What she wants
1598 Words
Announcement!! This book is close to the end- who's ready? not me :(
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there is 3 more weeks before Jeremy comes to the cabin and my mother has not been seen since the airport.
*knock, knock*
I've been in bed since yesterday, this baby isn't getting easier to take care of, I feel like a giant f*****g balloon that has 50 lbs of weights tied to each tiny string.
"Come in." I say, It's so hard to even move, if I were human- I would feel like this at 9 months, not three. Desmond opens the door with a tray of garbage- not literally garbage but nothing that's going to make me feel better. Desmond sets the tray down next to the bed,
"Scoot." I give him the look that tells it all. He picks the spot near my legs and begins to console me, I look like a hot mess.
"I hate this," I state. Desmond chuckles,
"No you don't." he smiles.
"Your right I don't, " I chuckle which hurts me. Desmond stares at me and I can't help but feel grosser, I start feeling cold.
"Why don't you eat something, it's been a couple days, the baby might be hungry." Just thinking about food makes me want to throw up. He get's up and hands me the cup-
"Drink Alannah, I'm not asking anymore." I grab the cup and sip it, the thickness of this is gross, it's like I'm drinking cough syrup. Desmond leaves the room leaving me by myself again. This has become harder than I expected, being pregnant with a vampire requires just as much energy as being pregnant with a human, but I wouldn't know- about the human part I mean.
Later on in the afternoon Desmond walks into the room, I smile to push through the pain. He closes the door, his face has concern written all over it.
"What?" I ask.
"You look like you're in so much pain." He begins to rub my stomach in hopes to make me feel better.
"I am." I smile closing my eyes. If I get any weaker than I am right now- this baby will suck me dry of the blood I have; that is probably why Desmond keeps forcing blood down my throat- kinda. But he's being so kind, coming in to check on me- spending time with me, it's all so nice. I love him, a lot.
Majika and Gabe don't come near me, they haven't come into this room since I woke up yesterday- stuck here. Desmond tells me it's a Cervidae thing, I'm not mad just miss them.
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One week until Jeremy comes and I am weaker than before. I can barely talk, Desmond is helping me a lot- it almost breaks my heart. His attention should be on Jeremy and how to stop him for good- kill him even.
I reach out for the cup on the nightstand, but I'm to tired, I can't reach it.
"Desmond." I try and whisper but my mouth is so...dry. I decided the effort that I had was too much, I try and keep my eyes open but they close. I hear the door squeak and I could slightly see two people, but my eyes wouldn't budge to stay open.
Desmond
I grab a cup from the cupboard and a blood blag from the fridge pouring it for Alannah, she's gotten a lot weaker. This baby is going to be the death of her and we haven't even married yet.Our baby is demanding much more than Alannah can give, she was never meant to be a vampire and her Matanica side proved that, if only I wasn't so foolish- if only I controlled myself she wouldn't be in this boat.
*Creek*
I look behind me, Gabes eyes are filled with shock and I figure that this would happen, he nods his head and I do to. I throw away the empty blood bag and set the cup on the counter. I look up and see Ama walking through the door, I had a feeling this is about the time I would see her reappear.
I stare at her, trying to understand where she was- trying to read her, but she's good, nothing on her mind.
"Where is she?" I grab the cup from the counter and lead her into the room alannah is in. 90% of me wants to forbid her from seeing Alannah but 10% brings me to the fact that she is Alannah's mother. I slowly open the door and see Alannah struggling to wake up, she's always so tired.
"How long has she been like this?" Ama says.
"About four days." She shakes her head and walks to the bed, sitting on the edge of it. I grab the cup on the night stand and throw it away- it was old. I brush my hand against her skin trying to get her to wake up.
"Mom?" she whispers.
I give the cup to Ama, this is what she needs- her Mom. Being that we only have a week till the inevitable, I can't risk loosing Her. Ama bends down and strokes her hair,
"Hi baby." Ama smiles.
I lean against the wall watching this interaction- just in case she wants to do something. Alannah has a tendency to see the good in people, I call it a bad habit. I still don't trust what happened at the airport- that staff member she was with was one of Jeremy's men. I saw him at the tree also, that's why Ben and His wife helped us escape. Ben told me Ama would be coming to the house, he also told me something about Alannah, he told me that I shouldn't underestimate her- trust her in her decisions when Jeremy is around. I almost always do but with that plan she had- going with Jeremy and that witch Lauren, it's been a little complicated in that area. Seeing her the way she is- it's hard.
Ama feeds her most of the blood from the cup I gave her, but her skin grows a paler color each time. Alannah is hiding something from the vision Ben shared with her and I have a feeling I am not going to like that part she's hiding.
Alannah takes another drink trying to regain strength- I cross my arms and my brows furrowed. She's about to say something she hasn't told me.
"This-" She coughs.
"wasn't what I-" She takes a deep breath in and winces. This is what it has been like for the last four days, she can barely let out a few words,
"This wasn't what?"
"I saw."
"This wasn't what you saw?" Ama turns around and faces me, walking slowly almost like she is annoyed.
"What is she talking about?" She whispers.
"Someone showed her a vision about what's going to be happening, she told me she'd be three weeks before her due date when a series of events would be taking place." Out of the corner of my eye I see Alannah trying to get up, I rush to her side, grabbing her wrist.
"What are you doing?!" I about had a heart attack, she could have hurt herself. She has tears running down her face,
"Somethings wrong!" She cries. I look over at Ama- I rush her into the wall, putting my hand around her throat,
"What did you do!" I yell, my eyes adjusting, I can feel my fangs escaping from my gums.
"Desmond you have to let me help her!" I shake my head and look at Alannah, I think what might happen if I don't let Ama help her- I could loose both of them. I release my grip,
"What's wrong Alannah? Tell me." Alannah has her hand wrapped around her stomach, her feet are at an angle, her toes curled under her, wet spots dripping onto her night gown. Ama is stroking her back trying to get information out of her but Alannah keeps crying. I take a knee if front of her grabbing her face, trying to calm her down.
"Alannah, tell me. What's wrong?" I compelled her for the first time since we met and I hated the feeling, especially since compelling a vampire can be dangerous.
"I don't feel the baby anymore- it isn't moving." She says calmly. I stand up, all I can hear is 'it isn't moving' over and over in my mind like a broken record. I hear Gabe coming through the door grabbing me, I can see his lips moving but the words aren't making it to my ears. I turn my head to see Ama, looking just like me- scared.
"Desmond!" Ama yells. My attention drawn to her,
"I need to operate, do I have permission to do the C-section?" Why am I frozen? C'mon Desmond, it isn't that hard tell her you want Alannah to live, tell her you want the baby to be alive, tell her you need the both of them- WHY AREN'T YOU SAYING ANYTHING?!
"Do it." Alannah says. which snaps me back into reality, we're all surprised at her words.
"Alannah, just so you know, you could die if that baby is alive."
"It's what she wants Ama, just do it." I walk to Alannah and lean my forehead against hers, I can feel myself bringing on the tears but I need to be strong for her.
"I love you." I whisper, fully preparing myself for her death. Her tears hit my chest as she says 'I love you too.'
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