I’d never felt a heat so hot at that. I didn’t think that I would feel like I was in Hell, but the heat that radiated off of him was so intense that I thought the Devil himself was in front of me.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYycig1dMx
I snorted awake from the couch and smacked, looking around. I must have fallen asleep to a movie or something. I didn’t really appreciate not being woken up when everyone else went to bed and led to my room. I know I was heavy and stuff but come on… I sighed, running my fingers through my red hair and noticed that I was sweating pretty badly. I felt sticky like I had been next to a fireplace for a while. I got myself off of the couch and waddled my way up the stairs so that I could go take a shower in my bathroom. Must have been my memory of that time again…
Ever since I got pregnant, the day it happened just wouldn’t leave me. I had tiny portions of it popping up in my head every time I went to sleep. I had the memories sometimes when I went to sleep before the rape but afterward it was like a constant thing. I remember waking up constantly screaming my head off and Uncle Thadeus coming into my room, holding me. He thought I was dreaming of being raped and I let him because he was not allowed into that world… he was not allowed to know the world I knew.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jfuq2YcuJ
I finally got to the bathroom and grabbed a towel from the linen closet and went into the bathroom. I turned the faucet on and stripped. I looked in the mirror and wanted to just turn into a blob and cry. I was so stretched and distorted, ugly stretch marks like a pattern along my pregnant belly and nasty ones on my thighs where they had widened to hold my enormous stomach. My boobs had gotten bigger, a least a cup, and I sighed, looking at my reflection with displeasure. I had to pull myself away from the mirror before I did something again and I got into the shower.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mwpwDzlT4
The hot water blasting on me to wash away the sweat was welcoming. The babies must have felt the water hitting my stomach because they decided to act up and I touched my stomach. I felt something run along the inside of my stomach and smiled a little. It was a grotesque stomach but on the inside were little lives that were just waiting to see me, love me, and depend on me. As scary as it was, I was anticipating them as well. So, me and my babies took a shower in pleasant silence.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PNCdp5ny4
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“Avery, you’re going to have to take Remy to the obstetrician today.” Uncle Thadeus announced over breakfast.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVa6H4Y4vM
I had taken off for my visit to the OB/GYN today but I was capable of going by myself…249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc36SZjGPtV
“I’m fine, Uncle Thad, I don’t need Avery to take me. Besides, he has school.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHjFBQn31G
“Yeah, Dad, I have school and stuff.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oUTklxAhQ
“Plus, the idiot doesn’t even know what an obstetrician is. How could he take me if he doesn’t know?” I said with a wry smile at my cousin.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5CwnFJ5IP
Avery made a face at me and I stuck my tongue at him.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuAohwtXd6
“Children. Remember, you need someone to take you there.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3Pmtjphga
“I can take care of myself, Uncle Thad.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXZeY34G1o
“And look where it has gotten you.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaNnDxYTl2
“Jealous got me here.” I snarled, slamming my fork into my plate. “If he hadn’t left I wouldn’t be in this situation. My mother was dumb for naming us such weird ass names. At least make them something that doesn’t cause confusion in a time of crisis!”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2FNKeqTE3
“Uh oh, preggo is moody…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkOrJlawZx
I screamed and flipped the table over on Avery. Uncle Thad just sighed and I gave him a look to say anything. He knew I had a bad temper since forever and he also knew that Avery was a pain in the ass and an instigator. Since I was also hormonal, the ability to keep my anger in check was harder than usual.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr9W7hn3hQ
“Remember…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25p54dKTKN
“He pisses me off! Why can’t you go back and live with your mother, Avery?!”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu61KwRBZB
“Why don’t you stop blaming Jay for your pregnancy, Remember?!”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8eQu9DJf2
“Why don’t you ask her why she made you came back here. Oh, right, everyone knows that she picked some prick over her own child. So how’s that for great parenting. At least I want my children.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn7MfzGfaL
“You’re a bitch.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmeJ3GQu0G
“Can dish it but can’t take it, huh?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHDE3QZBxh
“If you two don’t quit it I’m going to kill you both. Avery, for being a jerk to Remy for no reason, you get to take her to the obstetrician. No exceptions. Remy, for being short tempered, you get to have Avery take you to the obstetrician. No exceptions. Now… Remy’s appointment is in two hours, so get dressed and take her.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX23wGnRuBa
Neither of us were happy but we did it to ourselves anyway.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpUJWHiymx
