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Jake went around the table setting each place. The situation was far from normal or perfect. He wanted to try to give at least one night of normalcy. It seemed Del had Ari talking again. That was a plus. She was still sad but she had her friends. 

He looked at the job he did setting the table and smiled. It looked nice. Normal. Dinner was on the oven but where was everyone?namely Delphi. He really wanted to try healing her vocal cords.

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Delphi walked in from the beach, she was still dressed in her pajamas, she would've liked to at least look a little more put together for dinner but she had to work with what she had. Before she went to sit down she flung herself into Jakes arms an kissed him on the nose, she  was happy to see Jake and after talking with Bella it made her realize just how lucky she was to have him here and in her life. She smiled up at him as she hugged him.

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Jake held her close and buried his face in her hair. He was thankful for every moment with her.He smiled down at her and brushed the hair from her face. "Hope you are hungry. I made enough to feed an army. Everyone is still out doing stuff. I could try to fix it before they get back." He stroked her neck lovingly.

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The blonde smiled warmly and held herself up against Jake, she felt safe and at home in his arms, she never wanted him to let go."If it's food I'll eat it... Well ya know non-meat foods." She wasn't all that picky of an eater despite her vegetarian diet. When Jake touched her throat and talked about healing her chords, she had to figure it was now or never. "Do  we have enough time for you to do it now?" She blushed due to her nerves.

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" Vegetarian lasagna and Garlic bread. If they guys don't like it they can stuff it. I think i can do this fairly soon." He held her close and kissed her gently. He was just as nervous as she was. If something went wrong it would be his fault. He had to try for her.

He had her take a few steps back and he looked her in the eyes. " I love you." He said before gently wrapping his long fingers around her throat and closed his eyes. His brow furrowed as if he were concentrating hard. In his mind he could see the damage to her vocal cords. He focused his energy on the damage and his hands glowed. Using his powers the vocal cords started to mend themselves. Sweat was starting to bead on his forehead he could feel it working though.

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Jake went above and beyond for her. And no one had ever done that before. He never made her feel like arm candy, He made her feel perfect despite all her flaws and imperfections.

Onece the kiss broke, the fate of her voice was litterally in Jake's hands, but she trusted him above any one else. She mouthed I love you back to him before he set to work. It would be the last time she would ever have to move her lips without sound coming out. 

She felt safe despite how terrified she was one the inside, and it had nothing to do with her boyfriend. it was whether or not her voice would he fully devolped. She had never truly taught to speak but she knew pronunciations and vowel shapes from mouthing her words for well... As long as she could remember. The entire time Jake worked on her chords she kept her eyes closed trying to focus on the positives but every now and then she would open them to make sure Jake was ok, She never really knew the extent of what damage was done to her vocal chords but it seemed like a lot more than the doctors made it out to be .

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The way Jake's powers worked was simple. He could feel all of the elements of something by touching it. He then used his own body energy to deconstruct or reconstruct something. Reconstruction took alot more out of him.

He felt the last of the vocal cords heal and he finally let go. He fell to his knees in front of her. Sweat drenched his shirt in areas. He gasped for air. He felt like he just ran a marathon but it was worth it. He looked up at Del with hope in his eyes. Did it work? He wanted to hear her voice.

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She didn't feel any different, Delphi watched Jake drop limply to the floor with big blue eyes, did she hurt him? That was the last thing she wanted, to do was to end up injuring him in the process, she was a bit confused at why he was looking at her so starry eyed?  She crouched down next to him and placed a loving hand on his shoulder "b-babe You aren't hurt,a-are you?!" She moved her lips, and when words came out her eyes somehow got even wider, she clutched  hand over her mouth and gave a small muffled squeal.Her voice was small, like she was and dainty, it fit her like a glove.


