Just another Day

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

McFarlens Chop Shop. Another day, of work. Cili stood over the engine of a 68 Chevy next to a teenage boy. Her long dirty blond hair Hung about her shoulders loosely.
"I Don't know, I replaced the altenator, but it still won't turn over." The kid said, Cili leaned over the engine the best she could, without bumping her large stomach into the machine. She pulled on a wire, and lifted it.
"Plug it directly into the battery. Then try it. Find out if its a faulty altenator or if it's something else." She said standing up fully and rubbing her stomach a bit. At that moment the bell to the door chimed and Bill the owner of the shop, walked in.
"Good morning Cili!" He called moving behind the desk and heading over to them. He looked at Cili then to the truck.
"Still can't get her running, eh?" He asked his hands going to his waist. The teen shook his head. Cili ran her fingers through her hair. She moved away from the truck and towards the desk where she has been working for the past 4 months. She answered the phone as it rang,

"McFalens Chop Shop, this is Cili, how may I help you?"

[Bayley Wiklun]

While Cili was answering the phone, Bayley walked into the shop. She was known here, and she knew she could walk back into the employees lounge if she so desired. Bayley, being good at her night job, snuck up behind Cili, and laid a small kiss on her neck, and a hand on her belly. She didn't say anything while Cili was on the phone, but she loved the moment Cili got all tense, then simply melted into her arms.

When she hung up the phone, and turned to face her, Bayley smiled widely, and kissed her fully on the mouth. "Good afternoon, my love" Bayley reached over, and set a bag of Cili's favorite takeout on the counter. Since she knew Cili was more then likely going to forget to grab lunch, as she herself often did, she'd made it a habit when she was on a break from her own job. Which happened to be a hair dresser, so whenever Cili wasn't feeling good, or her head hurt, Bayley played with her hair, which more often then not, made her wife feel better.

"Been busy today?"

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

The scent of the food hit her and her mouth began to water. She tensed and jumped as Bayley put her arm around her and she about through her over the counter. She Hung up the phone politely, making a mark in the schedule book, before turning to looked at Bayley a smile stretching across her face. She licked her lips, savoring the wonderful taste of her wife and turned to the bag, pulling it open and pulling out a French fry. She bit into it and her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she moaned in foodgasim.
"You know how to feed me right." She said before pulling the rest of the contents out. Pulling the food out of the bag was like Christmas which reminded her of something. She held up her finger and reached down beside her desk, pulling a small box out of a paper bag. She handed it to Bayley and motioned for her to open it, as she opened the Bold Buffalo Boneless wings, and container of buffalo ranch dip and stuffed a spicy morsel in her mouth. (I know Wendy's doesn't sell those anymore, but they were soo goood.) She savored the taste and the burn in her mouth as her lips started to tingle from the heat. She watched Bayley closely wanting to see her reaction. She knew what was in the box. An ultrasound picture, with Hi mommy across the bottom with an arrow pointing to not one, but two babies with the words "twin a" and "twin b" typed next to each arrow. The ultrasound was under two newborn onesies. A blue one, and a pink one. Cili couldn't contain her grin of delight.

[Bayley Wiklun]

Bayley kissed her wife as she hung up the phone, then leaned back and watched her wife begin her ritual of food. Every time she brought her lunch, she always had the same reaction. And it always made Bayley smile. Her eyes traveled down Cili's body, and she couldn't get over just how beautiful she was. And the baby bump was the most beautiful thing in the world.

She looked over as Cili handed her the box. She tilted her head to the side slightly, a puzzled look on her face. Bayley had always had a hard time with any sort of present, ever. They made her very suspicious, so whenever her wife handed her anything, she always had to stare at it for a minute first. Even when they got married. Bayley stared at the ring for at least a minute before she allowed Cili to put it on. She slowly slid the box open, and pulled out the ultrasound picture.

