#WIPpet Wednesday - Reunions (Shaunna and Andy - Pillow Talk) #amwriting

WIPpet numbers for 18th January, 2017:
(18-1)*17=289 words from Reunions
The current word count on this beastie is 182,500! I think it’ll be finished in less than 200k, but don’t hold me to that.

I decided to go with this particular scene because daughter #2 brought her second tiny son home from hospital today. He was born six weeks early (tiny grandson #1 was twelve weeks early), and a short while ago, she was chatting to me on FaceTime whilst expressing, which she’s doing to keep her milk flow, and because tiny grandson #2 doesn’t like the right breast (I had this with daughter #1 – it’s rather fun to compare notes).

WIPpet Context: Shaunna and Andy are an established couple with twin six-month-old daughters. Just prior to this scene, Shaunna and Andy were…well, you can figure it out from the first line. ;)

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“I’ll get the machine in a sec,” he slurred, drunk on sex hormones.

“Don’t worry about it. They don’t need me anymore.”

“Whoa.” Andy lifted on one arm, instantly wide awake again. He switched arms and peered down at her through the almost dark. “What d’you mean? The girls don’t need you?”

“Not me. My milk. It’s getting too hard. I’m hardly producing any now, but it’s OK.”

Andy moved to her side and fed his hand under her neck, drawing her close and kissing her head. “Talk to me, RHB.”

“It’s nothing sinister,” she lied. It was true her milk was dwindling, and expressing had become a chore she could do without. [spoiler removed] “Can I have the breast pump, please.”

“Sure.” Andy went to get it from the other side of the room. Shaunna switched on the lamp and watched his glutes ripple as he bent and stretched to gather everything. He turned and came back, smirking when he saw her face.

“He doesn’t talk,” he said, pointing down.

Shaunna grinned and took the breast pump from him.

Andy settled in the bed beside her with his arm under his head. “It’s still amazing.”

“What is?”

“All that milk.”

“Yeah, but cows? Look how much they produce.”

“Cows are awesome.”

“You are so weird sometimes.”

“In a sexy way.”

“Of course!” Shaunna leaned back and closed her eyes. “I could fall asleep like this.”

“Sleep if you need to. I’ll pack up when you’re done.”

“Yeah, I don’t think I will fall asleep for real.” She opened one eye and peered at him. “You’re still wide awake.”

“Yep. Why? Did you want to talk?”

“Not necessarily. Did you?”

“Nah. Unless you’ve got anything interesting to tell me.”

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Thanks for reading
Deb x