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Post by jaydjasmyn on Jul 31, 2009 8:39:37 GMT -5
Jayd's eyes lit up when he seemed to be supporting her and her dreams. He was such a perfect husband to her. She wondered if he knew how much he fueled her love for him. Each day that they were together her affection for him grew by leaps and bounds. She hated to think about being apart from him but then again it might also cause her heart to grow fonder.
The femme linked her arm in his and momentarily placed her head on his shoulder, squeezing and squealing excitedly at the same time. "Well I can't wait to get started. Maybe I can earn money some how in order to get my shop opened up earlier and I could always use some flowers from our garden to sell. I'm sure that once I keep cultivating it our backyard paradise will flourish even more." Daintily she kissed his cheek.
She physically shuddered, which Lad could clearly feel, when he mentioned capturing a warship. Lad being in battle was one thing that she didn't want to picture in her mind. Oh sure she thought about the fact that he 'would' be doing these things but she didn't want to vividly imagine it in her day-dreams. Jayd bit her tongue and held back the fact that she worried tremendously that her mate would get hurt or even killed. "Well we could certainly use the extra money and yes I did assume that you had a gardening hobby since you had a plant imported and you have such a vast backyard filled with so many varieties." Again she squeezed his arm, hoping that the recent shudder that she displayed went unnoticed.
Jayd reached up and kissed his neck, the only place that she could reach without having to shift her position. And then her eyes lit up. "Hey! Could it be possible for me to get a loan for my shop? I could borrow the cost of the building and the initial stock that I will need and the equipment of course. Is there a place that I could do that Ladorak?" Jayd was determined to make this work. She felt it important that she lend to the family finances, even when she's pregnant.
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Post by Ladorak on Aug 2, 2009 9:27:09 GMT -5
He basked in her affections warmly. To the stoat, there was nothing truly better in life than being Jayd's mate. At least for him right now in the present, it was making his torturous stay on land easily bearable. He wouldn't mind staying ashore so long as he had Caden and Jayd with him....and of course his new family which would appear roughly a month before Christmas.
"Huh...a loan you say?" asked her husband. "I have to admit....I'm not sure exactly. Any bank I'm sure would be happy to extend you credit. If of course I were on good terms with his Highness King Poynt, I'd recommend going there for a loan, but uh....I'm not." he said, grinning in an apologetic way and scratching the back of his neck fur again.
"Still....I'm sure any bank would do that for you. Most banks are in cities....none are in Burnham Thorpe. We'd have to take a trip out to Muggidrear most likely. You uh....." he paused, not really wanting to bring it up. "Where would you open it up? I think a greater return on the investment would occur if you had a shop in Muggidrear.....it's just a shame I don't live out there. Most everyone in Thorpe are locals and fishermammals at that. Far more tourists and business in Muggidrear. I HAVE....admittedly been thinking of moving there one of these days, but of course I'd need money.....which I'll start sending to you once I start working again." he was in a bit of a spot.
He didn't want to sell the house he had in Thorpe. It was big enough for a decent sized family, and the only way he'd want to move were if he were moving into a bigger house, either in Muggidrear (perhaps even in his friend Monty's neighborhood Gusted Manor) or just on the outskirts somewhere. "Still...if it gets popular enough....it might very well draw visitors. Do you get any money from your family? My father sends me 100 pounds a year. I get another 100 pounds from my half-pay, and of course will be making so much more once I actually get to sea. I'll see if I can a calculation here...because of course feeding and clothing our growing family will come first." the stoat said with a wink.
Oh if ONLY he could get back out to sea! He'd be making so much more that way, and they wouldn't have to worry about living expenses were he an active ship's Captain again. Someday....and someday soon....Ladorak secretly hoped his shore leave would be over. He wanted to support his family, give them a comfortable lifestyle, and still be around to enjoy life with them at the same time. It wouldn't be impossible....no.....they could come with him, set up at whatever naval base he was stationed at, and he'd see them whenever his ship had to return to said port. Yes...it would work out.
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Post by jaydjasmyn on Aug 3, 2009 9:32:54 GMT -5
Yes indeed they seemed to be in a pickle right now. Without Ladorak working they were simply not going to be able to afford for her to open a shop. But then again he was right in saying that the business might not do to well where they presently live. Perhaps a solution will eventually reveal itself. "Hmmm... Well you are probably right. Maybe I should just wait to do something like opening a shop. I could just go back to the spa and ask for a job again. I could work until I give birth. I've felt fine so far being pregnant. I think that my pregnancy will go well right up until the end." Jayd smiled at him. Really there was no rush in opening up her shop. They were just married not to long ago and thing would just take time to work themselves out.
The femme sipped of her drink and then continued to converse with her husband. She shook her head. "I don't get any money from my family. I wanted to make it on my own and without their help and besides I didn't want to take a chance that what they gave to me might be stolen or something. When out on the ship they could get rid of what they got pretty quickly by either selling it to someone else or trading it at the next port." Jayd took a deep breath and sighed. She wanted to make an honest living, not that she condemned her family for what they did.
