Chapter 32
I woke up the next day feeling as if I had been hit by a bus. I groaned and rolled over, bringing the covers over my head to block out the sun. I tried to falling back asleep, and was almost there when I jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom, emptying my stomach of everything that I had eaten the day before. I guess this is what Sarah complained about all the time.
I finished giving the toilet everything I owned, and laid down on the cold bathroom floor. The coldness of the floor cooled me down and I felt like falling asleep again. Life had other plans as I sat up again and threw up once more.
When I felt like I had nothing left to throw up, I decided to take a shower. I grabbed some jeans, and a t-shirt that had holes in the back for my wings that Logan had given me. I turned on the shower and waited for it to warm up. I looked at my reflection and saw the bags underneath my eyes. I really had been losing sleep, I just never realized others could tell. I lifted up my shirt and turned to the side. I imagined what my stomach would look like a few months from now. I smiled at the thought of being huge and having my best friend with me along the way.
I stripped down and stepped into the shower, letting the warmth of the water wash away the stress that I had built up over the weeks. I washed my hair and body quickly, so I could have more time to just stand. I let my mind wander to the future and filled my head with thoughts about what would happen. I was snapped out of my reverie by a small sound.
"Sneakers!" I said. I decided to change her name to sneakers when I found her eating one of Logan's shoes. I opened the shower door and let her in. She jumped onto one of the ledges, and leaned her head into the spray of the water. She was the only cat, that I had noticed, that liked water.
"Where have you been all this time?" I asked her.
"Out." was her reply.
"Okay." I said, knowing that was about all I would get. She had been gone for quite some time and I had no clue to where she had been. "You done?"
She answered me with a cry and jumped down, waiting for the door to open. I shut off the water and opened the door. Sneakers jumped out and shook all the water off of her like a dog. I grabbed a towel and dried myself off, wrapping my hair up into the towel. I put on my clothes and let free wings. They hadn't been free in awhile and it felt good to let them go. I put on a little makeup, and dried my hair. I threw on my slippers and left my room, in search for some food.
I walked into the kitchen and found Sarah already there, pigging out on some food. She looked up to me as I entered the kitchen.
"Well, look who finally woke from the dead!" she said.
"Whatever, I haven't been asleep that long." I said.
"Uh, if you haven't noticed, it's one in the afternoon." she said.
"What!" I said. "I slept that long?"
"Yea." she said. "But, I will go easy on you just this once, seeing as how you just found out your pregnant."
"Oh I definitely know I'm pregnant now. And I'm glad I have your permission to sleep late." I told her sarcastically.
"No problem. Morning sickness right?" she asked.
"Morning sickness." I replied with a huff.
"Sucks don't it?" she said.
"More than I thought." I said. "There is no food in this house!"
"Relax, girl. There is food, you just don't want to make it." said Sarah.
"That's because I'm too tired." I told her.
"Well, why don't we go out to lunch?" she said.
"You just ate." I pointed out to her.
"Honey, I can always eat. You'll find out soon enough. Come on, I'll drive." she said.
"Um, if you haven't noticed, I can't really go out like this." I said as I pointed out my wings and the lines that adorned my body.
"Don't worry. I know this little place that won't care. Believe me. Ryan took me there after he found out I was pregnant. My powers were all out of wack, and I ended up drowning half the kitchen with water." she said.
"Nice." I said. "Let me go get some shoes on and I'll be right down."
I ran up to my room and grabbed some socks and shoes. I grabbed my coat and scarf and ran down to her car. On our way there, I put on my socks and shoes. It was a bit difficult, seeing as how Sarah couldn't drive worth crap.
"Could you maybe try to not kill us? I actually want to tell Logan I'm pregnant first." I said.
I paused. How would I tell Logan? Logan isn't the easiest man to talk to if you haven't noticed. And I am sure he would blow up at the mention of me being pregnant.
"How are you going to tell him?" asked Sarah.
"No idea." I said.
"Well, you're gonna have to sometime!" she said.
"No shit Sherlock!" I exclaimed.
"Wings! You cannot cuss in front of the baby!" she yelled.
"Flip, it's not like they can hear me right now. It's ears aren't even formed yet!" I yelled back.
"It is not an it!" she yelled back.
"Ok, his or hers ears aren't formed yet! Happy!" I yelled.
"Thank you!" she countered back.
"Okay, why are we yelling at each other?" I asked her calmly.
"I don't know!" she yelled, but quickly shut up when she noticed I didn't yell. "Sorry."
"It's okay." I laughed.
"Look at us. Best friends arguing over something so dumb. I guess pregnancy does make you hormonal." said Sarah.
"No kidding." I replied.
"Oh, food! We're here!" she exclaimed as she pulled into a parking lot.
