Chase listened as she spoke about the babies, and smiled and nodded in all the right places. She was HUGE though... much bigger then Chase had gotten close to, at the END of her pregnancy... she must be having some giant children... maybe she was. Chase's eyes got larger, and then she sighed and looked around at them all, smiling at the kids, the kids she had been helping sit up not to long ago.. and now, here she was, with one of her own, and a completely different person herself. Sighing, she smiled at her, and shook her head, feeling her hair hit her cheeks oddly, she wasn't used to it yet, but now that it had finally started growing, she wouldn't have to be for long. Chase laughed when Khaat said she missed seeing her feet. "Well from what I see, they are looking fine, probably a bit tired from having to lug around two more beings then they are used to." She said giggling, and pointing out that she could see Khaat's feet and Khaat couldn't.
Chase sighed when Khaat asked her how she was doing. She didn't want it to get serious, so she said simply. "Fine, I'm doing fine Khaat." She took another sip of tea, and let a small silence settle after her last question. "I'm sure you heard about how I was found." She said, trying to make it sound light. "And I was taken to Calvin.. there was no way I could even get to St. Mungos.. so Calvin took care of me." She said looking down at her own feet, and wiggling her toes uncomfortably. "He saved my life.. and very nearly killed himself in the process.." She said softly. "He never finished working at St. Mungos, so he didn't know everything there was to get me to be safe, and let himself rest and keep some energy as well... we both could have died that night.." She said taking a long deep breath, before looking up at them all, and smiling, a small forced smile.
Chase stared off into the distance, an almost dreamy look on her face, as she took another sip of her tea, unsure of where to go from there. "He already had Katie when I got there... so I don't know what happened with all that.. I had heard you had her.. by.. " Chase had to cough for a moment before glancing at Khaat. "Him..." Knowings he would understand that she meant Barker. "And... and... well... me and Calvin are dating.. sorta now.. and... it's... to be honest Khaat it's amazing." She set down her tea and looked at Khaat, happiness sparkling in her eyes.
"It was like something broke down between us after he saved me... I mean... one minute.. I was so embarrassed cause I really needed a shower, but I couldn't even stand up on my own... and you know how it is.. he would have had to undress me and help me in to take a bath.. but.. I just got so embarrassed, and then.. and then.. well... I.. kissed him.. and would you believe it he fainted.." She giggled in an almost school girlish way, and looked around. "And then... we realized just why we had been so drawn to each other in the first place.. he's just... he's everything Khaat... well, he's everything Elijah wasn't, and more.. he.. makes me smile when I want to frown.. and cheers me up when I'm sad.. lets me be alone when I want to be alone, but hugs me and holds me when I need it... I never have to look at him and wonder if he was off somewhere else doing someone else.. no.. I just look at him.. and see... love.." She said looking at Khaat and smiling. "I feel like it was the first time I've ever felt this way! If you were to ask me a few months ago what love felt like.. I would have told you a completely different thing.. but.. but... it's just.." She shook her head and stared at Khaat, her eyes sparkling.
"When I was with Elijah.. I was worried.. jealous all of the time... uneasy... upset.. on the edge, when he was with me.. it was never, lets hold hands and snuggle, it was something else... sure every now and then it was lets hold hands and snuggle.. but rarely.. and you know how much I enjoy sleeping with something.. like an animal.. or something warm... And... it's always like that now.. Khaat... I must be insane.. but I'm almost.. happy Barker took me... because.. if he hadn't, I wouldn't feel so happy right now." She was grinning at them, and the smile made it that much more obvious that she had scars all over her face, and her eye wasn't quite looking at Khaat, the scar crossing it made it look extremely painful, but she didn't really mind anymore, she couldn't quite see out of it like she had used to be able to, but she liked it that way, she had gotten used to it. "Am I insane to think that? Happy that a madman kidnapped and tortured me." She couldn't help but smile while saying that. "He nearly killed me so many times.. and yet... if he hadn't.. Calvin and I.. Katie... Reid.. I have a family, and for the first time, I feel as though I truly am safe... I felt safe here.. and happy here.. but... with Calvin it's so different, it's our house.. our family.. and I'm safe there.." She smiled at Khaat and ran her hand through her hair again. She had just cut down all the barriers they had put into place just seconds ago, with saying outright what had happened to her, and was still smiling as she said it, Chase must really be insane.