Broken Antler Fen She loves pop songs, and dancing, and bad trash TV

When Maia said she was stuck on it, Eljay offered, Well, there's time left. He smiled reassuringly. Maia then said she hadn't felt anything yet, and Eljay just nodded, not seeming too worried.

He only realised that Maia was maybe a little worried at all when she asked him 'how long is too long'. Eljay blinked in surprise, fell silent for a moment and then eventually he said, Are you worried about that? I... I don't know, I haven't really thought much about it. Every pregnancy is different. Most women show at some point, but some don't show anything until very late. Do you remember Towhee with Meerkat? So it's... I don't think that's something to worry about. I'm sure that it's fine. Eljay smiled, though it showed that he was a little concerned now that Maia had brought this worry up. What if? But why did she think that way? Was she worried because she felt that something was wrong?