(May 14: Week 6 of pregnancy)

"And then it's Barlow's turn!" The nurse yelled back into the office.

The gynecology waiting room was half empty, so Erika and Alanna felt that screaming at the top of their lungs was a little exaggerated ... and even then, nothing could snatch the smile from their mouths. This visit to the gynecologist would be the first in which they would see Anne or the first form of what Anne would be ... something that neither of them could still believe.

Adapting to the pregnancy had been a hard task for both, since Erika decided to commit herself to her wife, also abandoning caffeine. And such a simple act had altered the rhythm of life of Alanna much more than she expected:

• Instead of coffee in the morning, Erika had started a dynamic breakfast and stretching to help her wife wake up properly.
• Instead of coffee at mid-morning, Alanna's fellow teachers encouraged her and accompanied her by asking for juices during lunch.
• Instead of coffee after lunch, Alanna's mother had advised her to go for a walk to clear up and start the afternoon with energy ...

In a small part of her heart (A too small and completely overshadowed by the feeling of taking her daughter inside), the lack of caffeine was killing her and that only took six weeks since Meredith ran the risk of helping them ...

"We should go see Meredith after this" Alanna suggested trying to separate Erika from her mobile game.

"Remember that she told us that while Professor Cole is visiting her, it would be a great risk to go through her room"

"I know ..." Alanna narrowed her eyes, taking the phone from her wife whimpering like a small child. "I know it would be risky, but after an accident like this it seems terrible to have to wait for her to come home ..."Erika couldnt help smiling, encircling her little wife with her arm.

"I also want to see her to thank her and the good news about our little one ... but for now we must be patient. Meredith has suffered a very serious accident and although she plans to stop working for Cole, her father and professor Cole are great friends so it will cost more to find holes to see her" Alanna huddled next to her wife, not letting the uncomfortable hospital seats prevent him from enjoying some physical contact.

Physical contact that had increased a lot in the couple since the insemination, to the point that Alanna began to notice that Erika had trouble keeping up with the rhythm of some nights. Hormonal changes are something that Alanna had well anticipated and assumed from before Cole offered them the deal, and even then they were much wilder than I expected. The greatest example was at the beginning of May, while celebrating Erika's birthday:

During the time of the cake, Alanna was responsible for keeping and remove the blindfold from her wife in the middle of the song ... but as soon as Alanna's little brother pronounced Bilday instead of Birthday, an anger that Alanna didnt feel for years invaded her insides. Rising up suddenly, the pregnant woman threw the cake to the ground while she began to scream like crazy incoherences about the need to master English to a Swedish boy of 12 years; to immediately begin to cry pleading with the families of both to learn the language of the other party in an attempt to break the normative barriers and fight against the dictatorship of isolationism.

All this for hours after being snoring like an old motorcycle hugging her wife next to the pool.

The most curious thing is that Alanna couldnt remember anything of that afternoon, only having the memories thanks to the recording of her grandfather. "Barlow's turn! Alanna Barlow, it's your turn!" The nurse shouted while the previous woman left the gynecologist.

"We're still not far away to be yelled at, dont we?" Alanna joked as wife kissed her forehead, entering both hands to the consultation.

(June 3, Week 9 of pregnancy)

"On the right! No no, wait! A little more to the left! ... It doesnt convince me, it doesnt convince me at all" Alanna sighed as she adjusted her posture for the fifth time since they sat down after eating. (towards 6 minutes of it)

Alanna's new belly full of love was a problem for the Indian posture she used to have on the couch, and finding a new position was difficult.

"My love ..." Erika begged while leaving the hammer next to the television. "I know you want it to be well centered ... but the TV has an even number, it is impossible to place a photograph with an odd width on a piece of furniture that fits perfectly-"

"It can! You listen to me and put it a little more to the right-left! ... I'm sure there was a word for what I mean" Alanna insisted, driving her wife crazy. As much as Erika adored and stared at the ultrasound of her daugther finally with a own heart, dealing with a pregnant woman and furniture at the same time was a titanic task.

"Center?"

"That! You put it in the center!" Erika's right eye blinked a couple of times alone while the patient wife tried to restrain her desire to scream that putting it in the center was the problem and not the solution.

According to Dr. Theo, the hormone levels of Alanna were skyrocketing, something worrisome if it werent for the fact that Anne was the largest fetus (No matter how ugly that sound) that the General Hospital Cruz de California had never seen ... and almost almost the largest in the whole country. Nor is it that Erika was surprised, her mother had already made it clear how big she was also both a fetus and at birth ... leading to an uncomfortable conversation between the mothers of both about the size and difficulty of giving birth to their children.

