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Colby swung the ax again, it came cracking down on the wood. Taking the two halves placing them on the pile. "Think we have enough wood for three winter," Joshua laughed. He handed Colby a glass of water. "So, Lily saw Roman?"
"Yeah," Colby wiped his mouth with his forearm. "Walked right up to her."
"Think he knew it was her," Josha asked. Colby nodded, his tongue wetted his lips.
"He took off when he saw me," Colby ran his hand through his hair.
"Look man we need to figure out we are going to do," Josha chewed his lip. "It is like ship in the night in this house. All that tension, we won't make it like this."
"It just so much happened," Seth shook his head, "Joe was pack leader."
"Well, Joe isn't here," Joshua spoke up, "I hope he comes back, but in the meantime."
"I don't know how Lily will take it," Colby knew the answer to that. He feared she would think they were writing Joe off.
"Man, I get she is with Joe and she is pregnant but she is not a wolf," Joshua said sternly. "This about us, and your survival. How we do things. Look we were wrong for leaving, we should have stayed, I don't know if that would have changed anything."
"I don't think so," Colby shook his head, "Joe was in a different place. He was so afraid Heyman would get Lily." Colby's voice trailed off.
"Than it is true," Joshua asked, "You marked."
"Yeah, Bray made us believe it was the only way to defeat Lesnar. Bray wanted to show Lily how easy it would be for Joe to, hand her over, I guess. Show her he was more animal than human. Part of he and Bo's plan to repopulate witches. Far as anyone knows Lily the last female."
"No wonder Lily, ripped his heart out. He did just about the same to her. That had to kill Joe."
"And that is my worry," Colby eyes widened, "between that and your brother. What if it is to much? What if he feels he can't come back?"
"We just keep doing what we are doing. He has stayed close, that says a lot." Joshua leaned against the wood pile.
"Let me just talk to Lily before we, talk to everyone else."
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Lily sat on her bed looking out the window. Colby knew she would be back out in the woods looking for Joe. "Lily," Colby called, "I need to talk to you about something." Lily turned her head toward him. Colby walked in slowly. "I was talking to Joshua, we need to."
"It will be you," Lily swung her legs around set on the edge of the bed. "I had the window open. You were under my window."
"Oh," Colby almost left foolish. "It's just till Joe comes back."
"I know," Lily nodded, she didn't understand everything about their way of life. But she knew they had been living a certain way for centuries. They needed that more than ever now. "You know what Seth means," Lily asked, her voice was almost sign song, like it wasn't her for a moment. Colby looked at her wide eyes. That was the same question Bray had asked.
"Appointed," Colby answered.
"Fits you," Lily looked him in the eye. She realized it was the first time in a long time. Colby was around her almost always, but she avoided looking at him. "There something else. We need to get over this whole, we had had sex thing." The way Lily phrased it made Colby chuckle.
"You know," Colby straighten his legs out in front of him, "I say we look at it is a medical procedure."
"We could," Lily giggled, "but what about the second time? You know when."
"You used me like a cheap bar whore," Colby tried to keep it light, "Lily you were hurting. I dare say in a bit of shock. I was just there, it could have been booze, or fighting. You just needed to be out of yourself for a minute." Colby clapped his hands together, "like being drunk, doesn't count."
"I don't want you to think," Lily didn't want to hurt his feelings. Or have him believe feeling that she didn't have for him.
"Lily, I am not going to lie. You are beautiful, and funny, sweet, and that whole powerful thing," Colby smirked. "I have caught myself feeling jealous of Joe. Honestly I think we all are. You two love each other."
"Yeah but Jonathan loved Trinity and Renee and Jon love each other," Lily interrupted him.
"It just different, it is like watching a fairy tale. Knowing he would do anything for you. I can't really put it into words. It just something you hope you have it. Plus you two are like the Beyoncé and Jay Z of the supernatural word." Lily doubled over with laughter. It made Colby smile to see her happy.
"I have much better hair than her." Lily wiped her eyes.
"Lily I want us to be friends," Colby stopped, he thought before he spoke again. "But if Joe doesn't, I mean I know he will. He loves you and the baby, but if." He and Lily looked at each other.
"Wouldn't be anyone else," Lily didn't need Colby to finish his question. She still believed Joe would come back. Maybe she felt she owned it Colby, but she wouldn't want anyone else in her or her baby's life. Lily didn't love him in the way she did Joe, but she cared about him.
