#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.

breathe, my eyes turned up now towards the sky, the tension

Thank you.”

now than they were before. “Even if you

nod, understanding, committing to

was here lifts,

light from the pool fades until it’s just…a

just happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at

see?” I

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

me I let out a deep

“She showed you more!?”

“She knew I was upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed me him as an old

moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that hardly

at his shoes, “have warm dry

peaceful now, his

the baby from Sinclair’s arms when he offers him to me, probably knowing that I’m upset and

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

makes good on his promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet,

at me with her baby in her

you,” I say on a

We tried to put on a good show, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which is true! – but Cora didn’t say much at all, ushering everyone into the waiting

and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue, but I could tell: the

as worried, though he’s doing

said it’s all right, Cora,” he says, putting a hand on

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