The Next Day
Thursday 5th December
7am
Zosia had spent the night up and down like a yoyo sprinting to the toilet and then padding back to bed she has discovered that the worst feeling, was when she had to run to the toilet because she knew she was going to vomit, but she sometimes had to wait a few moments before she actually brought anything up.

And Jac had spent the night being woken up regularly whether is was her who needed the toilet or someone else that had used their bathroom disturbed them. She rolled onto her other side only to realise that the ache in her back hadn't subsided over night, though thankfully, it hadn't worsened.
"You awake?" Jonny whispered.
"No." Jac whispered back and Jonny laughed quietly.
"Why don't we go and have a shower together before anyone else is up?" Jonny suggested.
"I told you, I can't have intercourse." Jac stated quietly as Jonny shuffled behind her and wrapped his arms around her bump.
"God, all you think about is sex." He laughed. "I just wanted to spend some time with my girls, and I'll even throw in a back rub." He smiled.
"No, you just want to look at my bump, and two other things." Jac stated.
"I don't know what you're on about." He smirked. "C'mon, if you're quick, your back won't be the only thing I rub with my soft, warm hands." He winked before he slipped out of the bed and walked -in only his boxers- into the ensuite. Jac smiled before she heaved herself out of bed and followed her partner.

A good half an hour later, Jonny exited first to find Mo leaning in the doorway of their bedroom. He only had a towel wrapped around his bottom half.
"Bout bloody time, I'm bursting." She moaned. She quickly rushed to the bathroom but before Jonny could stop her, she got a full view of Jac's naked body as she rubbed a moisturiser, lovingly into her bump.
"GET OUT. GET OUT NOW!" Jac ordered as she turned away and tried to cover as much as she could with her skinny arms- not that it covered much. Mo quickly turned around and stepped aside so she couldn't see anything. Jonny entered the bathroom and wrapped his arms around Jac's body to make her feel less self conscious.
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter." He whispered into her ear before he pecked her cheek. He glanced into the bathroom mirror, expecting to see her fuming, but instead he saw Jac's traumatised face. He carefully reached across and grabbed the towel off of the radiator, and then wrapped it tightly around Jac. "And Mo still needs the toilet." He stated quietly before he guided Jac out of the bathroom, both were towel clad.

"Jac, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. But it doesn't matter, it's nothing I haven't seen before." Mo blurted out quickly.
"It's fine, just hurry up." Jac ordered pathetically. Mo nodded before she entered their bathroom and closed the door behind her.

Zosia rolled onto her back, sighed and stared at the ceiling.
"How're you feeling?" Guy asked which made Zosia jump.
"Oh um, better. Still a little sensitive but, I think I'm alright now." She replied quietly.
"In that case, I'm gonna go and make you some toast." He stated as he climbed out of bed.
"No, I'm not hungry." Zosia stated quickly.
"You still need to eat. You haven't eaten anything in the last 36 hours Zosia." Guy stated before leaving the room. Zosia hit her head back on the pillow and closed her eyes.

Five minutes later, he came back with two slices of toast -made with a whole grain vegan loaf and olive oil spread- on a plate with a glass of orange juice.
"I told you I'm not hungry dad." Zosia stated firmly.
"And I told you, you need to eat." Guy stated as he laid the plate on top of Zosia's chest and then he sat on the edge of his own bed. She merely grabbed the plate and placed it on her bedside table amongst the empty cups and bottles. "Zosia." Guy said sternly.
"Look if you're meant to be looking after me can you at least fill my hot water bottle up?" She asked rather angrily as she turned onto her side, pulled the duvet up to her chin and then wrapped both arms around her abdomen.
"Where is it?" Guy sighed.
"In the wardrobe." She replied. Guy quickly located the black hot water bottle and headed to the kitchen to fill it with boiling water for her.

"I'm just gonna have a shower okay?" Mo queried as she entered Jac and Jonny's room with a towel and toiletry bag. Both couples were unaware of whether Zosia was still ill or not, but they knew she'd still be contagious so they were still avoiding the other bathroom. Jonny was sitting on the bed alone.
"You can't, not yet anyway." Jonny sighed.
"Why?"
"Jac's in the bath." Jonny stated.
"What? She's only just had a shower." Mo stated confusedly.
"Yeah but she slipped on the wet floor in there-"
"What?" Mo interrupted worriedly.
"Don't worry, I caught her, she didn't actually hit the floor. But she kind of jolted her back and it's quite painful so she's having a warm bath to help with the pain." Jonny explained.
"Poor Jac." Mo said sympathetically. "Well, can you give me a shout when she's out please?" Mo queried.
"Yeah, sure." Jonny replied. Once Mo had gone, he got up to check on Jac. He entered the bathroom and closed the door behind him. "You look so beautiful." He smiled as he knelt down beside the bath. She had her damp hair up in a bun to prevent it from getting wet again, and bubbles covered her entire body except her head and the top half of her bump which couldn't be covered; the bath wasn't deep enough.

