Quick note: This one's pretty short (for me) and its just Day. I really wrote this little section for myself, and my own little fangirl heart. I thought long and hard about whether it really even belonged in my story but in the end I decided to share it with you…. Hope you don't mind. I promise I'll be back to my regularly scheduled programming next time.

DAY

By the time I stumble into the apartment building where Eden and I live I'm only half awake. In the past forty-eight hours I've had maybe four or five hours of sleep? Right after June and I hung up this morning exhaustion hit me like a ton of bricks. I've got to catch a few hours sleep before we head out to deal with this whole goddy mess! Right now, the couch in the lobby looks so comfortable I wonder if anyone would notice if I just crashed there… I'd really like to get this sticky junk out of my hair though so I go ahead and drag myself upstairs. I'm not exactly sure what day it is, Saturday, maybe? The door isn't locked so Eden must still be home.

As living situations go our apartment isn't bad, pretty nice actually. We aren't really into "stuff" so except for the furniture that was already here the place is pretty sparse. Not exactly clean though. Eden has one of those creative minds that can't ever be working on just one thing so there are papers, project models and various computers spread out all over the place. That's probably why I don't notice the clothes on the floor until after I already picked up the pink thing that was hanging off the back of a chair.

It's a bra. It's a pink bra. I don't think June owns anything pink, so this can't be hers, besides she hasn't been here in weeks. My brain is working very slowly right now and I'm still contemplating the bra in my hands when Eden strolls down the hall from the bathroom wearing sweat pants and toweling off his hair.

"Hey! You're back! Man, you look like hell!"

He's so damn cheerful and I'm sure he's right. I'm working on a really clever response when a voice calls out from down the hall and it's owner comes padding into the room in only a towel.

"Eden, have you seen my_" It's Tess.

Goddy hell!

Tess freezes and I freeze and Eden just goes right on drying off his hair until he realizes that Tess and I have turned into statues. It's not that I'm stupid. Eden's twenty-two and Tess is an adult. But in my head they are both still ten and I've been perfectly happy operating under the illusion that neither of them had ever…that they weren't…you know. Ugh!

"Good-morning Day." Tess has regained her composure and is now glaring at me, daring me to say something.

"Um, morning." I mumble back, how did I not even know they were dating?

"Can I have my…?" She doesn't finish but she holds out a hand and I realize I'm still holding her bra. Oh god. I quickly hand it off to Eden who manages to dredge up a sheepish grin as he passes the thing from me to Tess. Then we all stand there staring at the floor or the ceiling or the wall for another minute until Eden, who obviously doesn't think it's a big deal breaks the silence.

"So, why do you look like you got run over by a Jeep?"

"If I did get run over by a Jeep do you think I'd be able to forget the last five minutes of my life?" I ask. Tess rolls her eyes and Eden just laughs.

"You've already forgotten enough life for one person, yeah?" He's so goddy clever isn't he? I reach over and punch him in the shoulder. Tess proceeds to collect the rest of her clothes with all the dignity of a queen before disappearing into Eden's room and shutting the door a little too hard behind her.

"It's not really that weird, right?" Eden starts once she's gone "I mean I guess we should've told you before but Tess said she wanted to do it and you're gone a lot. So there wasn't really time…"

"Oh, no… not weird at all, why would it be weird?" I pick a shirt off from off the counter and throw it at him, "Of course it's weird Eden! She's like my sister!"

"Yeah, but she's not like my sister. That would be totally weird. So everything's good yeah?"

I groan and throw up my hands, "What am I supposed to do if things don't work out and someone gets heartbroken, huh? Who am I gonna be mad at?"

Eden looks like he's seriously considering this, like it's an actual puzzle to be solved. "Me, I think. I can take it and you never stay mad at me anyway."

This is obviously already a lost cause so I just go ahead and give up, "You guys have to be good to each other then, ok? You're not just messing around right? "

"No. I'm not messing." Eden's face is suddenly serious and for a second he looks older than he is. I recognize the look on his face, I'm sure I've worn it myself; it's the face of a man who's fallen hard. I hope Tess feels the same way.

"Ok, then…just you know, be careful and stuff."

"Is this a sex talk Danny?"

"What? No!... Why? Do you need a sex talk little brother?"

"Nope, I think I've got things figured out." He says smirking at me, Ugh! How did we get into this? Would it be this awkward if it was just some girl and not Tess? I mean, Eden has had girlfriends and I'm sure he's had sleepovers before I've just been blissfully ignoring them. I can't ignore Tess though. The irony of course in Eden's question is that I'm in no place to be giving safety lectures today even if that had been what I'd meant. Which reminds me. "Wait, did Tess tell you about June..?"

At this moment Tess walks out of the bedroom perfectly composed and dressed like the well-respected Doctor she is. "No! I did not tell him!" She smacks me on the head on her way to the coffee pot. "It's not my place to tell anyone! I'm really glad she finally told you though! I promised her you would be happy… you were appropriately happy right?"

"What are you guy's talking about?" Eden asks.

