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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 8, 2011 22:26:50 GMT -6
Nix lay curled up on her side against Drake. She was wearing nothing but a pair of underwear and one of her mates button down shirts unbuttoned. The woman hadn’t really moved out of that spot most of the day, except for the occasional trip to the bathroom. It seemed that despite how well Lycans could heal it seemed they could still get sick. So far Nix hadn’t been able to keep anything down but and only thing on her mind right now was Gabe and why he had cheated the way he had. Not only that but the fact that he had been upset about the false pregnancy claim was even more hurtful. At this point Nix was thinking that all of this was her fault. That if she hadn’t said no to the pup’s thing and found a better reason than worrying about how her mates would treat the kid, none of this would have happened. She wouldn’t be feeling like a complete idiot right now having thought that her marriages were okay. Not to mention the young woman wouldn’t feel like hell about everything that happened. When she first found out, the Lycan had been furious and then hurt. Her emotions had moved from fury to sulking and yesterday she hadn’t been able to face anyone. Thus her sulking in bed for the last day and night.
The whole time she had been laying there in bed simply wrapped around Drake not moving, Nix had her mind only on the whole thing that happened with her mate. Not only had everything happened between him and the other woman but Gabe decided to disappear for a while as well. This caused the woman to worry about him even more and it was probably why she was feeling so sick for the last little while. Opening her eyes, the young woman shifted a bit slinging her leg over the man’s torso as she shifted a bit trying to get more comfortable. No one would see this side of the woman except her mates and that was how she liked it. It was why she felt like curling up in bed with her mate instead of heading out to face the world and friends. Groaning, the young woman made a face as she started feeling sick again her stomach turning even if she hadn’t eaten anything yet. “All this worrying is going to end up killing me.” she muttered disentangling herself from her husband before heading to the bathroom.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 10, 2011 23:00:58 GMT -6
Drake smiled to himself as he laid next to Nix. She was currently curled up in a ball beside him but he knew that she was not sick because of the stress that came because of what his idiotic brother had done. No, he knew by her scent that she was pregnant with pups, whether they were his or Gabe’s was a mystery to him but that didn’t matter. He was going to have pups and that was what mattered, well that and making sure that Nix did not have any health problems because of her stress levels. The former human was starting to become hungry but he was refraining from grabbing the bag of chips in his bedside drawer because he did not want to risk the smell of the food being the cause of Nix getting sick once more. Instead, he opted to just closing his eyes in an attempt to get some sleep before his mate rolled out of bed to run to the bathroom once again. He was hoping that this phase would be over soon because he was worried about how much she was able to eat but he knew she had no idea that she was pregnant yet, or she wouldn’t be so adamant about it being the stress.
He knew that she had not wanted to face anyone since Gabe cheated and everyone found out and he was not going to make her face anyone. Personally Drake had opted to staying by Nix’s side but every once in a while he would leave to get some food to eat and to grab something for her to attempt to keep down before attending to any duties that they needed to do before returning to their suite. It had seemed like everything was going to start settling down but then his brother decided to disappear for a while, without letting them know where he was going or for how long he was going to be gone. Drake knew that it only added more stress onto Nix’s shoulders and he wanted to make sure that she would be okay. It was the reason he was laying shirtless on the bed listening to her grunt and groan about not feeling well. As she got up and headed towards the bathroom, he removed himself from the tangled sheets and sat up. “Are you sure it’s just because you’re worried? Have you consulted one of the palace physicians?” He inquired hoping that she was not going to accuse him of assuming that she was not strong right now.
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 11, 2011 13:01:42 GMT -6
Getting up out of bed was something Nix had learned to do quickly in the last few weeks that she had been sick. Ever since the whole incident with Gabe and him getting drunk before getting another lycan pregnant, the young woman had been worried and stressed out. At first she had been furious to hear that something like that had happened. The one of the men she loved could even think about being with someone else after being with her for so many years already. Not to mention she was quite enraged and ready to kill the woman who even thought to go close to her husband. Nix was a protective and possessive lycan and that was quite well known to most people. Maybe the lycan woman was new and if that was the case she had been ready to rip her throat out just to teach to keep her hands off him. Luckily the young woman had Drake to keep her sane and prevent the woman from actually killing someone. Now she was getting tired of being sick before of all the worrying she was doing.
For her there really wasn’t another explanation as to why it was she couldn’t stop being sick all the time. Her appetite was down and it seemed that no matter how good something had smelt before, she couldn’t stand the smell anymore now. It was horrible because the young woman couldn’t find anything to eat that she could actually keep down. Nothing worked and she was getting tired of constantly feeling nauseous. If the constant sick feeling didn’t stop soon she would give up and just try and go on with her days not thinking about Gabe. Granted it was hard seeing as she did love the man and found it odd not to have him in her life every day. Luckily their bathroom was joint with the room and she could easily make a dash for from the bed. No matter how little she ate, the young woman’s body still found something for her to leave in the toilet. Groaning, she finished throwing up before sighing and splashing some water on her face. Nix found that this was really getting ridiculous now. Patting her face with some water, she sighed listening to Drake through the half cracked door to the bathroom. “Well what else could it be love? I mean all this started right after the whole thing with Gabe happened. Not to mention him deciding to up and leave like that. Besides going to the physician’s would only be a waste of their time, they’d tell me it was stress related and to try and eat something.” she explained grabbing a small cup of mouth waste to rinse the nasty taste out of her mouth. Sighing, the young lycan pushed some messy blonde hair out of her face as she padded back to the bed a hand firmly placed on her upset stomach.
