InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Mad as a hippo with a hernia!"

Guinevere (futurequeen) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2010-09-25 20:53:00

Entry tags:

!closed, arthur pendragon, guinevere pendragon

Who: Guinevere and Arthur
When: Early one morning
Where: Their apartment
What: Fun baby times during truth plot. Yay xD.
Rating: TBA
Status: Closed/incomplete

Gwen was unsure what to think about not being able to tell a lie at the moment. It certainly helped with Arthur, she found out more than she normally would, but he didn't seem to lie to her all that often. However, it seemed he had also been hit by that compulsion to talk to people about things they had kept quiet and he was in the other room preparing for a talk with his father. Now that Uther was better, thanks to Morgause finally removing the spell, Arthur seemed even more tense. She just wished there was more she could do for him.

She was just lifting her spoon to her mouth when she dropped it as her eyes went wide, hand falling to her stomach. The baby had kicked before, or at least made some form of movement. But never this strong. And never so she was able to feel it on the palm of her heart. Without thinking, she knew what she had to do.

"Arthur!" she cried out loudly, her eyes still wide as she looked down at her stomach. He had to feel this.

(Post a new comment)

a_royal_prat
2010-09-25 10:09 pm UTC (link)

Arthur's knuckles bled white against around the edge of the sink. His PDA sat on the edge near the soap left on the message boards. He hated Morgause for this. He hadn't even felt the urge to speak with Morgana. It hadn't crossed his mind until she had made mention of it and now that the itching, creeping feeling began it wouldn't stop. He wanted to shout at someone, hit something, shatter the damn PDA until it stopped sending him messages, but he didn't. The backs of his eyes burned hot and a light sweat coated the back of his neck.

This wasn't the worst of it. He knew without doubt by tomorrow he would have met with his father and that would be ultimately worse than this. No matter how this hurt. God did this hurt. His stomach churned unpleasantly each second Morgana didn't answer and so focused was he on the little device that Guinevere's call made him smash his head into the medicine cabinet.

He swore violently past little dancing spots and stumbled out of the bathroom, rubbing the top of his head as he went, feet carrying him into the main room without question.

"What's wrong?"

(Reply to this) (Thread)

futurequeen
2010-09-25 10:14 pm UTC (link)

When she heard a bang coming from the bathroom she quickly looked up, hand still on her stomach as she checked him over. His had was on his head, and she gave him a concerned look. A bang that loud had to hurt. Biting her lip, she felt slightly guilty for being the cause of such an injury but she knew he had to come and feel the baby kicking. Which she was still doing. Violently.

"Are you okay?"

But then she fully took in his question and gave him a smile. Rubbing her stomach, she looked down at the bump there before glancing at him through her tendrils. "She's kicking. I thought you would want to feel."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

a_royal_prat
2010-09-25 10:19 pm UTC (link)

Arthur prodded the oncoming lump with a rueful expression before it occurred to him that Gwen had told him something important.

Very important.

He froze, eyes wide and mouth slightly parted in shock. "She's--What? Are you..." Arthur closed his mouth and cleared his throat, letting his hand fall back to his side as he moved closer, almost fearful. "I can feel it?"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

futurequeen
2010-09-25 10:24 pm UTC (link)

She smiled at his reaction, biting her lip softly as she allowed him that moment to think. The baby was pretty much beating up her stomach and it would seem she wouldn't stop any time soon, so he could take a few moments to think it through.

"She's kicking, Arthur."

At his question, her smile turned completely fond as she reached out a hand for his. "Of course you can. Give me your hand and I'll put it where she is."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	a_royal_prat 2010-09-25 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Arthur extended his hand toward hers without thought, feeling her skin warm beneath his palm. He came to stand beside her with a lost look between her face and her stomach. He had known this would happen, but he hadn't expected the handful of nerves wrangling his chest incapable of air. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

futurequeen
2010-09-25 10:36 pm UTC (link)

Her heart went out to him at the look on his face as she laced their fingers together. Moving slightly, she pulled one of the chairs from around the table so he could sit next to her and tugged him down onto it. Once he was settled, she looked up at him as she placed his hand exactly where their baby was wriggling and kicking out.

