#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.

up now towards the sky, the tension

Thank you.”

Goddess says, her words even fainter now than they were before. “Even

understanding, committing to

magic was here lifts, and

the pool fades until it’s just…a

happened?” Sinclair asks, staring

I

asks, shaking his head at me. “See you plunge

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

“She showed you more!?”

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

and then glances up at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of

I say, pointing down at his shoes, “have warm

shaking his head as he wraps Jesse up tightly in his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs, “to

to me, probably knowing that I’m upset and want to hold the baby close. “If I’m not going

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

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

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

told you,” I say on a

went totally still. We tried to put on a good show, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which

house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could

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

all right, Cora,” he says, putting a hand on her

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