Chapter 11

"An Unexpected Life"

Later that evening Deanna returns to her quarters with Lily. She's carrying a picture proudly in her hands. Deanna lost in thought doesn't notice Lily's urgency with the picture.

"Mommy!"

Deanna snaps out of her brief lapse in real time to see what Lily is handing to her. It's a picture of their family. There is Wil, Lily, and Deanna running in a meadow, so it seemed. Deanna smile at her daughter.

"It's beautiful Lily did you make this all by your self?"

"Mhmm…Cedric helped me with the colors he knows them too. Miss Gladstone said I was gifted and that someday I can be an artist. Do you think I can be mommy?"

"You can be anything you want to be just follow your heart. Why don't you go and change your school clothes when I get back we will make some dinner okay?"

"Sure mommy. I'm going to put this on the cabinet so that when daddy gets home he can see it."

Deanna nodded as Lily puts her picture up and heads to her room. Letting out a sigh Deanna goes to her room. Inside her closet she pulls out a soft flowing gown. It was Wil's favorite gown something just seemed right when she put it on. There was so much she had to think about. She only wished that Wil would be home to share the news. Deanna exits her room followed by Lily behind her who changed into a jumpsuit.

"So what should we have to eat today Lily?"

"I know I want a grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, and a cup of fruit juice. What do you want?"

"I'm not really hungry Lily maybe later. I'll get your dinner we need to have a long talk about our family."

Lily hated the words "a long talk" last time her mommy used them was when she told her that her real daddy wasn't coming back. Deanna brings over her dinner and sets it in front of Lily. Lily picks up her spoon and takes a few bites of her soup.

"So mommy what is happening?"

"What makes you think something is happening?"

"The last time we had a long talk was when you told me my real daddy wasn't coming back. Is that what the long talk is about?"

"No Lily of course not I just have some things to ask you do you mind?"

"No mommy go ahead."

Lily takes another few bites of her soup and sandwich before Deanna gets up the courage to tell her the news of the baby.

"Lily you know that your daddy and I love you more then anything and we wouldn't do anything to hurt you on purpose don't you?"

Lily nods and continues with her dinner. Deanna takes a deep breath as she continues with her question.

"You know that we would never want to hurt you in any way and that no matter what you will always be our first baby right?"

"Yes mommy, that's what the social worker told me the last time we talked to her remember?"

Deanna laughs lightly

"Of course I remember. Now the question I'm going to ask you is very important I want you to think long and hard about it okay."

"Mommy you're scaring me. What are you saying is the social worker taking me away again?"

"No Lily, I just wanted to hear your thoughts and feelings if daddy and I were to have another baby someday do you want one?"

Lily stopped dead in her dinner and stared at her mother. Her eyes looked deeply into her mothers. It wasn't exactly what Lily thought she would say.

"Can I tell you later?"

"Of course you can. It's a very big decision and I want you to really think about it."

Lily went back to her dinner with the thought of another baby lingering in her mind.

TBC…Chapter 12