Chapter 4

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Morgan and Mary K zipped Serenity into her snow suit. Mary K showed up at Morgan's door for a surprise trip to the mall. Not Morgan's cup of tea but she had nothing better to do. Plus she didn't want to risk being home knowing Sky was picking Hunter up today. So into the car they went to waste a few hours at the mall.

Mary K threw one of her purchases in the back of the baby stroller.

"If you buy anymore clothes I'll have to carry Serenity to make room for your stuff." Morgan joked.

Mary K looked at her wondering how much she could push her sister. "If Hunter were here he could carry her."

Morgan sighed, "Mary K don't start." By this time they had walked out of the store.

"No Morgan, one day Serenity is going to look up at you and ask why she doesn't have a daddy. And what are you going to tell her, that her dad has no idea that she exists?" both Morgan and Mary K stopped and one of the shopping bags fell out. Morgan bent over to pick it up muttering to her sister to shut up. She could feel her sister stiffen beside her.

"Mary K, sorry, I didn't…." when Morgan saw her sister's white face she looked in the direction her sister was looking. Morgan's stomach dropped. It was too late to hide in a store. Yet again, Morgan begged the world to swallow her whole.

Hunter hated shopping, especially with Sky. He had gone into two stores, a clothing store and a pharmacy, and he was done. Sky on the other hand, was insisting that they hit every store in the mall. Then his heart stopped. In front of him was Morgan and Mary K. Morgan was bending over, picking up a bag. He also saw something that made him sick to his stomach. A baby carriage. It was too late to turn around. Morgan had already seen him.

Mary K and Sky said a friendly hello. Then Mary K kicked into action. "Sky let's take Serenity and go to the food court."

Hunter repeated, "Serenity?"

But Mary K was too quick for him. "Yes Serenity, my daughter." Hunter gave her a weird look and then stepped to the side to let them through.

Both hunter and Morgan stood in silence. Finally Morgan spoke up, "do how you have been." Hunter just stared at her. Morgan knew right then that he didn't believe Mary K. after spending years as a seeker you pick up on those things. They baby had an aura of two powerful witches.

"How old is she?" Hunter's voice was a bit edgy. Morgan didn't know what to say or do. So she did the only thing she could think of. She turned, and started to walk away, but hunter grabbed hold of her arm. Morgan just stared him down, yanked her arm away, and took off down the hall.

Hunter slammed the front door of the home Sky and he use to share. "Sky you better tell me what the fuck that was about."

Sky had tried to run up the stairs and hide in her room before Hunter got into the house. He slammed the door so hard that he shook the house. Sky tried playing dumb, "what was what about."

It only made Hunter madder. Sky was too smart to let the charade go any longer. "Her name's Serenity, she's 3 months old and she's Morgan's daughter, not Mary K's."

Hunter closed his eyes trying to calm his nerves. "And who's the father?"

This is exactly what she didn't want to do. Even she couldn't lie well enough to fool Hunter, but she tried any way.

"I don't know, she never said, she just showed back up in Widow's Vale one day, no one really asked." Hunter's body tensed and his whole body shook, and his face was so red, Sky thought his head would explode. "Ok, ok, you're the father, Hunter, you are."

Even though Hunter knew the truth, it was still a blow to the stomach. He had to sit. The world was spinning and he couldn't breath. He was near tears. He sunk into the sofa and put his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands. "Why didn't you tell me Sky? We're family, you should have told me."

Sky knew she should be begging for forgiveness. "I promised Morgan."

Hunter looked around at her and said, "Sky please, it's not like the time Alwyn made you promises not to tell me about my toy soldiers. This is a bit more serious. It's a baby. What about that time I called you and told you I knew Morgan was in pain and all you told me was that she broke her arm."

Sky sighed and sat on the steps, "it was a lie. She was in labor."

