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[clumsy_auror]

The contractions are regular, now. Regular, and steady, and growing stronger. She keeps giving Bernard feeble smiles, as she paces the floor, trying to stay limber and move around while she still can.

One imagines the kettle will be going fairly constantly for the people ensconced in the living room.

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[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

And Kathleen slips an arm around his waist, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Now, now. If my pipes hadn't been busted, we'd have had fifty-seven, and nobody wants that."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

He laughs, and it ends in a sigh.

"Well, I can't argue with that. Can't argue with that. We'd've run out of names."

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

"Seems like we ran out before we began."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

"Well! He already came with one."

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

A wry look.

"And left with one too, Bernie."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

"Shhhh, woman!"

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

Kathleen muffles her cackles in his shoulder.

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

He covertly glances around the room to see if anyone heard, looking remarkably like Bernard.

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

She squeezes him tight, her face still against the worn plaid flannel of his shirt.

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

Finally he relents and smiles a little, kissing the top of her head, one broad weathered hand smoothing up and down her back.

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

They stay like that for a long time.

"...I like the name Wrangle better anyhow."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

"Has a nice ring to it," he says, nodding gravely. "A nice ring."

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

She's grinning. "You're a ham."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

He feigns a hurt look.

[platonicowgirl.livejournal.com]

She rolls her eyes.

"Love you, even when you're attempting to act."

[howdy-howdy.livejournal.com]

And at that, he quirks a charming grin, and kisses his wife.

"Love you too, babe. Love you too."