She slowly removed her hand from her mouth and in a split second she clung to Jake, despite the fact he was drenched in sweat, she then pulled back, a wild smile glued to her face, she was a giggling mess, because well, she was actually giggling! She took one of Jakes hands in her own and locked eyes with him, her baby blues had tears in them. "Jake, I love you, I love you so much. I never thought I would e-ever be able to say that outloud to you "


The doctors and specialists all told her this would be impossible, that she would be stuck living in silence. She became content with it and eventually she became ok with being alone no one would ever love a mute girl who was trapped in her own head, but Jake challenged all of that and for once in her life Delphinium Rose felt like she was worth so much more than made herself out to be.

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Ari had been exhausted the past couple of days. More than the usual. The cramping had been worse too. Had she actually had any prenatal care besides a worn out baby book she would have actually known whats going on.

The pain kept getting worse and worse. Then it backed off. She didnt want to worry anyone so she decided to take a nap. She slept for a few hrs. She woke up in the dark and glanced around. Hadnt she been taking a nap with Del?

Another wave of pain rocked from her stomach down through her legs. Then... did she fucking pee herself? There was way too much for her to have peed herself. Ohhh nononono! It was way too soon. Not now Claire bear!

She was scared and in pain. She started to cry as she eased out of bed and walked gingerly to the bedroom door. She cradled her belly with one hand and pushed the door open. She looked confused at the two before her voice came out in a painful squeak. " My water just broke....Go get my brother and colt." A contraction hit her. Her first one and she whimpered, her knees starting to wobble.

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Jake chuckled and looked up at her. "You didn't hurt me. My powers just take alot out of me-holy hell you talked! Your voice is beautiful!" He rose to his feet and scooped her up in a bear hug. He hugged her close and kissed her like crazy. He was so happy it worked. She deserved this. 


He looked up from thier celebration to see bells standing in the door way. Pain on her face and her shorts were soaked.. This was bad. Why couldn't they have a normal family dinner. He hated seeing bells in pain. He knew baby stuff from natilee but it didn't take rocket science to know it was early. 


He ran to the small stove and turned it off. He grabbed some kitchen towels and kissed del.  . "She's right. Go get colton and alec. I'll get her settled. Scoot!"


He gently scooped bells up and carried her to the bed in the bedroom. A million things were racing through his head. They couldnt take her to a hospita, that's how thry found her the first time. If she had any complications they had very little here. 


He laid her on her left side wnd stroked her blonde hair. "It's okay bells just breath and tell me when one starts okay? If you can, try to hold it in till we find Chris?" He joked to try to lighten her mood. 

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Alec was walking on the beach in the dark with Colton. There was enough light from the moon to light their way. He wanted a normal life with his boyfriend. He was tired of all the running, all of the fights, all of the unnecessary drama in their lives. He wanted to take him away from all of this. 

He glanced frequently over at his lover, never starting a conversation as much as he wanted to. He was afraid Colton would say he was done. He wanted to touch or talk to him so badly.

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Delphi couldn't believe Bella was going into labour right here right now! She gave Jake a small mock salute and smiled before heading off to get Alec and Colton, today was just full of surprises.

She ran in a way that could only be described as flouncing and jogging combined, she wasn't a very athletic girl. The entire way out to the beach she shouted to the two boys, she hated to ruin a moment but this was kind of important "C-Colton, Alec, Bella's water b-broke and I can talk now which is crazy! But everyone is inside and we need to go like n-now!"

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Ari gritted her teeth and glared at Jake. She knew he was trying to be helpful but she wasnt in the mood for jokes or teasing. The pressure/pain in her stomach and legs was incredible. She knew jake was right and they couldnt call a hospital. With her health problems and the fact that she was going into labor so early was very concerning as well.

She laid on her left side like Jake instructed and nodded at the instructions he was giving her. Thank god one of them had gone to birthing class. He actually wasnt such a bad guy once you got around the annoying cockiness and disreguard for rules or structure.

She clutched the blanket in her fist and rode out the last of the contraction and tried to breathe deeply. " thank you Jake. Im sorry ive been so mean to you... and Del. Ive been a jerk. I was scared and i still am. And i miss Chris. I wish he was here. I really need him. I dont wanna do this by myself."  She mumbled softly.

