Tiger and bunny: Lucky to be a lady tonight

Chapter 28

Barnaby's burns healed quite nicely, as did his shoulder. His hero work became better than it had before; working on his own, that is. Kotetsu had been instructed to stay in bed until the birth due to complications. It was safer for her to stay at home, and Barnaby usually came home in a better mood knowing that she was okay.

Still, it was the last month of the pregnancy, and Barnaby was beyond nervous and worried. He tried to make Kotetsu as comfortable as possible, but he still had issues with waking up in the night, thinking she was going into labor or something like it.

Kotetsu was in pain, most days, her back giving into the strain every time she had to get up to use the bathroom, which was often with how the baby's favorite spot to sit seemed to be on her bladder. They had hired a live-in nurse for the remainder of the pregnancy, so she always had someone to help her when she needed to get up. She spent most of her time watching Hero TV when it was on or reading when she wasn't sleeping. She was usually very drained of energy, though she slept much better when Barnaby was home.

She groaned, rolling over in hopes of finding a more comfortable position as her eyes stayed fixed on the screen, Barnaby was on and stuck in an interview without her. Of course, he was being asked about the baby and the marriage, but she couldn't quite concentrate with the amount of discomfort she was experiencing to pay it much attention.

"When is the baby due?" one reporter asked the blond with a smile.

"Honestly, any day now. I mean, we aren't expecting for a few weeks, but you never know what could happen. We're just hoping for a safe birth."

"Has there been any issues with the marriage because of the baby?"

"Not at all. In fact, our baby has done nothing but drawn us closer together. It's testing us, yes. But we're doing the best we can, and we've been doing good so far."

"Bunny..." Kotetsu reached out to the screen, "Bunny, come home, it hurts..."

A few more questions were asked, though more were pressed to be answered, but Barnaby was done, stating he was late for getting home. He disappeared off the screen as he rushed to his car and headed home as fast as he legally could.

"Bunny..." Kotetsu moaned and rolled over again, not realizing how close to the end of the bed she was until she tumbled off onto the floor with a heavy thud.

The live-in nurse who had yet to be off for the day came rushing to the bedroom, eyes wide and scared, and she had every right to be scared. Kotetsu had fallen on the floor while pregnant, and falling while pregnant was never something good.

"Mrs. Brooks... Oh my god, are you alright?" She tried to help Kotetsu up when the sound of the front door opening reached her ears. Barnaby had arrived home, but he knew something was up the moment he stepped through the door.

"Kotetsu!" Barnaby rushed into the room and was at his wife's side immediately.

"I just—I rolled off the bed...everything hurts more than usual...not just my back...cramps..." she groaned before Barnaby appeared. She seemed happy to see him as she was set back down on the bed and laid back against the pillows to prop her up.

"Kotetsu, what happened?!" He grabbed her hand an squeezed it, concern on his face.

"You got here fast." She flopped over against him more. "I hurt today."

"Have you taken anything yet? What the doctor told you to take?"

"She did, and she can't have any more until ten." The nurse cut in, "And she isn't going into labor, I already checked."

Barnaby nodded at the nurse with a smile. "You're such a big help. Thank you so much."

"I don't want to do this anymore." Kotetsu pouted, clinging to Barnaby. "I want to go out and do things again."