Hunter nodded his head then stood up. "I need to lay down for a bit. I need to sleep and clear my head." Hunter was walking up the stairs to what use to be his room. He hopped there was still a mattress in there. He heard Sky say something about tea but he didn't respond. He couldn't think things through. There was too much to think about.

flash back hunter's pov

She kissed me with everything she had in her. I couldn't resist it, she was so perfect, and she pulled me into bed on top of her. I know we should stop. But I can't, I need this. I love her and if this is what she wants I'll give it to her.

Afterwards, we lay together; Morgan was sleeping in my arms. I didn't want to leave but I had to. So I placed a comforting spell on her so she wouldn't wake up when I got up. I picked my stuff up off the floor, and then I went through her stuff, took my things, and then left.

end flash back

Hunter woke up briefly in his dark room. It was cold and there was no light coming through his window. He let his senses out and felt Sky in the kitchen. And then he felt another life force. It was small and it was coming from the foot of the bed. Using magesight he looked to the end of the bed. Slowly a cat started moving towards him. The gray cat put his face up to Hunter's. It was Dagda. Hunter picked up the cat, "hey, buddy, long time no see." Hunter placed the cat beside him and went back to sleep.

Flash back pov hunter

I was jolted out of sleep by a sharp pain in my stomach. I put protective shields all around me incase amyranth were trying to attack. Eventually I relised that the pain wasn't from an exterior force. It was in me, was part of me. Just then there was another massive wave of pain that wracked my whole body. This time I found myself puking on the floor. Just as I stood another pain took over me. Some how I knew it was Morgan. I was so scared; all I could think was Amyranth has her. I grabbed the phone and called Sky. I found out a few months ago that Morgan left school and went back to Widow's Vale. Sky wouldn't give me her number but told me she was ok. This time I dialed the number in fear. After 10 rings Sky picked up. "Hunter I have to go Morgan's hav… Morgan broke her arm and I need to drive her to the hospital." And then she was gone

end flashback

Morgan paced the floor of her living room for most of the day. Finally her saving grace showed up on her door step. Her mother pulled her into a hug the minute she saw Morgan's face. Morgan didn't say anything but mom I need you, when she left the message on Mary Grace's cell phone. "What happened, what's wrong?"

Morgan started to cry. Everything from the past came back in a flash. Everything from Hunter leaving, to finding out of sure she was pregnant, to having to go through pregnancy and child birth alone.

Eventually Morgan stopped crying and she and her mother sat in the living room. Morgan's mother waited for Morgan to start.

"Hunter's in town, we saw him at the mall, he saw Serenity."

Mary Grace thought for a while took Morgan's hand and said, "It's ok, he's not part of your life here, he made that choice right. He didn't want to be part of that beautiful little girl. He left you with a baby; he can't expect you to take him back now."

Morgan's mother finished her tone of voice very motherly. Morgan never had the heart to tell her that Hunter never knew about the baby. She never lied but she told them in a way that would let her parents come to their own conclusions.

Morgan couldn't take her eyes off the floor. "I never told him mom, I got pregnant the night we broke up. He doesn't know about Serenity. Well, he didn't but he knows now." All Mary Grace could say was oh. For a long time things were silent. Then Mary Grace stood up and patted Morgan's knee.

"Let's make some supper and we'll talk about this."

Hunter woke up a few hours later when Sky flipped the lights on.

"Supper in on the table." She then stocked away.

Hunter sat up and threw his shirt on. Once he got down stairs he saw 3 things in the kitchen. Pizza, beer, and Mary K. he froze not knowing what to do.

"We need to talk." Mary K kicked the leg of the chair waiting expectantly for Hunter to sit. Hunter looked around the kitchen for Sky. She wasn't there leaving him in the trap alone. He sat down, grabbed a piece of pizza and cracked a beer.

"How ya doing Mary K?"

Mary K just stared him down, "if you hurt her, I'll do everything in my power to hurt you, starting with what I want to do right now which is kick you in the balls."

Hunter closed his legs and sat straighter. It was the natural reaction when a female makes that type of statement. Hunter was still in shock that the words came out of her mouth when she stood and walked out the door. All hunter could do was sit and drink his beer. Everyone was acting like this was his fault, and he didn't even know he did anything.

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