Ello everyone!
Thank you for all holding in there. AND HERE IT IS! A new, well earned chapter for y'all! (Ignore my country twang... -.-)
There's more to come. And yes, that includes drama and a baby! haha.
Well i'll shut up so you can enjoy!
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Corrina!
Lilly's POV:
I woke up to a low murmur coming from downstairs. The voices were unfamiliar. I rubbed my head and sat up. I was on my bed. How did I get here? The last thing I remember was… Then it hit me. Jake and I were in the closet. He felt a threat. And then the shot. I jumped out of bed and ran down to the voices.
There were three women in my living room. One was a tall blonde, built like a supermodel, yet her face was completely different. Motherly, in a way. The second woman, shorter, yet just as slender, eyed me. Her long honey brown hair waved to the middle of her back. She was gorgeous in her tight red mini dress; too unfitting for a normal life setting. The third girl looked more dangerous. She wore a scowl at my entrance. Her skin was pale, flawless like the others. She wore leather pants, and a tight revealing top. Her sleek black hair was pulled back into a ponytail. She looked like a panther, read to strike. Yet they all had one thing in common, the familiar golden eyes.
The blonde was the first one at my side. "Oh Lillian. You're awake." She put a hand on my forehead. "How are you feeling?"
I looked up at her, puzzled. "I-… Ok."
The blonde looked at me strangely and snapped into politeness. "Dear me, I'm sorry. You must be confused. She sat me down. "I'm Lucy. I'm married to Emerson." She smiled fondly.
Of course. They looked perfect for each other. She went on. "This is Kennedy." She motioned to the girl in the mini dress. She smiled at me. "And that's Violet."
Violet hardly nodded. Like I wasn't worth her time. Lucy scolded her, "Violet, be nice. She's only a child."
She spoke. Her voice was icy. "Fine. Hello child."
I shivered. Lucy rolled her eyes. "Don't mind her doll. It'll be ok."
"It'll be ok? What happened?" I mumbled.
Kennedy came to my other side. "I'm so sorry about everything. It's my husband. His name is Cyrus. He's-… You see we're an older coven. And SOMEONE," she shot a look at Lucy, "forgot to mention that you're married to a… werewolf."
Lucy made a face. "I could have sworn we told you! The sent was everywhere. And who carries a gun anymore! Honestly!"
Kennedy shook her head. "You didn't tell us. And the wolf took him off guard. And you know he carries that gun purely out of self defense!"
I looked up at Kennedy. "-gun…?"
Lucy took over once more. "Right. Well like I was saying, Kennedy's husband… Shot Jacob."
Fear colored my face. I felt the need to puke. I wasn't sure if it was from the baby or not…
Lucy patted my back. "Lillian. It's ok. Emerson took care of him. He'll be ok. He heals fast. You know that. I'm sure he's fine by now." She smiled.
"Can I see him? I-I need to make sure he's ok."
Lucy sighed. "After we get some food in you."
She had a good point. Yeah I was worried about Jacob's well being, but I was also starving… Lucy and Kennedy led me to the kitchen, where I made myself a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Violet hung in the doorway watching me.
There was a long awkward silence as I ate my food. The first one to break it was Kennedy. "So you're half vampire, am I right?"
Lucy's eyes got big. "Kennedy! That's personal! Lillian you don't have to answer if you don't want to. I know some things are meant to be private."
I smiled at her, licking peanut butter off my fingers. "No it's fine. Yeah. I'm half vampire, half human."
Kennedy kept pressing. "And your baby's-…"
I blushed. "I don't know. I'm only three months along… And that's why Emerson was coming today. We need to do an ultrasound. But that's not going to happen if Jacob isn't here to watch…"
They nodded. I glanced at Violet. She was staring at the floor, but I could tell she was listening to everything I said very closely.
"Do you think it will be half vampire, half wolf?" Kennedy asked, voice low.
I shrugged. "I honestly have no idea."
I blinked and Violet was gone. I looked up at Lucy with questioning eyes.
"Lillian, Violet's-… different. We took her in out of kindness. You see, Emerson, Kennedy, Cyrus, and I all live together. We found her, she was broken. We gave her a new life. Yet there's something dangerous about that girl. Emerson feels she will change. And because I love him with all my heart, I trust what he says."
"That was very nice of you.."
"Thank you." The same warm smile spread across her face from before. But it was now time to get down to business.
"Alright. Where's Jacob. I really want to see him. I'm his wife, I should be there with him."
Kennedy and Lucy lead me up the stairs and down a few halls, into a large guest room, set up like a hospital.
"Wow… You guys came prepared…"
Emerson and Cyrus looked over at the sound of my voice. Cyrus, a lean, pale man with thick black hair, came over slowly, palms up.
"My dearest friend, I am truly sorry for what I have done. I did not know he was a friend. I was not informed."
I was shocked at his politeness. "I-… It's ok really. You didn't mean it. And everyone says he's going to be ok."
Emerson looked over. "Yes, he'll be fine. The shot is almost completely healed. However, I put him on a strong pain medicine so he would sleep soundly. He should be awake soon."
I nodded and went to Jacob's side. His face was calm with sleep. I sat beside him and grabbed his hand, stroking his smooth skin with my thumb. "My poor baby…"
Cyrus looked down. "I'll leave you all alone. Once again, I'm sorry…" He vanished in a flash.
Emerson was checking a beeping machine. "You're next Lillian. When he wakes up we're checking on that baby." He smiled my way.
"Alright. Alright…" I rubbed my stomach with a sigh, and Jacobs' eyelids fluttered.
A small moan escaped his lips.
"Babe. Babe I'm here. It's ok. You're fine." I kissed his lips softly for reassurance.
"-illy?" he moaned, weak and pathetic.
"Yeah. It's ok. Emerson's here too. He's taking care of you."
Emerson came to Jake's side. "Hello Jacob. I'm watching you closely. You're healing fine." He went on to explain what happened.
He smiled. "-so we checking on the baby er what?"
A smile spread across my face. He was so adorable. Everything about Jacob made me feel better. And right now, I needed that.
Emerson set up an ultrasound machine, right next to Jake so he could see. I sat back in a chair and lifted my shirt. Emerson smeared a warm jelly on my stomach, making me giggle. He ran a wand over my stomach and the monitor on the machine came to life. There was a loud thumping. The screen was fuzzy and dark. Emerson studied the screen intensely.
This worried me. "I-Is something wrong?"
Emerson sighed. "Well, I can't really see the baby. I can see a shadow, that's the baby, but I can't see features, genders, excreta. From what I can tell, nothing seems to be wrong. The results seem fine. The lining around the baby is too hard. I would try for a sample, but I'm afraid the needle would break. So, to keep thing safe, and simple, the baby's fine."
I looked at Jake, who was beaming.
"However-…"
I looked at him, my stomach dropping. "What…"
"The baby's growing at an extreme rate. This will not be a normal pregnancy, time wise. At the rate you're going… I would say we could expect the baby between six to seven months."
I stared at the screen. Wow. So I could expect the baby early. As early as four months away. I haven't even started getting things ready! My breathing was catching up to me.
Jake grabbed my hand, stroking the back of it with his thumb. "Babe. Listen to me. I-It's going to be ok. You can do this. You can do this."
I relaxed a bit, as he pulled me down for a kiss. I can do this.
