It’s a nice relaxing Sunday afternoon. I’m playing a board game with Alice, Avery, and Brie. Calder, Ryan, Carter, and Bex have just come back from a ride, now they are playing a video game. My parents and Jason and Kenzie are sitting near the fireplace chatting away. My dad and Jason have been getting along lately, normally they can’t stand each other, but lately they’ve been best buddies. I wonder if they are trying to get along for mom's sake. Whatever the reason it’s making mom and Kenzie happy.
Ivy, Darren, and Stella are away at the moment. They are handling a problem in a small town near the Canadian border. It feels weird without them around. We’ve gotten used to them being around. Stella and Darren feel like a second set of parents, and Ivy is like a sister.
I know Alice misses Ivy. They are totally cute together. I’m glad Alice found a good soulmate. Ivy and she are perfect together. It seems like we are finding our soulmates and coming up with plans for our futures. It might seem odd to outsiders that as young as we are we have our futures planned and set out for us, but things are different in the magical world. This is the normal, most people have their lives figured out by the time they are twenty.
Lynden walks into the room.
“The three have summoned the team. It’s very important we must go immediately,” Lynden announces to the team
“Now what?” Calder grumbles, and I can’t say I feel the same way.
The last time we got summoned by the Three we didn’t get great news, I mean it wasn’t all bad, but still, I can’t imagine they want us to have a social gathering for fun. The team and I get ready to go meet the three. We all meet in the main living room. Lynden is coming with us. We all hold our stones and say the incantation.
We appear in the room we were in before. Eva greets us and tells us to have a seat. Destine and Thanos come out and join Eva. We sit on the couches making ourselves comfortable. Destine looks serious, Eva looks worried, and Thanos looks pissed off. Oh, hell this isn’t going to be a fun conversation.
“We have asked you here because I had a vision the other night. One that affects how this war could end.” Destine’s voice is even. “Emmy you’re pregnant.”
“What?” I blurt out. “That’s not possible, I'm on the pill.”
“When was the last time you took it?” Destine asks.
“Umm.” Oh, crap I don’t know. I’ve been so occupied with the war. I don’t even know when my last period was.
“Exactly. You don’t know, do you?” Destine asks.
“No,” I admit. I look over at Carter who grabs my hands.
“What does this mean?” Carter asks.
“It means if the Enchantress finds out that Emmy is pregnant, she will try to use the child against Emmy, just like she did with Calder and Gemma, but this time it’s the fate of the world that will be affected. Don’t worry. Eva is going to put a protection spell on the baby, the Enchantress won’t be able to touch the child,” Destine informs us.
“We won’t let anything happen to your baby Emmy. My spell will protect her.” Eva’s voice is reassuring.
“This is real shit timing to be pregnant,” I state putting my head in my hands.
I want to cry. Carter puts an arm around me and pulls me close to him. This can’t be happening. I don’t understand why this would happen now. How did I not even know I was pregnant? I’ve been so focused on this stupid war that I forgot my pills. Fuck! It’s bad enough that the Enchantress wants my heart and soul, but now she will want my child too, and that is so much worse than her coming after me.
“It’s okay Emmy. We will get through this.” Carter's voice soothes me.
“We will protect you sis, no one on this team is going to let that evil bitch near you. Eva will cast a protection spell. Not only that but I believe your child is Thanos' soulmate, I doubt he will let anything happen to you.” Calder is trying to make me feel better.
“Your brother is right. I will hunt that witch down if she dares touch my soulmate. ’m death and trust me you don’t want to mess with death.” Thanos's voice is aggressive, and I can tell he is not a man to mess with.
I look up at everyone. They are right. “Thank you.” That's all I can manage.
Eva puts her hands on my belly and casts a protection spell on the baby. Eva tells me I’m about a month and half along in my pregnancy. Eva gives me special prenatal vitamins for a magical being. Eva encourages me to be strong and that I will be a good mom. Carter hasn’t let go of my hand.
Once we are back at the manor Carter and I sit down with my parents and tell them. My mom is so happy, and although my dad is concerned, I know he is happy. My mom talks with me and gives me advice. I forget my mom was in my shoes, not just once, but twice. She knows how I’m feeling. I’m so glad she is here with me during this time.
Carter tells me he is happy that we are going to have a baby. I thought he might be mad, but he assures me he isn’t. He doesn’t blame me for not taking my pills, nobody does. They all know the stress and pressure I’ve been under. It makes sense for me to have forgotten. This war has taken over our lives, we hardly have a moment to ourselves. We eat, sleep, and breathe this war.
Brie makes me a relaxing potion to help calm my anxiety. Everyone is being very supportive, and for that I’m very thankful. Vivian has given Carter and I permission to share a room, so we have moved out of the rooms we were sharing with the others, and now have our own room. It’s huge. Luna hasn’t left my side, she must know, they say animals can sense things like that, plus Luna and I have a special connection, so it’s not surprising.
The team has told me I need to stay off of missions, so that I can rest. I’m pregnant, not disabled, but I know they just care about me and the baby. Plus, I think they are afraid that if I'm on a mission, the Enchantress will come after me, but the thing is, no matter where I go, I’m not really safe from her. Once she finds out I’m pregnant, it’s only a matter of time before she comes after me.
The Enchantress is sneaky, and if she wants to get to me, she will find a way. I have no doubt about that, but unlike her I have people who care about me. If she takes me, she will have an army coming for me. Calder has already sworn to the high heavens if she tries to take me, he will kill her himself. I tried to remind him that I’m the only one who can kill her, but he told me that prophecy can be damned. He sounds like our dad. I laugh to myself. Besides, Thanos will go nuts if the Enchantress takes me. My child is his soulmate, so the Enchantress better watch her back.
I’m tired, so I curl up into bed with Carter. I knew I was feeling extra sleepy lately, I just thought it was stress, but I was wrong. It was the baby. I’m still in shock that I'm having a baby. Carter puts his hand on my tummy and rubs it. Carter is beaming with happiness. I know he is worried about the Enchantress coming after me, we all are, but that’s not going to stop us from being happy. The Enchantress can go screw herself for all I care, apparently pregnancy hormones make me extra aggressive.
I close my eyes. Carter rubbing my belly is soothing and helping me relax. He tells me how much he loves me, how happy he is, how he can’t wait to meet our little girl. It makes me happy, and my heart swells with love. I love Carter so much, I’ve loved him for a long time, even before I knew he was my soulmate, I loved him.