But she stopped, just for a moment, and Gwen kept hoping she would pick up again soon. Once she pressed down a little harder on her stomach, she felt the firm bump inside her stomach, knowing he would be able to feel it on the palm of his hand.

"Feel her?"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

a_royal_prat
2010-09-25 11:41 pm UTC (link)

Arthur sat on the edge of the chair, one foot curling around the leg of Gwen's as he scooted closer. His fingers shook when she took his hand once more and settled it over her stomach with such a look of hope. Arthur's gaze drifted from where his hand had settled to the play of emotions and light that crossed her face.

His heart skipped when suddenly, with little warning, he felt something solid and pressing under her skin. "Yes."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	futurequeen 2010-09-25 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	She was so thankful that the baby had kicked, was still kicking, since it gave Arthur a chance to feel what she feels a lot. Though this was certainly the hardest she had hit out, though Gwen was far from complaining. "That's your daughter," she said softly, pulling her hand away so he could feel free to move his hand about that area. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	a_royal_prat 2010-09-25 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Arthur's fingers twitched over the cotton of Gwen's shirt, settling over the spot where the baby kept moving and pressed down lightly to lever himself forward and capture her lips. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	futurequeen 2010-09-25 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Gwen happily returned the kiss, bringing a hand to his cheek then his hair. She just wanted to keep kissing him but she oulled away with a laugh when she felt two sharp bumps, but not together. "I think she's kicking and punching," she told him as she rested her hand further right, laughing when she realised their daughter certainly was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

a_royal_prat
2010-09-26 05:37 am UTC (link)

"She'll have her godmother tied around her finger faster than she can blink." His fingers moved in a light caress over the swelling bump and came to a standstill over Guinevere's hand.

He held his gaze long after she broke hers to laugh and a small smile tugged the corner of his lips. "You are the most beautiful woman, I have ever known." A dull flush flashed up his neck at the soppy words yet he wasn't finished. For once he felt no inclination to cut himself short, nor did he suspect he would be allowed to.

"You're going to be a wonderful mother, Guinevere. It worries me that you can't keep that faith you mysteriously have in me for yourself."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

futurequeen
2010-09-26 08:25 am UTC (link)

Gwen looked up at his compliment, smiling at the flush on his features even though she knew she was the same. She knew he would never say that just for the sake of it but she also knew he had no choice but to tell the truth right now and, like her, was finding it difficult not to say things they longed to keep quiet.

"You are the one who keeps my faith alive. You mean everything to me and I only wish you knew that faith was not mysterious but obvious."

She felt a firm kick as if the baby was agreeing and she smiled as she lowered her forehead to rest on his. "You can feel how much faith I have in you. Our daughter is part of you and I could not be happier that she could be like you. I want her to be like you. You will make the most incredible father."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

a_royal_prat
2010-09-27 11:08 am UTC (link)

"I am never letting you go ever again," he told her, brushing his lips lightly over her jaw and lips, catching the lower one and then letting his head fall still. His thoughts were a jumbled disorganized mess. There was something profoundly disturbing about being unable to think of anything to say but having it come forth regardless. The baby's restless movements beneath their conjoined hands was the only thing keeping him in place.

Arthur could only believe staying silent too long would lead to disaster.

ooc: see this yet?

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

futurequeen
2010-09-27 11:20 am UTC (link)

"You wont have to. I'm not going to let you."

Her eyes fluttered closed at the kisses, returning the light one on her lips before ignoring the jolt she felt run through her as he caught her lower lip. And then he was still, and the only thing that seemed to be happening was their breathing and the bumps and flutters in her stomach. After a moment, her eyes opened and she ran a hand through his hair.

"She's going to be beautiful." It was the only thing she found herself talking about. Their daughter, their perfect daughter who she could only hope had a lot of similarities to her father. "Just like you."

(Reply to this) (Parent)