Fate Unchanged (Quinah & Norminah)

Chapter Thirty-Six

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DINAH

Dinah went to the bathroom after entering her room. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled a little before wincing. Her hand immediately flew to her stomach, holding on to it as she let out a little whimper. She had no idea what was causing her to feel this way. She chalked it up to the events that happened the night before and her body not dealing with the added stress very well. Whatever it was, she wished the feeling would go away. As she began to rub her stomach, she looked back up in the mirror and saw Normani entering the bathroom behind her. Dinah smiled her way as Normani did the same, the ebony wrapping her arms around the brunette and resting her chin gently on the brunette's shoulder.

"How are you feeling?" Normani asked.

"Still not all that great," Dinah replied. "I guess my body can't handle stress that well. You'd think it would've gone away by now, but it just seems to keep getting worse."

Normani looked down at Dinah's stomach and began to smile, her hand sneaking under the brunette's and rubbing it. Dinah sighed in relief at the feeling and leaned her head against Normani's.

"Callie found something that could explain that..." Normani said.

Dinah's eyes opened just as the image of her medical assessment popped up in front of her. She looked at it in confusion at first before following Normani's finger to where it was pointing.

"Right there," she said.

Dinah zoned in and saw the tiniest form of an extra chromosome. Her eyes widened as she walked closer to the image, running her fingers over it before feeling herself get emotional. When the image disappeared, she turned back around to Normani and was met with a smile.

"I'm..." the brunette stammered.

"You're having a baby," Normani beamed.

Dinah felt a tear roll down her cheek just as Normani came up to her and embraced her. The brunette melted against her before becoming giddy. She was pregnant...

"Oh my god..." she said before suddenly withdrawing from Normani, "...oh my god, I'm pregnant...with Quincy's baby!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa," Normani said, "breathe. It's okay."

"Is it?" she said, panic now set in her eyes. "Mani, me being pregnant changes everything! Quincy and Adeya are in that much more danger now! What are we gonna do?"

Dinah was stunned to silence at the feeling of Normani's soft lips on hers. Her body deflated as the ebony held her close. The breath she released once the kiss ended was shaky and drawn out as their foreheads met.

"While yes, this was quite the surprise," Normani uttered to her, "we have everything under control. Callie's telling Aisha and they're coming up with a plan as we speak. You, Quincy, Adeya, and the baby will be protected. All you need to worry about is remaining healthy so he or she can come into this world with no problems, okay?"

Dinah smiled and nodded as Normani rubbed her sides.

"Plus," the ebony continued, "imagine how happy Q's gonna be when you tell him. Knowing him, he probably already knew on some subconscious level."

Dinah chuckled.

"You know," she said, "it was different when him and I slept together last night. I could tell. It wasn't really about making each other climax...he made love to me..."

Normani smiled as she brought some of Dinah's hair behind her ear.

"I'd expect nothing less. A king knows how to treat a queen."