The Boy's Children

Chapter 22

                               Raven's POV
What's going on?

I felt fingers going through my hair.

"Marionette we should go."

"No!"

"MJ it's been four weeks."

Four weeks?

I heard crying.

"Go away!"

"MJ let's go! You can come back in the morning!"

"Wake up! I have to tell you something!"

I felt someone shaking me.

"Wake up! I'm pregnant wake up!"

My eyes opened right after I heard that.

"Thank god! Don't try to talk. You're intubated."

After I was taken off the ventilator, Marionette climbed into the bed. She got underneath the blanket. I groaned.

"Are you actually pregnant?"

Fuck.

My voice is raspy.

I must sound like shit.

"Yes. How do you feel?"

"Like I've just been run over by a bus. So I was out for four weeks huh?"

"Yeah."

"How's Novie?"

"She's good. While your mom is at work and while your sister is at school, I watch her."

"Damn. Be honest. Are you annoyed?"

"No. She's adorable. I don't mind."

I groaned.

"You okay?"

"No. Not really. I'm so uncomfortable."

Marionette put her hand on my chest. I winced.

"S-shit! I-I'm sorry!"

"You're good. You're good."

I put my hand on top of hers.

"Are you sure?"

"Nope."

"Knew it."

"Please tell me my dad has cuffs on him."

"He does baby. He does."

"This is my fault."

"No no. It's not."

"H-how's your brother?"

"He's good."

"I gotta thank his ass when I see him next. Oh thank you. I'm pretty sure, you helped me."

"I did. I helped get you to the ambulance and I jumped in the back with you."

"That I remember. I wanna see Nov but...I don't wanna her to see me like this."

"Really? She's worried about you."

"I know. I know. I don't want to scare her."

"I get it."

I started to play with her hair.

"My body feels stiff."

"Well...you have been in a bed non stop for four weeks."

I slowly sat up. My chest started to throb.

"Fuck! That wasn't smart!"

I laid back down.