A/N: WEll, in my own words, this chapter is way better than the last. And I
jst realized my lovely new computer doesnt have that sguiggly line thingy i
use instead of italics so..** is the new line thingy. Sorrry. Enjoy.
"Night." I called out the front door, as Paula, Aunt Eileen and Bella got into their car. I closed the door after a final wave. It was nearing eleven thirty. Paige and Mary K had fallen fast asleep on the couch, and mom and Hunter took them upstairs.
"Are you two staying here tonight?" Mom asked, as I walked back into the living room. I glanced at Hunter. He shrugged slightly. One of us was going to end up on the couch if we did stay. The little nap we had earlier killed both of ours backs, and there was no where near enough room for two people. Hunter's bed at his place, last time I was there, was pretty big, and fit both of us on there well. But that would mean leaving home again. I started playing with my ring...then quit almost instantly. Hunter and I had decided to hold off on telling everyone for a bit. "Morgan, I'm not blind. I've seen the ring." Mom said quietly. I lowered my eyes. I knew she loved Hunter, that was obvious, but I didnt know how she would take this news. "I couldn't be happier." She smiled. I jumped.
"Really?"
Mom nodded, "Of course. We love Hunter. He was here for us, and he didn't have to be. He never stopped looking for you, and he could have. Granted, I think you two are a little young, and you could possibly wait, I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law." My eyes had be curtained with tears. I walked to mom slowly and gave her a long hug.
"Thanks mom." I said. Hunter joined us in a three way hug. "That means a lot." A tear slipped down my cheek. I sniffed, and we all pulled away.
"Now, if your headed to Hunter's I need you to promise me something."
"Yes."
"That you WILL be back tomorrow." She said seriously.
"Without a doubt." I said quickly, without waiting a beat.
"And that you will leave right now, because I don't want you driving this late. It's to dark." I snorted. Typical mom.
"Okay, we're going then." I said. I gave her another hug, and whispered a quick thanks in her ear. Hunter and I linked hands then walked out into the dark of the night.
"Sky? Are you still up?" Hunter called into his black house. He flicked a switch and the lights dimmed on.
"Where's your dad?" I whispered.
"Went to Uncle Beck's last month." I heard Sky stumble down the stairs. Her hair was plastered slightly to her head on the side she mut have been sleeping on.
"Hunter?" She squinted, and I could feel her cast out her senses. "Morgan!" She ran down the last few stairs, and hugged the life out of me. At the moment, I didn't even think about it. It defiantly wasn't a Sky characteristic that I seen. "Where have you been!?" I noted her voice was scratchy. Very scratchy.
"Sky, if you don't mind, I'll explain tomorrow." I sighed tiredly, hoping that I hadn't damaged her voice box two years ago.
"Sure." She grinned. "It is so weird to see you, after two years."
"Uh..thanks Sky." I grinned back smiling. Hunter lay his hand on my back. "Bed. Right. Good." I mumbled. Sky chuckled, and let me pass. She and Hunter hugged quickly, then followed me.
"Uh, Hunter," I started. He had changed into a simple pair of sweat pants, and that's all.
"Yea," He through his
bed sheet back, and looked at
me.
"My suitcase is in your car." I reminded him. He crawled into bed.
"Ok." He layed down, still looking at me.
"My pajamas." I said bluntly. He smiled like a kid in a candy store. "I don't even think so." I yawned. He groaned, and pointed to his dresser.
"Take one of my shirts again. Third drawer." I walked around the bed, and changed into one of his shirts, and left my underwear on.
"So, does Sky have a cold?" I asked, crawling into bed beside him.
"No."
"Did I do that?" I looked into his eyes. He shook his head.
"Anna did it." He kissed my forehead, and I curled into him. "Love you."
"I love you, too." I said, drifting into a wonderful sleep. I was home.
***"How can I help you?" The man behind he desk gave me an odd look. My hair was a mess, my eyes were red with tear streaks down my cheeks. My clothes were torn and I probably looked like I was about to pass out.
"Ticket to Lilith, England." I told him. A family Alyce was talking about a while back sprang into my mind.
"Bye you's twos," Phoenix's hand slipped to my stomach.***
My eyes sprung open. Why did Phoenix do that? Was I pregnant? Could she tell? After she broke through my shield, I wouldn't put anything past her. I got up carefully, so I wouldn't wake Hunter, and looked out the window. The sky was tinged pink and the sun was peaking through the clouds. Hunter would be up soon. He was a very early riser. I sat in his desk chair and curled my legs up to my chest.
I'd know if I was pregnant. Right? I mean, it'd be a woman thing, what's more it would be a witch thing. I stood quickly and walked to the bathroom. I stood in front of the mirror and pulled my shirt up. My stomach was still the same. Stop it. I told myself.
