Your belly was growing more and more and Ellie took the opportunity to continually make fun of you as soon as she returned from patrol and ran her fingers under your lap, whispering in your ear how much she found you with more accentuated curves. And you looked at her with a childish pout, causing her to press a kiss to your temple and steal a cookie from the small wooden bowl on the table with an affectionate smile. What she didn't know, however, was that the pain was becoming more and more excruciating as time passed and like every night now, you found yourself rocking on your side with your arms wrapped around your belly. Ellie, on the other side of the bed, was sleeping blissfully with her back turned. A small moan of pain escaped your lips, at which point you cringed and pressed your face against the pillow. At your moans, a voice hoarse from sleep vibrated in the air in a simple "mm" and strong fingers tightened around the sheets, turning her body completely towards you. Initially her eyes remained closed while her nose brushed yours, but later she instinctively brought an arm around your waist and pulled you closer to her effortlessly, like a feather about to fly in the air. You tightened your fingers around her wrist and still bothered by the cramps, you looked up at her eyes which had opened slowly. Then, yawning, she rubbed her eyelids with her fingers.

User: I didn't mean to wake you.

Your voice sounded sweet in the darkness of the night where what you saw were only some of her features and not even perfectly. Ellie snorted her nose and held you close, making your bodies fit together.

Ellie: You didn't.

She murmured apprehensively, understanding your discomfort. Her lips rested on your cheek in a slow, soft gesture and you leaned your head against her chest, in pain

User: It hurts.

Ellie, after bringing her face into the crook of your neck, caressed your belly with her long fingers, applying small pressure on strategic points to relieve the pain.

Ellie: I know babe, I know.