first_in_time | Unplanned And Terrified

The day had been much the same as all the others but still Barbara felt nervous. She met Ian briefly at the end of the day and told him she would be late home but did not reveal what she was doing. Barbara had noticed that she was late (in other, more personal matters), and needed to speak with someone more qualified. She had her suspicions, of course but they were only going to stay suspicions until some sort of result manifested itself.

The result....made her nervous.

She slowly walked home, wondering just how she was going to tell Ian that she was pregnant. At the front door, she paused, hand hovering over door knob. It would be fine. They would be fine. Barbara just had to convince herself of that fact. Quietly she opened the door and stepped into the house. Already she could hear a few of the teenagers relaxing in their lounge eating dinner.

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first_in_time

"We should start that soon if we want to have it decorated and ready," she told him and used her other leg to rub his outer thigh. "We could have an extension built just off our bedroom. There isn't a lot out there; all of the hammocks and things are further away."

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splendid_roman

"That's a good idea. And when it's old enough it can go and live upstairs with the rest of the teenagers." He grinned at her.

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first_in_time

Barbara laughed. "I wonder if they'll appreciate that but what about if we have multiple children? They'll be kicked out a lot sooner than when they hit puberty."

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splendid_roman

"We'll build a room big enough to fit two children and then if we have any more we'll build more rooms." He moved to the other foot and raised an eyebrow. "How many were you thinking of having?"

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first_in_time

"I wasn't planning on having any but now we're having an accident. So either we don't touch each other once the baby is born - which I know I can't do - or we could prepare for future mistakes."

Barbara realised how that probably sounded and immediately looked ashamed.

"I didn't meant thatim a negative sense. I'm happy that we're having a child but, well, we haven't exactly had proper sex since our last anniversary and we thought we were being careful. So either you've got super sperm or were not being careful enough."

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splendid_roman

His hands stilled on her foot as he looked down at it for a moment. He wanted to say that they could be more careful, but he knew that they'd tried their hardest and couldn't be any more careful than they had been.

"I wish it wasn't so hard." He sighed and looked back up at her. "I wish we could be like any other married couple and not have to worry about being careful or having accidents."

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first_in_time

Barbara pulled her foot out of his hold so that she could crawl up the tub and into his arms.

"It seems daunting, and it is, but if we can make one child work, who is to say that we can't make others work? And this could be a fluke. All I'm saying is that we should be prepared."

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splendid_roman

"It is daunting," he agreed. "But we'll be doing it together." Which made it slightly less so.

"And there's a bright side." He kissed her rather than tell her what that bright side was.

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first_in_time

Barbara gladly allowed Ian to kiss her. She cupped a hand against his cheek as she kissed him back, her thumb rubbing against his skin. As nervous as she was previously, Ian had been washing it all away bit by bit. She still didn't feel entirely confident about the future but they would work it out. It would come together.

"You haven't asked me to wash your back yet," she said quietly after she'd pulled back a little ways.

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splendid_roman

"No, I haven't." He grinned at her. "Have I been nice enough yet?"

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first_in_time

"I think so," she said smoothly and sat back. "Turn around. I promise it won't hurt."

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splendid_roman

He did turn around and settled down with his back to her. "Are you going to ask me what the bright side is?" Assuming she hadn't guessed.

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first_in_time

Barbara assumed that she knew but decided to play with the question. "Is it that the child has me for a mother? That I have the joy of carrying your child? That our beautiful child is going to be raised in this wonderful home?"

She used the songe to squeeze warm water over Ian's shoulders and the back of his neck.

"Or has the bright side got something to do with the changes in my body, perhaps? Bigger breasts? A table to carry things on while we walk around the village?"

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splendid_roman

"They weren't what I was thinking of, but all of those things are bright sides." He looked over his shoulder to grin at her. "I'm especially looking forward to using you as a table."

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first_in_time

She pushed the sponge gently against his nose and reached for the soap.

"What were you thinking of, then?"

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splendid_roman

He smiled. "That we don't have to be careful for a little while."

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first_in_time

She chuckled. "I suppose that the worst has already happened."

Barbara leaned in to kiss the side of his neck then started rubbing soap over his shoulders and down his back. She purposefully rubbed as far down as she could get while he was sitting.

"It has been a year. We've got quite a bit of catching up to do."

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splendid_roman

"Yes, we do." He turned round to catch hold of her and kiss her. "As long as we don't get too used to it."

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first_in_time

"We've got about six months and I won't be up to do much more than kissing for a number of weeks after." Barbara kissed Ian again, her hands sliding up his arms. "We can fit in quite a bit in that time...so long as the children let us," like they were in that moment.

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splendid_roman

"Plenty to keep us going," he agreed, kissing her again. "Now why don't I wash your back?"

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first_in_time

"Only if you promise to wash my front after," she said as she handed over the sponge and gently turned to face away from him.

"I have to admit that I am surprised you didn't pick up on my pregnancy earlier," Barbara told him over her shoulder, "I've gone out almost an entire cup size."

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splendid_roman

"You have?" He rested the sponge against her back while he peered over her other shoulder to see. "I think I just decided I was imagining it."

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first_in_time

"You realise that you've got every right to find out for yourself?" she told him and grabbed hold of his sponge free hand to put it on a breast.

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splendid_roman

"Then I should make a thorough inspection." He put on a serious face while he caressed it. Eventually he declared, "Yes, it is bigger. But I think I should check the other one to be sure." He swapped hands to do the same with the other breast.

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first_in_time

Barbara laughed an pd leaned back to kiss Ian's neck while he inspected. It felt good as always; he was exceptional with his hands.

"And what is your conclusion?"