Chapter 2
It had been three days since everyone had begun preparing for the arrival of Mrs. Upland. Everyone was nervous and they had good reasons to be. No one really knew what to expect fully. Glinda had some idea but even she wasn't a hundred percent sure.
"Now remember to show affection to Glinda not too much," Elphaba said, as she gave Fiyero the final pep talk. She just wished her hands would stop sweating so much.
"Okay, I got it," Fiyero answered, as he shallowed nervously.
"A carriage is pulling up!" Clara called, as she looked out the window. "Mrs. Upland is here!"
"Sweet Oz, she's here, she's here! My mother is here," Glinda exclaimed in pure worry, as she began to pace.
"My sweet, it's going to be okay. Be calm, things will be alright," Elphaba replied, as she took her wife into her arms for a moment to calm her down. Fiyero watched in amazement as the Good Witch immediately settled and relaxed in the green arms. "Things will be fine, my love, now I must hide." Glinda nodded and kissed Elphaba quickly before the green witch fled away. Just then the doorbell could be heard.
"This is it," Glinda whispered, as she let out a deep breath before answering the door.
"Glinda, darling, it's so nice to see you!" Glinda's mother, Melinda, exclaimed as she gave her daughter a crushing hug once the door was opened.
"Hello, Mother, it's good to see you too."
"Sorry your father couldn't make it, but you know him and his work. Now where is my son in law?" Melinda asked, as she walked into the giant house.
"Here I am Mrs. Upland," Fiyero called out as he made it behind the blonde woman.
"Oh, deary, call me Mom. We're family." Melinda said, as she held out her suitcase to the Prince. "Take this won't you?" Fiyero nodded his head and quickly grabbed the bag as Glinda helped her mother out of her coat before giving it to Fiyero.
"I'll take that Master Fiyero." Clara said, as she took the suitcase. "I'll put this in Mrs. Upland's room."
"Thank you Clara. This way Mother," Glinda replied, as she led her mother into the livingroom as Fiyero went to put the coat in the closet. Once Fiyero opened the closet door he was met by Elphaba. With a high pitched scream Fiyero jumped back in fear.
"Fiyero, are you alright?" Glinda called.
"I'm fine...um...honey," Fiyero answered, as he turned her attention to the green woman and gave her a scowl. "What are you doing in the closet?"
"Hiding," Elphaba said simply in a whisper. "Well actually I was spying on Mrs. Upland. I wanted to see what she looked like so I caught a peak of her through the keyhole."
"Next time warn me. Everyone just heard me scream like a little girl." Fiyero replied, as he hung up the coat.
"Just tell Clara I'm in here. I don't want to frighten her. She might faint." Elphaba said.
"Oh you think to warn her but not me," Fiyero replied, as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Just warn her." Elphaba growled.
"Okay, I'll tell her." Fiyero answered, as he shut the door and headed up towards the bedrooms to look for Clara. It didn't take long for the Prince to find her.
"Elphaba wanted me to tell you that she's in the closet."
"How can Elphaba be in the closet? I know she's a lesbian," Clara replied with a befuddled look. "She made that quite clear when she married Glinda."
"No, I mean she's literally hiding in the closet," Fiyero answered, with a chuckle.
"Oh, OH! I get it now." Clara said, with a giggle. "Spying on Mrs. Upland I take it."
"Correct. She scared me half to death when I found her in there." The Prince answered, with a grin.
"I know I heard your scream," Clara replied.
"Sweet Oz! I was that loud?" Fiyero questioned in shock.
"Yup," Clara answered, as she before exiting the room.
After a few minutes Fiyero made it down to the living room to see Glinda and her mother sitting on the couch exchanging light conversation.
"Fiyero, my boy, come sit down and talk with us," Melinda said, as she motioned for him to come closer.
"He would love to, Mother, but Fiyero needs to get ready for work. Don't you dear?" Glinda answered, before Fiyero could utter a response. She didn't want Fiyero to be subjected to her Mother's nature just yet.
"Huh? Oh, yes work! Yes, I need to get going soon but this evening we can talk," Fiyero replied, playing along with the lie. He gave each women a bow and went to leave but he was quickly stopped by a call from Mrs. Upland.
"Fiyero aren't you forgetting something?" Melinda called out to him. Fiyero's blank expression showed he had no idea. His eyes darted back and forth as he thought about what he could be forgetting.
"Kiss your wife goodbye," Melinda answered, as she motioned to her daughter.
"Yes...of course," Fiyero replied nervously, as he walked up to Glinda. "Sorry," Fiyero whispered to Glinda, as he kissed the blonde on the lips as quickly as he could before hurrying off just in case Melinda had any other requests.
"So how are things with you and Fiyero?" Melinda asked, as Clara brought the two women each a cup of tea before leaving.
"Good," Glinda answered quickly before taking a drink from her tea.
"Really? Because, Glinda, you and Fiyero seem to be...what's the word? Ah, yes, distant." Melinda said, as she took a sip from her cup.
"Mother, I assure you that Fiyero are not distant." Glinda answered.
"Oh, deary, I was just wondering. I mean he isn't lacking in any areas is he?" Melinda asked, her voice becoming softer. "I only say this because well you have been married to him for quite sometime now and you have beared no children."
