A/N: Many thanks to Phish Tacko for beta'ing this. Go read her stuff, she is an awesome author!

Ch. 34

"Come on, Tarrant. You need to get out sometimes. It's not good for you or the babies to be cooped up all day."

Carlie had noticed that her brother hadn't been leaving his house much since he'd found out he was pregnant, and had stopped by to see him and try to get him to come out for a little bit.

"Don't want to," Tarrant answered, burrowing deeper into the covers on the bed.

"We can go for a little walk. Nothing big. It's beautiful out, Tarrant."

"Nope. Tired."

Carlie sighed, and turned to Alice, who was standing nearby.

"Told you he won't leave. He's been in bed for two days now."

"Tarrant, why don't you want to get out of bed? You must be getting bored just lying there." Carlie said.

Tarrant sighed, and turned to face his sister. "Because. Everyone will see, and they'll ask questions."

"See what?"

Tarrant frowned, and rested a hand on his stomach. "I can see it already."

"You're afraid that people will notice that you're pregnant?"

"It's quite obvious," Tarrant replied. "I don't want to be bothered."

"Tarrant, you're not showing that much yet. I doubt anyone will say anything. And even if they did, who cares? The Red Queen is gone. You're safe now."

Tarrant just sighed again. "I'm happy here."

"Well it's not good for you. Come on, get dressed," Carlie said, pulling her brother up into a sitting position. "We're going."

Tarrant rolled his eyes, but said nothing as he got out of bed and started looking for something to wear.

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The group had made it into the forest nearby, and were sitting on top of some of the bigger rocks, enjoying the nice weather.

"It's wonderful out today," Alice noted. She was carrying Daisy, who was curious about the nature surrounding her. The little girl grabbed onto a flower, pulling it up and looking it over.

"That's a daisy, Daisy!" Alice said.

The baby looked at it, then said something that sounded like 'daisy'.

"Good girl!" Carlie congratulated her. "She's learning more and more each day."

"Yes, very cute," Tarrant replied almost sarcastically. "Can we go back now?"

"We've only been out for a little while," Carlie replied. "Why do you want to go back so badly?"

"Because my stomach hurts and I'm tired, hot, and uncomfortable," Tarrant said seriously. "I want to go home."

"Fine," Carlie agreed. At least her brother had come with them in the first place.

As Tarrant got off of the rock he was sitting on, he heard Carlie talk to Alice.

"If he's this bad at a month and a half, I hate to see what it's like at nine months," She said jokingly.

"HEY!" Tarrant yelled. "I am still within earshot!"

Now he was in an even worse mood. Not even making some hats would've made him feel better. He just wanted to go home, curl up under the covers, and let this whole pregnancy pass.

Quietly, the group made their way back to Alice and Tarrant's house.

"I'm coming by tomorrow, dear brother," Carlie said as she helped Tarrant into bed. "You need to do something besides lie around all day. It's not good for you or the babies."

"Sleep now," Tarrant replied, pulling the covers up over his head. "Bye bye."

"Bye, Tarrant. I'll see you soon," Carlie said.

She stood up, pulled the covers down enough to reveal the top of Tarrant's head, and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Sleep well."

And with that, she left.