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Letting out a heavy sigh, Laura pushed herself away from her desk. It had been a very long day, she’d barely left her computer and was ready for bed. Being a journalist at the Silas Daily was her dream job, but the insane back to back deadlines were a killer. But the upside to the job meant she could work from home, which was a blessing for moments like this.
She pulled the tie out of her hair letting her blonde locks cascade down her shoulders to finally relax. Laura ran her hand through her hair as she walked down the hall from her office to her bedroom. As she got closer she noticed that there was a soft light coming from the crack under the door. With a smile she pushed it open and saw one of the most breathtaking sights in the universe.
Laying in her bed was the raven haired beauty that had agreed to marry her just over a year ago. Her dark curls bunched up on top of her head in a messy bun. Laura thought the messy look just made her look sexier, but then again Carmilla could be dressed in a garbage bag and Laura was still think she looked like a Greek goddess. Currently said goddess was fast asleep with an open book laying across her chest.
Laura chuckled at the fact that even after graduation, her wife still found joy in reading Camus and other such philosophers.
“You can take the student out of college but you can’t take the college out of the student,” Laura muttered to herself.
Although gazing at her blissfully sleeping partner would be a sight for her very sore eyes, what made the image even more mesmerizing was that just below the opened book was a bump peeking out of the sheets.
They had gotten very lucky when they decided they wanted to try for a baby. Looking for a donor was an experience for both of them, but they’d managed to find one that would be a good mix of both their features. Of course there was no guarantee that they would get pregnant, but someone must have thought they would be great parents because a month and a half later, Carmilla was shrieking with joy as she showed Laura the pregnancy test with a plus sign on it. They had been together for four years before they decide to tie the knot, so the idea of kids was not far off for them. They’d talk about it plenty of times and had agreed that Carmilla would be the first to get pregnant and if they wanted another Laura would do the honors.
Laura walked over to Carmilla's side of the bed and gently pulled the book out of her hands. Carmilla shifted in her sleep, but having the ability to sleep like the dead allowed her to continue on slumbering as Laura set the book down on the nightstand. She knelt down next to Carmilla’s side and gingerly pulled the sheets down and tugged her shirt up to expose Carmilla’s round belly.
“Hey there little guy. I know it's late and you should probably be sleeping like your momma here,” Laura looked up at Carmilla who was still sleeping. “But I just wanted to check in with you. I didn’t get much of chance to talk to you today with all the deadlines, but I’m here now.”
She leaned in and place a kiss on the bump that held her and Carmilla’s six month old unborn child. Laura kept her hand settled on it softly stroking it back and forth as she felt a small kick against her palm.
“I guess you’re awake too,” her smile grew as she felt another kick. “Let’s not make these late night conversations a habit. Your momma would have my head if I turned you into a creature of the night. Which is ironic seeing as when we first met she was the one who thought five in the afternoon was morning.”
Laura laughed at a memory of a younger Carmilla rolling out of bed in the late afternoon having slept the whole day away. It used to drive Laura crazy to think that her broody roommate was doing just fine in all her classes without seeming to do anything. It wasn’t until later on that Laura found out that Carmilla had been working graveyard shifts at a twenty-four hour diner off campus and then going to early morning classes. Seeing as Laura also had early morning classes and wasn’t usually done till after three, she never saw Carmilla stumble through the door at about twelve thirty, only to get up a few hours later to study before she had to do it all over again.
“There was a point in time where I thought she was a vampire. I mean she was basically nocturnal, she always had this dark and mysterious vibe about her and not to mention that stupid prank.” Laura shook her head thinking about it, “Okay, I’ll admit it was pretty good since it had the desired effect of freaking me out. She put corn syrup with red food coloring into a soy milk container. Me trying to mess with her by using her “oh so special soy milk” got a big surprise when it looked like I had just poured blood in my Chokoa Crunch. Yeah definitely thought she was a vampire.” She laughed at the memory. “Though that would have explained the seduction eyes she always seemed to be aiming my way.” Laura let out a sigh as she continued, “I’m not even joking kid, she’d bat those long eyelashes of hers and I couldn’t help but look into those confident brown orbs that demanded attention. I literally felt as though my eyes were being drawn to her like a magnet. Your momma just has this aura that attracts people and I’m sometimes still shocked she picked me. Cause looks like someone pulled her out of an art museum and…” Laura paused, her focus coming back to the bump in front of her as she felt the baby roll around in Carmilla’s stomach. “...and you don’t want to hear me ramble about how hot your momma is. Duly noted kid.”
“I on the other hand wouldn’t mind hearing you talk more about that.”
Looking up, Laura’s eyes were immediately met with those of her now very awake wife who was staring down at her.
“I’m sorry, Babe. I didn’t mean to wake you.”
“You didn’t. Not to blame you Munchkin,” Carmilla patted her stomach, “but that rolling around business is not very comfortable when I’m trying to sleep, just so you know.”
They both let out a chuckle as they saw a kick against Carmilla’s stomach.
“Looks like he’s going to be inheriting your snark,” Laura teased.
“As long as he doesn’t take up your obsession with pop culture I think we’ll be okay,” Carmilla shot back with a smirk. Laura scrunched up her nose and lightly smacked Carmilla’s arm.
“Hey be nice to the pregnant lady.”
Rolling her eyes at her wife, Laura shifted closer and pecked her wife’s waiting lips.
“Hmm… that’s better.”
“You are unbelievable.”
“I would think I am since I am carrying our child.”
“Yes you are.” Laura moved back down to the baby bump, setting her head lightly on it after placing a tender kiss on it. As she rubbed circles around her belly, Laura began to hum to their unborn baby. It didn’t take long before Carmilla recognized the song and sang along with her.
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away. The other night there, where I was sleeping, I dreamt I held you in my arms. But when I woke up I was mistaken, please don’t take my sunshine away.”
When the song was over they were both smiling at each other. Both knew that in that moment they would love this kid with all their hearts and were reminded of how much they loved each other.
The two shared a tender kiss before Laura crawled into bed behind Carmilla. She reached over to her turn off the bedside light, kissing her one more time before settling in with her arm wrapped around her waist. Laura snuggled into Carmilla, nuzzling her neck and causing her to giggle.
“I love you, Carm.”
“I love you too, Cupcake.” Carmilla kissed the back of Laura’s hand before placing it back on her stomach.
“And I love you, my Sunshine.” Laura murmured as she softly traced circles across her skin.
Yeah there were definitely perks to working from home.