#Chapter 486- 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.
eyes turned up now towards the
Thank you.”
now than they were before. “Even if you don’t trust this world,
understanding, committing
suddenly, whatever magic was
pool fades until
happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at me with
you see?” I
you plunge into the pond yelling at the
he continues to stare at me I
“She showed you more!?”
upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed me him as an old man, holding
then glances up at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s
down at his shoes, “have warm
his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his
him to me, probably knowing that I’m upset and want to hold the baby close.
warm arm around
hour later, Sinclair makes good on his promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a pair of fluffy
down at me with her baby in her arms,
you,” I say 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 vans so that we
and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue,
is just as worried, though he’s doing
all right, Cora,” he says, putting a hand on her
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