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Those two words before my name made my body freeze in his hold and I felt my heart beat faster than the blood that could pump through it. I nodded smiling wide.

"Yes." I replied and he looked so shocked that he only answered with a kiss and I kissed him back but felt another nauseous pain in my stomach and pulled back slowly. I didn't want this to ruin the moment I had but I had to be quick if I wanted to make it back to the bathroom in time. "But that kind of marriage will never be accepted."

He nodded slowly.

"We'll get married in secret. I'll have Howard marry us and we can invite Jack and Bertha so we'll have witnesses." he explained. All of that sounded perfect. Even though my family would not get to be there, but I knew I had to tell one of them. For I couldn't keep this hidden inside forever. I nodded.

"Alright, but I must go before someone sees us." I whispered pulling my body from his, but our hands remained connected. He pulled me back into one more kiss before walking me to the steps of the porch. The feeling in my stomach was over bearing and I smiled up at Forrest the best I could and kissed him one more time before parting.

Once I was inside I rushed up to the bathroom and ran to the toilet and threw up some more. My throat was burning beyond belief and I coughed a bit secretly glad that I didn't show such sickness around Forrest. On the other note I was getting married. A felt the light flicker above me and I looked up to see mom in a pink robe, her hair pulled back in a bun. She looked tired but worried and I tensed a bit.

"What's wrong, honey?" she asked. I shook my head.

"Maybe just a virus. After yesterday I just couldn't hold the food in." I told. She walked slowly into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. Since it was after midnight it was technically the next day.

"Have you been feeling sick all day yesterday?" she asked. I shook my head and spit out the nasty vomit flavored saliva. "Eula, have you been sexually active?"

I paused in my slow coughing and looked at her knowing I couldn't hide anything from her for so long. I sighed and nodded.

"Yeah I have been." I replied. She nodded and leaned against the sink.

"Eula you're pregnant." was her only reply. My eyes widened and I vomited some more at the total shock. This was not something I had expected. Something was growing inside me. I was too young for kids. Even though I would nineteen in one more month, but still. What was I to do? I looked up at my mom with tears in my eyes, feeling afraid.

"Help me momma." I pled and her face softened even more and she got down on her knees and rubbed my back.

"Honey, it's okay. First things first I'll drive you to the hospital tomorrow. It's Sunday so you don't have to work and neither do the boys. Now another thing is, do you know who the father is?" she asked. I looked down thinking that Forrest was the only one I had been with multiple times. But I hadn't started getting sick until I was with Forrest in his bar and with Deputy Rakes the day before. No, I would've felt something sooner if Deputy Rakes was the father right? No I had to trust my instinct on this and I nodded and looked up at my mom.

"Yeah I do." I replied. She nodded.

"It's Forrest isn't it?" she asked. I gasped softly and kept my fingers on the toile flushing it now.

"How did you know?" I asked. She grinned.

"I knew from that party we went to the Newmon's party. I was sober enough to see Forrest Bondurant ask your drunken daddy if he could speak with you. I knew from that moment he carried you away they you two were in secret." she explained. I licked my dry lips and sighed.

"Why didn't you say anything?" I asked. She didn't look mad, but you never know. She smiled.

"It is your love life and I knew that if your father or brother knew there would be hell to pay for both our family and theirs. Now is there anything else you want me to know?" she asked. I bit my lip and sighed more feeling more tired as the sun began to rise.

"He asked me to marry him. And I said yes." I replied. She blinked and I could tell she was starting to disapprove but she smiled.

"Then we must get you a dress. I already know you will be married before the baby gets here, but we will have to tell your father and brother's soon. You may be able to hide a ring, but you can't hide a baby." she informed and I knew she was right. Great I had more on my plate now. A wedding, a baby, and the fact that Charlie Rakes is coming down hard on the bootleggers. I had to talk to Forrest after I came back from the hospital.

"Okay. Will you take me by my job after the hospital?" I asked. She nodded and rubbed my back.

"Of course. Now clean up, brush your teeth and head to bed. We have a long day tomorrow." she said. I agreed and she left the room. After I cleaned myself up I went to bed.

When the sun finally came up I woke up with thoughts of my pregnancy. I still had no clue if Forrest was the father, but I had to believe in my heart that he was. I got up and took a shower. Ray was banging on the door.

"Come on Eula, some of us gotta piss in there!" he called out.

"Hey! Don't rush your sister now!"Dad hollered and I giggled and got out and got dressed in my room. I wore black polka dotted skirt with a white blouse and a white ribbon kept my hair back. Mother made biscuits, eggs, and bacon along with orange juice. Father looked around the table.

"Well what is everyone's plans this morning?" he asked. Mother looked up with a smile.

"Eula and I will be driving around having a little girl's day out so I'll need the car." she informed. Dohn nodded.

"That's fine. I plan on looking at getting a new car soon." he told. Arliss and Ray smiled along with mom and I.

"Good that'll help a lot with getting around."Ray said. Arliss swallowed some food.

"Ray and I are going to be shooting deer today." he said.

"And working on our whiskey." he said. Dad nodded looking interested in everyone's answers. I looked at the boys.

"Ya'll best be careful. That new deputy is coming down on most of the bootleggers in the county. Some say he's torturing any bootlegger he finds. Mostly to get at you and the Bondurants because he can't find your hideouts." I told. Ray nodded.

"We're far up the mountains. Takes a few hours to get there and those boys aren't going to waist gas driving up there. They'll most likely to catch them Bondurants before they ever catch us." he informed crunching on some bacon. Arliss laughed.

"Hell we might be the last bootleggers in Virginia." he said. Mom frowned now.

"Enough boys. As long as you all are careful this shouldn't be discussed at the table." she told. The boys ducked their heads and nodded. After breakfast mother and I left to the hospital. I told her a few things that I kept hidden from the others. Like how Forrest came to the hospital when I was shot and how he threw me in the mud. Mother gawked and replied with a "that cost your father lots of money to get."

Then I told her that Forrest gave me his hat from the war and she couldn't help but go 'awe' in a girlish fashion. I told her he came over last night and asked me to marry him and that I gave him the necklace Al Capone gave to me.

"Well it seems this man is very much in love with you." she told. I nodded.

"Yes, but we are getting married in secret because I know no one will accept us." I told. She nodded with a stern face.

"This is true. I will go to your wedding. You're my only daughter and I will not miss out on this." she told. I smiled at her and nodded.

"You know I would love for my whole family to come. To settle their little hatred for each other." I told. Mother nodded then shook her head.

"Well it will take a lot more for the two groups of men to put their rivalry aside." she said. I nodded and we pulled up at the hospital. Mother took me in and the doctor looked at me. He ran small tests and it was a fact, I was pregnant. The doctor, known as Doctor Ramon, was nice. He told me to check in with him every six weeks or come earlier if there was a problem. Once we left it was now time to tell Forrest and I wasn't sure how he would even take the news, but I didn't suspect it would be bad for he did say one day I would be the wife and mother of his children.

(Author's Notes)

Okay finally ch. 30! So it seems we have a pregnant Kincaid, and a secret wedding about to happen. The Kincaid men are still left in the dark and Dep. Rakes is rampaging over Virginia coming down on bootleggers! Hope you all are still enjoying this.

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