Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
Re: Home: Iris and Manning
It wasn't an answer in words, and it took him the span of a heartbeat to realize she was saying yes to family. A new one meant a new addition, and he couldn't help it, he was already grinning before she placed his hand on her belly. He'd known - but like he told Cris, he was waiting for her confirmation. For her to be ready, and now it seemed as though she was.
As soon as his fingers could spread out across the span of firm curve, he was laughing, quiet and joyful. It was too soon to feel anything. There wouldn't be kicks for weeks yet and she would feel them long before he could get a chance to feel them externally. But they were coming; it was no longer a matter of if (though he had always been certain), but when.
His thumb and index finger rubbed slowly at the apex of bump. She'd start showing soon, within a month or two at the most thanks to her slim frame, and that kept the grin plastered on his face as he nudged at her jaw with the tip of his nose. "Yes. Absolutely yes. Let me know when and I'll make sure I'm there." Confirmation finally and he laughed again as he kissed her chin. His hand slid around her side, regretfully leaving her belly for the moment to settle in the small of her back and pull her close again. Then, quietly, "Do you want to tell TJ when we pick her up today? She's going to be so excited."