"Wake up honey" placing a gentle kiss on her husband's nose, she whispered to his sleeping form
"Hmmm, 2 more minutes"
"No, we've got a busy day ahead of us, we need to finish painting the baby's room, and I don't want to talk to closed eyelids"
Dan turned his face so that he was only a few centimetre's away from Serena's and opened one eye.
"Talk away" he replied as he let a smirk play across his lips
Laughing at her husband she swung her legs out from under the quilt and got up. At a much slower pace than usual now that she was 7 months pregnant
"Coffee..."
"Yes please" he said still not moving an inch
Serena made her way downstairs but not before ripping the duvet off him and taking it with her. That will make him get up, he hates being cold she thought to herself with a satisfactory smile on her face.
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"We've done a grand job here Mr Humphrey" She said looking around the newly painted lilac and cream walls. On the ceiling Dan had drawn a life size Cedric playing on a bed of flowers, with much difficulty of course. He wanted his little girl to feel comfort and warmth when she opened her eyes in the morning, gurgle at the familiar face.
"Yes we have Mrs Humphrey" emphasising the Humphrey with a stroke of her nose with the wet paint brush and a pat of her bump
"Oh, you did not just do that" Serena tried to sound angry but failed, erupting into a fit of giggles. Wanting to punish him, she picked up the half empty tub of paint, not happy with just using the brush, she started taunting and chasing him around the room
"Whoa whoa woman, you're kidding me, the tub? I'm not repainting this room, if you throw that all over me" Dan said with a cocked eyebrow but he couldn't help himself but chuckle. The sight of his wife with paint on her cheeks and down her nose, 7 months pregnant and waddling her way around the room made him collapse into a fit
"OK fine, but you will get your payback Mr"
Serena put down the paint tub and welcomed his open arms with her own. Giving him a kiss before she wrapped her arms around him, in a way they had become accustomed to, since she had gotten bigger each month, their cuddles had become unique, a fashion they knew and loved.
"I think she'll love it" he said as he rested his hand on Serena's belly, already looking the proud father
"I think she'll love it too, the bright colours, of course Cedric. I can't wait to sit and hold her on the rocking chair, lull her to sleep with you by my side, we'll take turns of course. Watch her sleep, feed her. Just think Dan in just 2 months we'll be able to do all that, together."
"I know, I cannot wait either, my 2 favourite girls, I want at least 4 kids though Serena" not a hint of sarcasm in his voice
"4? Huh, really, well how about I push 2 out and you push the other 2 out, that's only fair?" she said with a laugh
"Yes Serena, I hear Uteruses' are selling cheap on eBay nowadays, shouldn't be a problem sweetie" Dan said with a roll of his eyes.
Serena reached down to another tub that was lying their and threw it all over her husband before turning away giggling
"That's what you get for your sarcasm"
Dan sat on the rocking chair in the deadly silent nursery with tears in his eyes but a smile on his face, replaying the memory over and over again in his head thinking to himself he may not make the world's best dad but he was gonna try his damn hardest to be. Tomorrow he would go see his little girl and bring her home.