One that didnt marry anything with the food on the cowboy day that Velio had organized for both families.

"You know? When we start looking for a house, we have to make sure that the walls are odd so we can hang a lot of photos. I want pictures on the beach, pictures on the mountain, in the snow, at the amusement park, on the beach" Alanna continued listing places while Erika nailed the hook so that she couldnt make it move again, sitting next to her wife with her legs spread to place it in the middle of your lap.

"You have decided what want to look?" Her wife's question didnt catch Erika by accident, smiling as she stretches to grab both of their tablet from the dining table. "You see ... buying us a full apartment is an interesting idea at least ... but if I have learned something living with you is that you are very energetic, my love" Alanna took the hand of her wife, kissing the back as he went to the next image. "If Anne leaves with only 50% of your energy, living in a building with people up and down is discarded. Thus…"

"Urbanization Shady Sands?" Erika read while Alanna was taking pictures, showing a community that Erika had seen advertised on several posters throughout the city.

"Yep! 50 family homes on two floors and with 6 bedrooms, all with front and back garden! They will be finished by the summer of 2019, and my grandfather is an investor, so we can easily get a good house! I know we dont live near the beach, but Bright Hill Park is the largest and ideal place to take your children and the mall center would help us a lot with the shopping theme ... and living here we would be 15 minutes walk from the park and half mall time!"

Erika nodded slowly, enjoying the swollen cheeks of Alanna in an attempt to convince her. "You really want to live here, dont you?" Alanna nodded without releasing the air from her cheeks. "A typical American urbanization ... will I be your dazzling foreign blonde wife? I dont have so much meat to expose by your side, unfortunately ..."

"Come on!" Alanna quickly jumped up to cheer on her wife, turning around and hugging Erika's neck, throwing her on the couch. "You have big tits, big ass, scandal height, model face and some muscles that are the definition of sexuality! With someone like you next to me I will be the envy of the neighborhood!" Alanna took her wife's hands, placing them on her own belly causing Erika to notice the growing curvature. "You feel it? It's your daughter, my love. She and I love you more than anything in the world, and for us you will always be the most beautiful in the world ... and whoever thinks otherwise will find your big, soft and delicate hands and your big, feminine feet and ... and. ..."

Erika frowned, moving her slightly wetter against her wife. Why are you imagining me naked if I'm here in front, my love?" Erika whispered in her wife's ear, biting her earlobe gently.

"How can I imagine you naked? You're everything in my head all day, Erika" Alanna said as she knelt down to take off her shirt, beginning another intimate afternoon.

(July 23, week 12 of pregnancy)

"Ummm ..." Dr. Theo was passing the transducer all over Alanna's belly, leaving the marriage in constant tension. "No wonder you already have a remarkable belly"

"Eh, why? Is something wrong?!" Alanna asked as Erika urged her to take a deep breath and relax, no less scared than she was. The morning had been really terrible for Alanna, full of vomiting, dizziness and a time of tears (Joy and then sadness) to notice that the bra and favorite shirt of Alanna had been too small.

Theo kept the transducer on its pedestal, turning the screen toward marriage. "You'll see, normally for this date the fetus-" Theo circled the image of Anne with his finger. "Start measuring for the-"

"Head to buttocks" Erika and Alanna said at once, urging the teacher to hurry. "As I dont know if you use inches or centimeters usually, let me explain it to you both. For weeks 11 or 12, the fetus begins to grow skin and nails, to separate the fingers and toes, to appear the sexual organ that in this case doesnt matter because it can only be a girl; that by the way, you can see here a good plane of his groin" Theo pointed to the screen, typing with the other hand.

"And the most important part: The bones begin to harden and the fetus reaches an average LCC of between 2 inches or 6 centimeters to 3 inches or 7 centimeters and a half"

...

The couple looked at each other for a moment, Erika being the one to ask. "And where is the problem?"

"Well, you will see ... Anne is 3.8 inches or what is the same, 9 centimeters with about 6 millimeters ... much more than it should be for the date on which we are. In the previous measurement we already found that Anne was the 2th largest fetus in California ... but this time I wouldnt have any trouble placing it among the largest in the United States"

"There is some risk ..." Alanna couldnt finish the sentence, beginning to cry hugging her wife's arm. Theo quickly denied with hands and head, trying to calm the pregnant woman. "No way! Anne is growing properly! There's nothing weird in her development, not one single ... it's just ... it's bigger than average. If you allow me the advice, tell family and friends to not buy clothes ahead ... I can put your hand on the fire saying that Anne will break all the records of the hospital"

"So that's it?" Alanna asked sounding the snot, regaining her composure. (more or less)

"Yes, for today you can get dressed now. I'm going to ask you for a hormonal control study every 4 days to see how you are evolving until we meet again at the end of July; and dont be scared by what I just said, it's routine. Anne is bigger than the rest of the children in this state, so it is normal for your body to need more resources to feed it correctly, so keep the diet I gave you but increasing all values r03;r03;by 25%" Erika and Alanna nodded while Erika helped Alanna get dressed, saying goodbye to the doctor as they left the office ... only to find not one, but two surprises.

