Free Mystic Embrace by Charlotte Blackwell Page B

in the world am I going to tell Eliza? She’s going to kick me to the moon and back. I hope that my powers are not affected by the pregnancy, so I at least stand a chance against her. I’m even more determined now to banish Naberius and soon. I don’t want my baby to be affected by such black power as his. Maybe it’s time to go home and talk with Eliza. I need to get this over with so I can concentrate on training and this new life inside of me.
    ***
    Matt takes me back to the manor, where we can talk to Eliza together. My emotions are jumping back and forth and I don’t know if I’m coming or going. I’m so nervous right now. Eliza is not only my sister, but she has been like a mother to me and she will be so disappointed in me. I can’t blame her either. I can’t blame anyone except myself. Both Matt and I know better. There’s no reason for us to go in the moment the way we did. The fact is we are taught from a very young age to always use protection. They teach it in school, we see it on TV all the time. We knew how important it is. I know all about teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. I also know that just because it’s your first time having sex it does not mean these things can’t happen to you. Matt and I have proved that it can happen your first time. The more I think about it I can’t help but wonder, what the hell were we thinking? I can’t help but beat myself up over this, even though I am pretty happy the timing is just bad. I wonder if the change in hormones is making a rollercoaster out of my emotions.
    Walking in the house I call out, “Eliza, can I talk to you?”
    “ Yeah. I’ll be right there,” she hollers from upstairs.
    Matt and I take a seat in the family room, waiting for her to come down when we hear the footsteps racing down the stairs.
    “ Hey Matt, hey Ebony, how was your night?”
    With a quick glance at Matt, “Actually not too good, I was really sick last night and even Sophia couldn’t help me.”
    “ Are you okay now? I hope it’s nothing major,” she says with slight concern.
    “ I’m all right now, but it’s kind of major. Constance took me to the hospital today to run some tests. That’s what I want to talk to you about.” I take a deep breath, and decide that the spill and duck method has been working out well so far. “It turns out that I’m about a month pregnant.”
    “ You’re what? Are you freaking kidding me? How stupid can you two be? You’re sixteen years old Ebony, and I thought you were smarter than that. When you told me about having sex with Matt I assumed the two of you were responsible enough to use protection. Matt I expected more from you. Have you never heard of using a condom? Luke and I were just down the hall and there were two doctors in the house, did it ever occur to you to ask someone if you needed a condom? Even better yet, if you were not prepared, maybe you should have abstained.” She is so mad; I can see her vibrating as she yells.
    “ Eliza we are aware that we made mistakes, but there’s nothing we can do to change the past now,” I defend as the tears build in my eyes.
    “ So what do you plan on doing? You’re starting senior year, and I will not let you give up your education. The baby will be due in spring, just before graduation and finals,” she huffs.
    “ You don’t think we’re aware of all of this. Florence promised to help us out. I am sure she will be willing to watch the baby for us when we go to school.”
    “ So that means you plan on keeping the baby?”
    Matt looks at Eliza, and begins to explain, “We don’t have a choice. You should know better than anyone what this baby will be capable of. No one else would be fit to raise the baby and with magical powers on both sides of the family. Ebony being a witch, and me being a guardian, this baby will have the potential to be even more powerful than the two of you.”
    She flops back on the chairs as the realization hits her. “I guess