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Post by Rosie on Dec 15, 2010 19:35:34 GMT 10
Title: Surprises Rating: G Card: 3 Bingo: family + the best gift ever + party + midwinter wishes + brocade Summary: Roanna has something to tell Gareth
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"I have a surprise for you, husband dearest," Roanna informed Gareth, her eyes sparkling.
"You're returning my dressing gown?" he asked dryly, reaching a hand out to the red brocade robe. She had seized on it from their wedding night, and spurned his suggestions of having a similar one made for her. If he got cold, she told him, he was perfectly welcome to wear her dressing gown.
"Almost," she replied, untying the belt of the robe.
He sat down on the edge of their bed and eyed her speculatively; he had a feeling he was about to find out why she had been too tired to last out the party that night.
"I think there's something in these Midwinter luck kisses, you know," she murmured, placing his hands on her stomach. "I'm pregnant."
He drew in a sharp breath, dropping his hands to collect the ends of the untied belt, using it to draw her even closer.
"That," he whispered, bringing her face to within an inch of his, "is the best news I've had all year."
Roanna smiled at him, kissing him warmly and sweetly. "I thought it might be."
The little ice at the fringes of their happiness went unspoken, but he knew she was also thinking of how they would break the news to his sister.
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Post by greenie on Dec 16, 2010 3:13:03 GMT 10
Ooh, wow! I love that the brocade robe is so popular, and I think that the bittersweetness of the last sentence makes this great drabble even better. (I had a bit of an Epic Delayed Reaction though; at first I was like 'Why would his sister care? Wait, who is his sister?' and then I was like *jawdrop* and fully appreciated the awesomeness of your fic. )
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Post by ev on Dec 16, 2010 7:48:32 GMT 10
Ooh, great!
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Dec 16, 2010 14:04:59 GMT 10
What Ren said. Excellent use of the prompts.
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Post by Rosie on Dec 17, 2010 0:12:47 GMT 10
Thank you all! The last line is really what inspired the fic (well, that and the dressing gown...).
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Post by Elsceetaria on Dec 17, 2010 6:28:46 GMT 10
This is excellent.
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Post by Lisa on Dec 17, 2010 22:14:21 GMT 10
I adore this one.
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Post by Rosie on Dec 18, 2010 4:59:03 GMT 10
Thank you both!
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