Alanna's grandfather, Velio and Erika's grandfather, Melker Holm, waiting for them in the waiting room. (Separated by a total of three chairs away: A completely empty central and one on each side with the jacket of each perfectly folded)

"Grandfather? What are you doing here?"

"Grandpa Melker ... when you have-" The couple asked, addressing their respective grandparents, who stood up at the same time keeping the mourning of fixed glances between them.

"I caught Ulyses leaving for the airport to pick up this old man, so I used my contacts to find out where they were going and I have stood here before to watch him"

"Hälsningen alltid på svenska, min blomma. Dina föräldrar har övertalat mig att komma till Amerika med sådan förskott, med ursäkt för att jag är pensionär, jag behöver inte gå runt fabriken" The grandparents answered at once, staring at each other all the time. (In a too shameful dispute for Erika and Alanna, who were trying to cover their faces with their hands)

"What did you say about me in that weird language?" Velio asked narrowing his eyes.

"Weird language? At least my language is mine, not like your English imported from England" Melker responded by imitating the gesture. "And what I say to my granddaughter and my granddaughter is not your business, Scrooge McDuck"

"Scrooge? Well look, I prefer it to be an old man who devotes himself to going to his old job every day to make sure everything is the same ... ALTHOUGH THE OWNERS OF THE FACTORY HAVE ASKED YOU STOP IT!"

"IT IS WHAT HAS TO HAVE APPRECIATION FOR THE MANUAL WORK! I KNOW THAT FOR A RICH OF LITTLE MOUNTS LIKE YOU MUST SOUND TO CHINESE STORY!"

"HANDWORK? SERIOUSLY DO YOU CALL A REVIEWER OF A TOYS FACTORY A MANUAL POST?!"

"BEFORE I BECOME THE REVIEWER I WAS A WORKER, AND THEN DESIGNER! I HAVE PASSED THROUGH ALL THE POSITIONS OF THAT FACTORY, SO I HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GOES GOOD!"

"GRANDPA, GRANDFATHER MELKER!" Alanna shouted, instantly removing both elders from their fight. "It's just that you dont understand ..." Her eyes began to glaze over. "How much it hurts to see you fight?! You are my family and I dont want nor can I stand to see you like that!"

"My granddaughter ... I ... I'm so sorry"

"Alanna, min nya blomma ... I ... I'm sorry" The elders apologized as they got up with their jackets in hand to attend to the pregnant woman.

"If you love me so much ... go to the cafeteria and go asking for an orange juice and a loin and cheese sandwich ... an entire one" Alanna pleaded with tears, seeing Velio and Melker running towards the ground floor.

"You're not crying, are you?" Erika asked quietly, wrapping her arms around her wife's shoulders.

"Not at all, but it was this or let them fight and mount a scene in the hospital"

(June 30, 2018. Week 13 of pregnancy)

Hundreds of people were protesting on Brightside's edge, shouting at the soldiers that they were only doing their job by placing a security perimeter around the city. Hundreds of journalists broadcast live the entire operation directed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

<< Filtration of chemical waste forces to isolate an entire city >>

<< Brightside or RacoonSide? A mysterious water sample alerts the authorities >>

<< Tens of thousands of people infected by an unknown pathogen, the government quarantines Brightside, California until they get answers >>

All the country's channels and hundreds of international reporters covered the news, filling out television and internet with the name of Brightside. "We are located on the outskirts of Brightside in California, where the government has declared total quarantine after the discovery of a strange virus or pathogen, the experts still do not know what to call it, in the water of the public system of the city. As preventive measures-"

Erika turned off the TV, holding her closer. "Who would do that? What do you gain by spreading a virus in the drinking water network?" Alanna sounded really nervous, even though she had received the confirmation that Anne was perfectly fine that morning.

"I dont know and honestly, you better not know it because I would personally break the bastard's face ..." Erika sighed, taking the bottle of bottled water and passing it to her wife. "Drink a little, Ala ... you're sweating a lot and I doubt that's good for Anne"

Alanna thanked as she uncorked the bottle, drinking almost half a liter of fresh water at once. "Better! Pregnancy, summer and now this news ... I guess this year the annual trip to Hawaii to visit Grandma Ke is canceled, right?" Erika nodded without much desire, annoyed that she could not take pictures of her pregnant wife on the beach.

