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Desmond laughed lightly at that, licking the spot Ocean had wiped with his thumb to make sure he'd gotten it all. "Well I think that's something I safely blame on you," he teased, taking a sip of orange juice he'd set out earlier. He still missed coffee dearly but it had been long enough that he no longer craved it, he even started drinking a cup of tea here and there despite previously despising the taste. "Yeah, things definitely seemed to have gotten better even during that last week I was there." Putting his head in his hand as he watched Ocean yawn and talk about his troubles, Desmond couldn't help but feel a little bad. He wanted to do more and take some of the strain off him but there wasn't much else he could do and they'd been expecting troubles like this after learning about the twins. Still, it didn't make it any easier when it came down to it. "Make sure to take the time to take care of yourself," Desmond chided, taking another bite of his toast. "Too bad we couldn't trade places now, I've gained like twenty-four pounds already." He shook his head with a roll of his eyes, not really impressed by the changes to his waist area but accepting that it meant healthy and happy babies.

"As for me work seems to be going well," he answered. "After the first couple of audio books I put out I've been getting more offers with better prices." He gave a cheeky grin in Ocean's direction. "Listeners say they can; 'feel the emotions in the words'. I only let it out a little bit so it's not overbearing." He'd been practicing hard during his time in the university when he was hurrying to graduate and his control over his ability had improved immensely, the only time he struggled was when his own emotions got in the way.