Lory and I just got home from a meeting with the doctor, Valentine also had joined us. Today we had the meeting for the first ultrasound of our unborn baby. We had a picture, it indeed had a tail and ears. The doctor asked Lory if it tickled. To be honest, all three of us had no clue how to respond to that. Valentine told me she had never given birth.
Lory eventually mentioned that it does tickle a bit. I decided, to not dig deeper. The doctor cannot be sure yet, but he thinks it will be a girl. We had to come back when the baby is older for a new ultrasound. Valentine had decided to stay in our home. Like, I don’t think she is leaving, ever. We had a guest room, we never used it anyway. Now, Valentine lives with us. Things had been peaceful. Normal married life.
Of course, there were some arguments, but life seemed to be calm. I had not heard from F for a while. The scoops were doing great, more weird things. Bob is being very protective of Lory. I decided to repurpose the room under the freezer. Out with the old stuff, in with a training dojo. As for the guns in the home, I got rid of them all. You should have seen the look on Valentine’s or Lory’s face.
I sat down at the table, it was a Friday. “Valentine?”
“Yes?”
“You are cooking tonight, right?”
“Yes, pasta, it is just, amazing.”
I sighed, “You guys love pasta too much.”
Lory chuckled, “Don’t tell me you are getting jealous of pasta.”
I laughed, “Very funny. Life is pretty mundane lately.”
Lory nodded, “I love it. All we need to do, is enjoy live and wait for this baby to get born. I am so glad she has a tail and those cute ears.”
I smiled, “Yeah, I wonder how she is going to look once she is born.”
Weeks started passing by, Valentine got adjusted to this life and joined Lory in working at the hair salon. Lory learned her everything about cutting hair, trimming beards and what not. The old stuff in the freezer room had gone out, the freezer gone. I even made a nice sign that says, training dojo. We got some wooden swords, spears and other equipment. Valentine and I trained here regularly and Lory loved to look.
Valentine had been teaching Lory on how to use energy. Lory got the hang of it quickly. Bob, he just, did whatever the fuck he wanted to do. But he stuck around, Lory the most. Especially as the weeks came close to her giving birth. She had plenty of mood swings, nobody wanted to set her off. Both Valentine and I threaded carefully around her, and gave her everything she needed. If she said, jump off the bridge, I would probably do it.
A total of 40 weeks had passed, and I just woke up. Lory had not been sleeping very well, she usually woke up and stared at me, just as today. “Hello darling, how are you feeling?”
“I am tired, and I think this baby wants to get out.”
I chuckled, “It must feel trapped.” Lory growled at me. “I am sorry, it was just a joke.”
“Oh, sorry, I am a bit moody.” I gave her a kiss and she smiled.
“Would you like some breakfast?”
“Yes, I want, pasta.”
“Honey, it’s morning.” She started growling again. “You cannot eat pasta in the morning.”
“Steve?”
“Yes?”
“I want pasta for breakfast.”
I sighed, “Fine, you will get pasta.” Quickly, I put on my sweatpants and made my way to the kitchen, before freshening up. Then I started preparing pasta. Valentine walked into the room, with a blue nightgown on.
“Hello Steve, what is the deal with making pasta for breakfast.” I just looked at her. She smiled, then she burst out in laughter.
Lory walked in and sat down across Valentine. I smiled at Lory, “Does anyone else want pasta for breakfast?” Valentine raised her hand. “Alright.”
Bob walked in, “Do I smell pasta?”
I just looked at him, “Dammit, what is it with the pasta!?”
Valentine chuckled, “You have a good man, Lory, he is making pasta for you in the morning. I am glad you let me take over the things for the hair salon, while you are round.”
Lory growled at her. I sighed, “Darling, she meant it as something nice.”
Lory stopped growling. Valentine smiled at her, “You growl at everything these last days.”
Lory sighed, “It just, tickles.”
I mumbled under my breath, “I am glad, I can’t get pregnant.” Suddenly, an orange flew against the back of my head. I looked at Lory, “Was that really necessary?”
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“Yes, I heard you.”
“Yeah, because you have pretty ears.”
Valentine smirked at me, “I don’t think you are going to get yourself out of this one, Steve.”
