They will be like him and me, as free as a dove.

[thewisdomwithin]

Even the back pain was amazing to her. So far, there was no aspect of the pregnancy that hadn't in some way thrilled and fascinated Mokey. It wasn't all fun, but it was all so interesting - and so heartwarming, too. She'd found she was singing to herself more lately than ever before, which was really saying something. From what she and some of her non-Fraggle friends had figured, the baby could hear her by now, and she wanted to them to hear a lot of the happiest sound: music.

She wandered into the kitchen, and opened the door to the pantry, looking for a nice snack and singing all the while.

♫If that juicy pear is gooey,
Let's go find some chicken chop suey.
If that chicken chop suey is tough,
Let's go find some stroganoff...♪

That trailed off into giggle. "Well, I do think a juicy pear would be nice!" she mused aloud, rubbing the end of her snout. "I wonder if we have any..."

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[thewisdomwithin]

Her free hand - the one not sandwiched between his - patted his arm. "You know, I don't know if I could sleep for a whole one hundred years, but... This is a nice spot, and it's making me feel so cozy to be here."

[gobetween]

"Yeah, it's really nice in here. I could almost fall back asleep right now..."

He leaned against her, shifting his hand a bit against her stomach. A few quiet moments, then he drew back in surprise, looking down.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey gasped at the same time Gobo drew back. That had been movement... That had been the baby. She closed her eyes against the tears already welling up in them, but not before she reached to pull Gobo's hand back to her stomach.

"Our baby seems to have other plans," she whispered, voice hoarse and overwhelmed with emotion.

[gobetween]

He glanced at her, then back down as she moved his hand. He spread his fingers, feeling her stomach- there! It was slight, but it was movement. Overcome as well, he leaned into Mokey and nuzzled his snout up under hers, grateful and warm all in one.

"Yeah," he whispered back, "I think so."

[thewisdomwithin]

Her tears started spilling out - tears of joy, and some relief. If the baby could hear, maybe it had heard its parents concerned tones and wanted to let them know that everything was okay, that it was there with them.

She looked down at her stomach and took a deep breath to slow the tears some. "Hello, dear one. Oh, I love you so much..."

[gobetween]

He gently kissed away her tears, leaning against her, moving to put one arm around her, his other remaining on her stomach. Taking in a soft breath he began to gently sing, to himself, to her, to the baby.

♫ Magic, magic be with you each morning
Each evening too
For the magic, magic is in every moment
Even in you
Someday, treasure the moments you're given
Feel how they flow
For the magic lives in the moments you're living
See how they glow... ♪

[thewisdomwithin]

The baby continued to stir, as Mokey's crying slowed to a stop and left her just with Gobo and the baby, and the love and wonder in her heart. She snuggled against him, one hand straying down to rest on her stomach, right beside his. "Gobo..."

She didn't have words beyond that, but she hoped her tone conveyed how much she appreciated and loved him. How much he, the baby, and this new chapter in their lives meant to her.

[gobetween]

He didn't have a verbal reply of his own, feeling like she did that many, or any, words didn't matter. He rested his snout alongside hers and sighed contentedly, there with her and their baby. It might've been the sleep making him feel so relaxed, or any tea left in him, but he knew the real chunk of that was this moment here and now.