Chapter 06 Unhappiness in the family
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Info: Nora, Miguel, Yolonda, Daisy (Linnie's sister) and Linnie belong to MilkyWayGalaxy4567. I did ask for permission and they said yes.
Info 2: LINNIE IS NOT AN ABUSER. More so he's obsessed with saving lives. So please kind reviewers DON'T insult the characters for their roles. :(
Nora Cosma was currently at home and looked at her phone. She was waiting for Miguel to ring her up and tell her of the outcome of the trial. She was kinda hoping that with Linnie's low income and limited time that he'd lose the contest battle against Miguel and he'd still get the right to abort the fetus. But unfortunately, she knew Linnie had a silver tongue in his mouth and knew how to talk his way around a judge.
As she was waiting to hear news from her 'boyfriend', Nora was marking a lot of exam papers from her level fourteen classes, along with drinking a strong red wine. It was helping her a bit in this stressful situation.
"Urgh, I shouldn't have messed with Miguel in the first place," she sighed, marking another page in red and writing a D on it.
Just then her door received a knock, Nora blinked, shouldn't Miguel be ringing her up rather than visiting?
Nora grabbed a baseball bat and flew to the door a little wobbly, "Who is it?"
"N- Mrs Cosma, it's me Yolonda. Can I come in please?" Came the voice of Miguel's wife.
Nora sighed, she opened the door and Yolonda flew in, Nora noticed she'd dressed in a black dress with matching jewellery and high heels.
Yolonda looked at her, "Have you heard anything from Miguel or Linnie yet? I thought they'd be coming here right after."
"Nope. Just been busy with my level 14 students' exams again and having a good drink. Would you like some dear?" Nora said, floating back to her table.
"Yes, please. Would you know if the two men would be coming back here?" Yolonda asked looking around.
Nora poured her a glass of the wine and got herself her next glass too, "Nope. I have no idea. Last I've heard from Linnie was that he was going to sue Miguel for the illegitimate life."
"I do wish you'd stop calling your daughter or son that name Nora. It's still a baby anyway." Yolonda pointed out, "Did you call your other three children that ever?"
"What Darren, Cosmo and Chelsea?" Nora asked and sighed a bit, "No; true Yolonda I didn't, but that doesn't change the fact the fetus in Miguel was created accidental and I and him are not married, which makes the baby illegitimate."
Yolonda sighed, "I get your point."
Suddenly a poof made both women look up from their glasses, they saw Miguel appear and he flew to join them at the table.
"Sorry Nora, I should have rung the doorbell. The court has given me the conclusion now." Miguel sighed, looking very sad. "And my wand had informed me Yolanda would be here too, so I decided to give you both the news at the same time."
"Don't worry Miguel," Nora rolled her eyes, "I'd ask you to come over anyway because I want to know from YOU the outcome. Not Linnie."
Yolonda nodded her head, "And... what is it? Are you allowed to have the fetus aborted?"
Miguel just threw a letter on the table and trembled, Yolonda grabbed it, opened it she read it threw and gasped.
"Mr Miguel Big Daddy Fairywrinkle agrees to the adoption of the baby to Mr Linnie Julius Cosma? What Linnie won?" Yolonda shouted shocked.
Miguel just groaned again, "Yes, that little snake of a Fairy has been able to persuade the entire court that his love for the child shall not be withdrawn. Despite the fact I tried to point out that Linnie's job as a childminder would mean he won't have time for the baby. But Linnie explained a very simple way to look after the baby at his job place. I wasn't able to convince them otherwise."
"Urgh, if that green-haired Fairy thinks I'm going to pay him one dime of child support for the creature he has another thing coming." Nora snapped.
"I don't think he is even after the child support, he just wants to be loved by someone or something. Has he never had the interest in another relationship to anyone other than you Nora?" Miguel asked, looking at his 'girlfriend'.
Nora's mouth opened and closed at the same time.
