Sorry it's been so long. I've had a hard time lately. I could tell you all about how I lost my voice and had a really bad case of Depression that led me to being suicidal and having to be admitted into a mental hospital for a week. And that because of everything going on with me and my life I'd lost my will to write.

But I'm going back to writing, at least a little bit. Plus there's not much left of this story so. Yea. I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 28: Telling Jeb

I slept till the early hours of the morning when the room was barley light with the approaching daylight.

I rolled over and saw that Ian was still sleeping sprawled out like he always is. I decided to get up and maybe go to take a bath before helping out. I wanted to get things back to normal, me being sick the last few days had really messed stuff up.

I gathered some clothes and when I tried to open the door Ian woke up, "Wanda?"

"Hey." I said, "I was just about to go to the bathing room and wash up before everyone wakes up for the day."

He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and then sat up, "I'll go with you."

"Oh you really don't have to."

He smiled at me, "I want to."

I smiled back, "You aren't gonna get all protective over me are you?"

He rolled his eyes but didn't answer. He grabbed his clothes too and we set off.

Ian and I had bathed together before. Jeb had made it clear that he just didn't want goofing off in the bathing room. Just get clean and get out. So as long as Ian and I didn't goof off it was ok. At the time I hadn't realized what Jeb had meant by "goofing off" but then Mel explained it to me.

I started to think about things I had only briefly thought about, How to tell everyone. There really wasn't room in the caves and there defiantly wasn't a nursery or day care. And it was hard enough to get food for adults, but getting baby food and formula for a infant?

Something in my thoughts must have shown in my body language because Ian stopped, "What's wrong Wanda?"

"I don't know what we're gonna do. How are we going to be parents? I mean we're in hiding, we can't just raise a baby in the caves I mean there's no room."

Ian shrugged, "Didn't stop Lucina having Freedom." He grabbed my hand and we started walking again, "Don't worry Wanda we'll be ok. If there's an issue, we'll deal with it."

I looked at his face, from the little bit of light in the tunnel I saw that he really did seem calm and collected. I wasn't sure why he was so calm. We're pregnant and we're not in any position to have a baby. Not to mention, we'll have to tell everyone.

"Jeb is gonna kill me." I muttered.

Ian laughed, "Of course you'd think that. But Jeb thinks of you as a daughter. The person we should worry about him killing is me."

I shook my head, "Jeb wouldn't kill you. Maybe give you a lecture but he wouldn't kill you. Your too helpful."

He chuckled, "I don't know about that. But don't you worry Wanda, everything is going to be alright."

It was breakfast and Ian and I walked in hand in hand. Mel, Jared and Jamie behind us. Jeb and Landon were standing by the door and when I walked in Landon tapped me on the shoulder.

I pulled Ian with me as I went to talk to them, "What is it?" I asked.

"You didn't tell me what happened kid." Jeb said, "And Landon won't tell me squat."

I nodded and glanced at Landon. He shrugged and made a movement with his head that made it clear that I had to tell Jeb now.

I looked to Ian and he took a breath and nodded. I looked at Jeb and nodded, "Alright. I'm alright, I got a spray that will help me not be sick." Jeb didn't relax, "But I'm pregnant."

Jeb let a little bit of a sigh out, "I was afraid of that." He looked at Ian, "I was hoping the two of you were more responsible than that." I lowered my head and stared at the ground, "But what's done is done and we can't take it back."

I looked up at his face, "What comes next Jeb?" I asked. I had no idea what we were gonna do.

He crossed his arms and sighed, "Well I want you to go see Doc. We need to know how far along you are. We'll wait a bit and then we'll announce it. Really the few people who know this the better for now." He looked at me, "How many people have you told?"

"Not many. Just Mel and Ian. Landon was there so he knows."

"And we can assume that Mel told Jared." Ian said.

"We can't tell Jamie. He won't keep it quite." Landon said.

"I wanna go with Wanda to go see Doc." Ian added

"Sure, sure." Jeb said, "But don't take too long, I need you to help me in the eastern field."

Ian nodded and tugged me towards the bar so we could get food. I felt really bad that I'd let Jeb down, I had been being responsible but it was just a whole lot of things happening at once.

Ian and Mel were my body guards at the table, when Jamie asked why I was so quiet I told him I was still feeling a little sick and I was gonna go see Doc after breakfast. I was kinda feeling a bit sick, I felt so ashamed of myself but at the same time I felt a bit giddy, excited.

After breakfast Ian and I walked down the southern tunnel to Doc's place. "Doc?" I called.

"Wanda?" his voice responded

"And Ian." Ian said smiling.

When I walked in Doc was already walking towards us, "I heard you went to the healer, any news?" He looked at me for a moment, "Are you still feeling sick?"

I shook my head, "Actually Doc." I began, "I need a check-up."

