Chapter 8
Rating: PG-13
Note: Sorry it took so long
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Adam nearly spilled the vile that he was holding when a loud crash came from the entrance to the Sanctuary. He quickly put down what he was holding and walked quickly to the loud noise. He saw Brennan stumbling and looking back over his shoulders as Shalimar kept pushing him. Adam took in the angry look that Shal was directing at Brennan and the confused and somewhat scared look on his face. "What's going on?" Adam demanded.
"Where's Jesse?!" If Adam didn't know any better, he could swear that he heard her snarl. Adam was bout to answer when he heard Jesse's footsteps, "I'm right here, whats the problem?" He stood there in khakis and a thin sweater and his hair combed and fixed right and for the first time in a long time, cleaned shaved. Shalimar stomped up to him, only a few inches separating them. "Did you know?" Jesse looked around confused at the turn of events. "Know what?" even as the words left his mouth a light bulb went off in his head.
"Don't play stupid. You know what I'm talking about." One of her hands had reached out and grabbed Jesse by the neck of his sweater. Adam saw this and moved quickly to Shal's side and pulled her aside. "Shalimar, you need to calm down. You're not going to get the answers you want if you threatened him." Shalimar reluctantly agreed and took several deep breaths and shook her head. "Good, now what does Jesse know?" Adam asked her gently.
Shalimar looked Jesse directly in his eyes. "Emma. Did you know?" He was going to make her say and he shook his head, his expression innocent. "What did I know about Emma?" The others saw Shal's hands close themselves into fists and open again. She knew this information was going to hurt Adam. She knew he liked to think that they trusted him enough to go to him with their problems. She folded her arms over her chest. Her gaze harden, "Did you know that Emma was pregnant?" She heard Adams breath come out in a whoosh and she heard Brennan stop breathing.
"Yes. She was pregnant before she left here. She said she was about four or five weeks along, that she was scared and she didn't know what to do, and she wasn't sure how the father felt about her exactly." Every word was covered in anger and he spit them our as if they burned his mouth. Adam looked at Jesse; "Do you know who the father is?" Jesse shook his head. "Can you tell us who it is?" Adam asked exasperated. He didn't know Emma was seeing anyone, and he was angry with himself for not knowing. "You need only to look behind you." Adam turned to look at Shalimar, confused at her tone of voice, it was full of angry and hurt and sorrow.
He then looked at Brennan who was behind him. Adam felt anger rise inside and he wanted to smack him upside the head for being so stupid. Brennan looked taken aback, his face frozen in shock, he let out a breathless " I didn't know." Brennan then turned on Jesse, "Why didn't you tell me. Tell anybody." Before Jesse could answer, an alarm went off from Proxy Blue. There was a new group of mutants causing trouble, and that it looked like it was turning into a crime organization. It would be three months before they could finish the discussion.
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"Are you sure that you're only four months?" Livia asked in disbelief. Emma looked at herself in the mirror for fifth time. "That's what Dr. Zimmer said. He said that the heartbeat was fine and strong and that there seemed to be no complication." This was the second time that they've had to come back to the department store to find maternity cloths. Livia was about to ask her something when they heard one of the children squeal.
"Ann, Nicholas!" She got up and followed the sound. She saw her son looking inside the racks and she heard her daughter laughing. "Catch me if you can!" Ann taunted. She saw the blond head appear and disappear near the jeans. "Caught you." She said after grabbing Ann by the hand and went looking for her brother.
She found him coming out from one of the racks; she caught him by pulling the back of his shirt. She pulled both her children back to where Emma was trying on clothes. "Move again and you're both grounded for a week." She flipped the hair that had moved over her should back in place, as she gave a sigh of frustration. "All done!" came Emma's reply as she moved towards the register. Livia called to her kids as she followed Emma and gave a sigh as she heard, "You started it!" "Did not" "Did too!" "Not!" "To!" She turned to them and pointed a finger, "If you two don't start behaving, it'll be no television for a week and no ice cream for dessert." Both kids quieted up and looked at the ground not speaking to each other.
