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Artemis-0

Chapter 27

Rikki's POV

"Why did they ask Miriam to join the group that wants to hurt us?" I asked Zane.

"I don't know. Maybe because she hates you," he replied.

"And I hate her!"

"Maybe you should go take a nap. We don't want you under too much stress. It might be bad for the baby. The doctor said that you needed to relax."

He helped me get up and walk me upstairs.

"You're right. Can you get me some red velvet cupcakes with vanilla icing?"

"Anything for you, but I don't want to leave you alone."

I walked into our bedroom and he followed. I lied down in bed and turned on the TV we put in our room.

"Can't you just order it and have it delivered?" I asked him.

"Yeah. I'll call the bakery." He left the room and made the call.

I got my cell off the bedside table and called Emma.

"Hey Emma. Can you come over today?" I asked her.

She told me that she could and we hung up. I text what happened this morning to Cleo and Bella. I told them that I was telling Emma now.

I got out of bed while Zane was in the shower. He told me to stay in bed, but I never listen.

I opened the door and let Emma in.

"Hey Emma."

She laughed and I asked, "What's so funny?"

"You're huge!"

"Shut up!"

She laughed when I took a pillow from the couch and threw it at her.

"Rikki!" I heard Zane yell.

"Shit, I was supposed to stay in bed," I said.

"Then go upstairs and I'll follow," Emma said.

We got upstairs and I lied down in my bed. Zane gave me a lecture that I had to be responsible and listen to the doctor.

"I know Zane. I was opening the door for Emma," I said to him. He left the room to go get my cupcakes.

"Get some cupcakes for Emma!" I screamed to him.

"Chocolate cupcakes Zane!" Emma screamed.

We laughed at the sound Zane made.

"So, what's up?" Emma asked me.

I told her about Miriam and how she was joining the group that wants to kill us.

"I knew that bitch was bad news," Emma said.

"Everyone knew that," I said to her.

"Why did they ask her?"

"Cause she hates us!" I said with a smile.

"That was a good thing in the past, but now, it's going to be even more dangerous."

"Yeah, I bet she's still jealous that Zane chose me and not her."

"That's a good thing. Who knows what she would have done to him."

We talked some more and Zane finally showed up with the cupcakes.

"What took you so long?" I asked him.

"Long line," he told me.

"I've been craving those cupcakes for hours!"

"I was gone for twenty minutes."

Emma laughed and I looked at her.

"Shut up. When you're pregnant I am so making fun of you," I said to her.

Zane handed me a cupcake and gave Emma a cupcake. Zane got himself this smores cupcake.

We sat in our room, eating the cupcakes.

"Thanks Zane!" I said to him.

"Anything for you," he told me.

"I miss Ash," Emma said.

"It's okay Emma, he's coming soon for summer vacation. They all are coming down," I said to her.

"About that, I have a question about Bella," she said to me.

"Uh oh. Girl talk. I'm just going to leave the room," Zane said as he slowly left the room.

After he left, I asked her, "What's your question? I'm probably going to regret answering it."

"Why didn't you tell Bella about me?"

"It never came up. We had a lot to deal with." I told her about the water tentacle and the comet.

"So, you almost died?" she asked me.

"Yep."

"That sucks."

"yeah, Bella wanted to get rid of the comet herself, but we wouldn't let her."

"So, Will knows about us being mermaids?"

"Yeah, he's really nice. Great friends. It's funny. Zane thought that Will wanted me, but he wanted Bella."

She laughed and said, "I can't wait to meet him. When are they coming?"

"In a week."

I got up out of bed and Emma yelled at me. Then Zane came running and yelled at me too.

"I got to pee!"

They said okay and Emma said sorry. Zane didn't. Emma elbowed him in the stomach and he finally said sorry.

When I came out of the bathroom, Zane and Emma were gone. They probably went downstairs. I snuck downstairs and saw them in the kitchen. I went into the basement and jumped into the pool. I didn't really jump; I kinda walked into the pool. I took the stairs that led into the pool in the shallow end.

I could hear Zane and Emma freaking out upstairs. I laughed to myself. I swam to the bottom of the deep end. It was harder to swim now that I had a huge stomach. I wasn't as graceful as I was before the baby. That'll change in about two months.

I heard Zane come downstairs and Emma following. They came into the pool room. I went above the surface and they looked at me.

"What are you doing Rikki?" Zane asked me.

"Swimming. You can't expect me not to swim," I said to him.

"She has a point," Emma said.

"I just don't want you to get hurt," Zane said.

I looked at him and said, "I'm a mermaid. I'm pretty sure that I can swim without hurting myself."

Emma jumped into the water and Zane asked her what she was doing.

"Why not join Rikki for a swim. Come on in Zane," Emma said.

"When's the next full moon?" I asked Emma.

"Next week. The day after Ash is coming!"

"I take it your excited."

"Yeah!"

"Zane come in for a swim," I said to him.

"Rikki, come on, get out," he said to me.

"Why are you so worried? You know that I can take care of myself."

"She has a point Zane," Emma said.

"Fine. I'll come in. Give me a minute to change." He headed to leave to get changed. He stopped when he heard what Emma said.

"What if Zane was a mermaid? I mean merman."

"I can't imagine him with an orange tail," I said.

"Maybe his tail would change color like yours did."

"That could happen."

Zane just looked at us with a horrified expression.

"Zane, you could show off your muscle," I said.

"No thanks. I think I'll leave being a mermaid to you girls," he said as he left the room.

Me and Emma laughed so hard.

"So how's your family?" I asked her.

"They're good. Elliot asks me a lot of questions, but it least I don't have to lie anymore."

"That's good. Our secret really isn't a secret anymore. I wonder if Cleo and Bella are going to tell their family."

We talked for a few minutes. Our backs were to the door. All of the sudden, we saw a little kid fly over us and jump into the pool.

"Elliot!" Emma screamed. He came above water and Zane came into the room.

"What are you doing here?" I asked Elliot.

"I was looking for Emma, so I came here. Zane let me in and said they were swimming in the pool. He said I could jump in. Wow, this pool is huge! Must be able to fit ten, no, twenty mermaids all at one time," he said.

Zane jumped in and swam over to me. "The little kid wanted to swim with his sister, so why not let him," Zane said.

"You scared me," I said to both of them.

They each said sorry. I swam away from the ledge and swam to the bottom of the pool again. Emma followed me. Zane and Elliot were looking at us from under water, not as deep as us though. They were both wearing goggles so they could see.

I looked at Zane and waved. He waved back. Emma waved to Elliot and he waved back too. We swam back to them and Elliot wouldn't shut up about how cool our tails were.

"We should probably go home," Emma said.

"Okay. See you tomorrow," I said. "Watch out for Miriam."

They got out of the pool and I dried Emma off. Zane helped me out and I dried myself off. I dried Elliot and Zane off too. Zane and I then walked them out.

"Can't wait for next week," Emma said as she gave me a hug.

"Same here. Finally going to be able to mess with Lewis again!" I said back to her. We laughed and they left.

Zane gave me a hug after he shut the door. He then put his hand on my stomach.

"I can't wait till our baby girl is born," he said. "I'm going to spoil her rotten."

"No, she will be taught to be happy with what she has. She can't get everything she wants Zane."

"Did you ever quit your job at that clothing store?" he asked me, trying to change the subject.

"Yeah, a while ago. When the baby is born, I will go back to working after the wedding."

"Okay, but who's going to watch her?" he asked me.

"Emma could. She's not going to college for a while. She went to the doctor the other day. He said to take a break from school for a couple years. The doctor is stupid, but she listens to him."

"Most doctors are stupid."

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