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Chapter Six

"Do you have any idea how stupid both of you are?" Lissa exclaimed.

Jill sank further into her chair. She knew telling Lissa this unexpected news wouldn't be easy, but she didn't think it would be this bad.

"Maybe if you hadn't forced Jill into this situation…" Adrian started to say.

"Oh!" the queen cried. "So now this is my fault?"

"Please, please…don't fight," Jill interrupted the squabble. "I know this isn't ideal, but it's the reality of the…"

Jill's sentence was cut off by her sister. "There's no way Jesse is going to want to marry you now," Lissa said, looking at her as if she ruined. "We were going to be able to accomplish so many things with the Zeklos' help," she said with a sigh.

"Wasn't this partially about Jill having a baby?" Adrian asked. "She fulfilled that end of the bargain."

"But with the wrong person!" Lissa said. "Once again you've made a mess that I have to clean up." Jill frowned. It's not like she had asked to be attacked all those years ago. She opened her mouth to protest, but Lissa continued, "I'll speak with Jesse…privately and hope I can salvage this…"

Adrian shook his head as he got up to his feet. "If having great power means becoming a bitch then I'm glad not to have any authority over the Moroi world," he said.

Jill blinked back the tears collecting in her eyes as he stormed out of the room. "I'll be in touch when I know something," Lissa said to Jill. "Please stay out of trouble."

She nodded her head and slowly walked out of Lissa's office. Adrian was leaning against the wall. "That went worse than anticipated," she said.

"She has absolutely lost her mind," Adrian said to her. "And spirit has nothing to do with it." He looked down at his watch. "Come on…it's almost time for your appointment."

Jill fell in step alongside of him quietly as they headed towards the doctor's office. Today was her first check up and ultrasound. She was more nervous than she wanted to admit. She didn't even have to share a bond with Adrian to know he was too.

"Did you tell your dad yet?" she asked him.

"Nah," he said with a shrug. "He'll find out through the rumor mill soon enough. Have you talked to your mom?"

Jill nodded her head yes. "She was upset at first, but cooled off by the end of the conversation," she replied.

"No matter what I'm on your side, okay?" Adrian said to her. "And with any luck you'll get out of the Jesse thing."

"She'll probably just find someone else for me to marry," Jill reasoned.

"Maybe me," he said with a wink as he pulled the door open for her.

Jill stepped inside the office and chewed on her cheek. The thought of that wasn't awful. At least they got along. She checked in with the nurse and was quickly ushered back to the exam room. After checking her blood pressure and weight the nurse handed her a gown and told her the doctor would be with her shortly.

"Turn around," she instructed Adrian.

He rolled his eyes. "I have seen you naked before," he replied.

"Which is the reason we're here," she pointed out. With her finger she gestured for him to turn and he did so. She stripped out of her clothes and into the flimsy paper gown before settling on the exam table. "Okay," she told him.

Adrian turned back around and walked over to her side. He fiddled with the instruments on the table. "What is all this stuff?"

"Stuff you shouldn't be touching," Jill said. "You're good practice for when this baby comes along," she added.

"We could only be so lucky that the little guy will be like me," Adrian joked.

"Can you just sit down…you're making me nervous," Jill said.

"Okay, okay," he said and took a seat as the door swung open.

"Hello, princess," the doctor greeted her. He set her file down on the counter. "How have you been feeling?" he asked.

"Just tired mostly," Jill replied.

"Sick at all?" he asked.

Jill shook her head no. "Not really," she replied.

"That's good," the doctor said. "I'm going to do a quick exam and then the tech will come in for the ultrasound."

"Okay," Jill said.

The doctor helped get her situated on the table. "How about you…how are you feeling?" he asked Adrian as he checked Jill over.

"A little sick myself," Adrian replied. Jill promptly elbowed him in the ribs. "Oof," he muttered and rubbed his side. "Good," he amended.

"Everything looks fine to me," he said. "Just make sure to stay hydrated and eat enough for both of you. Light exercise is fine, but make sure you get plenty of rest. I'll see you again in a few weeks."

Jill and Adrian both thanked the doctor and as he left the room the ultrasound tech came in. She squirted some jelly on Jill's stomach and waved a wand over her barely there bump.

"I don't see anything," Adrian said, squinting at the screen.

"Right…there," the tech said, pointing at a little blob on the monitor.

"Oh…wow…" Jill muttered when she saw the little flutter.

"The baby is about the size of a sesame seed right now," the tech explained to them.

"When will we be able to find out the sex?" Adrian asked.

"Do you want to know?" Jill asked him.

"Kind of…yeah. Don't you?" Adrian replied, looking down at her.

"I guess we don't need any other surprises," she mused.

"You have time to decide…we won't be able to tell for a few more weeks," the tech explained. She printed out two pictures for them and cleaned off Jill's stomach. "You can get dressed and then schedule your next appointment at the desk."

"Thank you," Jill replied. She stared at the picture in her hand and looked over at Adrian who was quietly studying his. "What are you thinking?" she asked.

He looked up. "You know what I'm thinking…you always do," he said.

"Yeah, but…I just want to hear you say it," Jill said.

He smiled fondly at the picture and then at her. "I think this is pretty cool," he replied.