Hello everyone, I am back again. And on schedule! ENJOY!
Whispers in the leaves as the wind blew upon them, the warmth of early morning sunshine and the strong, sweet smell of pancakes awakened Wendy. She smiled before she even opened her eyes, knowing that Peter was making her favorite breakfast, again. He had been so helpful and willing to do everything she had ever wanted, including making her favorite foods whenever he could, which was almost every time.
Wendy opened her eyes and pushed herself up into a sitting position. Knowing Peter, he would probably be bringing her breakfast in bed, but she really wanted to get up and use her feet for once. She slowly, using the bedpost, pulled herself onto her feet, groaning over what a chore it was now that she was near her due date and as big as a house.
She plodded along to grab her robe, mumbling as she tied it about how it used to be too big for her and was now too tight. As she reached the door, the sounds of the boys laughing as Peter told them a story reached her ears, whisking all the negative thoughts away and filling her mind full of gladness. She was so lucky to have Peter as her husband and the boys as her adopted children. She never met anyone who was as happy with their family as she was with hers, and this thought brought happy tears to her eyes. She pushed the door open and walked to where Peter stood at the counter putting the pancakes onto a plate.
When he saw her coming towards them, he quickly jumped to her side and escorted her to a seat. Wendy glared at him, but she could not help smile too. Oh yes, she was so lucky. When the full intensity of the pancakes hit her nose, her mouth began to water, begging for them to be inside her mouth. But, before she had to grab the plate and start stuffing herself, Peter brought the plate to the table and let her eat it there. She gave him a grateful smile before jabbing the first bite with her fork and shoving it into her mouth. She knew that her mother would be appalled at her table manners, or lack of them, but Wendy really did not care now, she was too hungry.
As she ate, Peter walked over to the boys and whispered something to them, which they all nodded to quickly and got up. Peter turned back to her and said, "The boys and I are going to go and get something real quick. Tinkerbell should be here any minute to keep you company. We will be back soon." He gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and then left, the boys running after him.
Wendy was curious as to what they were bringing back, but her eyes spotted a bowl of fresh oatmeal and her mind quickly went back into her stomach and she added the new food to her meal.
True to his word, Tinkerbell soon showed up and sat down next to Wendy as she ate, trying to fix one of her slippers that was about to fall off. With her stomach satisfied, Wendy gave a sigh of relief and leaned back into her chair, offering to help Tinkerbell with her slipper. With the job soon done, the two of them settled into a comfortable silence, until the shouts of the boys coming back broke it.
Peter led the troop into the house, carrying a large, oddly shaped object that was covered in one of the boy's sheets. Peter set the object down in front of Wendy and smiled proudly at her. Wendy looked at Tinkerbell, but she just shrugged, having no clue what it was either. Wendy leaned down and tried to grab the sheet, but Peter's hand stopped her.
"Not yet, Wendy, I want to tell you what we were planning first. Before you told us about the baby, we were going to use a bunch of wood we collected a build another platform connected to this one for a play area. But after you told us the news, I thought of a much better use for the wood, something that you would enjoy. Boys!"
The boys all gathered around and ceremonially pulled the sheet down, revealing the present and brought tears to Wendy's eyes again.
It was the most beautiful rocking chair she had ever seen. It was a bit roughly made, but as smooth as silver. Wendy lowered herself into it and relaxed back, pleased that the chair did not groan or break under her weight. She rocked back and forth and found that it almost caused HER to go to sleep. She smiled at Peter and pulled him down to her level for a kiss. When she pulled back, Peter was grinning from ear to ear.
"So, I guess that this means that you like it?" Wendy laughed and nodded vigorously.
"Of course, what else would you think I would say? Thank you so much, all of you, this means the world to me. And I promise that you will all get your play area, as soon as you find more wood." Peter laughed and kissed her again.
Suddenly, Wendy gasped, holding her stomach. The grin immediately left Peter's face and fear hit his eyes. "Wendy, what is wrong?" Wendy shook her head and gasped again. She grabbed Peter's hands and looked at him, fear in her eyes as well.
"The baby is coming, NOW." Peter's eyes widened and he turned to Tinkerbell, who was already at his shoulder.
"Go get that fairy midwife you told us about and bring her, QUICK!" Not needing to be told twice, Tinkerbell zoomed out the window and into the forest. Peter slowly helped Wendy stand up and began to lead her to their bedroom. Turning back to the boys, who were just as frightened, Peter said, "You boys stay here and play. Tell the midwife where we are when she comes and then you can all just wait here and work on finding a place for the rocking chair, alright?" The boys stood mutely before him, still scared. Wendy waited as Peter stooped down to their level and smiled reassuringly at them. "Hey, you guys can wait here. Everything will be find, I promise. I know that this is scary for you, but trust me, everything will go great and you will soon have a new sibling! Can you patiently wait here until we call you?" The boys all nodded, slowly relaxing at his words. "Good, then I will see you then."
Peter went back to Wendy's side and continued to lead her to the bedroom, where he closed the door behind him.
Oh boy! Here we go, time for the baby to arrive! Please review, and until next chapter, Li Li
