The Healing of the Heart

by otherrealmwriter

After the events of World War 1, injured veteran Matthew Williams falls for a nurse Katyusha Braginsky, who just happens to be the sister of his brother's wife. The family heals over the next decade over the trauma they experienced before. Written as a series of journal entries over the 1920s CanUkr, AmeBel. Sequel to The Longing of the Heart but can be read on its own

24. Katyusha's Journal 7

I don't own Hetalia okay? Honestly don't have much to say with this one. Some days there will be some just Matthew and Katyusha's, others will everyone, just depends on the story. Anyway, enough of this A/N, on with the fic!

August 24th 1919

(from the journal of Katyusha Williams nee Braginsky)

Today was the best birthday I had hoped for. I did turn 38 today. I am getting older and I know that as I get older I won't be as able to have children as Natalya would be. I mean she will be 28 years old tomorrow and knowing how she is with Fredka, as she has told me many romantic tales in confidence, she is very likely to have a large family herself. Me? Not so likely. And that is not factoring in Matvey's war injury. Apparently there is still some function of the needed organs. Natalya said she would be the one to help me through this as she is more experienced with pregnancy. She did ask me why I didn't suspect so where I am trained medically and know about midwifery, having helped to deliver her children. I guess it was because I was so trained I didn't think so. I didn't want to get my hopes up to find another issue.

When I see Eliza again I have to tell her. She seemed so hopeful for me when I told her I was hoping for one. She is talking with Roderich about teaching Nikolai (and Fredka from some of Natalya's implications) piano. Currently she is working as a governess for a banker's little sister. Apparently his name is Basch and his little sister Erika. Their father taught them banking well and he worked his way into a respectable position with his father's bank but he's also cheap. He doesn't pay her well to do that job so it's something she is using to convince Roderich to take the teaching job. Their schedules, Natalya's and Roderich's aren't matching up too lately.

Nikolai is a lot like his father when he explained exactly how childbirth works so you cannot expect the best, but he certainly loves to be their guide. Fredka said he's going to put him and Ivan and Anya when they are old enough into scouts so they can learn how to be great experts in nature and wilderness and all that. And Natalya actually thinks it's good they get this teaching. I think I will do the same for the dytyna when they reach that age. But I am so excited. Natalya promised me that she would give me the clothes she saved from her children to help get us started. She has all of their old cribs, clothes, toys and so forth stored in the attic. Some of little Ivan's clothes and toys were Nikolai's at one point. She took very good care of them and told me that she would attempt to make a plush animal like Vanya's old ones so the baby doesn't feel left out when their cousins have one. Honestly I never seen her like this with me. But she is very devoted to family.

She claimed that she would be my teacher. I'm excited and nervous. I wish this baby would be born soon. I cannot wait to see the dytyna. I hope they get their father's pretty purple eyes.

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Otherrealmwriter

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