#Chapter 487- Mothers and Fathers

Ella

“Ella, you can’t just demand

But I glare at Sinclair, slicing my hand through the air and shaking my head as I realize that he can’t hear what I’m hearing.

And the first thing that comes to my ears…

Is a laugh.

“All right, little daughter,” a soft voice says, and I instantly recognize it as my mother. “I stopped there for a reason, but if you get out of my pool, I’ll give you one more.”

I narrow my eyes at the moon but do as the Goddess bids, stepping out of the pool.

“I ended there because I do not know the outcome,” she says, her voice sorrowful. “His mission will be…his own. But, I do know this…”

And I reach out and put a hand on Sinclair’s arm, very tense. I gasp a little as a new vision forms very fleeting, very brief –

But in it, Jesse is an old, old man wrinkles crinkle around his eyes as he smiles down at a child in his arms

His grandchild, or maybe his great- grandchild or maybe not a child of his blood at all, but certainly one he loves very, very much –

It’s gone as soon as it comes, but it’s enough.

Jesse – he lives. And it’s enough.

towards the sky, the

Thank you.”

now than they were before. “Even if you don’t trust this world, or me, trust

nod, understanding, committing to

was here lifts, and

the pool fades until it’s just…a lake, or a pond

just happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at

you see?” I

plunge into the pond yelling at the sky like

explain, and when he continues to stare at me I let out

“She showed you more!?”

slowly. “She knew I was upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she

me and then glances up at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that hardly seems fair,” he murmurs. ” Why do you get

pointing down at his shoes, “have warm

despite himself, shaking his head as he wraps Jesse up tightly in his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now,

me, probably knowing that I’m upset and want

Sinclair sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my shoulders. “Come on. Let’s

his promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a pair

Ella,” Cora says, frowning down at me with her baby in her arms, ”

say on a sigh, “it’s

good show, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which is true! – but Cora

made sure that everyone was happily settled in the house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue, but I could tell: the entire time, she just wanted to get us alone so that

as worried, though he’s doing a bit better playing

Cora,” he says, putting

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