#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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