And...?
Dragonsfall Weyr
Amber Hills Hold
Vintner Hall
Healer Hall
Hidden Meadows
Dolphin Cove Weyr
Dolphin Hall
Emerald Falls Hold
Harper Hall
Printer Hall
Green Valley Hold
Leeward Lagoon Hold
Barrier Lake Weyr
Sunstone Seahold
Citrus Bay Hold
Writers: Dana, Eimi
Date Posted: 22nd November 2005
Characters: Birigundi, Nialyn
Description: Birigundi waits as Nialyn is examined by the healers to determine if she is pregnant or not
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 9, day 17 of Turn 3
Birigundi's long legs bounced up and down as he waited for Nialyn. They had sent him out while they did the examination. He tried to think about something else, but his mind kept coming back to one thought - **I could be a father...** Though he tried to tell himself that it was nothing that big in his life, that his life wouldn't really change much, part of him knew that it would change _everything_.
He took another deep breath, his eyes darting towards the examination room. If she _was_ pregnant, there was no guarantee that she would want to _keep_ it. After all, it was her choice in the end, not his. It would be her life that would be the most affected. Birigundi knew that his life would only change as much as he decided to let it. She could have the baby and give it to a foster mother to raise. He would have even less obligation to the child then. But no, he grew up without a father, but his mother had always told him how much his father had loved him. He would want to be there for his child like his own father would have liked to have been for him.
Birigundi wondered what his father had felt as he waited for confirmation that his mother had been pregnant. His mother had told him that he had been so excited. But did his father feel nervous as he did now? Shards, why were his palms sweating so much. Being nervous wasn't going to make things go faster. There was nothing he could do to influence the outcome one way or the other. Shards, he wasn't even sure what he wanted the outcome to be! He crossed his arms and closed his eyes, trying to slow his heart down. **One night. All it took was one night...**
"Birigundi?"
He almost jumped out the sound of his name. Looking up into Nialyn's face he tried to guess what the answer would be, but her expression was unreadable. "Finished?"
She nodded.
He fought to keep his tone even and not betray his nervousness. "And?"
She came closer, her hands twisting together. "They say...they say I'm pregnant." One hand slipped to her stomach, and when she looked at him, a nervous blush colored her cheeks, but a slight smile curved her lips, even if it was a little uncertain. "I'm pregnant..."
Birigundi looked at Nialyn a moment his eyes briefly meeting hers and then trailed down to the hand clutching at her stomach. He nodded silently. "All right." His lips began to curve into a smile too, though his heart was pounding in his chest. "All right," he repeated, this time with more confidence. He stood and took her hand in his. "Then I guess we have a lot to talk about."
Last updated on the November 23rd 2005