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Period - SD & CD

"Sorscha" Clodagh called, tears gathering quickly in her eyes though she tried to hold them back. The Irish woman wasted no time. She got up from her spot on the couch and rushed to her wife, making her way up the stairs two at a time. "Darling what's happened?" She questioned quietly while making her way towards where Clodagh was stood in their shared bedroom, trying her best to stay calm. The tears she had held back began to fall at the sight of her wife.

Sorscha had always been her safe space when the world felt to much. "I leaked." She sobbed while trying too hide the mess from her by standing in the way. Clodagh shook slightly as tears ran down her cheeks. This wasn't how she wanted to wake up. It had all happened so fast, her brain and her body weren't ready for big emotions.

Hearing the words fall from her wife's mouth with such pain behind them broke something in Sorscha. "Hey, shhh. It's okay, you're okay." She hushed while wrapping her arms around Clodagh and pulling her into her chest. "We will get you cleaned up and into something comfortable and then once you are wrapped up with a blanket and a hot water bottle, i will change the bedding and put a wash on. You're safe sweetheart." She hushed while placing gentle kisses on her forehead.

Clodagh shook in her arms. "I can't,  you can't..." she sobbed but before she could finish her sentence, Sorscha kissed her lips. "Bath or shower?" She questioned quietly but Clodagh just hid her head. "I will set up the shower with you and then find you and change of clothes." Sorscha hushed, making the decision so her wife didn't have to. "Babe, its okay ive got you."

Calmly, she helped her into the bathroom before turning on the shower and adjusting the temperature. "I will be back in five minutes and i can wash your hair if you want me to." Sorscha offered, keeping her voice soft but Clodagh just shook her head.

Once Clodagh was safely in the shower and the temperature was perfect, Sorscha worked fast. She changed the bedding before grabbing Clodagh's clothes and putting it all in the wash. She then made her way back upstairs to find her wife something comfortable to put on. After some time she returned to the bathroom armed with a clean fluffy towel and a change of clothes. "Babe, your towel and clothes are on the side and when you are dressed i can do your hair for you." "Thanks babe, just 5 more minutes." She mumbled back. "Call me if you need anything."

Sorscha knew Clodagh better than she knew herself. She knew that in times like this her wife perfered privacy over company so of course she respected her wishes. The redhead sat herself on the bed, sitting on Clodagh's side so it would be warmer.

*

Time passed and soon enough the bathroom door opened, revealing Clodagh. She stood in the doorway quietly, her eyes down and her hair dripping down her back. "Darling,  do you want me to dry your hair for you?" Sorscha whispered softly while moving to stand up but she just shrugged slightly as her bottom lip began to tremble once again. "Oh babe, come here." The Irish woman hushed while opening her arms but Clodagh stepped back.

She stopped quickly before moving to sit on the bed. She could tell that her wife was overwhelmed and she was making it all worse.

Clodagh slowly slid her back down the wall, landing on the floor with a slight thud. She kept her gaze down as tears began to fall down her cheeks. It took everything in Sorscha not to move and wrap her arms around her partner.

"C-can you g-go?" Clodagh finally choked out. Deep down she didnt mean it, she loved her wife with her whole being but with hormones mixed with her passed experience, everything felt to much. "I will and I be downstairs when you feel ready but if you need me to come to you, just shout." Sorscha whispered softly while moving slowly towards the door. She hated that she was leaving her wife like this but she know better than to push her when she was in this mindset.

It had happened before, only once, while Clodagh was pregnant and she had an argument with one of her family members.  It took hours of Sorscha comforting her before she finally calmed down again.

*

Hours had passed and it was now 11am. Sorscha had been sat on the couch for the best part of three hours just waiting for her wife to call her. Everything in her was screaming to go and sit with Clodagh but deep down Sorscha knew that she had to wait. She knew pushing her now would be the breaking point.

After what felt like forever, she heard the bedroom door click open followed by little sniffles. "Babe..." Clodagh called out quietly. Sorscha moved quickly, getting up from her spot, making her way up the stairs. "Darling I'm here." Was all the Irish woman could say before her wife threw herself into her arms. "Hold me." She sobbed out, clutching her shirt tightly.

Sorscha held her wife against her chest as they stood in the doorway of their shared bedroom. "Im going to pick you up." She hushed before picking up her wife and carrying her to their bed. She layed her down carefully but just as Sorscha went to move, Clodagh grabbed hold of her top. "I'm getting in next to you." She whispered but Clodagh held on tighter. "Babe i can't look after you properly if you keep hold of my top. I'm going to come and sit next to you so you can have cuddles and i can rub your back." She explained quietly but Clodagh shook her head. "Move over then and i will stay on your side if that makes you feel better." Clodagh looked at her wife before slowly letting go of her top.

She watched closely as Sorscha made her way around the bed before getting in on her side. "There you go, see im back again." She whispered playfully.

It didn't take long for Clodagh to get herself comfortable, her head on her wife's chest. They stayed like that for some time. Clodagh stayed curled up while Sorscha traced patterns on her back gently. "Its all hurting." She finally whispered making Sorscha look at her. "Babe, where's hurting." She questioned quietly but Clodagh just hid her head. "I know its not easy but i can't help you if you dont talk me me. Babe, we do this every month. You are okay i promise." Sorscha spoke calmly while combing her fingers through her hair.
"My back and tummy." She mumbled nervously while keeping her face hidden. "Babe, let me make you a hot water bottle and i will rub your back for you." She hushed but Clodagh shook her head quickly, holding onto her tighter.

Sorscha moved slowly, trying to  comfort her wife. With one hand she traced patterns on her back and the other hand she held it against her wife's stomach to try and ease her of pain.

"Im sorry, i push you away, then call you back,  im horrible." She mumbled before sniffling slightly. "No! Babe, you are safe. I love every part of you. You could push me away all day but i would still be back at your side the moment you call because I love you Clodagh Doyle." Sorscha hushed while feeling her wife hold on tighter. "I love you to Sorscha Doyle" She whispered with a soft smile.