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Camery felt her frown only deepen, and moved to sit up a little yet. "But what are we waiting for? We've got a whole lifetime together," she murmured quietly, sort of swallowing a lump in her throat. "Why don't you think we're ready? I-We've-" she paused slightly, looking down for a moment as she fiddled with a stay thread on her shirt. "I just don't understand," she whispered. "I thought you wanted a child. I don't understand," she added, the upset she was trying to keep down crawling up into her throat.

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Camery shook her head, swallowing that lump in her throat as she tried to brush past it. She didn't understand. He wanted kids, so why wait? "I-its not about rushing. Its about doing things right its-" she paused, drawing in a slow but increasingly shaky breath. It didn't sound right. 'Doing things right,' what did that even mean? She didn't want to do things 'right', she wanted a family with him. "Why wait? I don't get why you want to wait so bad-" she trailed, off, running a hand through her hair.

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Camery shook her head, pulling her hand away from him. They'd brushed over it before - he'd said he wanted to wait, she disagreed but went with it to keep the peace. She didn't know why it was bubbling up now. Her forehead creased slightly, and she tried her hardest to blink back the water she felt pooling in her eyes. "But - I'm ready," she whispered quietly. She bit her cheek hard, but it really didn't help with the weight on her chest. She didn't realise how much this had upset her until she'd gotten thinking about it. She knew he wanted to wait, wanted wait until the right time or whatever, but she just... couldn't. She wasn't raised that way, and trying to deny herself something like this just made her feel sick.

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Cam closed her eyes as he insisted they weren't ready. She didn't know how she could be any more ready. She looked about ready to start shedding tears, figuring he'd just keep saying no. That they weren't ready, it wasn't the right time, or any little excuse he could find not to have a child with her. It was starting to feel like that - maybe he just didn't want a family. Not with her, at least. Although, her eyes widened when he agreed. She looked over at him, her brows pinching together when he finally agreed. "Really?" She asked slowly, her voice still strained.

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Camery went quiet for a moment, staring at the wall ahead of her. The way he had his head in his hands told her he still didn't want this. She just wanted the chance. She wanted a chance to have her family, with the man she loved more than anything. She looked back at him, then at her knees. "Thank you," she whispered.