Emotions she couldn't even being to describe welled up inside her faster then she could ever imagine. Bayley never cried. Ever. She stopped crying when she turned ten, and very very few things can make her tear up. Bayley didn't cry at the wedding, (at least not in public), but looking at the ultrasound of her baby--correction, babies now, tears started leaving footsteps down her cheeks. She turned to look at Cili, and gathered her up in her arms, and hugged her. She kissed her neck, her eyes, her lips. Then, when she;d had her fill, for now, Bayley turned to look at the people in the shop. Which was quite a few people.

"Celebration, my house, 7:30. We're having twins!!!" As the crowd erupted into cheers, Bayley looked Cili in the eyes. She laid her fingers on her lips, and traced the outline of her lips very softly. The way she got her both hot and heavy, but also made her melt like softened butter. She kissed her softly, with just a hint of bite.

"I love you so much, Cili. You are my heart, and so.." She laid her hands on Cili's stomach, "Are these babies."

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

She turned concerned as Bay shed tears, but when it was joyful tears a smile burst on her face.  She looked at Bayley, as she ran her finger along her lips.  Shivers sprawled down her spine like roots reaching for the ground after a rain.  Her eyes got glassy and a purr rumbled through her chest.

"A party hmmm? A good excuse for me to cook greasy and chocolatey food.  And a reason to leave work early.  minha duesa you are my life." She purred. She knew Bay loved when she spoke in her native tongue. She had been born in Colorado but her family had moved there from Brazil, when he mother was pregnant with her. She stuffed the last of the food into her mouth and her pupils grew, her iris' milky blue color, seemed to brighten, her nostrils flailing. It was the full moon. She tossed the trash away and grabbed her purse and car keys. She yelled back to the men working.
"Tony! I'm heading out if you plan on being fed after work. I'm cooking." She yelled which erupted cheering from the workers in the shop. She shook her head with a smile walked back towards Bay.
"Can you get off or you really busy? If not I can shop and have everything ready when you get home?"

[Bayley Wiklun]

Bayley cracked into a huge smile, and wiped the tears. She turned to compose herself for a moment, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Usually she didn't smoke infront of Cili or the babies, but she just had an over load of emotions she didn't know how to deal with. She wiped her eyes again, and smiled at Cili.

"I have an appointment in about half hour, but I'm clear after that. And don't work yourself too hard. I'll be having a talk with your doctor of how much work you can do"

She knew Cili would give her a hard time about it, but Cili also knew that Bayley would make good on her word, and she'd threaten everyone in the building if any tried to make Cili work when Bayley specifically said NO! Bayley wouldn't make Cili quit work, unless it was necessary, but Bayley wouldn't let her strain her body to much. She helped Cili into her car, and leaned over to kiss her lips softly. She still had the ultrasound pictures, and she was planning on keeping them until she showed everyone at work. She bit her lip softly, and ran her hands over the baby bump.

"Be safe, Cil. Keep my wife and babies safe. Or I'll kill ya" That was just Bayley's humor, and she kissed her once more before stepping back, and watching her go. Then she went in to have a word with her boss. Tony and Bay got along pretty good, and they were both concerned about Cili. Tony had all of Bayley's emergency numbers, and Bayley gave him cash to keep his personal eye on her.

Maybe Bayley was way to over protective, but they weren't sure Cili's body would handle the pregnancy because they had two miscarriages before this. And now Cili was pregnant with twins. Bayley kept a hawk eye on her at all times, even if she wasn't around her. She didn't spy on her wife, per say. She simply kept tabs on her during the day. She jumped in her truck, to go back to her own job, with the pictures of the ultrasound.

