Chapter 6: Human temple

Fiona pushed herself up from her spot on the floor in front of the toilet and flushed it wiping her mouth. "Ugh." Fiona especially hated this part of pregnancy, and unluckily for her she was one of the victims who caught the worst cases of the dreaded morning sickness. Fiona turned the water on in the shower untying her robe before she stepped into the steamy tub. She let the water fall all over her head before grabbing the body wash. It always felt good to shower in the warm water, particularly after her bouts of morning sickness. "Why do you do this to me? I'm housing you for nine months straight, gimmie a break." Fiona scolded her unborn child as she washed her hair out with conditioner. She turned the faucet off and stepped out the shower wrapping her hair in a clean towel and putting her robe back on.

"Fiona! Breakfast is ready!" Fiona didn't feel like making herself up for the girls downstairs it was unnecessary. Besides, she was the supreme and she deserved to slum it once in a while.

"Good morning." Cordelia looked at her mother. "I see changing wasn't part of your routine this morning?"

"I took an early shower if you must know." Fiona took one look at the scrambled eggs and gagged. She plopped herself down on a seat. "Eggs? Couldn't you have made some Belgium waffles?"

"Sorry mother, I didn't realize you actually liked my waffles." Cordelia eyed her mother strangely, Fiona usually hated her daughter's waffles.

"Hello? Fried chicken and waffles? Whatever, I'll just head out and buy some. I'm sure the girls will enjoy this breakfast." Fiona got up from her seat. "And tell them to try to use transmutation to get down here, I didn't teach them that for nothing." Fiona returned downstairs wearing a black tee shirt dress she kept in the bottom of her suitcase for forever, her sleek, knee high black boots with the heels, her hair clipped up and her favorite Chanel shades on, and a large handbag in tow. She was the embodiment of laid-back beauty. She far as Fiona knew, she was still slumming it. "Delia I'm heading out for breakfast!" Delia ran after her mother before she could escape the coven's grasp.

"Could you pick up a few things while your're out?" Delia stopped in her tracks. It was seldom that Fiona went anywhere at all without a made-up face and a fancier dress. "You look beautiful mother."

Fiona bounced the back of her hair with her hand. "Thank you, but this is anything but beautiful. I'm just heading for breakfast."

"I guess I can go out later."

"We can head out for lunch later. There are some things I wanna talk to you about."

"Sounds nice. I guess it's a plan."

"Catch ya later." Fiona once again decided to walk to the cafe she was heading for. She loved the mornings in New Orleans, it's where she grew up after all. The cafe she was going to was her favorite, she always ate there and as far as she was concerned her absences didn't remove her title as a usual customer. Her black boots made their way up the few stairs to the cafe door. Fiona made her way to the cafe's counter. "What do I have to do to get some service around here?"

"Fiona?!" A brunette woman around Fiona's age made her way from behind the counter and embraced Fiona. "I didn't know you were back in town."

"You're late, who doesn't know when the supreme is in town? Are you gonna give me my usual or not?"

"Hey! Meredith, I'm going on break!" The woman removed her apron. "You're really gonna eat at this dump? C'mon lets head somewhere else, it's on me."

"If it's a dump why do you still work here? Besides, I walked all the way here in these 5 inch heels and I came here to get my morning usual." Fiona crossed her arms and stared at the woman.

"Ugh. You really haven't changed have you? Hey! Two breakfast supremes!" The woman called to the back of the kitchen. "I'm sure you like hearing that?"

"Well Jackie it wouldn't be called that if it weren't named after me." Fiona sat down on the stool at the front of the cafe.

"Ha, well you ate it so often the owner just had to name it that after you became supreme. I still can't believe you come back here."

"This used to be our old stomping grounds, Hell, all of New Orleans used to be ours. And coming back here means seeing you." She poked the brunette on the chest.

"How've you been? What are you up to these days?" Jackie took a seat next to her old time friend.

