A Forceful First (pt1) by MasterOf4Elements, literature
Literature
A Forceful First (pt1)
A sudden loud crash in the living room sent Han dropping the laundry he’d been folding and running to check on Ben. The one-year-old baby boy was still sitting in his playpen crying and pointing at the source of the noise. A large vase had fallen off a shelf. A shelf it couldn’t have fallen off on its own. Han scooped Ben up into his arms and kissed him over and over. He checked Ben all over for injuries. He bounced the crying boy around patted him back. “It’s ok. Daddy’s right here. It’s ok. Shhh.” “Sowee,” Ben gasped out as he sniffed back tears and coughed. “Take a deep breath, little guy,” Han said demonstrating what he wanted Ben to do and took long slow breaths with his son. “Ben un tubble?” Ben asked, still crying but calming down. “No, Daddy’s just happy Ben’s not hurt.” “No mad?” “Nah. Daddy’s not mad at Ben. The vase was ugly anyway,” Han said, tickling Ben’s belly and making him giggle. “Now let’s pop in one of your favorite holos while Daddy cleans up.” Ben finally
“MIZER OOKIE!” three-year-old Ben wailed. Han patted his son’s back and tried to soothe him as he paced around the room with the toddler in his arms. Ben was so upset, he was coughing. Han was worried Ben would hyperventilate. “It’s ok Ben. It’s all right.” Ben wiped his eyes. He spoke through his gasps. “Mizer…Ookie…be otay.” “Mr. Tookie is in good hands. Mommy is a good tooka doctor.” Ben’s beloved stuffed tooka had suffered a small injury and had a rip across his stomach. Leia took on the job of patching up Mr. Tookie while Han took on the job of comforting a very distressed Ben. “Mizer Ookie,” Ben sniffed. He rested his head on Han’s shoulder. Han used his own long sleave to wipe tears from Ben’s eyes and for Ben to blow his stuffed nose. “Take a deep breath, Ben. In through your nose and out through your mouth,” Han said, trying to prevent his son from having a panic attack. He gently bounced Ben like he would when Ben was a baby and Han was trying to get him to go to