“Oh, I am, who wants pasta!?”
Lory smiled, “Me. Give me that pasta.”
I served her some simple pasta with tomato sauce, nothing too special, I am too tired for that on a Monday morning. The doorbell rang just as I took a bite from my pasta. I got up and opened the door. “Hello, Riley, come in.”
I walked back and continued eating my pasta. Lory took my hand, “Thank you for making breakfast.”
“You are welcome, darling.”
Riley sat down next to Valentine, “Is this some weird cultural thing?”
Lory growled at him, “Don’t insult my pasta.”
Valentine chuckled, “Just take a bowl and eat. Are we still up for tonight?”
“Yes, the spaghetti tiger, our first date.”
Lory looked at Riley, “He is an asshole sometimes, but he is alright for you.”
Riley sighed, “Thanks for that, Lorraine.”
She smiled, “You are welcome.”
Valentine looked at Riley, “Will you pick me up tonight? Lory helped me make a dress for tonight, as in, cut a hole in it for my tail.”
Riley smiled, “Your tail looks beautiful. How come that you have a blue tail, and Lory hasn’t?”
I spoke up, “Their dad has both colors, I think it just something genetic.”
Riley looked back and forth between Lory and Valentine. “What happened to their dad?” Valentine and Lory both froze.
I sighed, “May I?” They both nodded. “To keep it simple Riley, remember a while ago, months ago, that article about the soldier?”
He nodded, “Yeah, we had some conversations about that.”
“Well, the truth is, Lory got kidnapped, by her dad. To another reality. His henchmen tried to kill me and destroy Earth in the process. Valentine helped me, and she killed him after I saved Lory.”
Riley blinked a couple of times. “Holy crap. Steve, you are a hero.”
I sighed, “Stop it, just a man doing what he needs to do. If you touch my woman, I will go mad.”
Valentine nodded, “His battle gear is insane, Instead of finding a way into the palace, he blew up the front door.”
Lory suddenly spoke up, “My water broke.”
I shot up, “Oh shit, is it happening!?”
Lory looked at me with a strange, calm face, “I think so.”
I started panicking and running around to get the bags, and the keys. Valentine got up and stopped me. “Calm down, take it easy.”
I took a few deep breaths. Valentine sighed, “You are a fantastic fighter, and then something like this happens, and you almost look human.”
Riley laughed. Lory sighed, “Can we please get to a hospital?” After getting everything we needed, I helped Lory to stand up. We made our way to the car, Lory got the front seat, Riley and Valentine got in the back of the car. I drove us to the hospital. Then things started going fast. They had no clue how different it would be with a wolf person. In no time, she had her room and a doctor inspecting her. Valentine and Riley waited in the hall.
The doctor looked at Lory, “It is soon time to give birth. I am going to get the nurses.” We waited for a moment.
Lory looked at me, “This fucking hurts.”
“Just squeeze my hand as hard as you want.” She started squeezing my right hand, and to be quite frank. That hurt a lot, she might start snapping my bones. Things started happening fast once the nurses got here. Before I knew it, hours had passed and Lory needed to push. This all made me feel very uncomfortable, but Lory is the most important person currently, I need to be here to support her.
Then, it happened and Haley was born. She got cleaned up, and I heard the doctors whispering. I looked at Lory, “You did it. Oh my god, you did it. I am proud of you.”
She just let out a sigh of relief. “That feels much better.” We heard Haley cry and once she got cleaned up, and wrapped up like a burrito, they handed her to Lory.
Lory snuggled her, and we could see, she has tiny little purple ears. She also has a small purple tail. She looked very tiny. I very gently stroked her cheek, “Look, we have a little Munchkin.”
Lory smiled, “That tail must have been what kept tickling me. It irritated me a lot.”
The doctor walked over, “Is everything alright?”
Lory nodded, “It could not be better. Is she healthy?”
“Yes, she is extremely healthy. We are not sure about the tail and ears, not our area, but a man named F, a strange code-name, ensured this is normal for Lorraine. She is not fully human, we understand that, her biological system works almost like that of a human. There are some key differences. I am just glad that Haley is in perfect condition. I hope both of you are ready for the next step in your life.” We both nodded while staring at Haley, I wondered, if she would get purple hair.