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

She drove out of the parking lot with a smile on her face. She didn't protest when Bay said she would speak with the doctor. The Doctor had warned her to take it easy or he would put her on bed rest. At seven months the concern wasn't so much a miscarriage now, but pre-term labor. Each week got them closer. The full moon brought on a whole nother concern. Cili could still shift. She was actually more comfortable in her shift, and spent most of her evenings in her tiger form. Her tiger form held the twins easily and safely, while she was relieved of bodily soreness. She pulled into the grocery store, getting out and getting what she knew they needed for the night before loading it one bag at a time into the jetta.
She hummed as she drove home, pulling into the driveway. She pulled the car around back and pulled the groceries out of the trunk, laying them in a line one bag at a time the handles up. They had fenced in the back yard, the neighbors in able to look in. Cili dropped off her clothes and shifted to her tiger form. Black stripes lined down her Orange and white body, as she shook out, her soreness fading away. She padded gently out of kitchen and back into the car grabbing one bag at a time and bringing them into the kitchen. She panted softly, after the last bag, tilting her head slightly and sniffing the air. She moved to the woods at the edge of their property, looking out into the woods. Those tiger eyes narrowed before her tail twitched irritably. Turning she moved back into the house, before shifting once inside. She pulled her dress back on, before putting the groceries away.
She began baking immediately. Thanks to the double ovens, cookies and brownies and cakes all cooked at the same time. She popped a large ham into the oven after covering it in cherry glaze. Once everything was in the oven she had 50 minutes til the cakes were done, she shifted back to her tiger form, shredding the dress. With a cat like chuckle she moved it of he kitchen and climbed onto the couch lounging on it, her tail flicking back and forth. That's how she was when Bayley walked in the door.

[Bayley Wiklun]

Bayley got home about an hour later. She had done her appointment, went and had a chat with the doctor, getting the meds that Cili forgot to pick up. She also doubted Cili remembered what today was, but wasn't it usually the husband's (*gigglegiggle*) job to remember such things?

Bayley walked into the house, smiled at the smell in the air, checked the cookies and ham for Cili, before walking to her tigerwife. She stroked a hand down Cili's belly. Even her tiger form had the pregnant belly. She needed her to shift back into a human to give her what she'd gotten for her, but she didn't intend to rush it. She looked around the living room. Bayley was the clean freak, Cili..not so much. Bayley ran her head under Cili's, then went and started to clean and pick up the house. She looked back at Cili.

"I went and had a chat with your doctor. You're not allowed to work on any more engines for a while. I also picked up the medicine you forgot today, which you have to take twice daily until it's finished. I was also thinking names."

Bayley knew Cili wasn't please Bay now knew she wasn't allowed to work on cars, which is why Bay always went and had a chat with the doctor. It slightly annoyed Cili when she did that. Only slightly, but she knew that Bayley did it out of love. Bayley walked over to her, and looked in those annoyed eyed.

"I also brought you this." Bayley pulled out a ring box from her coat. It was the ring Cili had wanted for a long long time, but Bayley couldn't afford it. Well, now, she could. She opened it, and it was a beautiful aquamarine colored stone, with a white gold band. "Happy birthday, Cili"

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

She opened one cat eye as Bay spoke to her. She lifted her head and yawned before her tail twitched irritably. She shifted her eyes to the meds before standing up off the couch and stretching. She growled lightly at not being able to work on engines, her nostrils flaring as she watched Bayley clean. She disappeared, up the stairs, her tail thumping the wall loudly, and she walked, in a sort of bored motion. She shifted and pulled on a new dress before heading back downstairs. She walked into the kitchen and kissed Bayley tenderly before looking at her as she gave her the ring. It was her birthday? Oh goddess she had completely forgotten. Now it was her turn for the tears to show. The ring was beautiful. With it on her finger she hugged Bayley tightly.
"I completely forget what today was. Thank you menha duesa." My goddess. She was always calling Bayley that. She kissed her lightly. She moved to the kitchen.
"now to finish off this cake...." she pulled the fronting she had made out of the fridge, peanut butter frosting.

[Bayley Wiklun]

Bayley chuckled as Cili walked up the stairs, completely annoyed. She watched her go for a few moments, before turning back to the cleaning. She was nearly finished by the time Cili came down, and she kissed her and hugged her back when she took the ring. Bayley was so glad she liked it. She kissed Cili's lips, then watched her as she turned back to her cake.

