SWNOVELXO Chapter 509: Pheebs...pregnant!
Her eyes moved to the pendant; it was glowing brightly which was strange because she had just extinguished a demon not even one drop of her energy had been extinguished. "How is this still full, I used at least a week's energy to solve Fin's issue." She muttered to herself.
"Hey, what language was Phoebe using?" Maureen asked the Saxon spirit. "What spell did she chant? Is it something in another special book? Can I find that book at the academy?"
Maureen was asking questions, Rekha also had questions. The Saxon spirit ignored multiple questions from the women who were not up to speed with the newest changes in Phoebe. It began to put one and two together, someone was messing with its spells, Phoebe had acted very strange as if she was not in complete control of her body.
She had recited an ancient spell that it had not told her furthermore her energy levels remain intact as if something else had provided her with energy and she was hearing another voice.
These changes had not happened before the pregnancy and the conclusion was the same one it had come to earlier. It gasped when the theory started to look more and more real.
"Oh my God, the energy of the pendant is still full because you did not rely on it for energy. It's.....it's the baby." It pointed at Phoebe's tummy.
"Baby!" Grandma Mayfair burst into the office at that exact moment and then she collapsed in the sofa, her head spinning.
Maureen and Rekha had questions too, but they paused the conversation to tend to the old woman whose chest was heaving. She had her hands placed on her head like it might burst at any second.
"Mother, are you alright?" Maureen flattened a piece of paper and used it to fan her mother, helping her to cool her down.
Phoebe urged her grandmother to take the calming tonic. It seemed as if her grandmother's hands had been rendered useless, so she personally fed it to her.
Old lady Mayfair was like a sulking baby, Phoebe had to encourage her to open her mouth. "Nana, come on, just take a little bit. I promise that this will make you feel a lot better." Her voice had a tinge of worry in it.
Old lady Mayfair whimpered like an old dog in pain. Maureen took it upon herself to pry her mother's mouth open and they poured the tonic down her throat. After taking the tonic, grandma Mayfair shifted to seat properly in the sofa. Recognition of what had happened earlier flashed in her eyes.
"I clearly heard Zephyra say that it's the baby and she was pointing at your tummy. Now that I look at it closely, I can see the small bulge which you have been hiding behind buggy clothes lately. Even your appetite has experienced significant changes. Maria mentioned that some of your old dresses and shirts no longer fit you. Oh my God! how could we all have been blind?" She squinted her eyes, "Tell me the truth right now Phoebe Mayfair are you pregnant?" Her tone signified that she was not happy with the news.
Maureen and Rekha also had their 'Oh my God, she is pregnant!' moments. Some of Phoebe's actions made sense to them now. Like why she was always careful not to bump into things with her stomach. When they fought monsters, she always protected her stomach first, even if she fell, she made sure not to land on it. Many times, they had seen her patting it the way pregnant women did often.
Phoebe was taking too long to answer so her grandmother copied Anna Lee's hissing actions.
"Mother you need to calm yourself down, at this rate you may actually faint for real or scare the baby. So, what if Phoebe is pregnant, is it a big deal?" Maureen spoke softly moving to shield Phoebe just in case of anything. She knew her mother's stance on pregnancies out of wedlock.
When Rose-bell Saxon got pregnant out of wedlock grandma Mayfair was among those that criticized her upbringing and spread the news all over town. And now the same thing had happened in her household, how ironic.
Phoebe tucked her hair behind her ears and blew some air out of her mouth. The cat was out of the bag, there was no taking it back. "Nana it is true, I am pregnant, its coming to five months now." She stated confidently, prepared to take any heat and consequences.
The whimpering sound was heard again, grandma Mayfair's mind scrambled to process what she had just heard. She stared blankly at her granddaughter, her mouth opened but she couldn't form words.
"Is it David's?" Maureen asked, just to get that out of the way. Young people of Phoebe's generation had a way of surprising you. They could date one person and get pregnant for other, such scandals had happened on the founding lane.
Phoebe scoffed loudly; a flicker of offense flashed in her eyes before settling into a cool stare. "Aunt really? Have you seen me around any other man other than David?" She replied by asking, leveling her aunt with a measured glance.
"I have heard about that golden haired boy and how you two were really close until only recently. Honey I mean no offense I am only looking out for you. I wanted us to get our stories straight in case it was not David's." Maureen lifted her shoulders dismissively.
Grandma Mayfair made the sign of the cross, relief setting into her bones. "Thank God its David's. My child does this mean that you and David are to marry. I know you said you don't want to marry but it is hope that this changes your perspective. Surely, you are not going to raise the child on your own." She asked, her eyes widened with anticipation.
[I am not going to marry, not in this life. The shackles of marriage led to my death in my past life. How can I run back into that pit with two arms?] Her thoughts displayed.
Old lady Mayfair whimpered again and then looked at Maureen. While the death in her past life thing due to marriage was shocking, the old woman did not dwell on it. This present life was the one that mattered, and her granddaughter was pregnant but had no plans to hold the father of the child responsible.
Making another sign of the cross, grandma Mayfair said abruptly silent prayer. Her mind continued to ponder on Phoebe's thoughts. Both women wondered what exactly it was that had happened in Phoebe's past life to merit such a reaction.
How did she die? Why did she have memories of a past life in the first place?
"No Nana, this changes nothing and please respect my decision on that, I have strong reasons for not wanting to marry." She said, unwavering in her stance. The strength in her voice left no room to debate on the matter.