Baby Daddy?
Today I was going to my first baby appointment and I was nervous. Mother had asked if I would like for her to go with me and shook my head.
"Its alright. I'll be fine by myself." I said. She knew I was lying and so did I. I wanted Jack to come, but he was probably in Mimi's clenches, so I didn't ask him. I decided to go to school today and get out early for my appointment. Bliss and Oliver sat next to me in study hall. It surprised me that Ollie was still taking to me.
"So today's the first huh?" Bliss whispered in quietly. I looked up from my book that I was reading.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah it is." I said in the same tone.
"First?" We both gave him pointed stares.
"What?" He asked. We just continued to look at him. How can he forget when he was the one bitching about it the most? I thought. Bliss- having little tolerance for stupidy today thumped him on the temple.
"Hey what was that for?" He snapped. I gave up as well, because I couldn't take it either.
"My first appointment today." I whispered harshly. For some unknown reason it still didn't click. Then, finally, finally did he get it.
"Oh! What time?"
"Two." I answered.
"So do you want me to drop you off or go with you?" Bliss asked nervously. I shook my head.
"Its okay. I want to do this by myself." I said in a small voice. She nodded. Ollie wasn't as understanding.
"What? No, I'm going with you. You shouldn't do this along." He said harshly.
"I'm not doing this along, remember?" I said evenly. He still thought we were insane for going into exile instead of just telling our parents. When I told him that I told my mother he didn't even looked surprised.
"Besides, he'd come if it wasn't for you-know-who." I said in quiet voice, burring myself back into my book. But as always Ollie didn't know when to quit.
"Do you really think he'd come? I mean really Skylar, he-" I cut him off sharply.
"First, he would come. Because he is taking responsibility for what is happening, so don't even go there. Second, he told me that he would do anything for me in this- hell his even-" I shook my head. "-he loves me Oliver, I know you hate it, God how I know! But he would not- not, leave me in this. So don't you talk as if he would." Glaring heatedly from my book at him. Bliss must have something very interesting on one of the bookshelves because she had gotten up to go and look at it. Oliver went pale, but quickly regained his anger and looked about ready to let me have it, but instead he got up and walked away without turning back around. I sighed. Bliss tried not to show how tired she was getting of Oliver's attitude. But that didn't stop her from saying.
"Okay, I know that his jealous of Jack, but really can that boy be anymore insensitive about she feels about all this. I mean, its not like she planned this on purpose or something." Muttering to her self. I shook my head and told her that I had to get to class. Science was my most favorite class, even though I did have that class with Mimi and Oliver was my Lab partner. But 10 minutes after the class had begun the office called me so I could go to my doctors appointment. The doctor told me to lay down on the bed so she can give me an ultrasound. While she was putting on the guew Jack walked in.
"Jack? What are you doing here?" I asked. He smiled at me and walked over to take my hand. Then brought it to his lips and kissed my knuckles.
"Do you think I would really miss this?" He asked. The doctor raised her eyebrows at him. Then looked down at me.
"Is he the father?" She asked. Might as well not deny it.
"Yes he is." I said proudly. She looked between the two of us a few times, then shook her head. She rubbed the little thing on my stomach and we showed us our child and we heard it's heart beat. But something was off… Was that two heartbeats' I was hearing? She pointed to two round things on the black screen.
"See these our your children, and as you can hear, this our their heartbeats." She said. T-t-twins? I started at the doctor in shock, while Jack couldn't be anymore happier than he already was. One I could handle, but two? Jack looked down at me grinning, even his eyes were full of laughter and happiness. I didn't know why I wasn't all to happy with having twins I just wasn't. I glared at Jack.
"Not a word." He held up his hands in surrender, but kept his smile.
You know we're going to have to erase her memory. I sent him. He replaced his smile with a grim frown.
I know. I could tell that he wasn't all to happy about this, and I wasn't either. But it had to be done. When the doctor handed us both a picture of our twins, Jack looked deep into her eyes.
