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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 13, 2011 22:35:25 GMT -5
Gerard had awoken early this morning, as he'd gone to bed pretty early. He'd gone downstairs and had a pleasant and productive breakfast with Sasha, in which they'd discussed training of the old and new horses, among other things. Life was excellent, he decided. It really couldn't get much better than this. He climbed the stairs and went back up to his and Angel's bedroom. Glancing at Angel, he pulled jeans, socks, boxers, and a fresh t-shirt out. It looked like she might be waking up soon. She was sleeping more lately. Well, at least now I know why, he thought to himself. Angel had revealed the news that she was pregnant with his child yesterday. He shook his head with amazement as he closed the door and walked into the bathroom. Gerard quickly stripped down and stepped into the shower, relishing the feel of the hot water coursing over his body. Hopefully, Angel would wake up soon and get ready with her usual haste.
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Post by Grace on Jun 13, 2011 23:09:10 GMT -5
Yawning hugely, Angel rolled back on her back, looking up at the ceiling of her and Gerard's room. She moved her right arm to her side, finding the usual cold space were Gerard had been, she was sleeping so much more, now, and didn't like waking up without him. As she laid there for a moment, she heard the shower running, and soon realized that Gerard must have gone downstairs to do something and now was back. Stretching both arms up above her head, she pulled back the covers, and rolled out of bed, putting her hands up to her hair, to see what mess of black curls it had become. Strolling over to their dresser, Angel pulled out a pair of her jeans, panties, a bra, a favorite plum-purple shirt of hers, and a pair of socks. Folding everything back, she laid it on the foot of their bed, and sat down, laying her back out flat, waiting for Gerard to get out of the shower. [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 14, 2011 11:03:46 GMT -5
Gerard showered quickly and toweled off his body. It didn't take long for him to dress and leave the bathroom. He peeked into the bedroom to see if she was up yet. Good morning, he said, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek before continuing toweling off his hair. Shower's open, grab it while you can. I'll be in in a minute to shave. Gerard went into their closet and grabbed his razor from the top shelf, and quickly packed up some of his training gear.
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Post by Grace on Jun 14, 2011 11:51:42 GMT -5
"Morning," she mumbled, looking up at Gerard with sleepy eyes - Angel wasn't very talkative in the morning. Nodding, she grabbed her clothes under one arm, and headed into the still-steamy bathroom. Turning the shower on hot enough to boil a lobster, Angel stepped in, showering quickly, taking extra time to condition her long hair and pull her fingers through it, taming some of the snarls. Turning off the water, she pulled her towel from the shower curtain bar, wrapping it around her body, and tucking it in front of her arm. By now, Gerard had already come back in to shave. Angel turned her back to Gerard, and grabbed another towel, flipping her hair in front of her, and bending at the waist to towel off her hair. Putting the towel back up, she turned back around to grab her clothes. Again, she turned away from Gerard, they may be "officially" engaged, and he may have seen her undress before, she was still modest and got dressed quickly. She made her way back to the sink, and kissed Gerard on the neck, picking up her hairbrush and beginning to fight it through her long, wavy, black, hair."How are you?" [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 14, 2011 15:02:12 GMT -5
Gerard made his way into the bathroom not long after he heard the water turn on. He quickly shaved away the stubble on his neck and face before rinsing off. He then stuck his toothbrush under the still running water and squeezed some toothpaste onto the bristles. As Angel stepped out of the shower, Gerard politely averted his eyes. Just because they'd seen each other naked before didn't mean there was no such thing as privacy. He rinsed and spit, then grabbed a towel to wipe off his mouth. Pretty good, how about you? He picked up his brush and worked his way through his hair before grabbing a hair dryer. [/sub]
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Post by Grace on Jun 14, 2011 17:16:43 GMT -5
Angel finished brushing her hair, and pulled it up into a ponytail, taking the hairband on her wrist and wrapping it around one, two, three times. She didn't take the time to blowdry her hair this morning, and would rather let it dry naturally and let her waves come out for a day, rather than raking the hot straight iron through her hair. Grabbing her toothbrush, she squeezed out toothpaste, and began to brush her teeth. After around two minutes, she rinsed and spit, looking back up at Gerard. "Tired," she said, a yawn escaping just to emphasize her point. "But not bad." Angel headed for the door, as she left, she left the door open, and went to their closet, getting out her brown riding boots, slipping them on, waiting for Gerard to come out of the bathroom so that they could go downstairs together. [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 14, 2011 20:39:43 GMT -5
Gerard finished blowing his hair dry and unplugged the blow dryer. Good, he said, wrapping the cord around the handle as he followed her out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom. Grabbing his boots, he sat down on the bed and quickly put them on. He then grabbed his bag and zipped it up. Inside were a pair of black leather half chaps, his favorite crop, a helmet, and his riding gloves. He kept a couple of each down at the barn, and kept these in the house so they didn't get too beat up. But today just felt like one of those days, so he decided to use them. He shouldered the bag and headed out the door and down the stairs, Angel following him. He set the bag by the door and went into the kitchen to grab some breakfast.
