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Tweak says, "your mom goes to college"

Zacharias Smith (spoonful_osnark) wrote in snark_n_bark,
@ 2008-02-24 09:04:00

Entry tags:

complete, debi, zach

I've got a secret
Characters: Zach and Debi
Summary: Zach finds out Debi's news

Zach looked up when Hawkins banged through his office door. It was odd, and not a bit disconcerting, to see the man grinning like he'd just won the Daily Prophet Galleon draw.

"Right then. What's got you so chipper?" He asked by way of greeting.

"Oh nothing, just your next case. Woman just came in oozing from just about everywhere. I'd take it, but I'm about to go on break," he joked, tossing the chart onto Zach's desk.

"What d'you mean, break? You just got here," Zach grumbled the last of it because Hawkins had already turned and left his office with nothing more than a handwave in farewell.

Zach sighed and looked at the file. "Bloody piker. Always did hate the oozing ones. Probably off to hide in the tea room until he's sure she's gone."

He took a moment to increase the protection charms over his clothes and hands, then picked up the chart. He gasped. The moment he touched the parchment he'd felt a pull just behind his navel and, in his surprise, it took him a few seconds to fumble his wand out of the inside pocket of his robes. With everything that'd been going on lately, he wasn't about to arrive wherever the Portkey was taking him unarmed and unprepared.

His landing wasn't easy, not having taken a Portkey in a while, and he stumbled a few steps before righting himself. Prepared for anything, or so he told himself, he did a quick 360 degree turn to figure out where he was. The frown formed almost at once.

He was in a resort. Calypso music was light on the air and he could feel the warm breeze as it ruffled his hair.

"...the hell?"

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	spoonful_osnark 2008-02-24 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	He lowered his wand but looked utterly confused. "Debi? What...?" He looked around again and recognised the room as the one he'd whisked her off to after the chaos of the convention. A smile started to bloom on his face. "What are you up to, Mrs Smith?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

debi_do
2008-02-24 05:46 pm UTC (link)

She almost broke down and told him then, but hitting him with it the second he arrived might make him faint. "I thought we needed some time away from London. Remember what we said last year, that we'd have to take a winter break from now on?"

She undid the clasps of his Healer's robe and pushed it off his shoulders. "This is our break. No crazy evil witches, no oozing sores. Just us."

He looked a bit rumpled, and she gave him a kiss before steering him toward the bathroom.

"Go get cleaned up and into something comfortable, and then we can enjoy ourselves. I've got a bottle of bubbly - " sparkling cider, and the look she'd gotten from the concierge at that had been one for the ages " - dinner reservations on the beach, and no work for either of us for three whole days."

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spoonful_osnark
2008-02-24 06:03 pm UTC (link)

"I've said it before and I'll say it again. I do love the way your mind works," he said with a grin before following her directive and heading back towards the master bedroom off the lounge. He quickly shed the last of his work attire and pulled on the shorts and t-shirt laid out on the bed.

He was just about to walk back out to join her but turned back to get his sandals which were right below the vanity. His whole body went rigid when his eyes caught on what was lying there.

He straightened at once and picked it up, staring at it as he called for her. "Debi?"

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debi_do
2008-02-24 06:20 pm UTC (link)

Debi squeezed her eyes shut and tried not to grin too hard at the tone of his voice.

She walked into the bedroom and took a moment to look at him, really look at him: tall, blond, sarcastic, amazing Zach.

The man she'd married. Her best friend and confidant. Who stood holding the positive pregnancy test as if he didn't dare believe what he saw.

"Is everything all right, honey?" Her voice dropped to a husky whisper.

