I've waited a hundred years, but I'd wait a million more for you. Nothing prepared me for the what the privilege of being yours would do. If only I had felt the warmth within your touch. If only I had seen how you smile when you blush. Or how you curl your lip, when you concentrate enough then I would've known. What I was living for all along. What I've been living for. Your love is my turning page, only the sweetest words remain
1st February 2020
The first month of the decade had finally ended, and it had sure been a long month. Not only were there the physical things happening around the world, yet also the fact that Morgana and Morgause had been feuding. Morgause had apologised profusely yet both Merlin and Morgana were still furious with her, given that Morgana had been struggling with depression before and seemed to go further into that hole ever since Morgause's words, even though pregnancy was suppose to be one of the most joyous times of a woman's life. Ultimately, the sisters had drifted after their feud, and while Morgana (and Merlin!) wanted things to go back to the way they were, too much had happened.
"Baby shopping is so much fun!" Mithian squealed as she grabbed a double iCandy pram. "How does this one look? Baby in basket and a toddler seat for Amhar".
"Meh" Morgana shrugged. "It's £2000! No thank you".
"Oh look you can take the front seat off" Mithian said as she tried to pull it off. "I think. Fuck it, I don't know how to".
"Hang on, I'll try Amhar out in it" Morgana sighed. She gestured to Merlin to lift Amhar up and put him in, still feeling rather dizzy after throwing up on the journey there.
"No" Morgana scowled. "I don't like that one. Let's see a different one". Merlin sighed and transferred Amhar to his own buggy and followed Morgana and Mithian.
"Having fun mate?" Leon asked with a chuckle. Leon was Mithian's husband, they'd met at a nightclub five years prior. Leon had been a physiotherapist, yet recently was having doubts about his job ever since marrying Mithian, yet the school's physiotherapist was leaving come end of the year so Leon had decided to step in.
"It's pretty exciting" Merlin grinned. "Damn, this'll get confusing soon enough. Two Leon's around".
"So who's the second one then?".
"Arthur's fifteen year old son" Merlin deadpanned.
"Oh shit" Leon chuckled. "Wait ... I can remember him I think. We used to work together".
"Did you?" Merlin asked. He wasn't exactly surprised by the revel, yet slightly was at the same time.
"Yeah" Leon replied. "The twins were just born at that time. I was his best man at the wedding".
"He never mentioned it. Neither did Morgana".
"She had other priorities at that time, gcses, A-Levels and all" Leon shrugged. "Well, how's married life?".
"It's brilliant" Merlin grinned. "Absolutely brilliant. We kept it under wraps for quite a while—a few months—safe to say once Morgause found out". Merlin and Leon shuddered at her name. "That was a fucking disaster".
"Sounds like she hasn't changed much" Leon muttered.
"I broke her nose" Merlin grinned.
"You what?".
"Broke her nose" Morgana grinned. "Oh but that is fucking complicated. I like these prams".
"The egg?" Mithian asked. "I love my egg pram. I have the diamond black, which is rose gold along the matching i-size shell car seat".
"Wow, an egg shell car seat" Morgana rolled her eyes. "And not the egg, the bugaboo".
"This is fun..." Leon remarked. "How did you break Morgause's nose?".
"She turned up drunk to our place being...well, Morgause. Okay, that bugaboo cameleon looks so good".
"I know!" Morgana agreed. "So I want that one, now we need a double one".
"Is it done yet?" Leon asked.
Morgana flipped her hair over her shoulder. "No. I need to check that I like it first, then choose a double, look at car seats. Although I have got a while".
"Right, what next? Car seats?" Mithian asked.
"I just said I need a double buggy" Morgana face palmed. "I like the double bugaboo having them next to each other, but it's a tad expensive".
"A tad?" Merlin raised an eyebrow. "The single one is £700, double is £1800. We'd be bankrupt before the baby gets here".
"We're getting the double second hand" Morgana hissed. "We are saving money".
10th February 2020
The first week of February had not necessarily been the best. Storm Ciara was on the way, therefore it was extremely windy all day and night long as the storm approached. Morgana's morning sickness had another flare up and she spent the majority of the weekend knelt in front of the toilet followed by her fourth hospital admission, finally having the sickness begin to subside after having a drip. Morgana decided that she was well enough to return to work for the majority of the time, provided that she had an emergency bucket under her desk and stayed away from the coffee. Mithian went on maternity leave at the beginning of the February given that her due date was rapidly approaching—the tenth of February. Mithian's maternity cover had begun to work—Ninianne. Ninianne had gotten on rather well with Morgana given that they went to university together, together with Sefa forming a "golden trio" of sorts, while Morgause whined about how old she was getting. Morgana had another private scan now that she was sixteen weeks and could find out the sex. The scanner wrote the sex in an enveloped piece of paper that they'd hand to someone working in the shop downstairs when they decided to find out. They'd then fill a black balloon with either pink or blue confetti.
