"It is okay dear. I am just happy you called. How is Chester and the baby? Did you find a gynecologist? I tried calling earlier, but could not get through." Ino's mom asked.
"Chester's doing well. We are getting ready for bed. I was thinking of finding a gynecologist, when we got settled. The Baby is fine."
"That is good dear. How are you feeling. It must have been a rough take off."
"I wasn't as nauseated as I thought I would be. I miss you! No, we both miss you. How are you and Dad doing?" Ino replied.
"That's good dear. I miss you too. Your father is still as busy as ever. We're doing good."
"That's good."
"I'm still disappointed I won't get to be there for the birth of my first grandchild."
"I am sorry mom, but we had to take the chance while we had the opportunity to go. How's life at home"
"I know dear. It's okay. Lately, your dad and I have Just doing what we normally do and a little bartering here and there."
"That's great."
"I have a surprise for you!"
"What is it?"
"You know I can not keep secrets to save my life. We applied to go to Zoltan too." Ino's mom squealed.
"That's great mom! Hopefully your approved and it won't be too much longer. I can't wait till we are all reunited. It's good to hear, you two are doing good. I wanted to check in, before we headed off to bed."
"It was nice hearing from you. Call us anytime for any reason. We miss you, love you. Tell Chester we said hi."
"Goodnight!"
"Goodnight!"
Chester was drying off with his back facing Ino. He caught the ending of Ino's conversation. Chester turned to face Ino.
He asked, " How's Mom and Dad doing?"
"Good. Her and dad applied to go to Zoltan."
"That's good, they should get a head start while they can. I don't know if they're going to keep approving people to go Zoltan."
"Can I ask why you came to that conclusion?" Ino asked sounding upset.
"I am just saying, It seems like with the Earth being over populated and the government trying to limit everything, that they would eventually try to limit this too."
"Touché!" Ino said while pulling over the covers.
Ino had to sleep with the blanket fully covering her, even on hot days. Chester was naturally hot blooded and preferred to sleep without the blanket if it wasn't cold. It was normal for Chester to sweat profusely as he slept.
Chester hopped into bed. Dirty thoughts ran across his mind, but he decided they had a long day and Ino seemed tired. He rolled over towards Ino to cuddle her. His arm felt awkward, so he wrapped his left arm around Ino and laid flat on his stomach. His face was in the pillow and his right arm above his head. Ino turned to lay on her side her with Chester's arm under her. She faced Chester.
She reached out with her left hand and grabbed his right hand above her head. Her right arm was still tucked to her side.
"Jack don't let go!" Ino said. She was referencing the movie, The Titanic.
Chester laughed, "I won't, so if I fall off the bed, we both know you pushed me. It's not a secret, we both know Jack could have fit on the door with her."
Ino chuckled, "Goodnight, I love you."
"Goodnight, I love you back."
"Oh, I forgot to mention we should probably go look for a gynecologist for the pregnancy."
"Let is go to sleep and find one in the morning."
"Goodnight, again."
"Goodnight.
An hour had went pass. Chester fell a sleep easily. Ino was still a wake. She tossed and turned.
Ino whispered, "Chester are you a sleep yet?"
She was met with dead silence. She could hear the faint sound of the air conditioning blowing through the ship.
Ino felt like she envied people who could fall a sleep quickly, as she looked over at Chester. Just the thought of having the pleasure of being one of those people, who fell a sleep instantly when they laid down to rest appealed to her enough to make her smile.
She could not find a comfortable sleeping position. She kept alternating positions. She laid on her left side. Then she would try laying on her right side. As a last resort she laid on her back. The doctor told her to avoid sleeping on her back because the pregnancy would put more weight on it. It would cause her even more back pain. She was also told to avoid sleeping on her stomach for obvious reasons and because it made it harder to breath.
Ino kept kicking the covers off. Then a few minutes later, she would grab it, and put it back over her. Ino took in deep breaths. She tried not to think of anything and stared at the ceiling. She knew, she was having insomnia. Her hands and feet were sweaty, but she still had goosebumps. How does that even work? Her body must be out of whack. These hormones do not know what they want. Was she too hot or too cold? She did not know.
She questioned, if she should go get a drink and something to eat, or maybe go sit in the captain's chairs and look out at the stars to clear her mind? All of the above? She knew if she grabbed her phone and started scrolling, she would end up staying up for another couple hours. After all, phones were a blessing and a curse. They give ways of communication and keep people in touch that are far away and at distance, for example her mom.
They also keep people out of touch by consuming them, which is why Ino thought phone addiction came to be. She stared at Chester, he looked so comfortable. He seemed to be in a deep sleep. He was snoring. His chest was moving up and down. The drool from his mouth was falling down his face. Did he not brush his teeth?
When Ino was younger, her mom always told her, "If a person doesn't brush their teeth before bed, they will have foul breath and slobber all night. When they wake up, their face will be smothered in drool. The water at the mouth, will be all over his or her pillow. This happens because, it is the body's way of expelling all the germs in the mouth. Not brushing teeth makes a person drool or gives them bad breath. This leads to cavities, so brush those teeth."
Ino decided to smell Chester's breath. She was thinking, it would confirm her mother's teachings and if it were true then Ino would tell her children the same. Was her mom just saying what she said to her, to make sure her little girl would brush her teeth or was this a fact and true? She tried to move quietly and softly to not disturb him. She moved closer to Chester, while staring at him. Her hair kept falling on her face.