“Why do you think I could be sick as well or something?” she asked curiously while she slowly situated herself in her husband’s lap facing him. Resting her head on his shoulder, her eyes closed for a moment as she inhaled his scent something that seemed to sooth her upset something well. “I’m sorry I’ve kept you here most of the day. Why don’t you go out and get some fresh air, tend to the garden?” she offered her fingers lazily playing with some strands of the man’s hair.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 11, 2011 21:47:07 GMT -6
While she was in the bathroom taking care of herself Drake smiled and quickly opened the bag of chips he had stashed away. He ate a few handfuls of them before sealing the bag and placing it back in his bedside table. He did not want to munch on the greasy snacks but it was that or leave Nix unattended for a while as he went to the garden to pick some fresh fruits and vegetables. The lycan man knew that his mate needed him right now more than anyone else did so he stuck around, even though laying in a bed all day was making him irritable and angsty. Sticking around was a good idea since he was able to get something out of his mate. Every day since she had been cooped up in the suite she had kept to herself so it was nice to actually hear her say more than a few words about stress and being sick. When she came back out of the bathroom, he could smell fresh mint mouthwash, giving away that she had actually gotten sick and then brushed her teeth to get rid of the taste.
Keeping his eyes on the bathroom and his mate the young lycan bit his lip in an attempt to figure out how to respond to her without letting on to the fact that he realized something about her. “Just because it happened after Gabe became an idiot has nothing to do with why you’re sick love. Going to a physician might be a waste of time but at least then you would know if it’s something else or just because you are worrying about him disappearing. Please go to them even if it’s just to appease me asking.” He asked hoping that she would get the hint and go before he became too excited about knowing that she was pregnant and let it slip to her. The last thing that he wanted to deal with was the aftermath of her learning that he knew something and kept it from her. With a shake of his head Drake wrapped his arms around Nix as she sat on his lap and leaned against him. “Don’t apologize I want to be here with you, I worry about you and want to make sure you’re okay, so I might go get some food for you to try to eat and keep down.” He offered hoping that she wouldn’t object to trying to eat something.
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 11, 2011 23:31:26 GMT -6
Nix took a sip of the mouthwash before drain the whole cup so as not to have to taste anything. She quickly rinsed and found herself frowning as she heard the distinct rustling of a bag. She couldn’t figure out what kind of bad it was at first but her nose picked up on the salty smell the moment she was outside of the bathroom. It seemed Drake was being considerate enough to not eat the stuff in front of her. The mere smell seemed to sometimes set her off let along looking at the thing as it was being shoved into someone’s mouth. Luckily, chips did not seem to make her want to throw up but she was starting to feel worse for keeping her husband confined to their room like that. Nix thought that the best thing to do would be to at least pretend she was feeling better to let her mate escape for a while to do something else. She wanted to lay there with him more but she wasn’t going to be that cruel. While heading out of the bathroom the young Lady of Fairnix formulated a quick plan on making it work so that she could simply sleep while Drake went and did what he wanted. The woman knew when to cut her mates loose and she had been sensing for a while now that Drake was getting antsy.
“I don’t know what this could be but it’s the only logical explanation. I mean what else would cause this kind of reaction really but stress. I worry about him you know. As much as I know he can handle himself I don’t want him out there all lone without us. What if he runs into some vampires?” she asked her worried tone peaking as she tried to push the thoughts out of her head. The more she thought about it the more nauseous she got and that wasn’t good. Thinking about it, Nix figured that offering to go see a physician would be the best thing to do at least if it meant letting her mate loose so he didn’t have to suffer laying in bed with her all day long. “Alright but only because you asked me to. I really don’t see the point in being told something I already know.” she explained placing a gentle kiss on his cheek before she slide off his lap completely. “I’m okay love, I promise. Just get out for a while, I can tell you’re angsty right now.” she told him before going to the small chair near the bed to grab one of her robes. “I’ll head over to one of the physicians for a quick visit then come here to take a nap. How about I see you after my nap?” she offered freeing her mate from any obligations he had to stay with her while she was sick.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 12, 2011 14:20:13 GMT -6
Drake shook his head and sighed as he heard that his mate was going to go see the court physicians because he asked her to. It was good to know that she trusted him enough to see that he really wanted her to consult a professional about why she was sick, even though he already knew exactly why she was sick. Knowing that she was pregnant and that they were going to be parents was enough to make him want to tell everyone but it was a secret until his other half knew and told him. Then he would express that he could tell by the way her scent changed. There was also the fact that her heartbeat quickened and her body temperature had risen slightly because of the quickened heartbeat. “I know you worry about him, I worry about him too but you need to take care of yourself right now. Stressing about everyone else will not help you get any better my dear and what really matters right now is your health.” He pointed out with a grin as she stood up and grabbed her robe. The woman he was in love with was listening to him, everyone they were close to knew that he was the one that kept her levelheaded and rational but he knew that she listened to him most of the time because it was the easiest way to avoid trouble and controversy with the court and their King.
