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A soft knock on the door interrupted the conversation that had begun to comfortably flow between Drift and I. Cade's head poked in and he looked between the Holoform of Drift and I before a smile plastered on the man's face.

"Sorry to interrupt," Cade apologized, "but Sam's on the phone. He'd like to talk to Desirée."

I gave Drift a friendly smile, giving him a single nod. The Holoform dissipated, those electric blue sparks scattering on the floor. Cade walked over and handed me the phone. I gave him a thank you before answering the phone.

"Hey, Desirée."

"How're you doing? How's Carly and Daniel?" I asked.

"They're doing good," Sam responded. "Carly's been asking about you a lot. She's been wanting you to visit - Daniel's getting so big, you'd not even recognize him!"

I laughed. "Well, I'm happy for you both."

"She's also been going on and on about the wedding." I felt my heart flutter a bit. I had completely forgotten about Carly's and Sam's wedding... Didn't Mikaela, when I went to visit Sam, say she was getting married soon, too?

"Really?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.

"She's excited to have you there," Sam said. "Her and the other bridesmaids are planning on the dresses and Carly'll like you to come by."

"Oh, well, uhm..." I started.

"Is something wrong?" Sam's voice sounded suspicious, almost cautious.

"Well, I really want to go to the wedding but..." I fidgeted on the bed, glancing at my swelling stomach almost in shame. "I'm pregnant again."

The other side of the phone was quiet, and I was afraid that he might've hung up.

"Oh, uhm...Carly's going to be surprised," Sam said uncertainly. "I don't know how I'm going to tell her this..."

"I'm sorry, Sam." I frowned, feeling guilt weigh me down. "It wasn't a planned pregnancy. I can send a card or a present or something; but Ratchet's put me on bed rest, I can't have anything go wrong during this pregnancy."

"It's fine, I understand." I heard Sam sigh on the other end. "Don't go apologizing, Desirée, it's not your fault. I can send you a video of the wedding."

I gave a small smile. "That would be appreciated," I said, still sounding a bit apologetic.

"No problem." A light chuckle was heard from the other end. "So...you're pregnant again! What is this, your fourth baby?"

Giving a sarcastic laugh, I rolled my eyes. "My third baby, smartass," I scoffed.

Sam gave a loud laugh, making me smile widely.

"Do you know the gender yet?" he asked.

"I'm not far enough in to know yet," I answered. "I'm getting over a nasty infection. It sucks."

"Sounds like it." A voice was heard from the other end. "Gotta go, Desiree. It was nice talking to you; and congratulations on the baby."

"Thanks," I said. "I'll talk to you later, OK?"

After I hung up, I placed the phone on the bedside table. I frowned. Carly really wanted me to go to her wedding. And if my memory was correct - hopefully - Mikaela would be having a wedding as well. They both wanted me to attend their big day, but I was pregnant...I couldn't just magically get better (no matter how badly I wanted to).

After the baby was born, and after Optimus and the others returned, I'd have a long talk to Optimus. I was certain we'd both stop having children after Eden; but after a certain turn of events, with Optimus leaving and all, this little baby would be added to our dysfunctional lives.

I prayed that the pregnancy would be over soon, that way I could enjoy not feeling sick and crappy all the time.

Optimus POV

Only a couple hours, that's how long the Autobots had been on the road. It felt longer than that, and that bothered them. Most of them were worried about their families, left unprotected in their homes.

Optimus was especially worried. He wanted to be there for Desirée in her moment of need. She was only the teensiest over two months in her pregnancy, and even though Ratchet would say she made minimal improvement, it was still music to the Prime. His Sparkmate needed to get all the strength she could - the Sparkling's health and her health were his main concern. As well as Saoirse's and Eden's.

The thought of something happening to his family made his Spark. With Galvatron still on the lose, and the mysterious Creators still hovering above his head, Optimus wasn't sure what to expect anymore. It was going to be very difficult to pinpoint Galvatron's location in Memphis. He didn't have an Energon Signature anymore. The man made Transformer was more ruthless than he was as Megatron.

Before Galvatron's time, Megatron was ruthless in his own way, but also kind of sloppy. He had plans to dominate worlds, but they weren't thought out all too well. Now, reincarnated as Galvatron, he was more calculating and cold. Galvatron held a kind of intelligence that made Optimus shutter in his framework. It wasn't natural to create Transformers from scratch.

The humans might have learned their lesson so far, but it wouldn't mean they'd stop trying in the future.

In a way, humans were still not to be trusted. They were still unpredictable. If something occurred where they had to spend more valuable time on the run, hiding from human governments and militaries, Optimus was certain the Autobots would leave.

But he kept telling himself that humanity had, hopefully, learned something out of the damage they had wrought upon themselves.

Hopefully.

Desirée POV

I spent the rest of the day resting. Drift didn't come back to resume our conversation, and Cade was nice enough to give me something to munch on before letting the girls spend more time with me. I thanked Cade for his help and he just shook his head.

I'd still have to think of a way to repay the Yeager family for all their troubles.

But, I hadn't realized how badly I wanted to sleep until after I got off the phone with Sam. While I loved knowing what was going on around the house, it felt like forever since I actually got some sleep.

Getting a few hours of shut eye certainly wouldn't be a bad thing.

QUICKY A/N:

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IF THE AUTOBOTS FIND GALVATRON IN MEMPHIS, HOW SHOULD THE BATTLE LAY OUT? WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF DRIFT'S AND DESIRÉE'S FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP SO FAR? IS IT TOO VAGUE, THE WAY I'M WRITING IT?!

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