I walked back into Hunter's room, and resumed my seat in the desk chair. The sun rose slowly, yet I sat and watched it all.
"Morgan," Hunter said, sounding slightly hoarse. He felt around my side of his bed.
"Over here," I smiled. He turned his head and grinned, his eyes still half closed.
"Don't move. The sun, and the halo..."
"Hunter, is there a way to tell if I'm pregnant?" I blurted. That made him wake up in a snap.
"You think your pregnant?" He sat up, letting the white sheets fall down his bare chest. I was mesmerized, then snapped away quickly. "What brought this on? Late?"
"Well no. This is going to sound really stupid..." I warned. Hunter held out his arm, beckoning me over to him. I sat right in front of him. "It's just this dream I had." I started.
"Good, or bad?"
"Well...it started off with me leaving, like I did before. Then, when we were leaving Lilith. Remember when we were saying bye to the kids. Phoenix, she said bye you TWO and put her hand on my stomach."
Hunter laughed. "Is that all? Morgan, Phoenix is three. You would know before she would. She is no where near powerful enough."
"She broke down my shield, which even you couldn't do." I told him. "Look, I just want to be sure." "Of course." He pulled me forward and kissed me. "So, I assume you were meaning magically speaking?" I nodded, and he went on to explain how I would find out. It was a mental thing.
I lay down, on Hunter's now made bed, and closed my eyes. Hunter had said that if I was actually pregnant, I would be able to sense the baby, if I dug deep enough. So many thoughts were running through my mind, I couldn't even concentrate.
What if I was pregnant? I'm only nineteen. I would end up a hypocrite for yelling at Mary K. Would Hunter still want to marry me? Would I end up being another single teenage mother? Would Hunter be happy?
"I cant do this," I sighed finally. Hunter looked up from his perch, leaning on his desk. "I'm to nervous." I sat up and rubbed my hand down my face. "I'm sorry." I whispered, barely audible.
"For what?" He asked gently, coming over to me. He sat and held my hands in his.
"I shouldn't even be worried about this. I should have taken more precautions. Your barely twenty-one, and you have to deal with your possibly pregnant girlfriend."
"Morgan, look." He held my left hand in front of my face. "Your not my possibly pregnant girlfriend. You're my possibly pregnant fiancee. We maybe should have both taken more precautions, but what's done is done." He paused slightly, waiting for me to look at him. "I love you. And if there is another part of you growing, that's just even more to love." I lay down, with my head on his knee. "I'll goto the store and buy one of those tests when it opens."
"Okay." I sighed. Part of me prayed to the goddess that I wasn't pregnant, just paranoid. The other half didn't agree. "Are you nervous?
Hunter didn't answer for a minute. "Not particularly. I mean, we were bound to have kids, were we not? It just may be happening sooner than we thought."
"And if I am? What's going to happen?" He brought his hand to my hair, and started running the knots out of it.
"Then we'll go on like we would have, just tossing a baby into the mix. Find a house, raise a family. Get a cat."
"Hey speaking of..where's mine?" I felt bad, that I had been here all night, and just now, asked where my cat was.
"He, is probably outside. Likes to chase the rabbits out there." As before, as soon as he was mentioned, Dagda came pelting into the room, jumping on the bed. "My wake up call." Hunter grinned, as I sat up. Dagda had gotten quite fat. Obviously he was no longer the kitten I had gotten two years ago.
"Hey Dagda," I whispered, running my hand down his smooth coat. He pounded, and started licking my face.
An hour later, I was showered, dressed, dried and waiting for Hunter to come back from the store. It was barely eight thirty, and this was a first since I had graduated. I was nervously pacing downstairs, glancing out the window every five seconds.
"Morgan, what ARE you doing?" Sky yawned, coming down the stairs.
"I didn't wake you up, did I?" I turned to look at her. She shook her head, causing her hair to flip. "Ok, good." We both sat on the couch without a word, until I started telling her of my past two years.
"Where'd did Hunter go?"
"Uh..er.." I stalled slightly, "the store." There, it wasn't a complete lie.
"Oh, ok. Well, I'm off to work. Good to have you home Morgan." We stood, and she held me in a hug. "By the way, I like your engagement ring." She said as she walked out the front door. Sheesh, by the way this was going, Hunter and I wouldn't have to tell anyone.
"Ok, here we go." Hunter said, handing me the bag. We were standing in front of the bathroom door, me about to go in.
Thirty seconds later, I was sitting on the toilet lid, waiting for the results. Hunter came in, and sat me on his lap.
"I love you." He said. I held his hand, and leaned into him. He brushed some hair from my face, calming me down slightly. I was shaking like a leaf. "How long does it take?"
"Forty-five seconds left," I had been counting. Thirty, twenty-three, fifteen, seven....none. "Okay, now or never," I sighed. We got up, and walked to the counter where the test sat.
