Water (33 page)
The booming voice interrupted my concentration. My eyes flew open.
Micah appeared from nowhere, just as Shawn did, several yards in front of us.
Shawn ignored Micah and put his lips to my ear. “Come with me.” The whisper was as much a demand as a plea. I winced. He gripped me tighter.
I closed my eyes tight and forced a quiet, “No.”
His breath turned hot with anger.
I felt a sharp pain below my left eye where the knife rest.
He tried again, more forceful this time, “Come with me. I don’t have to give you a choice.”
Warm blood trickled down my cheek.
Micah saw it too and took a few steps forward, body tense.
Shawn only held me tighter, forcing my back to arch. It was in that precarious moment, with my slightly bulging belly forced out even more, that the wind blew. It circled our bodies and tousled our clothes. After playing for a few seconds, mixing the scents of the forest together with our own, it dipped towards my feet then up again. My loose shirt was forced up, exposing a truth kept hidden until now.
Micah’s eyes traveled down. They went blank, staring for a moment, and then his mouth dropped open. I swallowed. Not necessarily a reaction you hoped for from a father. Then again, I wasn’t positive he was the father. Shawn curiously followed Micah’s gaze down my torso with his hand. He couldn’t see my rounded belly from his angle behind me, but he felt it. His hand was too cold on my exposed skin, and I had an immediate need to protect the life inside me. Keeping my movements slow and controlled, I placed my hand gently over Shawn’s and pried it loose. I stepped away from his grip and turned to face the both of them.
It didn’t take long for them to find their voices.
“You’re pregnant?!” they exclaimed in unison.
I didn’t answer. I’d have thought that fact was fairly obvious by now. Instead, I looked from one to the other, trying to read their faces. No joy from either, but then again, no despair. No fear, no panic. Just shock.
Let them stew in their shock.
I waved them off and turned away, whispering, “Better plans.”
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Terra is author of the eco-fantasy novels in the Akasha Series. 'Water' and 'Air' are self-published as e-books. Book three of the series, 'Fire', will be published in October of 2012, followed by 'Earth' in Spring 2013 to complete the Akasha Series.
Terra was born and raised in Colorado but has since lived in California, Texas, Utah, North Carolina, and Virginia. Terra has served a 5½ year enlistment in the Marine Corp, has earned her bachelor's and master's degree and presently runs the language services division of a small business.
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