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Nov 6, 2016 17:20:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 17:20:29 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 It was getting close to the end of November, and there had already been a snowfall. Magdalena was now about two and a half months pregnant, and thankfully, was still not showing. Only thankfully, because that meant it wasn't obvious and no one would figure it out. It gave them more time to keep it a secret. Nikolai wasn't sure when Magdalena would begin to show, all he knew, from the books, was that every woman was different. But, he also knew they couldn't keep it a secret for too long...that would make everything worse. He had just woken up and began making breakfast; hopefully she was hungry.
There was bacon, pancakes, toast, eggs, tea, coffee and more. He had woken up pretty early, having gotten a good night's rest. However Nikolai didn't plan on waking up Magi, as she hadn't been sleeping very well lately herself. He wanted her to feel energized and ready for every day, but it seemed to be getting more and more difficult and they were only a couple months in. Nikolai was on his fourth cup of coffee, so he sped across the kitchen, getting everything cooked and finished, with some music playing in the background.
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Nov 7, 2016 9:52:30 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 9:52:30 GMT -7
@jill9
Pregnancy had some interesting, and uncomfortable symptoms. According to the healer though these symptoms were perfectly normal. The problem? Magdalena didn't feel normal, so she was partially convinced that the healer was just trying to make her as crazy as possible. The nausea, or morning sickness as they kept calling it, wasn't too bad. Maybe once every few days and it passed pretty quickly. No, it was the insomnia that was driving Magdalena crazy. Basically she had the absolute worst time falling asleep. And after spending so much time trying to get her sleeping pattern back to normal it was getting messed up again! Magi was a night owl by nature, and so it took a lot of effort to go to bed when Nikolai did. But she did, for his sake. Now, she was so restless that she got up dozens of times during the night, totally and completely incapable of trying to sleep any longer. Thankfully she'd gotten pretty good at not disturbing Nikolai.
Last night hadn't been too bad, but it hadn't been easy either. She'd gotten up at least four times, before finally falling to sleep around four in the morning. She was out cold, not even stirring when Nikolai finally got up. It was the smell of food that slowly began to rouse her though. Grumbling, Magi rolled over to curl up against Nikolai and try and take as much of his body heat as possible, but found herself rolling into an empty side of the bed, and a very cold spot at that. That jolted her awake immediately, the girl sitting up and shivering, eyes wide open. No sign of Nikolai, and his side of the bed was cold enough that it was obvious he'd been up fr a while. But according to the morning glow streaming in from the window it was an ungodly early hour. Ugh, morning people. He'd always been one and it was probably the only quality of his she wasn't fond out. Rolling back over to her side, she tried to curl up and go back to sleep but she was already to awake. Drat. The dang cold had jolted her awake enough that there was no going back.
Grumbling even more Magi untangled herself from the covers and hurried over to the closet. Grabbing one of Nikolai's hoodies, because she liked how large they were so she was constantly stealing them, and struggled into it as she headed downstairs. Following her nose she soon found Nikolai cooking up a storm and stopped in the doorway. She hadn't bothered putting her arms through the sleeves, just kept them tucked in close to her chest and let the arm sleeves hang limp. "How much coffee have you had?" This amount of chipperness for him was unnatural for this hour.
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Nov 7, 2016 18:56:15 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 18:56:15 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 Nikolai was moving around the kitchen, from all the different foods making sure nothing was burning. He was humming along to the music that was playing, smiling, and chomping on a piece of bacon. Nikolai was dancing slightly, placing more and more food on plates so that when Magdalena came downstairs she'd have many options to choose from. As he heard her voice, he looked up, grinning wildly, and finished his mug of coffee.
Nikolai put the pan down back on the stove and walked over to Magdalena, his arms out. "Hello beautiful!" She was wearing his sweater, looked exhausted, and he loved it. He loved the way she looked, she was absolutely adorable. "I've had...four cups! And I'm about to have another! Would you like some? But remember! Only one small cup or decaf! Bad for the baaaaaby!" Nikolai kissed her forehead and skipped back over to the coffee pot, filling up his mug and adding cream and sugar. "Are you hungry?"
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Nov 7, 2016 19:37:20 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 19:37:20 GMT -7
@jill9
Magdalena's eyes went wide. Oh dear god, how much coffee had he had?! He was literally dancing. Not much, but still, dancing. She'd never seen him do that! Usually she was the dancing, and hyper one, not him! It seemed their roles had been reversed for the day. He was downing another cup before finally looking at her with a wild and hyper grin. Dear heavens...