"You didn't see me here. You don't know who the father of this twins are." Jack said slowly, using the glom on her. She repeated them back to him in a slow and haze voice. When she blinked and stared down at me, Jack was already gone.
"Are we done." She shook her head and frowned in confusion, but nodded.
"Come back next month." She ordered. I smiled and wiped my stomach off and got off the table.
"Yes ma'ma." I left then. As I was waiting for Julius to pick me up I had time to myself. Twins? I was having twins? I never thought about having twins- hell not having a baby period. What was I going to do. I could handle one baby- probably, but two? But Jack couldn't have looked any happier. If it wasn't for that damn bound then he and I would be together no problem. But there is one, a very big one. Mimi. She won't let him go without a fight, and she'd hunt us down to the ends of the earth to find, and kill us. I know it. So does Jack, but his still willing to take this risk. To come away with me and raise our children. I smiled, maybe one day we can get married- I shook my head. That would be in possible, if we did that then it would leave a paper trail and bring them closer to finding us. But we can say that we're married. Yeah that could work. But I'll have to leave Oliver behind. If he came with us, then he would no longer have a family, and be on the run for the rest of his life. No I couldn't do that to him. Bliss either. Jack and I made this bed, now its time for us to sleep in it. Alone. I sighed. Well they did say that senior year was suppose to be the funniest year. Yah, having babies with a man I'm not suppose to be with is so much fun. But I couldn't get mad really because they would always be a piece of Jack, that no one could take away. Julius pulled up right in front of me. He got out and opened the door for me.
"Home, Miss Van Alen?" He asked. I really didn't feel like going home right at that moment, so I told him to drop me off at the library and pick me up when I called.
"Yes ma'ma." I was really just free lancing, trying to find a book that would catch my eye. I saw this book with a man on the front and his shirt was loose and opened all the way. I went over to the chair next to the fire place and began to read. Someone touched my shoulder. I grabbed it and twisted it. I heard that person wince and snatch their wrist back. I look up and find Jack standing over me. I look at him embarrassed.
"Sorry." He smiled down at me. Still rubbing his wrist a little.
"Its okay. Man you have a grip like a viper." I laughed. Looking around I noticed that there wasn't as many people in the library from when I came in earlier.
"What time is it?" I asked looking around. He looked at his watch.
"7:56, how long have you been here?" He asked, sliding one of the chairs from the table over to mine. I dogged eared the book I was reading and faced him. I yawned.
"Since the appointment. Looks like I fell asleep." He nodded. He opened his mouth to say something but Mimi walked in and caught sight of Jack. She smiled, then she saw me and glared. Do you have the unbelievable urge to call someone something or cuss them out for no reason what's so ever? Because I am right now.
"There you are Jack. I've been looking for you." She purred. I snorted loudly (so that way she could hear me), and rolled my eyes at her. She knew were Jack was, she was just lying so she could wrap around him like a snake and squeeze the life out of him. Something to what she was doing right now, for instance. She turned her eyes glass green eyes at me.
"Do you have a problem, Half-breed?" She sneered. Like the word half-breed meant something nasty and impure. I said what I was thinking.
"Hell yes I have a problem. And that would be you. Are you going to do something about it, Whore?" I asked, setting the book on the wooden stand next to me. Never taking my eyes off of her while I did it. She looked about ready to kill me then and there.
"You have no right to call me a whore, mutt."
"Your right-" she looked at me surprised "I shouldn't call you a whore. Because they get paid for what they do. Your more of a slut. They do it for the fun of it. And I'm neither." I said before she called me a slut. She scoffed at me.
"Please your not a virgin. Last time I check, you had Jack and Oliver." I clapped at her. Jack did not like that very much.
"Enough Mimi." He said. We ignored him.
"Very good. That's two, not twelve. Which I believe that is the number your at right now." She opened her mouth to say something, but the Counsel walked in. They headed start for me.
If they ask, tell Oliver that the babies are his. I sent Jack. He gave me a brief nod. Charles stopped in front of me.
