"So, what is so difficult to tell your best friends?" Bree asked, after she
and Robbie had taken a seat across from Morgan and Liadan at the kitchen
table.
Morgan looked to Liadan with pleading eyes, and Liadan sighed, "This is something you have to do for yourself."
Turning back to her friends, she caught a twinge of jealousy in Bree's eyes. "Let's see, the last you heard of this, I was out of Cal's custody, but still under the spell."
"Has that changed?" Bree asked, sounding relieved.
"Yes, but not in the way I would have hoped," Morgan explained, seeing Bree's smile slip as she felt the ominous undercurrent in her words.
"I was still hanging out with Cal and one night we went into the woods to 'meditate'," Morgan scowled, "Goddess, I was stupid."
"Did Cal – did he –"Robbie stuttered angrily.
Lightly touching his hand, "We did, but he didn't coerce me." Morgan paused, then corrected, "Well, he didn't physically coerce me."
"He spelled you?!" Bree shrieked.
Liadan gently pinched her arm, clearly warning her not to sully Cal's reputation.
"No, Bree," Morgan explained, "It was just a fertility spell. As part of increasing the chances of conception to almost perfect, it heightens the emotions involved."
"So, he created a lust-fest?" Robbie asked, looking puzzled.
Morgan shook her head in slight exasperation, "The how is not important. We need to focus on the what that will be coming now in less than a year."
"You mean – "Robbie paused and both of their eyes dropped to her stomach, where there was still no visible presence.
Morgan nodded, "I'm pregnant."
"Then, he, his plan – "Bree stumbled along through her words.
Morgan laughed, "I guess he wasn't as crazy as I thought."
"But the spell?" Robbie asked.
"It broke while we were, well – "Morgan blushed.
"Oh, honey," Bree got out of her chair and cuddled Morgan's head. "How awful."
"Did you tell Hunter?" Robbie asked.
"That brings me to the present. I have been living with Cal, Hunter, Liadan and Bran," Morgan explained. "It's an odd situation, but Cal and Liadan are going to raise Bran, and Hunter and I are going to raise my baby."
"Who is Bran?" Bree asked.
Liadan replied, "He's my son."
"And who are you exactly?" Robbie asked.
"Cal's ex-ex-girlfriend," Morgan supplied.
"Cal has two children?!" Robbie yelped.
"Bran is Hunter's," Liadan corrected.
"WHAT?!" They replied, astounded, in unison. Then they looked to Morgan, who smiled and shook her head.
"I told you it was complicated," she said sadly.
"So, let me try and get this straight," Robbie replied. "You are pregnant by Cal, but you are with Hunter who was with Liadan to get her with child who was, and now is, with Cal?"
"Uh, I think so," Morgan said, mentally reviewing the twisted love-square.
Morgan looked to Liadan with pleading eyes, and Liadan sighed, "This is something you have to do for yourself."
Turning back to her friends, she caught a twinge of jealousy in Bree's eyes. "Let's see, the last you heard of this, I was out of Cal's custody, but still under the spell."
"Has that changed?" Bree asked, sounding relieved.
"Yes, but not in the way I would have hoped," Morgan explained, seeing Bree's smile slip as she felt the ominous undercurrent in her words.
"I was still hanging out with Cal and one night we went into the woods to 'meditate'," Morgan scowled, "Goddess, I was stupid."
"Did Cal – did he –"Robbie stuttered angrily.
Lightly touching his hand, "We did, but he didn't coerce me." Morgan paused, then corrected, "Well, he didn't physically coerce me."
"He spelled you?!" Bree shrieked.
Liadan gently pinched her arm, clearly warning her not to sully Cal's reputation.
"No, Bree," Morgan explained, "It was just a fertility spell. As part of increasing the chances of conception to almost perfect, it heightens the emotions involved."
"So, he created a lust-fest?" Robbie asked, looking puzzled.
Morgan shook her head in slight exasperation, "The how is not important. We need to focus on the what that will be coming now in less than a year."
"You mean – "Robbie paused and both of their eyes dropped to her stomach, where there was still no visible presence.
Morgan nodded, "I'm pregnant."
"Then, he, his plan – "Bree stumbled along through her words.
Morgan laughed, "I guess he wasn't as crazy as I thought."
"But the spell?" Robbie asked.
"It broke while we were, well – "Morgan blushed.
"Oh, honey," Bree got out of her chair and cuddled Morgan's head. "How awful."
"Did you tell Hunter?" Robbie asked.
"That brings me to the present. I have been living with Cal, Hunter, Liadan and Bran," Morgan explained. "It's an odd situation, but Cal and Liadan are going to raise Bran, and Hunter and I are going to raise my baby."
"Who is Bran?" Bree asked.
Liadan replied, "He's my son."
"And who are you exactly?" Robbie asked.
"Cal's ex-ex-girlfriend," Morgan supplied.
"Cal has two children?!" Robbie yelped.
"Bran is Hunter's," Liadan corrected.
"WHAT?!" They replied, astounded, in unison. Then they looked to Morgan, who smiled and shook her head.
"I told you it was complicated," she said sadly.
"So, let me try and get this straight," Robbie replied. "You are pregnant by Cal, but you are with Hunter who was with Liadan to get her with child who was, and now is, with Cal?"
"Uh, I think so," Morgan said, mentally reviewing the twisted love-square.