Chapter 0974

"Oh, baby,” mom says, cupping my cheek in her hand and looking at me sympathetically. “Sometimes...the Goddess has plans for us that go beyond our

own."

"Damn right she does," I say with a scowl, flumping back into mom's pillows and shooting a little glare at the crescent moon, which I can see hovering just above the dawn horizon. "Surprise after surprise with that one."

"Are you unhappy with it?" mom asks, clasping her hands beneath her chin and looking at me, worried. "You...you don't have to be happy, sweetie. I'm sorry, I should have been more restrained -"

"No, mom," I say with a sigh, flicking my eyes to her and then down to my stomach, where I press my hands. Where two babies now live, apparently. "I... don't really know precisely how I feel - I mean, I'm really surprised – and the timeline is not fantastic but...I don't think I'm unhappy..."

I let my words trail off, trying to figure out how I feel but coming up with an answer that's split between about twelve different emotions.

A baby. Babies.

Two little babies.

Jackson's... Jackson's babies.

to my mouth at that thought

They're going to be

and I look up, laughing when I see the big smile on her face. "You're smiling," she whispers,

forward, still laughing, a bit hysterical. "I don't know, okay! Give me...ten seconds to figure it out." I sigh, putting my head down in her lap, closing my eyes and trying

starting to stroke my hair.

grumble something to her, and she laughs again, but I

life. It takes a long, long time to

there are going to be two more little Sinclairs in the palace. And they're going to

we even going to

talking about going back to school? I sigh deeply, confused, turning my head to press my forehead against my

murmurs, still stroking her hands through my

it last night," I murmur, my voice a little muffled

a little.

to adopt Marigold as my own. We talked about it last night. Not right away - we want to let her adjust but...I want

a hug, pulling me close. "Oh, Ariel," she sighs, think as undone with emotion as me

as tears prick my own eyes.

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