Garlic #17, Strawberry Shortcake #17, Eggnog #12 + pocky chain + gummy bunnies
Story: Blaze Mafia Family
Title: The Accident
Prompts: Garlic #17: swallow a seed, Strawberry Shortcake #17: just around the riverbend, Eggnog #12: let it snow + pocky chain + gummy bunnies (500themes #5: fatal accident)
Rating: PG13 for after-sex talks, menstruation talks, cursing
Words: 482
Characters: Firebird Blaze, Alexander Corinthos, Nicky Nails Blaze
Summary: Firebird and Alexander have been having an affair for five and a half months when they have The Accident. This is just the first half of this scene, the bit with Alexander's reaction to the news wouldn't cut down to pocky chain length. Also, new Family Tree, now with this generation's children listed.
"Uh oh."
Firebird's eyes popped open. "What?"
Alexander was sitting on the edge of the bed, his back to her. He looked over his shoulder with something akin to panic. "The condom broke."
"What?"
He looked like he wanted to tell her to calm down but then thought better of it. "How's the timing?"
Firebird did some fast calculations then resisted the urge to smack herself in the head. "Perfect."
"You mean perfect like we don't have anything to worry about, right?" Firebird looked at him and Alexander paled. "Right? Firebird?"
"I am never letting you buy the condoms again."
- - - - - - - - - -
Firebird didn't get pregnant easy. It took four months for her and Aaron to conceive the first time, then nearly nine months to get pregnant with Tigerlily.
Nor was Firebird's menstrual cycle one of those unfailingly regular ones. She had a lot of stress in her life which meant her period was never quite on time. There was about a five day window where Firebird could expect to be menstruating, but it was by no means a hard and fast rule.
Firebird tried to keep reminding herself that as the days ticked by.
- - - - - - - - - -
"You're pregnant."
For the life of her, Firebird couldn't think of anything to say.
The doctor gave her a sympathetic look. "Bit of a shock, is it?"
"Yes and no," she replied honestly. She'd come to the doctor to confirm what she was already 90% sure of, but she certainly hadn't anticipated being pregnant at this point in her life.
"Is the father going to be in the picture?"
Firebird was just coming to terms that she was going to be a mother again. She hadn't even begun to contemplate the baby's father. "That remains to be seen."
- - - - - - - - - -
"Jesus, it's cold out there," Nicky Nails hurried Firebird inside then shut the door behind her.
"News says it's going to snow," she added inanely while she pulled off her coat.
Nicky asked bluntly, "So what's happened then?"
"I'm pregnant," Firebird admitted with equal bluntness.
Nicky chomped on his cigar. "The congressman?"
She nodded, then had to bite her lip because her eyes were starting to burn with unshed tears. Oh yeah, she was definitely pregnant. Her emotions were all over the place.
"So you're having a kid with an easy lay," Nicky nodded sagely. "Yep. Been there before."
- - - - - - - - - -
"What does Corinthos have to say about this?"
Firebird shrugged and toyed with the pasta on her plate. "I haven't told him yet."
Nicky raised an eyebrow. "Scared?"
"No," she replied immediately. "Just...unsure. I honestly don't know how he's going to take it. This is an imposition for him in every area of his life."
"Does it matter to you how he reacts?"
"Yeah," she said slowly. "It does."
"Then you'll make it work." Nicky shrugged like it was that easy.
And because it was Nicky that said it, Firebird started to believe maybe it could be.