“Well if you’re are right when you wake up from your nap you can tell me that I was wrong over and over again, but until then go see what the doctor has to say.” He teased while standing up and pulling on some clothes so he could tend to the garden and cook them some food for after her nap. Drake wanted to stick around and go to the physician with Nix but this was for her to do on her own and he was really anxious to get out and exert himself in the garden for a bit. After he was dressed Drake walked over and kissed Nix’s forehead before walking out of the suite to head towards the garden.
** When he got there he grinned and tended to some of the plants, all the servants said nothing about what happened with Gabe, which was a good thing because he did not need anyone to whisper about what happened in front of him. After he finished harvesting some of the fruit, he headed towards the kitchen and prepared a nice lunch for them to share. It was healthy and enough for him to eat if she could not hold it down. Fresh cut strawberries were on the plate with some blueberries, and some fresh turkey sandwiches. “Nix time to wake up you’ve been asleep for almost two hours. Are you feeling any better?” He asked while setting the tray on his bedside table.
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 12, 2011 18:21:07 GMT -6
Nix knew that arguing with her mate would only result in her being alone in bed while one of them slept on the couch or somewhere else. She disliked sleeping alone after so many years with a mate at her side, it was hard to fall sleep not hearing the extra heart beat near her or the warmth that both men usually provided. Napping was something different because she could simply wake up and drag one of her mates back to bed. However if they were fighting they’d be on the couch and she’d have to give in and forgive them if anything. The woman was too stubborn to do that sometimes. Right now she did not feel like having another argument and figured seeing the physician would be the best idea. It didn’t really seem that much of a hassle going over there to at least figure out what exactly was wrong. Maybe that way she could do something that would make her better. Putting the long black robe on, Nix wrapped it around herself before trying it around her small waist sighing. She didn’t feel like getting up must lately but the short walk wouldn’t be too bad. If anything she’d take a servant with her to tag along if she started feeling too sick. “I know I should take care of myself, but it’s hard not to worry. I mean, Drake we’ve been together for seventy six years, what caused him to want someone else now? Or maybe he simply wanted someone else for a while now but didn’t say anything thinking it would only bring us shame in the Court.” she admitted sighing as she pushed some blonde hair out of her face before heading to the bathroom to put on something loose fitting and comfortable.
Grabbing a pair of black sweat pants and a t-shirt, Nix couldn’t help but smile as she heard her husband say she could nag him later on. “You know I will hold you to that.” she pointed out before heading into the bathroom. It didn’t take her that long to change before she looked around for a pair of converse to wear. The kiss on her forehead only caused her to smile before she let her husband free to do what he wanted. She knew he was getting annoyed at this point about the whole being inside thing. Once he was gone, Nix headed out of their suite as well heading towards the physicians. Once there the young lycan explained that she was stressed out about something granted half the court already knew about the incident. She then told him about everything that was happening to the young woman’s body. It took a bit of time sitting there but finally the young woman found out why it was all this was happening. “What do you mean I’m pregnant?” she asked staring in disbelief at the other lycan in the room with her. Once everything else was explained the young woman nodded before heading back to her suite still completely taken back by the whole thing. Right now she didn’t know if she should be excited or worried about what all this meant.
The young woman had wanted pups for the longest time but with everything that was happening now was it even a good idea? Sitting on the bed in disbelief, she buried her head in her hands not knowing how to go about the whole thing. Still feeling nauseous, Nix kicked off her shoes before crawling into the bed. She hadn’t wanted to take a nap but it seemed her body was too tired and before she knew it, Drake’s voice filled her ears waking her up. Rubbing her eyes, she quickly opened them before looking around not realizing she had been asleep for that long. Stretching out for a moment, the young lycan sat up looking over at her husband. “My stomach seems to have settled a bit.” she replied before realizing Drake would probably want to know what the physician had told her. Swallowing hard, the young woman sighed before putting her hands on her stomach. “Darling I have something to tell you but this doesn’t mean I am going to be side tracked by the whole thing with Gabe.” she told him pausing for a moment before she looked down at her stomach. “It turns out it wasn't the stress....I’m pregnant…”
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 13, 2011 11:25:51 GMT -6
Drake knew that Nix probably knew she was wrong about stress being the reason she was sick, the way she was sitting that gave it away. He was glad that her stomach had settled, perhaps it meant that she would be able to eat and hold the food down rather than getting sick once again. “That’s good; do you think you’ll be able to eat? I brought fresh fruit and some turkey sandwiches for us to eat, there is also some freshly squeezed lemonade to drink.” He said with a grin before acting surprise by what she had said next. Obviously he had been aware that she was pregnant but he wanted to at least act surprised before ruining all her shock by stating he already figured it out a while back. “Don’t be side tracked by anything, what Gabe did was horrible and it’s going to take time for both of us to stop thinking and worrying about him.” It was the truth, Drake may have acted like he was holding up okay with what his own brother did but he was a mess. Gabe had always been a player before marrying Nix and he hoped that he would never fall back into his old habits, but some habits were hard to break completely.
