"It really is not so bad yet." Kaldur'ahm promised as Dinah and Roy fretted over him anxiously. "If it is alright, I would like to try and sleep for awhile."
"Alright." Dinah conceded. "That's a good plan. I'm going to go meet the medical team from the watchtower. When they get here the doctor is just going to do a quick check to make sure the baby's heartbeat looks good and is in a good position." Dinah explained.
"And then I can send them out of the room?" Kaldur questioned.
"Yes, but, I'm going to have the doctor check you every few hours to see how far dilated you are. And if there are any complications we're at least going to ask the doctor to advise." Dinah told him. "All the power is in your hands okay? No one is going to do something you've said no to, but, we need to make sure you and the baby are safe."
"I still don't feel we need to include them at all." Kaldur argued. "You spoke with Aquaman, you know what he said."
"I know that he said during a typical Atlantean labor the carrier doesn't feel much pain when their mate is near and that you're body's natural instincts will be very strong." Dinah told him. "But, he said nothing at all of half-human babies or that lack of pain meant lack of complications. In fact, he mentioned that you're actually pretty young to be capable carrying a baby by Atlantean standards."
"Are you really?" Roy asked curiously.
"Yes, most men will not begin their cycles until their late teens or early twenties. I started at fifteen, it was something of an oddity to the physicians at the palace." Kaldur admitted.
"Okay, anything else I need to know?" Roy asked. He hadn't gotten the chance to speak with Aquaman himself since the hero still harbored a lot of anger towards him.
"Er" Kaldur blushed. "Well, I had meant to mention it….Oftentimes, during a male's labor…the, um, sex organs are stimulated." He blushed again and looked down at his lap.
"Are you telling me…" Roy began slowly. "That labor might…turn you on?"
"Potentially." Kaldur said stoically. Much to the dark man's chagrin Roy began to laugh heartily at this little revelation.
"Oh baby, I'm sorry!" Roy laughed when he saw Kaldur blush again. "I just…wasn't expecting that."
"It's alright." Kaldur promised. "I'm going to lie down now." The Atlantean told Roy and Dinah as he felt his abdomen cramp up with a contraction.
"I'll be back to check on you." Dinah told him as Kaldur stretched out in the bed, pulling Roy down to cuddle him.
"I'll let you know if anything changes." Roy promised as he pulled Kaldur to his chest. Dinah nodded and headed out into the hall, leaving the couple to try and get some rest. Walking the halls, she soon came across a very tired looking Wally, pacing with Mary in his arms.
"She keeping you up?" Dinah asked as the little one fussed in her daddy's arms.
"I think she has a stomach ache." Wally said as Dinah scooped up the little bundle. "Why are you here so late?"
"Kaldur's in labor." Dinah told him, rocking Mary gently.
"Finally!" Wally exclaimed. "How is he doing?"
"Fine so far. His water broke about an hour ago and then the contractions twenty minutes or so after that." Dinah told him. Wally nodded, then yawned loudly.
"You should go lay with her, just pull the bassinet up to the bedside and rub her tummy a little." Dinah suggested as she kissed Mary's face.
"Dick is in my room. I don't want her fussing to wake him up." Wally admitted.
"Is he alright?" Dinah questioned.
"He wet the bed again." Wally sighed. "He was really upset about it but I got him back to sleep."
"That's good….I wonder how dead I'd be if I suggested depends." Dinah muttered.
"Very dead." Wally postulated. Dinah chuckled a little. Wally smiled back weakly before yawning again.
"You go back to sleep, I'll take her for a while." Dinah told the redhead.
"Are you sure?" Wally asked.
"It's no problem. If I get her back to sleep I'll come put her in the bassinet." Dinah shrugged.
"Thanks." Wally grinned. He kissed Mary's head before retreating in the direction of his room to get some shut eye.