"What?" I snapped at him before I could catch myself.
"Where is your mother?" He asked in a heated tone.
"IDK." I said in a sarcastic tone. He turned red.
"Damn it girl! This is not a game. Where is she?"
"I just told you that I. Don't. Know. Would you like for me to say it in a different langue for to understand me?" My patience had be swept away when Mimi walked through the door. Charles being here didn't help. But Jack tried to.
"Why do you need her?" He asked in a calm tone that was almost empty. His father turned to him.
"It is none of your concern." His father answered him, then turned back to me.
"Your coming with us," He started to take my arm, but I bared my fangs and hissed at him. I was no in the mood for snatch and grab, today.
"Not until you tell me what the hell this is about."
"Your mother has disappeared," He said. I stared at him in shock.
"What do you mean she left?"
"This is not the place to discuss this." I was out of my chair and already telling Julius to come and pick me up.
"You'll be riding with us." Charles said. I looked at him for a few moments.
"Where are we going?" He told me, and I told Julius.
"There's no way I'm getting in a car with any of you. Especially you," I told him.
"Little girl," He warned. I gave him a smug smile.
"Last time I checked, I wasn't a little girl anymore."- Turning away from him"-Julius call me when your outside the door."
"Yes ma'ma." I closed the phone and sat down in the chair that I was sleeping in.
"You went to the doctor today, why?" He demanded
"Thought I had the Clap." Smiling sweetly at him I pick up the book from where I put it and started reading again. I heard someone laugh, then try to cover it up with a cough. And they say I'm not funny. Charles didn't think I was funny in the lest. In fact his face turned red again to prove it. When he opened his mouth, my phone went off. I picked up the phone and flipped it open, not bothering to look at the caller ID.
"Hello."
"Skylar." Mother said on the other line. My face went completely empty. Like a unpainted face. Not showing any emotion see my feet.
"Are you almost here, Julius?"
"So Charles noticed I was gone."
"Yes. Well go and get gas before you come, I wouldn't want us to be stuck in the middle of the road somewhere."
"So he is. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you Skylar, I had to take care of something that was long over due."
"That's okay. I don't mind if it cost a little bit more."
"Oh, Skylar… I wish I could tell you about-" She stopped. I knew what she was about to say, she wished she could tell me about my father, but it would have to be in person. My phone rang again.
"Hold on Julius, I have another call." I clicked the phone over.
"Yes?"
"I'm almost there Miss Van Alen."
"Okay." I hung up the phone. I looked around the room. Most of them read the same: I have little tolerance today.
"Okay then. And Julius you'd better hurry. I don't think their in the mood." But when I talked into the reserve, but she was already gone. When I hung up the phone and closed it, Charles was still hell bent on getting that answer.
"I asked you why went to the doctor." He said through clenched teeth.
"If I didn't know any better uncle, I'd say you were starting to care," I said. He narrowed his eyes on me. I just looked back at him. But I noticed I wasn't the only one, Jack was staring at him too. I knew that Jack would attack his father- in front of all this people to protect me, than see me hurt. My sweet Jack. Sadly I couldn't let him do anything that stupid.
"Let's go." I said as I walked out the library and got into the car. The ride didn't take long. Only about 20 minutes. I had thought about telling Julius to stop and let me out, so I could walk there- the night air felt wonderful. But Charles and the other's were following us. Damn. The room was a simple oval table with black leather chairs going around it. I sat first and the other's followed suit. When we were all seated, Charles got right down to business.
"Do you know where your mother is?" I sighed.
"I already told you, I don't know where my mother is." Which was mostly true. He peered at me.
"So who were you talking on the phone with." Bliss's father asked.
"Julius," again partly true.
"And the other person?" Charles asked
"Hattie. My house keeper." Now that was a lie.
"Why did she call you?" One of the elder's asked.
"She said that she was making chicken tonight, instead of turkey." Lie. Charles smacked his hands on the table as he rose from his chair. He pointing at me, pinned me with a glare.
