Previously: "Oh I have missed you, you were always the most interesting of my children, although your sister is starting to give you a run for your money." Jude nodded and shot Celine a look that told her that she too owed him an explanation. She could feel her tenuous control over the timeline slipping as she wondered whether this day would end with Jude alive but hating her. That morning's affection now seemed like a distant memory.

A Flaw in the Plan

Chapter 15

Hurrying after Jude, Celine glanced back once to see Mrs Sutton giving her a little wave, her big smile just as predatory as it had been the last time she had seen her. As they walked to a nearby car park, she was worried because he still had not spoken a word to her since Mrs Sutton's revelations that she was pregnant. He went about the job of stealing the car with remarkable efficiency, she stood by awkwardly watching the chaos around them unfold as everyone took the news about the apocalypse much worse than they had. The purr of the engine starting brought her attention back to the car, and she saw Jude impatiently waiting for her to get into the passenger seat.

She had half-expected him to set off as soon as she was in the seat, but he drummed his fingers impatiently on the wheel as he waited for her to do something. Nerves shot by the events of that day, she couldn't even bring herself to ask him what he wanted.

"Put your seatbelt on." He eventually said, voice once again deceptively calm, she complied quickly, and as soon as the tell-tale click was heard the car set off.

They drove in complete silence, Celine anxiously played with the ring on her finger, already trying to think of the best explanation possible to give Jude when he chose to ask for it. She had never seen him in this condition before and she desperately wanted him to say something to her, anything would be better than the silence.

Arriving at the bunker, Celine felt some of the tension in her shoulders fade as she realised with some gratitude that they were arriving in good time and at the very least they would both survive, even if Jude never forgave her. At the door they were greeted by Mrs Sutton's doctor.

"You must be Jude, I've heard a lot about you from your mother." After greeting Jude, the doctor directly addressed her. "I know the first few days are probably going to be a bit of an adjustment, but if you come see me once you are settled I can examine you and make sure everything is progressing smoothly."

The atmosphere chilled suddenly at the clear implications in the doctor's words, she managed to stammer out a thank you before he lead them into the bunker and showed them the room they would be staying in, he left them to digest their new home in privacy.

Gingerly sitting on the bed, Celine distracted herself by checking that she had managed to bring all the pills she had bought. With nothing else to do, she clasped her hands together and prepared to speak.

"Please say something." She pleaded. "I can't bear the silence anymore."

"Are you pregnant?" He asked immediately, not looking at her.

"Yes." She answered quietly, gaze fixed on her hands.

"Does anyone else know apart from my mother and her presumable boyfriend?"

"I don't know. I don't even know how they knew, I haven't told anyone." She was a little relieved that the questions so far had been fairly easy. She did wonder how Jude's mother had known about the baby, but couldn't think of a possible explanation.

"Why didn't you tell me?" At this he finally turned around to face her, and she could see the hurt on his face.

"I was going to, I was just waiting for the right time."

"I thought you were infertile." The accusation was something she had been expecting, and she took a deep breath before telling him her rehearsed response.

"I was. I don't know how it happened. If I could I would give you my medical records to prove it." Her answer seemed to mollify him a little, although the tears must have helped.

"I just wish you had told me."

"I'm sorry, you're right I should have." He breathed out a loud sigh, and walked over to sit beside her, one arm wrapping around her shoulders to hold her gently to him.

"When did you find out?"

"A few days ago, I got a test in London." He nodded.

"It's been a long day, can we talk more about this later? I've just found out my mother's not dead and I have at least one sibling that I didn't know about."

"Of course." She winced as she realised just how many bombshells Mrs Sutton had dropped on him that day.

He had suggested she get some rest considering how tired out she had been from so much emotional drama. She had declined, not wanting to let him out of her sight until the entrance was permanently locked. After a few hours, they heard a commotion back in the main room of the bunker, and went to investigate. An eclectic group of people had arrived at the bunker, one of whom appeared to be bleeding from some kind of injury, Celine remembered that the man had said he had been shot.

A row quickly erupted between Jude's mother and a woman in a prison uniform before the doctor returned to reveal some new crisis with the door before nearly everyone left again. Glancing over at Jude, Celine saw that he was understandably confused by the chaos that had erupted. Seeing them, Mrs Sutton grinned and approached.

"There's a bit of bother with trying to get the door shut, no matter I'm sure it will get fixed in time." Gesturing at the injured man, she spoke up again. "That's your brother, Scotty, by the way." She said to Jude, causing him to give Scotty an odd look as he processed their relationship.

"Any more family members I need to look out for?"

"Your sister, Rhonda, is outside." She added cheerfully. "And you have a nephew."

The revelation of three new family members in such an offhand way seemed a little too much for Jude and he abruptly walked off without speaking another word to his mother. Celine watched after him as he went to speak to Scotty and examine his injury. Unperturbed, Mrs Sutton turned her attention to the former nun.

"I was so pleased to learn about my new grandchild, I trust the parasite isn't zapping too much of your energy yet?"

"How did you know about the baby?" Celine asked, ignoring the question asked in favour of something that had been on her mind for quite some time.

"I had some people keeping an eye on you and Jude, to make sure I knew where you were in the event of the world ending. One of them went into the pharmacy with you when you were buying your supplies." Mrs Sutton explained.

Celine nodded and went to help Jude find a first aid kit to patch up Scotty's wound until the doctor could get a chance to look at it. After some more time had passed, everyone returned to the bunker as did Jaime, much to Jude's relief, the door having been successfully fixed.

They all watched the news in near silence, Celine staying near Jude as the newscaster spoke her last words. Squeezing her eyes shut, she waited for the impact. The room rocked slightly as the meteor hit. This time when Celine opened her eyes, she was still in the bunker with Jude by her side.

AN: One chapter left. I've not written it so there will be another delay, but hopefully the delay will be considerably shorter as I'm done with uni for a while.