The Best Friend Squad arrived in Plumeria late for Perfuma's class.
Adora groaned "We are always late" she glared pointedly at her wife and grinned "and its always your fault"
"just because I don't like people touching my hair…" Catra protested.
"If you don't want your hair fixed, you shouldn't have grown it out" Glimmer pat Catra's head and Catra pulled a face.
She looked down in disgust at the custom shirt they were all sporting. "And I can't believe I'm wearing this. You princess types have ruined me"
Adora laughed. "Y'know when the baby is a little older they may want to do your hair. Remember how I used to braid Shadow Weaver's when we were little?"
Catra shivered. "Yeah, and when I tried to help you she pushed me away from her and yelled at me, and oh Eternia, I'm beginning to realize why I have a hang up about this"
Bow read over the brochure Perfuma had wrote and decorated with flowers "Did you bring the mat?"
"Yes, Bow, stop worrying" Glimmer squeezed his shoulder, walking past him unconcernedly
to where Perfuma was waving to them.
Mermista was sitting looking bored, idly texting someone on her tracker pad, probably Seahawk.
Lonnie was being smothered by Kyle and Rogelio. Both were going to be first time mothers too.
"Will you two cut it out? I'm fine!" Lonnie snapped. Rogelio roared mildly and Kyle gave her his biggest puppy dog eyes.
She sighed. "I'm sorry I know you guys are worried. But its gonna be fine". They both hugged her. She rolled her eyes and grinned.
Adora sat down next to Mermista "Where's Seahawk?"
"Um, I thought this thing was supposed to be relaxing?" Mermista drawled not looking up "he's bad for my blood pressure. And for the last time he's not the father"
"Riiight. So how old you think he'll be before he burns his first ship, three, or…"
"Shut up, Adora"
Adora snickered as Perfuma clapped her hands. "Ok, ladies. Hold your special guy or girl's hand. Feel the relaxing energy"
But by that time, Seahawk had started a video chat on Mermista's tracker pad, encouraging them and setting the pace with a sea shanty. Relaxation was never an option.
Adora took Catra's hands, Catra's claws digging softly into her partner's hands, not hard enough to hurt. They smiled at each other, stupidly happy but also terrified.
Rogelio and Kyle jostled for Lonnie's hands. She developed a tick in her eye.
Glimmer winced as Bow squeezed too hard "This is stupid" she whispered.
"Shhh"
"Bow, you're squeezing too hard!"
"Sorry!" he fished a small round gadget out of his pocket "I've bee thinking about the teleporting…issue"
"this is a portable baby monitor. It's synched to my tracker pad. That way we can always track her. And we always know she's safe"
Glimmer hugged him tightly "My husband, the genius"
"Crushing!"
"Sorry!"
Adora beamed at Catra. They were almost nose to nose. Catra looked away, blushing.
"Hey. Do my hair" Catra muttered.
"What?"
"Do my hair!" Catra hissed grudgingly "If the kid wants to do it…I don't want to disappoint them"
Catra clutched her stomach with a soft Oof! And she laughed "Like that idea, Finn?"
Adora's eyes were wide and full of tears. She kissed Catra "How do I keep falling more in love with you?"
"Dork"
Adora pulled gently on Catra's luxurious mane. Catra closed her eyes and purred contentedly at the touch.
"Honestly, Glimmer is right, why did you grow your hair out again if you weren't going to let us play with it?" Adora murmured.
"Just to annoy you" Catra whispered, sighing at the feeling of Adora's finger s running through her hair.
She grunted softly in pain as Finn kicked again.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah" Catra grimaced "It was just a strong kick. And super close together. Ow! Finn's gonna be as strong as you some day"
She glared at Adora as just as Finn kicked, Adora wove her hair into a tight braid, harder than she intended.
"sorry" Adora said sheepishly.
"Geez are you both trying to kill me?"
"Glimmer did this to my hair once" Adora said softly, voice full of nostalgia "I dunno if I ever told you this. The first night in Brightmoon I couldn't sleep. I kinda killed the bed"
"What does that mean?"
"Not the point. Anyway, Glimmer and Bow started sleeping in my room sometimes. The first night they did. Glimmer and I woke up first." Adora blushed "When we were waiting for Bow to wake up she told me I had beautiful hair and she had to braid it"
"Her first victim" Catra chuckled then winced "stop it, Finn!"
"Those really are close"
"No kidding." Catra grunted. She blushed "I dunno if I told you this. Remember our last sleepover? The night you left the Fright Zone?"
"I was gonna put the shaving cream from the boy's locker room on your face. But you looked so cute I forgot all about it. I, uh, just sort of stared at you all night like a creeper" she rubbed the back of her neck "I fell asleep curled up on your bed. I woke up when you...left. I wish I had known that was the last time we would be together, really together, for years. Until…wow. Horde Prime's ship. That was what, three, four years later?"
Adora squeezed her hand and rubbed her stomach feeling Finn kick. "When I thought you died on that ship, when you fell…Eternia, my heart stopped. When you woke up and hugged me I felt like I was home again. You and me against the world again."
Catra laughed through the pain, trying to concentrate on her breathing. And baby makes three, I guess. And that time might be now"
"You mean…?"
"Ready to meet your kid, Dummy?"
