Poutine
"Babe . . . Baby? . . . Honeeey. Sweeeetie . . . "
The irritating noise came like a gnat in the night and a groggy "Mmm . . ." was the only response given by the dream laden succubus.
"Honey, are you sleeping?"
"Mmmmmm . . ." Sleeping beauty tried once again, but once more failed to provide an adequate answer.
The blonde continued, stating her simple request. "Baby, I want poutine."
"There should be some downstairs." The brunette managed to answer more coherently this time, but still had a considerable amount of grog in her voice.
"No, I want it fresh. You know, from that place we went to when we were on that yeti case." That woke the succubus up just a little bit more, knowing exactly where she was talking about and just how far away it was.
"That's like an hour away . . . "
"I know . . . But I really want it."
"M'kay . . . We'll go in the mornin'. . . ."
"But baby I can't wait 'til the morning. I need it now." The doctor whined.
Finally realizing that her extremely awake wife wasn't going to let her go back to sleep, Bo cracked an eye open to look at the clock. She rolled over and just stared through her sleep filled haze.
"Lo, its 4 o'clock in the morning." Bo huskily mumbled while she rubbed the remaining sleep out of her eyes.
"Pleeeeease . . . For us?" Lauren pouted and whined as she rubbed her hands along her protruding belly. Bo sighed, knowing that there was no way she could ignore the pleas of her extremely pregnant wife, especially when she was having a craving at 4 o'clock in the morning.
This was one of Bo's least favorite parts about this whole pregnancy thing, the late night and early morning cravings. Running to various places at various times for various foods, it was like a scavenger hunt sometimes.
Up until recently, the woes of having a pregnant wife had been condensed to some slight crankiness and the occasionally misplaced tears here and there. Other than that, Lauren's pregnancy had been going swimmingly. The doctor was extremely independent and prepared, so the normal hurdles that most first mothers would freak out about were mere blips on the couple's radar. Even the morning sickness had gone quickly and was resolved before Bo had even had a chance to freak out about it.
All in all, Bo was really enjoying the prospect of becoming a new mother and watching her wife grow throughout the pregnancy was even better. Lauren was 25 weeks pregnant, a week and a half away from her third trimester and reaching her 7th month mark. By no means would Bo describe the blond as huge, but considering the fact that she was tiny to began with, the changes were more than a little noticeable.
Lauren's baby bump was definitely bumping. It had become a struggle for the blond to do simple things like standing up or moving around without getting tired, and she found it increasingly hard to sleep at night. Lauren had gained weight in other places as well, her breast becoming fuller and her butt becoming rounder. Bo was loving it the most though. The succubus found herself grabbing and slapping her wife's ass even more now that it had almost doubled in size. Not to mention that the doctor's sex drive had gone through the roof and she had become quite the adventurer in bed. It was great!
Well, that was until this new development with the cravings. Lauren had had cravings from the beginning of the pregnancy, but that was for small things like pickles with ketchup or Tim Horton's donuts. Now however, she had started craving specific items from specific places at all times of the day. And the worst part was that she would have to have these specific things or she wouldn't be able to function throughout the entire day. Some of them would be close by at local spots that were only a slight drive away, but other cravings would be for things miles and miles away. Luckily, her cravings hadn't required Bo to board a plane yet, but still it was starting to become a burden.
Just recently Lauren had forced Bo to drive 3 hours across the border to a café to get her favorite macaroons. If it had not been for Kenzi who had volunteered to go with her out of sympathy, Bo probably would have cheated and went to a local shop to get the dessert, then cruised around to kill time before she went back home with the knockoffs. It would have worked too, except for the fact that Lauren would have undoubtedly known the difference and would have become infuriated with Bo for at least a week due to her ever changing hormones.
Oh, how she couldn't wait for this phase to be over . . .
Bo continued to stare at Lauren's pouting face in the darkness of their room before begrudgingly turning on the light and propping herself up on the headboard to get a better look. Lauren was wide awake, brown eyes staring up innocently, as she laid on her side with one hand rubbing her belly and the other rubbing along Bo's thigh. She knew this move always calmed the succubus down and turned her on, which was the perfect recipe for getting exactly what she wanted. But at this very moment, Bo was neither calm nor turned on. She was just sleepy.
Bo tried her best to offer a stern look that would hopefully persuade Lauren to wait until the morning. She knew full well that once she had gone and come back, there was a great possibility that Lauren wouldn't even want the poutine anymore. This wouldn't have been the first time that something like that had happened. However, Lauren was determined, so she held her ground and offered her best innocent but sexy smile, and Bo knew exactly what that meant . . .
