the trailer, opening it up and quickly heading inside to the bedroom area to check on the spaw.

*the baby was still sleeping, bt seemed to be slowly stirring, n Nessie n Chico were on either of her side, keeping her guard as well as keeping her warm*

Male cell: Shall I bring this in or I just unload it at ur front door?

Ozzy sighed in relief and smiled, glad to know she was okay before he came back out. "Huh? Oh, could you bring it in please?" he asked, smiling to the cell sheepishly.

Male cell: *nodded n unloaded the trolley, bringing everything tht Oz bought into the house, laying some on the couch where the muscle cell had given birth to the spawn, the couch covers already taken out by Klepta* Laundry day?

Ozzy blinked as he looked up, gulping a little before nodding. "Ehe, yeah. Got to keep the place clean with a new baby around!" he said, grinning sheepishly before searching through his wallet, getting out the little money that was in there and handing it to the cell. "Here, for your help."

Male cell: *takes the tip* Thank u *nodded, then stole a look at the bundle on the bed for a while before quietly leaving, taking teh trolley with him*

Ozzy nodded and watched him leave, closing the door and sighing softly. "Oh Frank..." he breathed out, his heart pounding in his chest. Sighing, he moved over to the baby stuff and started to search through it. "Okay... more important... clothes, diaper... ah, formular!" he said, pulling the items out. He set the bottle and formular in the kitchen area before taking the diaper and onesy to the bedroom. "Amber... you awake?" he said softly, kneeling beside the bed, opening up his jacket that he wrapped around her.

*the baby slowly stirred n started sobbing. She was starting to get hungry, bt at the same time, she was quite filthy, coz of the blood n aftrbirth still clinging onto her skin frm her 'mother' birthing her*

Ozzy bit his lip, his eyes widening. "H-hey, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to wake you?" he whimpered, unsure of what to do, noticing she was still dirty. "A-ah... I guess you need a wash, huh?" he mumbled, gently picking her up and taking her though to the living room area. He got a damp cloth and began to gently clean her off, finally seeing what color her skin really was. Once she was clean, he put the fresh diaper on her [after messing it up a few times] and struggled with the onesy, but half an hour later, she was all clean and dressed. "Ehe... that wasn't... so hard." he mumbled, holding her close. "Now... formular..." he mumbled, reading over the packaging, frowning some.

*thankfully, the sales attendant included an instruction manual in the package, a sort of complimentary guide book for new parents, tht taught Oz how to properly do baby care. If he had found it n read it earlier, he wouldnt hv messed up the diaper*

Amber: *starting to officially cry now, her young tummy rumbling for hunger for the first time*

Ozzy gasped as Amber began to cry, gently rocking her and whimpering. "I-I'm trying, I'm trying!" he said softly, putting some warm water in the bottle before add some scoops of the powdered formular, looking unsure as he did it. "I think that's right..." he mumbled, reading the packaging again. "Y-yeah..." he mumbled, closing the bottle before he shook it up. He made sure it wasn't too hot for her before he held it out to her. "Here Amber, nice milk?"

Amber: *felt the bottle nipple at her mouth n started suckling powerfully, calming dwn frm her crying*

Ozzy blinked in surprise, nearly letting go of the bottle as she nearly sucked it away from him. "Wow... you really are hungry." he said softly, yawning a little as he moved to sit down so he could feed her. "I best get that crib up when you're done, then you'll have somewhere to sleep..." he mumbled softly, smiling weakly to her.

Amber: *cooed a little as she continued feeding, hving her first taste of milk outside the womb*

*both Nessie n Chico eyed the baby with interest*

"Wow... you sure are drinking this fast..." Ozzy mumbled as he watched the milk quickly draining from the bottle. "After this I'll show you your new toys... eh?"

Amber: *wasnt reli listening as she kept on feeding till the last drop*

Chico: *looked into the package n saw tht there was something inside the shopping tht the cell didnt notice, which was a baby carrier. Apparently it was a sort of complimentary gift along with the guide book as well courtesy of the nice lady sales attendant*

Ozzy set the bottle down when she was done, blinking as he noticed Chico looking through the package. "Hey... what you doing kitten?" he asked as he got up before blinking and frowning. "Ah! That's what I need... I can put her in here while I sort the crib and stuff out." he mumbled, getting out the carrier and setting Amber in it. "Thank you, Chico~"

Chico: *mewled, happy at being praised*

Amber: *aftr her feeding, was surprised to be set in the carrier, bt was not against it*

"There you go, now you can sit and play while Uncle Ozzy is busy." Ozzy said, grinning at her before handing her a rattle to play with, moving to pull her onto his back so she wouldn't get in the way of his building. "Nngh... there we go, you okay, Amber?" he said, looking back at her before he got started on the crib.

Amber: *cooed as she played with her rattle, occasionally tugging at Oz's collar while he worked, bt other than tht, Oz's squishy soft cell physique n the occasional rocking wen he moved was enough to lull her to sleep in minutes. It was common for newborns to eat, shit n sleep anyways*

Ozzy glanced back as he felt her stop moving, worried something was wrong, but relaxed when he saw she was just asleep. Shaking his head, he went back to the crib, rubbing his head. "... They could make this easier..."

*Nessie n Chico gave him a teasing look; apparently despite hving a manual, Oz was not good at instructions*

Ozzy looked to the two watching him and huffed. "What are you two looking at?" he grumbled, rubbing his head and sighing softly. It took a long while, but he eventualy had it up. His hands ached with his back as he pouted and grumbled.

Amber: *whined a little, being asleep in the baby carrier was a little uncomfortable for her*

Ozzy yawned and winced as he got to his feet, stretching a little. "Nnn... don't worry, Amb'... I'm nearly done..." he mumbled, getting a cusion and a blanket for the crib before he pulled her off his back carefully. He gently lay her in the crib and covered her up, smiling a little and wincing. "Ah... my back..." he mumbled, rubbing and stretching.

Amber: *let out a yawn n lopped her head to one side, falling bk to sleep comfortably*

*Nessie n Chico looked in, seeing how adorable the little baby is in her Dreamland*

Ozzy smiled a little, rubbing his eye before he began to tidy up all the stuff that he got to any spare place it could find before he cleaned up the trailer since it was getting dirty.

*Nessie n Chico sat guard beside Amber, watching ovr her as she slept*

Ozzy soon slumped down against the crib and the pets, yawning softly before he closed his eyes. "Mmm... maybe... just a little nap..." he mumbled softly before soon crashing out.