As she watched, she wondered how many people could be married to someone who could turn into an almost 600 pound tiger at will. Let alone, have a baby, or two, with that person. She watched the curve of the belly. It was the most beautiful thing Bayley had ever seen. It came close to matching Cili's beauty, but it was up there. Her mind wandered off as she thought of playing with the babies, feeding them, washing them, putting them to sleep. She couldn't wait to see her babies smiles, hear them laugh...or cry.

"I want to name one Gemma."

Bayley didn't know where that had come from, but when she looked up, tears were sliding down her cheeks. She loved Cili, with everything she had, but Gemma always had her heart. Sometimes when Bayley got lost in her thought, she would think about Gemma, and she didn't know how a thought that started with her babies ended up in Gemma, but it had. Gemma's death left a huge hole in Bayley's heart, one Cili couldn't...quite fill. Very close, but not quite. She let Gemma go a long time ago, but it still hurt that she was gone. She wiped the tears away, and sighed. She'd been crying alot today, and she really didn't like it. And now she felt awkward about what she said, so she simply looked at Cili and fidgeted with her rings like she did when she was nervous.

She grabbed a cup of coffee, slid a little whiskey into it to soothe the nerves the memory had brought up, and looked out the window at the falling sun. She sighed gently, finished the coffee-whiskey, and looked back at Cili. She knew the story, Bayley knew, and she laid both of her hands on Cili's face, kissing her hard.

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

She stopped when Bayley spoke. She smiled as she looked thoughtfully into the bowl of icing. She knew all about Gemma, she even loved the name. She picked up the handle of the spoon and turned to Bay. She saw the tears. Concern flashed across her face, as she watched her. She put the spoon down and walked to Bayley, pulling her into a tiger hug.
"I think Gemma is a beautiful name. I would be proud and honored if we named our daughter Gemma." She smiled brightly. She smiled and hugged Bayley until she moved before going back to the icing placing it on the chocolate cake. She licked the spoon, after flicking some of the icing at Bayley. She prepared the last of the food, just as Tony and his wife showed up among other people. They brought beer and more food. A party at the Wiklun's meant, lots of food, lots of beer, plenty of loud music, and a good time. One time everyone was so drunk Cili shifted into her tiger and everyone cheered. Of coarse they either don't remember or think that they hallucinated, so they won't say anything. They all carried a present or card. Apparently everyone remembered it was her birthday, but her.

[Bayley Wiklun]

. Bayley smiled as Cili flicked icing at her, and she caught a few pieces of it on her fingers. She walked over, and spread it on her forehead. Then, just because she's Bayley, she then proceeded to lick it off. Bayley smiled at her when she said she'd love to name their daughter Gemma. She kissed her, and went and pumped the music when Tony and his wife got there. And the first song she played was just for Cili. Smile by Avril Lavigne.

She grabbed a beer, and danced with Tony's wife, who she used to date actually. As the night went on, more people showed up. Bayley and Cili had a pretty big house since Bayley had to find one that would accommodate children and a tiger, so they could cram a lot of people into it. Bayley kept her eye on Cili, who loved to dance, and looked amazingly hot doing so with her big belly. Or even without.

Bayley cut the ham, and set the table herself, after a short aurgment with Cili about it. Bayley ended that by threatening to take her out of work for the next six months, which Cili damn well knew Bay would do. So, grumbling, she agreed to sit down for a while. Bayley kissed her, told her she loved her, and went and finished what she started. As they sat down, Bayley tapped her glass, and stood. When everyone's attention was focused on her, she spoke.