7pm
Zosia was feeling back to her usual self again with only minor aches in her limbs so everyone had decided to continue with the pool tournament again. The first match was Jac against Mo- Jac was going first so that she didn't risk getting any germs from Zosia from sharing the pool cues.

"You don't have to play tonight if you don't want to, you can go back to bed if you want." Jonny said softly and Jac glared at him. All day he had been being cautious of her after her fainting episode the day before. He had stayed with her every minute that he possibly could and he listened out for her when she went in the bathroom which she found awkward. She was sure that the only reason he had a shower with her that morning was so he could keep an eye on her and make sure she didn't turn the water up too hot.

Ignoring her partner, Jac took the first shot after winning at heads or tails against Mo. She instantly potted a striped ball so she knew that was her set of balls for the match.
"Y'know, I don't understand why you fainted when Mr T came in covered in blood considering you've been fine in theatre recently." Jonny admitted.
"Well I'm sorry but I thought he was seriously injured." Jac snapped.
"Jac Naylor was worried?" Jonny joked and Mo smirked. Jac glanced up at everyone's reaction and they all seemed to be smiling too.
"You really think I'm that heartless?" Jac muttered before she dropped the pool cue on the table, moving the balls and then waddled out of the room.

"Jac, Jac stop." Jonny ordered as he chased after her which didn't take a lot of effort at her speed. He stopped her just outside of the games room where the others were, and he was sure he saw her wipe a tear away from her eye. "Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it, I promise." Jonny said sincerely.
"I hate these flipping hormones." Jac joked halfheartedly before she suddenly gasped and clutched her bump. "You little-" Jac threatened. The foetus had just booted Jac in the ribcage. It was only one kick, but she had put all of her might into it.

"I think that's our daughter telling her mummy to calm down." Jonny smiled as he rubbed the top of Jac's bump to comfort her a little. "C'mon, I wanna watch you thrash Mo." He smiled as he held out his hand. Reluctantly, Jac took it and padded after Jonny back to the others.

Mo had set the pool table up to start once more and she gestured for Jac to begin. Again, Jac began the game, only this time she potted a coloured ball. She sheepishly moved around the table until she found the correct position, and instead of using the usual technique of using both hands to guide the cue to a ball, Jac did something different. She placed her left hand on her hip, with the cue in her right hand and stood adjacent to the table. She rested the cue on top of her bump, slowly slid it back and forth before she hit the white ball and potted a green ball.

"Now that's a new tactic." Mo said worriedly.
"Isn't it cheating to use something that your opponent doesn't have?" Zosia queried.
"Trust me, if I could give her the bump for an hour or two, I would." Jac retorted as she got in position to take her next go.

A little while later, just the white and black ball remained and it was Mo's shot.
"No pressure Mo." Mr T joked.
"Shut it." She said as she positioned herself. After taking a few moments to calculate the force she needed to hit the ball, she took the move. It seemed like forever until the white ball hit the black- the only ball that needed to be potted to win- only both balls stopped, just by a corner pocket and perfectly lined up for Jac.
"C'mon, you can do this Jac." Jonny said encouragingly. Jac decided to take this shot properly -well, without the use of her bump at least- so she got ready, only just as she was about to take her shot, her darling daughter fidgeted in her uterus.

"What's the hold up?" Mo moaned as Jac stood there, waiting for the second attack because it was rare that she would only kick once in a short time span.
"Just wait." Jac ordered with her hand on the top of her bump, where she would attempt to take most of the force and prevent any gasping like earlier.
"Is it a contraction?" Jonny asked worriedly.
"Trust me, if I was in that much pain, you'd know it." Jac stated bluntly.
"Well why're we waiting? Or is a build up to-" Mo was interrupted as Jac grabbed her colleagues hand and placed it on the top of the bump. Thankfully, her daughter kicked as hard as she could at that moment giving the registrar all the explanation she needed. "Oh... Right, when you're ready." Mo said awkwardly as she stepped back.

"Can I go to the toilet first?" Jac asked.
"Jac, just take the shot!" Zosia ordered. The consultant huffed before she stepped up to the table, quickly took the shot and potted the black.
"One point to me, and I need the toilet." Jac stated as she shoved the pool cue against Jonny's chest and then waddled off to the toilet.

