"Hehe"she smiled as she kinda got splashed on and didn't see itazura come up from the water and starts to worry as she only saw blake get up"..itazura?..."
A couple feet away, Ashley could be seen relaxing with her Fiancée, Royce, underneath a tree. Ever since his return from god knows where, he has never left Ashley's side. "So how's our little princess?" He asked. Ashley smiled. "She's doing great. Can't wait to hold her."
After a couple of minutes of relaxation, Ashley's back started hurting, much to her discomfort. Royce noticed the discomfort in her eyes. "Need a massage?" He leaned over and kissed her cheek while holding her close and feeling her stomach. "Yeah, that'd be great." She rubbed her forehead against his face, which made him smile. As she relaxed, Royce began massaging her back, easing the pain. "Wish she wasn't so active at night..." She sighed before resting one hand over her stomach and her other hand in the grass, which kept her up from laying down. As always, her legs were fully stretched out to reduce the discomfort. "Probably because she wants to meet her loving parents." Although he was having a Daughter, he was still very happy, unlike most family, who want sons first.
After a few more minutes of massaging her back, Royce allowed Ashley to lay down and relax herself. She smiled when he leaned over to listen to the baby. He smiled when he got to hear the baby's heartbeats. He kissed her swollen stomach before laying down beside her and letting her rest on his shoulder while holding her stomach. "Just two more months...and then we get married. After that...We get to be parents." For Ashley it was a dream come true. For Royce, he was glad that he could finally settle down and raise a family.
By then, Ashley had drifted into a peaceful nap, using Royce as a pillow. She was holding Royce's hand while resting her other hand on her stomach. Royce just had his arm around her and was staring into the sky.
Royce looked back to see Karol behind him and Ashley, who began moaning. Was she having another dream about the baby? Most likely. "Yes, I am the Father of my Fiancée's child." He said blankly as he sat up, allowing Ashley to sleep on his lap. She turned over to her side as he sat up. Was the baby putting too much pressure on her back as well? As he began to converse with Karol, Ashley started moaning again before cradling her stomach. He wondered, did it hurt? Or was it a motherly thing? After all, he was away from her for quite some time, but still knew how to put up with her hormonal behavior and frequent mood swings.
"Thats normal especially when pregnet shes haveing contrasts font worry shell be fine"she said sitting down next to him"shes due anytime soon did you know that?"
"Yeah, I know what she has to go through. Childbearing isn't exactly easy." He replied. In her sleep, Ashley just held her lower stomach before laying flat on her back. He started feeling around her stomach as well to see what exactly was bothering her. Could she be feeling contractions in her sleep? Or was it the vivid dreams that made her move around a lot? He did know hearing from relatives that most pregnant women tend to experience vivid dreams about their offspring. Must be what Ashley's going through. "So where'd you come from?"
"Ah. Wondering around I see. Well, we do live isolated from the big cities because there is some weird magic ban going on. Until then me and Ashley cannot go back to see our families." Royce then took his gloves off to run his hand through his fiancée's hair. "So what brings you to this forest?" he asked while straightening out Ashley's hair.