With an exaggerated sigh, Bo flopped back on the bed and groaned before pouting and whining like a child about to have a tantrum. Reluctantly She dragged her legs out of bed as Lauren beamed with happiness at getting her way and the soon to be deliciousness that would be all hers.
"Thank you so much baby! We love you." Lauren leaned over and grabbed her wife's face, kissing her against her pouty lips not once but twice and then again. Affectively turning Bo's annoyed pout into a smile that try as she may, the brunette just couldn't hide. No matter what, Bo would always love Lauren's kisses.
Bo stood up and drudged over to the dresser to get something to wear. She pulled on the first pair of black leggings and hoodie she could find, before slipping on a pair of sneakers that sat by the dresser. She grabbed a hair scrunchy to pull her hair up into a ponytail and then turned around to let Lauren know that she would be back soon and just to check once more to see if she wouldn't wait until the morning for her request.
"Are you sure you don't want to wait? I mean there's some perfectly good poutine downstairs in the fridge." Bo tried as she made her way to Lauren's side of the bed.
"Noooo, I don't want to have to warm it up. It loses its flavor like that."
"Babe, by the time I go and pick it up, its not going to be hot anymore so you're going to have to put it in the microwave anyway." Bo reasoned and watched as Lauren's face switched from contemplation to realization.
"Shit . . . You're right." The doctor huffed, before her face beamed with an idea. "Oh! No problem. I'll just come with you!" Lauren made to sit up, but wobbled back and forth until she was able to situate herself.
At this point Bo's eyes had reached the size of saucers. She knew what Lauren coming with her would mean. Yes, she loved her wife and loved spending time with her, but Lauren travelling any sort of distance nowadays was a project in and of itself.
She knew it would take at least 15 to 20 minutes to get Lauren up, dressed, and down the stairs. Then she would want to bring snacks and laptops and a whole bunch of other unnecessary things that Bo would not be able to argue with her about. Then after getting situated and on the road, they would have to stop at least 4 times for Lauren to use the bathroom, seeing as their little bundle of joy found it funny to sit and bounce on his mommy's bladder. All in all, what could be roundtrip 2 hours and 15 minutes tops, could turn into a 3 or even 4 hour trip. And all Bo wanted to do was sleep . . .
"Babe, I don't know. Maybe you should just stay here. I'll drive fas-"
"No, trust me. It's better this way." Lauren said as she rocked to the edge of the bed and then reached for Bo to help her up after realizing she wasn't getting as far as she would have liked. Bo, having no fight left, just gave in with a subtle eye roll and helped her wife up before going to the dresser and getting her something to wear.
Lauren slipped on her yoga pants and oversized t-shirt to fit over her belly, with some help from Bo of course, and sat down so that Bo could tie her sneakers for her. She was never really one to wear sneakers but found them to be the most comfortable lately with her constantly swelling ankles and heavier belly. Bo hoisted her wife back up and they slowly and carefully, upon Bo's overprotective request, made their way down the stairs. Making sure that Lauren had grabbed her phone, laptop, favorite book, and a quick bathroom break, they both slipped on their leather jackets and then hurdled out to the yellow beast. After helping Lauren into the car and making sure that she was comfortable, Bo ran back into the house to make sure that she had everything, including her phone, keys, and list of snacks that Lauren had demanded they have for their little trip. By the time that she had checked everything, locked up the house, and had gotten back in the car, it was well past a quarter to 5 and Bo was already tired.
The first half of the trip was filled with several cups of expresso coffee for Bo and a very overzealous Lauren singing excitedly to the radio. It actually amazed Bo how excited Lauren was for food and how awake she seemed this early in the morning. It brought a smile to her face and helped her wake up a little more. By the end of the first hour, they had only stopped once and were both singing at the top of their lungs to the sweet jams of the top 100 classic 90s hits, both laughing when the other hit a wrong note or sang just a little bit off tune.
These were the moments that Bo and Lauren lived for. The times when they were unbridled and unabashed. When they were able to laugh out loud and just couldn't seem to keep their hands off of one another. There, holding hands across the center console, they knew this was it, this was what life and dreams were made of. This is when they remembered how much they really loved each other and why.
Not being able to help herself, Lauren leaned over as best she could, and being met halfway by Bo who was sure to keep one eye on the road, they kissed. Soft and sweet, before pulling back with smiles on their faces. Unlacing their fingers, Bo reached out and ran her free hand over their baby, loving the fact that in a few months their family would be changed. It floored her how right now tucked within the safety of her wife's rounded belly was a being with 10 little toes and 10 little fingers that was all them. A being that they both already loved more than anything. It was amazing.
