The hidden truth

Maybe. Just Maybe.

I take Fayre's hand and take her behind a curtain to their make shift bedroom. I look at her with a smile that splits my face in half. "I can't wait until the baby is born. I have tons of fabrics so I can make cute clothes, and I'll come over to help all the time and..." just then I notice Fayre's crying. I immediately rush to her side and give her a comforting hug. "I don't know what we're going to do. I want her to live a long, safe, and happy life but that's never going to happen. WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE SAFE WITH THIS STUPID GOVERNMENT!" She's sobbing so hard now that I start to cry, and I never, ever cry. I need to stay strong but I can't help it. Seeing Fayre like this breaks my heart. The fact we could never be happy also breaks my heart. I'm excited for this baby but it's hard to have baby's when you live in the center. It's hard to do anything in the center. "It's going to be alright, I promise. We'll find a way, we always do." Asher and Ethan hear all the commotion and finally decide to see what's going on. Ethan is super scared because as I said, I never cry. Asher rushes over to Fayre and shushes and soothes her whispering things like "come down" and "everything is going to be alright" I step aside and go over to Ethan wiping my eyes and trying to stay strong. I kneel down so I'm on his level and give him a bone crushing hug. "Tayler, what's going on?" He asks into my hair sounding like he's trying not to be scared but is. "Everything is fine little Ethe, everything is going to be fine" hopefully I think in my head. I stand up with a fake smile on my face, holding in the tears, I go over to Fayre and Asher and say with a raspy voice from crying. "I'm going to bed now and I suggest you all do the same. We've all had a long day." They all nod and pick a stack of hay and rags to lay on or should I say "bed". But I'm not complaining, Fayre and Asher have it way better than us when it comes to living conditions. I get comfy and drift slowly off to sleep. The next morning I'm the first to wake so I sneak back behind the curtain to their make shift living room and sit down hugging my knees. After what seems like hours, Fayre comes in and sits beside me. "Why are you up so early?" She asks me rubbing her eyes. "I'm always up early, sorry if I woke you." I say suddenly realizing that I probably woke her up. "No, you didn't. It's hard to sleep in when this little girl refuses to stay still." She says patting her baby belly. I chuckle and lay back, Fayre following shortly after. "Do you have a name yet?" I ask curiously. "We have some ideas but nothing final." I look her expectantly but she only smirks in response. "Well, spill!" I say eagerly. She giggles and jumps up running around the fort. I immediately jumped up and started chasing after her. I laugh as I catch her and say "Now you have to tell me." "We have nine names. Ivy, Evelyn, Harper, Maeve, Blythe, Amora, Isa, Paris, and Meadow." She replied excitedly. "I love all of them except I don't think Maeve or Isa will suit your little girl." "I didn't think so either but Asher liked them so I kept an open mind about them." I laugh and sit down suggesting she join me. When she does I put my arm around her and hear the boys start to move around in the other room. Then they come through the curtain and join us on the floor. "I take it you told her our name ideas?" Asher says once he gets comfy on the floor. "Yup" Fayre responds with a smile on her face. "I think Blythe would be perfect out of all your names." I say quietly looking at the ground. "I love that name!" Ethan says excitedly. "So it's settled then," Asher says looking at Fayre then at her belly. "This little girl is named Blythe." I look at Fayre and Asher and smile because for one moment in my life I have hope of a happily ever after one day. One where I help Fayre and Asher with baby Blythe, where I watch Ethan grow up and have a happy life, one where we'll all be happy, even me.