Karen's P.O.V.

Elijah is now 1 weeks old. He started smiling and becoming more known to who me and Jimi are. He won't cry when we hold him but as soon as someone else does, he bawls. Jimi and I are in a great place in our lives, and it's amazing.

Jimi and I have been sharing the midnight wake up calls, usually I'll get up the first time and then Jimi will the second cause it seems Elijah likes to eat when I get up which is better for me and Jimi, so he don't have to wake me up to feed Elijah. But if he wakes any more through the night I usually get him.

It was the day we go back on tour. I woke up to the alarm we set for 3am to get ready and go to the bus, Jimi wasn't in the bed. I got up, showered and dressed then went to Elijah's room. I saw Jimi holding him. I walk over quietly and speak in a low voice.

"Hey babe... how long were you up..?"

"Not long... 10 minutes before you showered maybe."

"Okay. I'll take him if you wanna get showered and ready to go?"

"Okay. Thanks." I smile and kiss Jimi and take Elijah. I stand there holding him and Jimi kisses mine and Elijah's head then goes to the bedroom. I bring Elijah downstairs and lay him in his swing. I make Jimi coffee and myself some tea since I still breast feed. I put both of them in To-go mugs and set them by the door by the keys. I made Jimi a small mug for here so he can wake up and drive. I make sure Elijah's baby bag is pack full of diapers and wipes and a couple sick blankets in case he throws up while being burped, or just makes a huge mess on his face. I set it by the door and Jimi comes down with mine and his bags, then goes back upstairs for Elijah's little one. I smile as he comes back down.

"You're amazing J..."

"Thanks baby, but you're just as amazing if not more." I smile and we kiss each other and just stay in each other's arms. Jimi spoke up ruining the silence.

"I'll bring the bags to the car"

"Okay. Make sure you put his diaper bag in the back by him just in case. And while you do that I'll put him in his car seat. And your mug of coffee to wake up is on the table."

"Okay. Thanks babe, and Don't pick him up in the car seat until I come back."

"Babe I can lift-"

"No. You can't. No heavy lifting until the cut is fully healed."

"It is mostly healed."

"No it's far from it since you reopened them a few days ago."

"Fine... I won't pick him up."

"Thank you." He kisses me and I give in and kiss back. I can't stay mad at J. He's too cute. He smiles and starts bringing bags out to the car, I pick up E carefully and put him in the car seat. E is what Jimi calls him and it's kinda catchy. That or little buddy.

Once he's in his car seat. I kiss his head carefully not to wake him. He will sleep through most things. Jimi comes back in and goes into the kitchen and comes over with his coffee. I'm on my knees in front of the car seat, so J offers me a hand and helps me up. I stand and he grabs Elijah who is asleep with a blanket around him. I follow Jimi grabbing us our coats and his and my wallet/purses cause he'd end up forgetting, the to-go mugs and keys. Jimi downed his coffee and put it in the sink and rinsed it out. He then carried E to the car. I lock the front door and walk to the car. Jimi finishes putting Elijah in, I pass J his coffee and I crawl in beside E. Jimi takes a drink and ends up making a face. Guess I gave him my tea by accident... I laugh as we switch and this time he smiles after he takes a drink. I smile and pass him his wallet with the keys. He smiles and kisses my head and gets in.

He drives to the studio and watches Me and E who are in the back. I'm sitting somewhat sideways so the seat belt doesn't touch my cut and so I can face E. We arrive at the studio, the bus is already here. Jimi gets out and comes to help me. I get out and Jimi gets the car seat he takes E on the bus and I follow. He sets him down and Kim already has Daisy's old playpen set up. I smile and take E out and lay him in it. The bus driver helps Jimi bring our stuff in. Once he's done, we are all on the bus and the driver drives us to our first show in Idaho. It's now 4 in the morning and everyone went to bed again to get more sleep. I sit on the couch where I can see E.

Jimi comes out from the back and sits beside me.

"Come get some more sleep baby."

"I'm good. I just wanna make sure he's okay."

"Baby he is... but you need sleep."

"I'm fine."

"Babe..."

"J, I've been sleeping."

"Not very much though. You're always uncomfortable cause of your cut and it takes you forever to get to sleep. By the time you actually sleep you have to wake up and feed him. Please...? Get some sleep for me and him..?"

"Alright..." he puts his arms around me

"What's gotten you so tense baby..?

"I'm just nervous... he's only a week old and already on the road..."

"Baby we were asked to do this... we could have said no...."

"I didn't want to do that to our fans. We already stop touring for the last 3

Months of my pregnancy."

