RP: Hello my baby...

[shh_romilda]

Date: 25 May 2005
Characters: Romilda Vane, Colin Creevey, Cormac McLaggen
Location: House on Copper Street
Status: Private
Summary: The newest member of the family makes their presence known.
Completion: Incomplete

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[shh_colin]

Colin frowned as he woke, stretching in bed beside Cormac who was snoring softly. He would have liked to curl up and drift off to sleep again, it would have been only too easy, after their non-stop trip, but he knew he needed to get back into the swing of every day life.

He slowly rolled himself out of bed and slipped on a pair of shorts and a shirt before he came downstairs. He smiled when he saw Romilda already up and starting on breakfast - as usual. He came up behind her wrapping his arms around her and kissing her cheek softly.

"Morning love." He said sleepily as his hands rested on her rounded belly. "Should have known you'd be up already." He said with a smirk

[shh_romilda]

Romilda chuckled, her hands rubbing over his as he let his fingers stretch across her belly. "Well someone had to make a shopping list so that I can keep you boys fed."

But she put her hands on the list, turning and giving Colin a slightly panicked look. "But we've only got twenty weeks left! We haven't even picked the nursery, or painted it, or bought a cot, or a pram, or do I have enough nappies..." She threw the list down on the table, worrying her bottom lip as she went back to add a couple of tomatoes to the pan.

"Twenty weeks, Colin!" she said again, hardly believing it herself.

[shh_colin]

Colin just grinned as Romilda started worrying about all they had to do before the baby would arrive. He let her finish before he spoke up, having learned since she became pregnant not to interrupt her when she was on a roll.

"Don't worry, love. Twenty weeks is more than enough time to get all that we need for the baby and more." He grinned. "Though I can't believe that's all we have left, seems like only yesterday this all started."

"We're going to have a baby." Colin still hadn't really gotten used to that idea, it was all so abstract even now. He supposed he wouldn't really until the baby was actually here.

[shh_romilda]

Romilda was soothed for just a moment at Colin's words. He never seemed to panic or worry. He was the glue that kept her and Cormac from having at least one major panic attack a day. His presence was so soothing, and she nodded, hoping he was right

[shh_cormac]

Cormac came awake slowly, burying his face in the pillow and groaning. "Dun wanna git up. On holiday," he mumbled, nearly purring as hands stroked his hair and back. "Better idea. Come back to bed." He forced one eye open and smiled at Romilda, rolling over on his back so he could see his lovers. "Too early."

As their words penetrated he jumped from the bed, careful not to jostle Romilda, worry starting to creep in. "What's wrong? Is it Liam? Is he sick? Does he need a Healer? Is it the baby? Are you hurt?" He finally realized they didn't look panicked, and had said 'surprise' not 'major catastrophe'. He took a breath and forced himself to calm down.

"A surprise?" he asked, more calmly.

[shh_romilda]

Romilda couldn't help but smile as she watched Cormac slowly wake. He had presence enough of mind to know it was still a holiday, but then he did wake quickly when he worried something might be wrong. That was what she loved about him. So caring and always looking out for everyone.

"Shhh," she said with her face now in a smirk, her hand grasping his and putting it to her belly, next to Colin's. "Feel that," she said quietly, still waiting for the look on his face when he realised what it was.

At the touch of Cormac's hand to her belly, she felt the ticking tickle suddenly change, and something more akin to a kick was felt as it landed directly under Cormac's hand. She let out a giggle. Better to kick her there than directly in the kidneys, she thought.

[shh_cormac]

Cormac was a little confused when Romilda grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach, next to Colin's. "What..." he trailed off as a firm something pressed against his hand and yelped as it came again, harder this time.

"What the hell?" he asked, not taking his hand away, but looking up at Romilda in concern. "Are you okay? Is the baby sick? Do you need to go to a Healer? Dear Merlin, is the baby coming now? Isn't it too early?" He felt a rising panic in his stomach as the pressure came again, and he sank down on the bed, his knees weak. "I can't breathe." He gasped for breath and lowered his head between his knees.

[shh_romilda]

Romilda had to suppress the laughter that was welling up inside at Cormac's reactions. Truly endearing. Colin's was one of wide eyed wonder, and Cormac's was one of deep and overwhelming concern for her and the baby, before realising that it was all just a little too much for him.

"Yes, you can breathe," she said, "It's perfectly normal and absolutely nothing is wrong."

Interlacing their fingers with her own, the baby decided to give a couple more hearty kicks and then started to settle down. "I think bubby just wanted to say hello to her daddies. She'll start to kick more and more now," she added, giving Cormac no-nonsense information about what to expect.

"I mean, wouldn't you feel cramped if you had to curl up into such a small and cramped space for such a very long time?"

"But it's real," she added in a whisper. "Baby is really there, truly!"