Delbert Doppler sighed and looked at his young wife, whom was five years younger than he, lying in was now reaching her final month of pregnancy and it was taking a toll on her body . She was sleeping a lot,too weak to really move or stay awake. Her sister visited at least five times a day to make sure she was being taken care of. And other such things, Delbert felt like at times he was under inspection or something of the like. But it didn't matter right now his wife was in need.
"Delbert?" Her soft lightly accented voice rang like music in his ears. "Amelia." He replied softly petting back her auburn hair. "what time is it?" She asked looking around blinking her feline like eyes. "Hmmm , Near mid-night m'love." "How long have I been asleep Delbert?" "Only a few hours Darling." He plicated her gently.
Amelia sighed, "You know, when I was still Captaining I'd stay up till midnight then be back up at 5AM sharp." She chuckled lightly. "Well m'dear perhaps when this is all over you may return to a spot of it." "We'll just have to see Delly." She smiles a small smile rubbing her expecting stomach, "You should rest too Del." "I'll rest when...I'll rest later." Amelia sighed slightly but laid back, "Del?" "Yes Starmy?" "I could really use some blueberry muffins.."
Delbert smiled at her and kisses her forehead stroking back her hair, "I'll go and get you one my love." He got up going down to the kitchen and looking all around finding no muffins of any sort in the house. "This is just great." he murmured going back upstairs to his wife.
She perked her ears slightly looking at him with hope on her face, her eyes wide and curious, innocent looking , not like the woman he first met three years prior battle worn and feared by pirates Captain of the RLS Legacy. "We don't have any dear..." He said in a saddened tone as her features fell slightly.
"Well there is a store that is open.." she slightly smirked. "Of course it still is." He chuckled donning his coat kissing her cheek and then goes out to the small 24/7 market for travelers to come to if they came to port in the middle of the night. He breathed deeply the vapor from his breath leaving a smokey substance.
"Alright Delbert might as well get several of these..." He mumbled to himself picking up a pack of the beloved muffins for his wife then buying them then loading back into his carriage. "Alright Delilah lets get back home..." He said clicking the reins in the chilly night. Christmas was soon, three weeks to be exact.
He then wondered if he'd be spending Christmas with just him and his wife at the benbow with the Hawkins like every year or would there be a new litter as well? He pulled up to the mansion and put Delilah in her stable walking in shutting the door and locking it tight putting his coat on the rack then climbing the stairs to where she was. Or where she was suppose to be, "Amelia?! Amelia where are you!?" "In here darling." Her tired voice rang.
"Amelia why are you out of-" He stopped seeing her in the study going through her box of her time in the navy. "Mia..." "I just wanted to go through memories Dear.." She held up a picture of her an Arrow on the Legacy. "And I really wish he was here right now." She near whispered resting her hand a top of her stomach. "Amelia, love, I think its time you came to bed." He said gently resting a hand up on her shoulder.
"You're...You're right Delbert..."She sighed and stood up from her chair with his help soon enough they were both back in bed cuddling close,after Amelia ate three or four muffins of course.
At exactly four AM Amelia woke Delbert up shaking him , "Ame? Ame what's wrong?" "I don't know Delbert...i don't...feel good..""Are you in labor?" "No...No I don't think so." She sounded strained. Delbert sat up fumbling in the dark for his glasses and slips them on his face turning on the oil lap feeling of her forehead. "You're really warm love ... you think your strep is coming back?" "I don't know Delbert I..." she stopped then blacked out in his arms. "Amelia?! Hold on I'm getting a doctor to you!" He said dialing both a doctor and Victoria,Amelia's elder sister.
Victoria and Doctor Lindsey both got there nearly the same time. Lindsey began checking her over and such , "She's got a rash Victoria.." "I see that Lindsey." Victoria said lookign from her best friend to her sister , "She's redding around her cheeks..." "Oh...No.." Lindsey murmured petting back Amelia's hair.
"W-What does that mean?!" Delbert near gasped. "It's means...she has scarlet fever.."
A/n welcome to a new story of mine :D Sorry for the feel breaker here and cliff hanger, this is a new Amelia Delbert Story i been working on since Christmas..._ R&R dears