Mercy knows that life marches on for everyone. And, well, she's starting to wear smock dresses due to the fact that she's starting to show off the fact that she's most assuredly pregnant at about eight months along. But she still doesn't know if it's going to be a boy or girl.
And yet, they both will be content with either one once she and Bitterroot get married. However, she has to get home to Camp McCarran from Flagstaff within the month, otherwise, she'll end up giving birth to her first child without Bitterroot and her family around her.
"Life is often hard darling. But we must remain strong until we are reunited with our loved ones. But, there's something that you must know Mercy." said Vulpes one day. "There's an assassin named Meria who has put out a bounty on your head for taking her mother away from her. However, she is also your half-sister by way of another man named Big Sal. One of the Omertas in New Vegas. And working at Gomorrah for whomever can afford her services. We've also warned your family about her. And your young man, well, let's just say he has a chance of killing her once she knows that you are dead. For we have been keeping you just out of her reach for the past few months until she's dead."
Mercy nodded and asked. "Why would she want me dead? What have I done to her? I mean, sure mama died when I was born. But, that's all that had happened when she started planning to kill me off. I've often heard of her through the grapevine of sorts, and, well, she scares me to death. Not of who she is mind you, just that she has no reason to hate me enough to want to have me killed off. But, thank you for protecting me till she's dead Uncle mine."
And a fast flying pigeon was sent to Flagstaff the following day saying that the assassin was wounded within Legion lands and that they had every right to just up and finish her off, and Mercy agreed to it of course.
The young woman shifted her weight a bit as the baby began kicking her abdomen relentlessly and she sighed as she began to sing a was also another old favorite of her mother's. Of course, it was a song of Celtic origin called The Mummer's Dance by some woman named Loreena Mckennitt. And when she raised her voice in song, everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to her.
"When the springtime of the year/ When the trees are crowned with leaves/When the ash and oak/And the birch and yew/Are dressed in ribbons fair/ When owls call the breathless moon/In the blue veil of the night/The shadows of the trees appear/Amidst the lantern light/ we've been rambling all the night/And some time of this day/ Now returning back again/We bring a garland gay/ Who will go down to the shady groves/ And a ribbon on those sheltering arms/In the springtime of the year/The songs of the birds seem to fill the eood/That when the fiddler plays/All their voices can be heard/ Long past their woodland days/We've been rambling all the night/ And sometime of this day/ Now returning back again/ We bring a garland gay/ And so they linked their hands and danced/ Round in circles and in rows/ And so the journey of the night descends/ When all the shades are gone/ A garland gay we bring you here/ And at your door we stand/ It's a sprout well budded out/The work of our Lord's hand/ We've been rambling all the night/ And some time of this day/ Now returning back again/ We bring a garland gay/We've ben rambling all the night/And some time of this day/Now returning back again/We bring a garland gay."
She received hearty felt applause at the end of her song and as she began to blush she heard her father's voice calling to her. she embraced her father as he got to her side and asked her." How are you feeling baby girl?"
She smiled as she answered."Papa, I'm doing fine. I'm just a little bit larger on account of the fact that I'm eight months pregnant. And well, now that the assassin will be dealt with, let's go home."
There was a sudden shot as a sniper rifle was fired right at the young medic, but it didn't even hit her on account that it was used by her fiance on the bitch's ass to finally get rid of her for good. Her aunt, however, opted to go with her niece because she was a well trained midwife and she knows that she might be giving birth to the child long before getting back home to Camp McCarran.