Well this took me a while to write. I hate writers block. ENJOY:)
"Let's go show off our sons' room" Madge stood up on her tip toes and brushed his lips softly. He was surprised and gripped the back of her neck as she moved away. He willed her towards him, someone knocked on the outside door and Madge let go of her husband's t-shirt.
She twisted around him and opened the door. Mari stood with her hands on her hips and her foot was taping loudly on the floor.
"Mari Gordon!" Madge beamed, "How can I help you?" her friend smiled and pointed to the two doors down the hall, "Now… why would you want to go in there?" she exasperated and Wynn covered his mouth, holding in a loud laugh.
"Madge Hawthorne" Mari beamed; "You're going to show me those bedrooms" Madge smiled and turned her head.
"Whoa- I don't want a cat fight breaking out here" Gale said stepping in between them and pushed Madge back slightly, "especially not around my very pregnant wife" he glared, a shadow crossing upon his face. Mari laughed uncomfortably and hung onto Wynn's arm.
"I agree" Wynn said pushing Mari behind him, "I don't want my pregnant wife to be around that" he moved closer to Gale, trying to grow taller in front of him.
"Oh no," Mari said holding her forehead. Madge pushed past both husbands with a simple shove, grabbing her friend's arm.
"You're pregnant?" she asked breathlessly
"Guilty" Mari giggled and shrugged. Rory and Nixie ran up the stairs with little smiles on their faces.
"Where have you two been?" Gale demanded. Rory faltered and looked around at the situation,
"Uh…" he said intelligently
"He was getting me a glass of water- I'm not feeling that well" Nixie explained, holding onto Rory's arm
"Not you too" Gale groaned and wiped his forehead
"What?" Nixie asked and tilted her head to the side
"You're not pre-"
"Gale!" Madge cried. His eyes widened and he smiled sheepishly at his wife
"Okay- what's going on here?" Rory asked
"Nothing" Wynn said curtly, "just found a surprise"
"What kind of surprise?" Rory asked glancing at his bedroom door
"Mari's pregnant" Madge smiled and let her breath out all at once.
"Congratulations" Nixie said clapping her hands together
"Thank you" Mari blushed. Madge moved away from the group and towards the door, lingering her hand over the doorknob.
"This will just have to wait tomorrow" she said glancing at a smirking Wynn, "I want to know more about this baby business"
"NO!" Mari screamed and launched herself over to the door. Gale sputtered,
"What. Was. That" he asked, holding back a smile, "A little Mari freak out?"
"Please, guys, I really want to see the room. I haven't been too excited about this pregnancy, give me something to look forward to" Madge held up her hand to the men standing together and called Nixie over. The door swung open and Mari stuck her head in, her red hair falling over her shoulders.
"Oh, this is adorable" she squealed and looked back at Wynn with bright eyes.
Gale checked the timer on the stove and then back at his guests. They were chatting loudly at the table, passing around rolls. He looked back at the stew and then excused himself from the room. He took the stairs two at a time and entered the master.
Madge was sprawled out diagonally on the lavender sheets. Her mouth flopped open and her stomach protruding like a geyser on the light colored bed, "Madge" he whispered and closed the door behind him. Her breathing was deep and her eyes hardly fluttered at the sound of her name. He came over and ran a hand over her forehead, perching on the side of the bed next to her.
She stirred and leaned away from him, "hands cold" she whined and her eyelids squished together in dismay.
"Sorry" he beamed and kissed her cheek.
"Lips warm" she muttered, biting her lip to keep from smiling. He leaned forward and kissed her lips slowly. She answered with a rough bite to his upper lip and his eyes fluttered open with surprise. He crawled closer to her and cupped her cheek in his hand.
"Yeah?" he whispered huskily and ran a hand up her leg. She shuddered and a light blush appeared on her pale cheeks. She tried to make some coherent response,
"Mhmm-ah" Close enough she thought and dragged her fingers through his hair. He smirked against her lips and loomed over her, getting into a straddle position. He leaned over and brushed his lips along her collarbone, moving aside the scarf that took over her neck.
She had long since ditched the jacket and it was already hanging up in the closet. He worked on dragging up her sweater the warm, soft fabric exposing her tender stomach to the air around them. He set little kisses along her abdomen and flutters of movement greeted him.
"Hello" he whispered against her stomach and her heart, jumped out of her chest with surprise. Gale was speaking to their children, "hi there" he whispered again and moved his hand to connect with the skin. She let her eyes flicker closed, "I'm your… dad" he said sounding slightly unsure, Madge set her hand on his back, rubbing encouraging circles there, "Your dad" he repeated,
"Oh, Madge" he whispered and rolled off of her, taking his place to wrap his arms around her comfortably, "thank you"
"Thank you?" she muttered and looked over to look into his brooding grey eyes, which looked like the clouds during a winter storm.
"Thank you for being the mother of my- children" he smiled lazily. She laughed and her small dimples appeared
"It takes two to tango" she winked and sat up painfully, arching her back.
"Careful" he said quickly and pressed a warm hand into the small of her back
"Breath" she smiled at him, "I'm f-" she sucked in a harsh breath and looked over at him with wide eyes
"What? What is it?" he cried and jumped off the bed, getting in front of her. His eyes were open with panic and his hands were shaking when he reached for her
"Got you" she giggled and stood up, moving around him
"That… was cruel" he said with a sincere wounded expression grabbing her wrist. Madge shrugged
"Sorry" She wasn't though. He took her chin in his hand and pulled her forward, closer to him.
"I've made it my life to protect you" he whispered and searched her eyes, "don't make fun of me for it"
She felt the sinking feeling in her stomach. She felt like a child again looking up at her father after she had made a silly mistake, like leaving the milk out, "you were alone once" he continued, "your father died in front of you" she sucked in a breath and moved away from him, remembering her past, "let me protect you from life itself" he whispered and a tear fell from his eye
"What about you?" she asked braving her voice, "let me protect you in return" he refused to look at her and she was forced to take a strong hold of his jaw, "you've lost people too" she whispered, referring to two different people, "I see the way you two move around each other" she scowled, "like the moment you touch you'll burn up" she whispered pulling him to her, "you'll never be the same together"
"Guys the dinner is totally ready" Mari called from the bottom of the stairs. The couple pulled apart and just like that the moment- was over.
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Erin