Knowing that he had held back from grinning about the pregnancy for too long Drake laughed and looked at Nix. “I already knew that, it’s why I was so bothersome about you going to see the doctors. I knew that you needed to learn on your own about it so I convinced you to go, and now you know so we can take this one step at a time.” They hadn’t tried to get pregnant but it happened, and whether it was his or Gabe’s didn’t matter because he was going to be a dad either way. With a grin still on his face he moved to sit across from his mate on the bed, grabbing the tray and setting it between him as he sat down. He was starving and wanted to eat but he wanted to see if she would eat any first. Being raised to be a gentleman meant making sure that the ladies always had what they wanted first. “So let’s eat, I’m starving,” he said moving away from the fact that he let her know that he had prior knowledge to her being pregnant. Without another word he started eating some of the strawberries and blueberries, leaving his sandwich for later on in his meal. The fruit was delicious and he was hoping that the food would distract Nix from realizing what he had said earlier. Knowing that she was pregnant meant keeping it from her, which was hard enough to do without her knowing. Now that she knew he was going to have to explain why he had not told her about it. “You know I have to say I do pretty good with my gardening. The fruit always winds up being near perfection, no soft spots or bruising, no mold or pesticides, there aren’t even any bugs or bits eaten away.” He mused still trying to avoid looking at the expression his mate had on her face because of his comments.
Even though he was going to have to deal with the aftermath of what was just said Drake was excited to go through supporting Nix while she was pregnant. All the hormones meant he was going to be in for a long term but it would be worth it in the end. He would even be able to experiment with his cooking skills depending on her cravings. It was all too much for him to handle, excitement wise, that was why he was going to need Gabe to be back home and on track so that he would be able to help with all the plans and alterations to their lives. The grin on his face proved how excited he was about her being pregnant and he hoped that Nix wasn’t going to punish him because he withheld his knowledge about her pregnancy. [/color]
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 13, 2011 12:23:53 GMT -6
Sighing, the young woman looked down at her stomach for a moment as she hit herself a few times for not realizing that this might be something else. The throwing up was linked to stress but it could also be linked to being pregnant which meant that Nix had to start eating more no matter how hard it was for her to keep things down. The young lycan had been worried that her lack of eating the last few days had affected the pups in a way but the physician had mentioned that it was a time when food was really hard to keep down. In a little while she would be eating so much it would seem ridicules to a normal person. But she was advised to not hold back seeing as she was eating for two. Granted with her mates being twins the young woman suspected it might be more. Right now she wasn’t paying much attention to how many heart beats she could hear. She was too focused on the sole fact that she was pregnant. They hadn’t been trying at all and it seemed that fate had a weird way of telling her it was about time. “Maybe, I don’t think I have anything else to rid my body of anyways.” she muttered before looking up at her husband the tray of food he had brought them to eat.
So far the smell wasn’t making her run to the bathroom which was a good thing. Maybe this meant she would be able to actually eat something now seeing as her worries slowly started shifting from Gabe to the pup. “I know but it’s hard not to think about it. I mean, what if all this is my fault? I mean if I had simply said okay to the pup idea instead of letting my fears drive me would he have gone to find another woman to have pups with?” she asked biting her lip for a moment as she felt her heart flutter in agony as the what if she was throwing out right now. She knew that the past couldn’t be changed but that didn’t stop her from worrying. When Drake sat down, she leaned forward taking a few sniffs of the food he placed in front of her. So far so good her stomach wasn’t doing flips to tell her to run to the bathroom. Picking up the sandwich, she opened it putting some of the berries under the bread before taking a cautious bite out of it. When it didn’t feel like she was about to throw up, Nix smiled before practically devouring the sandwich with how hungry she found herself to be. She had been so focused on eating that the young woman missed what her husband had revealed to her in the first place.
