Chapter 7 – Unexpected Arrival

2nd July 2013

Jill and Claire were sat in the living room going through some baby clothes and deciding on baby names, Jill had never thought about it until now but had hoped to have chosen with Chris.

"so what about Ryan? Or what about Chad?" Claire was thinking so hard that her head was about to burst of excitement

"um? I don't think so some how Claire, I haven't actually thought about names yet, I guess i've been so busy with preparing I haven't had any time to think about anything else" Jill replied whilst folding some baby clothes.

"yeah I guess your right, hey maybe we should go out for some lunch soon? It has been a while since we last hung out, without talking about Work, the baby, Leon and Chris.. it might do us some good?" Claire stood up, grabbing a small pile of clothes and taking them upstairs into the little Redfield's room.

"yeah sounds like a great idea, if it's an all you can eat buffet count me in" Jill laughed as she pulled herself onto the sofa and turned the news on. Jill's happiness dropped and shock had risen at the sight on the news.

"Claire. Claire! Get down here now!" Jill called out as she turned the volume up.

"Jill! What is it!? What's wrong!?" Claire came running down the stairs nearly tripping over her own feet.

"look.." was all Jill could say..

"Today's latest and most devastating news. The president, Adam Benford, has been found dead which was caused by a viral outbreak had broken out in Tall Oaks, and the entire town has been vaporised to prevent any further outbreak. Over 70,000 people within the area had all become infected. No further news as of yet." the news reporter had finished just as Jill turned the T.V off.

"Leon..." Claire whispered under her breath.

"it's Raccoon City all over again.." Jill stood up and walked passed Claire to grab her phone.

"Hello? This is Agent Valentine, I need a report on the Tall Oaks incident right now!"

"I'm sorry Agent Valentine but due to your medical condition we can not supply you with any information regarding that case. However we can tell you that Ada Wong has been causing a bio-terrorism attack in china, and we've sent our best BSAA operatives in to investigate.

Over and out" the firm voice had ended the call straight away.

"Damn!"

"hold on Jill, let me try." Claire grabbed her phone and dialled a number.

"Hello this is Terrasave Agent Claire Redfield, I demand to speak with Agent Ingrid Hunnigan. It's and emergency!"

"Hello Claire, what can I help you with?" Ingrid answered with a calm, professional voice.

"the Tall Oaks case, I need information about what happened"

I'm sorry Claire but I cannot give out any top secret information out like that, the whole government has gone into lock down." Claire new she wasn't going to get much out of her but she has to try

"okay, but what about Leon..? is he okay?" she wasn't sure if she wanted the answer to that question but she had to know.

"I, err... Agent Kennedy is dead.. he, err... he was in the range of the missile that destroyed Tall Oaks.. I'm sorry to tell you this.." Ingrid had began sweating, lying to Simmons and other work colleagues was easy, but lying to a very close and old friend of Leon's was heart breaking. She wished she could just tell her the truth but she had to lie, at least for now..

Claire just put the phone down, not saying a word, not moving, it was as if she was a statue made of stone. Jill new what Claire had been told and didn't waste no time in grabbing her in a comforting embrace.

"I'm so sorry Claire.. I really am.."

"she lied to me.." Claire whispered

"what?" Jill pulled away to look her in the eyes

"she lied to me, Leon's alive, he told her to say that he was dead! Which means there's a mole in the government! I need to go Jill, I need some fresh air and time to think" she grabbed her coat and things and ran out the door before Jill could even call out her name.

"Claire Wait! come back!"

6th July 2013

it seemed like a normal Saturday evening, the sun was setting, hardly any clouds in the sky, needless to say the sunset has such a romantic side to it. Jill was washing a few dishes up that she had used that very morning, Claire was at work like she was every Saturday. Terrasave were making Claire do over time due to the outbreaks in Tall Oaks and China, the paper work seemed never ending for for, luckily for Jill her pregnancy stopped her from getting into too much stress with business, so she had plenty of time on her hands. In the background the radio was playing just enough to hear it but not enough to burst out singing or take too much notice to it. When she had finished she made herself comfortable on the sofa staring out the window at the beautiful orange and pink coloured sky. What a lovely sunset.. it was several minutes she just stared outside before being interrupted by a small kick.

"and your being very lively today? What's up? Your driving me crazy" she laughed as she gently traced her hands over her big baby bump, for someone who was 7 months pregnant she had the perfect pregnancy figure, no stretch marks, no swollen ankles, no heart burn, no aches or pains, nothing! She was very health and free from infections and pain, that might have been down to those experiments from Africa 3 years ago, her immune systems had changed so much that she hadn't got any kind of illness since, any virus or germ that got into her body pretty much died straight away, maybe that's one thing she could thank Wesker for.. but she could never forgive him for everything he had done not only to her and Chris but their friends and millions of innocent people.

3 simple knocks got Jill's attention almost immediately. What the? Who could that be? She got up the fastest speed she could and headed for the door, upon reaching the door she opened it enough so that she was leaning against the door frame with the door pulled as close to her as close as it could go. She couldn't believe her eyes..

"C-Chris.."

Thanks guys for the reviews and for reading, means alot, i've been busy with work and had writers block, but now that im back in the swing, i can finally finish my story :) wont take me long to finish now :)