Anatomy

"I thought pregnancy would be amazing," Eleniel said exasperatedly, tears streaming down her red cheeks.

"I know, meleth nin, I know," Daeron said pitifully. He stroked his wife's messy, blonde hair as they sat in the Hall of Fire, her head laying on his lap as she cried.

"I thought I would feel so happy and- and… and happy but I don't! I feel so… so sad, and I don't feel happy!"

Daeron smiled knowingly at his father-in-law, who had just walked into the room, as he gently soothed his wife again. "You are just emotional, Eleniel," he said quietly.

"I know I'm emotional!" the elleth yelled, throwing her arms out in front of her. "That's why I'm crying!"

"Okay, meleth, I am sorry," Daeron apologised, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

Elrond chuckled as he walked towards his daughter and sat down on the ground next to the couch. "Hello, tithen fileg," he greeted gently.

"I'm crying, Ada!" Eleniel turned her head to look at her father.

"I know, little one, I know," Elrond said. He sent an amused look to his daughter's husband before taking the elleth's hand in his and gently rubbing it. "You are looking beautiful, today."

"I am fat!"

"You are not fat, Eleniel," Daeron told her with a barely suppressed grin, "you are just pregnant."

"I know I'm pregnant!"

"Then you will know that you are not fat," Elrond told her, "it is just your baby."

Eleniel's face scrunched up. "My baby," she said, before turning to look at her father, "I can't wait to have my baby Ada." And she burst into tears again as Elrond and Daeron soothed her, both trying desperately to keep from breaking into laughter.

This was Eleniel's first child, and although she was very excited to have the baby, she was also suffering from the 'side-effects' of pregnancy. She was super sensitive - the whole family had to be very careful with what they said around her - and she was highly emotional, occasionally beginning to cry for no apparent reason. It was quite hilarious, though, and everyone knew she'd be laughing about it once she'd had her baby.

Daeron started as the hand he was laying on his wife's stomach jumped slightly, and he looked down.

"Did you feel it?" Eleniel asked quietly, unshed tears glistening in her eyes.

The ellon nodded with a smile, turning to look at the elf lord still sat next to them.

"Put your hand here, Elrond," he said, and Elrond moved and placed his hand on his daughter's stomach, smiling as he felt the baby kick.

"The baby is going to be very strong," he noted, and Eleniel nodded with a small smile, enjoying the peaceful quietness as she felt her child's kicks…

Before she suddenly burst into tears again.

Elvish used:

Meleth nin – My love

Meleth – Love

Tithen fileg – Little bird

Ada – Dad

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