Hearing that he already knew about her being pregnant caused the Lady of Fairnix to frown at her husband. “You knew and you didn’t tell me!” the young woman half yelled a bit annoyed at this. She grabbed the pillow behind her before smacking Drake upside the head with it. “You made me think I was stressed out this whole time! How could you? What if not eating hurt the pup somehow?” she asked sighing as her momentary anger subsided. She knew he was right that she needed to find out for herself. The young lycan might have been more annoyed that her husband knew before her and told her about it. Putting the pillow back behind herself, Nix eyed Drake’s sandwich finding she was still hungry as the man talked about his gardening. She knew he had a green thumb and preferred his fruits and vegetables over what was sold in the market, but often times she couldn’t really be that picky about it. “You’re wonderful at it love, but that might be your down fall because if the pup only likes what’s from your garden, you’re going to have a lot of work to do.” she teased a smile forming on her face as lycan leaned forward towards her husband. “Mean’s we won’t be eating anything that doesn’t come from your garden.” she added crawling over to him before placing a sweet kiss on his lips. As much as her fear was still driving her, the young woman could not help the smile on her face knowing she was currently carrying one of her mates pups. Kissing him again, the young lycan smirked before sitting back, Drakes sandwich now in her hands as she started piling fruit on top of it. “Be glad the pup approves of the food or you’d be sleeping on the couch for keeping this news from me.” she added giving him a serious look before she took another bite of the new sandwich.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 17, 2011 21:12:05 GMT -6
Worrying about Nix was going to be a common thing over the next nine months, and after that he would worry about her and the pups but until then he was going to take care of everything one step at a time. Drake worried at first when she said that she didn’t think that she had anything else to rid her body of, this was why she needed to eat, even if it meant that he was going to have to force feed her. As he looked up to discuss how she needed to eat no matter what he spotted her stuffing some of the fresh berries into her sandwich, it was weird but he figured that if they tasted good together they would taste just as good by combining them into one bite. “That’s a good thing though, maybe it will be the main reason in you being able to eat and hold the food down again.” He suggested hoping that she wasn’t going to hurl chunks all over the tray of food sitting between them. Even if Nix did happen to get sick from the taste of the food Drake would have happily thrown that away and gone back to the kitchen to make some more food for himself and devour it there before returning back to their suite. Fortunately, she hadn’t hurled yet, a good sign since he was currently picking food from the bowl on the tray.
He continued to eat his food and tried to hold back his comments as he thought about his brother’s sudden disappearance. He had no idea what exactly happened, but they all had their ideas, most of them involved some strange woman. Honestly Drake was hoping that he brother had just run because he was tired or needed time alone and that the rumors were false, if not he had no idea what to do with his twin. “Don’t think that it’s all your fault. You needed to think about the pup idea before you committed mini us into the world. There’s nothing wrong with needing time. Whatever drove him to leave only he knows, and he’ll have to explain whenever he decides to show his face back here again.” He pointed out hoping that his brother would be ready with a long explanation to him vanishing without a word. He was aware that they both worried about Gabe but the had things around the court to deal with and they could push Gabe to the backburner for the time being. Drake smiled as he watched Nix devour her sandwich, she still hadn’t realized what he had said and he was glad but just as he finished setting his cup of lemonade down he felt a pillow smack against his face. He knew he deserved that and was glad that it was something soft instead of her hand or worse, something that would do damage.
A laugh escaped him as he picked his glass up and took another drink of it. “Of course I knew, it was rather easy to tell. Your body temperature had begun to rise as did the sound of your heartbeat, then just the other day I could hear the faint sound of another heartbeat. I put that together with the fact that you keep getting sick, and the way your scent has changed slightly and it made perfect sense.” He explained before realizing what had been revealed, it all made sense, Nix was stressing out and not eating he had not kept that in mind before. Drake bit his lip and shrugged, “Sorry but you know now and you’re eating too, that’s what counts.” He pointed out, a sly grin on his face. The young male lycan had been so focused on his mate that he forgot about the food for a few minutes. “There’s nothing wrong with that, at least then we’d know that you’re getting healthy food that hasn’t been poisoned.” Drake pointed out after returning the kiss that she planted on his lips. They both knew that there would be people who would try to do whatever they could to cause drama amongst the families that made up the court. After he saw Nix piling fruit on another sandwich he realized that she had taken his sandwich from the plate and was taking bites from it. He had filled up on the fruit and was not going to have room for the sandwich anyway but he found it funny how she was using his cooking skills as a means of not punishing him for something that would have gotten him into trouble anyways. “That’s good but we both know that I would have been sleeping on the couch if I had told you, but I’m fine with the pup approving of my cooking. Now do you want anything else to eat my dear?” He asked with a smirk before moving the tray out of the way.
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 18, 2011 17:50:53 GMT -6
Nix was still letting the fact that she was carrying a pup sink in. It was new, and it was big news because it meant that in nine months their lives would be completely changed. Not to mention it would mean there would be a new life that would depend on her to take care of it. Not just her but her two mates as well. She had yet to tell her father of the news, but she knew that older man would be thrilled to finally get some grandpups out of her. He had been nagging the young Lady of Fairnix for quite a while now insisting that she had two mates yet neither had been able to give her children yet. Her fears had kept the young woman from allowing it to happen. However, with the recent amuse she received from both her mates, Nix thought that it would be best to leave that decision up to faith. It seemed that faith was screaming at her to have the pup because it wasn’t long before she was getting the results that she was pregnant. Granted she would have known sooner it seemed had her mate not decided to be so secretive and keep his knowledge from her. “I’m very spoiled having you as my mate. With your cooking skills I’ll be a whale by the end of this pregnancy.” she said making a face before looking down at her still flat stomach. “Damn none of my clothes will fit me anymore.” she muttered half teasing before sighing and continuing to eat her sandwich. The young woman wasn’t too worried seeing as it would be her carrying a pup instead of her letting herself go.