"I'm doing ok, I'm back at the coven. Staying there with some of the girls and my daughter. What about you?"

"I'm good, everything is good. Ya know, the usual. Family's all here, husband's at work, son is teaching. We're all good." Jackie, a witch, had been part of the coven under Anna-Lee's reign. Most witches after the new supreme is crowned, go out and live a normal life, unless they were part of the coven's teachers or the council. Jackie happened to be one of those witches. "Oh! Food's here!" Fiona shut her eyes and took a big whiff of the chicken and waffles drenched in maple syrup.

"God I've been craving this for so long." Fiona immediately dug into her breakfast.

"Slow down!" Jackie watched her friend in awe. "Very 'supreme' of you." Jackie sipped her coffee. Fiona laughed covering her stuffed mouth.

"Thank you." She lifted the large coffee mug to her lips sipping the beverage and wound up spitting it out, coughing. Jackie rubbed her back.

"Woah! Are you ok!? I told you to slow down!"

"No,no." Fiona lowered her voice. "Is there whisky in the coffee?"

"Yeah, how you always like it."

"I can't drink." Jackie laughed.

"What bull are you pulling on me? You not drinking? Since when?"

"Since I got pregnant."

"You never fully stopped drinking when you were pregnant with Delia."

"I'm pregnant. Now."Jackie wound up spitting her coffee out her mouth as well.

"You're what?!" She looked at her wide eyed. Fiona shrugged.

"We have alot, to catch up on."

...

Cordelia sat across from her mother at the kitchen table. "How was you're breakfast?"

"It was really nice, thank you. Delia, is it ok if we cancel our lunch today? I'm way too full, I'm not sure I can eat lunch."

"It's ok mother."

"Delia, I- whenever I leave the coven it's not to get away from you, I just need some space once in a while. This morning was a good example. Yeah last week I left because of you but it was because you gave me no space to breathe. So if you'd understand that every once in a while I need to be alone. I'd like if you'd give me that time. I'm glad we cleared things up last week as well, I just wanted you to know that."

Cordelia nodded. "I understand. I just don't want you to harm yourself or the baby. I'd rather be safe than sorry." Fiona rolled her eyes.

"Trust me. I know."

...

Fiona blew on her freshly painted right hand and examined it. "You do a good job Nan."

"Thank you." Nan smiled at the supreme. The girls decided to have a sort of a 'big girl' sleepover. Yes they were all young adults, have had boyfriends and some sex, but in Fiona's eyes they were just the right age to do things she never got to with Cordelia and things she'd never get to do with this baby, especially if it turned out to be a boy. Things like talk about boys, do nails, read magazines, listen to music and even gossip. Queenie was the first to start a real conversation.

"What's it like being pregnant?" Fiona looked up.

"Well to be completely honest, it's hell. Except when you feel them kick. But's it's all worth it. And when the time is right, if you decide to have your own kids, you'll know it was the right decision. Before and after." Fiona laughed.

"I'm definitely going to enjoy the before part." Madison chimed in.

"Madison." Zoe still felt awkward saying these things to her much older supreme.

"Hey she's right. It's not like you haven't had sex before black widow."

"Madison, that's not her fault she's a killer in bed, literally." All the girls laughed except Zoe who crossed her arms.

"Very funny."

"What about you Queenie?"

"Yeah and I regret it. If that's what sex is supposed to feel like then I'm not looking forward to marriage."

"You hooked up with the wrong guy." Nan piped in. "I'm looking forward to marriage."

"It seems like we all know the wonders and disappointments of sex then."

"I wanna be with you everywhere!" Everyone turned and looked at Misty singing along to a Fleetwood Mac song she listened to on Queenie's phone again.

"Not all of us." Madison turned back to her magazine.

"Why are ya'll starin' at me?" Misty smiled uneasily. Fiona just shook her head and laughed. The girls were definitely warming up to her.

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