Re: Home: Iris and Manning
There was definitely the fear of disappointing both him and TJ. And herself. And no matter the lessons he'd learned over his centuries, if something happened during the pregnancy to harm the baby or terminate things, she didn't think she'd ever believe that it wasn't somehow her fault. And if that did happen, she'd never be able to forgive herself.
Eyes closed, the giddiness of the previous moments faded quickly as they began to talk about her worries again. "Something could still go wrong. And... I don't want to get her hopes up and then crush them right away." And maybe that was even part of why she hadn't picked up a pregnancy test or said anything about it sooner. "And..." She made a face at herself, the movement of it against Manning's chest, before sighing. I don't think I actually want to keep it from her. I just... feel like everyone knows already. I wanted to be the one to tell people. It's my thing to tell. ...Our thing. I should want to tell TJ, but I kind of... don't want to tell anyone now." Her voice had started seeping into something harder, frustrated, though she was doing her best to tamp down on the emotion that wanted to spike through.