Love can fade, trust me I know.

Britt Olstad, wife, mother and housewife. I married the good Olstad brother. Indie RP blog, sideblog of ophelia-hendrix

[mrsolstad]

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Albrikt gently put their daughter on the bed, just like his wife had said. Little Helene was cooing softly, but didn’t start crying. It was a start. “Forget it.” He watched the baby for a moment before he was able to force his gaze away and back to Britt. His two beautiful ladies. Now he and their son weren’t in the majority anymore.

“I promised Edvad to not tell you anything. Sorry, Britt.” An apologetic smile and shrug of his shoulders were all she got from him on that matter. “He wants to surprise you - but I can tell you it’s nothing bad, and the house is still standing, too.”

Their daughter was going to fall asleep soon. It was alright to let her lie there, they were both there. She wasn’t big enough to roll anywhere. Smiling as he said he couldn’t tell her anything she sighed dramatically “Alright then, I guess we just have to suffer the wait,” it would be strange for them all. Suddenly there was a baby in the house. 

They would be back to sleepless nights and crying. “I’d hope the house is still standing, cause I haven’t been able to keep it like I like due to this one,” she smiled and moved the small strands of blonde hair from their daughter’s forehead. 

[mrsolstad]

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Albrikt knew that his wife wasn’t too fond of his brother, and for a moment he had even expected her to roll her eyes at his suggestion or even tell him to stop talking about it altogether. He was gently rocking his daughter in his arms as he looked at Britt. “I don’t know. It’s been years now, and he’s with Ophelia. They’ll have a baby…I think he might like it. We could ask him, though.” Which meant that Albrikt would ask him.

He sighed quietly. “My arms are becoming heavy.”

For once she had tried to be kind and it didn’t go as she wanted. Despite everything she didn’t wish any harm upon her brother-in-law. “Let’s ask him and see what he says,” she agreed. “Just put her on the bed she’ll be fine,” Britt gently patted the duvet next to her for their daughter to lie there. He couldn’t have been serious, she didn’t weigh that much. Their daughter was rather small, but she was told as of now she was considered healthy. 

“Ophelia called me and they’re coming by when we bring Helene home. I’m still curious about this surprise that our son have come up with?”

[mrsolstad]

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“Everyone is small compared to me.” Albrikt chuckled, but quickly stopped when he noticed Helene stirring once again. Obviously she didn’t like it when her father was laughing; at least not when she was in his arms in that moment. When the baby had fallen asleep again, he sat back down on his chair, his gaze never leaving the small face.

“I can’t wait to bring you two home.” Everything at home was ready for the little one’s arrival; the room painted, furnitured, and decorated, the clothes washed and neatly folded. The plushies sitting in their shelves. Even Per had bought one for his newborn niece. “I’ve been thinking,” Albrikt told his wife, then he glanced up at Britt. “What do you say if…if we give her a middlename? Cilja?” Per’s daughter. His brother grieved for her every single day.

“Our daughter already wants everything her way,” Britt laughed seeing how Albrikt seemed to do her bidding. They had both never imagined they would have another child. “We can’t wait to come home to you and Edvard either. They just want to keep us for a few days,” she smiled as she watched him sit back down and just look at her. Britt had already done it for hours, she seemed to find something new about her by each time she looked. 

Looking at him as he spoke to her she listened to him. “She did have a lovely name,” Britt was sad about knowing that her niece was murdered. To know how it broke her brother-in-law and it lead to where they were now “Are you sure it won’t be too much for Per?” she asked softly. Despite everything, she didn’t want to bring more pain to her brother-in-law he was about to become a father again as well. He cleaned up his act. 

[mrsolstad]

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Always finding an excuse. But he was alright with it; it was bonding time for him and his daughter, too, and Albrikt had already decided to take time off to be there for Helene and Britt. His gaze, eyes still wide, shifted to meet his wife’s, and hesitantly Albrikt stood up from his chair to try what Britt told him. Very gently and slowly he was rocking the baby in his arms as he walked in big circles in the room. “It’s always a miracle…” he said softly. “No matter how many newborn babies I see here…” And it was an even bigger one when he looked at his own.  A broad smile curved up his lips before he glanced back at Britt. “She looks like you.”

