Carter Kane started his day ejected from the bathroom.
He had been brushing his teeth when Sadie rushed in.
"One side, brother dear," she shouted as the door slammed on him.
He heard retching and coughing. The flush of the toilet.
"Sis? You alright?"
The door opened and Sadie came out, looking pale.
"Yes, fine..." she said weakly. "Bit of food poisoning. No doubt Bast put Friskies in our casserole again."
She absently stepped onto the scale outside the bathroom.
"Oh, bloody...that's five pounds this week. I'll be the size of Tawaret, soon."
"What are you doing differently?" Carter asked, concerned. "Are you sick?"
"I dunno...I have been extra hungry lately..."
And sure enough at breakfast, she packed away more sausage and pancakes than her brother and husband combined.
"Uh...Sadie...you okay?" Walt ventured.
"Yes, perfectly," Sadie snapped. She put a hand on her mouth. "Now, where did that come from?"
"You're eating more than Bes did on his wedding day," Carter said dryly.
"Oh, leave her alone, Carter," Zia laughed. "She probably used a lot of magic."
Julius giggled from his booster seat. "Mommy's funny!"
Sadie grinned. "That's right, my little fellow."
She picked her son up and twirled him around as he squealed and laughed.
Suddenly, she was on the floor.
"Sadie!"
"Gods of Egypt!"
"Mommy?"
"Sis!"
Zia got to her first and helped her to her feet.
"I'm okay..."Sadie assured them.
Walt took her hand. "You don't seem okay."
"I feel...I feel like I just used loads of magic..."Sadie murmured. "I must have just overdone it in class the other day. I'll be fine soon."
They eventually convinced her to see a doctor anyway.
"It's magic depletion, I promise you." Sadie insisted as they waited for the results. "Poor bloke won't have any idea what's wrong with me."
"Mrs. Stone?"
An young woman doctor with Doctor Janice More, OBG-YN emblazoned on her lab coat came in.
She beamed."Is this your family? Wonderful, I have great news for you all. Mrs. Stone, you're pregnant."
Sadie stared in shock.
Walt burst out a joyful cry. Zia squealed and hugged her.
Carter leaned in grinning. "Magic depletion, huh? That's what they're calling it these days?"
Sadie didn't answer. She just unfroze and with a slight smile dug into her purse and pulled out two bottles labeled HAIR DYE, one pink, one blue.
"So, doctor," she said, "Which is it going to be?"
a/n: finally continuing this!Hope you lik it and thank you for reading, reviewing!