After what seems like hours of playing with Alex, Fang comes upstairs. "How is she?" I immediately ask. "She'll be okay," he says. I let out a sigh of relief. "Maddie's gonna be otay?" Alex asks. I smile. "Yeah, sweetie, she'll be just fine." I look at Fang and find him smiling. Actually smiling. "Where is she now?" I ask standing up and stretching."I patched up her wing and put her in bed," Fang replies. I pick up Alex and hold him on my hip. "I'm still hungry," he says in his cute little-kid voice. I laugh and carry him downstairs. I fix him two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He eats both of them and drinks a big glass of orange juice.

I go upstairs to peek in on Madeline. She's sleeping soundly with her black wings stretched out. I see the splint on her right wing. I close the door and go back downstairs to Fang and Alex. Fang and Alex are watching 'Adventure Time' in the living room. I pull Fang aside. "You need something?" He asks. "I have to tell you something," I say to him. He raises his eyebrows. "I'm pregnant, Fang," I say. He just looks at me. "Well," I say. He still doesn't respond. "How long have you known?" He finally asks. "Since this morning," I reply. He looks away off into the living room as if he's in deep thought. I sigh and go upstairs to my bedroom.