It Wasn't Meant To Turn Out Like This

The sound of the guest bedroom door slowly opening dragged Mayza from her slumber the following morning. One of Brian’s arms wrapped tightly around Mayza’s shoulders while his other arm rested across her waist, ensuring that her body was held against his at all times. Her cheek rested on his bare chest, and his heart thudded against her temple in perfect synchronization with her own. Slowly, she opened her eyes and lifted her head away from his chest. Both of her hands rested further down his chest, over the lower half of his ribcage, and her hands looked pale against his tanner complexion.

Mayza looked around towards the door to see Jimmy standing just inside the door, glancing between the two of them. Mayza wondered if he’d been expecting mass destruction upon entering the room; when the two of them had returned to the bedroom, Jimmy and Leana’s room was closed and Mayza had been pretty certain it was locked too. However, a new fear seemed to blossom in Jimmy’s mind, and he began to frown.

“Ah, hell, no!” Jimmy exclaimed suddenly, looking suddenly angry. Brian jerked awake, halfway sitting up before realizing where he was, and relaxed again. Both him and Mayza looked around at Jimmy. He now stood motioning between the two of them, obviously emphasizing the fact that they were close together, and as far as he knew, completely naked. “If you two had sex...”

He paused, letting the threat hang there as he continued to glance between the two of them. He began to point between the two of them.

“You had better be fully-clothed! Are you? I’d look but I’m too scared to!”

Mayza just grinned and stretched her arms above her head before snuggling in closer to Brian.

“Maybe, maybe not,” she answered with a smirk. “I don’t really recall, which means that we probably did, because Brian is just that good that he can obliterate my memory. It must be the way he—”

“No!” Jimmy retorted, clapping his hands over his ears. “No! I refuse to listen to you talking about him about that! Just know that I’m not cleaning up after you two!”

Brian shook his head. “Relax, Jimmy, nothing happened.” He gently released Mayza and sat up, throwing the covers off of his legs and climbing out of the bed. Mayza sat up as well, rubbing her face as Brian began to pull his clothes back on over his boxers. Jimmy relaxed, taking a couple steps backward to lean against the doorframe with his hands in his pockets.

“Okay, so when did you decide to stop being a dick? Before or after I found Mayza on my doorstep?” Jimmy asked. He looked calm for now, but Mayza knew he’d rise to her defense in a second if it called for it. Mayza knew it wouldn’t, but maybe if it did, she’d let Brian sweat it out for a bit.

“I panicked,” Brian answered calmly as he pulled his shirt on over his head. “You would too, if you knew out of nowhere that you were going to be a father.”

“Yeah, well, you made the leap to propose. What was so hard about taking the longer leap of becoming a father?” There he went. He was starting to rise to Mayza’s defense now. Brian didn’t respond, just looking uncertainly at Jimmy, clearly not sure whether to answer or just wait for Jimmy to punch him.

Despite its mass appeal, Mayza didn’t feel like watching Brian suffer. “Jimmy, there’s no need to grill the poor man. He knows his mistakes and has learned from them,” Mayza said as she climbed out of the bed.

Jimmy instantly relaxed, straightening up from the doorframe and removing his hands from his pockets. “That was hardly a grill. I would call that a rolling boil at most.”

“Why did you come up here again, Jim?” Brian asked as Mayza stepped up beside him and slipped underneath his arm. Brian squeezed Mayza against his side, wondering how he’d ever even thought of possibly leaving her.

“Oh, Leana’s got breakfast ready, if you two are interested.”

“Yes, thank God, I’m starving!” Mayza answered eagerly. “Sobbing,” she shot Brian a pointed look, and he blushed guiltily, “really burns off calories.”

“Jesus Christ, Brian, first you leave her and then you make her starve!” Jimmy snapped, but they both knew he was just joking and didn’t mean it. At least, they thought he was joking. It wasn’t always a sure thing with Jimmy. “You should’ve had me kick his ass out last night.”

“He earns his keep,” Mayza answered as she and Brian followed Jimmy downstairs. Jimmy glanced over his shoulder in time to catch the seductive smirk Mayza shot Brian.
“God, you two are never allowed over at this house together ever again!” Jimmy exclaimed, throwing his arms up in exasperation as they stepped into the kitchen. “You talk about sex all the damn time!”

Leana gave an incredulous laugh as she stood at the counter buttering a plate of toast. “Really, Jimmy,” she giggled. “I see you fail to remember what we were like when we started dating.”

“Yeah, you should talk, Jimmy!” Brian retorted, pointing accusingly at him as he and Mayza sat down at the kitchen table. “You mastered the art of talking about sex in public without making it too obvious!”

“Shut it, Gates,” Jimmy grumbled.

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Mayza’s ring sparkled immaculately in the sunlight streaming in through the passenger side window of Brian’s SUV. She watched the light dance inside the diamonds as she shifted her hand. Her mind shifted towards imminent wedding planning that would no doubt require the enlistment of the other ladies to help. Mayza had already decided that she wanted to have the wedding once the baby was born. At the thought of her pregnancy, Mayza’s mind changed direction again, veering off towards whom the hell was going to be her obstetrician. This was no ordinary pregnancy; this was an inter-species pregnancy, and the obstetrician would need to know what he/she was doing.

Brian pulled into their driveway and together they climbed out. Once inside the house, Mayza flopped down onto the couch and brought up the subject of baby doctors with Brian.

“We need to find a doctor who will know enough about fairy pregnancy to be of any use to us,” Mayza said as Brian seated himself beside her. “I know not many doctors know or care to know about fairy pregnancy or fairies in general even, but we could find one with a little digging. We should visit a local obstetrician first and see if he/she knows anyone who specializes in fairy pregnancy. I’m sure there is a doctor somewhere in this world interested in the process of fairy pregnancy.”

Mayza looked around at Brian for his opinion on the matter. He sat beside her, just staring blankly at her. He clearly hadn’t absorbed anything she just said.

“I think I know a remedy to clear your thinking,” he said after a few moments.

Mayza frowned. “My thinking is clear enough. Were you listening to me?”

Brian stood up, turning and seizing both of Mayza’s hands so he could pull her to her feet as well.

“I think some hot recently-engaged sex will help you think better.”

Mayza stared up at Brian for several moments, her lips parted and a very confused and exasperated look on her face.

“I swear all you think about all day long is sex,” Mayza said, finally speaking.

“Yep, every day as I’m plucking my guitar, I’m thinking it’s your—” Brian began with a grin.

“Okay, Brian, just keep those thoughts in your head,” Mayza cut in.

“Are you turning me down for sex?”

“No...” Mayza answered with a shake of her head. Brian turned and started leading her towards the staircase. “Just stating a fact.”

“Alright. Now, back to the mind-clearing.”