CHAPTER THREE

"When was Ozma returned to her throne?" Fiyero asked.

"After she was rescued from her kidnappers," Galinda said.

"I mean more specifically."

"I dunno then."

"We haven't learned much, have we?"

"Apparently not."

"I don't remember half of what Dillamond rattles on about."

"Because you don't pay attention."

"And you do?"

"Yes... I just don't retainify the information very well. Witchling brain and all that."

"And all that."

"It's a real thing. Many pregnant witches experience it. It bites."

"Don't bite your mommy," Fiyero said, placing a kiss on her small baby bump.

Galinda giggled softly, gently running her fingers through her fiancee's hair. "You're gonna be such a good dad..."

"You'll be an even more amazing mother. I can't believe we made a little life," Fiyero said, gently caressing her inner thigh.

"Don't get too handsy, my hormones are off the wall."

"Does it do something to you?" he asked with a grin, his hand slowly moving under her skirt.

"Sinful things."

"I can take care of that," he said, kissing her neck.

"Mm... maybe we can take a small study break," Galinda said, laying back on his bed as he laid next to her.

Fiyero slid her panties to the side, slipping his middle and ring fingers into her, slowly massaging the spongey spot that drove her crazy.

"Oh, Oz," she whispered.

"Relax and enjoy. I'll make you feel good," Fiyero said, slowly running circles over her clit with his thumb. "You are really wet."

"Little things set me off. Hormones are nuts."

Fiyero let his fingers and thumb move a little quicker, gently sucking on her neck.

"Mm..." she whimpered. "Oh yeah..."

It only took a few minutes before she was throbbing, letting out a loud moan. "Oh!" Galinda moaned as her back arched. "Yes, yes, yes..."

And it was the exact moment she let out a guttural moan as she came that the dorm's door opened, revealing an unfortunate Boq.

"Oh, Ozma..." Galinda said breathlessly.

"Don't you two have somewhere else you can do that?" Boq asked.

"Bick! Sweet Oz, why are you always walking in on us!"

Fiyero gently removed his fingers from her, making his way to the bathroom without a word.

"Maybe because this is my room and you're always having sex," Boq said, walking over to his dresser as Galinda sat up and fixed her skirt.

"It's Fiyero's room too, you don't see him walking in on you."

"Because I don't have a girl in here doing those things."

"No, you just do it yourself," Galinda said, getting up and making her way to the bathroom.

"And my name is Boq!" he called after her.

"I don't care!"

Galinda hummed to herself quietly as she sat at her vanity, writing a dreadful essay. She hated them with a passion. She didn't understand why she had to write so much; it just made her hand cramp after a while. The good news was she was on her last paragraph - and then she dropped her pen with a small gasp, her hand immediately resting on her belly. "Oh!" she exclaimed.

"What? What happened?" Elphaba asked, her head snapping up from her book.

"I... I don't know," Galinda said, looking down at her small bump. "I think the baby kicked."

"That's good, isn't it?"

"Yeah. I've just never felt it before. It's... strangifying."

"Does it hurt? Do you need the nurse?"

"No, no. No pain. Just little pitter patters," she said, getting up and walking to Elphaba. "Fell."

"No, that's okay."

Galinda took Elphaba's hand and placed it where she felt the small thumps. "You feel it?"

Elphaba nodded. "Yeah... you have a real little witchling in there."

"I know, isn't it excitifying? Oz, I can't wait to meet him or her."

"You don't know what it is yet?"

"Not yet," she said, walking over to her bed and sitting down. "I might be able to find out at my next appointment."

"Are you hoping for one or the other?"

"No. I want both some day. A girl would be fun to dress up and take shopping, but a boy would be sweet and cuddly and fun to take on adventures. I'll just be glad if it's healthy. I can't wait to finally have it in my arms."

"So you're not nervous anymore?"

"I am. Just a little less every day. I know I'll get more nervous when it's close to delivery... that's what I'm scared about. I'm not good with pain. It'll probably be the most pain I'll ever be in, in my life."

"Well, it doesn't come out of a very big place."

"I'm a little worried I'll tear when I'm pushing. That's the part I'm really scared about. Can you imaginate pushing a baby out of your most intimate place?"

"I don't know if I want to."

"It'll be worth it... I just hate pain."

"Wasn't it painful your first time having sex?"

"It was more uncomfortable than painful. It felt really good once the discomfort was gone."

"So it feels good."

"Yeah. If it didn't, I wouldn't have sex."

"It must be nice having someone to make you feel good like that."

"It is. You can make yourself feel like that too, yanno. Have you used that vibrator yet?"

"No... I've been too scared."

"It doesn't hurt. It feels good. Might get rid of some of that pent up frustration."

"I'm not frustrated."

"You don't know that. You've never tried it."

"I think I'll live."

"It'll change your life. You'll have time to explore when Fiyero and I move into the family dorm."

"Any word on that?"

"Should be in a few days. They're getting a unit furnished. Beds, furniture, baby's nursery. I'm surprised they took to it so quickly."

"Does Madame Morrible know?"

"Well... I haven't said anything, but I'm sure she's noticed. I'm starting to show."

"What are you gonna do for school once the baby is born?"

"I'll get six weeks of maternity leave. I won't have to attend classes, but Fiyero will bring me my work and he'll turn it in for me. I'll stay caught up on school. Then the baby will go to the daycare unit while I'm in classes. They've been surprisingly accommodating. Lifts the worries a bit."

"You'll do fine. You're Galinda Upland."

"Hopefully my grades stay decent."

"And if they don't?"

"I flunk. And get kicked out of the family unit."

"That won't happen. You've never gotten less than an 'A' on any assignment."

"I hope not. It'll be different having a baby to take care of and doing school work at the same time."

"You can do it. If anyone can, it's you. And you'll have Fiyero."

"Only after classes, though. I'll be with the baby al day until he's done for the day."

"He'll help when he can, though. He won't let you do it on your own or let you struggle. He's too good for that."

"I know, I just... I dunno. I want him to do good in school, too. Be well rested, have time to do his assignments."

"He'll figure out ow to juggle it. It'll be fine."

Galinda smiled. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"Believing in me."