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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 8, 2008 15:34:24 GMT -5
It was almost a week since Theo had come to Miami. Her credit card had arrived and she was making a few friends. The atmosphere in the house wasn't as tense as it first was either so things were looking up. The heat still got to her though. This afternoon she was going to the gym for a pre natal yoga class she had decided to sign up for. It would help calm her down after lets just say a rather hectic week. Her feet relaxed into her new sneakers and were glad of the rest from those heels she had been stuck in for most of the week. Danton even offered to give her a ride down to the gym which she had gladly accepted. On the way they had what was almost a light hearted conversation and for the first time she thought she heard him laugh at something she had said.
Getting out of the car she hoisted her pink leather bag onto her shoulder and headed inside. The friendly receptionist pointed out what room the class was being held in and off she went. As she stepped inside and looked around she seen a lot of pregnant women with bumps of all different sizes. Hers however had not started to show yet. She could also see a fair number of men and a few other women. Her blue eyes began to search out the instructor so she could sign in. There she was in the far corner of the room. Happily she walked over. "Theola Lloyd." She said to with a smile as she reached her. The instructor smiled back and looked down her list. "Thats great Theola, it's good to see a young mother to be so enthusiastic, Now whats your partners name?"
"Partner?" She asked as her brain worked out thats why all the men were here. She paused and wondered if Danton would still be outside, he seemed like he would do anything for the baby. "I'll just go get him." Theola responded with a smile still fixed on her face before leaving the room. Looking out the big front windows she couldn't see his car. Damn. Seeing a guy at the other end of the room who didn't seem busy she ran toward him the messy ponytail she had pulled her hair into swinging side to side.
"Hey, I'm Theola. I was wondering if you could help me out?" She asked in her sweetest voice as she got next to him. Her mascara coated eyelashes fluttered and she smiled her cutest smile all to this complete stranger.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 7:45:07 GMT -5
it had been 3 hours since he entered the gym for his daily work out, he hadnt planned to stay for that last hour but he had had nothing else better to do and a little extra workout wasnt going to kill him. He had been sweaty so broke and took a shower in the showers offered. He wanted to swing by some place before heading home so didnt want to stink and look gross.
He had been searching for the keys of his 2008 mercedez benz when a girl walked up to him, introduced herself and asked if he could help her out. he studied her slightly and shrugged and said " umm...what can i help you with. im Talon Vance by the way" he sighed gently, and found his keys fixing the gym bag over his shoulder onto his green t-shirt and staring down at the girl before him.
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 8:14:54 GMT -5
Her smile never moved from her lips as she listened to him speak. "Oh sorry you must think I'm so rude asking you to help me without even asking your name." She gushed all in one breath. She had forgot all about having to explain why she needed help. Theola had only told two people about her pregnancy. Dai, the father and Danton. It was best not to tell a lot of people yet, just in case something went wrong. Her hands played with the hemline of the baggy t-shirt her mother had sent to her. She had bought it at the airport on the day she first arrived in Japan.
"Well." She pondered a moment later on what she should tell him. "I'm here for a mum to be yoga class." She started her eyes falling down to her stomach for a second her expression was a peaceful, happy one. The kind only a parent gets when they look at their child. "But they didn't tell me i would need a partner. There really isn't anyone else i could ask." She added slowly letting her eyes drift back up to his face. Theola was getting used to getting help from men she didn't know since being in Miami but this was the first time she had asked for it. She thought of it as making a business proposals. "It would just be for today." This felt like an important detail as she didn't want him to feel tied down to going to these classes with her.
Her eyes looked up at him happily "You don't need to say yes though, I can keep harassing strangers if you don't want to" She joked letting out a small giggle.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 8:20:20 GMT -5
he smirked gently and said " no i dont think its rude dont worry" he watched her face as she began to explain to him what it was exactly that she needed help with, at the mention of a pregnancy he let his eyes travel to her stomache. he wouldnt have guessed she was pregnant, though he assumed she must not have been far along. he bit his bottom lip a bit nervously and tried to think of what to say but what came out was "uhh...sure...i guess...i got nothing better to do, but the thing is i've never really done yoga so...not sure how good i could be" he looked at her a bit unsure if she'd move on, he was flexable well as flexable as a guy could be who played basketball and had a lot of, well fun with girls. he felt bad that the girl had no partner and wondered where the father was. he put his keys back into his bag and waited for her to lead the way.[/color]
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 9:16:27 GMT -5
He had agreed, maybe not in the most confident manner but he had said yes none the less. An almost childlike squeal escaped her lips and she wrapped her arms around his neck as best she could from her 5'5 frame. "Thank you thank you thank you." She gushed excitedly in his ear. She had been looking forward to this class since she had signed up for it. It was hopefully going to calm her down after what had. She let her arms fall from his neck one snaking around his as she began to lead him in the direction of the class.
