Kallie waited paitiently for Corlis's return. She lay on their plush futon, one hand rubbing over her largely distended abdomen. Beneath her hand, their child kicked wildly. She smiled, having grown accustomed to the strange flutter-like sensations. She was near her due date, only mere weeks away from her time of delivery. Relia had overtaken her care while Corlis was on duty and was currently tidying up. Her own stomavh had begun to show signs that she too carried a new life within her, a small bump visible beneath her clothes. Kallie groaned as another false labor pain tippled over her body, a frequent occurence that the doctor had told her was normal. She sighed, looking to the door again, awaiting her lover's return.