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Chapter 13

3 months later

Wanda's POV

It'd had been three months since I had found out about Mel's pregnancy and her feelings for Ian. We had grown apart a lot over the past few months; speaking only when we put to work together in the kitchens. Mel didn't do much physical work anymore now that everybody knew about the baby.

It didn't take long for the news of the baby to travel through the caves. Within days people were congratulating her or either giving her sympathetic looks for the situation that had befallen her.

I was also subjected to some accusatory stares mainly from Maggie and Sharon who still disliked me. They look they gave me told me everything I needed to know. People were going to blame me for what had happened to Melanie.

Ian on the other hand was congratulated. People were hesitant at first, waiting to see what Ian and Mel's thoughts were on the situation but after it became known that they had both accepted it people began to clap Ian on the back or give him a big strong handshake...why...I didn't know; this world was still so strange to me.

I'd become a sort of recluse over the past few months. Obviously Mel and I didn't hang around together anymore and people will still wary of me even though they took to this body better than Mel's. Ian and I were still together but to be honest we didn't spend as much time together because he was often busy checking on Mel or getting things for her.

I'd grown closer to Jared more than anyone because I think he more than anyone else in our small family understood what I was going through.

We'd sort of come to a truce without ever really talking about it. We didn't discuss what had happened that day in the tunnel, what Jared had said.

Jared spent most of his time with me too now. He followed me like a shadow to the fields so that we could work together and it was usually just me and him as well as Kyle and Sunny on the raids these days as Ian was worried about leaving Mel and the baby.

I guess my biggest problem was jealousy.

It wasn't fair that Mel was having Ian's baby; that was meant to be me. I just couldn't get over the fact that Ian's first child wouldn't be with me but with another woman and however spoilt it might sound, it wasn't fair.

When I'd first found out about the baby I had thought that Melanie wouldn't want to keep it. I'd thought that maybe me and Ian could bring the baby up as our own, the baby he and I had made together, but it didn't work out the way I wanted.

This was why Jared and I had grown close. He was in the same boat as me, jealous of the fact that this baby had nothing to do with us.

"Are you okay there Wanda" Jared said as he plonked himself down on the soil next to me dropping a bottle of water into my lap.

I picked it up and unscrewed the cap, gulping the bottle down in one go.

"Thirsty" Jared asked raising one eyebrow.

"Just a bit" I gasped.

"You work to hard" he stated. "You should have had at least two breaks by now Wanda and you are only just taking your first. If you carry on like this you'll pass out from exhaustion, your body isn't as strong as it used to be..."

Jared stopped abruptly. I think he had been about to mention Mel to me but she had become kind of a taboo subject between us, as had Ian. We still both loved the pair of them but found it hard to discuss them without the baby coming up and so left it alone.

"I'm not that fragile Jared" I said trying to change the subject again. "I have fought aliens and claw beasts and you've fought the chickenpox...yep you're definitely stronger than me"

This got Jared laughing. It was nice to see him smile, his eyes wrinkling as he scrunched his face up. I blushed and looked away. I'd begun noticing to many things about Jared lately, the more we'd spent time together.

We sat and talked for a while longer until Jeb entered shouting something about slackers. I jumped up and brushed by clothes off; taking the fork that Jared offered me so that I could turn carry on turning the soil.

It took most of the afternoon to finish the field. I had sweated buckets by the time Jeb called quits and was dreaming of the bath that I would soon be taking when I heard a voice behind me calling my name.

"Wanda" the voice shouted.

I turned at the sound of this voice, the voice I could pick out of a crowd of thousands – Ian

Ian was jogging over to me from the other side of the field. His black hair was mussed and he looked like he had been sleeping. I couldn't help the smile that spread over my face as Ian reached my side and fell into his arms as he pulled me close.

"Ian" I sighed. "I've missed you"

"Sorry Wanda" he exclaimed, still not letting me go. "I've been asleep most of the day, the baby started kicking last night and so I was awake most of the night waiting for it to kick again. He's definitely going to be another O'Shea soccer player.

Ian's face became more animated as he started talking about the baby, while my face fell. I understood that Ian was excited about the baby but I really missed some of the attention he used to spend on me.

"Anyway" Ian continued. "I came to get you for a reason"

The smile returned to my face and I blushed again.

"And what might that be" I asked teasingly

Ian's face fell and I quickly became worried. What did he want?

"Okay, look" he started. "Now hear me out before you say anything because this is really important to me and I want you with me"

"Ian" I began but he cut me off.

"Just wait please Wanda" and as he gazed into my eyes I knew I would do whatever he asked of me.

"I want you to come with me to Mel"

Silence! The hustle and bustle of people surrounded us but Ian and I didn't utter a word. Maybe I couldn't do anything he wanted.

"Why?" I asked

"Because we want to choose the babies name and I want your input. I know you have stepped back a bit from the baby but you are going to be an important part of its life and so I want you with me when we choose the name. Mel is going to ask Jared to come too and I think it will be nice for us all to sit down together. We haven't done that in so long."