"I... I don't think so unless he hooked up with another fly as he got turned into one." Nora pointed out, "Otherwise, no I've never seen him around another female other than me and his sister."
Miguel nodded, "Yup, she was also at the court to hear the verdict."
Whiles Miguel continued complaining his wife shook her head, listening to her clearly distraught husband. It was clear he hated the decision,... and yet could Linnie really be capable of raising the child?
With Linnie.
Linnie Cosma was over the moon that he was now allowed to save his ex-wife's baby. He still held the note where the child's name was written out as careful as if it were the declaration for the independence of America or something.
"I've finally got the child's full name, the court's agreement and documents of the adoption of Miguel and Nora's baby and just a few more months until it's going to be here. Oh boy." Linnie beamed.
He flew back to his home and still didn't wipe the smile off his face. He grabbed his phone and printed out the ultrasound photo of Miguel and Nora's baby before framing it and placing it on the side of his desk.
"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy." Linnie still beamed.
He left into his living room, placed some happy dancing music on and twirled around the room as happy as can be. Hugging himself and beaming all the while. His wings fluttered hard on his back and Linnie was still celebrating his victory over his ex-wife and her 'lover'.
He jumped around, twirled and beamed, suddenly he tripped as he heard the doorbell rung. Linnie turned the music off and raised a confused eyebrow, who was that now? Can't he once enjoy a bit of alone time with himself?
Linnie flew to the door again and sighed, seeing Yolonda there again.
"Oh good afternoon Mrs Fairywrinkle, what gives me the pleasure of the visit now?" Linnie inquired, stepping to the side.
Yolonda rolled her eyes, "Please Yolonda Mr Linnie. All four of us are after all sooner or later going to be a family once more once Miguel's baby from Nora is born."
Linnie rolled his eyes, he didn't need reminding.
"Sorry, anyhow what brings you here into my home?" Linnie asked.
"Well, you clearly won against my husband and have now the court's agreement in adopting the baby. I just wanted to see how you're going to cope with the child? Do you have baby equipment for it and even a bedroom?" Yolonda asked.
She wanted to prove to herself Linnie won't be able to raise the baby. Linnie just leads her upstairs to his second floor.
Now Linnie's home has downstairs Linnie had a small living room, a dining room attached to the kitchen and a washing room and coat room.
Upstairs was a family-sized bathroom and two bedrooms, both linked together via a door. And a guest room on the other side of the master bedroom.
Linnie opened the door and Yolonda walked in, looking around his room, there was a photograph of him and Nora on their wedding day on the side of his bed. Linnie leads her to the next door and threw it.
The bedroom opposite the 'master bedroom' was a little bit smaller, but not by much. Yolonda saw the walls were painted a soft pink colour with small flower patterns dotting here and there. In the room was also set up an old changing facility for infants, a baby bed to chest height for the 'parents' to place the baby inside it. The bed sheet of the infant's cot and the quilt was a light green colour.
There were a few toys in the room for babies to chew and play with and some building blocks. The changing table had gotten diapers, about twenty of them. Now, these diapers were made of a special cloth so, after the baby does its job in it, they can be changed and put straight into a normal towel wash to be washed and re-used, saving the parents costs on diapers for the next few years.
In a cupboard Yolonda also raised a confused eyebrow, there were baby formulas, but also a...
"A milking device?" Yolonda asked confused looking at Linnie.
Linnie sighed, "Yes... if Miguel wants to... he can use this to milk the baby's milk from himself, into bottles and I then can feed it straight to the infant. Every parent in Fairy world knows that father's milk is the best for a Fairy's baby once it's born. But if not then I'll just buy baby formula and feed it that."
Yolonda blinked, "I see you're pretty much prepared for everything this child can deliver. But... what if this child would turn you into a fly again?"
Linnie shook his head, "I've taken special precaution for that matter."
