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( a drew starkey fanfic )

CAMI'S APARTMENT
november 3rd 2024, 8:42am

the early morning sunrise of a new york sunday glistens through the bedroom window of a girl fast asleep.

camille's awoken from her slumber by a loud knock on the door.

her eyes flutter open a little as she rubs them, trying to make sense of her blurry room.

hearing the knock again, she forces herself out of bed, stumbling to the hall.

when there's a third knock, she groans "i'm coming!" she yells loud enough for it to be heard through the door.

she opens the door in a black tank top and spider-man pajama pants, to a margot holding her screaming one month old baby, jack.

she had met margot a few years ago at an australian style pub in the east village she had attended after feeling a little homesick.

"hey, maggie... what's up?" she asks sleepily, leaning against the doorframe.

"jack has been driving me insane" the blonde woman tells her, she hadn't seen margot a lot since the birth of jack, but she looked very different to the full face of makeup, always put together and ready to give advice margot she was used to "i just- i need you to take him off my hands for a few hours".

"margot- no" camille starts "i'm not good with babies i just-" she's cut off.

"please" she begs "i've always given you help when you need it, i just need to sleep".

cami lets out a sigh "fine" she agrees, almost instantly margot passes her the baby, camille awkwardly tries to shift her arms around to him correctly, ending up holding him under the armpits at a slight distance.

she puts a backpack on the table by the entrance "i'll be back at 7. his milk is in there, heat it up for about 10-15 minutes before you give it to him, he needs it at 10 then again at 1. there's also diapers and his toys in there" she explains "you're an angel i love you" she thanks cami "mummy loves you, jack" she tells the still screaming baby.

leaning against the doorframe for a split second her eyes flutter closed.

"margot?" camilla says quietly, her eyes snapping back open "yeah?"

"never mind" camilla shakes her head "i'll see you at seven" she smiles reluctantly, still struggling to hold the baby.

margot wonders off further up in the stairs, before looking back at cami confused "it's... that way" she says, margot nodding and wondering back down the stairs "get some sleep, okay?"

CAMI'S APARTMENT
november 3rd 2024, 10:02am

jack's cries flood camilla's apartment.

"the bottles still heating up!" camilla explains "just give it like 10 minutes, i don't know what else i can do, do you want some lasagna?"

there's a knock at the door "that better be margot coming back to get her satan spawn" she mutters out under her breath, opening the door to drew.

"hey, do you have a-" he begins before spotting the crying baby she's holding awkwardly in her arms "who's this?" he asks, already fawning over him.

"my friends offspring" she groans "his name's jack".

"need help?" drew asks, cami instantly nodding.

drew takes the crying baby out her arms, holding him close to his chest, jack looking tiny against his broad frame as he coos and shushes the baby.

within 15 seconds, jack's cries quiet down a little, not to completely silent, but not trying to deafen anyone in a 10 mile radius anymore.

"you hold him 5 seconds and he's quiet?! i've been trying for over an hour" she groans.

"i'm good with kids" drew shrugs.

camille makes an annoyed face at him "sorry, what did you want to know if i have?"

"a screwdriver?" drew asks, his attention mainly on the baby "i'm still trying to put together that dresser".

cami nods "come in" she says, closing the door behind him as he follows her into the kitchen, still holding and cooing jack as she searches for it.

"here you go" she passes him the screwdriver as he helps her take jack back into her arms, her holding him in the same uncomfortable position she had been for the last hour.

"why are you holding him like that?" drew furrows his eyebrows "it's a baby, not a bomb. you just hold him like you would hold a football".

"this is how i would hold a football".

drew puts the screwdriver down, placing one hand carefully on camille's back - shooting more butterflies through her than she'd care to admit - and the other positioning jack closer to her body.

"sorry" she apologizes "i'm not good with babies, i haven't really been around them since - you know, i was one".

drew chuckles and shakes his head "you're better than you give yourself credit for" he assures her, the baby cuddling into her a little "see? you're a natural. he likes you".

a small smile breaks onto his lips as he watches cami with him, out of the three times he's actually met camilla, she's been in full glam mode and much more formal attire, he'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy her in pajamas with no makeup more. they stay like that for a few moments until he snaps back to reality.

"i think you're all good here" he says, picking the screwdriver up from the counter "i'm gonna go try to put together a dresser in a language i don't understand" he says under his breath, earning a laugh from camille, his face lighting up from the sound of her laugh.

"hey, you don't know swedish, do you?" he asks hopefully, cami shakes her head "sorry".

"eh, worth a shot" he shrugs "see 'ya, bye jack".

CAMI'S APARTMENT
november 3rd 2024, 7:05pm

the door swings open to margot, looking a lot more rested.

it's the first time camille's ever really seen her without make-up. she has that new mother-ly glow.

"hi jack" margot smiles, holding her baby boy close to her "wow, he's calm" she looks up at cami, impressed.

"i had some help" cami smiles a little, at the thought of drew.

"oo, something cute?" margot mocks a little, the light playfulness obvious her tone.

"yeah, something really cute" camille nods.

"thank you. i owe you a million" margot says gratefully.

cami shakes her head "he's a good kid, you should leave him with me more often" she smiles.

jack practically falls asleep in his mother's arms "i'm gonna get him home to bed. thank you so much" she places a kiss on cami's cheek.

"bye jack" camille smiles.

"thank you" margot mouths for a final time as she walks down stairs.

cami takes a second to look at the door on the opposite side of the hall, thinking about who's behind it, when suddenly the door busts open, revealing a shirtless drew, looking a little sweaty.

"cami! i put together the the dresser!" he cheers, clearly proud of himself, running over to camille and kissing her temple "yes!" he yells as he runs back over to his own apartment "text florence and madelyn to meet us at that bar down the road. drinks are on me!" he cheers.

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second chapter!!!!! i actually really like this chapter, did you guys notice the friends reference AND the big bang theory reference?

sorry if like any of the baby stuff i put is incorrect, i've literally never been around babies in my life, cami just like me fr drew where you at????