chapter 57(1)

Valen “You need to take the batteries out. Why doesn't she stop crying?” I whine, hearing baby C scream for the hundredth time since we got her home. Either that one’s faulty, or she needs to be placed back on demo mode, I think as I roll over with my sandpaper eyes to retrieve her from her bassinet. “Babies cry,” is all Everly offers as she shuffles up the bed and yawns. I peer at the clock. She wasn't even asleep for forty-five minutes this time. It’s 2:20 a.m.! “You need to get that one checked. Something’s wrong with her,” I tell Everly as I hand her over. Everly flops out a boob while the baby opens her mouth like a fish, enjoying my fun bags. And Everly won't let me touch them either! I eye the baby with jealousy. My balls are so blue they ache, and I know I’m never getting laid again at this rate, and here Everly is, flopping those big, juicy titties out in front of me every two seconds. Does she not know how full my balls are? They need emptying. Everly’s eyes go to me for a se