regency au } { of new arrivals and hard choices

[impetere]

Cora: [yep, and a few months in, Cora will start falling ill which is weird because she's a werewolf and werewolves don't get ill]

Stiles: [and he will fret and not know where to take her to have a doctor look at her at first because werewolf]

Cora: [but eventually they will make it back to Deaton and he will be able to give her the good news]

Stiles: [and with her pregnant now, he will cut the honeymoon short. But he is bright smiles and writing to his uncle with the good news]

Cora: [and she will start fretting over everything despite the fact that the women in her family seem to be consistently pregnant as of late]

Stiles: [in fact, she will get to be pregnant with her sister, which has some of the men of the castle afraid]

Cora: [at least Laura is a couple months ahead of her so they're not giving birth at the exact same time]

Stiles: [Derek and Peter are grateful for that]

Cora: [As they should be]

Stiles: [but he will be a doting, attentive husband in making sure Cora is comfortable and has everything she needs]

Cora: [which may involve reminding her that she needs to relax]

Stiles: [he will. even if it means sitting with her and reading half the day while she sits in his arms]

Cora: [good husband]

Stiles: [and sometime before it's too hot, they can be out in the forest with their blanket, a basket lunch and books. She can be between his legs as his reading has led to him kissing along her neck as his hands on gently caressing her stomach]

Cora: [tips back to rest against him more] Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?

Stiles: Well, I do hope for a boy, but I will love them no matter what.

Cora: Mmmm. [her hands move to rest over his] It feels so strange, having a child of my own when I barely feel more than a child myself.

Stiles: Well, I assure you m'lady, you are very much a woman to me.

Cora: [she sighs] You know what I mean.

Stiles: [chuckles] I do. [kisses her shoulder] Its been a long time since I was allowed to feel like a child. It was a luxury I couldn't afford, but I won't say that there are times I wish I could still be one myself.

Cora: [sighs as she leans into him] Well, you won't be able to for long.

Stiles: I don't think so. I mean, you see how Derek is with Patience when they play. There are times where he gets to pretend to be a kid for a while. We will have those moments as well.

Cora: [she exhales and nods] I suppose we will.

Stiles: I just know we will be happy. We don't have to change much - we just have a little bundle who will be ours to care for.

Cora: And at least we won't have to do it alone.

Stiles: No. We can just blend ours in with their cousins. Eventually we will not know which ones are ours.

Cora: It's good, though. Having a big pack.

Stiles: It is. [he thought a moment, rubbing her stomach] Cora... would you be happier if I was a wolf like you?

Cora: [she glances back at him] Do you want to be?

Stiles: I'm unsure. [he had been thinking about it since their marriage] I know that your lifespan and mine are going to be vastly different, though Peter talked about how sometimes when a wolf and her spouse are close, like a swan one will follow the other to death.

Cora: [she nods] The mate bond. But we haven't formed that.

Stiles: No, we haven't. But we may one day. And I would still be human and susceptible to disease and death long before you from what I have been told.

Cora: [she knows that is the case. it is how she lost her parents, one after the other. she plays with his fingers for a moment before looking up at him] It is not a decision you should make simply for me, nor should you make it lightly. As it is, the bite itself could kill you.

Stiles: I know. Which is why I won't make it until I at least have an heir or two. I do need to make sure the family line is secure. [he kissed her shoulder] But it is something I am thinking about.

Cora: [she brings one hand up, brushing against the side of his face gently as she leans into him] My father was human. He never wanted to be a wolf and my mother respected that. But he's also the reason she died.

Stiles: The reason I would do it would be to be able to spend more of my life with you. I finally have you, and I don't want to lose you anytime soon. [he thought a moment, and then leaned into her hand] However, if for some reason something happens to me that I would die unless I was turned, consider this permission to ask your sister to save me. I would rather be a wolf than end our time prematurely.

Cora: [nods as her thumb brushes against his cheek] You would also need Laura's consent. It is as much her decision as it is yours. You should speak with her about this if you are truly considering it.

Stiles: I will talk with her one day. Perhaps after the babies are born and healthy so there is less to worry about.

Cora: [she nods] If she decides you are not a good candidate, Stiles, I will still be happy with whatever time we have.

Stiles: Same here. [and he will kiss her, because he is always happy when he has time with her]

Cora: [smiles into the kiss, and she will do her best not to worry again, because part of her wants him to stay as he is, just to avoid the risk, but she wants him to be happy as well]

Stiles: [and there are probably a lot of days like this during her pregnancy of them just sitting, planning their family's future as their baby grows]

Cora: [yep, and those are good days. Cora likes these days a lot]