Sia sighed lightly, "I knew that was sort of coming for me to hear, but it's not final until you check, correct?". Nola nodded, "Indeed. If you would please sit on that chair.".
Sia was glad that she was done with the fitting process, as she only fussed a bit with her dress as she sat down on a comfortable chair, and Nola sat across from her on another chair, using her crystal to check on Jendayi and the state of everything.
"This won't take too long, don't worry.", Nola assures her as she got to work. "I know, we've done this whole thing before a few times...", Sia chuckled.
Nola chuckled, "Indeed. I wouldn't blame you for being worried about Jendayi and all...I trust the prenatal tea is doing well?", as she scanned the baby bump with the crystal.
"Yes. It may sound a bit strange, but when I drink it, my instincts are there, and I feel Jendayi gaining weight bit by bit by the food, feeling her emotions which is basically contentment, curiosity, grumpiness, mischief, and happiness, and that she is moving around quite well, and it dulls the occasional morning sickness...If that makes sense...", Sia explained.
Nola looked surprised to hear that admission of the princess, and then hummed in thought, "Hmm, you are a bit more sensitive to things than your sister, that I know due to seeing you grow up, it doesn't sound strange to me, and instincts, sounds like you are having something in common with your sister...Tell me, are you feeling urgent or anything with the instincts?".
Sia shook her head, "No, it's mainly feeling things, and I don't feel urgent like Kida did, which is good, since you know, Jendayi is practically 6 months along for another two months or around there...I would have understood if it was later on, like if she was 8 months old, almost 9 months old, impatient like how Toki was, though I would have been still a bit nervous...".
"That's very true. I have never heard of six months old babies surviving childbirth, though we do have preemie incubators for seven months old babies and occasionally early eight months old babies, along with sick ones if the mothers caught something which is really rare, thankfully, yet it if it wasn't for uncovering Atlantis's history of medicine which I'm extremely thankful for, as I hated forgetting things I thought was lost to me and the other healers, we wouldn't be here.", Nola replied before smiling, "Ah, here we are. Give me a minute here.".
She listened to Sia's baby bump, and then smiled, "Well, you were indeed right. Jendayi has been gaining a few ounces every week and all, her lungs are doing just fine, her limbs are developing well into fingers and toes, with a good spine, excellent internal system including a fantastic heartbeat, and all five senses are getting into development, though of course, she can already hear and feel. The cord and the placenta are in excellent health, all intact, and the water bag, it's insulated well and strong...It seems like Rachel's gift of giving the immunities and antibodies of her water bag to your daughter's water bag has been infusing wonderfully to great health, as it is keeping her warm and cozy and of course, protecting her from illness, and from the ah, recent signs of your limited lovemaking with your man, it looks like Jendayi isn't even bothered as there hasn't been issues at all, which I am pleasantly surprised to see.".
Sia widened her eyes in hopeful excitement, "So, I and Jacques are no longer restricted to your rules?", feeling a bit of her horny hormones spike up, yet she knew she has to hear her healer's answer first before she has to squash her horny hormones once again like always of recently, or slowly build them over the day to have her hopefully planned night with Jacques as she deserves to have her turn to ravish and spoil and finally have her dream of riding him to oblivion where he will have explosions in his eyes.
"I suppose not.", Nola admitted. "From the looks of things, it will be alright, though I still would recommend not going too crazy.", she informed her as Sia took a long sigh of relief. "It really has been almost too long for the both of us...", she blushed.
Nola chuckled, "I can believe that. And before you ask, I'll gladly observe the ceremony as your friend, not your healer...So, do you need a snack and a bit of water before we head for the clearing with young Vinny's garden?", as she replaced her crystal around her neck again.
Sia smiled, "Yes, I'd need the energy. I still can't believe I'm getting married...", as they got up from their chairs, with Sia minding her center of gravity, smoothing her dress down from any wrinkles, leaving the parlor/fitting room.
"It will be a beautiful ceremony as today is such a nice day, Sia. Everything will go perfectly...I'm sure you're very curious to see Jacques' new tattoos he has as a surprise today...After all, he will be as much as a Atlantean as you, Kory, and Vinny.", Nola nodded, reassuring her with a smile.
Sia nodded with an excited smile, "Yes, I'm really happy that Jacques is truly representing through Atlantis, though I believe he would have his hair in a hairstyle from France, as he has said it of yesterday...I was glad that we had forgone that peculiar tradition of a bachelor night and such as it would be strange again not to sleep without him, though we have kept the tradition of not seeing me after breakfast, and now it's afternoon...", as she and Nola went to the kitchens where one of the chefs gave her some cravings thankfully and kept going.
Nola chuckled, "He must be anxious by now.", and Sia giggled, imagining easily as he would be more nervous about messing up something of the ceremony as he's literally marrying a princess.