When Lad mentioned their 'growing' family she looked down at her belly, which seems to be getting bigger and bigger each day. Pretty soon she won't be able to see her footpaws. She felt FAT! But at the same time she felt radiant and glowing. Being pregnant suited her but she supposed to that she felt so good because the kit that she carried was fathered by Ladorak, a male that she loved with all of her heart.
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Post by Ladorak on Aug 3, 2009 10:50:52 GMT -5
"Mmmm....well don't worry too much about it. I'll work as hard as I can to get a commission aboard a ship. There are storm clouds on the continent for the immediate future I think. Perhaps Welkin won't stay peaceful for much longer....though I'm sure King Poynt will do his best to keep out of any foreign war." the stoat said. "I think we should take the rest of the year off though, and just focus on bringing our child into this world. We can focus on working after that. I want to be around for the birthing after all....and that's still three months away. It'll be my first Christmas with kits admittedly." he said, chuckling nervously again.
"So don't worry too much about your family sending you money. We should make it through this year OK. If I start working as a teacher someplace then it would help us as well. The first paycheck I get from the Navy when I get a commission though is going straight to you to start your shop." he said, beaming at her and leaning in to kiss her cheek. "That's a promise to you." he said, walking back a bit to look out at the sea.
"Tell me though Jayd.....how many kits....in all honesty....WOULD you want to have? Would you want to take a break after this one or...keep going?" he asked. He had mixed feelings about this, but only because he didn't know how his wife felt. What if she was sick of this pregnant thing? He would be more than happy to oblige her in whatever direction she wanted to take after all.
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Post by jaydjasmyn on Aug 3, 2009 12:18:10 GMT -5
His words eased her into relaxing about money and getting a job and so on. Truth be told she did have her paws full with this first pregnancy. Oh yes she enjoyed it very much but she was new to this whole thing and was a little worried about what to expect. Perhaps after this child it will get better. Eventually she will become an old hen to the whole pregnant thing.
Jayd followed her mate as he moved to look out at the sea. "Truthfully Ladorak... I do want more kits but right now I want to concentrate on this one. I want to enjoy it while it lasts because each pregnancy will be a little different, as my mother once shared with me." Jayd wrapped her arm around his back, around his waist and sighed. "So I say that we take it one step at a time and see what the future brings. I do want a big family but let's not worry about it. I want to enjoy the moments that we have rather then worry about the future might bring. If I get pregnant right away then I do... If I don't then I don't. We can leave it in fates paws for now." Her eyes remained out at sea for a few moments.
Eventually though she found that her gaze was looking up at Ladorak fondly. "So my love... What do you think? Do you think that we should just let things happen as they happen and not plan anything as far as children go?" Softly she chuckled and then kissed her mate on the lips before he had a chance to answer
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Post by Ladorak on Aug 3, 2009 19:59:22 GMT -5
Ladorak had planned to answer, but it was an impossibility. His wife smothered him with a kiss, which he closed his eyes and sank into. He wasn't able to help himself. He was literally addicted to his mate. When it was finally over, he had to pause and think. Just let things come? Well.....maybe it would be a good thing to not get his wife pregnant again until after he got his job. Then...by all means.
"Right...we'll wait and see what happens....though I'm more inclined to think we should stop until I get an assured job. Don't want TOO many mouths to feed...would be irresponsible I think." He said, smiling with tight lips now. "But still....birth is about three months away." The REAL question going through Ladorak's mind though was not whether or not to have more kits....but whether or not he'd be able to keep his paws off his wife after she did give birth and was back to her natural figure.
He looked up at the masts over her shoulder, squinting a bit as if thinking. "Hmm.....well as said. We have three months. Three months and that's it....hoo." he breathed out, his wife's arm still about him. He moved his bespectacled eyes back down to her. "Then I'll....we'll...have......dibbuns." he said, swallowing a bit at the thought. The mere notion caused his to start to beat just a tad faster at the wonder of it all.
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Post by jaydjasmyn on Aug 4, 2009 8:32:46 GMT -5
Jayd laughed at the idea of stopping at one kit. There was, at times, no way to control the fact that she just may get pregnant soon after giving birth. But then again it may not happen so soon. Either way Jayd wouldn't mind. Ladorak was right though. They should try to refrain from becoming pregnant at least for a little while due to their financial situation. It was also better for Jayd's body to be able to rest. "I agree with waiting but you know that sometimes we will get surprises that just can't be helped." Jayd giggled and leaned her head onto Lad's shoulder. It was obvious that she didn't mind being pregnant, not at all.
