As June arrived Emery was having more trouble hiding her pregnancy. She had a defined baby bump that she was hiding with loose clothing and large handbags. She had gotten herself a book on pregnancy but it worried her that she seemed to be progressing more then she should be. Sophia had to tell her the while Human pregnancies last 40 weeks and Atrian pregnancy is more like 25. So Emery, even though she was only 11 weeks, was almost halfway done her pregnancy. It was even worse when she had to break that news to her dad. He insisted that she see a doctor. The only problem was they needed to find a doctor that was pro atrian/human relations. Which meant that Emery had to talk to Gloria. She walked into Gloria's office early Monday morning. Gloria glanced up when Emery knocked.

"Emery, come on in."

Emery walked in and sat down across from her. Gloria smiled.

"What can I do for you?"

Emery felt like her heart was going to beat out of her chest. "I'm pregnant."

Gloria froze for a minute but then gathered herself. "With Roman I would assume?"

She nodded. "My dad knows and so does Roman's mom."

Gloria made a face. "I bet they took that rather well. How are you doing?"

She shrugged. "I feel so different. I don't know what to expect and I don't know how people will react."

"Well that's all pretty normal. What's Roman say?"

"That no matter what he will stand by me."

"You're lucky to have him."

"I know. The thing is my dad wants me to see a doctor but I don't know if I can?"

Gloria nodded and grabbed a post it. "There is a doctor that works a couple nights a week out of a small shack in the bayou. He has been helping me with the atrians and a few other things. Tell him that Gloria sent you and he will help you."

Emery nodded and accepted the post it. "Thank you."

She nodded but as Emery stood to leave she spoke again. "Emery, I do have to tell you that people are not going to take to kindly to a half atrian baby. So you and Roman need to be prepared for a fight."

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Emery found Roman in the cafeteria and walked over. He was sitting with Drake eating his lunch. She sat down and he smiled.

"Hey."

She handed him the post it and he read it carefully.

"What is this?"

"I told Gloria."

He looked at her surprised. "And?"

"And she told me about this doctor that works a couple nights a week in the bayou. He's helped her with similar situations before. Thing is I have to see him after curfew."

Roman shook his head. "No way you're going out there alone."

Taylor sat down and looked curious. "Go where alone?"

Emery glanced at her and dropped her voice. "Bayou atrian baby doctor."

Taylor shrugged. "I can go with you. I got my atrian super strength still."

Drake looked at Roman. "She is right. If you can't go with her then Taylor is the next best thing."

Roman thought for a minute before nodding. "Okay but the first sign of trouble get out of there."

Emery smiled. "Scout's honor."

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Taylor looked at the creepy looking shack.

"Are you sure that this is right?"

Emery nodded. "Gloria said that it was off the beaten path."

They approached the door. Emery knocked and a man with a reseeding hairline poked his head out.

"Yes?"

Emery spoke nervous. "Hi i'm Emery Whitehill, Gloria told me that you could help me."

He looked at Taylor and nodded. "Okay."

He let them in. Despite how it looked on the outside the inside resembled a hospital. He looked at her once they shut the door.

"I'm Dr. Cane. What can I help you with?"

"I'm pregnant and the father is an atrian."

He nodded and spoke kindly. "Your secret is safe with me. Have a seat on the table and we can take a look."

She nodded and handed Taylor her bag. Dr. Cane washed his hands before getting her weight, temperature, heartrate, and blood pressure. He nodded.

"Okay so your blood pressure is good and everything else looks good. So I want to do an ultra sound just to make sure that the baby is growing like it should be."

While he got the machine Emery looked at him.

"One of my atrian friends told me that Atrian pregnancies progress faster then human ones?"

He nodded. "They do. Normal gestational time for an Atrian pregnancy is 25 weeks. You're about 11 right?"

She nodded and laid back. He squirted gel onto her stomach and started moving a doppler around her stomach. The screen started glowing blue. Emery looked at it stunned. There was a fetus that was glowing brightly. Dr. Cane caught sight of her face and smiled.

"It's normal."

She looked at him. "No it's not."

"For Atrians it is." He zoomed in and a strange sound filled the room. "Okay so with the baby being only half atrian it is absorbing water through the skin but it only has one heart and one set of lungs. They are developing well. And I would say that you are about 11 weeks. So that would put your due date in early September, late August."

He took the doppler away and wiped the gel off of her stomach. He then opened a cabinet and handed her a bottle of pills.

"These are some prenatal vitamins that should help with the baby's development. I want to see you back here in 4 weeks. Same time."

She nodded and jumped off the table. "Thank you."

"It's why i'm here." He grabbed something out of the machine and handed it to her. "I wouldn't show them to anyone that you don't fully trust."

She nodded and left with Taylor. She looked at the ultrasound photos and smiled. It was the first time she felt like everything was going to be okay.

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Roman opened the door to the supply closet and stepped inside. He locked the door just as Emery jumped at him. She kissed him deeply making him chuckle.

"Jeez you would think that you haven't seen me in months."

She rolled her eyes and pulled something out of her bag. She handed it to him. Roman looked at the ultrasound photo. He grinned.

"Wow."

She nodded. "We're both healthy and the doctor was less creepy then I expected."

He wrapped and arm around her waist and kissed her. When they pulled apart she smiled.

"School will be out in a week and then the baby will be born right when we go back to school."

He nodded. "So we have the summer to figure things out."

She smiled but then it started to fall. "What are the rules for being out of the sector over the summer?"

"I don't know yet. But hopefully the same as when we are in school so that I can see you."

She nodded and kissed him one last time before they headed off to class.

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Gloria stepped into the classroom and smiled at The Atrian Seven.

"Well we have done it. Atrians and humans have gone to school together for a year. I have had students come up to me and ask if more atrians can come next year."

Sophia looked shocked. "Really?"

"Really. The Principal and I have discussed it with the board and we will hand select seven more atrians to join you here next year as freshmen."

Roman felt a sense of pride and knew that his father would be proud. Gloria continued.

"Now since you have all followed rules while at school we have agreed to give the seven of you more privileges over the summer. You will have your normal curfew on weekdays but on weekends you may stay out all night as long as you stay within Edendale. And you still have to wear your tracking devices. But this will be a chance for you to spend time with your friends and experience normal teenager things."

They nodded. When they stood to leave Gloria spoke.

"Roman can I talk to you for a minute?"

Roman turned around and nodded. Once everyone left she looked at him carefully.

"I spoke with Sergeant Whitehill about you and Emery. I was able to get you a pass to be out of the sector overnight on weekdays as long as Sergeant Whitehill is in the house and can vouch for you. It is for when Emery has the baby. I assumed that you would want to be with her and the baby."

He nodded. "Thank you. For everything."

"Your welcome."

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