Her husband was a very large man, their daughter was small. Despite her knowing that it was fully possible things could go wrong but having her cord wrapped around her neck was enough. They knew he was a doctor, but thankfully the midwifes figured it out themselves. Their daughter was pink and screaming when she was placed on her chest. Just knowing for a second they might come home without their little miracle, was enough to keep her up at night just making sure she was okay. 

“I have to agree with you,” she smiled as she watched him get up with their daughter “I think she’s still a little too squished in the face,” Britt smiled as Helene settled down right away “She’s so small compared to you” she chuckled. 

[mrsolstad]

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“I’m not always there, though. I can’t always give her a bath.” His brow rose. “It’s really not difficult, nothing can happen. I can show you when we’re home.” Now not even her father’s gentle touch could help anymore as Helene started to whine quietly in his arms. Her eyes opened, brow furrowed. “Oh…I think she wants back to you.”

They were so small, it was the same with Edvard. This was something she left to him. It was simply cause she was so small, afraid of dropping her. “It’s alright, she only needs a bath once a week so it’s easy to make it work,” Britt said with a smile. “I’m sure you can handle it,” Britt said as she saw the panic on her husbands face as she started to fuss “When she did this last night I just got up and walked around with her.” she didn’t want to be a mother who took over the moment there was a small sound, he was her father. He also needed to be allowed to be a parent. 

[mrsolstad]

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“Yes.” He chuckled, and little Helene stirred in her slumber, her lips forming a small pout as if she wasn’t amused by her father’s laughter at all. Albrikt quickly and gently brushed his hand over the little one’s head to not wake her. “He’s excited for you to see it and can’t wait for you and Helene to come home.” He smiled. “And me neither, by the way. I won’t work for at least two weeks…I want to spend time with you three.”

Watching as their daughter didn’t seem to like being shaken by her father’s laughter she knew Albrikt had control. They remembered things from when they had Edvard. Soon enough as he brushed over her head she fell still again. Maybe she just needed some attention. “I’m very excited to see it as well now,” Britt smiled “It will be good to have you at home with me, someone will have to bathe her and you remember how afraid I was last time. I don’t think I gave Edvard more than two baths, the rest was reserved for you.”

[mrsolstad]

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“I’m a doctor, I can’t,” Albrikt protested. It wasn’t true, of course he could have a beard, plenty of other doctors had them; but he simply didn’t like the scruffy look. He would keep it for a while, though - for Britt. “Edvard has a surprise for you waiting at home. I’m not allowed to tell you more about it, though.”

“I know you could, but I also know you don’t like it,” she smiled and ran her hand down her husbands cheek. He had always looked good with some scruff on his face, but it was also not him. He was always clean and looked proper. She couldn’t remember last time she saw him in shorts and a t-shirt. Perhaps when they painted the room that would be their daughters. The guest room they had just used for storage. It would now be filled with a small person who would also grow up in that house and make memories there. “Oh does he now?” she leaned back in bed. Her body was worn out completely. Hopefully things would be alright when they got home. 

[mrsolstad]

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“He will probably forget about it. You know him, he will be overwhelmed and even forget to put on shoes. Or clothes altogether.” He grinned, then leaned forward - though taking care to not accidentally squish their daughter in his arms - and placed a kiss on his wife’s lips. “I can’t wait to get home with you two.” And do what families did.

“He better remember it cause I don’t think she will,” she smiled seeing the look on her husband’s face. It had been a long time since she had seen him this happy. It suited him. Kissing back she chuckled “You should shave less often, it suits you,” his cheeks scratched her skin. “I can’t wait to come home either.”

[mrsolstad]

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Albrikt wasn’t able to pry his gaze away from their daughter. It was a little miracle lying in his arms right there; their little miracle. Gosh, he never wanted to give her away from his embrace. “No, it’s not. They delivered the wrong one, and we just had too much to do than to actually get it right.” He offered his wife a small smile. “I’m sure Per will let us know as soon as it happens. If not him, then Ophelia will. She’s really good for him, and I only heard good things about her at work.”

“At least they got us the right one this time,” she smiled. Britt had forgotten how much work it was to bring a baby into the world. It felt almost worse than her first time, perhaps cause it had been so long since last time. “I would hope Per would do it, if you remember me afterwards I doubt she would want to call the whole family to give them the news.” Britt smiled and watched Helen snake her arm out from the blanket and clutch the fabric of her father’s shirt.

