For those wondering how Fiona got the final answer that she was pregnant, is that the ritual performed sped the entire process up. If you hadn't understood that the idea was implied. Just a quick clarification. Enjoy :)

Chapter 5: Adjustment Period

"Ugh!" Fiona let out a loud groan. She slipped on what had been her third dress after looking through the mirror at all angles, multiple times. She had been six weeks into her pregnancy with her second child and she felt horrible. She got her first bout of morning sickness that day, her breasts were sore and she felt bloated.

"Fiona! Breakfast is ready!" All of the witches decided to sleep in that day so they had a late breakfast. Fiona gave up on choosing a dress she felt and looked good in, zipping the dress up and headed downstairs into the kitchen. Fiona sat at the head of the table.

"How'd you sleep?" Fiona rolled her eyes. You'd think that a simple question wouldn't be an annoyance but Cordelia was on top of her mother 24/7 as of late.

"Jesus Delia, how do you think? I've had cramps for the past two weeks."

"Have you been doing everything the doctor had told you? You haven't been drinking? Smoking? You know that can hurt the baby."

"Oh my god. Do you want to smell my breath for alcohol? Check my room for cigarettes? What do you take me for, an idiot?"

"I just want to make sure you're doing alright." Cordelia sipped her cup of tea.

"Me or this baby? As soon as it's born I won't be a concern for you anymore. So, stop asking me questions. I'm the one who's pregnant for god's sake!" Fiona stormed out of the kitchen and hadn't even eaten anything. Although Fiona was trying to make up for her mistakes as a mother, the banter remained between the two. Fiona tried to be more gentle and understanding but Cordelia wasn't making it easy. To Fiona, it seemed as if Cordelia wasn't even trying to understand her mother, just endure the rest of the 9 months for the future prize.

"It's the hormones is all." Cordelia continued to sip her tea. Madison rolled her eyes.

"Who could blame her? I mean, you're playing the part of the mother right? Keep Fiona in check and raise the baby?" Madison seemed to understand where Fiona was coming from. It was always tiring having the press and paparazzi ask questions and snap a few photos. Mainly for the money.

"Really Madison? Who would've thought you'd be paying attention to me and my mother's relationship."

"It's kinda hard not to when you're confined to a place like this." Madison had no reason to let Cordelia think she actually had an opinion on any of the witches in the coven. It was "un-Madison" of her to and weak in her eyes.

"Well you girls just finish up your breakfast and she'll cool off in time to teach you all your next lesson." Cordelia finished her herbal tea and pushed in her chair. While the girls were finishing up their breakfast, Cordelia decided to check on her mother and headed out to the landing of the stairs.

"Where do you think you're going?" Fiona stopped in her tracks and turned to face her daughter.

"What? Do I have a curfew now? I have to tell you exactly where I'm going, what I'm going to do and who I'm going to spend my time with? You really are prepping to be a mom aren't you? What's next? Enchanting the locks so I can't leave without your permission?"

"Maybe I should." Cordelia crossed her arms.

"Whatever. Tell the girls the lesson is off today, I need a break from this coven." Fiona turned around and walked back towards the door.

"Remember, whatever you're doing is only hurting yourself!" Cordelia called before her mother could shut the door.

"Ugh!" Fiona slammed the door shut. Some things would just never change. As hard as Fiona was trying, she wasn't going to fake her way out of this one. Fiona didn't even call her chauffeur, she decided to walk all the way to her destination in her black pumps, shielding her face with her designer shades. She was used walking in heels for long distances, so this would be a piece of cake. After walking for nearly 20 minutes, Fiona reached the beaten up, cobblestone stairs she was searching for. She pushed open the wrought iron gate, heading toward the back end of the cemetery. Fiona knelt down in front of two headstones and pulled off her sunglasses. She kissed the palm of her hand and placed it upon the ground in front of the stones.

"Hi daddy. It's your little girl." Fiona wiped a falling tear from her eye. "I know I haven't visited you in a long time, but that doesn't mean I ever stopped thinking about you. You too mother. I haven't visited since I became supreme, and I've been a shitty one at that. I blamed my actions on the loss of you two. What has become of me daddy? How pathetic. But I'm trying to make up for it. Just like you told me, it's never too late. Your little girl has a little girl of her own, only she's not little anymore and she wants a baby. That's what I plan on doing. Daddy, I'm pregnant. But, I'll die before I ever get to see this baby's precious face. They won't be for me, I'm giving them up for my other baby; because it's something she can't do on her own. It was the way God created her and I accept that because you taught me to. You said we were put here to make people understand that judgement can do no right, and that acceptance is our best quality. And the fact is, I accept that I'm going to die soon, the title of supreme will no longer belong to me, but to another." Fiona paused to gather her tears. "Daddy, mother, I need your strength now more than ever before and I'm saying this as your little girl at 50 years old. Please, let me know that what I'm doing here will mean something. T- that I won't be forgotten or meaningless, because that's the last thing I ever wanted to be." Fiona stood up holding her sunglasses in her hands. "I love you both so much, and I miss you like hell." Before leaving she looked to the sky. "Soon, I'll be lying down right here, next to you both." She blew a kiss towards the headstones and walked out the macabre cemetery.

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"What would you like ma'm?" The bartender waved a hand in front of her expressionless stare. "Ma'm?"

"Hmm." Fiona jumped out of her trance. "Oh, I'm sorry."

"What would you like to drink?" Fiona looked at the amount of liquor behind the bar tender. She contemplated on getting just one glass of a vodka martini but turned down her own offer.

"A club soda please." Fiona quickly downed the heavily carbonated drink and walked out the bar before she could order any alcohol. As she was walking down the sidewalks, she patted her abdomen. "You're all I've got right now. Even Cordelia is just putting up with me before she can take you from me. All with good will but, not her actions. I'm doing this so she can get the chance I never took to be a mommy, and I deeply regret it but, right now, with you inside me, I feel like a mother again." Fiona placed her hand on her abdomen once again and kept it there. "Even if I don't get to be your mommy after you're born, these next nine months carrying you inside my womb, I will be your mommy."

Thanks for reading! Reviews are always appreciated! I wanna suggest that you guys read my other stories up on my profile, specifically Family Ties of Blood if you enjoy this story. I cannot stress enough, how important each story is to one another, it hasn't reached the connection point at all yet but when it does, you're going to want to be caught up. Aside from that, I suggest you check out A Timeless and Ageless Love, it's very cute compared to the other stories I have out and it starts straight away with a couple and pregnancy. Anyway, thank you all so much for reading. And I wanna shout out Jackson91 for being such a big supporter of my stories (specifically this one and A Timeless and Ageless Love) and myself! Very much appreciated and I cannot thank those who read enough!