"What is this place?" I asked. It looked like an old run down warehouse from the looks of it.
"They have the best food ever! Everything you could ever think of, you know, since they're hiding out they have to have all kinds of food. Come on! I'm starved." she exclaimed.
"When aren't you starved?" I asked, getting out of the car.
"Shut up." she said, as she did the same.
We walked up the door and she knocked three times. The door opened revealing a very tall man who had short brown hair, black eyes which creeped me out, and hair all over his body. The man looked them over and nodded as they both walked in. Inside was a total three sixty from the outside. There were tables all over the place along with booths on the side with lamps in the middle. Chandeliers hung from the ceilings, and you could see the kitchen in the back. The place was very nice, apart form the creepy man at the door. I suppose you're gonna need security if you're hiding a secret restaurant.
"How many?" asked a woman. She had orange curly hair and black stripes that ran along her skin, like a tiger. She had big cat eyes that looked as if they peered through your soul.
"Two." said Sarah.
"Okay. Right this way." she said. She grabbed two menus and took us to a booth off to the side. "Mina will be your waitress, she'll be right with you."
"Thank you." I said as we sat down.
"So? Do you like?" asked Sarah.
"Surprisingly? Yes, I do. It's beautiful. I was expecting it to be some bar or something." I said.
"Wings, do you honestly think I would take us to a bar? In the shape we're in?" she laughed.
"Yea I guess so." I laughed.
"So, what are you gonna get?" she asked.
"I dunno. What's good?" I asked back.
"Everything! Seriously, they have pretty much anything you could ever think of. It's amazing. Apparently a telepathic person runs owns this restaurant, and he can hear what people want and don't want. That's how if figures out what to have on menus and stuff." said Sarah.
"I can hear that. There are so many people in here, my mind feels like a train station at rush hour." I complained, rubbing my temples.
"Sorry. Didn't the professor teach you how to block them out?" asked Sarah.
"Yea, but I can't remember." I laughed.
"Ouch. That's gotta suck." she said.
"And to bad I can't have anything to drink." I said.
"Of course you can! You can have stuff to drink!" she said.
"No you ding dong, alcohol." I said.
"Oh, well you definitely cannot have that." she said looking at her menu.
"No shi-" I started but was cut off by her stare. "Crap."
"Thank you." she said.
I made a face at her and looked down at my menu. I searched over the contents and looked for something that would satisfy my hunger, cause by God I was starving! I decided on a fettuccine alfredo with chicken on top.
"Hello, my name is Mina, what can I get for you today?" she asked. Mina had long black hair that went to the bottom of her back. She had big green eyes with brown around the edges. She looked to be about twenty or so.
"Uh, I will have the fettuccine alfredo and an iced tea please." I said.
"Would like sugar in that?" she asked.
"Yes please." I finished.
"And for you?" she asked Sarah.
"Uh, I will have the same." she said with a smile.
"Alright. I'll will put that in for you." she said, as she grabbed our menus.
"She's nice." said Sarah.
"Yea." I said.
"So, back to business. How are you going to tell Logan?" she asked.
"Look, I don't even know when he is getting back. Along with that, I'm sure he won't be in the greatest of moods when he gets back either. So I'm sure telling him some of the biggest news of his life isn't gonna be the get me up he needs." I said.
"Wings, he has a right to know." said Sarah.
"I know. And he will know. It's not like I can hide it forever, plus I am a terrible liar." I said.
"Yea I know." she smiled.
"Shut up. Look, whenever he gets home, I will give him a few days to cool off, and then I will tell him. He needs to be calm when I tell him or else who knows what he'll do." I said.
"Yea I guess." she said.
"Here is your food." said Mind.
"Wow, that was fast." said Sarah.
"Yea, well, that's why we're so popular among the mutants. We have great service." laughed Mina.
"I can see that." I said.
We ate our meals and continued small talk in between. We paid our bill and went on our way, the bodyguard thanking us for eating there and wishing us a great day.
Sarah drove recklessly as usual back to the mansion and pulled into the garage. We got out and walked inside, meeting Ryan in the hall.
"Ryan, you have got to forbid her to drive. She is worse than Logan, and that's a bad thing." I said.
"Oh shut up." said Sarah.
I laughed. "I'm gonna go upstairs and take a nap. I'm exhausted."
"Alright. See you later girl." said Sarah.
"See ya." I said.
I walked upstairs, not hearing the voices from behind me.
"What's going on?" whispered Sarah.
"She's gonna get a big surprise when she walks into her room." said Ryan.
I opened my door and stepped in, throwing my stuff onto the table next to me. I closed the door and went to the closet where I took my shoes off.
"Hey baby."
I wheeled around, startled by the voice.
"Logan!"
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