Much Less Dramatic, Maybe (open)

[mandy]

In all honesty, Mandy had found it difficult to get excited over the whole idea of the pregnancy. Her life had just settled down. She’d never manage to lose those extra pounds once the baby was born and she liked the idea of being toned and getting into some of those thin, body-hugging clothes. Now there was no chance of that. And when the baby was born in May she wouldn’t have the time to work on her appearance, let alone at her job, she’d be hands full with the baby, but she was determined to keep on working, whether her days got cut down or not. She’d worked far too hard just to give up now. On the up-side though, Robert looked after her, cosseted her and been so tender and thoughtful that Mandy would gladly trade her predictable work-life for some more of that.

“I’m holding you to that promise,” Dragging a weary hand through her curls, she had barely two hours’ sleep and was feeling nauseous and light-headed into the bargain. Each night she went to bed exhausted and was asleep within minutes, come two o’clock every morning, she would wake and toss and turn for hours. She’d usually resort to taking a few sleeping pills, allowing to fall into a heavy sleep but usually leaving her drowsy, but now that she was pregnant, drugs where out and the usual remedies of hot baths and milky drinks weren’t working. How on earth she planned on staying with Robert and not managing to bring him into the late nights would be impossible.

Managing a weak smile as she felt the familiar feeling as Robert’s lips caressed her skin, moving from her cheek to jaw line, then trailing down her neck and finding their way back to her lips. The feeling was possibly the most comforting she’d felt in quite a while. Taking a deep breath, her hazel eyes finally made contact with Rob’s and for a few moments nothing was said or done, they simply expressed themselves silently. When given the chance, Mandy had expressed her feelings of fear, anger and a slight disappointment about the pregnancy, only for Kelsey to come the conclusion that it all came down to fear. Amusing that it was her own pregnant daughter to tell her this, and when Kelsey came to her for guidance, after three children, not even Mandy could measure up to the advice Kelsey had managed to give her. Cut off from her own thoughts, it quickly dawned on her that she was locked in a passionate kiss and immediately Mandy felt her body respond to the action as she pulled his body closer to her own, craving the comfort.

[Robert Victor LeBlanc]

Robert had to admit, he was scared of this whole thing. He was trying his hardest (and maybe a bit too hard) to be a better father, ad now he had to be a good grandfather as well. Throw in a new baby in the mix, and Robert was just afraid he was going to fuck up it's life like he did to the others. He didn't want to do that. He couldn't. It wasn't fair to the baby yet, it was being born into this wacky family so, it was bound to have some epic problem. Only time would tell them what.

Robert half smiled, and his fingers touched the ends of her curls. "I'll be there with you for the whole thing, like I used to be before," he said quietly, adding onto his promise. He didn't care if that meant getting up with her at a ridiculous hour to hold back her hair while morning sickness hit, or get her some random combination of food for her cravings later on. Whatever she wanted, he get or do for her because he loved her. He loved her more now than when they first got married - if that was at all possible. Maybe it was just because of all the crap they had just gone through together. The fact that they were still together was amazing to him. You never really realize what you're losing until it's just about gone.

Robert tried too fill that kiss with all the emotions he felt for Mandy. Only problem was that there was no way he could possibly fit all that into one lengthy kiss. There was an upside to him for this whole pregnancy thing - after awhile pregnant women tended to have a higher sexual desire. So, he could be doing it more often then they already had been doing. What man didn't want that? They had been through this three times, they'd be fine. Everything would go smoothly. Robert held Mandy closer to him, taking in the moment with her, finally coming around and breaking the kiss.

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