Lunch and Girl Talk

The two, or should you say four of you, had ordered 3 Pizzas, 2 sodas, one extra-large milkshake, and a side order of garlic bread bits. Melody had said that lunch was the perfect time to let one of your Pokemon out for some ‘bonding time’. So, both of you had one of your Pokemon joining you for lunch. Vicky was currently standing behind her trainer, while your Poliwag sat in your lap. Vicky was doing her best to look intimidating, and she was honestly doing a very good job, the image was only ruined by the extra-large milkshake in her hand. Looking at this giant beast casually sipping a milkshake through a straw made for such an absurd site that you couldn’t help but giggle a little. The two of you had made unimportant small talk until the food arrived. Once the food did arrive most discussion ceased due to how hungry both of you were there hadn’t been much conversation.

That was until Melody let slip something you weren’t quite expecting.

“Wait, you’re MARRIED!”

Melody, who was in the process of shoving an entire slice of pizza in her face, her mouth wide open as she simply sits there with a piece of Five Cheese Pizza hovering in front of her mouth. “Why wouldn’t I be?” She then takes proceed to shove the whole slice in her mouth. You swear she could open her mouth wider than an Ekans…

You know it shouldn’t surprise you, but it does. “I mean, you’re a Pokemon Trainer.”

“Yeah, and so is He.” She pauses to take a sip of her drink. “That is how we met.”

“But doesn’t he mind….” You aren’t quite sure how to bring up the subject, but Melody seems to immediately understand what you are getting at.

“Ah, you mean this.” She points to her swollen stomach, and you nod, amazed at just how casual she is about, well everything. “It helps things that it IS my husband’s.”

“Wait, it is?! I mean… FUCK! I didn’t mean it like that!” Damn it, you just had to put your foot into your mouth. Way to go!

“No, I know what you are assuming. You see, me and my husband have a system.” She takes another long loud sip from her soda. “One of use stays at home with the kids, while the other goes out to Train.”

“Ok, but then don’t you still run the risk of…”

“I’m getting to that! Well, you see Amber, while Hubby goes out to train for a few months, I’ll stay home with the kids. After he has been gone for about 6 months, he will come back home. Then he spends few months back home for some quality family bonding time” she gives me a smirk to let me know the kind of ‘bonding’ she is talking about. “We then have crazy animalistic sex as he breeds me, “You cough up the drink you had been sipping on at that comment, some if it coming out of your nose. “And then I go out to train until I get too fat to hike a trail anymore. I then go home, pop out the kid, and he stays to help me change diapers for a few months until he heads out again. I really should have headed back home a month ago, but I am THIS close to getting my 7th Badge, I can JUST FEEL IT!”

During Melody’s explanation you were honestly left speechless. While you were terrified at the prospect of a pregnancy stopping you from continuing your Pokemon Journey, Melody here was doing it on PURPOSE. After hearing stories from your Mom about how both of your parents had to stop their Pokemon Journey because of you, listening to Melody’s explanation was just… You were having trouble wrapping your head around it.

“So, what do you and…” You realize you don’t know her Husband’s name.

“Alex”

“Right, so what do you and Alex do?”

“Oh, we work at the Safari Zone. Great hours, I get to work outside. I can let the kids play in the tall grass.”

“But isn’t that dangerous!?”

“I don’t leave them unsupervised. What kind of Mother do you take me for?” You give a sigh of relief until she continues. “Vicky here is a great babysitter!”

You look up at Vicky for a moment, having a hard time imagining her with little children. But you choose to not touch the subject. “If you say so.”

“But enough about me, so… Tell me his name?”

“What, who’s name?”

“The name of the boy whose shirt you are still wearing”

You blush at her comment, but as Melody just looks at you with a huge open smile you can’t help but smile back. Besides, she had already told you a LOT about herself. It was only fair that you tell her your story. “So, his name’s Blue…”