FIVE
As they wait, she peruses the magazines left on the low table in front of them. Tsubasa may be content to meditate, but Maria simply doesn't have it in her to relax.
So she picks up a random magazine, glancing at the headlines on the cover.
'The Pull Between Who You Love, What You Love Doing, and Sleep—p. 5.'
Well, that sounds interesting.
She glances at Tsubasa; she must sense it, because she opens her eyes and smiles. Their hands come together, resting on Tsubasa's thigh.
"Maria," Tsubasa murmurs.
Maria leans her head on Tsubasa's shoulder.
On average, her wife isn't exactly someone of few words, but she's not all that talkative, either. That Tsubasa trusts her with all her moods, that Tsubasa feels safe to talk as much or as little as she wants to, that Tsubasa is here, a partner in every sense of the word—it centers Maria more than anything else in the world.
"Read this with me?"
Tsubasa squints down at the article.
"Don't strain your eyes," Maria chides, and she giggles at Tsubasa's disgruntled look.
When she finally has her glasses on, Tsubasa brings her arm around Maria's shoulder to bring her closer.
And so they read together.
Maria feels Tsubasa's serene calm ensconcing her, distracting her from the words on the page.
There are a lot of thoughts in her head—this article caught her eye because it addresses her worry about being able to be a good parent and a good wife and good employee and still have time for her hobbies—but there is the more immediate worry that makes her seek comfort.
Because her life is about to change.
Tsubasa's life is about to change.
A child's life is about to change.
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Despite her worries, though… she's pretty darn excited.