Ian looked wistfully at me and I knew then that I would do it.

"Okay" I replied. "But only since you asked so nice"

Ian laughed and then we set of down the tunnel together Jared nowhere in sight. I hadn't seen him since Ian had turned up and I got the impression that I wasn't the only one avoiding people.

I really wanted to go and get a bath but Ian steered me towards the bedrooms and I was too tired to resist him. We reached Jared and Mel's room and Ian pulled the curtain aside for me to step inside.

Melanie was kneeling on the floor folding clothes into piles; Jared was on the other side of the room his head buried in a western novel. The both turned and looked up as Ian and I entered.

Melanie stood up when she saw who it was. She stared at me intently and the look on her face made me want to pull her up in a hug. She seemed much older than she was as if she had lived many lifetimes rather than her one; like me.

Her face was tired and weary and I felt sorry for ignoring her all these months. I was about ready to apologise when Ian dropped my hand and moved over to where Mel stood. He put his hand that had just held mine on her 5 month baby bump and the feeing of jealousy engulfed me again.

Melanie dropped my gaze as soon as Ian touched her stomach and her eyes flitted to him as he cradled the baby. Ian may not have feelings for Mel but she certainly did for him and I just couldn't stand that. Without saying a word to her I moved over to the bed were Jared was propped up on some pillows and sat down next to him.

Jared put down his novel and put his hand over mine squeezing it softly.

"You okay about all of this" he asked and he reminded me of this morning when he had asked the same sort of question. He was always worrying about me lately, exactly the way I wished Ian would.

"I'll be fine" I whispered and squeezed his calloused hands back.

"So" Ian said turning to Jared and me. "Now that were all together I think its time we started to think of some names for the baby. We don't know the sex obviously because Doc doesn't have the equipment we need but Mel and I think if we pick a really good name for a boy and a girl then we can use it for whatever we have"

Ian looked expectantly at us all while we all sat silent. Jared shuffled next to me and I could tell he was as uncomfortable as I was right now.

"Erm..." coughed Ian. "So anybody got any ideas"

Eventually Mel and Jared started chiming in with some ideas. This meeting was uncomfortable enough without a stony silence and so they all started shouting out ideas.

Ian got more animated as Jared and Mel started throwing ideas about. I could tell Jared wasn't really into it but he did it for the sake of Mel and maybe even so I didn't have too.

It didn't last however. Eventually Ian noticed I wasn't contributing.

"What do you think Wanda" He asked his face lit up.

"Erm...I don't really know to be honest"

"Come on you must have one suggestion...just a little one" he prompted.

Oh Ian. How could it be that one person could have such an effect on another? I knew I'd have to think up a name and quick but I'd never done this before so I didn't really know what would be suitable. Pet's body only retained that of her hosts and her being so young she'd never had to think of a human name for a baby. A Soul normally had its own name from a previous planet it had inhabited.

I tried to think of a name that would be suitable for a girl but struggled so I tried to think of one for a boy instead. The last baby to born here didn't have the most common human name; Freedom so I had nothing to go by with that so I turned my thoughts to the other boys in the caves.

It was like a light was switched on in my head

"I have an idea" I mumbled.

"You do!" Ian exclaimed smiling broadly. He scooted along the floor so that he was right next to be staring avidly in my eyes so that I felt myself blush yet again.

"Erm...It may not be a good idea but it could work for both a boy and a girl"

"What is it?" Jared and Mel asked quizzically

I looked to each of them feelings different for each and everyone and sighed then rested my eyes on the bump. I moved away from Ian's touch and for the first time reached out for the bump.

Melanie didn't flinch away from my hand as it rested on her small bump. If it were me I would have ran a mile; I mean I hadn't exactly been all that kind to her lately.

I felt movement under my hand and then a small, sharp kick.

No one spoke as the watched this silent exchange between me and Mel and I guessed that they were nervous or tentative about how this would all turn out. Again the baby kicked as if urging me to carry on; to tell everyone its name.

"Jamie" I exclaimed

"Its perfect" stated Mel and Ian and Jared nodded in agreement.

I couldn't explain why but at the moment the months apart between us all seemed distant and far away.

"Jamie" Ian tested as if by saying the name it would seem more real

At that moment Jamie walked into the room surprised to see us altogether for once.

"What are you all doing in here?" he asked. "And you weren't all talking about me were you because whatever Sharon has said I didn't do it"

We all laughed at this and the mood in the room felt light and springy.

"No" Mel said. "We weren't talking about you; we were just discussing the name of your new niece or nephew. Do you like it?"

Jamie looked as if all of his Christmas and Birthdays had come at once.

"Are you serious!" he exclaimed "You're naming the baby after me"

"Well we seriously considered Jebidiah but it just wasn't working for the little girl" Jared laughed and everyone fell in sync and laughed alongside him for the first time in months everything felt right and how it should be.

I just wish it could stay that way.

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