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Lulu's Secret

Lulu sat quietly with little Vidina in her lap, rocking him softly as she relished in the alone time. Lately Wakka was hovering a lot lately, making sure she had everything she needed for the baby when she was perfectly capable of taking care of Vidina herself. Besides, it wasn't like this was her first child. Then again, Wakka had no knowledge of her first pregnancy. He simply thought she was a virgin their first time they had sex. He was incredibly gullible, so painfully naive. Vidina had an older sibling, and Lulu wanted with all her heart for them to grow up together like family should, but that meant telling Wakka, and Lulu always seemed to lose her courage when it came time to say something about her other child.

Her son would be turning three now, Lulu couldn't believe how fast time had gone. She'd only been with her baby for a few months before she came back home to Besaid. She had left him with a very dear friend of hers who promised to take care of him. 'She probably, wouldn't give him back now. It's been too long. He knows her as mother; I'm just a lost memory.' Tears were forcibly held back when she thought of this. She was married now, so taking another child into their home would be no problem, she could always lie and say she wanted to adopt this little boy from Bevelle. Wakka would most likely agree to anything she wanted, he really did love her. Still, Lulu knew it wouldn't be right to lie to him like that, not when that little boy had a lot to do with Wakka as well.

That was it, Lulu would tell him tonight, no more losing her nerve. She march right up to him and say…

Just then Wakka came into the house.

"Mornin' ya?" He smiled at his family. Lulu began to sweat, and not because of the heat.

"Wakka, we need to talk."

"Sure, sure, after breakfast, ya?" He asked, heading over to the stove and putting on some fresh fish he'd caught that morning.

"I…I need to tell you now." She told him, making him look up from his food preparation and giving his full attention to her.

"Wakka, you know how after Chappu died, I went to Bevelle to handle his passing?" She began.

"Ya." He nodded.

"Well, you see, I left the island for another reason too. I was pregnant." Lulu waited for his reaction.

The house got eerily silent, Lulu watched Wakka's eyes get big, then his face reddened, his hands balled into fists. "You were what?"

"Pregnant." Lulu repeated for him.

Wakka shook his head, anger and hurt all over his face, "Ya couldn't tell a brother bout this before we was married?" You could tell his was close to tears.

"I didn't want to disappoint you."

"Too late for that, ya?" He spoke, pushing off the counter and coming towards her, "Did you marry me so you could bring that bastard child back here to live with us, and then everythin' be fine?" He accused her.

Lulu shook her head at him, "I married you because I loved you. You shouldn't talk so badly about that child, he's your kin too."

Wakka didn't quite understand that comment, "Just cause you had it don't make me part of it, ya? You may be my wife, but dat thing ain't mine brother, so don't try making it."

"Wakka! It's Chappu's son." This sentence made Wakka turn red, to blue, to green. He plopped his rump on the hard floor and hid his face in his brawny hands.

"Why Lu? Ya couldn't just have some strangers kid ya? Had to be Chappus." Wakka began to shake uncontrollably.

"Wakka please, he was your brother! You would deny his child a roof over his head to be with his own mother?" Lulu laid the sleeping Vidina down and walked over to the ailing man.

"I can't deal with dis Lu. Not yet. I need to be alone, ya?" Wakka had stopped shaking and took his hands away from his face. Lu went to touch him but was met with a glare, "Not now Lu." He told her, getting up and packing up a few things. "I'm gonna stay on da beach for a while." He told her, picking up his stuff and walking to the door. "Lu, ya really hit me with dis one, I just need some time to think." He took one last glance at his family, then left.

Lulu watched his exit, pain roaring through her whole body. Why did she have to hurt him so? He was such a good man, and good father. He deserved better than what she could give him. Lulu held in her tears as she sat down next to her sleeping baby. Soon, she told herself, she'd seek out her other child. With Wakka's blessing or without, she'd take a ship to Bevelle and find her little boy. Family was meant to stay together, and Wakka knew that. Like he'd said, all he need was some time, and on Besaid Island, all one has is time.