Authors Notes: Cuteness ensues :D I love this chapter its so cute.

Fear Within

Chapter 9

A cry in the Night

One Week Later

Eve had gone outside to help clear her head. So much had been on her mind lately. Her relationship with her father was still being fixed she found herself snapping at him for no reason, and she didn't really like it. The Percy before caused her to be a little apprehensive toward anyone she cared about. Even poor Robert got yelled at for leaving his vegetables untouched. He said he was a man and didn't need things that girls did. Eve threatened to make him eat it. She punished herself that night by writing lines, and an apology letter which she read to him and the family.

Then there was the relationship between her and Peter. He was still her manservant; nothing had escalated within the week that she had figured out her feelings toward him. Mostly it had been a light curiosity toward him before. But now…as she looked down at the darkened garden she wished he were there.

She settled herself in the chair. Her wound was aching her again. Although the stitches had been taken out earlier that day. She still remembered Percy having taken her hand and kissed her fingers telling her about having to have the same thing done the week Robert was born. Oh Eve remembered that time. He had gotten shot to save her life. She had thought he were dead.

Eve stood up and looked around and then stepped down the steps only to see a silhouette run through the garden. She instantly thought of her sister.

"Papa!" She called and rang the alarm bell. Percy stood up from his place in the study and ran out onto the balcony.

"What is it?" Percy asked looking to where Eve had been pointing.

"They went that way." Eve followed her father she believed it was the safest place she could be. Suddenly an awful wailing sound echoed through the wooded area causing them to back track. "Papa…I heard of this." She said backing into her father who held her close. "Mountain Lions…sound like babies crying." Eve said and Percy pushed Eve into Hastings arms. The three Lieutenants hadn't left yet just in case Percy had a relapse. Even though the Doctor did say he was showing signs of progress.

Percy stepped forward and moved through the bushes and stepped back again. "Dear Lord!" He cried out causing Eve to push away from Hastings and look down at the thing that was wailing. Her face which was full of horror softened and she leaned forward to see the infant laying on the ground. It was still naked and looked brand new. Even the umbilical cord seemed just to have been cut.

"Who would do such a thing…abandon their own child." Percy pulled his own jacket off and picked the infant up placing it into the jacket and pulled it around the cold infant.

"Perhaps…it was someone who couldn't do much else." Eve said and smiled down at the infant.

"It's a girl." Percy said and stood up walking back toward the house.

"What should we call her?" Eve asked looking down at the child with jet black hair and bright blue eyes.

"Now we're not going to keep her just cause we found her." Percy said to his daughter and chuckled at her as she balled up her lip. "I'm getting much too old for such a task Eve darling." Percy admitted.

Eve looked down at the infant who wasn't wailing as loudly but continued to croon as much as her own brother did at that age.

"She's so little…" Eve whispered and looked up at her father who smiled down at the infant.

"More so then your brother ever was." Percy said and walked into the manor where Marguerite was standing worriedly with Suzanne.

"Did you catch the assassin?" Lady Blakeney asked and jumped when the wailing started again.

"Yes…we did." Percy said moving a piece of his jacket over so his wife could see the infant. Both ladies seemed to swoon over such an infant.

"Oh look at it. Is this what all that fuss was about?" Lady Blakeney plucked the infant from Percy's hands with no protest from him. He just shook his head and looked at Andrew.

"I think we're in trouble." Percy admitted to his friend who crossed his arms and nodded.

"Suzanne has been wanting a little girl with no such luck. Especially when James nearly killed her." Andrew said and walked over to his wife to look down at the child who just seemed to not want to stop crying.

"We need a diaper…Joanne go fetch a diaper and a bottle please." Marguerite said to her hand maiden.
"It might take me a moment miss. We ain't had no babies in the house since Master Robert Madam." The thick accented woman said, but she bowed and did as she was asked.

"Oh its alright little one." Suzanne said rocking the baby in her arms.

Percy felt Eve lean against him and sigh. "Are you alright? Feeling okay?" He turned around to look her in the eyes. "Do you feel weak at all? That was a rather long walk between here and there and then back." Percy said his eyes shifted from her face to the floor as he stood up straight. To Percy's surprise Eve put her face in his shirt muffled by his riding jacket she spoke into it…which actually didn't sound like any words at all. Percy however caught on to what she was talking about.

"Excuse us Ladies Eve and I must have a…talk." He said. Hastings and Dewhurst looked at one another as they stood outside the door really to listen in on what was being said, but also keeping guard to make sure one…certain manservant wasn't snooping in one what was being said.

"Papa…I've been thinking, and you know how I am at thinking and well I think I've caught onto something that has finally stuck." This was confusing to Percy what and where?

"I don't think I follow." Percy said stocking the fire with the poker and listened carefully.

"Oh Papa it's about Peter. When he punched that Duke out a few days ago…it's like something clicked in my head. I can't think straight, when I try to read a book my mind wonders, when he's in the room I start to think of what sort of future we would have together." Eve turned around and put her head against her father's chest and sighed. "Is this normal to have feelings like this for my manservant?" Eve asked. Percy sighed and sat down looking at his daughter for a moment before answering.

"You know the boys may not like this. They might see this as another chance to sweep your feet off the ground while Tony dances with the man." Percy laughed at his own joke which actually proved to suit its purpose. It put Eve at ease better and she sat down beside Percy.

"I never really thought of life without you in the picture. I always thought that it was you that would always hold my hand. Now I'm thinking of someone else holding it."

"For me Eve. He'll be holding it for me." Percy said pulling her close and kissing her crown.

"Now only if we can convince your Uncles." Percy stood up and opened the doors to the study when the three members fell into the room at Percy's feet.

"So what do you gents' thing?" Percy asked having known full well that they were eavesdropping.

"No he can't have my Eve!" Tony came in and whisked Eve off her feet and ran from the room. Eve was just laughing all the while at their playfulness. It wasn't the first time one of her Uncles ran into a room to do the exact same thing.