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	spoonful_osnark 2008-02-25 12:11 am UTC (link)
	He turned slowly to face her, the stick still clenched tight in his fist. His mind was racing in five different directions but he wasn't about to make an arse of himself until he knew for sure. "This means what I think it means?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	debi_do 2008-02-25 01:31 am UTC (link)
	They were only a few feet apart now. Debi took a deep breath and unknotted the sarong. She wasn't showing - yet - but she'd wanted to do this for so long that she couldn't stop herself from taking his hand and placing it on her bare skin. "Depends on what you think it means - Daddy," she whispered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

spoonful_osnark
2008-02-25 01:56 am UTC (link)

"My God," he breathed, unable to take his eyes off his hand on her lower abdomen save for a quick dart upwards to her face. His voice dropped to nearly a whisper when he repeated the single word back to her. "Daddy."

A moment later he'd dropped to his knees and replaced his hand with his mouth, kissing the skin visible above the bikini where his child now lay. His head raised and he looked up into her eyes. "How far along?"

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	debi_do 2008-02-25 02:06 am UTC (link)
	Debi ran her fingers through his hair as he kissed her stomach. "Only a few weeks - the Healer thinks it happened around the time she came after me, believe it or not." She shivered at how gently he touched her. "I'm due sometime in August." She could tell how he felt by the look in his eyes, but she had to hear him say it. "You're happy, aren't you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spoonful_osnark 2008-02-25 02:26 am UTC (link)
	"Nope. Can't you tell?" He rose to his feet and wrapped his arms tight around her, a wide grin on his face. "This is my upset face." Without another word, he lifted her off her feet and spun her around a few times. Once she was settled back on her feet, his hands came up to cup her face. "And you? How're you feeling?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

debi_do
2008-02-25 02:32 am UTC (link)

Debi laughed and clung to him as he twirled her about. "If this is upset, then I'm the luckiest girl in the world!"

She gazed into his eyes as her cupped her face, so happy she wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. "Just tired and a little sore up top. I went and bought some anti-nausea potion on my way home from the Healer, but other than that, I feel pretty, well, normal." She rolled her eyes. "I don't expect that to last too long, but so far, so good."

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spoonful_osnark
2008-02-25 03:02 am UTC (link)

"From what my patients tell me, crackers first thing in the morning, before you even get out of bed, do wonders for the morning sickness part. It's not my specialty, but I remember the rotation we had to do in obstetrics. Something about the nausea hitting bad if your stomach's empty," he grinned, "or something."

He kissed her forehead softly. "Reckon I need to work on not stepping on your Healer's toes, don't I?"

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debi_do
2008-02-25 03:14 am UTC (link)

"Probably." She snuggled against him, feeling completely at peace for the first time since Zach had fallen ill. "I'll pick up some when we get home."

She stepped backwards until she was sitting on the bed. "Want to celebrate before dinner? I might just be having that increased sex drive they talk about in all the baby books. Hormones, you know."

Her voice softened, and she held out her arms. "Or it just might be that I love you more than anything in the world. I never thought I'd be so happy - "

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	spoonful_osnark 2008-02-27 02:31 am UTC (link)
	He grinned and looked down at the clothes he just put on, then looked back at her. "I dunno, Debi. I mean I just went to all the trouble of putting this stuff on." He let out a long-suffering sigh. "Now you want me to take it all off again? That's asking rather a lot, don't you think?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

debi_do
2008-02-27 02:37 am UTC (link)

"We can just cuddle if you like, see what happens." Debi batted her eyes at him, squared her shoulder so her ever-so-slightly bigger chest was on display. "Then again, aren't you supposed to be indulging me now? I mean, I am having our baby, and that should count for something - "

Our baby. It was the first time she'd said it anyone, and the mere thought was enough to make her giddy.

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spoonful_osnark
2008-02-27 02:48 am UTC (link)

"Next thing I know I'll be heading out at 2 am for pumpkin juice and pickled doxy eggs, hmm?"

He tugged off his shirt and tossed it into the corner of the room. With a wide smile, he joined her on the bed and pushed gently at her shoulders until she was laying beneath him. After one long, lingering look into her eyes, he lowered his head and kissed the soft rise of her abdomen. "Our baby," he whispered against her skin, "I like the sound of that. A lot."

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	debi_do 2008-02-27 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"So do I," whispered Debi. She shivered at the kiss to her belly and pulled him close. "So do I." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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