[bhdire8]

"i... i dunno. it sort of skipped my mind i guess....?" Max scratched on his chin, tilting his head sideways looking rather innocent. "i mean.. my mom tried to hammer that into me, but i never really took that in until, well, now." he confessed pressing closer to his mate who seemed to be still shocked by the revellation. "you are going to be fine... promise. It's going to take long by human standard, but there's rarely real danger to the mother or the babies..." he opened his arms welcoming Irvin's body. As always, Max was very protective and curious of Irvin's bump, already his hand was cupping his bump and stroking it gently.

"this is gonna be our last....?" Max repeated quietly. "that's.... that's fine. I don't m-mind..." he said, but his face fell. "yea, it's fine." he shook his head and pressed himself closer to Irvin. "I would never force you into anything Irvin, you are a free spirit just like me, and we are in this together. So whatever we do, we do it together." he declared solemnly, not wanting Irvin to get the wrong idea. "And there are things that can distract you from the pain. My mother did teach us a few tricks..." he said, though he wasn't entirely sure himself. His siblings probably had a much better idea. His mother hadn't gone thruogh another gestation since his birth, so he had no chance of witnessing how this could be done. As far as he knew, the 'distractions' are usually just rubs on the back and cuddling. He figured they coudl explore possibilites once they started on labor - and Max was fairly confident they would arrive his home before labor really started.