Chapter 384: 1-8

She gestured, “Exactly! People that aren’t in her family… she’s going to experience something normal, and see – learn – that she is safe with other people. She isn’t going to be entirely co-dependent on the people here or just Ben. For now she’s using that feeling of safety to branch out, little by little we help her do that eventually on her own. It won’t be overnight, but-” “But this is a good thing,” I finished nodding to myself, but the worry wouldn’t go away. Rainy, Shavon and Nico went inside leaving dad and I alone on the deck, “Son, you’re worried about her, but you’re just being a father. You’re just hoping no more hurt falls on that little girl, so I have some small advice for you,” he stopped waiting for me meet his eyes. “If you behave as though you have no faith that she will succeed when she spreads her wings, Kayla, all your children will have that mindset Chris. You let her walk away and your face looked like pure terror, you might not think that will influence her but it can, you have to show support, be that bit of confidence she may not have.” He rested back, “I mean you never hear parents telling their kids, ‘just because you put your mind to something doesn’t mean you’ll ever be able to achieve it, regardless of how hard you try, which is why you might as well quit before you try,’ do you?” I snorted. “Thanks for the advice pops,” I said sarcastically, leaving him on the porch, trying not to worry about Kayla and how she was doing, until three hours later I was dying to know how she was. Lucy? Yes Christopher? She teased, using my full name. Haha! I’m surprised you lasted this long… Rainy mind linked me about twenty minutes ago, Lucy commented. How is she? Well… I’ll just say that Nico needs some mate lessons from sir Ben here, her thought filled with humor, while sending me snap shots in her mind of Kayla, throughout the night, her and Ben playing a board game. I released a breath I don’t think I realized I was holding when I saw no fear in her eyes; she looked happy – or as happy as she could be under the circumstance. They had taken over the top level of the home theater, it’s going good Chris, Lucy said more seriously this time. And throughout the night, I remained awake, waiting and praying it all went well, that Kayla had a good time; that she slept without issues. She deserved normalcy or as close to it as she could get, and she was my brave girl, I just had to remember that. . . . Chelsea POV Once Oakley, Kieran and the girls settled in the theatre with Ben, Kayla and Lucy I ducked out of the house heading over to see Julia and Grant despite nearing ten p.m. But it was important. Since Oakley and I had left this new played on my mind endlessly but I wanted to test my theory. Teleporting I knocked just waiting for them to answer, even though I could have just entered on my own. When Julia opened the door and noted it was me, she threw herself into my arms, taking me off guard, “Oh thank, thank you – so – so much,” she cried, getting better at my reactions to these situations I patted her on the back in support. Outside a slight breeze rustled through the trees. Grant came to the door a few minutes later, searching for Julia no doubt. “Oh Chelsea, hi-” he was cut off from Julia’s tiny sob, “She’s been doing that since we found out…” he said coming and pealing her from my body. “Is that good for the baby?” I asked but amidst the tears falling, Julia was beaming. “I’m just so – happy, and Oakley doesn’t mind, and Jack said the baby is healthy, just developing quicker than normal.” “He took my blood to check-” “I know he told me, but he also took it because – actually lets sit down for a while,” I said going to their sofa. “Actually, while what I did could be the reason that your pregnancy is developing quicker than normal is because of you as well…” I started off slowly but the confusion was already there. “What do you mean?” “First off, a human pregnancy is nine months, while a wereshifter – werewolf – is shorter by nearly five months,” they both nodded in understanding. How can this be about me? She wondered but remained silent. “I’m not sure, but what I did coupled with a few other things – your heritage to be specific…” “My heritage?” I nodded. “Yes I believe someone in your family was a shifter, maybe eight generations back or further, or the gene wasn’t active, but you’re passing it on to your child.” I didn’t think her eyes could get any wider than they were right then at that very moment, “You think I’m carrying a – a were child? Baby?” What do I call it? Is it a werewolf like Chelsea and Oakley and Ben? Grant shook his head, again indoors the slight breeze picked up again, and I cocked my head to the side, replaying everything from the last week. “Yes, I do. I think what I did to his reproductive organs,” I scrunched my nose, “Well that coupled with your DNA, I believe that explains why you’re pregnancy is progressing as it is.” The two of them remained silent and I listened to see if they now had negative feelings about their child. Would they love that child any less now that they found out it was possibly like Oakley, Ben and I? “Is it safe for her, for that type of speedy pregnancy? Will the baby grow without – are they safe?” Grant stumbled while Julia remained silent thinking about the child inside her. “Does this change things for you?” I asked Grant point blank and his eyes hardened. “Of course not! That – this – what you’re telling me doesn’t change anything for me-” “Or me,” Julia beamed, the air settling. “Good, because there’s more.” “You all saw what Ben did with the water at the beach?” I asked them. “Yes, impossible, but amazing, I mean you had to see it to believe something like that could be happening,” Julia answered and Grant reached for her hand, placing his other on her flat tummy. “He’s called an Elemental – specifically Ben is water. Kayla is Earth, Gabriel is fire, and if I’m correct the child you’re carrying is Air.” As the words left my mouth the breeze that shouldn’t be inside this house since no windows were open, appeared again.