Shelagh was having one of her bad days, not that she ever had particularly amazing days as of late but this was by far one of her worst. The comforts of her husband were practically none existent as she had lost him to his work in clinic and paperwork at home so they hardly spent any time together, they definitely hadn't managed to get intimate in a long time on account of Beatrix always wanting attention. but she managed to get herself out of bed to get a drink and kiss her children who were in care with a combination of their older brother and an occasional nurse or nun dropping in with cooked meals and to try talking to Shelagh, Sister Julienne was usually more successful in coaxing her into eating than the others but it never lasted long. Shelagh walked into the sitting room to see her son playing with Angela, Sister Winifred heating up some soup while cradling baby Beatrix.
''Hello Mrs Turner! the kids were getting a bit peckish so I started heating up some soup!" Sister said cheerfully, Shelagh nodded, managing a small smile as she knelt down next to Angela, kissing her forehead, Timothy stood up and put his hand on Shelagh's shoulder making her jump slightly, she wasn't used to such displays of affection towards her but it was comforting to know he definitely loved her to some extent. Shelagh looked up at her step-son a slightly puzzled expression on her face, Timothy smiled at her encouragingly, prompting her to go to Sister Winifred and the baby in the kitchen.
''How have you been doing?'' Sister inquired warmly. Shelagh shook her head, indicating she was doing poorly, the nun sighed sadly turning to face the new mother properly, timidly offering the baby to Shelagh who pursed her lips, the way she always did when trying to make a hard decision..
''Please Shelagh, she needs you...'' Sister Winifred told the struggling woman.
''She needs feeding, properly. remember Sister Evangelina's saying'' The tone in sister's voice was growing more concerned and slightly scolding by the second, Shelagh nodded
''Breast is best...'' she whispered, biting her bottom lip to stop it from wobbling.
''I want to so badly but I'm afraid I'll upset her...'' she sighed, Sister Winifred shook her head
''Nonsense! You're a natural with children especially your own. it will be perfectly fine.'' She grinned stepping closer to Shelagh who inhaled sharply when she heard the small noises from her baby girl.
''Fine, just to feed her.'' She decided taking the baby out of Sister Winifred's hands who sighed in relief. Shelagh took the baby into her room to feed, thanking the nun and kissing her children again.
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Suddenly x-Turnadette-x
RomanceA few things to note; I started writing this during Shelagh's pregnancy in the real show, it was originally a one shot but I made it into a longer story. The baby is the wrong gender but aside from that basically everything is the same. Mae is just...