"...i've never done yoga..."
She laughed lightly at this comment "Don't worry i think the most you have to do is breath with me and make sure i don't fall on my ass." She said in a half joking half reassuring tone as she pushed the door to the room the class was being held in. Walking back over to the instructor her arm still linked with his. "I found him" She said with a smile and wink to Talon. She gave the instructor his name and then mead him over to a mat at the back of the room. "Here should do" She said almost to herself as she put her bag down against the wall. There were a few minutes till the class was due to start. Everyone was happily chatting to their partners and other womans stomachs. [/size]
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 10:19:57 GMT -5
he allowed her to lead him, allowed her to link her arm with his and was a bit surprised at the hug in the hallway. but he followed none the less. pretended that he was supposed to be there and when she picked a mat he set his gym bag down adn then himself on the floor. he looked around and said " not to be rude or anything but why isnt the babies father here instead of me?" he watched all the other heavily pregnant woman and felt a bit nervous, everyone was so happy, so pregnant, and anxious about starting a family and he had just learned this girls name.[/color]
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 11:22:59 GMT -5
He had asked about the father, she guessed it would be coming what with all the other partners seeming to be these womens actual partners. For a while she thought of telling him he was out of town but then again, why should she make him seem like a good guy. "The father, he's in Japan. I used to live there till about a week ago." She told him in a matter of fact way. She paused for a while as she spread her feet apart a little and bent over at the waist. It was the closest she came to streatching. "He took off though, when i told him i was pregnant." Again in a matter of fact tone. Sure when she found out she was expecting she dreamed of setteling down with Dai and raising their little family together but not now. now all he was to her was the biological father of her baby.
"OK Mummies it's time to begin. Now we're going to start with some gentle breathing excersises so at i what i want you to do is sit on your mat. Partners I want you to get behind them like this." Said the almost to cherry instructor as she sat down on the ground with her legs parted using a pregnant dummy to demonstrate that the "Mummies" should sit between their partners legs letting their backs rest against their chest.
Theo obediently kicked off her pink shoes revealing her pink and green stripey socks and sat crossed legged on the mat. Turning her head to face Talon she smiled "Don't worry i won't bite." She joked trying to make him feel at ease with her. After all she had just met him and now they were going to be sitting extreamly close to each other.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 12:09:46 GMT -5
he listened to her talk about the father and couldnt help but feel mad and sad for her. What an idiot, he could sleep with the girl but when an accident happens he runs. he shook his head and said " im sorry about that, for asking to" he sighed and sat next to her when the instructor came out and began to tell them how to sit.
He smiled gently at her comment and moved behind her spreading his legs on either side of her and chuckeled and to lighten the mood said " darn i was hopeing for a nibble" he chuckeled gently and moved close to her like it was nothing and got himself into the mood that he was supposed to be in, the person that was going to be there for her in the delivery room, the person who was supposdly the father, he didnt actually beleive it, but he figured he owed it to her to give it a half decent job.[/color]
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 12:30:46 GMT -5
She nodded when he apologized for Dai leaving her and for asking about it. "Don't be, you didn't do anything wrong." She said simply with a smile. Now on the floor nestled between his legs and gently leaning her back against his chest, her head resting on his shoulder. "Well if its what you want." She said with a playful grin before pretending to sink her teeth into her neck. "Mmmm, not bad." she joked before turning her head to face the instructor again.
"OK, everybody comfy." She paused to allow everyone to mumble their responses before moving on. "Now Mummies place your hands on your stomachs like this. Partners place your hands on top of their hands nice and firm. And breath, innnnnnnn through the nose. And ouuuuuuuuuuuuut through the mouth. Thats it now just keep going, relax into it.
Theola relaxed her shoulders and leaned back a little bit more on Talon. She followed the instructions placing her hands flat on her stomach. Breathing seems simple enough until someone tells you to do it. She breathed in but somewhere between that and breathing out she started for no apparent reason to giggle almost uncontrollably.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 13:42:44 GMT -5
he chuckeled at her pretending to sink her teeth in and smirked and shook his head and turned to pay attention t the instructor. A smile formed on his mother and he slid his hands over hers and begean to try and breath in and out but as she had he began to chuckel, it could be that it seemed funny, considering she barely had a bump and everyone else was heavily pregnant, or the fact they were the youngest people here or the fact the breathing sounded funny in the room but he couldnt help but laugh but soon calmed himself seeing the glares they were getting.
