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she can barely hold her smile . rolling her eyes slightly .
“ should i take a break and keep you company ? ”
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that makes her pause . blinking once . twice —— turning around slowly in his chair to face him .
“ yes ? ”
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throws a scrunched up ball of paper at @pastguns whilst she’s working at her desk .
is he bored ? maybe .
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she shakes her head , pressing a lingering kiss to his forehead .
“ you don’t need to thank me , ” she says , lying back down and gently pulling him down with her , “ i’ll always be here when you need me . always . ”
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cue her hand moving to gently run her fingers through his hair .
“ the trauma stays with you . it’s normal , ” she whispers , “ and you’re about to become a dad in the next couple of weeks . i think it makes sense that you’re thinking about that now . ”
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she places her hand on top of his , gently stroking it with her thumb . she nods , then .
“ yeah , i remember , ” she says , “ i hate what he still does to you . even if it’s better than before . ”
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she hates that he still suffers like this because of his father —— after everything he’s been through .
“ do you need anything ? ” she asks , “ ellie’s moving a lot , if you want to say hi . ”
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she presses a kiss to his shoulder , then to his cheek . rubbing gentle circles on his back —— a soothing gesture .
“ you can talk to me , babe . did you have one of ( *those ) nightmares again ? ”
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she shakes her head .
“ no . i want to go to the hospital . i don’t want to be told i’m overreacting without even being examined , i want doctors to take a look and tell us what’s going on . ”
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she exhales slowly as it passes , a tear rolling down her cheek .
“ i don’t like this , jon . these don’t feel normal . they’re worse than the ones i’ve had before— ”
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she nods , though she’s still tense and very stressed out .
but then —— her other hand flies to her stomach as she feels another contraction .
“ jonathan— ” she whimpers softly , trying to breathe through it .
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she breathes with him in silence for a moment , her breath hitching when her eyes suddenly fill with tears .
“ jon , i’m scared , ” she admits , her voice cracking .
“ what if i’m wrong ? what if it’s not just braxton hicks ? she’s too little . . ”
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“ it’s probably just . . braxton hicks or something . stress . ”
she takes a slow , deep breath as she sits up , one hand under her stomach .
“ i don’t . . i don’t know . i need to stay calm so it doesn’t get worse . and i’m not calm , right now . ”
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ash.xn--6ii/ will most likely dm you first if we haven’t written together before . 🫶🏻