"Trinity is down stairs," Colby and Lily turned seeing Renee standing in the doorway. Both wondered how much she heard. "She has company." Colby stood helping Lily up.
"I hate that she looks at me like that," Lily fixed her shirt over her new bump.
"Talk to her," Colby said.
"I don't think she sees me ripping out body parts as a medical procedure," Lily groaned.
"Well," Colby tilted his head, "I mean it kinda is."
"I hate you," Lily laughed giving Colby a playful shove, "move or I will turn you into a frog."
"You can do that," Colby laughed.
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Trinity stood in the kitchen with two other woman. "This is Sarona and Mercedes," Trinity announced.
"Sarona," Colby out reached his hand.
"Colby," she shook his hand and smiled. Joe and her family went way back. It give Colby a sense of ease knowing Trinity had found her. And that Sarona had come. Her family still believed a the old ways. No crossing blood lines, you stay with your own kind.
"This is Lily," Colb turned to Lily. Both women stepped forward.
"Afa talked very highly about you." Sarona smiled, hoping it would put Lily at ease. She could smell how tense she was. Not so much fear but need to protect. "That is a Anoa'i," she placed her hand on Lily's stomach.
"I don't," Lily became overcome with emotions. She feared more than anything the safety of her baby. With it being a hybrid, not only did some still look down upon it. She feared if someone like Heyman still leaked.
"We are here to help," Sarona smiled, at first sight she seemed hard. But her smiled soften her face.
"Are you," Lily wiped her eyes, "werewolfs?"
"Yes, Tamina is my wolf name."
"My is Sasha," Mercedes stepped forward, she was much smaller. And seemed a bit shy.
"Mercedes is still learning, you will be her first delivery," Sarona gave a nod to Mercedes.
"Well, about that," Colby jumped in. "Can you tell when that might be?"
"Maybe eight, nine weeks," Sarona answered. "Mercedes, why don't you and Lily go for a walk. You can get some history."
"Look," Lily cut her off," I can handle whatever you have to say." Lily was scared but wanted to know what was happening and what was going to happen to her.
"Ok," Sarona raised her eyebrow. "There is a chance you won't live through the birth." Lily shook her head, in understanding. That was something she had already figured out.
"Joe's mother," Lily cleared her throat.
"It was a risk every time. And to be honest it took a long time for her to heal after each one. She was in bed for a month with Joe. My mother delivered him. I know you don't want to hear this and it doesn't matter now. But there is a reason we were not meant to cross blood lines." Lily gave a chuckle,"we can shift, at anytime. That means if that baby shifts before it is born. And most werewolf spend the end of the pregnancy in wolf form. Makes delivery easier and safer."
"I didn't shift before I was thirteen," Colby argued.
"That you remember," Sarona corrected him.
"Ok," Lily wanted to stop this before it got escalated. "I could die, what's new? Going to happen one day. I am guessing you will be staying?" Lily looked between them.
"We can," Sarona seemed almost shocked.
"I have done things I never thought I could," Lily smiled at her, " and I really want this. I think it will bring Joe back."
"I will do all I can," Sarona had to admire Lily, she seemed determined. Sarona hoped it was enough, for Lily and the baby. This baby was strong and came from two very strong people.
...
Lily went with Mercedes to her room. Colby stayed back with Sarona. "Think she can do it," Colby asked.
"Yeah," Sarona smiled shaking her head. "I mean it will be rough but."
"Maybe with Lily being," Colby knew Lily wasn't ecexelly human, "the baby might."
"No that baby is definitely wolf," Sarona assured him. "I don't doubt there is Lily in there. But they will take a wolf form. Lily strength will help her, the love her and Joe have."
"Think Joe will come back," Colby asked.
"He hasn't left you guys, really. If he didn't remember or Roman didn't care he would have been gone. I just worry what will come back." Sarona answered. "It is going to take a long time for the wolf to completely leave him. A long time before he can separate Joe and a Roman again."
"Hits keep coming," Colby had feared that. He never stayed shifted for long. But he knew the toll it took on your body, mind and spirit.
"Love can do a lot," Sarona smiled.
"Yeah," Colby answered under his breath, "we all keep saying that."