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As we drove to my appointment, we didn’t speak and I just looked out the window. I hated going anywhere with Avery…249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7g3UYnsuI
“Look, I’m going to drop you off at your appointment and go do my thing. I don’t want to see your vagina all out in the open.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtk4adu3md
“You won’t see it, stupid. Only the nurse and doctor look there. The only thing you’ll see is the babies. And you can’t leave because I will tell Uncle Thadeus and make you be there for the delivery. Catch my placenta when it flies out, jackass.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoFYtOi3mu
“Ugh! That’s so gross! Fine, fine…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElV9mbJfFj
I smirked as we pulled into the parking lot and even though Avery was a jerk, he was kind enough to open my door and help me out of his truck. I walked in and told them I had an appointment and sat down. Avery grabbed a magazine and began to read as I looked at all the posters in the lobby.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO74CQ79Cg
Someone sat a little ways from me and I turned. It was a guy about my age or a little older with spike up black and blue hair, black eyeliner around his eyes and a piercing in his eyebrow, his lip and gages in his ears. I blinked at him and he turned to me. He smiled at me but when he saw my stomach he kind of lost his gusto so it seemed.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrUR4bvxM0
“So, what are you having?” he asked.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWe6awooiF
“Twins… I don’t know what gender though.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH6ebPcF07
“Nice. What do you hope for?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5PumzyDDi
“Girls.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KM21l4OLH
He reached over and held out his hand. “I’m Peregrin, by the way. Don’t I know you?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM6mcYl68G
“Peregrin? Do you go by a nickname?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ659JTDvOLu
“I used to go by Perry when I worked at the police station for a bit as a filing clerk.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx82As8NH47
“That’s probably where you know me from then. I’m the girl that used to always get put in the solitary cell for getting into fights…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3xQKdnsFf
“Oh yeah! I remember you… Remember, right?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCmwztcWXE
“Yeah.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NQnLgdXN5
“Aw, I remember them talking about how you would always defend your brother and stuff and that you were a great older sister but then it all stopped and stuff. I’m sure your boyfriend there knows what I’m talking about?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZxtU659j2
Avery moved so that he could look at Peregrin with a harsh glare.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAwR6fj44n
“For your information, she’s my cousin.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡum1g1VO9SU
“Oh, my bad. You didn’t seem like someone to get into that kind of trouble… Are you okay?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCAOSjtokJ
“Huh?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENdNR7CEvr
“However it happened, you weren’t ‘hurt’, right?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0cN7SaJB5
“Not that I’m aware of… Just left with this.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsmvxpZo2e
Peregrin’s eyes, which were an odd shade of blue, looked at me in pity.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnR8TZrKb6
“I know how you feel. My sister was done the same way. She actually died though because she couldn’t handle it but I’m so happy you are alright.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4PnWzxEKZ
“Who are you here with then?” Avery asked. “I’ve seen you around school.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kEOV6ztxK
“My mom. Fourth sibling now…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QwOMgzCi8
“Ms. Kennington…”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbpxS6QSXx
“That’s me. Thanks for talking with me.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlykLsr38A
“Hey, we’ll have to get together sometime!” he yelled as I went back.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkaD3E4ao1
I blinked at him but followed the nurse to my room. I was given vitals and waited for the doctor. He came in and checked me and then prepared me for the sonogram to see what my babies were.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILYrgqcsws
“Well, I see a little girl here and… oh? What’s this? A rarity indeed: a girl and a boy. Congratulations, Ms. Kennington.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnzCLNP9lF
I sighed but had to admit that the babies were cute little alien looking things. I was given sonogram pictures and I walked out to see Avery.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHqBlbyHFx
“Well?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbzDujuPWu
“A boy and a girl.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSPpscPnru
“Cool, best of both worlds. Oh, that guy left his number with me to give to you.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkMmNo0wU5
I took the piece of folded paper from him and looked at it. He had very nice handwriting… there was also something else on the page too, where he had written it.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK4sReketL
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“Hey, I thought you were amazing today. I hope everything goes alright for you. Peregrin.”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EKXlIUW0y
