A warm hand pressed gently against the other’s swollen stomach, feeling the round objects inside shifting slightly at her touch. Not much, they were almost ready to be laid, and there wasn’t much room for them to shift. Tears pricked her eyes, and she did her best to blink them away. Peri didn’t need to see her crying right now. However, she felt a detached finger running across her cheek, and she glanced at the other in shock for a moment before relaxing.
“You scared me for a moment there…” A warm chuckle reached her ears, and she couldn’t help but let a light blush cross her cheeks.
“Sorry. You looked upset, and I wanted to make sure you were okay.” She smiled weakly at the green gem before looking back at her swollen stomach. She could practically see the geodes through her skin with as big as they were getting, and the tight skin was flushed with how big it was getting.
“I’m fine. Just… Just thinking about my own,” she sighed, and the other sat up, pulling her close as her shirt rolled down and covered part of her stomach.
“I’m sorry. I know th-” She pressed a kiss to the warm lips talking, effectively stopping her from continuing on what she was going to say. She didn’t want to hear another word on the matter, and she regretted even mentioning the geodes that never got to be.
“Shh, let’s… Let’s not talk about it, okay? I mean… They’re not important right now, yours are.” With warm fingers caressing her cheeks, she felt the other plant a kiss to her nose gently, showing her she loved her and cared for her. Lapis leaned into the hands, feeling Peridot stroke her cheek bones with one finger.
“Oh, Lapis. Of course they’re important. They were something important to you, and they were taken away from you before you even got this far. You may say you’re over it, and they don’t mean anything to you anymore, but I know you’re lying. You’re in pain over this Lapis, I can see it in your eyes.” With bubbling tears, she looked away. It was hard to think of them still, even if she tried not to show it.
“Peridot…”
“Don’t try to tell me it’s okay, because I know it’s not. Just… Please, let me in.” A sob choked it’s way out of her, and she curled against her swollen stomached lover, unable to hold back the tears anymore. She broke down in Peridot’s arms, sobbing and shaking. “Shhh, I got you. It’s okay Lapis, I’m here, and the geodes are going to be okay. I got you.”
In the otherwise silence room, she broke and cried for her lost geodes. She had done her best not to let her feelings show through, and she had been doing so good. However, she had a feeling that the green gem knew all along, and said nothing for her comfort. Now, however, she couldn’t hold it much more. She was heartbroken about the lost children she never even got to hold, and the ones she never even got to see the colour, but knew she had a second chance now.
That’s why she had asked Peridot to carry them instead. The other gem would be able to carry them to term, and if she had tried, she was almost certain that she would have broke so much sooner, and she might not even be able to carry them to term. Her insides were weak after having the first attempt. After a few minutes of finally letting her emotions show, she managed to stop the tears, cried out as she was.
“Are you going to be okay?” a soft voice asked, and she nodded. She really was.
“Yeah. Thanks, Dot. I love you.”
“I love you too, Lapis. I wouldn’t be here with you if I didn’t.”