Chapter 22

It was a full moon tonight. Emma has been back for a few days, but hasn't woken up yet. Zane is still sleeping in the basement and Charlotte is still staying here. Ash is sleeping in the basement too. We had a couple couches down there. Denmen hasn't been seen since she came by the house the day Ash arrived. I need to tell Zane something, but I don't know how to tell him. I have no idea what he's going to say to the news I have for him.

I'm pregnant.

Now how the hell am I supposed to tell him that?

I walked downstairs and saw him making eggs.

"Zane, I need to talk to you," I said to him. Everyone else was still sleeping.

"What's up? Am I allowed to sleep in my bedroom again?"

"Huh? I don't care, but I'm umm."

"What?"

"How can I tell you this?"

"Tell me what?"

"Ummm."

"Whatever it is, you can tell me."

"Okay. I'm pregnant."

He looked at me and fell to the ground.

"Oh god. I made him pass out. Great."

Ash came upstairs and saw Zane on the floor.

"Did you punch him or something?"

"Ha ha, very funny."

"SSeriously, what happened?"

"I told him something and he passed out."

"What did you tell him?" Ash asked me.

"That I'm preganant."

He laughed and then said, "Wait, you're serious?"

"Yeah, I took the test yesterday and it said I was. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow."

"Isn't there a full moon tonight?"

"Yeah." Zane was lying in the middle of the floor and I kneeled next to him. I laughed and said, "Sometimes, you are just too much."

"What?" Ash asked me.

"Nothing. I was talking to a passed out Zane." I smiled.

Zane started to wake up and saw me smiling at him. He kissed me like he did that day when he faked an injury to see if I still liked him.

"I guess you're not upset?" I asked him.

"Why would I be upset? The woman I am going to marry is carrying my kid." He looked up and saw Ash. Ash just looked and laughed. "Hey, you would pass out to if you found out your girl was pregnant." Ash laughed even harder and so did I. We got up and he finished making breakfast. I called my dad and told him to come over. The girls were also coming. I thought that I should tell them at the same time.

They arrived at about one in the afternoon. My dad hasn't seen the house yet, so I was excited, but nervous to tell them. I opened the door and saw my dad's smiling face, along with my two friends.

"Hey dad," I said as I hugged him. I said hi to Cleo and Bella and hugged them too.

"So, what do you think of the house dad?" I asked him after I gave him a tour.

"It's very nice. I'm jealous," he told me as he smiled.

"You're welcome anytime," Zane said. He's been trying to get on his good side ever since he asked if he could marry me. My Dad is still pretty peeved about that.

I walked into the living room where Ash, Cleo, Charlotte, and Bella were sitting on the couch. My dad and Zane followed me into the living room.

"Everyone, I have an announcement to make, well, we have an announcement to make," I said as I hugged Zane.

They looked at me and waited for me to say something.

"I'm pregnant," I said to them. Bella's and Cleo's faces lite up when they heard the news. Charlotte smiled a little and left to use the bathroom. My dad looked different form the others.

"Dad, aren't you happy for us?" I asked him.

"What the hell were you thinking Rikki?" he asked me.

"What?"

"You're not even twenty yet and you're pregnant."

"Dad, why can't you just be happy? I mean, I am."

"I don't really want my daughter pregnant. Especially if the dad is Zane!"

"What's wrong with Zane?" I asked him. Everyone was just watching us fight.

"Are you kidding me. He broke your heart and you took him back after he gave a little speech."

"I love him Dad. Why are you doing this?" I started to cry. I just don't understand why he isn't happy.

"You're not allowed to marry Zane."

"Wait, what?" I asked him.

"You heard me," my dad said to me.

My dad got up off the couch and headed for the door.

"Dad! I don't care what you say. I love him and I am going to marry him. If you don't want to be part of the wedding or this baby, then fine. Don't expect me to come crying to you like a little girl who lost her mom. Been there, done that and I hated it. Do you think I like crying? Well, I don't. I've been through so much mermaid shit lately and I thought that my dad would be supportive after he said he would be."

"Rikki, I said I would support you about the mermaid stuff, not about Zane."

"I cannot believe you right now."

"Well believe it."

He left and I looked at my friends and my fiancé. I felt something come up my throat and I ran to the bathroom. The one in my room. I ran straight to the toilet and threw up. Why does vomit come with a baby?

Bella and Cleo came into the bathroom. I was stupid and left the door open. Cleo held my hair and I threw up again. I got up and brushed my teeth really quick.

"Do you want to talk?" Cleo asked me.

"No, not really."

"Congrats by the way," Bella said.

"Thanks. I'm glad one person is."

"Is Zane happy about the baby?" she asked me.

I laughed and said, "Zane passed out when I told him. Then I told Ash because he came into the room. He laughed when he saw Zane on the floor. When Zane woke up, he kissed me and yelled at Ash for laughing at him, but he said he was happy. I guess that's all that really matters."

"That's good," Cleo said.

"I just wish my dad could be happy. I knew he didn't like Zane in the past, but I thought he got over that."

"It's my fault," a voice said. I looked behind Cleo and Bella and saw Zane.

"How is it your fault?" I asked him.

"You and your dad are fighting because of me."

"I really don't care about my dad right now. I wanted him to be happy and he wasn't."

"You can't expect everyone to be happy. I can kinda see why he's mad."

"What?"

"I think we should go," Cleo said. "See you downstairs." They left the room and I left the bathroom.

"I see why he's upset about his daughter being pregnant when she's before twenty."

"What, are you not happy about the baby now?"

"I don't know."

"That is the worst thing you could've said," I said to him and walked out of the room.

I went to Emma's room and looked at her sleeping body. She was in some type of coma. I wish I could heal her fully.

"Mom, why can't I heal her? Why is this happening to me? I can't deal with this anymore."

I heard no answer and saw no light. Now you chose to ignore me.

I locked the door and then I dipped my hand in the water next to Emma's bed. Ten seconds later my tail appeared. I concentrated and turned my hands into healing hands. I placed them on Emma's stomach and the wound healed a tiny bit more. Why am I trying to heal the wound? I should be trying to heal the rest of her. I took my hands and put them on her the scratches on her face. The scratches healed immediately. I started to think about how much I've changed. No longer was I this mean, closed up girl. I was now a caring person. What the hell happened to me? Becoming soft has made my life worst. I had a fight with my Dad because of it, which led to a fight with Zane. I got kidnapped and let my feelings take over. I can't do this anymore. I can't care about my feelings. I did so much better bottling them up. I touched my face and felt tears on my cheek. Great, I'm crying again. Stupid hormones. Do I even get emotional this early in the pregnancy? It doesn't matter. Zane hates me being pregnant. I mean seriously, I didn't get this way on my own. I need to stop thinking of me and start thinking of Emma. I started to heal more scratches when I heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"It's me Rikki."

"I don't want to talk to you Zane."

"Why not?"

I didn't answer. I concentrated on Emma.

"You can't put all your energy into saving Emma. You know it's just an excuse to avoid talking about anything bad in your life."

"Watch me," I said softly. Zane didn't hear what I said. He stayed outside the door for ten minutes. After that, he left. I dipped my hand in the water again and went back to helping Emma.