"Morning..." She muttered in response to his cheery greeting, an almost wary look on her face, as if silently asking what he was up to at this ungodly hour. She choked for a moment as he answered her question. "Four?!" She questioned, as if unable to believe it. No wonder he was bouncing off the walls! "Ugh, nothing is good for the baby, apparently." She muttered under her breath. The healer had been trying to tell her all sorts of things to avoid. Don't carry anything over a certain weight. Don't eat this. Don't drink that. Eat this disgusting thing. Take all these crazy potions to promote the baby's growth and health. "Small cup then. I need coffee." She sighed dreamily, as if wishing he'd give her more. "Looks like your drinking enough for both of us." She added after a moment.
Wandering over to the plate that he had been filling with a wide assortment of breakfast foods. "Starving." She answered as she reluctantly slipped a hand into the sleeve of the sweat and stole a piece of toast and began to nibble away on it.
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Nov 8, 2016 13:21:30 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2016 13:21:30 GMT -7
@magdalena OOC: Laugh at the end of paragraph is kind of like Simba in the Lion King as a small cub, HA HA HA! xD <3 Nikolai knew this was going to be Magdalena's reaction. But, even then, he didn't really care. Coffee was good. Cleaning was good. Cooking was good. Nikolai grinned, his teeth showing as he finished pouring the cream into his coffee. "Yes four! Now I'm on five! The pot is almost gone, here I'll use the rest for your small cup!" Nikolai chuckled, opening up the cabinet with grace and grabbing a mug for Magdalena. He filled it up and let it slide across the island towards her, completely black as she liked it. "There's plenty good for the baby! But you don't want it coming out bouncing do you?" Nikolai laughed.
"Oh yay! Look at all this food! You won't be starving soon, my darling!" Nikolai chuckled, grabbing an empty plate for her to use with a fork and knife. He was almost done cooking, thankfully. He wanted to just sit down and talk with her. "You look great in my sweatshirt."
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Nov 8, 2016 17:46:37 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2016 17:46:37 GMT -7
@jill9
Dear god, Nikolai sounded and was acting like an absolute lunatic. And he was about to down a fifth cup of coffee! Seriously, she needed to take that coffee away from him. Now. Before he went psychotic. She warily raised an eyebrow at him at him. "Probably not, especially if they take after you in the hyper department..." She muttered. She knew she could get pretty silly and hyper, but she didn't think she was this bad... At least she hoped she wasn't this bad. Slipping her other arm through the sleeve she finished munching on her piece of toast before taking the cup of coffee. "No more coffee for you." She finally ordered, her voice stern as she brought the cup to her lips and took a small sip.
With a large yawn, she set the cup down at the table and pulled her arms back in tight to her chest and out of the sleeves. "It's comfortable, and I'm cold." She offered as way of explanation when he said she looked great in his sweatshirt. As she glanced down at the assortment of food she realized that this wasn't something you just put together spur of the moment. "Nikolai... how long have you been up...?" She looked over at him, and her look was clear. She was calling him absolutely and completely insane. Yawning again she moved to him and slipped her arms back into the sleeves so she could take the plate, fork and knife away form him and set them to away. "Stop moving around for a minute and give me a proper good morning kiss, you lunatic." She ordered as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
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Nov 9, 2016 20:38:28 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 20:38:28 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 "Oh but Magdalena hyper is best! Maybe not in a child, but when I'm hyper I'm great!" He grinned at her. All the food was now cooked, so Nikolai began rinsing out the used dishes and putting them in the dishwasher. He continued humming along to the music, taking sips of coffee here and there and eating a few bites as well. Having so much coffee on an empty stomach was never good. "Oh fine, no more coffee. But I'm totally okay." Nikolai sent her a smooch through the air and started the dishwasher before sitting down across from her.
"I've ah...been up for a few hours now I think! I have no idea when I got up, I just knew it was light outside and figured I'd get up!" He smiled at her, filling up his own plate with food and he began eating. Magdalena was never a morning person, but Nikolai considered himself both a morning and night person. He was just usually pretty annoying with his attitude all the time. His eyes widened at her comment and his hands went up in the air. "Oh!" Nikolai stood up and walked over to Magdalena, kissing her straight on the lips, his arms wrapping around her waist. "Good morning, beautiful."