Linnie walked to his cupboard, pulled a golden bracelet with small white bobbles on it and walked back to Yolonda. He fastened the bracelet to his hand and looked back over to her.
"Take your wand and try and turn me into something. Like... um a chair." Linnie asked her.
Yolonda raised a confused eyebrow but did as Linnie asked her, she waved her wand and blasted Linnie with her magic. To the woman's surprise, the bracelet instantly glowed and her magic was absorbed, before ejecting it as a small puff of smoke. Linnie chuckled quite a bit at her shocked expression.
"Whiles the kid is under ten years old I'll be wearing the bracelet all the time, should the child accidentally get a hold of my wand again and blast me, my bracelet will be able to protect me from its magic. It's so powerful that even if Jorgen von Strangle would come and try to turn me into something the bracelet will react to it too." Linnie explained, beaming over his idea. "One of Fairyworlds greatest inventions."
Yolonda sighed, "I can see you're well prepared for every circumstance and you clearly love the baby so much. Thank you Linnie, I got quite a bit to discuss with my husband."
Yolonda raised her wand and summoned herself back home. Linnie still smiled and admired his handiwork, imagining the baby with him already. He was so happy that he'd finally be able to raise another child.
Yolonda appeared at her's and Miguel's estate and walked inside it. Miguel had returned about an hour ago after running out of things to be cross at and was currently sitting in the living room, still not feeling too well.
Yolonda walked into the kitchen, seeing as it was about lunchtime she'd decided to set about making lunch for her poor pregnant husband.
She grabbed a pan, some eggs, bacon, sausages, beans in tomatoes sauce and toast. Basically making a huge full English breakfast for Miguel's lunch.
During the cooking process of the meal, Yolonda's thoughts all revolved around the poor baby. Would it even be strong enough to live with a different parent? The abortion clearly can't happen now that Linnie loves the baby with all his heart, has a room ready for the child and clearly has the best interests at heart for the infant, but why?
"Yolonda?" Miguel's voice suddenly rang.
Yolonda jumped out of her skin as she saw Miguel was up again and looking confused at her trying to cook a meal.
"Sorry, dear. I didn't hear you get up yet. I'm just making you some lunch." She smiled, flipping the eggs and waving her wand to set the table.
Miguel smiled a bit, he got her a beer out of the fridge and for himself he'd love to have some wine, but knowing what's inside of him he switched for some tea for some strange reason.
"Thanks love. So why did you suddenly leave again?" Miguel inquired.
Yolonda sighed, "I just wanted to see if Linnie really has the best interests at heart for your baby darling." Yolonda sighed, "And unfortunately I can clearly see he does. That man has already set up an entire nursery, has food, milk, bedding, toys, clothes, he's basically had everything on standby and can take care of the child."
Miguel sighed, "Let me guess, a lot of it is from his previous children?"
Yolonda nodded her head, "Correct. So I do believe him that he has the best interests at heart for the baby."
"Urgh, I know that too. But it still doesn't help that I'm the one who has to suffer the pregnancy bullshit for it!" Miguel screamed, slamming his fists into the table.
"Dear." Yolonda sighed, rubbing his hands, "Calm down."
"I know I know." Miguel trembled.
The poor Fairy felt like tears falling from his face, god almighty this pregnancy was driving him up the wall. He felt angry at Linnie for loving his baby so much, glad for the food his wife made for him.
With Linnie.
Despite the fact Linnie had everything ready, he received the shock of his life after reading a letter he's just received.
"Linnie, we gotta meet up NOW. Come tonight to our meeting spot. It's urgent. AL" Linnie read.
At the bottom of the letter was also a black flag with a dark blue star and a rip right through it. Linnie shook and trembled a bit.
He knew, exactly who this was, what they wanted and what the discussion was going to be. Oh boy.
Linnie swallowed hard, changed into the black overcoat he left his house and headed to a secret meeting point he knew, he sighed because he really doesn't want to go through it all again. But it looks like he has to.
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