Tom and Desai are brought together by circumstance, friendship, and understanding of what each other really need from the other. A monster threatens their happiness, but they rise above to reach the pinnacle they both want and need. True love always...
The doctor determined that Desai was only five weeks along and the embryo was planted just where it should be. She was still having severe nausea and vomiting, but with the IV ports and the home healthcare nurse who made sure she received enough fluids and medication to counteract the vomiting, she was feeling better.
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There were days, like today, when the nausea was tolerable and she even took a walk, with her nurse, Judi Roaman, in tow, to the stables. "Do you think it would be okay if I ride?"
"I don't see why not. Your baby is right where it should be and since there's only one ... I don't see a problem. You don't plan on going full-on running or jumping do you?"
Desai shook her head.
Judi watched as a huge beautiful red horse approached Desai, she smiled as Desai hugged its neck and murmured, "Hey, Loki. I've missed you. Wanna go for a ride?"
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The horse nodded, then wrapped a front leg around Desai as she continued to hug its neck. "I've never seen anything like that," Judi said in awe.
"He's just a huge cuddle bug," she said as she patted his neck. "You know if you want to go for a ride you have to let me go, darlin'."
Desai had one of the stable workers to saddle Loki Red, once the other horses saw that he was going for a ride they all wanted to join. That was how Tom saw her when he arrived home from work riding that huge magnificent horse with the rest of the horses following or surrounding them. And Desai wearing his old blue jumper and her jeans. She wouldn't be wearing those for very much longer. A baby! His child! He would never be able to express how that made him feel.
"Hey! What the bloody hell are you doing?!" he called as she turned toward his voice.
"Riding!" She turned Loki toward Thomas as she trotted over. "Earendel! I love you. How was your day? You feel like riding with me?"
"Are you sure you should be riding at all?" he asked with concern.
"Judi said it would be fine as long as I didn't go full out or do any jumping," she said as she placed a hand over her abdomen. "The baby's fine, Thomas."
