(AUTHOR'S NOTE: FINALLY WALNUT GETS HER NAME HERE. ALSO NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE THE LAST ONE BUT TO MAKE IT UP TO THAT, I'LL BE WRITING A FEW ONE SHOTS IN BETWEEN THIS AND THE LAST CHAPTER; AND MAYBE AFTER I END TOO. ANYWAYS, ENJOY! ;3)
Almond waited patiently for the others to arrived, in the meantime he tried to catch some sleep that was interrupted by the sound of some keys that woken him
"Ey, Almond! What's up? Oh, you look like dead"-a muscular cookie said to him while pointing at the mess the detective was
"You tell me, Cronut"-he replied rubbing his eyes
"We came as soon as Cronut told us and thank he did, look at this place and at you! What happened? and you better give us an explanation"-Mascabado said coming behind him alongside Oatmeal Cookie, the three cookies looked at Almond who was about to explain them until the cries of the baby cookie were heard
His friends glared at him as he sighed in defeat
"...That is the reason"-he said finally admitting defeat as he placed his hands in his face groaning, his friends looked at him and comforted him for the time being, after that, he went to the nursery to check on his whimpering daughter and bring her to show her to the others
"Awww, Almond! It looks beautiful!"-Cronut exclaimed while cooing the baby who has stopped crying and looked at the three cookies
"Have you given it a name?"-Oatmeal asked him in his monotone voice
"What happened to Pecan? Is she alright?"-the buffed cookie asked
"When did all this happened?"-Mascabado asked him looking concerned, Almond stared at them then he look at his baby who was happily sucking into his finger
"Its been a couple of days since it happened...it all went too fast back at that place than all I can think is how I'm going to handle this, now that Pecan..."-he stopped as he let out a sigh while lowered his head, his friends looked at him already realizing what he meant and they comforted him as they all silently mourned together, with a few tears being shed
After that, the young detective began to slowly open up how he is been trying to handle everything on his own during that short time of having the freshly baked cookie, all while his friends were listening carefully
"...and thats been thus far...I'm tired, my house is a mess, I'm a mess. This is a whole sink hole"-he said while placing down his baby onto his lap
"We can see that, man. But the question is, why didn't you tell us from the beginning?"-Cronut asked him while the others nodded in agreement waiting for a response
"I...I was afraid...afraid of being seen as a failure by you guys and that you will turn your back on me for what I did"-he replied in a broken tone, then Mascabado sighed in exasperation
"Alms, do you remember what I told you early today? That me, Oatmeal and Cronut care about you, right?"-she said firmly, Almond just nodded
"We will never see you as a failure and we will never turn our backs on you; beyond from being a work team, we are your friends and a part of your family"-she said while the others nodded in agreement, the young detective looked at them and let out a small smile
"Thank you all"-he said to them as he embraced them once more, they all looked at them mesmerized since he hardly ever shows his most affectionate side
"You're becoming sensitive"-Oatmeal pointed out, Almond just chuckled as he let them go
"Sorry, I think its this whole new baby thing"-he said as he blushed in embarrassment let it out a small chuckle, then he picked up his now fussing baby and gently bounce her, the others looked at him for a moment amazed to see him in this new facet of his life, then Cronut spoke again while clapping his hands once
"Well, so where do we start?"
"Um, what? Start?"-the detective ask confused
"Well, you're going to need our help putting this place back together"-the buffed cookie replied which leave the detective perplexed
"Oh, no, no, no. I got this, there is no need for you to do-"-he was cut off by Mascabado gently pushing him down the hallway
"We WILL help you out, you clearly need to rest now-she said before sniffing the air, adding- and take a shower too, you smell like stale burnt coffee and baby drool"
"But, the baby-"
"Not another word, go to sleep now. We'll handle it, just let me hold her for you"-Mascabado said as he lend the baby to her; the baby soon began to get fussy again as she was let go off his arms but he quickly shush her
"Its okay, sweetie; I'll be back soon"-he said while letting a small yawn and head to his room to take both a very deserved shower and a good sleep per requested by them
Arriving the night, Almond woke up feeling more relaxed and refreshed, the rain has stopped and everything was more quiet; he slowly got up rubbing his eyes as he put on a robe and walked out his room. He looked around and the house was spotless, no trace of drool, barf or coffee stains in sight; he softly gasped as he was taken a back
He then glanced at a note left on the table, he picked it up and read it
"Hope you had a good rest, we all went overboard with some stuff , you don't need to pay us or anything for it, just remember that we'll always be there for you
PS: We got a little gift for your little one. We hope she likes it
-Your friends and family; Cronut, Mascabado and Oatmeal"
Almond smile as he chuckled a bit, all that weight of his guilt felt gone, he then look at a small pink bag and opened it to see a small beanie hat that looked like a walnut shell, in the size of a freshly baked baby cookie; speaking of which, he heard her crying in her nursery, as he went to attend to her cries
"Its okay sweetie, its okay"-he said as he picked her up from her crib, the detective soon changed her into a clean diaper and a set of pjs, the baby was still upset as she whimpered while looking at him
"Look, baby. Look what they got for you"-Almond told her at her while pulling the walnut shell hat from the bag, the baby cookie cooed curiously as she tried to reach it while she squealing excitedly
"You like it?"-he asked her as he put it on her head, the baby was smiling and squealing happily as she made grabby hands to him, Almond picked her from the changing table, he walked over to the rocking chair, planted a kiss in her cheek which made her giggle and she kissed him back, a bit slobbery but that made him laugh too
"You are nuts, aren't you...Walnut?-he said, the baby smiled and cooed in response excitedly
"Heh, Walnut Cookie, hmm, I like that name...my little Walnut"-he said as hold her closer as he gingerly keep rocking back and forth
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