h4Chapter 804: 804-Meeting Mom/h4

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    "Bye, take care," I called from the car, waving my hand wide. Recently, any journey had been long for me, and I realized it wasn’t good for my health. I got drained of energy very quickly and needed to feed every few hours.

    We went to the doctor the other day, me, Emmet, and the rest of my mates, because they wanted to be there for every appointment. She told me it was early in the pregnancy and I was extremely weak, rapidly losing strength in my body. After the ultrasound, the doctor told me it was true. I was carrying four pups. But when I told her the babies had different fathers, she said it was risky.

    I didn’t care. I was ready for whatever the oue would be. However, I didn’t tell my mates the news yet.

    Now we were headed to Arthendell. The council was also going there, along with some of the big alphas and alpha kings invited by the mermaids. I was d the two sides were finally getting along, and I wanted to keep it this way. But someone elseing with us had most of our attention.

    "I can’t believe I’ll see so many mermaids," Lucy said from behind. She was in the SUV with me and Norman. Gavin had insisted on staying in the car. Ever since she got in, I noticed Gavin couldn’t stop staring at her. After losing Salem, he carried a lot of guilt about what happened to Lucy too. He even med himself. His mate was dead, and his ex-mate, his childhood best friend, was trapped in her own body.

    The car beside us had Lamar, Jenny, Sage, and Penn.

    "So, how is life for you?" Gavin asked her, shifting in his seat first. I adjusted the mirror so I could see them.

    "It’s great," Lucy replied, though not with the warmth she once had.

    "Listen, I never got a chance to say this to you, but I’m really sorry," Gavin went on. I noticed Lucy looking around. Maybe our Lucy, still tired and trapped in her body, was listening to him. What if us talking to her was affecting whatever was going on inside her between her and the two entities?

    "Took you a while to realize you had been a scumbag." That response, however, was sadly not from Lucy. At least we knew this much, Lucy would never say that.

    "I was," Gavin admitted quickly, which made her go silent.

    I was staring at her too hard, wanting to see how she would react to everything.

    "So, you don’te around to fight the Jaunes?" Gavin asked. It sounded natural since everyone was involved.

    "Oh, um, I really don’t like violence," Lucy said, trying to sound clever.

    "That makes sense. You never did. Remember when we were, uh, little? You used to be so..." He was smiling and talking when she suddenly put her earplugs in, making it clear she didn’t want to hear him.

    As soon as she blocked him out, Gavin nodded and pouted. "Serves me right," he muttered.

    The rest of the car ride was strange. Not only was Lucy extremely hostile toward Gavin while Gavin was drowning in guilt, but she also kept trying to flirt with Norman or start small talk with him. Norman had to respond because they had already made it seem like something was starting between them.

    At the same time, I felt nauseous, and the closer we got to the sea and my people, the more my legs itched. I didn’t want to go into the water while carrying pups. I didn’t know if it would be harmful for a mermaid, or maybe it wouldn’t, who knows.

    After about eight hours of breaks and rest, Norman finally stopped at a motel.

    "I am so tired. My back hurts," I said, getting up from the seat and fixing the backrest again.

    "It’s okay, we are getting off," Norman told me, saying I didn’t need to sit back down.

    "I mean, I am also tired," Lucy chimed in from behind.

    "Oh, I’ll get you room service," Norman told her, sneaking a look at me. I knew he was acting, but it still affected me. He held my hand, wrapped his arm around me, and carried me into his arms.

    "What the heck?" Lucyined, but Norman had already carried me into the motel.

    It was a one-floor motel with plenty of rooms, surprisingly beautiful.

    "I think we are sharing a room," I heard Gavin tell Lucy, who only grunted. It was an odd sight, Gavin trying so hard to talk to her while she ignored him. Kind of satisfying, if only he hadn’t been through so much, and if only it had been the real Lucy giving it to him.

    We stayed in the room, and Norman pretended to be asleep even though I knew he couldn’t. His curse was messing him up, but Lucy kepting to the door, asking if Norman was awake, saying she wanted therapy from him. I would point at him and let her know he was sleeping, then she would leave.

    Every time she came, Gavin was behind her, giving me a sad look, as if to say he tried to stop her. Finally, we had to continue our journey. It was far, but worth it, and we were finally here.

    I watched the color of the sky change. A beautiful baby blue mixed with white, and I could tell special people lived here. There was the chattering of mermaids who weren’t in the water as we stepped toward the big, shining blue door. It was glittery, like something from a fairy tale.

    "Hello," I heard a cheerful, gleeful voice as the door opened.

    My mother. She looked so pretty. Her hair was cut short and dyed pink. She had beautiful makeup on, glitter on her face, and she wore a gorgeous golden gown, glittery and pearled. She ran toward me with open arms, and before I knew it, I was hugged by my mother.