Indeed, behind one of the boulders, near a pond, in the clearing, Jacques is fussing unnecessarily as he adjusted his wedding toga again, "How do I look, Kory?", as he glanced at Korbyn who sat on the ground, clapping his hands with a look that is saying 'You look fine!', clearly fed up.
"Yeah... I suppose you're right...", Jacques chuckled. Maybe it would've been better though to ask Vinny that question rather than Kory considering the baby probably fully didn't understand what was going on still.
Korbyn giggled as Jacques exhaled, resisting the urge to muss his hair, and heard Milo's voice, "Jacques, one of the runners say that Sia is on her way with Nola, and soon, it will be time. Everybody is gathering.".
Jacques called out, "Okay, Milo!", before looking at Korbyn, "You ready, Kory?", with a smile, and Korbyn squealed happily as he moved into his hands and then stood up, determined to walk with his tongue out, doing it without focusing too hard.
"Oh, that's it, son, trust yourself, come on!", Jacques encouraged as Kory walked a bit wobblily yet successfully doing it without falling backwards or forward, and Kory smiled widely, now having two new more teeth next to his first tooth, as he babbled happily, his excitement causing him to say his first word, "Papa!".
Jacques paused for a moment before he smiled and picked him up. "Your first word... and it's Papa... oh, your mother isn't going to like that...", he teased as he ruffled the boy's hair a bit.
Korbyn raised an eyebrow, jabbing a finger at him, and Jacques chuckled, "You're right...You had your first crawl, first sit-up, and first stand with your mother...It's fair that you got your first complete walk and first word with me...I'm so proud of you, Kory.", kissing him on the forehead.
Korbyn smiled widely, kissing his father on the cheek, and then babbled by pointing a hand, and Jacques chuckled, "Right, let's go...Are you going to surprise your mother as well, and maybe your brother too?", and Korbyn nodded.
"Alright then... hopefully it'll be more than simply saying Papa, or I think they might be a bit disappointed... still, don't hurt yourself trying, we'll just take the whole language stuff one at a time.", Jacques chuckled as the two of them headed out.
The biggest clearing of the city has become even more beautiful with Vinny's garden, shaped like a heart that has four different rows in outlining the heart, representing Vinny's former parents, grandparents, siblings, and aunt including the unknown fetus of hers in different colors and flower types.
There's a created trail from somewhere below the garden and through the heart, to the middle of the heart that has an altar of Atlantean design, and indeed, everybody is gathering, filling the clearing, with many seats on the boulders and crumbled steps and a couple of laying pillars.
Jacques and Korbyn made it to the altar, seeing the rest of the family, Milo, Kida, Abraham, Thaddeus, and of course, the babies in their arms in the front rows.
As everybody settled in over several minutes including Nola, soft Atlantean music began, and then, from a curtain of vines, Jacques's heart skipped a beat as he saw his mate escorted by Vinny, dressed in his best Atlantean clothes, with Sia looking stunning, glowing like a gorgeous expectant mother.
Sia smiled widely as she saw her mate at the altar, pleasantly surprised to see two Atlantean tattoos, one on his side of his chest over his heart, and one on his right arm; respectively saying that he's a devoted protector of family, and that he's a hard-working man who loves his job, and their son looking adorable and handsome standing next to Jacques, unknowing of the determined motivation to surprise his mother and brother.
As Jacques was walking down the aisle; Kory was fidgeting and wanting to be put down before Jacques figured it out and gently placed him on the ground; only for the baby boy to slowly get himself up on his feet in another attempt to walk. "Oh, you wanted to walk on your own two feet for the rest of the way?", he chuckled.
Kory smiled widely at his father, and then turned his head around as he started to walk, eyes focused on his mother and brother as Jacques slowly followed, seeing Sia's eyes watering as she saw their baby boy walking without falling not even once, unlike the attempted time in the hospital room as she replied, "Kory, you're walking on your own!", as the audience watched in adoration at the scene.
Vinny smiled at his little brother as they kept strolling on, seeing Kory walking a bit faster, and then Sia and Vinny's eyes widened as Kory called out, "Mommy! Nanyo!", pausing their stroll in surprise as far as they knew, it was his first words, and Vinny couldn't blame his little brother for saying a nickname of sorts in Vinny's formal name of Vincenzo in a way.
Both Sia and Vinny double take'd each other when they heard that before Sia began to tear up at the sound of her own baby boy talking. "Was that supposed to be my name?", Vinny chuckled as Sia gave him a bit of a stink eye while still smiling.
Kory finally reached them as he giggled, "Mommy! Nanyo!", saying them again, hugging Sia's leg, not caring about the dress, and the audience awwed as Vinny picked him up in his other arm to let Sia kiss Kory on the forehead, "Oh, Kory, you said your first words!", as Jacques smiled, joining them.