While eating Nix was trying hard to push the worry about Gabe out of her mind. She knew she needed to focus on the pup and her health. Now that she was carrying another life the young woman knew she needed to tone things down just a bit. If she didn’t something might happen. Granted with her temper it might be hard to do that but the young woman was going to try. Listening to Drake, Nix sighed nodded her head before she licked off her fingers finishing the sandwich. It was odd but this was the first thing she had been able to keep down and it seemed it was because she wasn’t thinking about what she’d usually eat but focused on what she was craving instead. “I know but I love him I just worry. I mean, I’d have gone after him but I think he needs time to himself. Drake if you need time to yourself I’d understand but please tell me if you decided to disappear. I don’t think I can handle having both of you disappear like that on me.” she muttered swallowing hard her mind racing to reasons as to why they might want to just up and leave now. “I think I’ll sleep in the guest room from now on. Give you some space.” she added figuring once her stomach settled completely she’d get up and switch rooms. Right now though, she was more focused on the food than anything else.
While munching on the sandwich, the young lycan thought about what her husband was saying. He had known something was happening because of the changes in her body. She should have noticed that herself but with all the worrying the young woman was doing over her other mate, she didn’t realize what was going on until now. It made sense as to why she wasn’t able to eat anything or keep it down. Now that she knew what the reason was, she found it easier to give in to the odd cravings which seemed to settle her stomach for now. Granted with how morning sickness worked, she knew she’d be throwing up soon anyways. No matter how much she ate. It even explained why some of the things she used to love smelt horrible to her. Normally if Drake was to keep something big like this form her, she’d had reacted different. However, it seemed despite being sick she was in a playful mood right now. “Just because you’re cute doesn’t mean I’m not mad that you kept this from me for so long.” she pointed out teasingly before finishing the sandwich. Reaching over for the lemonade, Nix made a face at one of her favourite drinks as the smell hit her nose. Setting it down, the young woman covered her mouth hoping the sandwich she just devoured wouldn’t come back up. “Maybe some ginger ale please…” she asked looking up at her husband for a moment as she tried to settle her stomach again. This was defiantly going to be one hell of a nine months as she went from different odd cravings to mood swings. Getting up off the bed, the young woman walked over to the window opening it figuring a bit of fresh air might help her stomach settle a bit.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on May 24, 2011 17:25:04 GMT -6
Drake smiled and continued to drink his lemonade. He was more than willing to spoil Nix by cooking each meal for her but he wondered what all she would crave and if he would want to put up with everything. If not he figured that he could simply ask some of the palace chefs to cook for her. He chuckled and shook his head, no matter how big his mate wound up being by the time she was full term in her pregnancy Drake wouldn’t care. “You won’t be a whale, just carrying another person and a bunch of water weight, and none of your clothes will fit during your pregnancy so we’ll go shopping.” Stating that he would go with was going to wind up being horrible but Drake owed it to Nix to endure the pregnancy since she was having to deal with most of the responsibility for the first nine months. Shopping was the last thing that Drake enjoyed doing but he owed it to Nix to put up with some of the things that she was going to deal with. He kept a smile on his face to prove that he was serious despite wanting to simply groan that he had stated that he would go with his mate to shop for clothes. Even though he wouldn’t’ mind so much he was aware that her friend Olivia would insist on joining her and that would make the outing terrible for him. Silently he pushed his thoughts to the back of his mind while watching as she finished off the second sandwich. It was nice to see her finally eating again, and even though Drake figured that Nix would be getting sick again soon he knew that her body would draw nutrients from the food beforehand.
While continuing to eat the fruit and drink his cup of lemonade Drake nodded and listened as Nix spoke more about Gabe and her worries about him. It all was normal but he worried that with Nix constantly worrying about his twin and whatever drove him to leave would be harmful to both her and to the pup she was carrying. “I know what you mean but right now no matter how much both of us worry about him we need to worry about that pup you are carrying first. And trust me if I need time to myself, ever, I will let you know where I will be and for how long I will be gone. Not that I ever see that happening.” Deep down he was aware that if he was in need of time to himself that he would need to think about what had driven him away from Nix. Hopefully that would never happen but if it did Drake would know that he would need to do. When she stated that she was going to sleep in the guest room he nearly spit out his drink in disbelief. “No you won’t I don’t need space. Plus if you do I’ll just come join you in the guest room my darling.” He added while setting down his empty glass just in time to see Nix reach for her cup of lemonade. He hoped that she was able to drink it because it was her favorite, but if not he would focus on finding a beverage that the pup would allow her to have.