"Of course I was happy!" I say.

"Good. If you'd made a liar out of me I was going to have to kick you or something." She sighs and pours milk in her coffee, "She's already much too tightly wound sometimes than is good for anyone. Whatever she may think she's not indestructible and I'd really appreciate it if you'd try and help me make sure she stays healthy."

Oh god I think as my stomach turns sour; "Well…she got shot in the hip at dinner last night so I'm already a goddy failure there. "

"What!" Tess cries and nearly drops her cup.

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Eden practically shouts.

I don't really want to tell this story. Especially not right now when I'm feeling like a total trot for not doing a better job protecting June. I really just want to take a shower and sleep for a couple hours but my brother and Tess would never let me get away with that so I tell them as much as I can. When I get to the part about June and the baby I look at Tess for help… I don't know what to tell Eden or if I even should yet. Even though her eyebrows are still furrowed over my description of June's injury she gives me an encouraging nod so I go on. "June's well…June's pregnant. "

" Wow! Daniel really? Eden chirps "Congrats brother! I knew you had it in you!" He winks and even though I shoot him a dirty look I've got to admit I'm relieved he doesn't feel abandoned or something. I didn't realize I was even worried about that but we've been each other's only family for so long now that I guess I was. Maybe this thing with Tess is actually really good.

Tess, I notice still looks pretty upset. She finishes off her coffee sets it in the sink and takes a deep breath. "I've got to get to work boys, Day…walk me out?"

"Sure thing." I respond wondering what she wants to say that she doesn't want Eden to hear. I wait by the door while she grabs the rest of her stuff and then I pretend to be extremely interested in the doorknob while she and Eden say good-bye for at least three minutes longer than necessary.

We take the stairs instead of the elevator and once we are alone in the stairwell she stops.

"I'm sorry about Eden."

"Don't be."

"I am though, I should have made sure it would be ok with you. I know it's got to be weird as hell….I, I think I'm in love with him."

Honestly, that actually makes me feel better; since it's pretty obvious Eden's a gonner. I'm about to tell her that but she goes on before I can.

"But I love you too. You're my family and I wouldn't ever want to jeopardize that. "

"I know that Tess. Don't be ridiculous! Just you know…lock the door in the future and it'll all be fine." She rolls her eyes again but her face turns red ruining the effect. "Was that everything you needed to tell me?" I ask.

"No…" Her eyes are stern now, "Day, I'm worried about June ok. It's nothing serious but not all of her numbers were perfect yesterday and I really, really want to make sure you guys are being cautious." She pauses like she's searching for words. "I feel like it's pointless to tell you two not to get into trouble. I'm not a goddy idiot I know you're already planning to find that girl and save the world. I just want you to remember that neither of you can afford to lose this baby. I watched both of you suffer for way too many years and I can't take that again…so just be careful ok."

If anyone but Tess had said that I might be angry, but she's right, she was there for both of us during some very dark times and she has every right to be honest with me about her fear. I pull her into a hug and say, "I promise I will not let anything happen to June… or the baby."

"You can't make that promise Day… " She mumbles into my shirt "But you can promise you'll be smart. And you sure as hell better promise you'll send her to me tonight before you do anything else ok? I can't believe she didn't go to the hospital last night!"

"You can't?"

"Ugh. I can, but that pretty much proves my point!" We stand there for another second and I'm feeling very grateful to have someone like Tess in our lives until she pulls away and wrinkles her nose at me.

"Day…you really need a shower."

I guess the moments over, "Thanks cousin." As soon as she's out the door I head back upstairs to do exactly that before falling into a, thankfully, dreamless sleep.

Hours later when I wake up on the couch Eden is sitting cross-legged on the floor, a ring of papers surrounds him but he's watching me.

"Hey Danny?" he says quietly.

"Yeah?"

"I just wanted to tell you I think you'll be a pretty amazing Dad."

"Thank's kid." I say past the lump in my throat.

I hope he's right. I stare at the ceiling and think about what Tess said. I really hope I get the chance… Just then my earpiece alerts me to an incoming call. It's June. She's got the Electors consent and everything's ready.

Time to go.

One last thing:

I'd just like to take a moment and say I really, really respect ALL of the work that everyone does here. It's a pretty great community and I have had a lot of fun reading everyone's version of the awesome June/Day love story. None of us own these characters but in many ways we all do. That's the beauty of books, yeah? When an author sets her story free her creation gets mixed with each reader's individual experiences and speaks to us through the filter of our own lives. A really great story (like Legend) lives on to become a part of us, a part of our real life story. You may like my version of the Legend afterlife or you may find it boring as hell. (I would not blame you…its gotten way longer than I imagined). Either way, it certainly isn't the truth of the story. The way I see it until the day Marie Lu answers my prayers and writes me the Novella I so desperately want to read…until then, we all share the keys to the these beautiful characters and it's been an honor for me to do so with all of you.

Okee dokee philosophizing over. (unless you want to chat then feel free to PM me!) As always I'd LOVE to hear what you thought! Have a fantastic week!