I picked it up and muttered, "oh god."
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"Night." I called out the front door, as Paula, Aunt Eileen and Bella got into their car. I closed the door after a final wave. It was nearing eleven thirty. Paige and Mary K had fallen fast asleep on the couch, and mom and Hunter took them upstairs.
"Are you two staying here tonight?" Mom asked, as I walked back into the living room. I glanced at Hunter. He shrugged slightly. One of us was going to end up on the couch if we did stay. The little nap we had earlier killed both of ours backs, and there was no where near enough room for two people. Hunter's bed at his place, last time I was there, was pretty big, and fit both of us on there well. But that would mean leaving home again. I started playing with my ring...then quit almost instantly. Hunter and I had decided to hold off on telling everyone for a bit. "Morgan, I'm not blind. I've seen the ring." Mom said quietly. I lowered my eyes. I knew she loved Hunter, that was obvious, but I didnt know how she would take this news. "I couldn't be happier." She smiled. I jumped.
"Really?"
Mom nodded, "Of course. We love Hunter. He was here for us, and he didn't have to be. He never stopped looking for you, and he could have. Granted, I think you two are a little young, and you could possibly wait, I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law." My eyes had be curtained with tears. I walked to mom slowly and gave her a long hug.
"Thanks mom." I said. Hunter joined us in a three way hug. "That means a lot." A tear slipped down my cheek. I sniffed, and we all pulled away.
"Now, if your headed to Hunter's I need you to promise me something."
"Yes."
"That you WILL be back tomorrow." She said seriously.
"Without a doubt." I said quickly, without waiting a beat.
"And that you will leave right now, because I don't want you driving this late. It's to dark." I snorted. Typical mom.
"Okay, we're going then." I said. I gave her another hug, and whispered a quick thanks in her ear. Hunter and I linked hands then walked out into the dark of the night.
"Sky? Are you still up?" Hunter called into his black house. He flicked a switch and the lights dimmed on.
"Where's your dad?" I whispered.
"Went to Uncle Beck's last month." I heard Sky stumble down the stairs. Her hair was plastered slightly to her head on the side she mut have been sleeping on.
"Hunter?" She squinted, and I could feel her cast out her senses. "Morgan!" She ran down the last few stairs, and hugged the life out of me. At the moment, I didn't even think about it. It defiantly wasn't a Sky characteristic that I seen. "Where have you been!?" I noted her voice was scratchy. Very scratchy.
"Sky, if you don't mind, I'll explain tomorrow." I sighed tiredly, hoping that I hadn't damaged her voice box two years ago.
"Sure." She grinned. "It is so weird to see you, after two years."
"Uh..thanks Sky." I grinned back smiling. Hunter lay his hand on my back. "Bed. Right. Good." I mumbled. Sky chuckled, and let me pass. She and Hunter hugged quickly, then followed me.
"Uh, Hunter," I started. He had changed into a simple pair of sweat pants, and that's all.
"Yea," He through his
bed sheet back, and looked at
me.
"My suitcase is in your car." I reminded him. He crawled into bed.
"Ok." He layed down, still looking at me.
"My pajamas." I said bluntly. He smiled like a kid in a candy store. "I don't even think so." I yawned. He groaned, and pointed to his dresser.
"Take one of my shirts again. Third drawer." I walked around the bed, and changed into one of his shirts, and left my underwear on.
"So, does Sky have a cold?" I asked, crawling into bed beside him.
"No."
"Did I do that?" I looked into his eyes. He shook his head.
"Anna did it." He kissed my forehead, and I curled into him. "Love you."
"I love you, too." I said, drifting into a wonderful sleep. I was home.
***"How can I help you?" The man behind he desk gave me an odd look. My hair was a mess, my eyes were red with tear streaks down my cheeks. My clothes were torn and I probably looked like I was about to pass out.
"Ticket to Lilith, England." I told him. A family Alyce was talking about a while back sprang into my mind.
"Bye you's twos," Phoenix's hand slipped to my stomach.***
My eyes sprung open. Why did Phoenix do that? Was I pregnant? Could she tell? After she broke through my shield, I wouldn't put anything past her. I got up carefully, so I wouldn't wake Hunter, and looked out the window. The sky was tinged pink and the sun was peaking through the clouds. Hunter would be up soon. He was a very early riser. I sat in his desk chair and curled my legs up to my chest.
I'd know if I was pregnant. Right? I mean, it'd be a woman thing, what's more it would be a witch thing. I stood quickly and walked to the bathroom. I stood in front of the mirror and pulled my shirt up. My stomach was still the same. Stop it. I told myself.
I walked back into Hunter's room, and resumed my seat in the desk chair. The sun rose slowly, yet I sat and watched it all.
