Scandalous Part 7
Ashtoreth sighed heavily as there was a knock on her bedroom door.
"Just ignore it." Ezra said, trying to pull her back into bed. Ashtoreth pointed at the door.
"That girl almost never comes to bother us at night and I know you can hear the baby crying." She gave him a look as she tied her robe closed. She just barely remembered to slip her sunglasses on before opening the door.
"I'm so sorry to bother you." Maggie said, sounding frantic. "She won't stop crying and she's warm and I don't know what to do...."
"It's alright, dear." Ashtoreth said with a smile. She stepped out into the hallway and held her hands out for the baby. Maggie handed her over. Ashtoreth tried to hide her frown. Rachel was rather warm. "Have you taken her temperature?"
"No. I couldn't find the thermometer...." Maggie ran her fingers through her hair. "I was trying to look for it and comfort her at the same time and Warlock won't wake up. I swear he'll sleep through anything."
"It's okay. Calm down. Take a breath. Babies can tell when you're stressed and it does cause them a bit of anxiety as well. Now, let me go get the thermometer out of my bathroom. Okay?" Ashtoreth nodded. She kept a hold of Rachel as she went back into her room, shutting the door behind her. Her smile faded as soon as the door was shut.
"She's really warm." She said as she took Rachel over to lay her on the bed next to Ezra. "Let me get the thermometer but I'm worried." Those last two words weren't something that Ashtoreth said often.
"Goodness." Ezra put the back of his hand on the baby's forehead and frowned. "She is rather warm." He picked her up and tried to comfort her. Ashtoreth came over and ran the digital thermometer over Rachel's forehead. She hissed at the readout.
"102. That's very much not good for a baby." Ashtoreth reached out for Rachel and Ezra just looked at her. He reached up and gently ran his hand over the baby's head, a faint glow coming from his hand. He also ran his hand down over her chest as well.
"Right as rain, aren't we darling?" Ezra said to Rachel who was now considerably calmer. He finally handed the baby over and Ashtoreth kissed her forehead. She relaxed a bit and smiled at Ezra.
"Thank you, my dear." She was obviously relieved.
"It's no trouble at all." Ezra smiled in return. Ashtoreth took the baby out into the hall and returned her to her mother.
"She's fine now, dear. Seems that the warmth was from a bit of overexertion. Now that she's calm, she's cooled down." Ashtoreth gave Rachel another kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you so much." Maggie seemed to relax instantly. "Maybe now I can get her back to sleep." She bounced Rachel a little bit before heading to her own room. Ashtoreth went back into her room and removed her robe before getting back in bed. She gave Ezra a quick kiss on the lips.
"I know I said it already but thank you." She smiled. Ezra reached out and removed her sunglasses, setting them on the nightstand before he put a hand on her cheek.
"You know I would do anything for you, my love." He gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. There was a very brief moment when Crowley realized that in that moment, Aziraphale was talking to Crowley rather than Ezra talking to his wife. He shivered slightly before turning his face to kiss the palm caressing his cheek.
"The feeling is most definitely mutual, my dear." She grinned.
"Just ignore it." Ezra said, trying to pull her back into bed. Ashtoreth pointed at the door.
"That girl almost never comes to bother us at night and I know you can hear the baby crying." She gave him a look as she tied her robe closed. She just barely remembered to slip her sunglasses on before opening the door.
"I'm so sorry to bother you." Maggie said, sounding frantic. "She won't stop crying and she's warm and I don't know what to do...."
"It's alright, dear." Ashtoreth said with a smile. She stepped out into the hallway and held her hands out for the baby. Maggie handed her over. Ashtoreth tried to hide her frown. Rachel was rather warm. "Have you taken her temperature?"
"No. I couldn't find the thermometer...." Maggie ran her fingers through her hair. "I was trying to look for it and comfort her at the same time and Warlock won't wake up. I swear he'll sleep through anything."
"It's okay. Calm down. Take a breath. Babies can tell when you're stressed and it does cause them a bit of anxiety as well. Now, let me go get the thermometer out of my bathroom. Okay?" Ashtoreth nodded. She kept a hold of Rachel as she went back into her room, shutting the door behind her. Her smile faded as soon as the door was shut.
"She's really warm." She said as she took Rachel over to lay her on the bed next to Ezra. "Let me get the thermometer but I'm worried." Those last two words weren't something that Ashtoreth said often.
"Goodness." Ezra put the back of his hand on the baby's forehead and frowned. "She is rather warm." He picked her up and tried to comfort her. Ashtoreth came over and ran the digital thermometer over Rachel's forehead. She hissed at the readout.
"102. That's very much not good for a baby." Ashtoreth reached out for Rachel and Ezra just looked at her. He reached up and gently ran his hand over the baby's head, a faint glow coming from his hand. He also ran his hand down over her chest as well.
"Right as rain, aren't we darling?" Ezra said to Rachel who was now considerably calmer. He finally handed the baby over and Ashtoreth kissed her forehead. She relaxed a bit and smiled at Ezra.
"Thank you, my dear." She was obviously relieved.
"It's no trouble at all." Ezra smiled in return. Ashtoreth took the baby out into the hall and returned her to her mother.
"She's fine now, dear. Seems that the warmth was from a bit of overexertion. Now that she's calm, she's cooled down." Ashtoreth gave Rachel another kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you so much." Maggie seemed to relax instantly. "Maybe now I can get her back to sleep." She bounced Rachel a little bit before heading to her own room. Ashtoreth went back into her room and removed her robe before getting back in bed. She gave Ezra a quick kiss on the lips.
"I know I said it already but thank you." She smiled. Ezra reached out and removed her sunglasses, setting them on the nightstand before he put a hand on her cheek.
"You know I would do anything for you, my love." He gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. There was a very brief moment when Crowley realized that in that moment, Aziraphale was talking to Crowley rather than Ezra talking to his wife. He shivered slightly before turning his face to kiss the palm caressing his cheek.
"The feeling is most definitely mutual, my dear." She grinned.
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