Something Strange...
Date: Friday May 23, 2002
Time: around 5:00pm
Location: the Moore house
Characters Involved: Stella and Caleb Moore
Rating: PG to start?
Stella was extremely happy to arrive home on Friday afternoon, stepping out of the Floo and wanting to just collapse on the bed.
It had started out on Tuesday, when she had started feeling nauseous after Flooing to ( Read more... )
Time: around 5:00pm
Location: the Moore house
Characters Involved: Stella and Caleb Moore
Rating: PG to start?
Stella was extremely happy to arrive home on Friday afternoon, stepping out of the Floo and wanting to just collapse on the bed.
It had started out on Tuesday, when she had started feeling nauseous after Flooing to ( Read more... )
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After three days of not seeing her husband?
Not a chance in the world!
Instead, Stella turned over in his arms, immediately finding Caleb's lips and kissing him for a long moment. After all, this was the first time since their wedding that they'd spent even a night apart, and even though she had been the one insisting upon it, that didn't mean she hadn't missed him just as much as he'd missed her.
"I'm so glad you're home," she finally murmured against his mouth, kissing him briefly again before snuggling against his shoulder.
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He'd been missing her terribly, and her kiss made his head spin. Knowing that she wasn't feeling well, he pushed all thoughts of sex from him mind.
Or at least attempted it.
He wrapped his arms securely around Stella, throwing his leg over hers in a familiar gesture. "I don't care if you're throwing up and covered in boils, you're going to be at home to recover. I'm pathetic and whiny when I know you won't be home and in bed before morning."
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"I feel much better now," she assured him, being completely honest. She really did feel much better, she was just still a bit tired. "But you're right, love. I'd have much rather been at home, but you know I worry about you-" she picked her head up, and gently ran her fingers through his hair. "But I have to trust that when you say you won't get sick, you won't get sick. It was just me being stubborn, and I'm sorry." Stella really had been fairly miserable, even though the actual flu hadn't been too bad- it seemed to ease up in the afternoon and evenings, but be back full strength the next morning.
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Realizing what he'd just said, his eyes widened. "Not that I think you smell funny! I meant funny different, not funny ha ha. Different good, mind you. Not that it was bad before!" he said quickly. "Oh bugger, you know what I mean. I'll shut up about now, I swear."
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"I think it must be the illness, though. Perhaps when my magic came back it just changed me a little?"
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Caleb had no idea how to explain it, the small little difference there were. He knew that with proximity, he'd become used to and would only notice if it changed again. Not knowing exactly what it was, or how to recreate it, was driving him a bit mad.
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"I- I don't know, actually," Stella had to admit. "Everything went a bit wonky when I was sick- I had a really light one, but it was early." She shrugged, not knowing what else to say.
"Maybe that's it, love! You're just used to smelling me at a certain time of the month, and it's been thrown off now."
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He looked anxiously toward the bathroom, then back at Stella. "How much longer? Can we check yet?"
Waiting was going to kill him. The memory of their time at Delphi made him even more sure that Stella really was pregnant. He wanted to celebrate, but Caleb had enough self preservation left to not consider it an absolute certainty. If she wasn't pregnant, he knew it was going to break his heart a little. He kept telling himself that it wouldn't matter, because they could start trying anytime, and that they'd wanted to wait anyway.
But the very idea that she could be pregnant filled him with more joy than he'd ever imagined possible.
"I think my chest is going to explode," he whispered, looking again toward the bathroom.
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That done, a few moments later she lifted her head, glancing at the clock.
"It said the best results were 5-10 minutes after taking it," she said. "And it's been just 5 minutes now. Can we wait another minute?" Stella asked, half-frightened at actually seeing the results and the possibility of being disappointed.
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That was good.
"Of course," he answered, smiling softly at his wife, knowing he needed to remain calm until they knew for certain. And if the results were negative, he needed to be strong for Stella. He knew that no matter what they said, she would be beyond disappointed now if she wasn't pregnant.
He glanced around them then wrapped his arms around Stella's waist. Grinning, he picked her up and carried her over to the bed, laying her back before stretching out beside her.
"So, how can I distract us for five minutes?"
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With that she leaned up, kissing Caleb softly at first before delving her tongue into his mouth. His kisses always made her lose track of time, after all, and that was exactly what she needed right now.
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"We'll go to St. Mungo's tomorrow, just to be sure everything is alright," she grinned. "But, I know it's right. Me feeling nauseous, smelling different-" She leaned up, kissing Caleb again for a long moment.
"I love your nose!" She giggled, aware of the absurdity of the statement, but not caring in the least
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Grinning, he lifted Stella up, throwing her over his shoulder and carrying her to the bed, where he dumped her on her back. He was half way to joining her when his eyes went wide. "I didn't just squish the baby did I?" he asked, horrified.
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"Love," she began, still giggling, "The baby is smaller than my fingernail right now," she held up her pinky to demonstrate. "Much smaller." Reaching up, she tugged Caleb down beside her.
"We'll talk to the healers tomorrow, and you can ask lots of questions like that." Stella knew how worried Caleb got just about her well-being- she had the feeling it was going to be doubled or tripled now that she was pregnaat.
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Despite what Stella said, he still made a mental note that throwing her over his shoulder was out of the question for the next nine months.
He lay on his side next to Stella, stroking her stomach, staring at it in awe. "There's something growing in there," he said softly, a silly grin on his face. "And we made it." He looked at Stella, beaming. "I love sex."
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"I love that idea," she said once she'd pulled back. "How about we go down there next Saturday and surprise them? Oh, but-" Stella bit her lip, thinking. She still wasn't sure if it was ok to apparate while she was pregnant, and she certainly wasn't about to take the ferry over to Calais. "Or, we can invite them up here next Saturday. Mum will know something is up, but we can cover by saying we want them to see what we've done to the house."
She grinned again, squeezing Caleb's hand that still lay over her stomach. "We're going to have a baby!" She laughed, the idea still somewhat amazing her.
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Knowing that he was over-reacting, Caleb took a deep breath, nodding. "Yeah, we should invite them over. I don't want you traveling any more than you have to."
If he had his choice, she wouldn't even be flooing to school.
At her excited exclamation, Caleb laughed. "We are," he agreed, turning his hand to grasp Stella's. "You're going to be the most amazing mother," he added softly.
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"And, as much as you worry about it, they won't care what you are," Stella assured him, recalling their many conversations on this very topic. "You will be their dad, and that will be enough."
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What if Stella being pregnant made him act differently? What if he got too protective and something happened, what if he did something?
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