[mrsolstad]

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His teeth sank deeper into his bottom lip as his wife picked up Helene. Very gently he took her in his arms; hadn’t done it in so long, but still his body remembered what he had to do. “I don’t know, he doesn’t talk much about her.” Actually, his brother didn’t talk much altogether. Albrikt couldn’t help but simply stare at their daughter. She was so tiny…so beautiful. “Oh, the…crib finally arrived today. Just in time. I’ll set it up before you two are coming home.”

Smiling as Britt watched Albrikt holding their daughter he looked just as nervous as he did when their son was born. He got this look on his face, a bit of fear and mostly wonder. “I hope we’ll see their son when he’s born,” she reached over to brush her finger against their daughters cheek. She was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Like her brother. Per wasn’t a man of many words, thankfully he had changed since his girlfriend became pregnant. It was easier to have him around. “It’s my fault I should have ordered it sooner, I did get some sheets from Ikea that I think will be good for her.” she smiled.

[mrsolstad]

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He put the flowers on the nightstand next to her bed, then pulled a chair closer and sat down. As close as possible. “Edvard wants to come see her today, too,” he told her as he gently brushed his hand over their daughter’s head. Fast asleep, the little one. Oh, he was already looking forward to the sleepless nights in which she would keep them awake by crying because she was hungry…or just because she wanted attention. He bit down on his lips before he added, “And Per…he picks Edvard up from school today and…comes here then.”

“I think Edvard is ready to see her again,” she smiled as she watched Albrikt and their daughter. It had been so long since she saw him this soft. Hopefully their lives would work out better now, and he can be a bigger part of his children’s lives. “Isn’t his girlfriend coming too?” she asked as she picked up Helene to give her to Albrikt. She knew that Per and his girlfriend was expecting a baby too, only a few weeks from now. Helene would have a cousin to grow up with her own age. 

[mrsolstad]

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It was a miracle. A small one to the world, perhaps, but a huge one to him. To Britt. Seeing their daughter for the first time…the tiny fluffs of blonde hair on her head. The blue eyes…all this was evidence that there was still love between him and Britt. Had always been. Albrikt peaked into the room, then entered it with a broad smile. His hand behind his back moved to the front, presenting a bouquet of flowers to his wife. Her favorites. “How are my two girls?”

Looking at her husband as he came into the room she smiled seeing how happy he was. He was just as happy as she was. Looking at their daughter as he asked how they were she smiled seeing the flowers “Oh Al,” she sat up to take them “They are beautiful thank you so much,” she always loved it when he got her flowers. “She just ate a little bit,” Britt looked at the small body next to her on the mattress. She was very thankful that he was staying with them the first few days, it felt like a lifetime ago since they had Edvard. “Midwife says her weight isn’t too bad, and they are coming to take a blood sample soon so she’ll be screaming for the whole building.”

[mrsolstad]

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It had been ten years since this happened last. To feel the weight of a newborn in her arms, and to know she was all theirs. It came to a shock that she was expecting again, having being given misinformation that she couldn’t get pregnant again. Yet they had a daughter. Sitting in their room in the hotel section for women having given birth, Helene as they had named her was just sleeping next to her on the bed. Their son had been so proud that he was an older brother like his friends. Hearing the door open she knew it would either be her husband or the midwife. 

[mrsolstad]

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Albrikt put his hand on the phone to make sure that his brother couldn’t hear him talk to his wife, though he was pretty sure Per didn’t even really listen to him anyway. “Even alcohol is serious. He could fall down the stairs and break his neck or get alcohol intoxication,” he corrected Britt, though with a smile on his lips. She wasn’t stupid. Of course she know what could happen - and what had already happened to Per in the past while he had been drunk or high.

The phone was back on his ear, but he only half-heartedly listened to his brother while kissing his wife with a broad smile. “Uh-huh…look, Per, just stay in bed today…get rest…” he kissed her again, “I’ll write you a sick note for work…” He lowered the phone again and whispered to Britt, “when does Edvard leave?”

Looking at him as he covered the phone and corrected her she just smiled “I know that,” she kissed him “but you know what I mean, he hasn’t injured himself,” she added before she saw that he turned back to the phone. Her brother-in-law had hurt himself on more than one occasion. Her husband having to do his best to patch him up, same as she could remember the time their son hurt his head and no other doctor was allowed to touch him. Besides his dad of course. 