"Well, I just wanted to say that it's wonderful that Cili and I could be blessed with two babies instead of one, and I just wanted to thank you all for coming to share it with us. I also wanted to say," She paused a moment, and turned to face Cili, who was beside her,"I love you with everything I have. First you were my wife, and now you'll be the mother of our children. You're everything I ever wanted. Happy birthday, baby"

As Bayley leaned down, and kissed Cili softly, pouring her love into said kiss, the table went wild with cat calls, yells of congrats, and a slightly drunken birthday song. Bayley sat down, and the meal proceeded. As Bayley did, she slightly pressed on Cili's stomach to check the hardness of her belly, and to rub it in general, which usually made it easier for Cili to eat.

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

She greeted everyone as they came in. She put dishes that were brought in on a table, before finishing off things in the kitchen, or so she thought, that's when Bayley threatened her and she plopped down on the couch grumbling as Tony came and sat next to her.
"We all love ya Ci, we want you and the babies to be healthy." He said with a smile. She looked at him, Tony was her replacement brother. His father owned the shop and was like a father to her. He considered Bayley as much of a daughter, as he did Cili, he was also the only who could properly pronounce Cili's full romanesque name. Caecilia (pronounced ki(long i)-kill-ee-a) She huffed and crossed her arms. She would prefer to stay in her tiger form, mostly on days like today. Her temper was short for the full moon, and she was uncomfortable. Once dinner was called she made her way to the table sitting down, she smiled as bay spoke, but growled into the kiss as she pressed on her stomach, until it sent relief through her stomach, the grumpy growl replaced with a subtle purr, that Bay could only tell was happening because of the vibration in her body. She pigged out. She laughed at the drunks, and held Bay's hand as it rested on her stomach.

[Bayley Wiklun]

Bayley never took a hand off Cili's tummy. But she jumped slightly when she felt a flurry of kicks in her stomach. She withdrew her hand for a second after it happened, then pushed both of her hands on that spot. She hadn't felt the babies move before, mostly because she worked then hunted, and by the time Bayley got home, the baby was asleep, and didn't wanna move for Daddy. Or Mommy. Whatever. She prefered Daddy.

She looked up at Cili as she sat, star struck, her mouth slightly open, then tilted her head to look back down at the belly. She planned to sing to those babies later, because she knew (or, she read anyways) that the babies can hear their parents voices in the womb. Moreso the mother, obviously, but...she wondered, would the babies know her? What if they didn't like her? Oh no. What if they hated her?! Bay looked up with a flash of alarm in her eyes, and stared into Cili's. She'd bet almost anything Cili knew what she was thinking, but that was besides the point. She still didn't take her hands away, but she sat there, half-cut, and staring at her wife, wondering if the twins would like her.

Bayley was an interesting human being to say the least, and she'd never really been around babies. Bayley hadn't seen herself with a steady girlfriend, let alone a house, wife, and damn near two babies. It was more then she'd ever imagined. She always thought she was going to be dead or in jail by now. She kissed Cili's hand, waited for the kicks to finish, check how hard the belly was, and turned back to her drinks. Bayley finished her plate, and sat back, waiting for the rest of her friends and family to finish. While she waited, she watched Cili pig out again, smiling, and thinking...

Life....was a damn miracle.

[Cili Ross-Wiklun]

The night dwindled down and by midnight and Cili was glad for some quiet time. She stood in the back yard the full moon casting its rays down on her skin. She turned as Bay came out.
"I have to shift..." she almost begged before her form shuddered and shifted to the tiger form. She padded over to Bay and leaned against her body, purring slightly, before padding up the stairs to their bed room.
They had a California king sized bed just for this reason. The giant tiger jumped onto the bed and laid out, leaving plenty of room for Bay. That was how she fell asleep.

The next morning she woke back in her human form. Completely uncomfortable, since the night before. She climbed her way out of bed and made her way down stairs. She wandered aimlessly, moving about trying to get comfortable. Sitting laying down, she couldn't do it. Frustration filled the usually patient tigress. So she baked. By the time Bayley came down Cili had baked and decorated twelve cakes! Flour, sugar, scraps of fondant covered the kitchen.