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Nov 9, 2016 22:59:50 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 22:59:50 GMT -7
@jill9
Great? That was still to be decided. Happy? Definitely. Magdalena wasn't used to seeing Nikolai so.... chipper. Giddy even. Actually... high. He seemed high, and she knew that from experience. She'd.... tried a few drugs during the height of her alcohol consumption during the summer. Rolling her eyes, she covered a yawn with the the sleeve of his sweater. He'd literally just downed another cup of coffee in the space of thirty seconds. "Just promise me you'll never use drugs. If you're this wired from caffeine, I'd hate to see what a harder substance does..." Dear heavens, that was a terrifying thought.
Ugh, morning people. Magdalena made a disgusted face as he said he was up when there was light outside. "There's something wrong with you..." She muttered under her breath. Him and his entire family. They were all morning people. Magi was not a morning person to any degree, and his morning perkiness freaked her out. At least he was good at taking orders despite his insane amount of energy. He was back on his feet, pulling her into his arms and kissing her without needing to be told twice. Magi put her arms around his neck and immediately kissed him back. That was a good wake up call for her. "Good morning, lunatic." She responded, throwing out that word again with the same teasing tone. "So? What are your plans for today?" She asked. Since she'd quit at the nightclub her days had been filled with job hunting, reading baby books, and keeping busy doing something around the house. Today though she had a few interviews lined up at a few shops in Diagon Alley. Thankfully they didn't care about NEWT scores for waitressing or cashiers. Those weren't until the afternoon though so she had the whole morning to do whatever she wanted.
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Nov 10, 2016 14:39:43 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 14:39:43 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 Nikolai began shoving food in his mouth, not caring that Magdalena was staring at him. He was just so hungry, and he knew she was hungry as well. Although she was eating slowly, Nikolai couldn't imagine being pregnant and having to eat for two people. Granted, the baby obviously wasn't super large yet, but Magdalena was acting like she wasn't all that hungry. Hm...maybe the nausea was back. "Drugs?! Magdalena Ollivander, do you forget who I am?" Why would he ever use drugs? Well, caffeine technically was a drug, but it was a good one. At least in his mind.
"Oh there is nothing wrong with me darling! Don't be so upset, just...wake up!" He grinned. The dog and her two cats immediately came running down the stairs, zooming through all of the rooms. "Well, let's hope they're nice to the baby." Nikolai was sure they would be, but it was still amusing to him. He walked over to the mudroom and fed both the cats and the dog, and went back over to Magdalena. "Plans? I haven't got any just yet. What about you?"
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Nov 11, 2016 19:57:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2016 19:57:41 GMT -7
@jill9
Nikolai was eating at an impossible speed, to the point where she was convinced her was inhaling rather then eating. "Slow down or you'll choke." And she was not trained to give CPR, nor did she know many healing spells. Basically if he choked he was on his own and it'd be his fault. After the kiss she covered another yawn and sat down at the table. Filling her own plate, not as full as his but heartier then she had the past few mornings, she slowly started to eat. As he loudly protested her mention of drugs she shrugged. "No, I just know that you'd be psychotic on drugs." She explained after taking a sip of coffee.
Just wake up? Magdalena made a disgusted face. "Why would I want to be awake at this ungodly hour?" She asked quite seriously, but jumped as she heard the animals racing about. She hadn't expected that. "Ugh, why are they awake too?" Thankfully Nikolai got up to feed the creatures and she took the few minutes to eat a bit more. "Interviews. You know, boring adult stuff."
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Nov 22, 2016 13:13:38 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 13:13:38 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 She told him he'd choke and he looked up at her crazily. What was she talking about, choking? He wouldn't choke! He was just hungry! And look at that, there was food in front of him, so he was going to eat it. And definitely not slowly, not after he has had so much coffee. Almost a whole pot by himself, that was saying something! Nikolai grinned and continued eating. "Don't tell me to slow down, Olli, just worry about your own eating." Magdalena went on to say how crazy he'd be on drugs, and he just shrugged. He didn't plan on doing drugs, Magi should know that.
"It's not ungodly! It's great! It makes your day so much longer Magi!" He shook his head, piling more food on his plate. He knew she was having sleeping problems even more so now that she was pregnant, but Nikolai loved the early mornings. "Ah, quite boring. I'm glad you're looking for a different job, Olli. I really am." Niko got a bit serious as he looked at her when he spoke, and leaned over to kiss her forehead.