Smiling as her husband kissed. Holding him close as they kissed again as he spoke to his brother between them. “He’s gonna be down in a few minutes,” she whispered back as she kissed him. 

[mrsolstad]

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And there it was: his wife’s permission for him to pick up the call and talk to his brother. And yet he didn’t want to. This was his and Britt’s time now, they deserved it after so long without being together alone. He had specially taken this day off to be with her, and he wasn’t ready to give up on it. Still, Albrikt let go of her, brushed his hand over Britt’s cheek, then he picked up the phone.

“I’ll just hear what he has to say, I’m not going to him. Promise!” He gave her a wink. “Per. What is it?” Albrikt bit down on his lip as he listened to his brother speak. At least he was trying to; it wasn’t exactly easy with Per mumbling out sentences. He lowered he phone and gave his wife a peck on the cheek. “He’s drunk,” Albrikt whispered.

As he let her go she still had the feeling that Albrikt was going to dash out the door. He always came running when his big brother called. Giving him a weak smile as he brushed his hand over her cheek, she watched him as he picked up the phone. Feeling the lump in her chest grow as he was going to answer it. Smiling back as he gave her a wink, she watched him. 

Britt could hear some mumbling on the other end of the phone, it wasn’t possible to make it out. It came as a positive surprise when he kissed her on the check. Perhaps she had been wrong, maybe he was going to stay like he promised.  “Well at least its just alcohol and nothing serious.” she whispered back. 

[mrsolstad]

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Albrikt buried his nose in his wife’s hair, his eyes still closed, while listening to the phone ringing and ringing and ringing. As if there was no end to it whatsoever. Whatever it was that his brother wanted, it seemed to be urgent, and yet he didn’t manage to move away from Britt and actually go pick it up.

“I think it’s the third time he’s calling now,” Albrikt muttered against her neck, “it might be important…” Now, he didn’t need his wife’s permission to pick up his own phone when his older brother was calling. But they had decided to have this day for themselves. She had pleaded him to not pick up and ignore Per for once instead of running to him immediately.

The phone kept ringing and ringing. It was her brother-in-law. He wanted her husband for something, he always wanted her husband for something. Sometimes she thought maybe he did it to spite her. Knowing that it annoyed her, so he continued to do it. Resting her forehead against his shoulder as she felt him hold onto her, it was difficult for him not to pick up. 

Hearing her husbands words she knew he needed to answer him. “I think you should hear what he want,” she finally made herself say. He would probably have to leave, but Per would keep calling until Albrikt couldn’t withstand it anymore. Feeling the lump growing in her chest, she knew their day would probably not go as they had planned. 

[mrsolstad]

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His arms slowly snaked around his wife’s waist and pulled her a bit closer, though careful as to not spill the tea in her mug. A broad smile was on his lips, which soon turned into a full grin. “Oh, I like the sound of that, Mrs Olstad. If I just knew what we could do…” The grin couldn’t be wiped away anymore as pure happiness was filling Albrikt from the inside, bubbling up in his stomach and spreading into each single part of his body. Just talking like this again, holding Britt, kissing her…god, how much he had missed all this. They almost were like they used to be ten years ago…

“I think I know something…” he whispered into her ear, “but we need to get rid of the kid first…I don’t want to scar him for life.” A kiss followed, his lips trailing along her ear before they found the side of her neck, brushing over her warm skin. It was then that the phone started ringing, and Albrikt closed his eyes as a quiet sigh escaped his lips. It was his brother. Again.

Putting the mug down on the counter as her husband put his arms around her, she didn’t want to spill warm tea all over him. Seeing the smile on his face, it reminded her of the man she fell in love with. When they were both just starting university, and sometime later had a family. “Mmmm do you Doctor?” she asked him with a smile. What could they possibly do with the whole house to themselves, once Edvard was at school, he had the whole day for just the two of them.

It made her so happy to just have a moment alone with him. Feeling it bubble inside her, and made her smile back. It seemed to grow just by looking at him. Feeling his arms around her again, just to feel close. Giggling as he started to kiss her neck, they hadn’t been this silly in a long time. “He’s going to school soon so we have the whole afternoon,” she smiled, The moment was broken by the sound of his phone ringing. It would be Per again. Who else would phone at this house.