"One minute!" Gidget called, hearing a knock on the window. She was spending time with Chloe and Daisy, who was due to have kids any day now. Everyone was shocked when they heard that the Shih Tzu and Snowball were expecting. They decided to get married hopefully before she went into labor. Their wedding was two days from now. Hopping up, she opened the window as she spoke cheerfully, "Hi Tiberius!"
"Hey Gidget. This isn't a bad time, is it?" Tiberius asked, peering into the apartment. He had noticed Chloe and Daisy sitting at the table. Shaking her head, Gidget patted him on the shoulder reassuringly. "It's okay, nothing to worry about. We're not talking about girl stuff if that's what you were worried about."
"Uh, I thought we were talking about my pups," Daisy pointed out. Frowning slightly, Chloe asked, "What were we doing again? I wasn't paying attention."
"We were going to watch a movie!" Gidget reminded them. While she had her back turned to him, Tiberius felt a kick in his gut. Grimacing silently, he glanced down at his stomach. The baby sure was active today for the first time ever. She, or he if Ozone was correct, literally hadn't started kicking until this morning. And there was still no baby bump. Hopefully it remained that way for the rest of the pregnancy.
"Hey, are you okay?" Gidget asked. Snapping out of his thoughts, Tiberius looked up at the Pomeranian. She and the other girls were looking at him with concern. "Are you gonna be sick?" Daisy asked. Lounging on the couch, Chloe muttered, "Better not be. We all still remember how sick you've been for the last month."
"Chloe, be nice. He probably had a stomach bug or something," Gidget retorted. Looking back at Tiberius, she asked seriously, "Are you okay though?" Nodding his head, the red tailed hawk replied, "Yeah, I was just thinking… maybe we should play a board game." For once looking happy, Chloe cheered, "Yes! I will dominate you all in Monopoly!"
"Not if I stop you!" Daisy shouted back. Wagging her tail, Gidget went to get the game. Sitting down at the table, Tiberius gazed down at his stomach. The baby seemed to settle down now, like she or he was taking a nap. Smiling softly, the hawk purred quietly so no one else could hear him. Coming back with Monopoly, Gidget asked, "Who's ready?"
For the next hour, the group of four played one very fierce game of Monopoly. Just like she had decreed, Chloe quickly dominated everyone when she somehow bought all of the railroads. In the meantime, Daisy was the first to go bankrupt. Gidget seemed to go to jail more often than everyone else. For his first time playing the game, Tiberius actually did pretty good.
"Should we play another game?" Chloe asked, smiling slyly. Gidget and Daisy quickly shouted at the same time, "NO! Have mercy!" Tiberius, meanwhile, said nothing. He was worried about the baby. About a half hour ago, the little one inside him had woken up and wouldn't stop kicking around. He feared the girls were getting suspicious since he could barely hide the pain. The hawk quietly got up to get some water while the girls debated over playing the game again or not.
Tiberius wasn't even halfway to the kitchen when the first contraction hit him.
