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Tweak says, ""I only have one question..""

Katharina Lowsley (shades_of_fate) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2014-03-06 07:21:00

Entry tags:

jameson kemp, kat lowsley, victor brannigan

Who: Kat and Victor (plus baby!) (Open to: Lowsleys, Jamie, Lena, Hermes, any other friends and family)
What: Baby!
When: Thursday, early morning
Where: Hospital
Warnings: Mentions of baby and birth, language, TBD

It was 2 days before her actual due date that Kat's water broke. In between panicking she figured it was a sign of things to come. Then she spend the rest of her time triple checking her bag before having Victor drive her to the hospital. It was also then she discovered contractions were a hell of a lot of not fun, and she was moderately glad she'd chosen for the painkillers.

The next few hours (nine and a half a nurse had told her), passed in a blur of pushing and pain, and a lot of swearing. By the end of it, she was vaguely aware she'd probably invented new words, but by then she was holding her baby and everything was forgotten. She'd read, somewhere, a baby was like a piece of your heart walking around in the world. She suddenly got what they were talking about. She'd promptly gone into tears, not having enough words to explain it all.

This fragile life was dependent on her, and she found the baby utterly perfect. She'd had to let Deirdre go to get her cleaned, and to allow Vic to cry over the baby and hold her a little. After they put her in a room, and she'd napped a little. Creating life was dreadfully tiring, and she felt sore in all sorts of places. When she woke she looked to her daughter and smiled. She might never get her masters, or completely finish her schooling, but that was alright now. Right now everything was perfect.

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	sciomachy 2014-03-06 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Victor was dozing in a chair, dreaming about screaming girlfriends and painful grips on his hand. He woke when he heard movement and glanced over at Kat. "Hey beautiful," he said, his voice soft. "How are you feeling?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-06 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled at Victor, reaching out to take his hand. A little gentler, now. She did feel bad about that. "Sore and tired." She kept smiling though, probably not going to stop fairly soon. "How about you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sciomachy 2014-03-07 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"I'm...amazing," he said honestly. He never thought he would have all of this and now here it was. "I'm thrilled. Can I get you anything?" He did feel horrible she had to go through such pain to bring their daughter into the world. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-07 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Seeing him so happy made her happy to. It was weird how that worked. She curled her fingers around his and shook her head. "All I want is right here." To prove it she kissed his hand. "I'm sorry I abused your hand." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sciomachy 2014-03-07 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	That made him chuckle and he shook his head. "I hardly mind, beautiful. I'm just happy you're okay. Everything I want is right here too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-07 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Not doing it again for a while, but yes okay." She smiled at him, then looked to the baby. "Kind of big and terrifying, but she'll be okay. "She grinned up at Victor, she has you for a dad after all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sciomachy 2014-03-07 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I think we'll have our hands full enough anyway," he said with a grin. "You flatter me. She has you for a mother and that is amazing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-07 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Flattery for flattery, clever." she agreed with having their hands full, but she didn't mind. "Ace is going to be so confused. We'll have to make sure he doesn't get too jealous." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sciomachy 2014-03-07 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"It's one of my many qualities," he laughed. "We'll make sure Ace knows we still love him. He'll still get snuggles. And he'll get to grow up with Deirdre, which is great." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-08 12:04 am UTC (link)
	She nodded to that. She'd had pets too when she grew up, and it had been pretty great. "It will be." she leaned against him, pretty content and happy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

flare_star
2014-03-07 12:07 pm UTC (link)

Jamie had gotten the news that Kat was in labor, and had the brief arguement with himself of 'Do I bail on school, or just go for a half day?' But really, he knew his mind wouldn't be on his work at all, so ie got dressed, threw some busy work into a bag, and caught the train to the hospital. He was grateful for the work, otherwise there would have been a lot of tapping his foot and waiting.

Once she'd been moved, he still waited out in the waiting room, giving her some time to recover and be with Victor. After what he hoped was a decent amount of time, he rapped softly on the door, poking his head around it. "You up for a visitor?" he called softly.