Rating: PG-13
Note: Sorry it took so long
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Adam nearly spilled the vile that he was holding when a loud crash came from the entrance to the Sanctuary. He quickly put down what he was holding and walked quickly to the loud noise. He saw Brennan stumbling and looking back over his shoulders as Shalimar kept pushing him. Adam took in the angry look that Shal was directing at Brennan and the confused and somewhat scared look on his face. "What's going on?" Adam demanded.
"Where's Jesse?!" If Adam didn't know any better, he could swear that he heard her snarl. Adam was bout to answer when he heard Jesse's footsteps, "I'm right here, whats the problem?" He stood there in khakis and a thin sweater and his hair combed and fixed right and for the first time in a long time, cleaned shaved. Shalimar stomped up to him, only a few inches separating them. "Did you know?" Jesse looked around confused at the turn of events. "Know what?" even as the words left his mouth a light bulb went off in his head.
"Don't play stupid. You know what I'm talking about." One of her hands had reached out and grabbed Jesse by the neck of his sweater. Adam saw this and moved quickly to Shal's side and pulled her aside. "Shalimar, you need to calm down. You're not going to get the answers you want if you threatened him." Shalimar reluctantly agreed and took several deep breaths and shook her head. "Good, now what does Jesse know?" Adam asked her gently.
Shalimar looked Jesse directly in his eyes. "Emma. Did you know?" He was going to make her say and he shook his head, his expression innocent. "What did I know about Emma?" The others saw Shal's hands close themselves into fists and open again. She knew this information was going to hurt Adam. She knew he liked to think that they trusted him enough to go to him with their problems. She folded her arms over her chest. Her gaze harden, "Did you know that Emma was pregnant?" She heard Adams breath come out in a whoosh and she heard Brennan stop breathing.
"Yes. She was pregnant before she left here. She said she was about four or five weeks along, that she was scared and she didn't know what to do, and she wasn't sure how the father felt about her exactly." Every word was covered in anger and he spit them our as if they burned his mouth. Adam looked at Jesse; "Do you know who the father is?" Jesse shook his head. "Can you tell us who it is?" Adam asked exasperated. He didn't know Emma was seeing anyone, and he was angry with himself for not knowing. "You need only to look behind you." Adam turned to look at Shalimar, confused at her tone of voice, it was full of angry and hurt and sorrow.
He then looked at Brennan who was behind him. Adam felt anger rise inside and he wanted to smack him upside the head for being so stupid. Brennan looked taken aback, his face frozen in shock, he let out a breathless " I didn't know." Brennan then turned on Jesse, "Why didn't you tell me. Tell anybody." Before Jesse could answer, an alarm went off from Proxy Blue. There was a new group of mutants causing trouble, and that it looked like it was turning into a crime organization. It would be three months before they could finish the discussion.
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"Are you sure that you're only four months?" Livia asked in disbelief. Emma looked at herself in the mirror for fifth time. "That's what Dr. Zimmer said. He said that the heartbeat was fine and strong and that there seemed to be no complication." This was the second time that they've had to come back to the department store to find maternity cloths. Livia was about to ask her something when they heard one of the children squeal.
"Ann, Nicholas!" She got up and followed the sound. She saw her son looking inside the racks and she heard her daughter laughing. "Catch me if you can!" Ann taunted. She saw the blond head appear and disappear near the jeans. "Caught you." She said after grabbing Ann by the hand and went looking for her brother.
She found him coming out from one of the racks; she caught him by pulling the back of his shirt. She pulled both her children back to where Emma was trying on clothes. "Move again and you're both grounded for a week." She flipped the hair that had moved over her should back in place, as she gave a sigh of frustration. "All done!" came Emma's reply as she moved towards the register. Livia called to her kids as she followed Emma and gave a sigh as she heard, "You started it!" "Did not" "Did too!" "Not!" "To!" She turned to them and pointed a finger, "If you two don't start behaving, it'll be no television for a week and no ice cream for dessert." Both kids quieted up and looked at the ground not speaking to each other.