A.N.: This chapter is dedicated to tigerwhisper for being the first reviewer to the last chapter. I would also like to give a special thanks to chiefhow for reviewing to every chapter so far. Thanks!

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Changing

Everything and Anything

When I came to my senses after replenishing the Mother, I noticed that the water in the spring had turned back to its natural pure color. I lifted my head from its resting place on Mark's shoulder and looked at the water more closely. We were about two yards from the water in our position and I couldn't clearly see that far at that angle.

"Mark, let me up." He had his arm securely around my waist and there was no way that I was strong enough to lift it.

He opened one of his eyes and looked at me in a way that sent shivers down my spine and almost made me reconsider getting out of his arms.

"The spring is back to normal, we have to get the Mother to drink. And then we can continue what we started."

He sighed and moved his arm so I could stand up. It wasn't the best idea though. Mark was at my feet and looked like one of those beautiful statues in museums. He was also staring at me avidly. He held up one of his hands in a gesture that told me he wanted me to help him stand up. And to tell you the truth, he's damn heavy.

He put his jeans on and moved to where the Mother was located. I started getting dressed as he lifted the statue and threw it into the middle of the spring. He didn't die this time. He didn't even get burned. I was glad that he wasn't hurt badly. If he was, I don't know how I would have lived with myself.

Let's just say that we did continue our previous actions after the Mother was completely taken care of.

We moved slowly up out of the maze and talked in a light sort of way. I could feel the ease of the night and the moon that was shining down on us. We didn't talk about our recent guests who Mark had a certain disdain for, but we were happy with each other. Actually, I was kind of sick of them myself. They were part of my old life. Now I had Mark and I had started a new life with him, and I don't really want them as part of my new life.

We noticed a car in the driveway as we reached the house. Well, actually it was a truck. A very familiar truck. We hurried our way inside to see her. The moment we opened the door Mark yelled, "Mom?"

"Library."

Mark took hold of my hand and pulled me to the library. He didn't pull very hard, but he hasn't seen his mother for a while, so I can understand why he wants to see her so badly. We rounded the final corner and saw them sitting at a table in the library sipping coffee. By them, I mean, Aunt Vivianne, Sara, and Adrian. Mark gave his mom a hug and said, "It's good to see you."

Aunt Vivianne mumbled something in reply and pushed him away so she could get a good look at me. "Claire, it's good to see you again. I trust your doing good?"

I nodded, "Yes, it's good to see you Aunt Vivianne. It looks like you've already met out guests…"

"Yes, we were just having a little chat. I hope you don't mind."

Mark took my bag and put it down on the table with his own, "Not at all. How is the farm doing?"

She didn't have time to respond. Adrian stormed out of his chair and said, "Aunt? She's your aunt?"

The three of us nodded and he went on to say, "How is that possible? She's your aunt and your mother…Does that mean that the two of you are cousins?"

Mark shrugged and said, "Sort of. We're half cousins. We could have been siblings had circumstances been different."

Aunt Vivianne cast a reproachful look in his direction but wouldn't offer any information to our little guests. I can't really blame her. The less they knew about us, the faster they would leave. And according to what Aunt Vivianne is saying, the whole town is thinking the same way.

I had been sitting in Mark's lap wile everyone else was small-talking when I stood up and said, "Aunt Vivianne, you should get some sleep. You had a long day. Sara, Adrian, I think you should get some sleep too; you're leaving in the morning."

Sara looked perplexed, "What? Since when do you decide when we can leave?"

I felt my temper rising and knew that they were about to experience some wrath. "Everyone in this bloody town wants you gone and so do I. You were part of my old life and now I have a new life. I don't want you two in it. I just want you both to leave."

Sara had tears in her eyes that were threatening to fall. And the sad part was that I didn't care. I used to care about them and love them, now I don't. I really have changed being at Ravensmere.

"If that's what you want, then we'll leave in the morning. Bright and early. We won't bother you again." They slowly walked out of the rooms into the guest rooms that we were letting them use.

I sighed and reached for my husband. I needed his arms around me. I needed his warmth and the love he had for me radiate into my being. "I guess now would be a good time to tell you both that I'm pregnant."

The End

A.N. I know, it ended suddenly and the ending sucked and it was short, but I wanted to finish this fic so I can work on others. But hey, I was the one to create the section and I'm the first to finish a fic. I'm very proud of myself. Now onto the thank yous:

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