"Your lying! You know where she is, tell us where. Tell us where Gabriella is!" He ordered. I looked at him for a few seconds.
"I told you once before, I. Don't. Know." I said slowly. As if I were a teacher talking to a stubborn student. Because I sure felt like one.
"Charles, the girl says she doesn't know. Them she doesn't, you can't expect for her to answer a question she does not know." Someone said. I didn't see their face, but I was thankful that someone tried to help me. Charles sat back in his seat and eyed me. Like I was some kind of wild animal that he had decided to hunt and kill.
"I asked you why you went to the doctor today." He stated.
"You did." I said in a icy tone, narrowing my eyes suspiciously.
"Why?"
"Its none of your concern."
He shook his head. "But it is,"
"Oh," I said sarcastically.
"Why yes. Every blue blood here in the city is my concern." I gave a bitter laugh.
"Were we your concern when we were getting picked off by the silver blood? When you refused to believe that they had come back to kill us off? Or was it that you finally started paying attention when your father died?" He growled at me and gave me hatful eyes, while everyone else gasped and stared at me in shock.
You went to far Skylar. Jack sent me. I hadn't even noticed that he was even in the room.
No I didn't. He was my grandfather and if Charles had just listened to what we were saying, then he might not have died that night. If he wants to play with fire, then will play with fire. I sent him. He tsked in my head.
Those who play with fire, always get burned.
I've already been burned so many times. What's on more. I sent frigidly. He didn't answer. But Charles did.
"I will not be question by some half breed. You will answer the question."
I glared at him. "No, I won't."
Answer the question Skylar. Jack sent me softly. It was almost a plea.
"You will." I opened my mouth to tell him to go to Hell, only to be stopped my Jack's sharp voice in my head.
Don't. Just tell him why you were there. Will figure the rest out later. Now is not the time to get into a argument with him. I snorted softly.
And where have you been, Jack? Last time I checked, this argument started when he showed up at the library.
Skylar just… please. Just please answer the question. Tell them that they're Oliver's like we said. He already knows that this is coming. Please. Now I did sound like he was pleading, imploring, begging me to answer the question. And that's what finally cave in.
Fine. I sent him. Only because you asked me.
Thank you.
"Answer the que-" Charles started
"I'm pregnant." I said, cutting him off. They all stared at me in utter and complete astound.
"Your- Your preg-" Charles started. But was cut off by Mimi's high-pitched screaming.
"You whore! And you think that you have the right to judge me. I'll kill you!" She came at me like a bat out of Hell, but I was ready for her. She went airborne only to get kicked in the face with my leg. Sadly that's as far as we got until they broke up the fight for someone got hurt. Oh, I'm sorry, hurt really badly. As they dragged us apart from each other, Mimi sent daggers at me.
"It's Jack's isn't it." My face became stone. I looked over to Jack to see him staring at me in shock and somewhat disgust. My eyes became icy, as I spoke. Only looking at Jack.
"No."
"Then who?" Charles said. But I didn't look at him. I only looked at Jack.
"Jack knows who. Don't you?" He didn't even blink as he answered.
"Oliver's," I nodded.
"Just like her whore of a mother-" Mimi started only to be stopped by my right hook. They pulled me father away from her.
"Bitch, what did I tell you, if you ever disrespected my mother again? That I'd kick your little blond ass." I snarled as I tried to twist out of someone's strong grip. She looked about ready to return the punch with her own, but Jack held her back.
"Nice right, Sky." Said Oliver as he stood outside the door. Jack growled at him. But Oliver only looked at me. He had a blank expression on his face as he walked around Mimi and Jack to face me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Ollie asked softly, as he put his hand on my cheek.
"I was going to tell you. Just not like this,"
"You could have told me earlier."
"Wanted to make sure first."
"Ah,"
"This abomination will have to be killed." Charles's cold words make me flinch. I turned to him with the anger of a Fury.
