Amulet

Stacey Killingsworth walked along side her husband. It was their evening walk that they had done every night since they had found out she was pregnant again. Her little boy, Collin, was playing in the surf having the time of his life. Yup, he was her ocean baby. She looked at her stomach, which had grown. Would this one be an ocean baby, too? She hoped so. The ocean was so peaceful, especially when the moon was just rising at night.

"Love, are you okay?" her husband looked at her, his eyes full of worry. He'd been worried about her ever since she had hit nine months. He looked handsome when he was worried.

"I'm fine,just wonderin' about our baby." her husbands eyes shot up."No,no, it's ok. I was just wondering if she would be like Collin."

"How do you know it's a girl?" She and her husband had never asked the sex of the baby, they had wanted it to be a surprise.

"I don't know, I just do. There's some feeling, you know?" She looked up at him.

"No, I don't know, but I'll take your word for it," his eyes were full of laughter.

Her foot grazed upon something, "Oh."

Her husband nearly jumped, "What?"

"It's okay, my foot just touched something. Can you reach down and get it?"

He leaned over and picked up a necklace. It had a charm of a moon on it.

"Oh, how pretty."

Her husband just looked at it, " I wonder why it was here?"

"Oh who cares," and she grabbed it out of his hand, "It's ours now, and I intend to give it to our child-boy or girl."

"You're going to give our boy a necklace?"

"Yes, I am."

"Well then I hope it's a girl."

Stacey grinned and looked at Collin who was just about to get soaked by a coming wave, "Oh dear."

But he was okay, he just pounced right out, giggling like someone had just splashed him. She smiled.

"I'll go get some dry clothes," her husband went off to get the spare clothes they always kept in their trunk.

Collin ran over to her, "Hey mommy."

"Hey baby, come give mommy a hug."

"But won't I get you wet?"

"Of course, but I don't care."

He giggled and ran to hug his mother.

She held him close, not caring that her shirt was becoming wet.

"Mommy," she heard a muffled voice.

"What is it?"

"Will you spend all your time with the baby, and forget about me?"

"Of course not," she reassured him," Where'd you get an idea like that?"

"Jon, told me."

"Well Jon was wrong." She tried to crouch down, but couldn't, " I will never forget about you. You're my first born."

"Okay. Is daddy getting my clothes?"

"Yes he is. Now run and join him, so he can dress you."

"I can dress myself, I'm a big boy," and he ran off.

"You may be a big boy, but you're still my baby," she whispered as he ran off. She looked down at the amulet, and stroked it. It was pretty. "It's a girl, I know it," she said to no one in particular.

She looked out at the ocean. Now it looked serene, almost tranquil. She sighed. Maybe her new daughter would be like that. She laughed remembering how Collin was.

"Serene," she whispered.

"What's that?" her husband asked as he came back with Collin.

"Serene, I want to name her Serene," she said.

"Serene?"

"You don't like it?"

"No, not really. I always thought a girl's name should end in 'uh'."

"Well then how about Serena?"

He laughed, "What is it with you and the name Serene?"

"I don't know. I just like it. It feels right."

"Kay, then we'll name her Serena," he circled an arm around her waist.

Suddenly, she felt a pain right in her stomach. "Uh-honey. It's time."

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hehe done w/ that chapter. On to Jimena