Baby Lee 33

T H I R T E E N

Amy's POV
"What do you think Dad and Lee are talking about? I hope he's being friendly," Lynn asked as we left the dock. "I sure hope so. He needs to understand that I love Lee, and even him disapproving won't stop me from that," I said with a small frown. "No offense to your family, who all seem lovely, but if he were a good father, he'd already approve of you two!" Rosie pointed out.

"That's true, but I'm sure there's a reason behind it," Finnball assured. "I hope so... I hope he doesn't dislike Lee for our entire marriage. It'd be horrible for everyone if he didn't approve," I sighed sadly. "I'm sure Tyson will come around! He's a very understanding person; he'll have to, or I'll make him!" Mum said with a determined expression.

"Mum, that'd be unnecessary. I'm sure that Dad will approve at some point. As you said, he's very understanding, so he should realize soon enough that Lee is the one for Amy, and he makes her quite happy," Lynn pointed out, and I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Mum. You don't have to do that just for Lee and I." "Oh, but I do! You are my daughter, and he loves you and treats you like royalty! I mean, he should, as you are, but he doesn't know that yet, does he?" Mum asked suddenly.

I shook my head. "No, I haven't told him yet. I don't want anymore troubles right now, with the wedding being to close and Squid and Stampy out on a voyage to retrieve the others." I turned to Lynn. "Should I tell him? I mean, he's my fiancé, and I love him very much; he might deserve to know..." "It's your decision, Amy. If you want to tell him, you go on ahead," she said, but I noticed her worried expression, one she always wore when she was lying.

Wait.

Was she lying?

"Lynn, are you alright? You seem a little... fidgety." It was true; after she spoke up, she seemed to bounce around in her spot, her hands clenched at her sides and swinging with every movement she made. "You're not spazzing out, are you?" Finnball joked, but I could tell that he was also worried about her. She looked at all of us, her eyes wide in surprise and going from one person to the next. Then she sighed heavily, a frown settling on her face.

"Amy... I may have... told Lee you were next in line to be Queen of our world-" I cut her off with a wave of my hand. "Lynn! Why did you tell him?! You know I didn't want him to know, right?" "Yes, I knew that! Of course I knew that! You're my sister, I know everything about you! We were swimming and I just had to tell him! I regret it so badly, and I'm sorry!" I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, sure. C'mon, Lynn, how do you tell my fiancé that I'm royalty and regret it when you did it on purpose?!"

"I told you, I had to! We all know that he deserved to know, so I took care of it' I swear to you that I wouldn't deliberately hurt your relationship!" Lynn argued, and I shook my head angrily. "I doubt that, Lynn. You've been single for months, years maybe, I don't know! You've always been envious of any kind of good relationship that I've had, and now that I have one, you had to go and mess it all up, didn't you?!"

"Amy, love, calm down a bit. You're getting irate, it isn't good for the baby, even this early on," Mum said worriedly, and I shook my head and crossed my arms across my stomach. "I don't care at this point, Mum. I just... I need space. I'm going on a walk, alright? I'll be home at some point." I turned away from my family and friends and began walking off down the dock and towards the woods on the left side of it, angry tears bubbling up in my eyes as I began walking through the trees.

Several yellow flowers were on the path through the woods, but I ignored them all as I continued my trek, slowly growing more and more agitated with each passing second. What makes her think she can just do that? I thought angrily. She had no right to do such a thing! I should have been the one to tell him... As I continued my angry thoughts, I eventually found myself at the end of the trail, where a thick patch of flowers and grass was spread across the land in front of me.

I sighed heavily as I approached the flowers and plucked a rose from the ground, smelling it and placing it behind my ear. I sat down in the middle of the flowers and pulled my knees to my chest, my tears finally falling out of my eyes and down my cheeks. I had reasons to cry, definitely, but I knew I had overreacted horribly. Yelling at Lynn wasn't the best choice...

I buried my face in my knees as my mood-swing from being pregnant took over, and I broke down as I laid on my side, ignoring the itchiness of the grass in my hair and the salty flavor as I accidentally allowed tears to find their way into my mouth. I didn't care at that point: I was truly heartbroken. I might have ruined something with my sister, and at that point, she and I being close meant everything to me.

Before I could continue my thoughts, a voice was heard from the path.

"Amy?"