Bo pulled her hand back and returned it to the steering wheel, while Lauren played in her brown hair with one hand and rubbed the other along the same spot Bo had just vacated on her belly. Lauren knew exactly how Bo felt because she felt the same way. Knowing that she was growing this life inside of her felt so surreal sometimes, and the fact that it was part Bo made it that much more spectacular. She couldn't wait to meet their little pumpkin. Their Little Munchkin. Little Warrior.
Ever since they had found out they were having a boy they had been ecstatic. They hadn't expected the little guy to be a he but they were happy regardless. The doctor had told them what to expect and that it might be a little while before they actually felt their baby move seeing as it was Lauren's first pregnancy. Since then they had both been expectantly waiting until that day, but up until now Lauren had only felt little flutters here and there. Each time, she had excitedly called her wife over so that she could feel their little guy move, but each time the movement was not enough for Bo to feel and would cease soon after.
Today was different though . . .
Today little Ethan decided that this was the day to make his presence known.
"Whoa!" Lauren startled, momentarily removing her hand to stare wide eyed at her swollen belly.
"What happened?" Bo asked as she tried to get a response out of her wife who was now rubbing her belling and staring down at it like she had seen an alien. "Babe, what's happening?" She asked again, a little more worried.
"I don't kno-" Lauren began, before letting out another surprised yelp as she fidgeted in her seat in what appeared to Bo as extreme discomfort.
"Babe, what's happening? Are you in pain?!" Bo asked panicked, trying to keep her eyes on the road and on her wife at the same time. She reached her hand over to lay on her wife's tummy, trying to see if she could provide comfort in anyway.
"No . . . He's just . . ." Lauren trailed off as tears came to her eyes and she continued to stare at her stomach.
"I'm pulling over." Bo said sternly as she swiftly merged the car to the side of the road and put the car in park. Once they were safely parked, the succubus unfastened her seatbelt and turned in her seat to better assess the situation.
Seeing the tears in her wife's eyes and wonder in her face, Bo's anxiety rose. She didn't know what was happening but she didn't like the affect it was having on Lauren. Before she had a chance to do anything about it though, Lauren was anxiously pulling her hands and placing them on her belly.
"Just- Here, wait . . . " They sat in silence, both with their hands on Lauren's stomach and Lauren staring down while Bo stared between her and their baby. Seconds ticked by with nothing happening and Bo was about to pull her hands away and say something, but Lauren's grip that tightened around Bo's wrists told her that they weren't done waiting. So Bo waited anxiously and expectantly, not really know what she was waiting for.
"Come on, please. Do it again for mommy . . ." Lauren whispered a plea to her unborn child, hoping that he would comply and move again so that his other mother could feel him and see what she had felt.
And finally, he did . . .
Lauren beamed with excitement as she felt the flutter and looked over to see if Bo had felt it too. Honestly, she wasn't sure how she couldn't have, the kid had almost kicked himself clear out of her belly.
If the small gasp that had left the succubus's mouth hadn't been indication enough, the pool of tears that were welling up in her now large eyes was definitely a clear indication that she had felt him. Bo stared slack jawed at Lauren's belly where her hand was, completely floored by what had just happened.
Was this really real? Had she just felt her little boy kick against her hand? Was there really a moving, living life inside of her wife? A life that was part her and part the love of her life? Had she made something so good and wonderful?
Bo chuckled when she felt another little flutter, this one not as strong but still there. She looked up with a smile at Lauren who was also smiling and rubbing her hand along Bo's. They stared at each other with tears in their eyes, Bo because this was their baby and Lauren because of the pure joy on Bo's face.
It was a couple of minutes before either one of them pulled their hands away, both afraid of missing it if he kicked again.
"Oh my gods, that was amazing. Does it hurt when he does that?" Bo asked with an air of anxious excitement.
"Usually it just tickles a little, but that was the strongest he's ever done it." Lauren answered genuinely surprised, not being able to wipe the smile off of her face. "He must be excited about something." They both laughed.
Bo leaned over, kissing her wife gently on the lips, before leaning down to kiss Lauren's belly.
"That's right little guy, you're excited huh?" Bo spoke to their little boy wrapped safely inside the confines of his mother. Lauren smiled at Bo's way with their baby, even now. She played in the brunette's locks as Bo continued to talk to little Ethan and he continued to flutter back. "Yeah, you wanted momma to feel you, didn't you? Well I felt you and might I say what a pleasure it is to finally make your acquaintance."
They both laughed again and cooed as Bo laid a couple more kisses through Lauren's t-shirt.
Bo's curiosity got the best of her as she smiled and wondered aloud "What'd you think made him move so much?"
And Lauren smirked before saying quite seriously, knowing exactly why their little guy was excited . . .
"Poutine."