"Exactly. You were pregnant, you already had enough stress on you from the album and shows, any more and you would have had more issues then what you already had. Okay...? baby, Come rest" I nod and he helps me up. He takes me to my bunk and helps me move to where I'm comfy.

"Would you like company? Or you wanna sleep alone?"

"I love you... but I'm gonna sleep alone tonight. The cut it irritating me so I may have to move a lot."

"Okay baby. You know where my bunk is if you need me. Goodnight. Love you."

"Love you too." He leans in my bunk and kisses me and shuts my curtain. I hear him crawl in his and pull his curtain. I lay in my bunk just listening to everything. As soon as I hear Elijah cry I'll go to him. I don't want to sleep knowing a speed bump could cause my baby to get hurt. Every bump and every turn I'm scared to death that something will happen. I get up after I hear Jimi's cute little light snores and goes to the front and watches Elijah sleep. I sit on the couch and watch him. I already love him more than anything and I could bare to live if something ever happened. He need to be watched. He's still too young to be on the road. I'm the most stupidest mother for thinking this was a good idea.

I sit on the couch all morning just watching Elijah sleep. As soon as he starts to stir I'm picking him up to keep him quiet from waking anyone else. I sit on the couch and feed him and just relax. After he finishes I burp him and hold him. I hear small foot steps and I see Daisy walking out.

"Hi Cutie"

"Kiki"

"Yeah... you sleep good..?"

"Yeah"

"That's good. Come on over and sit beside me." She walks over and Crawls up beside me, she can't get up by herself so I lift her, which was a bad idea. That hurt my stitches. It may have reopened and Jimi will kill me.. again. I breathe through it and smile at Daisy. She watches Elijah.

"We have to stay quiet, he's sleeping okay?" She Nods, I'm not sure if she completely understands, but she's only two so I can't really expect her to know.

"Kiki...? Baba...?"

"Yeah... this is my baby." I smile and look at her.

"Hungwy"

"You hungry?" She Nods.

"Okay. What would you like?"

"Nanas"

"Bananas it is." I get up and lay Elijah down. I go and cut up small pieces of banana and set it on the table, she walks over and I lift her into her high chair and let her eat. I HAVE to stop lifting her. This is painful. I move out of view from Daisy and look down at my shirt. There is blood spots coming through it. Damn it. It's not a bad reopen it's only one and it at the edge. I can live with this.

I look at the time and it's 7am, I hear other people get up and I sit on the couchjj watching Daisy eat and Elijah sleep. Kim came out and kissed Daisy's head and smiles getting breakfast ready for everyone. Both Rebecca and Phillip come out with Penelopi and sit down. Jimi is no where to be found. I get up and walk down the hallway and peak my head in his bunk. He's not there. I close his curtain and I hear a shuffle in the back, I walk back and open the door.

"Babe?"

"Yes?"

"Just wondering where you were."

"I'm right here my love. How is E?"

"He's good, he ate around 6:30."

"Okay babe, you can open the door... you don't have to stand behind it."

"It's fine. You're changing."

"You're my wife, you've seen me naked. Come in babe." I come in and he immediately sees the blood.

"Karen!?"

"I'm fine. It's only one stitch and not three this time..."

"It doesn't matter!"

"J please calm down..."

"How can I be calm? Look at you."

"I promise I'm fine. Please take a minute and stop yelling to everyone on the bus."

"Sorry... but how and why didn't you wake me?"

"Cause it's not a bad one, you were sleeping and I didn't do anything." He give me the look of 'I know you did something' I look at him and then look down.

"I may have also picked up Daisy."

"Karen!"

"I'm sorry she was hungry and I put her in her high chair."

"Wake her mother."

"You know I can't do that. Can we please stop..?"

"Fine, Let me see."

"It's fine."

"Karen let me see."

"Fine but I'm getting comfy." I walk over and lay on the back couch. He kneels down beside me and lifts my shirt. He looks around carefully.

"You're lucky it ain't bad otherwise it would have been your second hospital trip to get new stitches for the same cut."

"It's an incision... not a cut. And I'm fine. I wasn't goin anyways."

"Mhmm." He helps me up and I look at him.

"I love you."

"I love you too Kare, but you need to take care of yourself."

"I am, I am fine."

"Good, cause that little baby out there and I both need you. We can't lose you and I'm just making sure your safe and healthy."

"I promise I'm okay. I love you... I'm sorry for scaring you."

"I love you too, I may over react a lot, but this time I saw blood so I was right to over react."

"I still love you and all your over reacting." He Smiles And Hugs me carefully as I hug him back.

"What a wonderful first day back of touring again. And it's only 8 am." I laugh and nod.

"it's good to be back touring again." We smile and hold each other.