"Mother, everything is fine." The blonde witch replied, not liking where the conversation was going.
"I should say not. I want grandchildren Glinda." Melinda spat. "If you and Fiyero have been waiting to have children, well, it's been long enough. So as your mother it's my duty to give you some tips so you can be with child..."
When Glinda realized her mother was going into extreme detail she turned her head slightly closed her eyes. She needed to block out her mother's pointless dribble, so Glinda began to whisper to herself, "Think sexy thoughts. Think sexy thoughts." Soon an image of Elphaba wearing nothing but her silk black underwear, a leather vest, and her pointy black hat as she held a riding crop came into her mind. "Why, yes Elphie, I have been a bad girl and need to be punished." Glinda whispered, as the image only grew stronger in her head. The fantasy was going to develop more if Mrs. Upland didn't interrupt her thoughts.
"Glinda? Glinda, did you say something?" Melinda asked, as her eyebrows drew together in confusion.
"Oh! Um, nope, I didn't say anything." Glinda answered, as she was brought back into reality.
"Well anyway, I think Fiyero should spend less time at work and more time with you. You know, Glinda, you could surprise him so he can get...in the mood, " Melinda replied. Glinda in turn began to turn a deep pink color. She had to put a stop this at once, or she feared that her Mother would never stop talking about this topic.
"Mother, please, this conversation is making me blush! I don't wish to talk about this at the moment." Melinda eyes drew together in a pouting way and suddenly Glinda knew where she got that look from. It was the same look Glinda used on Elphaba to get what she wanted. "Mother, please, let's talk about something else," The blonde answered, her voice had a much more softer tone to it.
"Alright, if you wish, but I'm not going to drop this completely," Melinda warned her. "Now let's talk about something else...like I don't know... baby names!" Glinda could only roll her eyes and let out a deep annoying sigh as her mother continued to talk, "Because I had a few names in mind..."
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Later that evening Fiyero spent sometime with mother and daughter. But it didn't take long for their conversations to travel back to the subject of children. Melinda went on and on about how important it was for them to have children. Glinda just tried to ignore her as Fiyero only found himself nodding but not showing that much interest. Dinner couldn't end quickly enough for Glinda. Once night had settled she quickly said goodnight to her mother and retreated to her room to sleep.
Once the Good Witch opened the door to her room she saw Clara setting out her pink night gown and pulling back the covers on her bed.
"How are you, your Goodness?" Clara asked, once she saw the blonde woman enter.
"Exhausted! My mother is driving me crazy! I can only hope she leaves soon." Glinda replied, as she walked up close to Clara and added in a whisper, "Where's Elphie?"
Clara answered by pointing to the closet on the far side of the room that was nearly hidden by other objects. Glinda nodded thanked Clara, walked over to it, and opened the closet door.
"Boo," Elphaba answered, in a dull voice. Glinda just smiled. She had such a rough day it was great to see her love's face.
"How I missed you," Glinda said, as she pulled Elphaba out from the closet and kissed her deeply.
Clara grinned as she saw them interacting and said, "Goodnight Elphaba. Goodnight Lady Glinda,"
"Goodnight Clara," Both women answered together, as Clara locked the door behind her as she left.
"My sweet you look so tired. Are you alright?" Elphaba asked, as she caressed a pale cheek ever so tenderly for a few seconds. The contact caused a shiver of delight to run across the blonde's body.
"I just can't stand my mother. She won't leave me alone about this no children thing. She talks about it any chance she gets," Glinda grumbled, as she made her way towards the bed, sat down on it, and let out a deep sigh.
"Clara locked the door, right?" Elphaba whispered, as she made it by Glinda's side.
"Yes."
"Good," Elphaba replied, as she wrapped her arms around her blonde wife. "I'm sorry to hear your mother is being so vexing."
"It's all right." Glinda answered, with a brief sigh. "She has always been like this. She just wants me to become pregnant so badly. She just won't leave me alone about it until Fiyero and I start a family. I don't want to start a family with Fiyero. But to start a family with you, my Elphie, would be a dream come true."
"Once your Mother leaves we can fake that your pregnant and then we can adopt. I always wanted to start a family with you too." Elphaba answered. "I always thought you would make a great Mother."
"Oh, Elphie..." Glinda whispered, as she touched her lips to the green ones.
"Where's Fiyero?" Elphaba asked.
"He's working late," Glinda answered, with a giggle.
"Working late?" Elphaba questioned, as one of her eyebrows rose.
"He's actually sleeping in the basement. We just told my mother he had to leave for work again after dinner. He's staying in the basement so my mother doesn't find him." Glinda replied, as she stood up and turned around so Elphaba could help her out of her blue dress and into her pink night gown.
Without a word Elphaba began to work on Glinda's many buttons to unloosen the dress. In a matter of seconds Glinda stepped out of her dress and removed her corset. The green witch let her eyes travel over her wife's body, for a moment, before she took the blonde's nightgown and placed it over her head. They shared another deep kiss before they fell onto the bed in a cuddling position.
"Sleep well, my love, and just think ever day passed in another day that your mother might leave," Elphaba whispered, as she pulled her pointy black hat over her eyes. Glinda smiled at this closed her eyes as well and soon fell asleep.
