Ok here it is! Chapter 21! I know you're getting excited! I can tell lol

~Winter 8~

I drowsily opened my eyes looking over at my clock…10 o'clock, I closed my eyes again before shooting them open jumping a foot out of my bed, quickly throwing a poppy dress over my head and a pair of sneakers running out of my room.

"Clara!" My mother exclaimed, "Where's the fire?"

"Mom, I'm SO late! I have to get to school!" my mother grasped my shoulder and spun me around, "You're covered baby. I explained to Mana what happened, so if you want you may sleep in a little while longer or you may visit Leonel. It's your choice." In addition, with that she kissed me on the forehead.

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Upon entering the clinic, I met up with Sera and Serena who each smiled at me, nodding their heads.

"Have you come to visit, Leonel, Clara?" Sera asked I just nodded my head, smiling slightly; they smiled back before Serena began.

"He's doing much better! He ate some milk porridge this morning and talked to us about the baby. We think he's really looking forward to fatherhood!" I smiled and thanked them before entering Leonel's room; he was propped up against some pillows, new bandages replaced the soiled ones he had last night. His eyes looked up and over at me, his lips curled into a smile.

"Hi, Clara! Did you hear? I should be out of the hospital in time for our baby's birth! Isn't that great? Speaking of our baby how is he or she?" I giggled slightly, pulling one of the nearby chairs over next to his bed, taking his hand. I nodded.

"I did hear, and our baby is doing great! I also heard you ate a little this morning." He nodded his head looking down at his hands, "I would have preferred pancakes, but they said I needed something easier to swallow like the porridge." He blushed a bit as I giggled, "I'm glad you're doing better since this is mostly my fault." He looked up at me with a confusing look on his face, "Your fault? How?" I blushed a bit, "Well since I told you all of those horrible things causing you to run off like that to prove yourself." He just laughed.

"That was my own stupid, selfish fault. But let's forget this ever happened and look to the future." I caught a glimpse of his face turning red as he turned his head away from me, "Our baby will be here soon and I'm hoping to get its room done. I paid my grandfather for its room at my house, but the room he's building at your place will be a gift so neither of us will have to pay him." I smiled, "Aww! That's so sweet of your grandfather!" Leonel nodded his head before turning towards me, "The builders will be by tomorrow so warn your parents, and it's also going to come with a bed after its birth so look forward to that as well."

"Thanks Leonel…how can I ever repay you?" he just smiled and shook his head, "You already have."

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I opened the front door of our house, bounding in with a smile; my dad just chuckled a bit at me.

"Good afternoon larger version of my daughter!" I giggled and playfully hit him, "Daddy, I have to tell you something serious." He nodded and looked in my eyes as I cleared my throat.

"Leonel was kind enough to give me a gift! Builders are coming over tomorrow to build the baby's room! How great of a gift is that?!?"

"Wow…and he paid for it all?" I nodded my head as my dad smiled, "Glad to know he's willing to help out with the baby." I nodded again and ran upstairs into my room; well I did not really have anything else to do so I just lied on my back, staring at my ceiling, with my baby moving around inside of me.

Yeah…this chapter was short but to the point…actually the next chapter will probably be short and the one after that…and so on and so forth…but Please enjoy it as much as you can!