Doc raised an eyebrow, "But you did go to a healer right?"

I nodded, "It's a pregnancy check-up."

It took him a moment and then he put it together, "Oh. OH!" He walked back and put a clear sheet of some sort of plastic material on a table and waited for me. Ian helped me onto the table. "Tell me Wanda, when was your last menstrual cycle?"

"It was before the whole situation, so it was over a month ago."

He nodded and checked my vitals and then asked me to lay down.

"How far a long do you think she is?" Ian asked

Doc didn't answer for a moment while he pressed on my lower stomach, "It's hard to tell just by a physical exam. I wish I had a ultrasound machine." He smiled, "Did the healer want you to come back for a checkup or something?"

I nodded, "Yea. The healer wanted me to come back before the pregnancy spray she gave me ran out. What's an Ultrasound?"

"It helps me see how the baby is doing and the gender."

I nodded, "I'm sure that there will be something like that when I go to see a healer."

"I'll have to talk to Candy about this. I wish I could go with you to the healing facility." he muttered the last part to himself.

I nodded. I had totally forgot about Candy and that she has the knowledge about healing stuff. I guess it's because she wanted to reconnect with humans.
Doc stepped away and helped me sit up, "Well I think that maybe she's about 6 to 8 weeks."
"Ok" I said. So I was over two months pregnant.
I heard voices coming down the passage it sounded like male and female voices. I started to get nervous about seeing people in the hospital area. But because everyone knew that I'd been sick it wouldn't be as much of a shock.
When the speakers came into view my heart started pounding and my hands got sweaty, it was Brandon and Britney.
Doc gave a cough so the nerves must have shown on my face.
"Wanda." Britney said, "Landon told us you were getting seen, are you still sick?"
Ian shifted from foot to his other foot and I heard him let out a little groan.
"Excuse me." Doc said and then left the room.
"Ian." I said looking from my host's body's father to my partner.
He looked down at me a little fright in his eyes. I took his hand, "Ian why don't you and Brandon go to work. Jeb said he needed your help, I bet the two of you will get it done twice as fast."
Britney stepped forward, "Don't worry Ian. I'll stay with her."
Ian nodded and squeezed my hand and looked into my eyes, "If you need ANYTHING," he said seriously stressing 'anything' "I want you to send someone to get me. Got it?"
I nodded, "Got it. I promise Ian. I'll be ok."
"Don't worry she'll be just fine." Britney reassured him.
He almost looked torched as he and Brandon walked back down the tunnel.
Then Britney turned to me, "Your alright right? Ian looked way more worried than before."
I nodded, "Yea I'm good. I'm just..." I was wondering if I should tell her. Jeb did say not to tell a whole lot of people but this was my hosts mother so maybe she could help me with pregnancy.
"Your just... Pregnant?" she said. I just stared at her. "It's obviously not something serious because the souls have medication for serious stuff."
I nodded, "I'm scared Britney."
She gave me a gentle smile and just looked at me, "It'll be ok sweetheart."
"But I'm scared." I said really letting it out, "I haven't even been here for that long I don't know anything about taking care of a baby or being pregnant."
She walked over and sat next to me on the table, "I didn't know anything either. I only knew how babies were made and that it really, really hurts." She put her arm around my shoulder, "But you'll be fine honey." she paused, "I'm not sure about Ian though. I'll have to talk to him."
I remembered how he'd looked when they'd walked in, "Please don't. He's really worried. Not just about me but about the baby."
She smiled, "I saw his face when we walked in. I'm sure his face was even worst when you suggested he go off with your dad." she took a breath, "No, I wasn't going to kill him for knocking you up. No I was gonna talk to him about what's gonna happen. Your not a china doll, no matter how much you look like one, your not gonna break. He doesn't have to be so overprotective."
I nodded, I knew that I wouldn't break but I'm not sure about all the other stuff. "I know I'll be ok. I just don't know what Ian and I are gonna do. I don't know if we can have a baby and be in hiding."
She nodded, "I can see that. I didn't want to drag you with me when I went into hiding. But it is a bit different for you."
I looked at her curious, "How is it different?"
She looked at me too, "Wanda. Your a soul. You can blend in just fine." I was a bit shocked, I hadn't thought about that. "However Ian isn't. Ian is a human and can't blend in as well as you or say Landon."
I felt my heart sink. That was true, I could take the child out to run and play outside in the world but Ian wouldn't be able to come with us, he'd have to stay back and wouldn't be able to be part of it. It just made me feel sad that Ian and I wouldn't be able to spend family time with our child out in the world.
"I wish there was a way to change that." She said. "I'd love to be able to play with my grand-baby"
It took me a minute to realize that she was talking about my baby. She would be the maternal grandmother. I sighed and shrugged. I didn't see any way out of our situation.

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