I boarded the plane with tear stained cheeks and an inability to accept the fact that I would have to tell Lissa. I didn't want to keep it from her but I didn't want it to upset her either. Worst of all at the end of this plane ride the father of my possible child is going to waiting with the woman he chose over me.
I was shocked to see the interior of the plane. It wasn't a normal plane with rows of seats. Rather it was a room with four white leather sofas facing one another. There was a wall with two doors on it. In between the doors was a small counter with a microwave on top of it. The door farthest from me had a bathroom sign on it. I didn't know what was behind the other door but I didn't have energy to go explore. Christian was sitting next to Lyssa on the sofa. Christian noticed me first and I knew he had figured it out too. He spoke up.
"I'm sorry Rose." At this Lissa looked up at me. I could tell by just her facial expression she was beyond worried, but through the bond I heard a bunch of questions at once. She came over to me and pulled me into a hug. I started to cry again.
"Please, tell me what's wrong. Please." Her voice cracked the second time she said please and I could tell she was about to start crying. I hadn't noticed Adrian boarding the plane too until he interrupted.
"Rose, Lissa, we need to sit while the plane takes off." Christian came over and whispered something into Lissa ear. Lyssa pulled away from the hug and took my hand she started to take toward the unlabeled door but I stopped her.
"Wait, I-I need to tell you something." I looked at the floor and then back at her. We started to head back to the sofa. Eddie came and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Rose can you wait one moment? I need to tell the pilot we can take off." He nodded and hurried into the cockpit. I few moments later a guardian I didn't recognize sealed the plane door and went into the cockpit as well. I wiped my eyes as Eddie came back and sat next to Christian. I felt the tears coming again so I decided to just say it.
"Guys I think I might be-um-pregnant." Lissa and Eddie looked at me in total shock, Adrian and Christian both looked at me with a knowing expression. To my surprise Eddie was the first one to say something.
"You might?" emphasizing those words hit me hard. I was in denial. I had only accepted it as a possibility, but I am. I took the test. I wanted to tell him that it was still possible this was just a scare but I couldn't. I couldn't lie to these guys. If anyone in this world would help me with this it would be the four in front of me. I didn't need to answer him though my expression must have given it away. He sighed and looked away. Lyssa spoke next but I was surprised to hear anger in her through the bond and in her tone.
"You told me he was your one and only time, and you said you were going to be honest with me."
"I am being honest I've never done it with anyone else." She didn't seem to be calming down.
"Either you're lying about being pregnant or you're lying about your sex life." She was angry but also hurt. Christian put an arm around Lyssa, but she pushed him away. Adrian began to speak.
"I don't think she's lying about either." He said calmly. I felt Lissa's emotions explode in her head.
"It's not possible! If she has only slept with Dimitri this isn't possible." Hearing her say his name hurt, I didn't want to think about him. I also just realized Eddie didn't know about that. "And Adrian stop defending her I know you did this." I grabbed Lissa and made her face me.
"Lissa please calm down, I promise I'm telling the truth. That was the one and only time. I haven't had sex with Adrian either. All I did was take a home pregnancy test I stole from the school clinic last night." She looked at me for a while and I heard her debating whether to believe me in her head. "Please believe me I'm being honest." She relaxed and I gave her a tight hug.
"Rose I'm sorry, I promise I'll help you with the kid and we'll find a way for you to" I put a finger to her lips.
"Lissa don't apologize it was just the spirit." I noticed out of the corner of my eye Adrian was about to say something. But Christian said something instead.
"It's going to be okay rose we can all help you, when we get to court we can go to a real doctor to see if you're really pregnant." Eddie chimed in.
"Wait you slept with the Russian God?" I rolled my eyes at that. I heard his young heartedness in that statement. I missed that. He hasn't been like that since we were captured by the strigoi in Spokane and Mason was killed. He got up and gave me a hug "It'll be alright rose." He then addressed the whole group. "I'm going to go check on the pilot, I'll be back."
Christian stood up "I'm going to make some breakfast. Do you guys want anything?" I shook my head. Lissa looked at me and then back at Christian.
"Please eat something Rose, you can't not eat. You won't have time to eat until dinner once we get to court." I was going to protest but I decide against it. "I'll just have a bagel. Thanks." I forgot Adrian was here until he said.
"Nothing for me thanks." He stood up and came over to me. "Oh little dhampir what have you gotten yourself into." He went into the room with unlabeled door. Lyssa held my hand.
"It's going to be alright. You don't have to tell him the baby is his. He won't suspect it anyways." Christian came over with to bagels and a bowl of oatmeal. He handed Lissa a bagel and me the oatmeal. I didn't want this, I want to be Lyssa's guardian. But I regretted the next thing I said as soon as it left my mouth.
"I could get rid of it so I can still be your guardian." Lyssa looked at me horrified. She was nearly screaming at me.
"No, I could never let you kill your own baby so you can protect me! Even if you're not my guardian you'll always be my friend and know you will still protect me. Don't you dare think about getting rid of your baby or so help me!" she stopped herself and regain her composer. "Do not ever consider that as an option again I would be hurt more if you did that than if you weren't my guardian." Eddie walked in
"A little less than two hours till we land." Lissa thanked him and gestured for me to follow her.
We went into the room Adrian went into and I saw two full beds. Adrian was in the one closest to me and Lissa. Lissa pointed at the other bed. I'll wake you up before we land. I gave her a quick hug and walked over to the bed. Adrian coughed.
"Little dhampir don't you want to come into my bed it would be warmer." I shook my head and got into the clean bed. I was not looking forward to waking up so I fell asleep quickly and prayed I would have to wake up.
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