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.

little smile comes to my mouth at that thought

mean. They're going

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

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 to sort through

it baby," mom murmurs, sweet and kind, starting to stroke my hair. "Ten whole seconds, just

she laughs again, but I

radical new reality of my life. It takes a long, long time to get it into my head that I'm

are going to be two more little Sinclairs

even going to

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

her hands through my hair,

about it last night," I murmur, my voice a little muffled against her leg. "About...wanting

a

as I smile. "I'm going to adopt Marigold as my own. We talked about it last night. Not right away -

instant, tears filling her eyes as she lays herself down next to me on the bed and wraps me up in a hug, pulling me close. "Oh, Ariel,"

tears prick my own eyes.

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