"Yours is a happy nature," Cal replied sarcastically.
"I fear this is only the beginning," Ciaran revealed. "You said that it began tonight?"
"Yeah," Hunter replied. "She started getting really touchy about stuff."
Liadan paused, "Even before that, she started taking a preference to things that she didn't usually like. For weeks now she hasn't used her car."
"That's right, she took my car," Cal nodded. "I thought that was a bit odd. She never liked my car, said it didn't have personality."
"The child is growing in strength, and quickly," Ciaran scowled.
"Shit!" Hunter suddenly cried, pointing out the window while rubbing his eyes sleepily, "The sun is rising!"
"Your father," Liadan gasped.
"I'll have to face him," Hunter grumbled. "And without any sleep."
"She'll wake soon," Bree sighed.
Killan turned to the stairs, "I'll check on her."
"Anyone who shouldn't be here should probably leave," Cal said, looking at Hunter.
Ciaran took the cue, "I should probably go, then. Before she decides to challenge me to a fight."
Hunter nodded, "I suppose she would think it was strange if I am here."
Liadan shrugged, "I'm good, but I need to check on Bran. Then I am heading up to bed." She gave a suggestive look to Cal, but he ignored her so she sighed and left the room.
Cal turned to Bree and Robbie, "What about you?"
Bree shrugged, "We were invited, weren't we?"
Cal looked into her eyes, "Can you handle this? She may not be the same."
Robbie nodded, "We're not going to let her down, now. She needs her friends, though she doesn't know it."
Cal clasped his shoulder, beaming, "I'm glad she has you."
Killan ran back downstairs out of breath, "Guys!"
Bree looked at him nervously, "Is something wrong?"
Killan started, "She's on her way down, but you should know –" He stopped abruptly as he felt her coming nearer.
Bree, Robbie and Cal's mouths dropped open in shock. Where there had been slight rounding on her stomach, there was now a significant bulge. They exchanged worried glances, the baby was growing in more ways then one.
"I fear this is only the beginning," Ciaran revealed. "You said that it began tonight?"
"Yeah," Hunter replied. "She started getting really touchy about stuff."
Liadan paused, "Even before that, she started taking a preference to things that she didn't usually like. For weeks now she hasn't used her car."
"That's right, she took my car," Cal nodded. "I thought that was a bit odd. She never liked my car, said it didn't have personality."
"The child is growing in strength, and quickly," Ciaran scowled.
"Shit!" Hunter suddenly cried, pointing out the window while rubbing his eyes sleepily, "The sun is rising!"
"Your father," Liadan gasped.
"I'll have to face him," Hunter grumbled. "And without any sleep."
"She'll wake soon," Bree sighed.
Killan turned to the stairs, "I'll check on her."
"Anyone who shouldn't be here should probably leave," Cal said, looking at Hunter.
Ciaran took the cue, "I should probably go, then. Before she decides to challenge me to a fight."
Hunter nodded, "I suppose she would think it was strange if I am here."
Liadan shrugged, "I'm good, but I need to check on Bran. Then I am heading up to bed." She gave a suggestive look to Cal, but he ignored her so she sighed and left the room.
Cal turned to Bree and Robbie, "What about you?"
Bree shrugged, "We were invited, weren't we?"
Cal looked into her eyes, "Can you handle this? She may not be the same."
Robbie nodded, "We're not going to let her down, now. She needs her friends, though she doesn't know it."
Cal clasped his shoulder, beaming, "I'm glad she has you."
Killan ran back downstairs out of breath, "Guys!"
Bree looked at him nervously, "Is something wrong?"
Killan started, "She's on her way down, but you should know –" He stopped abruptly as he felt her coming nearer.
Bree, Robbie and Cal's mouths dropped open in shock. Where there had been slight rounding on her stomach, there was now a significant bulge. They exchanged worried glances, the baby was growing in more ways then one.