Storm Ciara had also hit the United Kingdom and most of Europe causing power outages across Camelot. Many of the children's houses had power outages so were rather grateful that when going into school that the heatings were on full blast. They also allowed students to have coffee, tea or hot chocolate around the school, though Morgana had inflicted a blanket ban on having hot drinks in her room. Ultimately, all of Morgana's fifth years then had to wait in the hallway while they downed their drinks, while Morgause's class waited for her to arrive.
"It's absolutely freezing!" Lucy whined.
"Heating is on in there" Morgana shrugged. She took a shaky breath at the smell of coffee. Ew. "It's not that big of a deal. Anyway, you're in Miss LeFay's class so you can have the drink".
"She never stops whining" Harriet added with a roll of her eyes. "First she'd whine about me saying I'm tired due to lack of coffee, then she'd whine about how I smell of coffee".
"She's not the only one" Morgana muttered under her breath. "Go in and unpack, I'll be back in a minute". Morgana walked down the corridor breathing heavily as she felt bile rising in her throat once more.
"I have dibs on the toilet!" Morgause called. Morgana ignored her and fell to her knees, not bothering to close the door as she heaved. "Okay, you have dibs". Morgause wrinkled her nose as best she could with a splint, uttering to Sefa and Ninianne to sort out the students and make sure they were in their classrooms. She followed her sister into the bathroom and locked the door, rubbing her back.
"Do you need anything?" Morgause asked.
"Water" Morgana croaked. Morgause went back to Morgana's class, instructing them to read through 'A Christmas carol', likewise with her own class before she went back to Morgana with her water.
"You okay?" Morgause asked, the concern evident in her voice. Morgana nodded. "Well, you're clearly not, having had a bunch of time of off work, throwing up all over the place and".
"I'm pregnant" Morgana interrupted with a smile.
"What!" Morgause screamed. When Morgana turned to look at her sister, she expected to see a grimace or snarl of some sort. Instead, she was rather surprised at seeing a large grin across Morgause's face. "You're pregnant!".
"I am" Morgana nodded.
"Holy shit" Morgause cried. She held her arms open and Morgana went into her embrace. "Holy shit. Congratulations".
"Thank you" Morgana smiled.
"When are you due?".
"July".
"So you've known ... a while then".
"We were going to tell you" Morgana sighed. "But uh ... well, you know".
"You know, I thought this was finally the year that Cenred would propose. Except he didn't. So I've begun to come to terms with that I suppose, then I somewhat knew you and Merlin would get married eventually so I think I put myself mentally on that place".
"Well now, you're going to have a niece or nephew instead".
"I can't believe it!" Morgause shrieked. "Congratulations Sis. So, do you know what you're having yet?".
"We had the sixteen week scan, I have my sixteen week midwife appointment later today and then we did get the sonographer to write down the sex so we shall see".
"Team girl" Morgause smirked gently punching Morgana's arm.
"Anyway, we have stuff to do. Exams and all. Let's go". After another hug from Morgause, the sisters went back to their own classrooms ready to teach. Morgana left shortly before lunch for her midwife appointment driving over to Avalon hospital. For the most part, the appointment had gone well, even though Morgana did end up being referred to a consultant due to low BMI. Nonetheless, the online stories and endless research Morgana had conducted made her and Merlin feel more comfortable, given that it was likely to be more of a precaution due to HG. The pregnancy was still considered low risk, yet Morgana would have to see the consultant in the next few weeks to see how things would pan out.
Not all was bad though. As Merlin and Morgana were discussing the appointment and Morgana told Merlin about how she'd told Morgause the news, Amhar toddled into the conservatory now playroom, leaning on the glass as he watched the snow falling.
"Mama! Dada! Wook!" Amhar called. Merlin and Morgana went over to the toddler, Morgana picking up Amhar as they watched the snow fall. Merlin and Morgana grinned at each other, dressing Amhar in his snowsuit that they finally had a use for, Morgana donning her waterproof over trousers while Merlin tried to dress accordingly as they went out in the small garden.
A/N: BAHAHAHA so the weekend before it snowed I have pictures of me and my cousins out on a bouncy castle with no shoes or coats then two days later it snowed