The evening, or rather the early night, is surprisingly fun although it doesn't turn out quite the way I expected and even dreaded a little. I get to dance and drink a little more and I have plenty of fun with both my neighbor Agnieszka and Krystina. Eventually though both women are spirited away by others and decide to call it a night as well.

The next surprise is already waiting for me, or at least it seems that way, as I leave the inn. Once I'm out the door I stop briefly to take a deep breath of fresh air, only to be startled, as someone slips their arm under mine. I just barely manage not to jump. I can't keep from twitching ever so slightly though.

Elzbieta doesn't seem to mind though. Quite to the contrary actually. There is a mischievous little smile on her lips, as she leans in a little closer.

“Say, would you keep me company tonight?”

I look at her perplexed, at least for a moment. Of course it is not entirely unexpected that someone would approach me. That it is the pregnant ranger of all people on the other hand is a surprise. Before the silence can stretch on any longer and become even more awkward, I swallow and nod as I answer.

“Sure?”

Her face brightens. She must have picked up on the implied question as well though.

“Sure! That is, if you don't mind. Just because you are offering doesn't mean that you have to put up with someone if you don't want to, you know.”

I nod again, as I start walking towards my home, arm in arm with Elzbieta.

“I don't mind. I'm just a little surprised. I rather would have expected you to spend the nights with …”

She snorts and runs her free hand over her bulging belly.

“You mean Czeslaw? He hasn't touched me like that for months now.”

She sighs and her shoulders slump a little.

“He says it is because he doesn't want to harm the child, but I'm afraid it might as well be that I'm not exactly appealing to him like this right now.”

She falls silent for a moment. Before I can think of anything I might say to reassure her though, she speaks up again.

“He spends most nights with Zofia these days.”

“Oh.”

Well, I really don't know what else to say. Especially considering my own lack of experience in just about every regard.

Elzbieta casually waves my worries away though, as we reach my abode.

“I don't mind. Not really. I actually like Zofia as well after all. I don't even mind if he sees other women. Its just that no one seems to want to take care of my urges and needs. That's a little frustrating.”

I can only nod, as I close the door behind us. As I turn around again, I almost bump into Elzbieta and my heart almost misses a beat.

The room is bathed in a flickering twilight, with only my one enchanted lantern providing a little illumination. Neither of us minds though. Our minds are focused on other things anyway.

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Conscious thought pretty much flees me anyway, when the smaller ranger goes up on her tiptoes and kisses me.

I have to bend down slightly to meet her halfway, not just because I'm taller but because her belly is a little in the way as well. My heart starts beating faster as her lips brush mine. This is about as far as my previous experience goes. Well, my actual experience anyway. Wishful thinking and daydreaming doesn't really count after all. I try to mirror Elzbieta's moves anyway to the best of my abilities.

After a brief duel of our tongues we part again, even if just briefly to shrug off our clothes in a feverish rush. Once we are done we meet to kiss again while we stumble in the direction of my bed at the same time.

Navigating the cramped confines of my home isn't easy in the bad light and it doesn't get any easier as we are both rather preoccupied with each other. In the end I hit my shin against the frame of the bed and as I stumble I turn Elzbieta around and pull her into my lap.

She gasps as we land on the bed with a little thump. She doesn't protest though. Possibly because I start kissing her again. First I kiss her ears. Then I brush her hair aside to kiss her neck and shoulders instead. At the same time my hands start to roam. I run them over her belly and further up to cup her full breast, before I run them down her sides again.

I can't help myself and run my fingers over the full roundness of her belly again.

“How far along are you anyway?”

She turns around in my lap before she answers in between the kisses we share.

“Oh! It'll be … another six or seven weeks … for me. Probably.”

For a brief moment I'm at a loss for words. Thankfully our duel of tongues covers this brief lapse. I have to press the issue though.

“And you are still going out adventuring?”

Well, it is not entirely uncommon for women to work pretty much up until contractions set in. They usually don't do hard physical labor though. They most certainly don't risk their lives adventuring in the Twilight Forest!

She just shrugs though.

“It is what it is. Adventurers don't get paid if they don't work and I don't exactly want to life off some charity either. Doing the easy quests around the village and a little hunt for small game every once in a while is the best I can hope for.”

This sounds more than a little troublesome, but I decide not to press the issue any further. She doesn't seem too fond of the topic after all. Instead I shift my attention back to her pregnant belly, as I lower her back down onto the bed.

I start showering it with kisses and she giggles, as the baby moves in response, stubbing me into the nose with a foot or an elbow. I don't let that stop me though. No, quite the opposite. I renew my efforts, following the line of slightly darker skin downwards from her belly button.

“Mhm! Oh!”

Before long the pregnant woman's moans are the only things to be heard as I use my fingers to pleasure her until a heavy shudder runs through her body, which is followed by a heavy sigh.

“Hah!”

We snuggle up against each other afterwards. We have to as the bed is pretty small for two people. I don't mind though. Feeling her back press into me, as I wrap an arm around her actually feels kind of nice.

Elzbieta's voice is barely more than a whisper.

“Thank you Valeria, I really needed this.”

I blush a little. What I did can hardly count as anything special after all. I only did what I know to feel pleasant for myself after all. Instead of answering I just pull her a little closer and kiss the nape of her neck once more. I'm starting to feel a little drowsy after this little exciting adventure.

Elzbieta isn't quite ready to fall asleep yet though.

“Say, would you be available as a wet nurse? Or would you like to become the little one's godmother?”

Her voice trails off towards the end, as she finally falls asleep.

I on the other hand am wide awake again, as she starts snoring lightly. Me? A what? She can't be serious? Or not?