Khaat Lupin's Country Home

Garulia nodded, suddenly very sleepy and snuggled himself into the couch where he dreamed after quickly falling asleep.
There was a huge field. In this field were flowers. BILLIONS of flowers. And a tree in about the center. Underneath the tree was a child who looked about Gar's age.
Gar walked towards him and sat next to him.
"You seek answers," the boy said.
"Yes, can you answer them?"
"Seeing as this is your dream, yes, yes I can. I only know what you know."
"Well, what is it I know?"
"You know that you're like Miseria and many things are happening very fast. You are also noticing that there is a lot going on you don't know about."
Garulia nodded, finally understanding...

Khaat left Gar in what looked like a comfortable sleep, and she refilled her coffee cup. She sat down at the kitchen table by herself. She laid her hand on her, for now, flat stomach. It wouldn't be flat much longer. She was hoping Rob would agree to go ahead with the wedding before her pregnancy became obvious. That, and she didn't want to be without him for one more day in her life. She hadn't told Gar or Miseria yet that she was pregnant, and didn't know how they would react. She didn't want them to feel one ounce less important now, and she hoped they would accept Rob as a new household member. She was really anxious about that. She wanted them to continue to feel at home in her house. That was important to her. And she would need help putting a nursery together--soon.

Gar awoke sometime later and walked to Khaat smiling and feeling rested as he gave her a quick hug and sat opposite her.
"You okay? You look about as preoccupied as I feel."

"Well, I guess I might as well tell you, "Khaat smiled, "You're going to know sooner or later. Professor Dent--well, Rob---and I are going to have a baby. I just didn't expect this to happen. I mean, I am thrilled, but I guess I never thought I would end up having a child of my own besides whoever I adopted. This is just really sudden, that's all. There's so much to think about now--like a wedding and making a nursery...just a lot."

Jack said good bye to Robert and headed inside saying he'd bette put Andrew down for his nap even though he'd only dozed against him. Smiling he headed inside and saw Khaat with Garulia.
"Hey Gar, your looking much better today " he said smiling at khaat with his ushual boyish grin that he gave Jessica when he knew something he didn't want to say just yet. " Morrning Khaat , feeling ok this mornng?" he asked rubbing Andrews back as he sturred on his shoulder wimpering but not waking.

"Never better, "Khaat smiled, seeing that somehow he knew. She guessed there was no need to try to keep things secret anymore, and besides, she was proud to be carrying Rob's baby. It was beyond anything she had ever hoped for. She never figured there would be a baby of her own, created in love, in the cards for her. But here it was, and she was someplace way beyond happy.

Jack noded and grinend as he moved past her to settle Andrew down in his travel cotthat had been set up in the living room. "ow congratulations by the way" he said as he gently placed a blue blanket over Andrew. Standing up he moved back to her rubbing his shoulder as he did "I forgot just how heavy he'd got" he said smiling.

" Thank you. And I hope Rob knows that will be his job when ours gets too heavy," Khaat laughed. "But he seems to have gotten really overprotective since he found out. I don't have near the ability to do things on my own anymore, for some odd reason. But, then, you wouldn't know a thing about that, would you?" Khaat smiled at him.

Jack chuckled "ow no " he said rolling his eyes playfully "I'm just an over protective father of nearly three with a soon to be wife who is stuborn as a muggle mule" he said chuckling , Andrew wimpered and roled to his side as Jack watched "no matter how much we put him on his stomach he always sleeps on his side like his mother" he smiled lovingly down at the boy.

"I think Rob thinks I'm stubborn too. He doesn't call it that, though. He calls it my being 'silly.' And I don't know if he will ever forgive me for almost blowing myself up with that magical amulet and nearly getting killed in the process. But I sure didn't want to take anybody I loved on that mission. I knew the chances of my surviving it were next to none. You're an auror. You know how dangerous some of those dark arts artifacts can be and how exceedingly dangerous it would be for them to fall into the hands of Voldemort's followers--or someone like Majere. Now Rob thinks he has to bodyguard me. I like the attention, but I do feel bad that I made hims so afraid that its seems to have changed his life forever. Maybe he shouldn't love me so much."