If You'd Only Notice

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Alcina pov

I stand by the table as Mother carefully takes the first child out cleaning its mouth and nose smiling, the baby screams out crying as she hands the child to that bitch.

She gets the second out and frowns quickly repeating the process and hands the child to me.

"Well you are a surprise hiding behind your siblings" she coos pulling out a third who cries right away while handing the child to me before she quickly finishes and closes up my Zena, but I frown seeing the child has a penis.

Mother smiles carefully lifting Zena and takes her to her room, once she's laid down and covered up she takes the baby the bitch hands her "She has diapers for the babies, but we may have to use the ones for older kids I'll go get them" the bitch says before rushing out.

I sit in a chair looking at the child "Mother this is a girl right?"

She shakes her head smiling at the child I'm talking about "No Alcina, that child is a boy you have a son".

I stiffen looking at her "Mother, I can't do boys they're rude and hurt women".

Mother gently lays the one she has on the bed and the girl in my arms on the bed as well then she walks back to me, I try to hand the boy to her but she stops me forcing me to look at her "You can do boys, you have a son, you must keep in mind that he is YOUR SON, you can raise him better than your father, better than how your father raised your brother, you can teach him how to treat women but you have to accept that you have a son and love him, he can not help he's a boy no more than you could help how you was born, I've always thought you a wonderful mother it's why I gave you the girls, do not make me a liar by ignoring him".

I look down at him, he has thin black hair that curls slightly, full lips, a straight slightly pointed nose, and pale white skin "he looks just like you Alcina" Mother says and I nod.

"What if no matter what I do he acts like father and my brother?" I ask looking at her feeling completely helpless and lost.

She shakes her head "There are arguments about nature or nurture, I think it's both so maybe he has a temper like you but you have never hurt your children in a fit, teach him how to deal with it let him trash a room, just make sure he understands to never do like they did but do not close him out".

I nod whispering "I'll try Mother".

The bitch comes in holding a pack of pampers and clothes, she bites her lip and looks at the black outfits with mittens and booties to keep them covered and warm "Since she didn't know if they were a boy or girl she only got stuff that worked for both".

She looks at me handing me a pamper and I watch her put one on one of the girls, she's got light tan skin, wavy brown hair like my Zena I think it will be thick like hers as well, a button nose but my lips, I copy putting the pamper on the boy and see Mother has handled the last girl who's almost identical to her sister but has cupid bow lips and thin white blonde hair so light I believe humans would see her as bald.

Mother shows us how to carefully dress the children and looks at me "Her body will not produce enough milk for all three, you need to make some changes if they do indeed need milk such as either paying villagers who have children still producing milk to help feed the children to come here and help them leave safely or let the unwed mothers who need help to come here with their children safely so they can help".

Zena's pov

I wake up in bed looking around Regina rushes over helping me sit up and props me up with pillows she brings two babies over then a third "So you had triplets two girls and a boy, he was hiding behind his sisters and his heartbeat was hidden behind theirs he's the smallest but healthy, hold on I was told to inform them when you wake, I'll be back" she says quickly before rushing out.

I smile looking at them till the door opens letting Mother Miranda in, the girls come in behind her, then Regina, and finally Alcina, the girls rush over and look at the babies before Daniela looks up at me with tears in her eyes "Why didn't you tell us, Zena? You don't trust us?"

I grab her pulling her to me "I'm so sorry, of course I trust you I was just scared and trying to come to terms with everything".

She nods sniffing "You promise you trust us"?

I kiss her head "Of course I do Dani, I've let you and your sisters help me when I was bleeding I trusted you girls not to lose control then and many times over, it was never you girls".

Cassandra and Bela look at them moving closer before Cassandra looks at me "What's their names?"

I look at Alcina who's stroking one's head "This is the boy" she says softly I nod looking at the blond daughter and pick her up handing her to Daniela "This is Elora"

Picking up the dark haired daughter I hand her to Bela "This is Faye" finally look at the boy I pick him up glancing at Alcina and smiling slightly before looking at Cassandra and hand her the baby "This little guy is Rome".

I look at Alcina seeing her smiling then speak to the girls "Your mother once said when she was younger she would've named her son Rome".

Looking up at Mother Miranda I smile "Thank you, Mother Miranda, how long do I need to heal before I can repay you?"

She smiles stroking my face "I'll wait a year while checking your health, to see how your body's healed from so much so fast".

I nod relaxing as Alcina bends down near me, stiffening I flinch when she raises her hand, she
freezes and sighs dropping her hand "I'm sorry for everything I also wanted to thank you for doing this even when it wasn't planned" she whispers

I nod relaxing when she drops her hand and steps back.