Chapter 25
"Surprise."
Beka raised an eyebrow at Telemachus's nervous smile as he indicated the beautifully made up table.
Good, he was nervous. She tried to curb an evil smirk that threatened to envelop her neutral face. Her 'darling husband' deserved to sweat and fear what she was going to do.
Though the picture she presented might have been a bit more imposing if she still had her gauss gun on her.
Why did she change again?
Idiot man. That was his fault too. She knew it was. Somehow anyway.
Shaking her head and arranging a tight smile, Beka placed her hands on her hips and stalked towards Rhade.
"Someone found my birth control."
She noticed he had the decency to look sheepish as he stepped back away from her.
"There's nothing wrong with them," he said. "You can check them with Trance or get new ones even."
Beka's arms crossed in front of her chest. "And she's been working for you for how long? How do I know you two aren't in this together?"
He smiled. "Trust me."
"Do you know what I'm going to get you for your birthday?" asked Beka.
Telemachus winced and prepared himself for the V-word.
"A t-shirt that says 'Trust me, I'm Nietzschean'."
Rhade let out a short laugh in relief and hoped she didn't change her mind or surprise him with the real potential present. Or maybe not. No matter what the cause their tiffs never lasted very long anyway as they tended to forget it all and fall into each other.
"I can't believe you-"
"Beka, you can stop hiding them. I won't touch them again, I promise... and besides they don't work anyway."
Beka punched him lightly in the chest. "They do so!"
"You were taking them when Cassandra and Caden-"
"That's probably because you found them and replaced them!"
"I did not!"
"I bet you did!"
"I wouldn't do that to you."
"So...what if I never wanted children then?"
"You didn't want children."
"Oh...right. I love them though."
"I know."
"And you too. Even if you are difficult at times."
"Me? I'm difficult? Really Miss I don't-trust-my-husband-to-not-get-me-pregnant-so-I-hide-the-birth-control?"
"I'm not difficult," she pouted as Telemachus pulled her into his arms. He resisted a bit before her arms wrapped around his strong back.
"Beka I'm not going to push you into having more children if you don't want any. I'm happy with the two we have."
"Me too."
Beka sighed and relaxed into his embrace. Maybe she was being a bit too paranoid.
"Unless you want three more."
Or not.
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews and sorry this took so long. This chapter was so hard to get out but I finally told myself that I was just going to sit and write until it was finished and this is what I came up with. I think there's only about 2 more chapters give or take that I want to do and then this will be all finished.
SomeoneElsesDream: sends Rhade clone Awww sorry huggle Thanks for the review, in this fic and in 'Looking Glass'. I haven't planned on any more babies though a third Rhade keeps wanting to make an appearance. Not sure if I'll let him/her out or not;)
Thanks for the reviews everyone!