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Post by Grace on Jun 14, 2011 22:37:55 GMT -5
Grabbing her favorite silver helmet and a second pair of Prince of Wales spurs, Angel followed Gerard out of their door and downstairs. Gerard didn't really seem to be his typical lovey self, and Angel was slightly concerned. Had she done something wrong? Was everything okay? She wasn't quite so concerned as to ask, maybe he was just tired. Or, maybe she was reading in to his mood. Angel put her helmet down on the ground by the door, slipping on her spurs and following Gerard into the kitchen. Going to a cabinet, she retrieved two pieces of bread. "Toast?" She asked Gerard, popping her bread into the toaster. Finally, curiosity got the best of her and she walked up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Are you all right, love?" [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 15, 2011 14:59:13 GMT -5
Nah, Gerard shook his head at her offer for toast, instead grabbing a box of cereal from a cupboard. He assembled the milk, bowl and sthingy and set them out on the table in the kitchen. He then went over to check out the fruit situation. After a bit of debate, he settled on a banana. This was where Angel caught him, wrapping her arms around him from behind. Gerard turned and kissed her on the forehead. Of course, he assured her before grabbing a glass from a cupboard and making his way to the table. Gerard had just started pouring cereal into the bowl when Sasha walked in.
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Hey guys, She greeted them, grabbing a bowl and sthingy before joining Gerard at the table. She poured herself a bowl of the cereal Gerard had selected and then added the milk. What's up? [/sub]
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Post by Grace on Jun 15, 2011 22:16:09 GMT -5
Angel leaned into Gerard before standing back up as she heard her toast pop up. She opened the fridge and grabbed out the peach preserves, making her way to the flatware drawer and grabbing a knife. On her way to the toaster, she grabbed a paper towel off of the roll, and put her toast on it, slathering on the peach preserves. She heard Sasha walk in, and looked up like a retriever perking at the flutter of wings. "Hey, Sasha," Angel smiled at her, joining them both at the table, her toast in front of her. Angel quickly began to process, when should they tell Sasha? Gerard had said to wait until she had a ring. But, should Sasha know about the pregnancy? Angel mentally shrugged, and bit into her toast. "Ahh, nothing much. You been out already?" [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 16, 2011 7:27:15 GMT -5
It was difficult to keep a straight face, so Sasha gave her a smile. Yeah, just checking things over. Everything going good? Sasha said before munching on a sthingyful of cereal.
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Gerard had also been munching away, thinking quickly. Perhaps he hadn't planned this out thoroughly enough. He chewed the sthingyful he was on as quickly as he could and swallowed. Glancing at Angel, he said, Sasha, Angel wanted to tell you something, before sticking another sthingy of cereal in his mouth. Hopefully she'd deal with that all right...
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Post by Grace on Jun 27, 2011 22:15:35 GMT -5
Angel nodded, taking a bite of toast. Chewing slowly, she studied Sasha and Gerard, looking between them. She was slightly suspicious that they had something planned, but she couldn't pinpoint her suspicion on one thing in particular, just that they seemed to be acting odd. Gerard had spoken, but for a moment Angel ignored it...until she realized what he had said. Her eyes grew wide, and she looked at him. Taking an audible gulp of her glass of water to soothe her cottony mouth. "Well...erm...Sasha, I'm...uh..." Angel wanted to slap herself. It wasnt' like Sasha was her mother. She wasn't a teen mom explaining to her mother that she had had unprotected sex. Angel was an adult, and Sasha was her employer. "Well. I'm pregnant, Sasha." [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jun 27, 2011 22:36:30 GMT -5
Gerard and Sasha both nearly choked on their cereal. Sasha grabbed a napkin and wiped the few drops of milk that had escaped from her lips. She really wasn't expecting that. She quickly turned her head to look at Gerard, eyes wide.
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He could have smacked himself in the head in exasperation. He hadn't thought she would lead like that. Gerard put his sthingy into his bowl and wiped his mouth. Looking up, he saw Sasha's wide-eyed stare. He quickly turned to Angel. Angel, he said, his eyebrows raised. Didn't you have something else you wanted to tell Sasha too? He looked at her, hinting with his eyes.