"You'll have to kill me, if you ever what to get to my baby, you son of a bitch! And we both know that you won't kill me." I growled, taking a dangerous step towards him. I didn't notice that Oliver had moved away or that Jack had moved away from Mimi to hold me back. My rage was so strong that I only noticed Charles and how I wanted to rip him bloody limb for bloody limb. Jack put his arms around me so my arms where locked to my sides. He pulled me to a stop. I thought about fighting that moment, just so I could get a piece out of Charles.
"Don't." He said out loud in a firm tone. In my mind he said.
Skylar, I know your pissed- he sent, until I cut him off.
Oh, I'm far from pissed of Benjamin. I sent Jack using his really name. I felt him flinch lightly, but I know that I was the only one who knew it.
Do you think this is easy for me as well, Skylar. To have all of you threatened and I can't do anything about it because it will only put you in more danger than you all ready are? He sent me coldly. I cringed at the steel tone in his voice. But he didn't stop.
I want to fight them both right now. To protect you and our children… but I can't, and its making me insane. And your not helping Skylar. Taunting, teasing, and pissing them off even more. Please just… try to control yourself. I was outraged.
Control myself! How the hell can you tell me to control how fucking pissed off I am that your family is trying to kill two innocent lives! Children's lives. Our children's lives. And you want me to act like a cold and unfeeling princess as they threaten their lives. I won't Jack. I can't. This are our children. I know that I'm making it worse, and I'm sorry for that, but this is were I draw the line Jack. I want them kill our babies.
And I don't won't any of you hurt, Skyalr. He sent me softly.
This is were I draw the line Jack. I sent him softly but firmly. I relaxed in his grip. He loosened his hold, put I knew that he could hold me tightly in a instant.
"I won't let you kill my children Charles." I said in a cold tone.
"Children?" Oliver asked in somewhat disbelief.
Without turning I said "Yah having twins. Don't know the sex yet though. Still to early to tell."
"Those abominations must be killed."
"On what grounds? Last time I checked, I didn't have a twin to bond with. So Charles, you'll only be killing two innocent children." I removed Jack's arms from around me and went to go and stand in front of Charles. I put my hand on the table and leaned forward to look him dead in his eyes. He didn't flinch as my heated and in raged gaze searched his.
"But this time… I won't be a sleep or drugged for you to come into the night and kill my children like you did to someone else's child." I said in a icy tone. So cold in fact that it made Antarctica look like Florida in the summer. Mimi breathed in sharply. Kinsley must have told her. The others in the room where quite waiting for Charles to say that it was a lie. But he didn't.
Skylar what are you talking about? What baby? When was this? Jack demanded
When my mother was pregnant with Bliss. I said calmly.
What!
Yep. Bliss is my half older big sis.
How did you find out?
My mother told me this morning.
Oh my God Skyalr. Are you- Jack was cut off my Charles sharp voice.
"Get out all of you. Except Jack, Mimi, Skylar, and the Red blood. Now!" They did.
"How told you that?" He demanded when the door closed.
"Who do you think?' I asked in a calm tone the same way I did Jack. The funny thing about talking calmly to a angry person is that they only get madder.
"Who!" He roared.
"Your sister," He slumped into the chair he was standing in front. He put his hands in his face in his hands and told us to get out. We left quietly. When we were far enough Mimi turned to me.
"This is all your fault Half Breed. You and your Baby Daddy." Baby Daddy? I shook my head and turned toward her.
"I'm not in the mood to deal with you Mimi. Go find a sand box to play in and leave me alone." I said. She opened her mouth to say something to me, but Jack cut her off.
"Don't Mimi. That's enough." Mimi glared at Jack then stacked off like a angry two year old, who didn't get what they wanted for Christmas. Oliver looked in between the two of us several times. Then his eyes finally set on me.
"Twins huh?" I nodded.
"Yeah, Baby Daddy."
You should go home and rest. Jack sent me softly. I yawned. I grinned at him.
Good idea. And that's what I did. I was to tired to even make it up the stairs so I went to sleep in the living room on the couch wrapped around a warm blanket.