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Post by Aurora Blake on Mar 9, 2016 20:09:37 GMT
Aurora needed neutral ground, or relatively neutral ground for this. This was a big thing, not just for her. She had hope. She had to have hope, because there really was no other outcome. For a neutral ground Aurora had asked Vera Kane to be allowed into her apartment for a while. The woman was with the last tree anyway, so she could set up there. It was a huge thing, so they needed a place, which fulfilled multiple things: It needed to be familiar, but relatively neutral. It needed to be safe, but could not be either of their apartments. His mothers apartment might be a stretch, but it was the only thing she could imagine at that moment and her imagination was running pretty thin.
It was not every day that someone would set up an apartment like that. A date would look differently. A date would look like dimmed lights, dinner, maybe a nice drink. Tonight the lights were on as bright as usually. Tonight there was no dinner or drinks on the table, there was a paper on the table, a sheet of paper that could change Marcus life or not. She had an idea for a backup, but she didn’t want a backup. Aurora wanted this.
Vera was still in the room with her as she set it up. She saw the paper, she saw the worry in Aurora, the nerves and sat her down.
“Do you want to remove your implant to have a child with Marcus or is this more urgent?” Vera asked Aurora as she sat in front of Aurora, clasping her hands. Her face was open, showing so much compassion for the young woman, who was clearly troubled. It was as if she had a knowledge of the urgency there, as if she could just tell. It was only in here that she allowed herself to feel the pressure on her.
“It’s more urgent. I’m already…” She didn’t want to say it, not yet. It would be hard enough to tell Marcus. It would be hard enough to stand in front of the man she loved and tell him that by some accident her implant had failed and what was meant to be nights of passion turned out to be so much more complicated.
“Don’t worry, child.” Vera said. She smiled a very knowing smile at her, showing of so much confidence for her son. “Marcus and I have differences, but I’ve raised him. He was a good boy. And he is a good man at heart. He’s not the type of man to abandon a child. Have confidence in him.” She did. She had confidence in him as a person, as a guard, as a friend and lover. But this was huge to both of them. It was emotionally challenging. Not just for her. It would be for him, too. Either way their life was about to change forever. And Aurora would be the last one to tie him down to it. He had a way out, but she wished, to every power that would listen, that he would choose to do this with her, because she wanted him and only him. She wanted this to be their journey together and not the end of their story. With a squeeze of her hand, Vera got up to leave only moments before her son entered.
Aurora couldn’t see his face, but she didn’t see any hesitation as he walked her. She didn’t feel any hesitation as she felt him kiss her forehead, as his hands held her cheeks. She could imagine his worried look. And just by that she found herself panicking a little, knowing she could loose him.
“I’m pregnant.” She blurted out.
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Post by Marcus Kane on Mar 10, 2016 20:32:53 GMT
Marcus wasn't married, and had no family other then his mother--whom was devoted to her faith, and the followers of that faith. While he believed, he was a guardsman first. Which meant that while the others cut off at a decent hour to return home to their families--he stayed to work out the issues that he could. He thought of Aurora, and smiled to himself. If he was married to a woman as beautiful as her, he would not be here so late. Yet he knew she could not; she was his cadet, and if anyone found out that he was sleeping with her then he could loose his job, and she could lose her reputation and her career before it starts.
He got a message from her telling him to meet him at his mothers--which really surprised and worried him. Marcus all but ran down the halls. His walk was steady as always, but each step was measured and thought out--if he didn't think about them then he would start running. Something was wrong. When he got there, he noticed right away that his mother was not home. Before he could walk to Aurora, and ask her what was wrong, she let out the last phrase he thought he would hear, “I’m pregnant.”
Marcus stood there in shock, and only stared at her. He knew this was the worst way to react to the news, but he couldn't think anything for a few seconds and the only thing he felt after that was slight panic. He didn't know how to be a father. His own had never really been apart of his life. He had been raised by a mother who had put herself so deeply into her faith after his father, that it was hard not to think of one without the other. It had caused him to rebel slightly, and turn to logic over faith.
She was pregnant. He was going to be a father. He had executed his own father, and now he was going to be a father. After a very, very, long moment of only staring at her, Marcus stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her. "Are you sure?" He asked, while hugging her to him.
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Post by Aurora Blake on Mar 11, 2016 11:58:02 GMT
The pause felt like ages. Seconds felt like long minutes, minutes felt like hours in this silence. What she just told Marcus was hard for her. Neither of them had planned this. Their relationship was not an open one, but they might need to put it out in the open, that was if he was willing to do this with her. There was no way she could force him to do it, not for herself, she loved him too much to force him into a situation like that. She needed to tell him, needed him and herself to have a way out, but she would never force him into this. They never discussed having a child. They never planned on this, so of course he was shocked. Of course he had to process what she said first. She couldn’t blame him. Aurora had time to process it before. If it wasn’t as important to move fast, she would have given herself and him more time, but it was impossible at the moment.
Aurora was only partially surprised when he stepped closer and hugger her to him. With a sigh the woman wrapped her arms around him in return. His warmth, his scent, his strength immediately brought comfort to her, her heart rate going down a little. A hug was certainly not the worst sign. They still had a lot to discuss, but for the moment she could hold him close and cling to the sensation of just them for a moment, until she had to answer the question. Aurora only pulled away far enough to look him in the eyes. She nodded. “As sure as I can get. I can’t exactly go to medical being pregnant without a permit.” They would terminate the pregnancy immediately and she didn’t want that. It was an innocent child, why should it be punished for mistakes Aurora and the medical devices made?
“I wasn’t feeling good recently.” He probably noticed that, too. She sometimes even zoned out when they spent time together or fell asleep on him. At first she thought she was getting sick, it was not unlikely, especially given that she had to interact with people on a daily basis. It was a friend, that joked about pregnancy. And then she thought back. She took matters into her own hands then, having to make sure of it to her full abilities. “There’s a woman with a permit, she’s a friend. She got me those little tests. They were positive. So unless symptoms and the test fail, I’m pregnant.” She wanted to say something, but the right words failed her. What was she meant to say, really? “I’m most likely pregnant with your child and right now our child is illegal. And we don't have a lot of time to decide what to do.” She wished she could give them more time, but it was impossible.
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