I slowly walk into the first fence and then open the gate to the next. I hear a low growl and a three legged king charles caviler comes bowling towards me yapping at me loudly. I bend down and pick him up.
"Freddie your looking worse for wear." I whisper to him looking over his torn ears.
"Had and encounter with some bandits a while ago." Jeff says strolling out from under the veranda. His dark brown eyes light up and a smile spreads across his face. Even his salt and pepper shaggy hair seems to be glowing as he nears me. He's wearing a torn old blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans with brown boots and his old farm hat. Age has taken it's tole on the old farm hand with wrinkles creasing his face.
"Good to see ya kid." He says embracing me in a bone crushing hug.
"I hope you don't mind, I brought some friends." I say.
Rory and Sophie stroll in with little Luks trailing behind.
"Puppy." She squeals when she sees Freddie, immediately sending Freddie into a howl and bark.
"Luks not so loud." Rory scolds her before she starts to chase Freddie around the yard, giggling loudly.
"These rag-tag bunch of refugees are you friends?" Jeff questions.
"Sadly yes." I sigh before picking up Luks as the circles around our feet.
"Jeff this is Luks, she's four years old." I say and Jeff ruffles Luks' black hair. It's hard to believe that Rory and Luks are brother and sister. Luks has black hair and dark brown eyes and rather golden skin. Rory is almost the exact opposite with blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. The only similarity they have is their ears, nose and mouth.
"And." I say gesturing for Sophie and Rory to come over.
"This is Rory, Luks older brother, he's sixteen." I say pointing to Rory. "And this is Sophie, eighteen and pregnant." I say while Sophie death stares me. "Guys this is Jeff." I say introducing them to Jeff.
"G'day mates." He says and shakes Rory and Sophie hands. He offers for us to come inside and we expect.
We sit down on some seats at a table and Jeff offers us some coffee.
"Yes please." Sophie says.
"No coffee for you young miss your having tea." Jeff says back to her and her jaw hangs open.
"So how have things been." I ask.
"Alright, bit lonely but get the odd bunch of bandits now and again." He says. "And what's been happening with you. You seemed to find a bunch of friends." He says sizing everyone up.
"Well Rory showed up a couple of months ago with Luks and Sophie's been with me for a while." I say taking the coffee cups from the cupboard and setting them on the bench so Jeff can pour tea.
"And whats your story Rory." Jeff said chuckling with himself at the rhyme he just made.
"Been looking after Luks on my lonesome for some time. We got ambushed by the military and Luks got hurt badly. She fell asleep one morning and wouldn't wake up." He picks up Luks and puts her on his lap. He continues talking while he braids her black curly hair. "We were ambushed again but we got away, but somehow one guy followed us." "We ended up in the centre of town before I killed him." He pauses and ties Luks' hair elastic around the end of her braid and puts her back on the ground. "I was searching his body when a arrow whizzed past my hand and hit the transmitter in my hand." He says.
"Arrow's always had a go aim with a bow." Jeff chuckles. "And how did you end up with a bub." Jeff questions looking at Sophie.
Sophie says and explains the events of the night when she ended up with a baby.
"That was stupid." Jeff states.
"Yeah and Arrow's forcing me to keep it." Sophie says glaring at me.
"You commit the crime, you do the time." I say sipping my coffee.
"I think it doesn't have a chance." Sophie says ignoring me and looking at Jeff.
"Well I can always check." Jeff says.
"It's..." Sophie starts.
"Yes that would be lovely." I blurt out. "I've been trying to talk some sense into her, so maybe seeing the baby will make her want to keep it."
"Oh God." Sophie says. "Here she goes again wanting me to keep the baby because it might have a normal life once this is all over." Sophie rambles on.
"Well you never know, she might be right." Jeff says causing Sophie to stare at him with her mouth gaping open.
"I thought you were on my side dude." Sophie says pouting.
"Well even though she's stubborn she can have a point." Jeff says. "Come on why don't we see this baby." Jeff says standing up and walking down one of the corridors. We get up and follow and arrive in a room with a large ultra-sound machine.
"Fun." Sophie sighs.
"EEEEeee." I giggle at the thought of seeing a little baby.
"Ok lie down on the bed." Jeff says gesturing towards the bed.
"Do I have too." She says walking over and sitting down.
"Yes." I glare at her then she lies down.
I watch with my mouth open as Jeff boots up the machine and starts to pull Sophie shirt up.***
He puts a cold blue substance on her stomach and rolls the ultrasound machine on top of it.
It's amazing seeing a baby for the first time on a ultrasound. So tiny and since Sophie had it so early on in her pregnancy it was so underdeveloped. But seeing that black blotch on the screen really makes you smile from ear to ear.
"That's your baby." Jeff smiled pointing at the screen. "Would you like to know what sex it is?" He asked Sophie.
"Yes." She said.
"No." I shouted. "It has to be a surprise." I said to her.
"I like surprises." She said back.
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A/N
Hello. Good morning my lovelies. As you can see this chapter is a bit of a filler. So Sophie's baby is alright. Can you please leave names in the comments for girls and boys. It's been a bit over a month since I last updated. I've been busy with school but also I'm not finding writing as enjoyable as I once did. I don't have those sudden writing moments, I have to force myself to write, but once I start it's ok. I feel that I'm writing to my usual standards though and really want to make it more interesting but can't. I'll promise I won't abandon Wattpad I just might have breaks once in a while. Anyway I hope you like this chapter. Will try and update soon.
-Toddles, Kiki, kiss mwch
P.S ***I realized after writing the bit with Jeff pulling up Sophie's shirt how wrong it sounds. Sorry
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