My next entry for @glowweek
Glow week day 2: Surprise
Thanks Lion!
The sun is setting on the horizon as Connie returns home from work. She's exhausted from the long day and can't wait to have some dinner and watch a movie or show with her sweet, wonderful, amazing, boyfriend. He's been such a rock for her during the first few months of her new job and all the stresses that go along with it.
“Hey Biscuit I'm home!” She calls as she enters the house, hanging her keys near the door.
“Hey.” He says quietly.
Connie frowns, usually he greets her with a little more enthusiasm, like an energetic puppy. Instead he's in their small kitchenette, leaning with his elbows on the counter, and staring downward, eyes unfocused.
“Everything alright hon?” She asks as she approaches.
“Hm? Yeah I guess…” a slight scowl crosses his features, “I've just been feeling off lately. My mood's been all over the place. I'm tired, like, all the time. I'm a little achy…”
Trying to lighten the mood Connie replies, “If you were craving weird foods, I'd think you were pregnant!”
Instead of laughing or snickering like she expected, panic starts to crawl across Steven’s face.
“I have been craving weird foods! Oh my stars, I'm pregnant!” Steven starts panicking, breaths picking up and a light flush appears across his face.
“Steven. C’mon. You can’t be pregnant.” Connie deadpans as he continues panicking.
“I'm part gem! Maybe I could be! Anything's possible.” The flush spreads further across his face, he starts shifting around anxiously, “I'm too young to be a mom!”
Connie is at a loss. How does she calm down a completely panicked, half gem man who, apparently, has no idea how pregnancy works?
“Steven.”
He stops his panicked rambling and slight shifting from foot to foot for a moment and looks carefully at her.
“I'm too young to be a mom… but you're not…”
Connie looks at him like he's grown a second head, “Steven, wha-”
“A CAT MOM THAT IS!” He exclaims as he hops out from behind the counter and peels a small calico kitten off his sweatpants, holding her out to Connie.
She snorts, then laughs, practically falling to the floor as she's completely lost in a deep belly laugh. He'd set this whole thing up! Pretending to be sad, then panicking just to reveal… a kitten!? She can't take it, he's such a goof!
He grins at her as he holds up the cute little calico trying to chew on his fingers. Connie stands, as her laughter subsides, and takes the kitten from him to snuggle in her arms.
“Is your leg okay?”
Steven flushes a little in embarrassment, “Oh yeah I'm fine!”
Connie puts one hand on her hip, the now sleeping kitten in the crook of her other arm, “You set up this whole “pregnancy” thing just for a kitten you found and want to keep?”
“Eh, heh…” Steven scratches the back of his head, “I thought I was gonna give it away when she started climbing my leg, it was so hard not to hop around with her little knife fingers digging into my thigh.”
Connie stifles a giggle, imagining what it must have looked like from behind the counter. Steven attempting to remain cool, and sell the bit, with a tiny sharp clawed kitten using him as a scratching post/tree. Unintentionally the kitten wound up helping him sell it in the end.
“I guess we have a new kitty. Hopefully Lion won't get jealous.” She says
“Who do you think surprised me by dropping her in my lap during my morning coffee?”
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