Gentle Rains Ch.11

Remy waited outside worried about his Ororo. Hank had come up half an hour ago to check on the resident windrider. Half an hour it had been. He tried to wait patiently outside, and for a time did. Now he was about ready to burst through the door demanding what was going on? It had been half an hour....what if she had gone into pre-tern labor? Or her vomiting was a sign of her on coming labor? No..it couldn't have been that, there would have been others coming up. Jean, the professor, everyone..even the students would have come up to see what was going on, but no one came. It was just him standing outside left to wonder. He heard the soft click of Ororo's door and looked up turning towards hank. 1

"Mon Dieu what took so long? Is she alright?" He asked wanting to ask more questions, but right now those two would suffice, he couldn't let his worry get the better of him. 2

"She's got a bit of an upset stomach, Merely had a little to much to eat. I gave her a small amount of medicine to help with her stomach pains. With a little rest she should be fine." He said and walked off.3

Remy looked surprised at that answer. That was all? An upset stomach? There had to be more to it than that? It didn't take half an hour to diagnose a stomach ache. He was about to protest to the what he thought was a misdiagnose when he heard a light moan followed by the creaking of the bed4

"Stormy." He said going inside using her nickname again and frowned seeing her laying on her side as Rouge rubbed her back comforting her.5

"I know Sugah, don't eat so much next time. Then again, it coulda just been bad food." She said scooting back a bit as Ororo rolled onto her back.6

Now that Remy actually had gotten a good look at her, his wife did look sick. dangerously sick, in his opinion it had to have been more than a stomach ache she was suffering from. Maybe she got food poisoning from that buffet they went to eariler. Maybe....he wasn't sure. But now that he got a good look at her, a stomach ache didn't really seem that far fetched. Right now he just wanted to be with his wife who was now staring off into space, her bright eyes now dull, as if looking into some old memory.7

"Ro." He said softly so as not to scare her as he placed a gentle hand on her large stomach and kissed her lips softly. 8

"Mmm?" She asked looking over. "Hey you." she said softly. 9

"You doing alright now?" He asked.10

"Sorry but I'm not really in the mood for small talk now....sorry for worrying you." She said. 11

"Remy just glad his Stormy be alright." He said as the two kissed again.12

Later on that day Ororo whined some after being left alone most of the day to rest. The Weather witch was now lonely and wanted some company. She hated being confined to bed, she had just gotten off her bed rest just short a few weeks ago. She looked down at her stomach where her son lay nestled safe and warm. She poked at her stomach a bit and frowned.13

"This is your fault you know." She said and winced at the irritated kick her son had replied with. 14

"Not so hard...I already feel like I'm gonna lose my lunch again....and I don't even have anything in my stomach." She said frowning.15

She heard the door open later and saw Rouge in a sports bra and a pair of shorts. The woman must have been working out again. Not that she had anything against keeping a fit body but she thought Rouge worked out to much. Ra help her if Rouge got to be as big as those body builders. A slight shiver went through her spine at the thought of that and she looked up smiling.16

"Come to see me?" She asked.17

"Thought you'd be lonely." Rouge said standing beside her bed.18

"Come lay with me." Ororo said tugging on Rouge's arm like a child wanting attention from its mother. It wasn't really the attention Ororo wanted, it was just someone she wanted to be beside her. She had sent Remy on a few errands earlier not realizing it had left her alone, and since Rouge was here, why not ask one of her best friends to lay with her?19

"I dunno. I might catch what you got." Rouge teased.20

"Anna." Ororo said using her real name at the tease as she pulled her down beside her. 21

"Hmm hmm alright alright I get the point sheesh your needy today." She said smiling laying with Ororo.22

She soon took an interest at the movements Ororo's belly was making as she placed a hand on her friends stomach and rubbed it. She smiled some feeling the tiny kicks of the baby inside Ororo. Her friend was due in another month, and this was the first time she had spent any real time this close to her. It was kinda....nice, feeling the movements of Ororo's baby boy, her hand caressing Ororo's skin as if trying to calm the kicking baby inside of her.23

"Ow." Rouge said at a particularly strong kick that seemed like it hadn't affect the windrider at all.24

"Mmm...that didn't hurt." She said and winced a while later. "Goddess that one did." She moaned.25

"How come that one hurt?" Rouge asked.26

"Because it was my lower rib cage. He's gotten damn good at aiming for my organs now....it hurts when he gets my kidney or kicks at my bladder." She said.27

"Well I won't be having kids anytime soon." She said laying her head on her arm that was propped up. 28

"Oh but you should, you'd make a wonderful mother." Ororo said.29

"I can't even have a love life, how am I supposed ta have kids?" Rouge asked.30

"Either adopt or get inseminated."Ororo said as the two shared a nice little laugh.31

"Hey let's go somewhere...." Ororo said suddenly.32

"Uh uh, your not pulling that on me again." Rouge sad sitting up.33

The last time Ororo had pulled something like that, was what got her into her stomach situation. No way was she gonna be responsible for something like that again.34

"I don't mean to a buffet, I mean to Ali's bar. That's no doubt where Remy went to, he always goes there if I send him on errands." She said standing slowly waiting to see if her stomach would react. When she felt nothing she smiled and got dressed and left with Rouge to the bar.35

Upon arriving at the bar the two women walked inside as the bar came to an abrupt stop and everyone looked over seeing the two women and went back to their drinks. The two women looked around for familiar faces and took two empty barstool seats.36

"Hey, Ororo what are you doing here?" Ali asked walking over.37

"I wanted to go out....and figured this is the next best thing to a place Remy would come to." She said.38

Ali had to hand it to the woman. Not even she knew the cajun that had joined at her bad a few months ago inside and out. She knew him well enough to figure out his quarks and whatnot but not like his wife did, to know every single place he'd be or not be.39

"What can I get for ya sweetheart, I'm not about to let a mother go hungry. Its on me." Ali said.40

"Got any club soda? I just want something to settle my stomach a bit." SHe said seeing the female owner of the bar make her a glass and hand it to her 41

"There ya go." Ali said smiling as Ororo nodded drinking it. "Thanks Ali." She said and rubbed her stomach. 42

"Mmm...that didn't feel good." She muttered feeling a slight twinge in her stomach. 43

"Hey what are you two doing down here?" Remy asked.44

"Ro wanted ta come see ya." Rouge said.45

"Stormy your supposed to be in bed." He said bringing her close and feeling her stomach.46

"Mmmm, that really didn't feel good...." Ororo moaned.47

"What's the matter?" Rouge asked.48

"Mmm...go get your car ready....I think its time." Ororo moaned feeling a sharp pain in her stomach.49