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A/N:I'm not english native speaker, so you might find some typos or grammar mistakes, I do apologize for that.
A few days later
It was morning when Yana entered in Evana's house. It was visible the apprehension on Evana's face expression and body language.
"Here, I bought 5." Yana told delivering a plastic bag to the blonde woman
"5!" Evana spoke in shock
"Yeah, just to be sure…" Yana shrugged
"Are you sure today is the day you said it is?"
"Yes!" Yana nodded
"Dammit! How could I have missed it? The time is flying and soon will be Christmas the way things are going."
"Depending on how late you are you might be a mom this year' Christmas!"
"Oh no, don't say that! I don't think I'm all that late."
"Eva, please, stop fooling yourself! We already did the math millions of times, you are considerably late!"
"It's the stress because of all this situation with Chris and Piers…"
Yana rolled her eyes, "Eva, please... Just stop!"
"Yana, I don't have any other symptons…"
"Eva, you have the two most important ones, the sickness and the delay. Please come back to reality and be prepared that those 5 tubes will come out with huge positives!"
"I can't be pregnant…"
"You look pregnant!"
"Yana!"
"Sis, just go to pee… I'll console you later." Yana sighed
Some time later Yana noticed Evana was taking longer than she expected and went to the bathroom to check on Evana.
The ginger knocked on the door, "Eva?" she asked putting her ear on the door and heard sobs through the door. She didn't ask for permission to enter in the room and found her friend sitting on the floor looking devastated. Yana didn't need to see the tubes results to confirm her predictions. She sat by knelt down and took Evana into a supportive embrace.
"I didn't even need to wait the time. The traces showed up almost immediately…" Evana spoke in tears
"In all of them?"
Evana nodded in confirmation, "I can't believe it… I don't know what to think. I don't know what to do… I just can't believe this is happening…"
"You are going to tell him! He said he loved you and wanted to have a family with you. Now is the time for him to prove he really meant that and take his responsibility."
"Sis, I'm on the pills… unless I screwed it up…"
"Well, some women get pregnant while on the pills or even shots, but this still is His responsibility as well. You didn't do it alone!"
"How do you expect me to tell him? A drunkard that will return to his home at any time!"
"You know where to find him, just give a call."
"This can't be happening… this might be wrong!"
"Well, you should make the blood test. Yet I do think you are generating a life and you will keep it having a father or not because I won't allow you to take it off!"
"Don't worry about it, I won't run away from my responsibility. If even under medication, I'm pregnant… I guess it's just meant to be then." Evana spoke with a sigh
"The next step is the blood test and then you breaking him the news and let him choose if he will be a responsible man and a father or not."
"Sis, I'm so scared! My fairytale has just become a nightmare."
Yana embraced her once again and this time tighter, "I know you are scared, but you are not alone. I'm always going to be with you and together we will raise this precious being growing inside you."
Evana rested her face on Yana's shoulder, "I can't believe you are becoming an aunt…"
"And I'm the most proud aunt ever!" Yana smiled softly and caressed Evana's hair in console
Piers was having lunch at a restaurant alongside another soldier. They were talking when Piers suddenly looked to the side with full attention at a blonde and a ginger woman walking side by side. He chuckled at the scene.
The soldier looked at the same direction in curiosity to know what got Pier's attention so much. He wondered if it was about the beautiful women at some distance, "Is that the ginger you have seen lately?" the man asked after noticing the resemblance
Piers looked back at him briefly and then replied him following them with his eyes, "Yeah. it's her."
"She has a very beautiful friend. Any chances with the blondie?" the man said
"No way, she's taken!" Piers replied to him
"Come on boss, don't be so greedy. I'm not the jealous type, I can share." The man spoke with a joking way
Piers looked back at the laughing man, "What?" he said making a face
"You said she's taken…"
"Yes, you idiot! But not by me…" Piers said rolling his eyes
The man laughed more, "Should I wait at the hotel while you go after them?" he asked
"No. I'll talk to her later…" Piers replied with a serious tone and then they continued their meal and talk.
Later before the sunset, Yana and Evana were back at her house.
"I'm can check the results online if you want. The nurse said the lab releases the results within few hours online, but the doctor might just receive it within 2-3 days."
"Whatever suits you. I'm really not ready to any of it right now." Evana replied heading to the kitchen to get a glass of juice
Yana remained in the living room checking her cellphone, "Oh damn, Piers wants to see me." she said when Evana returned to the living room
Evana chuckled, "What goes around comes around… And then you lectured me about my change when I met Chris. Now you are the one who hadn't worked because Piers has kept you busy and for free!" Evana spoke with a tease
Yana made a face, "It's not the same case!"
"No?"
"No!"
"What's the difference?"
"Piers doesn't get wasted, he doesn't smoke, he doesn't stink and we are not in a relationship and I won't get pregnant."
