Dazed .

She was deeply dazed, almost tripping over her own feet as she walked down the small hall. As she safely made her way out of the hallway, and into the living room, she thought she had made it. But, a hard and cold object decided to intervene.

"Ow!" She shouted as she cursed at the pain she felt on her right toe and face.
"There's a wall there Honey. It's not good to walk in your sleep." He said from inside the kitchen.
She covered her injured face and felt her way around the wall. "Shut up, I'm tired." She then felt her way to the kitchen table and fell into one of the chairs. "It's your fault for scheduling an early doctor's appointment for me." She glared at her husband through her dark toned fingers.

"I know. And my apology for doing that was letting you sleep during the ultrasound and when we got home." He replied calmly as he walked over with a plate and mug. He laid them in front of his exhausted wife to reveal that he made her lunch and brewed some fresh tea.
She looked at the food and tea and a smile cracked on her face. "You spoil me too much."

"That's because I want to." He said as he walked back to the kitchen counter. "So, how are you feeling?"
"Tired; I swear there must be bags under my eyes – even though I sleep longer than you." She said as she began to jab her food with a fork.
"Maybe it's just the pregnancy that's making you tired. The doctor did say that every pregnancy is different." He replied as he sat down with his own cup of tea.

She sat back in her seat and rested her right hand on her growing stomach. "Did the ultrasound go okay?"
"It went perfectly. The baby is healthy and it's at the correct size it should be." He responded calmly.
"Did you ask him about why I'm already showing so much? It's never happened to me before and I really shouldn't be showing this much if the baby is at its correct measurements." She asked confused as she cocked her head to the side.
All he could do was shrug. "I did, but the doctor said it was natural for something like this to happen. He's done this before Korra."

She poked out her bottom lip out of frustration and slumped further down in her seat. She then shyly looked at husband as he took a sip of his tea. "Did you hear the heartbeat?" She didn't really want to show that she was hopeful for this baby – always keeping the thought of losing this one in her mind. But, she was a soon-to-be mother and her excitement always took over with every pregnancy.
His senses perked a little at her question. A light smile stretched over his face. "Yeah, I did. But, after a while I thought I could hear two, but the doctor said that it was probably just your heartbeat mixing with the baby's. He said it was normal for it to happen every now and then." He explained as he recalled the events that happened during the appointment.

She responded with a small 'Okay' and went back to picking at her food. After minutes of sitting in the kitchen – having small talk about the appointment and other events – the phone in the living room began to ring. He sat up, saying that he would answer it, and walked out.

"Hello?" She heard him say after picking up the phone. "Oh, hey Boss." Just that sentence told her what the phone call was about. "But today was my day off… Yes sir I understand, I'll be there as soon as possible." She then heard the phone be set back down on the receiver and his footsteps come closer. "Hey Korra, that was my boss. Turns out someone called in sick and he needs me to come in. I'm sorry."

"It's ok Mako, I understand. Besides, we have to pay rent and buy groceries soon. It'll be good for you to get the extra hours." She replied as she hung her head back – over the back of the chair – and looked at her husband.
He walked over to her and lightly placed his hand under chin and kissed her forehead. "I promise I'll make it up to you."
"Ok then, all my ultrasound appointments will be scheduled during the afternoon from now on. After, I've been up for a good number of hours." A grin stretched over her face and she looked up at him.

A smile formed on his face. He responded with a quick 'Deal' and leaned down on her lips to give her a kiss goodbye.

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