THE RAVEN . | eric draven

s2 e5

me and eric were living our lives as newlyweds. we were living in the lake house with jason and anastasia since they had plenty of room already.

it was a hot summer day so all of us decided to swim in the lake. me and anastasia were chicken fighting each other while i was on eric's shoulders and she was on jason's.

both of us had major strength from being immortal and all. but eventually , i won and she fell into the water. "damnit , kat!" she splashed me when her head popped out of the water.

i giggled. "let's have a rematch , shall we?" i asked. she nodded. "you're on." she said , challenging me. both of us got back on our significant others' shoulders.

but for some reason when i got on eric's shoulders , i started to feel woozy. my stomach was in knots and it felt like i just got a concussion. i couldn't withstand sitting up anymore so i just let my body fall backwards into the water.

everyone was immediately concerned for me. eric helped me sit up straight. "are you okay , honey?" he asked me , concerned. i nodded. "yeah , i'm fine .. just felt dizzy for a second there .."

i met eyes with anastasia. it's like she just knew something was wrong with me. "i think she needs to go inside. it's not good for her to swim if she's nauseous."

i reassured her and told her i'm fine but she insisted. i wrapped up my body with a towel. i was wearing a plain black bikini. anastasia was wearing a white one with baby pink polka dots.

she took me inside the house to take my temperature. i didn't have a fever. "why made you want to take care of people?" i asked her as she went to the kitchen to get me anti-nausea medicine and some water to wash it down.

"i've just always loved helping people." she handed me the pills and the glass of water. "here , take this." i swallowed the pills and the water. "i was a nurse when i was alive. i guess healing people is my destiny because being immortal enhanced my ability to heal even more."

she smiled at me and i smiled back. "anyways .." she said , putting her arm around me as we were siting on the couch. "when was the last time you and eric were intimate?" i was taking a sip of my water when she asked that , almost making me spit it out.

"uhhh .. i'm not sure." i lied. she raised an eyebrow at me. i rolled my eyes. "fine .. yesterday. but i wasn't ovulating." i got up to go get a snack. "when were you ovulating last?" she asked me.

i got a jar of pickles out of the fridge and a jar of peanut butter out of the cabinet. not realizing what i was doing , i dipped the pickle in the peanut butter and i took a bite. "our wedding night."

anastasia looked at me like i was crazy when i ate the weird concoction. "i am late but hell .. i think it's just my hormones." i said. anastasia nodded slowly , not seeming to fully believe me. "right .."

she got up. "you don't think i could be pregnant , could you?" i asked. she sighed and looked at me. "it's a possibility , kat." she threw her towel over her shoulder.

"feel free to come out when you're feeling better." she said before going back outside. the questions anastasia was asking me were starting to get to my head. i thought that since i'm dead i can't get pregnant.

i ran to the bathroom and slammed the door , locking it behind me. i was panting nervously. i looked at myself in the mirror. i turned to the side to see if i had any signs of a baby bump.

i did put on a few pounds but i thought that was just relationship weight from me being newly married or that i was just simply bloated. i looked in the cabinet under the sink for a pregnancy test in a panicky manner.

"this can't be happening .." i whispered to myself. i was startled by a knock on the door. "you okay in there , darling?" eric said behind the door. "yes!" i said back. "just give me a sec!"

i finally found a test and i used it. i placed it faced down on the bathroom counter. i dont think eric would be mad at the fact of me being pregnant but that sense of nervousness was still in me.

after a few moments , i got enough balls to flip it over slowly. that's when i saw it.

two lines.

two lines with no mistake in them. i immediately had the urgency to start sobbing but i knew that eric was worried about me and i didn't want him to question me about the reason i was crying so i held it in.

i finally came out of the bathroom like nothing ever happened. i walked into me and eric's room. we had another bathroom connected to our room. i heard the shower running and the door was closed.

i had to wash up from the lake as well anyways. i slowly opened the door to see eric's silhouette behind the shower curtain. i removed my clothing and left them on the floor.

i slowly stepped into the shower , admiring his back muscles. i hugged him from behind , resting my head on his toned back. he looked at me over his shoulder and smiled before going back to cleaning himself.

i lifted my head up to whisper into his ear. "hey , baby." he looked at me again. "hey , doll." he turned to face me , wrapping his arms around my waist and pressing my body against his.

i rested my hands on his chest. he tilted his head and raised an eyebrow. "you have something to tell me , doll? i can tell when you do." he winked at me.

i lied by shaking my head. "it's nothing .." i looked down. he shrugged and lifted my face up to look at him. "alright then." he started kissing me while running his hands all over my body.

"eric , i'm too tired to-"

"shhh." he said as he moved his head down to kiss my neck. i finally spilled the beans. "eric , i'm pregnant." he immediately stopped and met eyes with me.

"pregnant?" he furrowed his eyebrows. i scoffed. "yeah , you not surprised?" i said. he got out of the shower and put a towel around his waist. i put one around my torso. "what? you not happy?"

he pinched the bridge of his nose. "i am .. it's just .." he looked at me and held my hands. "i don't want to put them in danger .." i put my hand on his cheek.

"we'll make sure no one will." i reassured him. he smiled and nodded. "okay , if you say so , doll." he kissed me and rubbed my stomach gently. we both smiled into the kiss.

"god , i can't believe i'm gonna be a father after i died .." he chuckled as he kept caressing my belly. "it's amazing." i smiled at him. "you're amazing too , honey." i said to him.

he rolled his eyes playfully. "all i did was get you pregnant. i'm barely doing anything. you're the one that has to carry it." he chuckled. i elbowed him softly.

"you're still gonna be an amazing dad though. i can tell already." i told him. he smiled. "thanks , doll. i love you so much." he pecked my lips. "i love you more."