"Yeah, I used to say that too… several times." Evana made a mocking smile
"No way! I do protect myself even taking my shots correctly. I don't ever play unprotected!"
"There are first times for everything. I used to play protected with Chris a lot…"
"Yeah and after that you stopped using it. That was your mistake. You put your guard down!"
"It wasn't so often as much as you think, but I do admit we did play unprotected sometimes."
"Considering the amount of sex you had with him… I'd say you were lucky not to have gotten pregnant before."
Evana sighed rolling her eyes, "Are you done?"
"Yes I am… I forgot my lectures won't make an good to my nephew or niece. I can't affect the moody mommy anymore…"
"Yana, enough. Just go see your man, make babies with him and leave me alone. Maybe next month I will be the one consoling you."
"Okays sis, I'm sorry. Damn, you are really moody my friend. Calm down."
"It's the power of your stupid comments. But think on the good note, I could be an auntie too and our children could be like siblings." Evana spoke with a joke
"No way sis. Not gonna happen. It's already enough one of us being a mother."
"Condoms can break, sis…"
Yana rolled her eyes, "You take good care of you. I might see you just tomorrow."
"Don't worry. I'm fine."
The women shared a hug of goodbye and then Yana left the house.
Piers was in front of an antique shop that was near Evana's house when he saw Yana leaving the house walking while she texted on her cellphone. He walked in her direction and stopped right in front of her making her bump onto him.
"Oh I'm sorry!" she spoke apologetic and widened her eyes when she finally recognized him, "Piers!"
"Good evening ginger." He replied with a soft smile
"What are you doing here?"
"I was just walking around. You?"
Yana looked nervously to the side thinking about a very quick answer, "Me too." she replied, yet she could sense she had been busted.
"Can we go to your place?"
"Sure."
Piers didn't mention anything during their trajectory and that made Yana even more apprehensive about his attitude. She could read there was something different about him and the place where he stopped her was too near of Evana's house. No way he could've missed that.
"What do you want to do tonight?" she asked after locking the door
"The usual and talk." He replied taking off his jacket and placing it on the clothes rack at the corner
"Which one do you want to do first?" she asked studying his behavior
"It's up to you." He said removing his boots still with his back at her
"What do you want to talk about?"
"You really want me to go straight to the point?" he said turning to her
"Of course. If nothing is going to stop you from talking, why prolong it?"
"This is something I like about you, you're fearless."
"Yes, especially when I feel trapped."
"Trapped?" he said with a puzzled face
"Yeah. It's obvious you want to say something. You have changed your behavior."
"You are so good in reading people, but you failed about Chris."
"Piers, I don't read people's heads. I read attitudes, this is different."
"Yeah, true. Can you tell me when he will return from the trip? If he's really on a trip…"
"Piers, I know as much as you do. I don't know when he'll return. I guess he'll show up any time."
"Why did you lie to me and didn't tell me you know Evana?"
"I didn't really lie, lie… I admit I omitted a few things, but just like Chris is your friend, Eva is my friend too and I'm loyal to her. She knows I'm not fond of Chris and I feared that she would hate me for helping you to separate them." She spoke with honesty as almost claiming for his forgiveness
Piers took a deep breath. He sensed Yana was being honest and in reality she hadn't done such a big mistake. He understood she had reasons and he was reasoning with her at that moment. both had their own interests in the matter and none of them wanted any of the parts to really suffer, even though he still didn't know how Chris was at that moment, yet all he had to do was to wait for Chris' return.
"I can understand your reasons, but you could've told me you knew Evana instead of pretending you didn't know her at all."
"I know…" she said lowering her head, "I'm sorry."
Piers stepped closer to her and touched her chin lifting gently her face up, "I'm not resented, but I will be if I find out the two of you lied to me all this long about Chris' absence in town."
"We are not lying about that. I swear." She spoke looking deep in his eyes
Piers smiled softly with a nod and then leaned his face closer to hers into a kiss and then their foreplay started and led into another hot sexual encounter.
In the morning, the first thing Yana did was to take a look at her cellphone while Piers was in the shower. The ginger widened her eyes, but that was another thing she wasn't going to share with Piers, that was a matter that just mattered to Evana and Chris. She changed her clothes and waited for Piers to get ready.
Piers was drying himself when his cellphone rang and he received the notification that Chris was in town. He contacted Jill and the BSAA informing them that he was going to meet Chris personally.
Yana listened to his conversation and there was something bothering her since the moment she woke up and looked at Piers. She was restless. They went together to Evana's house to check if Chris had been there.
They found Evana feeling very sick and pale and talked to her about Chris.
"No, he still didn't come home." Evana said caressing her stomach
"I'm going to meet him. Let's see if he recognizes me." Piers spoke
At that moment his cellphone rang again
"This is headquarters. Nivans, are you listening? There's been a bioterrorist attack in America and China. We don't have a lot of intel on the situation yet, but the U.S. government is denying our assistance on their front, so we need the alpha team to take care of the situation in China. We've got reports of J'avo-like B.O.W.s which your team has had experience with before.