“Just because I’m cute is exactly why you aren’t mad at me for keeping this from you for this long.” He informed her with a grin before standing up and taking the glass of lemonade that nearly made Nix throw up. He had a feeling that she was not going to be able to drink it so he had stashed some bottles of ginger ale under the bed just to be safe. Quickly he rinsed out her glass and poured some ginger ale in it. “Sorry about that, I hoped that you would be able to drink lemonade,” he whispered while walking over to the window and handing her the glass. If the smell of the ale upset her stomach, he would go take her to the kitchen and go through every non-alcoholic beverage available to find ones that did not upset her stomach. He kept the rest of the lemonade away from where she was as to not upset her stomach any more than it already was and wrapped his arms around her. “So where do we go from here? I mean you’re pregnant with a pup, Gabe is nowhere to be found, and your father is going to wonder why you’re spending so much time in the bathroom.” He mused knowing that her father was going to be thrilled that she was finally going to have a progeny that he would be allowed to spoil. “I say we keep this to ourselves until you start to show, that way we know nothing will happen.”
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on May 31, 2011 10:07:29 GMT -6
Nix continued to let the news that she was with a pup finally sink in. All these years she had thought about what it would be like and if it was even possible for them to have one. Not that she wasn’t able to carry a child, but more if it would work out between the three of them or if it would simply ruin their marriage. She knew it was hard to have two mates or having to share them but so far things had worked out well. At least she thought they did. While musing over the different changes she knew her body would have to go through, Nix couldn’t help but chuckle playfully when she heard Drake offer to go shopping with her. The one thing that the woman knew about her mates was they disliked shopping especially when it meant having to go with her. She tended to be quite picky about what it was she wore and that meant spending hours finding just the right thing. Leaning back against the pillows, Nix looked at Drake a smile on her face. “I should make you hold your promise to that given how long it took you to inform me that you know of the pup. However, I love you enough not to torture you with having to go shopping with me. I have Olivia or Kaitlin for that.” she added figuring it would be a weight off the man’s shoulders seeing as he disliked not only shopping but her companion when it came to that activity.
While still finishing off the second sandwich, Nix nodded her head sighing. She knew she needed to focus on the pup and all the worrying wouldn’t be helping at all, but she couldn’t stop. Gabe was a big part of her life and she couldn’t see her life without the other man. The two balanced her out and it was what kept them together for this long. After so many years it was just not a thought that ever came to her mind, being without either of her mates. However, now the young lycan woman was thinking that maybe they needed to simply get away from it all. Once Gabe was back, if he ever did come back, Nix would suggest the two of them simply get away from the court and her for a while. It might help them in the long run if there was some distance so as not to cause anymore problems like this one. “I know Drake, I just feel like all this is my fault. Introducing you both to a life you didn’t want to live.” she added sighing before trying to completely push those things out of her mind before it got to a point where it was stressing her out more. Drakes assurance that she didn’t need to be sleeping else were helped before she nodded her head. “Alright but promise you will let me know if you do need space.” she added before half pouting. The young woman loved lemonade but it seemed that her pup wasn’t going to let her have any.
Walking to the window, the young woman pushed the pane open before sighing when the cool air hit her face. She felt a bit better and her stomach wasn’t turning anymore. It was slowly starting to settle but she was not too happy about having to stay away from her favourite drink. “That excuse won’t always get you out of trouble.” she teased before she closed her eyes for a moment letting the cool air wash over her some more. “Not your fault darling, I hoped I would do. I love lemonade.” she sighed, her hand going to her stomach as she looked down at it. It didn’t show right now but apparently there was a life growing inside her. Taking the glass, she thanked Drake before leaning back against him as she took a few cautious sips of the ginger ale. So far so good, now she just needed to find more food that would stay down. Thinking about Drakes question as what they should do now, Nix sighed and rubbed her face a bit not really sure what they could do. “I really want Gabe to know about this before anyone else. If he doesn’t come back before I start to show or before my father starts questioning us too much, then we will tell him and everyone else. For now I think it should just stay between us.” she added taking Drake’s hand before putting it on her stomach a small smile on her face. “I wish my mother had been able to live long enough to see her first grandchild. I am sure father will spoil him or her twice as much anyways.” she added a sad smile coming over her face given that this really was a bitter sweet moment. Had her mother not been killed all those years ago, she would have been here now helping her with all this. Heck maybe if she was here Nix would have known that she was pregnant long ago instead of just right now. “What would you say once Gabe is back, that we all take a vacation? Off the island head somewhere else for a little bit?” she offered.
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Post by Lord Drake Ó Damháin on Jun 7, 2011 19:08:10 GMT -6
Drake laughed as he continued to hold Nix close as he thought about all of the possible outcomes if she were to hold him to that promise to take her shopping. It would be fun but he would grow annoyed at her constantly bickering at not being able to find close that fit just right. Even though it would have been fun to pick different outfits out for her to get mad at him about the man knew that it would be best if he stayed home and left the shopping to his mate and her close friends. Hearing her say that she should hold him to it for withholding information from her but that she wouldn’t torture him was a relief and lifted a weight off his shoulders. “You really are the best mate ever you know this. You know I don’t like shopping but I will go if you want me to, after all I did hold the fact that you’re pregnant back from you.” He stated with a cheesy grin plastered on his face as he waited to see if she would be able to hold the ginger ale down or if he was going to have to search the kitchen for some other beverage for her. He wanted to shake some sense into Phoenix but he decided that doing so was the worse idea he could ever come up with because she was feisty and would have fought back and due to the fact that she was indeed pregnant.