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Nov 26, 2016 23:17:33 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 23:17:33 GMT -7
@jill9
How long was this caffeine rush going to last, and when was Nikolai going to return to normal? While he had his silly moments, he wasn't this... psychotic. He was acting like a child hyped of on sugar. So, as he ordered her not to order him about, she rolled her eyes. "Just so you know, if you do choke, I don't know CPR." She warned. She really wouldn't be much help if that happened.
Magdalena grumbled at his disgustingly cheerful retort. Great? This hour? Hell no. Especially when you had a hard time sleeping to begin with. Waking up early.... "More like it means I have to stay awake longer..." Okay, she might be a little grumpy, but she usually was this early. It was well established that Magdalena was not a morning person. It was going to be a long day. The girl was covering another yawn when Nikolai stated he was glad she was finding another job and leaned across t he table to kiss her on the forehead. If she hadn't been yawning she would have smiled, but the slight crinkling around her eyes made her own happiness known. At last she dropped her hand, yawn gone. "The old job had it's perks. I'm pretty sure you don't have any problem with the dancing as long as you're my only audience." She stated matter of factly. Magdalena happened to use her skills as a former Night club dancer against Nikolai quite often and never heard him complain other then when she stopped. "But another job will give me a chance to get out more and not go completely crazy." Magdalena had been laying low since quitting her last job. Being the social butterfly she was she always got intensely bored when Nikolai was off at practice or some other appointment.
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Nov 27, 2016 11:15:19 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2016 11:15:19 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 He chuckled. "That's alright, Olli! I've got a wand and plenty of healing in my brain." Nikolai didn't expect Magdalena to save him if he choked, and even if he did choke, it was good food! He wanted more coffee, but he knew she wouldn't allow him too so he got some orange juice and began sucking that down as he ate.
"Maybe if you're awake longer it'll be easier to fall asleep! Ever think of that?" Nikolai wished he could help her, but the healer hadn't really given them any ideas on how to make this pregnancy easier on Magdalena. Even sleeping potions weren't something he could give her as it wasn't good for the baby. So, as far as Nikolai knew, they had to just stick this out and suffer. Niko stuck his tongue out at his girlfriend. "Yes, you can only dance around me, finally. Not that stupid other job. Ugh." He made a disgusted face at her and took another bite of his breakfast. "I'm sure you'll get another job, Magdalena."
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Nov 29, 2016 16:47:07 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 16:47:07 GMT -7
@jill9
Magdalena rolled her eyes and finished eating the food on her plate as he confidently stated he had a wand and plenty of healing. Well, now she just wanted him to choke, just to bring that ego of his down a few notches. Sometimes she felt like that was her purpose in life, making sure Nikolai didn't get too overconfident and cocky. She'd gotten dang good at unsettling him, keeping him at least a tiny bit more humble.
His next remark made her pause for a moment. He had a point. Basically just exhaust herself, to the point where crashing and falling asleep was the only real option. ".... Still doesn't mean I like being awake this early." She finally retorted as she stood up and carried her dirty dishes to the sink. She'd just turned back to look at him when he stuck out his tongue at her and she immediately stuck her own back. Punk. None the less, the girl moved back to the table and stepped behind his chair. He was still eating up a storm and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, her chin on his right shoulder. "You're mean when you're hyper. Be nice to my old job." She softly mentioned as she closed her eyes. She didn't care if he kept eating, she just wanted to hold onto him for a bit.
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Nov 29, 2016 18:26:30 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 18:26:30 GMT -7
@magdalena <3 He knew that Magdalena didn't enjoy waking up early but there was no point in arguing over that anymore. He didn't know how to help her, and no matter what he wanted to do he couldn't. This baby was taking a pretty big toll on Magdalena, and while Nikolai got all the sleep in the world, he felt bad that she was always so tired. "I know you don't sweetheart. But sometimes you have to."
She then put her dishes in the sink and stepped over to him, her arms wrapping around him from behind and her chin now on his shoulder. Nikolai continued eating, letting his own head rest on hers, smiling. "I am not mean. And I will not be nice, I hated that job, Magdalena you know this. Now you'll get a much better one and I'll be happy with it!" Nikolai finished his plate and moved his head to kiss her cheek. "I love you."
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