DISCLAIMER: I LIKE LANCELOT OKAY BUT I HAD TO MAKE HIM... SOMEWHAT IRRITATING IN THIS STORY. SORRY! And I don't own Merlin cause if I did it wouldn't be on at effing 8pm and it would not be ending mm'kay!
Gwen is 4 months pregnant
Gwen sneered at her reflection in the mirror as she pulled on her work clothes. Her bump was starting to form now and the usual feelings of "I'm getting fat" were starting to set in. Arthur was seated on the bed tying up his shoelaces. Gwen groaned as she struggled with her skirt zip and Arthur looked up curiously.
She felt much more balanced compared to the emotional rollercoaster that was her third month. She occasionally felt poorly in the morning and sometimes her desire got the best of her. This usually ended up in heated exchanges in odd places like the staff room of Arthur's restaurant or a baby changing facility in the shopping centre.
"I'm fat." Gwen stated before finally pulling the zip up. Arthur sighed and got up to walk over to her.
"No you are not. You're pregnant and this is supposed to happen." Arthur tells her with a quick kiss on the cheek. Gwen smiles in return before pushing him away slightly and fastening the buttons of her blouse.
"Thank you." She replies and walks over to her dressing table. "And remember school finishes at twelve today so pick me up at half past. We'll pick Liam up from nursery and then go out for lunch."
"Sounds good." Arthur agreed and kissed her fleetingly on the head. "Got to go to work. Love you."
"Love you too!"
...
"Right pack-up and get your bags so we can go down to the assembly." Gwen ordered the class and they obliged as the Christmas assembly was the highlight of the term.
Gwen gritted her teeth as she heard Dylan Banks tease Ellie Fay yet again. Gwen knew it was a mild crush that Dylan didn't know how to handle but that didn't mean she enjoyed listening to his taunts.
"Dylan, I believe I asked you to pack-up." Gwen repeated herself. "If you would please leave Ellie alone and so as you're told or I'll take it as a sign you'd rather sit in Mr Lac's office and do a punishment exercise.
"Sorry Mrs. Pendragon." Dylan muttered and walked back to his desk. Ellie smiled thankfully at Gwen.
Gwen had always pretended she enjoyed the Christmas assembly. The same carols were sung, the same stories were told and the same passages of the Bible were read. She also had to pretend she could tolerate the headteacher Lance Lac.
The thing with Lance was simple. He had always been a little too friendly and Gwen did not like it. He also told awful jokes and the school Christmas night outs consisted of forced laughter from the faculty.
"Alright one more sing and then you're free!" Miss Nemeth - the music teacher - grinned at the children before starting to play the introduction of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
The children sang merrily with the song additions of "LIKE A LIGHTBULB!" and "LIKE MONOPOLY!" Finally the end-of-term bell rang and Gwen sighed in relief. She escorted her class down the stairs and grinned as the last child ran across the tarmac.
She was free.
...
"Liam please sit down and finish your hamburger." Arthur scolded him as he bounced around on the restaurant couches.
"But Daaaad, there are colouring sheets over in the corner."
"Liam Uther Thomas Pendragon you will do as your father says or there will be no desert!" Gwen's voice was deadly serious and Liam flopped down onto the seat in defeat.
"Mummmmmy. If the baby is a boy can we name him Phineas?"
"Like the cartoon?" Gwen chuckled.
"Yeah! And we can buy him a platypus and name it Perry!" Liam grinned and popped the last of his burger into his mouth.
Arthur smiled and pushed his plate towards Gwen. There was a small portion of his fries left and Gwen grinned.
"Oh yummy!" Gwen kissed him on the lips briefly before tucking in. "What time is it?"
"Around two o'clock, why?" Arthur replied and wiped Liam's mouth with a napkin.
"Well you guys take the car home. I'm meeting Elena to do some shopping." Gwen chewed the last two fries and swallowed before standing up and grabbing her handbag.
"Ohh, is it shopping of the Christmas variety?" Arthur smirked.
"Perhaps." Gwen chuckled and leaned down to kiss him sweetly and she kissed Liam on the forehead.
"Be careful!" Arthur called out after her.
...
"Do you know what Elyan wants for Christmas? I'm thinking of just getting him a clothes voucher. He's so difficult." Gwen sighed as she walked through the department store. Elena laughed once and walked in and amongst the clothes racks.
"He said something about needing a new drill." Elena recalled and picked up a jumper from the rack.
"Of course he did. Didn't he buy one last year?" Gwen frowned.
"Buggered it up by building all the Ikea flat pack furniture we bought for the house. It's essentially my fault."
"B&Q voucher it is then." Gwen decided and walked over to the maternity section.
"Jeez Gwen, you're only 4 months. You're barely showing." Elena laughed and followed her.
"Yeah but I'm just seeing what they have."
"Elyan told me you're finding out the sex in two weeks. Are you excited?"
"Yeah I am. Nervous too though." Gwen replied honestly and picked up a leggings dress that she's consider wearing. "Liam's got plenty of boy names picked out though."
"Oh really?" Elena laughed.
"Yes! The most recent is Phineas."
"Like that cartoon he always watches when he's over?"
"Yep. The very same."
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AN: Short and sweet but I felt an obligation to update. Clearing things up! B&Q for those who do not know is a DIY shop in the UK. Ikea is obviously Ikea. We all know Ikea! And if you have never sang "LIKE A LIGHTBULB!" in the middle of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer then look at your life. Look at your choices!
Songs Listened To:
From This Valley - The Civil Wars / Love Lost - The Temper Trap / The Power Of Love - Gabrielle Aplin
Hannah.