"Morgan," Hunter said, sounding slightly hoarse. He felt around my side of his bed.
"Over here," I smiled. He turned his head and grinned, his eyes still half closed.
"Don't move. The sun, and the halo..."
"Hunter, is there a way to tell if I'm pregnant?" I blurted. That made him wake up in a snap.
"You think your pregnant?" He sat up, letting the white sheets fall down his bare chest. I was mesmerized, then snapped away quickly. "What brought this on? Late?"
"Well no. This is going to sound really stupid..." I warned. Hunter held out his arm, beckoning me over to him. I sat right in front of him. "It's just this dream I had." I started.
"Good, or bad?"
"Well...it started off with me leaving, like I did before. Then, when we were leaving Lilith. Remember when we were saying bye to the kids. Phoenix, she said bye you TWO and put her hand on my stomach."
Hunter laughed. "Is that all? Morgan, Phoenix is three. You would know before she would. She is no where near powerful enough."
"She broke down my shield, which even you couldn't do." I told him. "Look, I just want to be sure." "Of course." He pulled me forward and kissed me. "So, I assume you were meaning magically speaking?" I nodded, and he went on to explain how I would find out. It was a mental thing.
I lay down, on Hunter's now made bed, and closed my eyes. Hunter had said that if I was actually pregnant, I would be able to sense the baby, if I dug deep enough. So many thoughts were running through my mind, I couldn't even concentrate.
What if I was pregnant? I'm only nineteen. I would end up a hypocrite for yelling at Mary K. Would Hunter still want to marry me? Would I end up being another single teenage mother? Would Hunter be happy?
"I cant do this," I sighed finally. Hunter looked up from his perch, leaning on his desk. "I'm to nervous." I sat up and rubbed my hand down my face. "I'm sorry." I whispered, barely audible.
"For what?" He asked gently, coming over to me. He sat and held my hands in his.
"I shouldn't even be worried about this. I should have taken more precautions. Your barely twenty-one, and you have to deal with your possibly pregnant girlfriend."
"Morgan, look." He held my left hand in front of my face. "Your not my possibly pregnant girlfriend. You're my possibly pregnant fiancee. We maybe should have both taken more precautions, but what's done is done." He paused slightly, waiting for me to look at him. "I love you. And if there is another part of you growing, that's just even more to love." I lay down, with my head on his knee. "I'll goto the store and buy one of those tests when it opens."
"Okay." I sighed. Part of me prayed to the goddess that I wasn't pregnant, just paranoid. The other half didn't agree. "Are you nervous?
Hunter didn't answer for a minute. "Not particularly. I mean, we were bound to have kids, were we not? It just may be happening sooner than we thought."
"And if I am? What's going to happen?" He brought his hand to my hair, and started running the knots out of it.
"Then we'll go on like we would have, just tossing a baby into the mix. Find a house, raise a family. Get a cat."
"Hey speaking of..where's mine?" I felt bad, that I had been here all night, and just now, asked where my cat was.
"He, is probably outside. Likes to chase the rabbits out there." As before, as soon as he was mentioned, Dagda came pelting into the room, jumping on the bed. "My wake up call." Hunter grinned, as I sat up. Dagda had gotten quite fat. Obviously he was no longer the kitten I had gotten two years ago.
"Hey Dagda," I whispered, running my hand down his smooth coat. He pounded, and started licking my face.
An hour later, I was showered, dressed, dried and waiting for Hunter to come back from the store. It was barely eight thirty, and this was a first since I had graduated. I was nervously pacing downstairs, glancing out the window every five seconds.
"Morgan, what ARE you doing?" Sky yawned, coming down the stairs.
"I didn't wake you up, did I?" I turned to look at her. She shook her head, causing her hair to flip. "Ok, good." We both sat on the couch without a word, until I started telling her of my past two years.
"Where'd did Hunter go?"
"Uh..er.." I stalled slightly, "the store." There, it wasn't a complete lie.
"Oh, ok. Well, I'm off to work. Good to have you home Morgan." We stood, and she held me in a hug. "By the way, I like your engagement ring." She said as she walked out the front door. Sheesh, by the way this was going, Hunter and I wouldn't have to tell anyone.
"Ok, here we go." Hunter said, handing me the bag. We were standing in front of the bathroom door, me about to go in.
Thirty seconds later, I was sitting on the toilet lid, waiting for the results. Hunter came in, and sat me on his lap.
"I love you." He said. I held his hand, and leaned into him. He brushed some hair from my face, calming me down slightly. I was shaking like a leaf. "How long does it take?"
"Forty-five seconds left," I had been counting. Thirty, twenty-three, fifteen, seven....none. "Okay, now or never," I sighed. We got up, and walked to the counter where the test sat.
I picked it up and muttered, "oh god."
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