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

going to be so

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

figure it out." I sigh, putting my head down in

mom murmurs, sweet and kind, starting to stroke my hair. "Ten

grumble something to her, and she laughs again, but

adjust to the radical new reality of my life. It takes a long,

going to be two more little Sinclairs in the

even going to be

about going back to school? I sigh deeply, confused,

me, baby," she murmurs, still stroking her hands through my hair, kind and

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

laughs a little. "More

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

a

I whisper, smiling as tears prick my

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