#sooooorry

I know who you are, you sneaky little anon you, and I would like to sincerely thank you for giving me this prompt because a) I can procrastinate some more b) it gave me an excuse to bring Lily back!!!

Remember when I said these were gonna be 100-200 words?! Good times, this is 737 words 😂😭

2: a kiss good night

After it was decided that TK and Carlos would take Lily home with them, to foster her for now, TK went into the precinct to grab Carlos' things.  

They borrowed a car seat but were soon presented with their first challenge. Carlos would have to let go of Lily. Carlos would have preferred to just hold her on the short drive to the loft, but he knew he couldn't do that. He very briefly considered walking the whole way, but quickly dismissed the idea. 

He was going to have to let go of her again eventually, and she couldn't be clinging to him forever, even though he wouldn't mind that in the slightest. 

Once TK had installed the seat; ex-firefighters were handy to keep around; he gently lowered Lily into the seat before gently prying her fingers off his uniform shirt. The moment she wasn't latched onto him anymore she started waking up and crying.  

Carlos, angel that he was, tried to soothe her in soft spoken English and Spanish but nothing really helped. In the end, he just buckled her in and got into the car, sitting down next to her, telling TK to drive. 

Whatever he tried, Lily wouldn't stop crying and TK could see tears forming in his husbands eyes when he looked into the rearview mirror while waiting at a red light.

Carlos was holding Lily’s hand, trying to give her as much comfort as he could in the confines of the car, but she cried the whole way home.

As soon as TK put the car in park in the underground garage, Carlos and Lily were unbuckled and Lily was back in Carlos arms, being rocked gently. She stopped crying immediately. 

Inside the loft Carlos stopped in the middle of the living room, not knowing what to do. Sensing how frayed his husband's nerves were, TK took charge, suggesting, “Why don’t you two get comfortable on the couch and I’ll order us something to eat. I’ll text the group chat and our parents. You just make sure Lily is okay.” 

Carlos looked up at TK and pressed a grateful kiss to the corner of TK’s mouth, sitting down on the couch with Lily, after one handedly taking off his utility belt. From where TK was glued to his phone in the kitchen he could make out the gentle timbre of Carlos' voice, speaking softly to Lily, explaining where they were and that she was safe. 

Figuring every kid loves pasta, he ordered dinner from an Italian restaurant before letting their friends and family know about the little girl they were fostering for now. They all wanted to know what exactly happened, how they could help. 

TK replied that he’d get back to them tomorrow, but that they’d definitely need clothes for Lily, taking up Judd and Grace’s offer to stop by with some old clothes of Charlie later on. 

Once dinner was eaten, he could see both Carlos and Lily flagging. It had been an emotional day for all of them, but definitely more so for those two. Right now, TK was kind of just along for the ride, but he knew it wouldn't stay that way. He was content to watch his husband bond with their little girl, helping the two of them in whatever way he could. His time would come, he was sure of that. 

He corralled them into going to bed early, both of them knowing that Lily would sleep in their bed for the foreseeable future, no matter at what point they’d acquire a toddler bed for her. 

After a quick pit stop in the bathroom, where Lily let TK hold her for a minute, eyes never leaving Carlos while he changed though, they were crawling into bed. 

Carlos was lying on his usual side of the bed, Lily right next to him, smack in the middle. TK made sure they were both tugged in before laying down on top of the blanket on Lily’s other side, wanting to stay with them until they fell asleep. He gave Carlos a kiss goodnight over Lily’s head, before pressing a featherlight kiss into the little girl's hair. 

Once he was sure they were both fast asleep he sneaked out of bed and softly slid the bedroom door closed behind him. 

TK got to work cleaning up their leftovers and the rubbish from dinner while waiting for Judd and Grace.

Lily is also in one of the other prompts (here) and in my latest fic You're my butterfly.

You can find the other prompt fills here or on ao3.