Darkness's Flower: Pulling It Together

Chapter 53: I Guess I Am

~Lilly~

I stared at Zach and Gabby smiled widely, tears forming in my eyes.

"But...you said it wasn't possible!" I said.

"Lillian, you are pregnant and going to have a baby!" Zach said.

"Wait! How far along am I?"

"About two months."

I froze. Two months ago was when the thing happened. Yes, that thing. The thing where I said that if I could be pregnant, I would be. Oh my gods!

"Oh my gods! I'm pregnant before I'm getting married!" I cried. "How am I gonna tell Nico? He's gonna find out sooner or later! I'm gonna start getting bigger and he'll notice and-"

"Whoa! Lilly, don't tell me..." Gabby started.

I thought of an idea to throw her off. "I'm pregnant with Percy's kid! I can't tell Nico, he'll kill me!"

Her grey-blue eyes got wide and her jaw dropped. "Lillian, you did what?!"

I smiled. "Kidding! Nico and I did! But we thought that I couldn't have kids, so there wasn't much harm in it! I mean, Zach, you said there wasn't any possible way for me to have a baby. We figured that we would be alright!" I explained. "Wait! I can tell him after we get married. The wedding is in two weeks. Okay. That'll work, right?"

"Lilly! Calm down! It'll be fine! I understand why you did it. Just try and bring the news on him easy," Zach said.

"Easy?! Zachary, I am pregnant! I'm nineteen, not married, and pregnant!"

"Okay, so...uh..." He paused. "Okay! I can help you with this. We'll meet every week or when you need me and I'll help you through it, how to deal with the sickness and stuff like that."

"Okay. Can we go now?"

"Yes."

I left as soon as I could and rushed home to find Nico lying on the couch, asleep. I smiled. He's so adorable, I love him. He snorted and woke himself up. I started laughing really hard. I'm trying to do whatever it takes to help me get my mind off of finding out I'm pregnant.

"Lilly! Oh, hey. Did you find anything?" Nico asked.

"Yeah. I found something," I replied.

I sat down beside him. But he stood and picked me up, carrying me back to our room. He plopped me down on the bed and snuggled up beside me. His hands ran over my stomach.

"Easy, Nico," I said.

"Alright, alright! I just want to cuddle with you for a little while, that's all," he replied.

"Go ahead. I could use that right now."

He smiled. "What time is it?"

"Uh..." I looked at the clock. "Around nine. I need food first, then we can cuddle all night."

"Okay."

I went out into the kitchen and found one of those cups of macaroni. The ones you add water, put in the microwave, add the other stuff, then eat it. I ate it quickly and went back into the bedroom with Nico. He already didn't have a shirt on and looked at me.

"You good now?" he asked.

"Can I change into something more comfortable, please? Oh, I need to buy some other clothes sometime soon, Nico," I said.

"Why?"

"Just, uh, because."

I felt sick again, just as I had earlier, and went into the bathroom. Then I puked. Nico ran in and pulled my ponytail out of the way.

"Lills, are you feeling okay?" Nico asked.

"I'm...I'm fine. I promise. I'm alright."

I puked again. And, no, it wasn't on the floor. I puked into the toilet. Real attractive, right? Psh, I know! I didn't puke anymore and stood up, wiping my mouth off and gargling some water.

"I'm not kissing you now," Nico said. "You're sick, Lills."

"No, I'm not sick. It was just...something I ate," I lied.

I can't tell him that I'm pregnant. Not yet. I'm gonna tell everyone else before the wedding sometime. I just can't let Nico know yet.

"Are you sure?" he asked.l

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just let me brush my teeth. I'm really tired anyways. But you can still cuddle with me."

He walked out of the bathroom and I heard him take his jeans off. I rolled my eyes and started brushing my teeth.

"You know, Lillian, we can get married sooner, if you want to," he said.

I popped my head out of the bathroom. "Sure."

Nico was sitting on the bed in his red and black plaid boxers. I smiled and went back to the sink. I spit and all of that jazz. I changed into a pair of sweatpants and one of Nico's t-shirts. I turned the lights off and crawled into bed with Nico.

"What's with the baggy clothes?" Nico asked.

"I just want to wear it, that's all. It's very comfortable," I replied.

"Okay. Are you sure you feel alright? You just puked!"

"I'm fine, Nico. I swear!"

"Alright. I'm just making sure."

I turned my head and looked at him. "I'm fine."

"Okay." He smiled. "Now come here babe! Stop being so far away from me. We're getting married, Lilly. This is how it's gonna be all the time from now on."

Not all the time! In about another month or two, my stomach is gonna start blowing up. In about seven months, we're gonna have a baby to take care of!

I smiled back and wiggled over to him. He buried his face in my neck and wrapped his arms around me. Then he started kissing my neck, down to where the collar of the t-shirt was. It honestly felt nice and relaxing after what I've found out today. He came up to my mouth and kissed me. Then I fell asleep.