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.

smile comes to my

They're going to be

squeaks again and I look up, laughing when I see the big smile on her face. "You're smiling," she whispers, still holding her hands in

to figure it out." I sigh, putting my head

and kind, starting to stroke my hair. "Ten

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

of my life. It takes a long, long time to

there are going to be two more little Sinclairs in the

even going to

I sigh deeply, confused,

her hands through my hair, kind and sweet as

it last night," I murmur, my voice a little muffled against her leg. "About...wanting more babies someday. I didn't

a little. "More

my own. We talked about it last night. Not right

in an 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," she sighs, think as undone with emotion as me "I...I mean, I hoped you would. I think

I whisper, smiling as tears prick my own eyes. "Though I

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