Brian noticed when he finished his tea that Khaat had finished hers and had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He laid his hand on her stomach and felt the babies moving slightly. they were quieting down for the night. "If I can get her awake we'll turn in too." He woke her up and took her upstairs to bed.
Brian was up at his usual time and had worked out. He was concentrating on weight lifting lately and had been. he was working on building up his strength in his arms, shoulders, back, and preparing for perhaps a lot more carrying than he had been doing, given the circumstances. When he wasn't weight training, he was endurance training--walking, running, swimming. He was going to have to work harder and longer. And now with a second pregnant woman in his house, his mind was spinning. Five babies in diapers all at the same time? It was starting to get mind boggling. He had needed the workout this morning. He wasn't turning anyone out, but on the other hand, he was realizing that he had been experiencing first time father jitters. He hadn't had the chance to do that with Abbey. But this was very different.
He finished his workout, poured two cups of coffee, went upstairs and found Khaat was still asleep. He showered and changed for the day, he went over and kissed her stomach softly and kissed her face. It woke her. She was sometimes slow to wake if she had been sleeping soundly. She curled into him laying her head in his lap. He sat with her quietly just brushing her hair and giving her a few minutes to wake up.