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- >"Anon where are the blankets again?" Adagio called out to me.
- "Right there I left them, they're folded up on top of the dryer."
- >"Are you shi-oh hey, here they are...sorry!"
- >God damn this woman had been so needy the last few days.
- >"Anoooonnnn I'm going to the bathroom again!"
- >That's the third time today. We've only been awake for two hours.
- "You doing alright there?" I called out after a few minutes. Coming closer to the door, I heard a gasp.
- >Welp, I'm out. She's probably fine.
- >"Anon could I get some help in here." she called.
- >Turning back around, I moved back towards the latrine door.
- "Need me to come in?"
- >I heard her moan out what I assumed was a "Yes"
- >Walking in, I saw her praying to the porcelain gods.
- "Dagi..." I said, moving towards her to help hold her hair out of the way while another bout of rumbling came from her stomach.
- >Annnnnnd there it goes.
- >I can recognize some of what I'd made for breakfast in there.
- >"Uuuuuhhhhhhnnnnnnnnn"
- "Yup. Just let it all go sweetheart."
- >We sat there for a minute while tears lightly spilled from her eyes and she moaned at her stomach's revolt.
- >I kept my hands on her hair and shoulder, cooing and soothing her nerves as best I could.
- >"Anon I have to show you som-URGH"
- >She didn't manage to finish her sentence before another wave of bile stopped her short.
- >This went on for a good thirty seconds before it stopped.
- >Breathing hard for another minute, she slowly started to stand up.
- >I lifted her as best I could, sliding her arms around me and pulling her up.
- >I sat her back against the sink and got her a glass of water from the kitchen.
- >When I returned, she had something in her hands.
- >"'Nonny..."
- >Ooooohhhhhshit. She never called me that. Only Sonata called me that.
- >She held something out to me. It was only about the size of a pen, maybe a little wider at one point.
- "Is that a..."
- >"Yes."
- >I took it from her grasp and looked down at it.
- >It was positive.
- My brain stopped for a moment.
- "Well, then."
- >"A-Anon?" Adagio's voice broke through whatever haze was over my brain.
- "Yes? What's wrong?" I replied, my tone even.
- >"You've been staring at me for nearly five minutes..."
- >I looked back down into my hands.
- >It was positive.
- >"You're...you're not going to leave, right?"
- >The question sounded so innocent.
- >My heart shattered.
- "I'm not leaving, Dagi."
- >I looked up at her again, setting the pregnancy test down on the counter.
- >Tears were flowing freely from her eyes.
- >She was never like this. I should have known something like this was going on.
- >She hadn't been her usual domineering self for almost two days now.
- >Her crying brought me back to reality, her arms wrapped around me as she sobbed into my chest.
- >Slowly, I cradled her in my arms while she wailed, the sound of her cries such a brittle thing.
- >Burying my face in her hair, I kissed the top of her head over and over, whispering sweet-nothings to her in an attempt to calm her down.
- >By my internal clock, an hour had passed, but it was likely less than four minutes before she stopped bawling.
- >She looked up at me, the slight amount of makeup she had on smeared, her hair a somewhat bedraggled mess.
- >Fragile. That described this.
- >"Anonymous, I love you," she whispered.
- >There it was. The "L" word. She'd never used it before. Sonata enjoyed it. Hell, even Aria had told me she loved me before now.
- >Alright Anon play it cool.
- >I smiled down at her, with what I assumed was a reassuring grin.
- "I love you too, Adagio Dazzle." It was quiet, but I tried to make sure it sounded sincere. It was true. Just weird saying it for the first time.
- >At this, she started bawling again.
- >shitshitshitshitwatdo
- >Leaning into me again, she just stood there crying.
- >I just hugged her close, stroking her hair.
- "It's okay Dagi.
- >Time passed, but Adagio finally cried herself out.
- >"Anon...I'm going to clean myself up a bit..." she informed me.
- >I just nodded and gave her a light kiss before leaving the bathroom.
- >Moving into the hallway, I started to just wander aimlessly through the apartment.
- >I heard the shower start up.
- >Taking my time, I proceeded to clean up small messes in the kitchen, fold the laundry, just general chores around the place.
- >Adagio was pregnant. She and I were having a baby.
- >It finally hit me like a ton of bricks.
- >Adagio was pregnant.
- >We were having a baby.
- >Us.
- >Ohmanohboyohgosho
- "What are Sonata and Aria going to say?" I blurted to myself, dropping the pan I was cleaning into the kitchen sink.
- >Holy shit Batman, how are THEY gonna take it?
- >"Anon! Come here!" I heard Adagio call out. She sounded somewhat distressed, though.
- "Moving!" I called back, jogging back towards the latrine. I opened the door and made my way inside, the hot steam catching somewhat off guard as I walked in.
- >"I just need a towel," she informed me as she poked her head around the shower curtain.
- "Anything else while I'm here?" I inquired.
- >You interrupted my dishes for this?
- >"No." she replied flatly.
- >I waited until I exited the bathroom before grumbling. At least she was somewhat back to acting normal again with her demands.
- >At least it was drawing my mind away from...
- >Pregnant. My girl is pregnant.
- >I found myself on autopilot, obtaining a towel for Adagio and moving back to the latrine.
- "Here's your towel," I said somewhat absentmindedly as I said it down on the toilet-seat.
- >"Thank you." She stated as she stopped the water, stepping out from behind the curtain.
- >I turned and walked out, giving her privacy as she did whatever it is that women do to prepare themselves.
- >An hour passed, but the entire apartment was pretty much spotless, save for Aria's room.
- >I'd started to come to terms with the fact that I was going to be a dad.
- >"Anon?" Adagio called.
- "Yes honey?"
- >"I need help. I'm in my room."
- >No shit Sherlock.
- >Taking my sweet time to put a few things back where they were, I make my way to Adagio's room.
- >She's lying on her bed, tears streaming down her face.
- >...what.
- >"Anon I don't know if I'm ready to be a mother."
- >Little late for that now.
- >Rather than saying anything snarky though, I simply walk up to the bedside and sit.
- >She looks up at me, her nose starting to run as the tears fall.
- >"I mean, what if I can't handle it? What are the others going to say? I-I always have a plan, but I n-never thought I'd ever get pregnant!"
- >She's getting louder as this goes on.
- >I wrap my arms around her and she hits my chest a few times.
- >"Stupid stupid stupid..."
- >She eventually stops, falling forward and burying her face against me.
- >The tears eventually subside, but she still chokes and sobs a little.
- >Eventually she pulls away to lay back, but I follow her down.
- >Lying next to her, I cupped her face in my hands and had her face me.
- >"Anon what are yo-MMPH"
- >I silenced her with my lips, holding her in place for a moment until her surprise died down.
- >We stayed there for a while, slowly kissing. There was no fire in this contact, just simple comfort.
- "Now stop getting all worked up." I tell her, breaking contact with her mouth. "We can handle this just fine."
- >Her defenses start to come back up, the tenderness of the moment passing.
- >"You'd better be sticking around..."
- "I'm not going anywhere."
- >At this, I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close.
- "We'll be fine." I said with a confidence that I felt building up.
- >Pressing one last kiss to her lips, I closed my eyes and nuzzled her with my nose.
- >I didn't realize just how tired I was...
- >Adagio's light breathing lulled me to sleep.
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