That's when Vanessa said... "𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧."
Suddenly Stacy felt the now familiar feeling pass around, and found herself shrinking, as the few years she had melted away. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. 0... Vanessa rubbed her now heavily swollen belly, being pregnant was tough enough, but now being overdue meant she had to pace herself by leaning against the wall.
Reality had once again shifted. Stacy was now unborn and inside her mother Vanessa, who now just a maternity bra at home since her recently outgrown even her maternity dresses. Meanwhile Brianna, the 10 year old, had come back with her apply and was now rubbing her mothers belly.
"Mommy, when do I get to meet my new sister?" chimed Brianna to Vanessa, though her mother couldn't pay attention as she was still trying to catch her breath.
"Mommy, what are we having for dinner? I'm hungry after leaving girl scouts." To again no reply.
"Mommy, my friend Rebecca said babies are delivered by storks, but I her she was told her she was wrong as my Mom is having a baby herself. I'm so happy I left those other 4th graders at girl scouts, they are so silly, like-"
"BRIANNA." interrupted Vanessa, she couldn't deal with her daughters rambling anymore. "Sweetie, I've had a long day and frankly, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞."
The ring was enjoying its user as its powers radiated out once more.
"Urgh. Thanks for lending me your old maternity clothes Mom" sighed Brianna, now going by Bri, as she too began rubbing her now 5 month pregnant belly.
"You were right Mom, I couldn't keep going to girl scouts like this and frankly I was getting a bit too old for it" continued Brianna as she now found a couch to lie down on.
"Your welcome honey, glad I could help you through this." replied Vanessa, smiling as she carefully lowered herself onto the sofa across from her daughter. "Ahhhhhhh...." she gasped, glad to have the watermelon sized weight off her feet.
"Oh and you were right that I'm starting to notice cravings more, like *munch* I haven't eaten *munch* an apple in ages. " said Bri as she went back to ravishing her apple. Vanessa laughed a little as she remembered how strange her cravings had gotten now.
"I see you laughing!" Bri said while smirking, "don't think I forgot that banana pizza you made the other week, I'm no where near that bad." as she jokingly stuck out a tongue. Bri adjusted herself as she now lied down fully across the sofa, enjoying a much needed stretch which only went to make her belly and breasts more prominent; much to her mothers chagrin.
"How has school been anyway dear? I trust you haven't forgotten our agreement. Remember I still want you keeping up with your studies while you like, this." gesturing towards her daughter whose maternity shirt had noticeably risen up since she stretched down, revealing her healthy bulge and acting more like another maternity bra.
"Oh come on Mom you know I've been trying my best, but trying to schedule appointments with the obstetrician and also revise for all the upcoming freshman tests, is tough!" whined Bri, "I'd have more time if I wasn't always waiting for you also."
Not having the energy to bother arguing Vanessa thought of a great idea to help them both. Vanessa was always quite proud of her intellect having past college shortly before having her first child to a boyfriend who left her when he found out. Not being are to pursue much of a career didn't bother her too much as she was still able to look after herself and her daughter. Now approaching 40 she had met someone and been dating for a long time before getting pregnant again now. Though she still couldn't get over feeling partly responsible to allow her daughter to end up in a similar state, pregnant without a boyfriend, though now much earlier. Determined that her daughter won't give up and still lead a good happy life, Vanessa told her idea.
"Bri honey, what if I help you study and in return you promise to read some of the pregnancy books I have, to make the visits to the doctor easier and quicker?" Vanessa said in her warmest and cosiest disposition.
"Urrrm, fiiiiiiine." groaned Bri, "you know its hardly fair when you look at me like that." Bri retorted as she leant over a nudge her mothers side.
Vanessa pulled herself in a more formal upright position, trying her best to seem more professional, though her protruding belly and faint hints of milk patches, betrayed her attempts.
"Okay dear, what areas are struggling most with first?" Vanessa enquired.
"Bri how about I help you study