Kory smiled widely, "Papa!", and Sia gasped softly, "Jacques, he called you too...", tears falling down her cheeks with a smile. Jacques chuckled, "Apparently, he wanted to make sure he field-tested with me first before surprising his mother and brother.".
Sia pouted playfully, "Oh, you little sneak!", tickling Kory as he squealed happily, and fidgeted in Vinny's arm, babbling as Vinny put him down, and Kory took Jacques' hand, almost walking/ bouncing, pointing to the altar with a cry of impatience.
Vinny smiled, "Apparently, he wants us not to miss out on our family ceremony, and of course, be by your sides when you two get hitched.", as Sia sniffed happily, stroking her baby bump, feeling excited kicks from Jendayi, and Jacques squeezed her hand in his other hand, "Shall we, my love? After all, we gotta give this crowd something to enjoy, eh?", with a smile.
"Certainly been wanting to do this for months...", Sia teased as Jacques nodded, "I know; maybe it would've been smarter if we did it the moment that I showed back up... if we didn't have any issues, of course.".
Sia hummed, "Like you said, the past is in the past. We can learn from the past, but now, right now, I prefer this...", and Jacques smiled warmly as he walked side by side with Vinny on the other side of Sia, and of course, Kory on Jacques' other side, and so, the family strolled on to the altar.
Jacques whispered, "By the way, you are very stunning, glowing beautifully with our daughter.", stroking her baby bump as he smiled lovingly, as they stood in place, looking at each other, and Sia blushed brightly, smiling, "You're not so bad yourself...Those tattoos are perfect on you...", caressing his arm tattoo, while admiring his chest tattoo.
"I knew I made the right choice in those tattoos. Crystal healing is definitely better than sore skin that would last for a week or two on the surface...", Jacques replied with a smile as the Atlantean music ended on a chorus as the Heart of Atlantis shone through the sunlight on a soft beam upon the family as their crystals shone a bit brighter.
Sia then took a deep breath, "I, Thalassia Nedakh, take Jacques Robert Dernier as my husband, to give my surname to him in being part of the family, to love him with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to his words when he's of need in advice or to ask me when he is looking to accompany me in minor royal duties with the people, to be by his side when he is sick or in grief, to live with him through days of peace, days of turmoil, and to hold his hand or be in his arms when I am childbearing to give life to our children, and to be there with him to the end of our days.", as she rested her right hand on his heart.
Then it was Jacques' turn. "I, Jacques Robert Dernier, take Thalassia Nedakh as my wife, to take her surname in being part of the family, to love her with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to her words when she's of need in advice or to ask me when she is looking for companionship and love at any time she needs or wants it, to be by her side when she is sick or in grief, to live with her through days of peace, days of turmoil, and to hold her hand or be in her arms when I am holding her hand when she gives life to our children, and to be there with her to the end of our days.", he said as he mimicked her hand motion and placed his right hand on her heart.
Their crystals shimmered, and the couple smiled before turning their attention to their sons, as Jacques picked Kory up, and Sia held out a hand to Vinny who took a deep breath, taking her hand as he came into their huddle.
"I, Thalassia Nedakh, take Vincenzo Giovani Santorini as my son, to give him the choice to take my surname as his own or keep his surname, to love him with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to his words when he needs someone to talk to, to be there for him when he's in trouble or just wanting some comfort, to be by his side when he is sick or in grief, to be the best mother for him as best as I can while I will not replace his true mother, and to watch him grow up, to have the best deserving life he can thrive in, from today foreword to the future.", Sia spoke warmly, clearly, yet with a motherly tone, smiling at Vinny.
"I, Jacques Robert Dernier, take Vincenzo Giovani Santorini as my son, to give him the choice to take my surname as his own or keep his surname, to love him with my heart, soul, mind, to listen to his words when he needs someone to talk to, to be there for him when he's in trouble or just wanting some comfort, to be by his side when he is sick or in grief, to be the best father for him as best as I can while I will not replace his true father, and to watch him grow up, to have the best deserving life he can thrive in, from today foreword to the future.", Jacques added as he took his free hand to place on Vinny's shoulder.
Vinny's eyes teared up as Kory gave a happy babble, placing his small hand on Vinny's cheek, "Nanyo, boo!", smiling widely as they all knew that Kory was saying in his own way that he's taking Vinny as his own brother, and they all felt a hearty thump from Sia's womb, showing a handprint on her baby bump, touching Vinny's chest, and they knew that Jendayi is also saying in her own way that she's taking Vinny as her own brother.
They awaited Vinny's decision and his declaration when suddenly, the flowers in Vinny's former family representation of the garden danced, and petals became free as a breeze came through, twirling around the family, and especially around Vinny.