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 14:06:17 GMT -5
Theola was now lost in what seemed an endless fit of giggles and for a while she could hear Talon laughing along with her. It felt good to laugh like this after the week she had but she tried to hold it back which just made her laugh more. Suprisingly however she managed to keep her breathing quite close to the rythme of the others. The instructor smiled at her as she walked around making sure everyone was managing the simple exercise.
"Just ignore the others" The woman looking down at the pair said. "It's nice to see a young mother so happy."
This made her only worry, that people were starting to stare fade away. Her sides were begining to hurt a little now and that was enough to make the giggles start to go away. Throwing her head back resting it on Talon's shoulder she stared at the ceiling. It was white with a little window. Staring up at the sky she began to calm down. Bringing her head back up she was finally starting to breath like the rest of the women. "Sorry about that" She said to Talon with one last giggle as she blinked away the happy tears that has formed in her eyes.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 15:05:09 GMT -5
He had continued to laugh when he had saw that she kept laughing also. It was hard to stop yourself when someone kept going. he felt a little awkward with everyone stareing at them and glareing so he had tried to stop but it just kept coming. It made him feel better when the instructer told them it was ok. his hands were still on hers which were on her stomache, and he continued to try and keep the breathing steady but it was no luck.
He managed to calm himself down when she layed her head back against his shoulder to stare at the sky and calm down. he sighed and took a few deep breaths to try and calm himself and make his sides which were beginning to hurt feel better. He heard her words and said " not a problem, it never hurts to laugh, besides its probably good for the baby, you know what your feeling and stuff" he chuckeled gently and tryed to start up the breathing excercise again.
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 15:25:55 GMT -5
What he had said was probably true and if it was this sudden fit of laughter would have done the baby a lot of good after the week she'd had. "Yeah i guess it would be good for Cookie." She said the last word without noticing. Cookie was the name she had come up with to stop herself refering to the baby as it all the time. She had said it aloud many times so it just slipped out naturally. She managed to get her breathing in time with his her stomach rising and falling under there hands. "It's still weird when you think about it. Right now theres a person in there." She said almost randomly between breaths with her eyes on her stomach.
His hands were larger than hers and were causing a nice heat to spread over her stomach. She hadn't started to show yet but it wouldn't be long till she developed a cute little bump. Later today she was going to the local hospital to set an appointment for her first scan. "Did you know they already have a heartbeat." She said again between breaths. Suddenly realizing it was all real for the first time. The most beautiful smile spread across her face. Pregnancy agreed with Theola very well.
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Post by rplover482 on Nov 9, 2008 15:44:12 GMT -5
he smiled gently and said " cookie? i like that" he chuckeled gently and couldnt help but gently move his hands along her stomache and slightly along her hands as well since they were placed on her stomache. he smiled gently, and thought of when his sister had been pregnant, she lived in Laguna still with her husband and new 1 month old son. his sister was younger than him and it had upset him at first when she said she was engaged but he got used to it and a month after the wedding she said she was pregnant, it was weird to think of someone so young getting married now but he didnt mind it anymore.
he heard her talk about it and he rmemebered when he was sixteen and got a girl he cheated on with his girlfriend pregnant, he thought about how much the three of them had freaked out and when the girl decided she didnt want the baby anymore and he took her to the abortion clinic. he sighed and smiled down at theola and said " you know your really brave for doing this, with no dad and everything, not sure many girls would do that. My sister when she was pregnant she freaked out, and shes younger than me and she was married but still she thought it was wrong but now she cant imagine life without Justin, thats my nephews name" he smiled gently
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Post by Theola Lloyd on Nov 9, 2008 16:00:36 GMT -5
It was only when he repeated it that she remembered calling the baby Cookie. She let out a small giggle. "Yeah it's gonna be there name for now, till i get to meet them." She said with a big smile at the thought of eventually holding her baby in her arms. A while passed with the two just breathing in unison before he spoke again. What he said really touched her. She knew she couldn't tell her father so it was nice to have someone say she was being brave. "Thank you, that means a lot. I don't think i need him though, We had a good time while our relationship was going but the way he reacted just proved he was a silly little boy. Cookie and I can do better." She said in a determined tone.
"Right now it's time to try out our first position. Began the instructor. "On your feet everyone. Partners get behind your mummy. Mummies spread your feet to shoulders width apart and place your hands on your knees. Partners its your job to hold onto your mummies waist and keep her steady. Now slowly let your hands slide down your legs as far as you can go, don't push yourself too far. The instructor demonstrated what the women were meant to do.
Jumping up to her feet in a way which would soon be impossible Theo began to shake her body a bit to wake it up after sitting for a while. Looking around she seen many of the other women needed help to get up. "Now i see why they want you to have a partner."
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