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Post by Grace on Jul 11, 2011 22:16:44 GMT -5
Angel rolled her eyes - of course she was going to embarrass Gerard. He shouldn't throw breaking news on her shoulders like that, so of course she would turn it around on him. "Chill, Gerard. I'm getting there," Angel spoke like a true exasperated teenager. "I really just wanted to see the reaction. Especially since you're dumping announcing this on me." Angel smirked slightly, and turned back to Sasha. "We're engaged, Sash," she smiled up at Gerard. Although she was truly in love with him, and was ready to start a family with him, his attitude today had bothered her. [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jul 18, 2011 10:26:36 GMT -5
Gerard shook his head at Angel. He had a feeling she was punishing him for having her announce their engagement and Angel's pregnancy. But she couldn't have punished him later? He narrowed his eyes as his angelic fiance smiled up at him.
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Sasha grinned, getting up from her chair and going around to Angel to give her a hug. Congratulations you guys! She said as she returned to her seat. She set her elbows on the table, resting her chin in her hands. Have you guys given any thought of where you're going to live yet? Or are you going to stay here? Her eyes sparkled with excitement at the news of their engagement and impending child.
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Post by Grace on Jul 27, 2011 22:15:09 GMT -5
Angel winked at her fiancee, grinning just slightly. She returned Sasha's hug, smiling up at her boss. "We really haven't - yet. This has all happened kinda quickly, so we're still getting used to it." She glanced down at her stomach, still slightly bewildered that she could be pregnant, she was terrified that she would be a bad mother. Angel stood, "I'm going to go put on my boots, I'll be right back." Angel walked into the entry hall, and slipped on her boots, returning to the table just a minute later. [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jul 27, 2011 22:29:14 GMT -5
Gerard finished off his cereal as Angel winked at him. He glared at her mockingly. How could someone named Angel be such a little devil? He asked himself. Perhaps it was one of life's great mysteries. He set his sthingy back in the bowl and carried it to the dishwasher as Angel got up to put her boots on. As he poured his coffee, he gave Sasha a meaningful look. He had just finished mixing the cream and sugar into his coffee as Angel reentered.
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Sasha recognized Gerard's loaded look and nodded, following suit as Gerard put his dishes in the dishwasher and poured a cup of coffee. She'd never been much of one to put cream and sugar in. Ever since she was a little girl on her father's farm, she'd drank it black. He'd told her that cream and sugar were for sissies, and she was no sissy. She grinned slightly at the memory and leaned against the counter.
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Post by Grace on Jul 27, 2011 22:34:49 GMT -5
Angel reentered the kitchen, looking suspiciously between Gerard and Sasha. She was rather confused, what was going on? They seemed so secretive lately and she really was concerned as to what was going on. Although Angel truly knew better, she couldn't help but let the fact that Gerard could be cheating on her enter her mind. Of course Gerard wouldn't do that, he loved her. He loved their child. He wouldn't do such a stupid thing. Angel sighed mentally, she was just being paranoid. Perhaps the hormones of the pregnancy were alreadyt taking over. Angel walked to Gerard's side, wrapping her left arm around his waist, giving him a hug, leaning her head against his shoulder. Angel couldn't help but look back over at Sasha, seeing if they were looking at each other, again. [/center]
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Post by mustang5jk2 on Jul 27, 2011 22:44:18 GMT -5
Gerard wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her in tightly, glancing at Sasha again.
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Sasha took a gulp from her coffee mug before stepping away from the counter, leaving the mug behind. She wrung her hands a little bit, looking from Gerard to Angel and back again. Finally, she returned her gaze to Angel, meeting her eyes. So, Angel she paused, Gerard, her eyes moved swiftly to Gerard and back to Angel. You're starting a family, a whole new life together. I don't think living with ten other people is going to make anybody's life any easier. So, I think you should move out. She paused, recollecting herself before continuing. But, I know that you both love being here, whether you're working or just enjoying yourself here, and I would never want to take that away from you. Besides, you're much too valuable to all of us-horses and people. She grinned. So, I'd like you to continue living here, at Kingwood-but not at the house. I'd like to help you build a home here, on our land. A house, a stable, a place for your kid- she paused, eyes gleaming mischievously, or kids to grow up in a more...normal setting. Sasha let a huge breath loose. She'd been so nervous, she'd hardly remembered to breathe. Now all she had to do was wait for a reaction.
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Post by Grace on Aug 17, 2011 20:27:54 GMT -5
Angel looked up at Sasha, her doe eyes wide. Sasha wasn't trying to tell her to move out, was she? She would have Gerard, but where would they go? Her terrifyingly long moment of loss was recovered once Sasha continued. She was going to allow them to live here, on the stable land, continue to work at the stable...and Sasha was going to help them...It was more amazing than Angel could have expected. She touched Gerard's arm lightly. "But, Sasha, are you sure?" [/center]
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