Instead, he sighed and shook his head while hoping that she would understand where he was coming from. “I wish you wouldn’t feel like this is all your fault Nix. My darling you didn’t introduce us to a life that we didn’t want to live. At least you didn’t do that for me, I love this life it is something different but I can still be myself without everyone causing problems.” He informed her in a serious manner while hoping that he was not going to have to convince her in more detail because he had no idea how he would go about explaining everything. Drake had to admit that Nix had some quirks to her no matter how confident and strong she was in front of everyone. She still needed to be reassured that the two men who devoted their lives to her loved her and he was more than happy to do that. “Of course I’ll let you know if I do wind up needing space even though I doubt that will ever happen. But if it does you will be the first to know, aside from me of course,” he stated with a slight laugh as he tried to lighten her mood. “You say that now but just wait until later when I wind up messing something up like not changing the pups diaper correctly, all I’ll have to say is I don’t know what I’m doing and pout and you’ll teach me exactly what I will have to do.” He teased knowing that him being cute was always an excuse to utilize, as long as he didn’t do something major to screw things up.
“I have to agree, I really want Gabe to be around now so that we can tell him but I don’t know what’s going on. I hope that he will show up before you begin to show too much, before your dad asks too many questions or both. It should just stay between the two of us for now though.” Drake stated honestly while making a mental note to write down every food item and beverage that Nix was able to hold down and that the puppy agreed with. It was worth a long shot to think that she would have the same cravings and taste buds throughout her whole pregnancy but it was something that he was hoping for desperately with some slight tweaks. When the suggestion of taking a vacation Drake found himself coming up with ideas on where to go, he hadn’t been off the island in decades and now he was excited. “That sounds like a brilliant idea, we’ll have to come up with ideas on what to do and where to go, and hopefully we will all agree on one set place, and not argue about everything. But what to you say to visiting the same place where we met?”
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Post by Lady Phoenix Frost on Jun 17, 2011 12:43:00 GMT -6
Given how the young woman loved to play games as well as showing people she did have some kind of power. At least the power to kick anyone’s ass who needed to be taught a lesson. Trying to manipulate Nix in anyway would be stupid and most of the court knew that. Of course there were some like Kevan who thought they could still get away with it despite her having two mates and the ability to hold her own. It seemed that he wasn’t convinced she herself might be a force to reckon with. With traits from both her parents, Nix wasn’t someone who took things lightly always having the same spark of life like her mother. Despite her death the young woman continued to go on stronger each day it seemed. However, even with her feisty nature, her mates usually saw a side of Nix that most people didn’t. She was caring and gentle as well as insecure at times. It wasn’t traits she allowed anyone but her mates to see. After so many years with them, they seemed to be the only ones aside from her father whom she could trust. That and some members of their pack granted there was always a chance that someone could be persuaded to turn against them. That wouldn’t be a good idea given her father’s wrath wasn’t something anyone wanted to deal with. The man was calm and collected but that was always what most people needed to see. Being his daughter she herself knew what the older man was like. Leaning back against Drake, Nix sighed and closed her eyes a small smile appearing on her face when she heard him respond to her letting him out of his promise. “Of course I know my love. As for not telling me, I am sure I can come up with another way for you to make it up to me.” she pointed out grinning before the young woman turned around in her mate’s arms.
Sighing for a moment Nix leaned forward and pecked the man’s lips a few times nodding her head. She could tell he was getting upset and annoyed with her constantly blaming herself. It wasn’t like the woman could help herself. If they hadn’t married the two bothers would be living their lives how they wanted to. But because she had to be selfish and want them for herself, Nix figured she had ruined their lives. “I know Drake and I’ll stop blaming myself for now. At least until Gabe comes back and explains what happened.” she pointed out hoping it was a good enough compromise for now. When the mood finally started to lighten up, Nix smiled her hand going down to her stomach as she sighed. Taking Drake’s hand for a moment, he young woman pulled it down to where her own was resting. “Who says I know what I am doing? Besides if you don’t change the diaper correctly you’ll be the one handling a messy pup.” she pointed out teasingly before groaning as she realized something. “If it’s a boy I am going to have too much trouble resisting all three of your charms.” she realized making it seem as if it was a hassle when it really wasn’t.
“I’d like to tell my father soon because knowing him he will figure something is wrong whether it’s this whole thing with Gabe or something else. That man knows me too well to have anything slip by him. I just hope Gabe is back before I tell my father. Hopefully he will be thrilled about the news.” she added wondering if either her father or Gabe would actually be happy about this kind of news. Sensing Drakes mood lifting greatly at the mention of a vacation off the island Nix smiled and looked up at him at his suggestion of going back to the place they met. “Do you mean you’re family farm? Because I would love to do that. See where you both grew up…” she added having always loved listening to the twins talking about their home before.
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