Aleya Arrived back at the next with Jay only a few days later. She was bouncy and jumpy, and absolutely glowing. Jay wouldn't leave her side and it made me smile when ever I saw them. I had never seen Aleya so happy, and The expression on her face reminded me of myself when Urban had finally came back to the nest only six months ago.

Once in a while she would throw me looks and giggle quietly when I would wink at her. Sure just a fling. What ever. That night I watched as aleya laid down by the fire with Jay, she snuggled into his chest , and whispered something unintelligible to my ears, it looked like "I love you." I turned away smiling.

As happy as I was for Aleya I couldn't help but feel a little bit empty. Urban hadn't come home yet, and I wasn't sure when he would and I was still troubled with confusing thoughts of Anthony. I wanted nothing more than to forget him, and his frustrations. He was costing me more pain than he was worth. I wished that I could decide what was wrong with me, but I couldn't. I wanted to hold him in my arms, and tell him that I was sorry, that I loved him. But at the same time I wanted to slap him, curse at him and tell him he was dead to me.

I still couldn't decide. Did I hate him? Or did I love him?

I sighed rolling to my back, closed my eyes, pushing all thoughts from my head, concentrating on my heartbeat, my breathing, and the small kicks that came from my abdomen.

I heard a ruffling, And felt someone gently nudge me. My heart started racing, and my eyes snapped open, and I gasped, then slowly fear turned to relief, it was only Aleya, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aleya, good gods, you scared me." She smiled a warm smile as an apology, and grabbed my hand gently pulling me up into the sitting position.

"sorry about that, I have to talk to you, and I don't think it can wait till tomorrow." Her tone was common enough, warms and gentle, yet with a certain snakish quality, but her words caught me off guard, it sounded important.

"Oh, Okay, What is it." I tried not to sound to concerned, aleya could pick up on my emotions all to well, and she hated people being worried, or concerned, over her anyway. She smiled again, lowering her head, as if in embarrassment, and I took her long pale hand in my warm golden toned one. "Aleya, you can tell me." I reminded her, I trusted her with all of my secrets, well except one. Kimber. The alley. I shivered. I hoped she trusted me.

She looked up smiling, then turned her head, looked at Jay for just a split second then sighed.

"He is beautiful isn't he." It was rhetorical, I didn't answer. She sighed again then turned to back to me, a strange sadness in her eyes.

I watched her face waiting, anxious.

"Cori Im Pregnant." Her words were strange mumbled, quiet and I almost forgot to be excited.

Then I threw my self at her, enveloping her in a huge hug, I was bouncy, tears of joy springing to my eyes.

"Aleya! That's great new. Were going to be moms together!!" I was ecstatic, but it was all cut short, I looked closely at Aleya's pale, beautiful face, and it was sad, her eyes glistened with coming tears. I grabbed her face forcing her to look me in the eyes. "Aleya…what's wrong?" I shook her slightly "Does Jay know?" I asked her more quietly. She shook her head. "Well we have to tell him!" I almost screamed jumping to my feet, and turning to go over to Jays sleeping form, but Aleya caught me around the arm.

"Cori…Stop." I looked at her in confusion, her eyes were scared now, and she was shaking. I could feel the violent tremors coming off of her. "Its Not His."