We also heard that you've run into Chris Redfield, so if you can, take him with you to Lanshiang. He could be a big help." (Re6 File)
Piers took a deep sigh. The easy time was done, "The world needs him." He said
"If I were you, I'd ask for back up. I've seen him beat down several men alone." Evana suggested
"I know he's a very strong man… But I'll take your advice when I meet him." He said standing up from the couch and requesting more men and to set up a trap alongside Dora who had informed him about Chris's presence in the bar.
The blonde smiled faintly and followed him to the door
"Evana, you are the one who found him right?" Piers turned around to face her
"Yeah and then I had Yana and another friend's help to carry him home."
"I also heard you have paid for his debts, right?"
"Yeah… Why do you ask?" she replied
"He is our responsibility... I didn't tell before, but actually there's a reward for whoever found him. My judgement tells me to give it to you…"
"I don't want it!" Evana spoke with a single tone
Piers lifted his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Yeah, but you had extra expenses."
"Sis, you should take it. It's time for Chris to go home and you haven't worked lately. It's going to help you with your condition." Yana couldn't help herself during their talk
"I don't need his money."
"Eva!" Yana protested.
Evana gave her an angry look, she didn't want to make a scene in front of Piers at that moment.
Yana looked at Piers in hope he would take the hint to give it to her without her breaking her silence about the test's result. However, Piers shrugged and obeyed to Evana's final decision.
"I have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you Evana, I can see you are a noble woman and I'm sure Chris was in good hands this time. I'll tell him to come to say goodbye to you after the mission. You deserve it." he said with a friendly tone
Evana nodded fighting her tears. She's aware that their separation was a fact now.
"Yana, thanks for everything. It was a pleasure meeting you too." he said with a caring tone
"You can always come back when you have time." She replied walking to his direction
Piers nodded slightly and gave her a surprisingly long kiss of goodbye. Something told her that that was the last time she was going to see him. She shook her head to distract from those weird thoughts and cold shivers as she watched him disappear in the corner that would lead to Dora's bar.
Yana closed the door and turned to see Evana sitting on the couch with a crying face. She couldn't help herself anymore.
"What the hell did you just do? Why the fuck did you refuse the damn reward?" Yana scolded her
"Why the hell are you yelling at me like this?" Evana snapped, "You heard why… I don't need his money!"
"You fool! Because of this!" Yana shouted as she took her cellphone, "I got your result! It's positive!" Yana almost yelled in frustration
"What? You must be lying! I know you are all about money and you are just pranking me again." Evana replied
"Pranking you? Too bad you don't have a fucking phone, otherwise I would've had told you before coming with him to your house!" Yana spoke heading to Evana's direction, "Do you really think this is my prank?" the ginger said showing the screen to the blonde
Evana was horrified and the tears cored on her delicate face and her body started to tremble.
"I was almost yelling this, I just held myself because of Piers and you. That's why I was trying to make you understand my protest when he offered the reward and too bad he didn't get my hint to give it to me for helping you. Chris has got you brainless and full of extra expenses and now more than before! Didn't it cross your mind about those 5 positive tubes you saw yesterday?" Yana spoke in frustration, "I'm not about the money as you think, but I have my feet on the ground of reality. Chris is going home, you are not going to work anytime soon and accept it, You Are Pregnant! You need the reward money to make your life or do you intend do sleep with other men again while pregnant?"
Evana was speechless, there was too much going on and her emotional was about to explode. The hormones weren't helping either.
"You should tell Chris about it when he returns from the mission! He is the father!"
"You are not helping me here with your yells…" Evana sighed in frustration, "And what if he doesn't return? He's back in town and didn't even come to see me. He preferred to go to that fucking bar!" Evana shouted in sobs
"Eva… Think a little! The guy works at the BSAA, He is a star at the BSAA, Everybody knows him in the BSAA! Everybody knows what the BSAA is! Don't need to be a genius to know you don't need telepathic abilities to contact him and inform him about his responsibility as the father of your child! If he is really that good guy and all that you said about him, he should've had in the least come to say goodbye to you and thank you for everything… Oh yeah, and assume his child!" Yana continued with her lectures
Evana took breaths and remained in silence, despite the lecturing, she knew her friend had a good point. However, she was now in a crossroads and had too much on her shoulders. She had things to order in her life and Chris had become the relative part of the equation. He was becoming just the ghost of that snowy night, yet his seed he left in her was real.
Thank you Xaori for the review. :D
Yes, it's happening! The drama has just started! Second half is just almost next door. I can already hear the knocks on the door xD
The shades of Yana in just one chapter...wow.
Poor Eva... Poor Piers... T_T
I'm still recovering myself after this chapter. I hope you had a good time Piers, I hope I gave you some good tribute. T_T
Stay tuned people :D