6 weeks later...
“Like… a date? A real, going out for dinner, just the two of us, romantic music and nice wine date?” Allen asked, well, Sebestian could drink nice wine, he would be relegated to water or soda. He pouted for a moment before running his hands over his stomach, smiling at the definition he felt there, maybe he wasn’t too upset, he thought to himself. “When?” he asked, his eyes sparkling.
“Tonight, it’s all arranged, wear something nice,” Sebestian said with a wink, placing his hand over Allen where he lay on the bed and gently rubbing his thumb over the exposed skin of his stomach. He knew his expression had turned soft, but he couldn’t help it when he looked at his mate’s bump. An excited hiss escaped his mouth as he thought about their baby, he didn’t notice the incredulous look on Allen face, to busy making eyes at his stomach.
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Allen chewed quietly as he looked at the three outfits he had narrowed his choices down too. He could go with the green silk button down, black slim fit pants and black frock coat. But the shirt was starting to get a little tight around his middle, he thought to himself, biting savagely into his sandwich. Maybe the bright red v neck cashmere sweater with the black leather pants and alligator boots? Perhaps he could wear his favourite suspenders with it or was that too casual? He pondered. Probably. He stuffed his last bite in, savouring the tangy goodness of the pickles before his eyes landed on the last outfit. A light grey 3 piece pinstripe suit with a crisp white shirt. He wondered for a moment if it were too much before snorting to himself, it was his engagement party. He dashed off to grab a shower before he got dressed.Sebestian, unknowingly, was having the same problem as his fiance. He grinned to himself as he thought the word, fiddling ab
8 weeks later…Dell rolled the scanner over her stomach, beaming with pride at the image on the screen, her baby! She watched as he moved around on the screen, now convinced that the gas she thought she had been feeling over the last few days was actually the baby moving as she felt it bubble up with every movement she saw him make.“He is adorable, I wish we had these scanners when I was pregnant,” Rose said, her magic gone and eyes glowing as she watched the baby moving around. “Look at his little hands and feet, maybe he will be a dancer,” she said with an awestruck smile.“How do you know though, Siso?” David asked. He was staring at the screen, trying to decern whether his sister prediction that Dell was pregnant with their son was correct. She was 16 weeks so he couldn't tell but his sister had insisted. “How do you know for sure, that he’s a boy?
10 weeks later...Sebestian and Allen looked up when they heard noises coming from the hallway a split second before they heard Rose and Jordon bickering like a pair of five-year-olds. Sebestian was about to leave the pans and go and see to them when Rose came through the door, her arm linked with David, quickly followed by Jordon with his arm linked through Dell."I swear, this dinner had better be worth getting dressed for," Dell said with a scowl as she bulldozed her way into the kitchen and pulled a chair out for David, taking his hands and using her body as a counterweight for him to lower himself into a chair. "it smells amazing" she said, her bad mood disappearing and her eyes lighting up."Nice to see you too, Delly," Sebestian said drily as he returned to the pan he had been presiding over before they had arrived. "What are you two arguing about?" he asked Jordon and Rose as he started scooping the
4 weeks later…Sebestian helped Allen up from his seat, his worry clear on his face at the wince on his mates face. “Please Allen, you don’t have to do this, we can postpone it,” he said, pleading with him, again. “Just until you are feeling better,” he said.“Sebestian, I’m not ill, it’s just a twinge, honestly I’m fine,” Allen said, leaning heavily on his desk as he tried to hide his breathlessness. “Besides, Claire and Justine deserve this, what she did was wrong. We can’t just pick and choose when we try a case. We have to be fair, the others won't trust us if we can’t guarantee their safety” he said, straightening up when the tightness in his stomach passed and he was able to breathe easier.“At the expense of your health?” Sebestian asked incredulously, starting to pace beside Allen desk. He had been
6 weeks later…“Sebestian, I don’t know how much more I can take,” Allen said desperately, scrubbing his hand over his face, trying to rub some life into it. “Luna knows I love them but it never ends. I'm going to go mad, I need…” he trailed off, raising his hand when the triplets started screaming in their bouncers around his feet, raising the bottles he was holding in their mouths with his magic. They stopped screaming as the teats filled when the bottles rose to the correct angle.“I know, me too. Remember when we used to complain that they were taking to long to come?” Sebestian asked as he gathered the third load of diapers the babies had filled that morning along with their second change of clothes and the empty bottles that had built into a pile in the corner of the couch. “Remember when we used to wear clothes? Clothes that you could go outside in” he muttered misera
2 weeks later…“FUCK shit shit shit fuuuuuk not now, please not now” David groaned as he clutched his stomach, the glass in his hand crashing to the floor. He had been feeling uncomfortable all day, which was nothing new, he was huge at 38 weeks but this was a whole new level of discomfort, he felt like he was being ripped in half without so much as a warning. His eyes darted around the apartment desperately. “Seriously, you wait until your mom is out of the country to decide you want to make an appearance,” he asked incredulously of his stomach, he knew in that moment that his children would be trouble from the moment they were lifted from his body to the moment they finished him off with their antics.“Think, David” he muttered at himself as he clutched the edge of the kitchen worktop. He had only wanted a drink when a pain in his stomach had taken him by surprise. He buried his head
4 weeks later…“David… David, wake up” Dell whispered, shaking his arm to wake him. She glanced at the clock to see it was 4.30 in the morning. She felt awful waking him, they had only been asleep for 3 hours but something was finally happening. “David, wake up! I think it’s time” she whispered as loudly as possible without waking anyone else up. “I think I had one of those twinges Allen was talking about,” she said when his eyes slowly blinked open.“Really? Are you sure it wasn’t just gas?” David asked when her words worked their way through his muddy brain. He looked at the clock, holding back the groan that wanted to escape him, the twins had finally stopped crying around 1 o’clock. Even with Olivia and Lethabo staying and helping to lighten the load, neither of them had been able to sleep until his sister and her mate had managed to calm them d
3 months later..."Tell them I miss them and that I'll see them very soon, I love you," Sebestian said into the phone, not wanting to hang up but getting the death glare from Dell. He smiled when Allen said it back, still getting that fluttery feeling in his stomach whenever he heard the words come from his mate's lips, he was sure he would still get that feeling in 100 years or 500 years whenever Allen said it back to him. He hung up the phone and turned on his bestfriend. "I'm coming, Dell, don't get your panties in a bunch" he muttered, shaking his head when David laughed at the glare she aimed at him. He scooped Amara up, needing baby cuddles, he had been away from his children for an entire night, the first since they had been born and he was missing them terribly."I swear, if we are late Jia will have my runes," Dell said with a grimace, tugging at the neckline of her dress, her fucking dress! She thought with a sad shake of her head. If anyone were to att