Sorry I haven't updated in a while, it was hard to think of what to write for this chapter.
REMEMBER: Lara is in New Zealand, when its winter in Britain its summer in New Zealand.
Chapter 7 "Jesse's confession"
Lara woke up early. It was her 6th month in pregnancy.
She had been out of the hospital for about a week. After the first two weeks, she still needed time to recover. The hospital gave her an extra week. Lara and Bryce stayed at Jesse's mom's house. The Keene's house was not very big it had 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen-dining room, and a living-family room all on one floor. Lara took the extra room. Bryce slept on the couch.
It was a warm February morning. Lara felt better and she was glad to be on her feet again. All she really did was eat, sleep, bathe, and watch television for the passed few weeks. She was ready to get back in the action.
She walked into the kitchen where Mrs. Keene was. Mrs. Keene was a short woman she had a calm face, whitish hair, and pale blue eyes.
"Good morning Lara. How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Fine and you" Lara answered.
"Fair" Mrs. Keene smiled.
Lara sat down on a chair, it was only 8am and it was already very hot.
"That's what you get for going to New Zealand November through February" She thought and smiled.
Mrs. Keene came over with some breakfast. Lara ate. It wasn't long later when Jesse and Bryce came in sleepily.
The all ate then Bryce and Mrs. Keene left. Jesse and Lara were left alone.
"Lara can I talk to you?" Jesse asked.
"You already are, alright." She answered as she started to clean up.
"Right" the dark haired man nodded and he helped clean up.
"Being that I was the inventor of the fertility gem, that mean's your daughter is mine too." He explained.
"Obviously, yes" Lara said.
Lara finished cleaning up and leaned againced the counter.
"Why did you tell me to fly to South Africa, then take a boat to New Zealand, 5/6 months ago?" She asked.
Jesse put the last dish away then looked at Lara. His blue eyes sparkled in the morning sun.
"I thought it would be safer than staying in Surrey, so far it is." He said.
"What do you mean safer?" She asked as she sat down again.
Jesse sat down and took a deep breath.
"When I invented the jem, I was married, but she was very sick and we wanted children so bad. I found an old Maori healing spell in my attic and I was hoping to finish the jem and give it to my wife so she could be healed and we could have a child." He started.
Lara seemed interested in what he was saying. She listened closely.
"Before I could finish it she died. When my former neighbor found out about her death he wanted the jem. Weeks later he broke into my shop and tried to take it but I went and hid it beforehand so he wouldn't get to it. The problem was he had allies in India that found out there was such jem but they were unable to find it. I had made the jem accept only one person, a woman I thought would make a good mother, and only she would find it." Jesse Explained.
"And that person ended up being me." Lara said.
She put her hand on her swollen stomach.
"Yes" Jesse smiled.
Lara sighed.
"That man is still looking for the jem he doesn't yet know, or at least I don't think he knows, that it has been found. I don't believe he'd come back to New Zealand." he said.
"Alright" Lara said.
"I was starting to think that she should be born here, then we'll move back to surrey." She added.
Jesse nodded.