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Even if James tried, he could not hide the flinch. before, Horus' touch on him was always welcomed, now, he just felt like it was the worst feeling of all. Whenever he came into contact with his wife, thoughts of his best friend touching him would hit him, and he would flinch, or outright jump from disgust. His heart was so painful when his brain imagined scenes of his wife gettign together with his friend, and he wanted to throw up.

Still, he endured it. He let Horus hold him by his shoulder, and they made their way to the bedroom. He avoided looking at Horus' face and belly, holding him only by his arm. He was nervous himself. It was a week from Horus' due date, so it was worrying for him to seem to be in labor already. However, he had done enough research in the field. The chance for an earlier birth was high for twins, and even so, it could all be a false alarm. it was common for braxtons to feel like real contractions, so James was still not too worried. Perhaps they would find that the contractions would soon die down.

They were about to get to the bedroom, while in the corridor, James finally glanced at Horus. He saw his eyes were all red, with tears in them, and James almost couldn't breath from how much it hurt inside.