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Nica?”
“Yes, please,” Nica said as she climbed down from her chair. “And I can help with
Harlan too. I’m a big girl.”
“You sure are,” Shellie agreed as she lifted Harlan out of his chair and held out
a hand to Nica. Honey watched Shellie leave with the children, then rose to her feet
and waited for Berta to lead the way. A few moments later the three of them were
in one of several small sitting rooms designed for potential Arimas and their male-sets
to use.
Berta closed the door behind them and took a chair alongside Honey while Hope sat
on the sofa. “What’s going on, Honey?” she asked.
“Aunt Berta, remember I told you I had two psychic abilities?” Honey said, still reluctant
to reveal such things in front of strangers, but in this case, it was necessary.
“Yes,” Berta said. She turned to Hope. “Honey is able to identify psychic talents
in others, and she also has the ability to tell when a woman is pregnant.” She turned
back to Honey. “We already know that Hope is pregnant though, Honey.”
“Actually, what I do is a bit more complicated than that,” Honey said. “It’s difficult
to explain, but I suppose the easiest way to put it is to say that I can feel the
babies. I can sense their bodies, their physical and emotional well being. And sometimes
I can help them if there are problems. That’s why I became an obstetrician. So I
could better understand what I was sensing."
“You’re a doctor too? Oh, that’s wonderful news!” Hope exclaimed. “We have an Alverian
Healer, and he’s amazing. And we have obstetricians, of course. But an obstetrician
with a talent like yours would be invaluable for us Jasani.”
“I didn’t know you were a doctor,” Berta said, beaming at her niece with pride. “Why
didn’t you tell me that?”
Honey shrugged. “We haven’t spent a lot of time together yet,” she said. “I suppose
with everything else, we just didn’t get around to that.”
Hope listened to Berta and Honey, frowning as a thought occurred to her. “Honey,”
she said, “is there something wrong with my babies? Is that why you wanted to talk
to me alone.”
“I wanted to talk to you alone about the babies, yes,” Honey said carefully. “I was
hoping that you would let me examine them a little more closely. Do you mind?”
“No, not at all,” Hope replied. “Where and when? I’m sure Doc won’t mind if we use
the infirmary.”
“How about here and now?” Honey asked hopefully.
Hope studied Honey for a long moment, then nodded. “Sure. What do you want me to
do?”
“If you’ll just lie back on the sofa there and relax a little, I can do the rest,”
Honey said as she stood up and moved to the sofa. Hope kicked off her shoes and laid
down as Honey asked, feeling nervous, but refusing to allow herself to panic. Honey
knelt down beside her and placed one hand lightly on Hope’s stomach.
“Just relax as much as you can,” Honey said in a soft voice. “This will only take
a moment.”
Hope nodded, then took a long deep breath and tried to do as Honey asked, though her
heart was beginning to race. She watched as Honey closed her eyes and went still.
Then she began to hum softly, a wordless tune that helped Hope to relax and her heart-rate
to slow, though she was still worried.
Honey opened her eyes and lifted her hands. She looked up at Hope and smiled, and
Hope saw the relief in her eyes. Just as Honey started to stand up the door flew
open and three huge men burst into the room.
Startled, Honey fell backward, hitting her head against a small table right where
her thick braid was coiled on the back of her head. Even with that cushion, she hit
hard enough to dim her vision for a moment. She didn’t hear Jackson Bearen’s demands
to know what was happening, or Hope’s sharp retort as she sat up and
“Yes, please,” Nica said as she climbed down from her chair. “And I can help with
Harlan too. I’m a big girl.”
“You sure are,” Shellie agreed as she lifted Harlan out of his chair and held out
a hand to Nica. Honey watched Shellie leave with the children, then rose to her feet
and waited for Berta to lead the way. A few moments later the three of them were
in one of several small sitting rooms designed for potential Arimas and their male-sets
to use.
Berta closed the door behind them and took a chair alongside Honey while Hope sat
on the sofa. “What’s going on, Honey?” she asked.
“Aunt Berta, remember I told you I had two psychic abilities?” Honey said, still reluctant
to reveal such things in front of strangers, but in this case, it was necessary.
“Yes,” Berta said. She turned to Hope. “Honey is able to identify psychic talents
in others, and she also has the ability to tell when a woman is pregnant.” She turned
back to Honey. “We already know that Hope is pregnant though, Honey.”
“Actually, what I do is a bit more complicated than that,” Honey said. “It’s difficult
to explain, but I suppose the easiest way to put it is to say that I can feel the
babies. I can sense their bodies, their physical and emotional well being. And sometimes
I can help them if there are problems. That’s why I became an obstetrician. So I
could better understand what I was sensing."
“You’re a doctor too? Oh, that’s wonderful news!” Hope exclaimed. “We have an Alverian
Healer, and he’s amazing. And we have obstetricians, of course. But an obstetrician
with a talent like yours would be invaluable for us Jasani.”
“I didn’t know you were a doctor,” Berta said, beaming at her niece with pride. “Why
didn’t you tell me that?”
Honey shrugged. “We haven’t spent a lot of time together yet,” she said. “I suppose
with everything else, we just didn’t get around to that.”
Hope listened to Berta and Honey, frowning as a thought occurred to her. “Honey,”
she said, “is there something wrong with my babies? Is that why you wanted to talk
to me alone.”
“I wanted to talk to you alone about the babies, yes,” Honey said carefully. “I was
hoping that you would let me examine them a little more closely. Do you mind?”
“No, not at all,” Hope replied. “Where and when? I’m sure Doc won’t mind if we use
the infirmary.”
“How about here and now?” Honey asked hopefully.
Hope studied Honey for a long moment, then nodded. “Sure. What do you want me to
do?”
“If you’ll just lie back on the sofa there and relax a little, I can do the rest,”
Honey said as she stood up and moved to the sofa. Hope kicked off her shoes and laid
down as Honey asked, feeling nervous, but refusing to allow herself to panic. Honey
knelt down beside her and placed one hand lightly on Hope’s stomach.
“Just relax as much as you can,” Honey said in a soft voice. “This will only take
a moment.”
Hope nodded, then took a long deep breath and tried to do as Honey asked, though her
heart was beginning to race. She watched as Honey closed her eyes and went still.
Then she began to hum softly, a wordless tune that helped Hope to relax and her heart-rate
to slow, though she was still worried.
Honey opened her eyes and lifted her hands. She looked up at Hope and smiled, and
Hope saw the relief in her eyes. Just as Honey started to stand up the door flew
open and three huge men burst into the room.
Startled, Honey fell backward, hitting her head against a small table right where
her thick braid was coiled on the back of her head. Even with that cushion, she hit
hard enough to dim her vision for a moment. She didn’t hear Jackson Bearen’s demands
to know what was happening, or Hope’s sharp retort as she sat up and
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