"What a breeze ... at least we have redirected drinking water from Sacramento, so there is no excuse for not showering and those things ..."

"Do you imply that I stink?" Erika pricked her wife's cheek, making her meow softly.

"You know? A little. Now that I have a better sense of smell because of the amount of hormones that it is putting directly into my body-" Alanna patted her slightly more prominent belly. "I can practice my super smell to detect that you dont smell only your sweat when you come from the gym, if not the other athletes ... who dont smell half as good as you!"

"But I cant do anything to prevent it either! My job is to help train other people, I cant help not to smell the sweat of others if I have to be around all day with men and women working their bodies!" Alanna remained silent, taking another sip of the water without actually swallowing it. In a surprise attack, Alanna grabbed her wife by the neck, kissing her with tongue passing all the water from mouth to mouth.

"That my love-" Alanna licked her lips as sensually as heat and exhaustion allowed her. "It's my way of telling you a new rule of this house: Every time you come back from work you should go yes or yes to the shower"

(July 12, Week 15 of pregnancy)

"Cursed bastards av CIA, from har säkert varit de som har smittat stadens vatten ... Titta, låt oss inte gå!" Melker grunted as they watched the news, taking advantage of the ignorance of the rest of the family to curse the culprits of their conspiracy theories.

"I assume that with CIA you mean our CIA" Velio growled back, trying to take away the control of television without much effect. Thanks to coincidences of life the whole family of Alanna and Erika were in Brightside during the quarantine closure, so Alanna was going to celebrate her birthday with 99% of her family. (Only missing her maternal grandmother Ke'ala, who refused to take a plane under any circumstances)

The house of the parents of Alanna, Roland and Zara, welcomed both families divided by the different rooms:

• Velio and Melker arguing on the couch for control of television (And for whatever they could think of) while Alanna's younger brother, Fraje, play with his Switch.
• In the garden there were two clear groups: On the one hand the father of Alanna, Roland cooking accompanied by the father of Erika, Ravel. By the pool, the sunbathing of both the sons of Alanna's elder uncle, Callen and Sidney, and Alanna's other uncle, Declan, rested.
• A proud duel was taking place in the kitchen: Alanna's elder uncle, Louie and his wife Ely, against Roland's wife, Zara and Erika's grandmother, Maj. A culinary battle to see which couple took less time to prepare all the appetizers and dessert.

And finally Erika was in Alanna's old room, waiting for her wife to come out of her old bathroom.

"My love…"

"SHUT UP!" Alanna screamed, not caring that no one in her family listened to her. The whole argument had come from an innocent joke by Erika, who had compared Alanna's belly with her green bikini with a watermelon tied to cool in a river. An innocent joke that had pulled a smile from everyone in the garden ... except for Alanna, who ran out of the pool and wet the whole house along the way. "YOU HATE ME! YOU HATE EVERYTHING!"

Erika rolled her eyes, sighing and knocking again on the door. "You know that's not true ..."

"I AM A WATERMELON! YOU HAVE SAID IT!" According to the gynecologist's urgent review, (Ordered by the Department of Health for all Brightside pregnant women in an attempt to discover what it was the virus/pathogen that all Brightside's inhabitants had in the body without causing any effect negative) Anne had reached 6 inches (about 15 centimeters), a size that normally reached between weeks 17/18.

"I'm already ... I'm sorry ... I'm so sorry, Ala ..." Erika begged kneeling in front of the door, leaning her head against it. "If you're worth something ... you're a watermelon that puts me ..." Erika stopped immediately, realizing the idiocy she was going to say.

"Say it"

"No Please…"

"SAY IT! Say how horny I make you feel!"

"GOD! OKAY! HORNY LIKE A BIKE! YOU MAKE ME SO HORNEY, SWEETY!" The bathroom door burst open, causing Erika to lose consciousness until she fell against what looked like Alanna's legs.

And when Erika went to apologize, what she saw raising her sight silenced her completely. "Go ahead, show how horny you are..."

"B...but your family and mine are down there ..." Erika responded nervously, ignoring how Alanna lowered her hand until she grabbed her wife's chin, squeezing it and bringing it closer to her crotch.

"Did I tell you to talk?" Alanna answered firmly but without losing an erotic touch in her voice, something Erika had never seen before in her marriage. "Now get to work, you will need a lot of effort to have me deign to go down again ... and as you know, pregnancy makes it hard for me to settle" Erika mentally pointed out that they had to warn the gynecologist about her wife's excessive sexual desire, all while doing it enjoying what was coming. To be Alanna's birthday, both will be the ones who received a gift.