Taste Of The Sea (Chapter 9)

And then cloaked figure fell forward and the hilt plunged into her stomach she could have sworn she heard the baby scream as it died blood gushing from the now opened wound.
Posidous gasped and woke up. She reached for her stomach and feeling the swell there sighed.
Andrea had a late reaction and jumped up, fell off the bed and then asked what happened.
Posidous just kept looking at the bump and tenderly rubbed it. Andrea gazed at her with affection and love so great it would blind anyone. But when Posidous looked up all she saw was a blank facade.

"It's nothing let's go back to bed." She flipped the blankets around her again and settled into a comfortable position. Andrea sighed and clicked the light off before entering the bed and laying a possessive hand over her stomach.
These dreams of hers are getting worse. She can't go one night without waking up gasping for breath or crying in pain. He mentally drilled himself over reasons she could be so troubled.

The memory of her screaming at him that he didn't love her appeared and he urgently crushed it before it could make a solid impact. He did love her but he wouldn't tell her. He would never give his heart away like a fool. His hands splayed out over her bump and he could feel the baby moving around. He always found joy in listening to the sound of both Posidous' heartbeat and the baby's. They were still going over names so far they couldn't agree on anything. The sex of the baby is unknown....to her of course. He smirked and let his thoughts slowly succumb to darkness.
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Floria paced back and forth around her room wishing she tear could tear something; anything apart.
The image of Posidous and sitting at the table next to Andrea while they had dinner replayed in her blood lust thoughts. She watched as Andrea lay a hand upon Posidous' plump belly and then she watched as Posidous blushed and looked away. Even if she was the only one to witness this affair it didn't matter. I will get what I want.... You just wait.
He'll either get bored with her and come crawling back to me or I'll have to take destiny into my hands and....well mold it to my liking. She laughed a laugh of pure evil and jumped on her bed thinking of ways to kill Posidous once and for all.
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Posidous sighed as she gazed into the sea. I can't go in the water. Wonderful. She looked around at the pristine decorations ranging from amazing blues and then eye-popping pinks. The woodwork was made of pure Atlantian wood which they got from this magically hidden forest underwater. It was planned by Artemus as a present, and she put sea horses in there. But they really looked like horses just made of multicolored scales and they didn't umm.. what do you call it "heyy?"
Ha..ha. Wow did I really just think H-a-H-a. Wow. The baby is taking the blood from my brain.
At the thought of the baby she leaned back from the window and lay a hand upon her stomach.
"How is the mound coming along." Floria said as she fluttered into the room looking like an angel.

Posidous inwardly felt threatened and her hands raised to protect her stomach.
Floria smiled at the motion and brought a seat next to her. "I know we got off on the wrong foot,'she held out her hand expectantly,' but id like to start anew."
Posidous mentally recoiled from her. Something about the gleam in her eyes made Posidous mentally call Andrea. Seconds later Andrea opened the door and Posidous jumped up and walked over to him.
"I'm so sorry Floria" she said as she began to grab Andrea and lead him out,' he was to go...."

She looked at Andrea. "Shopping were going shopping,'he gestured to her stomach,'she's gaining some weight you know.?
He smirked and Posidous yanked him around and shoved him out of the room smiling to Floria who looked a little confused.
When the door clicked shut a man in a garbed hood came out of the corner and Floria waved him away.
"Useless things...." She got up and left the room.
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Kafara watched as her daughter yet again failed to get rid of the offspring of Lorelei.
Damn the child and her foolish games. She thrust away from Atlantis and was soon in the cold waters of Antarctica where she was forced to live with her two dimwitted servants that were only good for catching the otters. She flicked her tentacle like green hair out of her face and submerged deep under a ice-berg until she came to an opening.
"Welcome home your royal highness."
Kafara flicked her write and the little twrip split into a thousand pieces. Then after ten seconds seemed to reappear. "God I wish you could actually die."
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Andrea looked as Posidous was being admired by all the important ministers and oracles. They just all had to be men....excluding the ugly ass women. He felt hate roll over in waves as he glared as the men admired her lovely bust and rounded waist. One even had the nerve to ask to touch it. Of course Posidous being the kind-hearted person smiled and nodded. The man touched it and he became flushed and excused himself. Posidous took on the look of pure guilt and asked him if she wanted for her to escort him. He shook his head and left twitching nervously glancing at Andrea smirking and then heading out the room.

Andrea finally finishing his long and drab conversation with a woman he had no interest in walked over to Posidous who was being swarmed by men here and there.
"This is getting out of hand, 'he whispered as he excused her, 'these men are swarming here and there all around you."
Posidous frowned. "They are just being nice Andrea"
He stopped. "No one can look at you like that but your husband, 'he poked his chest,' and that would be me babe."

Posidous smiled and crossed her arms. "You're jealous aren't you?"
Andrea was about to answer when Posidous gasped and touched her stomach.
She doubled over and Andrea called for the healers to their courtiers immediately.
"Posidous, 'he picked her up and recited the spell,' stay up baby, stay up for me."
They popped into the emergency ward and the doors closed behind them leaving nothing to be seen or heard for the next few hours.