December-

It was a regular day. Danny was in Buffalo while Jessica was at home with the babies. While they were napping Jessica was able to do some Christmas shopping online. As she started, Scarlett woke up early from her nap.

"Hey sweet girl, we have to be quite so your little brother can sleep, okay baby?" Jessica slowly rocks her in her arms. Scarlett calms down and stares at Jessica.

"What beautiful little eyes my sweet girl has!" Jessica says in a baby voice.

Scarlett smiles and her eyes widen even more. She sticks out her tongue and reaches for Jessica's hair.

"You're so silly! Let's go make you a bottle, okay?"

Jessica walks over to the kitchen and pulls out her milk that she had pumped. She wasn't ready to use formula just yet. It was hard for Jessica to stop breast feeding but she thought it was time. It was only a matter of weeks until she went back to work. She did it slowly and gradually. She tried to skip a few feedings, but the babies hated it.

Once she warmed up Scarlett's bottle she sat down in the living room. She held Scarlett in one hand and the bottle in the other.

"Alrighty sweet girl, your bottle is served. No boob right now." Jessica slowly brings the bottle to her lips. Scarlett was thrown off at first. Then she started to scream and cry wanting Jessica, not the bottle. The attempted to reach for Jessica's breast as she screamed louder and louder.

Jessica threw her head back and sighed. As she slowly weaned the babies off the breast it was harder and harder for them. They refused to drink from the bottle. Even though they have done it before, it was like they had sensed a change.

"Please Scarlett! Mommy is begging you! You've drank out of a bottle for Grammy! Why not me?" She whines

Jessica tries to feed her again but she fusses even more.

"That's enough. I'm trying really hard Scarlett. You have to help me out."

After a while Scarlett still refused to eat, but she calmed down and slept in Jessica's arms. Once Wyatt woke up Jessica put Scarlett in the dock-a-tot on the couch and warmed a bottle up for him. Wyatt on the other hand was drinking from the bottle because he was losing interest in breastfeeding. At times he wouldn't be happy, but he was doing better than Scarlett.

"Only if your sister wasn't so stubborn mommy wouldn't be so stressed!" Jessica says softly as Wyatt peacefully has his bottle.

"You look just like your daddy. Has anyone ever told you that? Look at your chubby cheeks!" Jessica giggles

**

Around eleven at night Jessica was up with Scarlett. She had refused to drink from the bottle all day. Jessica didn't want to give in. She had already breast fed once in the morning.

It had been over three hours since Scarlett last ate. Jessica got more and more nervous. Finally, she gave in. She was no longer able to bare the screams and cries. It was almost as if Scarlett was traumatized.

At eleven thirty Danny walked into the apartment. He had just got off the plane and was absolutely exhausted. He was stunned to see Jessica breast feeding. Jessica as well was exhausted and about to pass out.

Danny slowly walks over and kisses Jessica's neck, waking her up a bit.

"Oh, you're home." She says softly

"I am... what's going on here?" Danny walks around the couch and cuddles up next to Jessica. He watches Scarlett eat peacefully.

"Well our little girl is refusing a bottle. She must know something's up. She's too addicted to me!" Jessica chuckles then leans her head back. Danny rubs her arm and sighs.

"I guess it takes time."

"I don't know how to properly wean her off either. I'm new at this stuff, it's stressful! I go back to work in January. If I can't have her off the boob my then I'm screwed." Jessica becomes nervous and rambles on.

"Shhh, it's okay. Don't stress. I wish there was something I could do."

"Me too. I'm on my own for this one."

**

A few days later-

"She's still being stubborn?" Danny walks into the nursery and sees Scarlett once again, refusing a bottle.

"She's had bottles before! I don't know why she hates them all of a sudden."

"Gosh, I wish I knew. At least Wyatt isn't giving you a hard time."

"That's because he's weaning on his own. I keep giving in. She just gets so sad. I can't let her starve." Jessica pulls down her shirt and sighs. The screams immediately vanish.

Danny let's out a sigh of relief and sits on the floor next to the rocking chair.

"I have some good news that may brighten your spirits." Danny opens up his laptop and points to the screen.

"Bar Harbor Maine?" Jessica tilts her head in confusion.

"Our little vacation that we want to take... I think we should go to Maine. It's beautiful there. Especially in the winter. What do you say?"

"I don't know, Danny. If she keeps this up we may not be able to go on a trip."

Danny shuts off the laptop and runs his hands through his hair. He became a bit frustrated.

"I'm sorry, Danny." Jessica tries to reach for his hands but he pulls away.

"Hey! Don't throw a hissy fit! It's not like we are teenagers and can back up our things and just go somewhere. We have two babies." Jessica snaps

"I'm not throwing a hissy fit. We just need this! We need this so much."

"I didn't know our relationship was in such a deep hole that we had to get away so quickly."

Danny realized after a while that he was being unreasonable.

"No, it's not that. That came out wrong."

"It will be hard for me to be in a different state, away from the babies. I'm a new mom, we are new parents, and our babies are so young."

"I get that. I just really want this to happen. Even if it's just for two or three nights."

"It will happen sooner or later. I just need some time."

Danny wanted to say no, let's do it now. Let's just go! But he didn't. He but his tongue and nodded.

"Sooner or later, okay." He mumbles

**

"Alrighty Scarlett. You've had your feeding from mommy, now can we please try the bottle." Jessica says holding it up in front of her.

Scarlett stares at the bottle then back at Jessica. "Bottles aren't bad. Your brother loves them. Now come on, just do it for mommy. I know that you've done it before." Slowly but surely Jessica let's the bottle touch Scarlett's lips. Scarlett opens her small mouth.

Jessica's eyes widen but she says still. In a matter of seconds Scarlett began drinking from the bottle.

"Oh you are such a good girl! Thank you, thank you, thank you! After a few weeks you finally got the hang of it. I'm so proud of you!"

Scarlett smiles and gazes at Jessica's reaction. She stopped to giggle then went back to eating.

"I know we still have lots of progress to make, but this is a step little one!"

**