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 Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:18 pm
Peter nodded dumbly, but the warmth seemed to have drained out of his hands, feet, and face. This was happening very, very fast, and he felt tempted to step outside and throw up.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:26 pm
Amelia chuckled, rolling her eyes with a grin at Peter's complexion. "Young or old, men are always the same." She dug into her pocket and handed Peter a bite sized chocolate bar from Honeyduke's. "Have some chocolate, calm your nerves, and try to get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:30 pm
Peter nodded again, but he looked at the chocolate as though he had no idea what to do with it.
Evelyn could see that Peter wasn't going to say anything, and she stood up quickly. "We're very grateful to you, Amelia. We would have had no idea what to do."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:42 pm
Amelia nodded, taking Peter's hand and placed the chocolate in his palm, an obviously amused smile on her face. "Any time, dear. I should still be on call by the time she's ready to come in, so you just ask for me and I'll take good care of you all. Goodnight." And with that, she popped out of the house.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:00 pm
Evelyn cast a worried look at Peter. "Go ahead and eat the chocolate...and I'll reheat your dinner...and then you get up to bed, Peter. You'll be needing to get as much rest as you can."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:03 pm
Michael sighed as he poured a glass of firewhiskey that he had in the liquor cabinet and set it down in front of his son. "Welcome to fatherhood." He did this all very discretely, knowing that Evelyn might not approve.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:09 pm
Evelyn frowned, but said nothing. She frowned still deeper when Peter sniffed the glass and drained it. He immediately sputtered and coughed a bit, and Evelyn did brighten when Peter pushed the glass away and began to unwrap his chocolate.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:23 pm
Michael took the glass from the table and put it in the sink, looking over at his wife and drawing her into an embrace. "He's going to need our help tonight."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:29 pm
OOC: Skip to when Jess gets up?
Evelyn nodded. "Yes." She swallowed. "Yes, I know."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:33 pm
((my thoughts exactly))
The next morning, Jess woke up feeling extremely sore. Thanks to the lingering effects of the potion she had taken, she wasn't yet in full fledged pain and it took a second for her to remember that she was technically in active labor. Taking a deep breath as she felt a dull cramping, she sat up, keeping her eyes shut and calling out for her husband. "Peter..."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:59 pm
Peter, who had fallen into a fitful sleep just an hour or so before, started. He wasn't really used to sleeping in the same bed as Jess, since when he usually got home, he would decide to spend the night on the sofa. "I'm here," he mumbled, rubbing his eyes.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:09 pm
Jess opened her eyes slowly, actually surprised that he was at her side. Smiling weakly, she took his hand and gave it a small squeeze. "Come on, I think we need to go."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:30 pm
Peter nodded, fumbling with the blanket and getting out of bed. "Sure. Get dressed," he said confusedly, before knocking on his parents' door. "She's up. We need to go now," he called, before returning to his room.
Evelyn burrowed herself into Michael's chest. "It's rather early, isn't it?" she mumbled, reluctantly getting up.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:35 pm
Seeing as how Jess had fallen asleep without putting her pyjamas done, getting dressed was no problem. She was a little taken back, though, by the fact that Peter was acting so calmly about this all.
Michael groaned, muttering something to himself before hugging Evelyn. "It's always early in New Zealand, darling. The sheep..."
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:43 pm
Peter was inwardly quaking, but he did his best to wait until Jess was hidden from view to have a breakdown. "You'll...you'll want to get something to eat, probably. An apple, maybe."
"Jess, dear," Evelyn answered, patting Michael's shoulder. "She's in labor now, remember? We need to go now."
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