"Right," Mo began as she picked up the sheet which had the tournament's matches on it, "next up is Mr T vs Guy." She announced. Jonny took a while to set up the table whilst the pair put a little cue chalk on- thought Mr T was only copying Guy because in all honesty, he was useless at pool and everyone knew it.
"May the best man win." Guy said as he shook Mr T's hand.
"May the best man win." Mr T agreed.

"Mr T, a word. Now." Jac ordered. Everyone turned around to see Jac leaning in the door way and her eyes looked slightly red as though she had been crying, though she had only been gone less than five minutes so they didn't think she could've been into a full on sobbing mood.
"Um, I... I'll be right back." Mr T stated as he tried to assess Jac's facial expression to determine what was wrong. He leant the cue against the table and then followed Jac out into the living room so the others wouldn't hear them.

"I should go too." Jonny stated.
"No," Mo said as she grabbed Jonny's arm to stop him, "she would've asked if she wanted you too and guessing by her face, it's something embarrassing." Mo stated. Jonny had to agree with her so the four in the room patiently waited, each letting thoughts run through their mind as to what Jac wanted. A few minutes later, Mr T poked his head around the corner, but there was no sign of Jac.
"Um, can Zosia and Jonny play first? I just need to... To check Jac." Mr T said awkwardly.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Jonny asked worriedly.
"Nothing's wrong with the baby, Jac's just got something I need to look at." Mr T stated quietly.

"Well I need to speak to her." Jonny said sternly as he pushed past the gynaecologist. Before Mr T could stop him, Jonny burst into their bedroom where he found Jac lying on the bed with a towel lying over her legs that were propped up.
"Jonny! Get out!" Jac shouted angrily as she put her legs down, sat up and pulled a pillow across her lap.
"What's going on?" Jonny demanded. Mr T stood in the doorway wondering whether Jac was going to tell him, but judging by her outraged face, he deduced that she wasn't.
"Jac's just in a little bit of pain following a bowel movement and I just need to check because she doesn't think it's haemorrhoids." Mr T explained.
"Patient confidentiality much?" Jac moaned.
"Right, carry on." Jonny said. He shut the bedroom door, then got next to Jac on the bed and laid her back down again. Jac sighed and hit her head on the pillow whilst Mr T washed his hands in the ensuite. "You know, my friend's doctor said he had piles once, I said he must be wrong. He's a perfect arsehole!" Jonny joked quietly.

Jac smirked at the ceiling whilst Jonny took her hand in his.
"Right, you ready?" Mr T queried as he knelt on the end of the bed- it wasn't the same as a hospital bed so he had to get on the edge of the bed so he could examine Jac properly. "Okay." He said softly as he lifted the towel up a little. Jac's eyes darted nervously around the ceiling waiting for the result when she grimaced because he had to touch her to examine her. "Okay." He repeated as he got off of the bed. "It's not haemorrhoids-"
"Told you." Jac said smugly.
"It's an anal fissure. And I'm guessing, the cause is constipation." He concluded and Jac nodded. "Okay well, it's only a small tear, so it should heal in a week or two. But a little bleeding is perfectly normal, as long as the blood isn't coming from somewhere else okay." He explained. "If you're not sure, just let me know and I'll do my best to help. Until then, the best you can do it eat plenty of fibre in your diet, and drink lots of water."

"Right, thanks." Jonny smiled because he knew Jac was to embarrassed to speak as she put her legs down, and kept the towel in place.
"Are you still in pain now?" Mr T asked after seeing a slight wince as she moved.
"I can deal with it." Jac replied.
"Well, I'd recommend just taking one paracetamol, instead of two if it's not too bad, and hopefully, you should be okay. Oh and, I'll pop into town tomorrow and get you some stool softeners; you need specific ones at this stage with a fissure. Alright, I'll leave you two to it." Mr T smiled before he left the pair.

Mr T walked out to find that the games room was empty and everyone else seemed to have gone to their bedrooms. He went over to his and Mo's where the registrar was anxiously awaiting news.
"Is Jac alright?" Mo asked as she jumped off of the bed.
"Yeah yeah, just a minor issue. Nothing that can't be fixed." He replied. He turned away from Mo and hung his jumper on the door hook, and when he turned around, Mo was sitting there with a condom packet in her hand. As she stood up, he greeted her, and planted his lips on hers. The kiss soon deepened and they didn't separate until he pushed her back onto the bed to undress her, and then they made love for the first time together.

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