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	shades_of_fate 2014-03-07 12:11 pm UTC (link)
	When she saw Jamie, she smiled brightly. "I'm always up for Jamie sized visits." She waved him in, reaching for a hug when he did. "I'm glad you're visiting. It means the world to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-07 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	He reached down to hug her. "Pretty much nowhere else I would have been today," he told her. "How are you feeling, do you need anything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-07 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	She laughed into the hug before letting him go. "You and Victor both. You need to start a club. But yes I'm fine, and no I don't need anything." she smiled. "Do you want to hold her?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-08 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"Well how often does my best friend have a baby?" he asked, grinning. "If you're sure. And yeah, I'd love to, but I'm also a bit terrified, because, you know. Tiny, fragile human. Let me get a chair first." He dragged a chair over to her bedside, and settled himself into it. "OK. That's better." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-08 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"Considering everything, probably not very often." She smiled to Jamie, letting him get settled. They'd put Deirdre beside her in a crib so she could easily pick her up, and did so. "Just hold her head," she showed Jamie as she let him hold the baby, gently stroking Deirdre's forehead. "This is uncle Jamie baby. Best be good as he's the only uncle you have." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-08 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Jamie placed one of his hands under Deirdre's head, supporting it and smiling down at her. "She's beautiful, Kat," he told her. "I'm gonna tear up, I'm turning into my dad." He laughed. "And I will do my best to be the best uncle." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-08 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"You don't have a smile big enough to split your head, so not yet." she was grinning, "and biased opinion, but yes she is. And you're going to be the greatest. It is known." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-08 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"Give it a minute," he joked. "Watch for the face cracking." "Never been an uncle before," he replied. "Probably never will be again, so she gets all of it. And all of Dad's cooing, too. Poor kid." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-08 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Remind me to take a picture so I can send it to your dad and he can be proud." She chuckled, "oh no she'll be loved. I'm surprised he isn't here yet, but I'm sure he'll come soon." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-08 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"He'll frame it and put it on the wall," Jamie laughed. "If he ever became a grandfather, I think he'd just explode from sheer joy." "Oh, of that there can be no doubt," he agreed. "But yeah, I'm sure he'll be here soon, he wouldn't miss it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shades_of_fate
2014-03-08 02:45 am UTC (link)

She nodded, "he would. Now your potential future offspring, the'll get coo'd at to bits. But that reminds me." She fished for her phone and took a picture of Jamie and the baby, grinning while she did so. "Black mail, plus you know your boyfriend makes really adorable noises when he thinks you're being adorable. It's like this vicious circle of adorable. Plus I need all the pictures."

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	flare_star 2014-03-08 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"I think only Ace will be able to hear him," he agreed. "He just loves kids, especially if he gets to dote on them." "Oh no, there's a picture of me holding my niece," he deadpanned. "The shame. Oh dear." He laughed. "This is why your mom and I are friends," he told Deirdre. "She perpetuates this cycle, and I really can't find it in myself to stop her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shades_of_fate
2014-03-08 03:01 am UTC (link)

"Probably so in an indeterminate amount of years when I suddenly see Ace look up and whine, I'll know you told your dad." She smirked to that, even with all the bad things in Thomas' life, a grandkid would probably be one of the greatest things. "Yeah, he'll spoil Deirdre."

She rolled her eyes, "shush you. I'll need to get an actual camera one of these days so I can fill it with all the pictures." she had to laugh to the comment, but stroked her daughter as she wimpered. "It's alright baby"

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	flare_star 2014-03-08 03:39 am UTC (link)
	He smiled. "Sounds nice, but I'm not in any rush at the moment," he said. "Life's good where it is." Jamie just grinned. "I'll have to get you a cool photo album," he replied. "Contribute to the chronicling." He looked down as she whimpered. "Maybe she wants you," he offered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-08 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"Well in that case you have it a bit easier." She couldn't regret Deirdre though. Not ever. "I will appreciate that." but she shook her head, "She's alright. The loud noise jut startled her. How I know that is beyond me though. But I had her to myself for nine months. I can share her a little." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-09 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"I would like to be a dad someday, though," he admitted. "Kids painting all over walls and running all through the house. Sounds nice." "If you're sure," he said, shifting his arms slightly, they'd been starting to fall asleep. "And chalk it up to maternal instincts and you being awesome." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-09 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled to her friend, "and you will be. I will help no matter what. Adoption or surrogate I'm with you one hundred percent. You got me in your corner." She'd even go to Hermes for that one. She nodded, "of course Whiskey. You look so content holding her. Unless she gets hungry, hold her as much as you like." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-10 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Jamie would've hugged her if his arms weren't full of newborn. "It really means a lot to me that I do," he told her. "And you know you'll pretty much always have me around." "In which case, I would be fairly useless anyway," he replied, huffing out a quiet laugh and settling back into his chair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shades_of_fate 2014-03-10 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"Well of course, you're not allowed to leave." She smirked to the joke, but she had meant her previous comment. She'd fight for Jamie, just like she'd fight for her sisters. She chuckled, "unfortunately so." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	flare_star 2014-03-10 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"Like I'd want to," he laughed. "Nope. It's pretty great here, so I think I'll stay. Things have finally mostly ironed themselves out into being good." (Reply to this) (Parent)