It was the perfect day. All three of them were having fun. Jayd loved to be able to take time to converse with her mate. It was the healthy thing to do. "The baby may come earlier then three months." Now Jayd really laughed, hoping to get a good reaction from her husband. "That happened to my mother and so it 'can' happen. I could go into labor a month ahead of time." Of course that would mean that the kit would be smaller then normal but hopefully healthy.
Jayd couldn't help but to tease Ladorak but she knew that he was nervous about being a father. "Don't worry Ladorak. You will be a great father I promise you." She smiled up at him. "After the first one comes you'll see how easy it will be and then you'll look forward to the next one even more." The femme couldn't help but to giggle. Being out and about like this, breathing in the fresh salt air and being with her two favorite males in the whole world caused her to be giddy and happy.
The fem took another sip of her drink and then gave out a loud groan as her placed her paw on her belly. "Oh heavens! He's a lively one! Ugh!" Jayd gasped. At times the kit would tumble in her tummy or kick her ribs like mad. It was fine when it was a slow easy movement but sometimes it was a quick precise one that gave her a little jolt of discomfort.
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Post by Ladorak on Aug 4, 2009 14:19:27 GMT -5
Ladorak's head jolted backwards a bit when she mentioned the kit could come early. He looked down at her with a confused expression. "Surely I hope you wouldn't be hoping for it to come a month early....that's dangerous after all." he said, hoping that she wasn't actually serious about that. Wishing that on their kit....even if she wanted to give birth now it was better to let nature take it's course...not try and force the issue!
He was hoping she was joking though, and was fairly sure she was. He began to breathe a bit easier when she moved on to tell him it that fatherhood would be easy. He wasn't so sure about that. He'd never done it before, and was about to open his mouth to state about why he had reservations but then she tensed up and it was clear was feeling something of their kit within her.
At first, Ladorak panicked. Was it time!? But then he chided himself. No, no....that was still three months away! It couldn't possibly be time. It did however bring a smile to his face. "You keep insisting it's a jack. Going to be big and strong like his father then, is he?" the stoat was starting to feel reassured again, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Gave me a fright there...but then I remembered I was being a bit premature. Still a few months away from full development." He took a relieved drink from his gin and tonic, downing a good chunk of it to soothe himself. The pine needle tasting fluid went down easy. Exhaling a bit in appreciation, the stoat shifted his attention back to his wife.
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Post by jaydjasmyn on Aug 4, 2009 14:36:42 GMT -5
After Jayd was done tensing she looked up at him and grinned. "No... no my love. All that I am saying is that he 'could' come early... not that I want him to." Jayd rubbed Lad's bicep reassuringly. "But don't worry. I'm sure that my delivery date will be on time... not to late and not to early." The pregnant femme stood and let out a held breath, her forehead glistening a little due to her small sweat. She can't imagine how giving birth will feel. Part of her was very scared but the other part pushed it out of her mind.
After Jayd was fully standing now she laughed at him. "Well I'm not sure if it's a boy or a girl but I can't keep going around calling our kit an 'it''.... now can I?" Inside though Jayd had a feeling that it was a boy, though she wouldn't tell Ladorak that. Then again on other days she felt like it was a girl and so maybe on those days she'd call it a 'she' instead of a 'he'. Jayd sorely wished she knew the gender of the baby. The anticipation was driving her crazy!
Now Jayd began to laugh loudly. "You should have seen the look on your face Ladorak!" She jested with him of course but soon her face was serious as she put her paw on his arm. "You know Ladorak... All kidding aside... I'm kind of nervous about going into labor. I don't take pain very well I'm afraid. Have you thought about what doctor we should use or maybe the fact that I should pay him a visit so that he or she can give me a check up?" Jayd's beautiful eyes blinked up at him. She was looking to him for answer and perhaps a little reassurance.
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Post by Ladorak on Aug 4, 2009 14:53:50 GMT -5
Ladorak only slanted his eyes and looked at her out of the corner of his eye as she teased him about how he had gotten stressed few minutes ago, but he had a tight smile on his lips too, and his look was more mischievous than anything else. Yes, yes...she could poke fun at him...he didn't mind...and who knew....maybe he'd get her back too....tonight.
"A doctor?" he asked now, coming around to face her in full rather than with his profile. "Oh...well the one in Burnham Thorpe isn't really a well known doctor...I'm sure he CAN deliver kits...but maybe we should go to a physician in Muggidrear. I'd think the doctors there would be better suited and well trained. I unfortunately don't know any good doctors....good surgeons...but not doctors." he said, chuckling a bit as he did so.
Yes...he knew a lot of good surgeons from many ships he'd served on...but he highly doubted if they were reared in the rudimentary concepts of childbirth. "We'd have to find a good physician with a midwife too. Unless...you'd be comfortable just doing it at home with the Thorpe doctor....though I'd probably feel more comfortable looking for doctors in Muggidrear." Of course, he didn't add, they'd be more expensive but.......it was a price he'd be willing to pay.
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