Echo

"Bellamy, I'm pregnant."

Excitement, concern, and fear ran through me all at once. I never imagined I'd ever be pregnant, being a warrior in the royal guard and a spy. I had no experience with children! I know Bellamy had raised Octavia, but did he even want a child? What if he wanted me to get rid of the baby? Abby had said there were ways to "terminate the pregnancy"—to kill the baby before it's born, which I could never do. Or even worse, what if he just left me altogether to raise the child on my own? Would he?

"Echo," he said again after a long moment of silence. "Echo, are you okay?" He moved closer, stopping just in front of me.

"Please don't leave me," I whispered.

His arms were suddenly around me, a hand rubbing my back rhythmically. "Echo, I'd never leave you. I promise,"

"Never?"

He pulled back, tilting my chin up to look at him. "Never. I love you, Echo. You're pregnant with our child. This is our future."

I nodded after a moment. One thing I knew was true was that Bellamy Blake would never lie to me. He never lies to anyone he cares for. He smiled suddenly. "I know someone who'll be bubbling with excitement."

Bellamy

I knocked on the door, Echo constantly shifting her weight whether in excitement or nervousness I wasn't sure. The door flew open and she bounced out of the room.

"Bell!" she practically yelled, throwing her arms around me. I laughed, hugging my sister back tightly. "I missed you!"

"You saw me yesterday at lunch, O."

"It's the hormones," Roan responded, following her out of the room. Honestly, I had been completely against Octavia and Roan becoming a couple after Ilian and her broke things off. Telling her "he's the king of Azgeda" didn't work since she responded back with "you're with the king of Azgeda's personal spy." My reservations went away when Octavia began to show her pregnancy and although he wasn't the father, he asked her every five minutes if she was okay and treated as good as Lincoln would've.

"Hey!" she let me go so she could smack him. He chuckled. She turned back to me. "Is there a reason for this visit or did you decide to pay us a visit randomly?"

I pulled Echo up beside me. "We have something to tell—"

"Oh my god, you're pregnant!" Octavia squealed. I looked at her in surprise, ignoring the overprotective look Roan was throwing my way, similar to the one I gave him when he first began spending time with my sister.

"How did you…?"

Octavia gave us her happiest smile. "You're practically glowing! You look just like I did when I found out. My little one will have a…cousin?...to grow up with! I'm going to be a mother and an aunt!"

Everyone laughed at Octavia's excitement. It was an exciting thing, to become both a father and an uncle. To be able to watch both children grow up similar and age and being side by side through everything.

"What do you want? A boy or a girl?"

Echo hesitated for a moment. "A daughter."

Octavia turned to me. "A daughter, to test that 'daddy's little girl' theory."

Roan laughed. "We're both hoping for a son." He shook his head. "Though Octavia is sure we'll be having a daughter. She said she can sense it."

Octavia turned to us. "It's surreal, feeling the baby growing inside of you. In a few months, you'll really notice it. I can feel her stretches and kicks, it's really amazing. Abby told me in a few more she can identify whether she's a boy or girl, though I already know."

"You assume, not know," Roan pointed out. I rolled my eyes. It was pointless to argue with my sister, she was too stubborn.

Sure enough, she turned on him. "I know, Roan. Don't assume that I'm assuming."

I held back a laugh. Octavia and Echo had so much in common, especially their stubbornness and determination. The two girls shared an amusing look. "Guys," Octavia said with a smile.

"Hey!" Roan and I both mock-shouted. All of us could no longer contain our laughter.

Unlike on the Ark, the bunker had plenty of good food, thanks to good farming for treats such as corn and carrots, actual meat thanks to Ilian for bringing his chickens and sheep, water, and on the rare occasion goat's milk. Thanks to Octavia's horse, Helios, farm station was well fertilized. It was a small price to farm grass and hay and give water to the horse for him to fertilize all our food.

So, we were happy when we sat down for dinner to eat. The four of us sat down whenever we could and ate a meal. With my on guard's duty and Roan as one of the three leaders, we didn't often get long meals together so we greatly enjoyed the times we did like tonight.

Octavia was rubbing her hand over her now-visible baby bump. I saw Echo watching her. Pregnancy was even more terrifying to Echo than it was to Octavia when she learned she was pregnant nearly four months ago. But I knew my sister would help her through it as well as she could.

"Have you thought of names yet?" I asked her.

She looked at me for a moment before responding. "If she is a she, then I was thinking Hope. I haven't thought of any boy names yet."

I nodded. "I love the name Hope."

"These babies are giving us hope, so that's the perfect name," Echo said, her hand still on her stomach, her face thoughtful. Octavia reached across the table and took Echo's other hand.

"We're going to get through this, Echo. Ogeda."