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Alec stared at delphi in shock for a moment. She could talk. He wanted to hear the story about this later. For now he was more focused on the more pressing matter. His sister was in labor. It had to be all the stress she had been under. It wasnt good for her or the baby.

He looked at Colton sadly before running back to the bungalow with delphi. Praying along the way that he wouldnt loose his sister or niece tonight. He was already surprised Ari's body held out this long. Would it hold out longer?

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Colton wasn't very hungry so he had decided to skip out on dinner to take a walk on the beach with Alec. Times were tough for everyone at the moment and Colton was starting to feel utterly helpless. He looked out on the moon lit water before he spoke up. "I wish it was like this all the time. Just peaceful, me and you, the sound of the waves and the moonlight. No problems, no fighting." he said in contemplation before an odd voice came to his ear. He turned to look at Delphi with a look of shock on his face because she was talking and because Ari was in labor which was great. 

He ran into the house and saw that Jake was helping her along. He rested on the balls of his feet as he bit his lip thinking over the class he took about child birth which he thought he would never need to use. "I need hot water in a basin or bowl, towels and a pack of ice." he said looking down at Ari. "I would rather she be at a hospital we don't have the medical tools or medicine if something would go wrong." he said but he knew they would all object. After all they were being hunted.

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Ari looked up at Colton, Pain in her eyes and a mixture of emotion on her face. " Im sorry Colton i didnt mean to. I didnt do anything i swear. Its been hurting the past couple of days but i didnt want to say anything because everyone has been really mad and stressed out and- AH FUCKING HELL." Out of reflex from pain her hand shot out and grabbed his arm as another contraction started. For being a tiny thing she really had a strong grip. She was only in the early stages of labor. The pain now was nothing compared to later. She cried out in pain and bit her lip to try to keep herself down to a whimper.


" N-no hospitals. J-jake is right. Its h-how they found us the first time!" She said as the pain rolled through her body in waves. " If it c-comes down to it and you dont have much of a choice, make sure shes okay f-first. Promise me Colton Rhett." She may be ten years younger than him but the look on her face was one beyond her years. She was serious. Sweat was beginning to bead on her forehead.

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Alec was frozen in fear listening to ari talk to colton. He knew her better than anyone. The girl went through hell when her powers first manifested. He didn't particularly want to relive the days of her crying in pain. He was her big brother after all. 

He came to his senses when colton gave orders. He had something to do. That helped. He nodded and moved past delphi and jake to collect what Colton asked for.

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Colton's body tensed when Ari's fingers dug into his arm out of instinct to the pain she was feeling. This whole situation was starting to get out of control and he was out of his element. Everyone looked at him as if he were a doctor but he wasn't a doctor. He never had the patience for that job. 

He couldn't guarantee the saftey of Ari's baby even if he wanted to. His inexperience in this sort of thing along with the fact she was in pain days before this meant that something was wrong. They didn't have the medical equipment or a sterile area for her to give birth so the chances of infection and other horrible things were high. "All Right I'll try but I still rather have you at the hospital even if that means we have to run from the MRD again. That would be better then two dead people.." he said biting his lip as he thought of what to do next.

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Ari tried her best to breathe slowly and calmly while riding out the contraction. She could see everything in his mind. He was just as worried and scared as she was. 

When the contration eased off she let go and muttered an apology. She hadnt forgotten how angry he seemed to be earlier in the day. She felt bad and hated to ask anything of him much less this. 

"We will be dead if the MRD catches us. Promise me no hospital. Even if you cant or wont help me i wont go. If i dont make it for any reason i want you and alec to raise her. I couldnt find two better people. Dont hate him, he cant help being an idiot." She said softly. She was still in pain but at least she had a break between contrations. 

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Jake shook himself out of the frozen state he seemed to be in. He guided Delphi out of the room and had her sit on the couch. "You dont want to be in there... trust me. Just wait here. It's going to be a long and noisy night." He kissed her forehead and commanded Jax to sit with her. 


He went out to the garage. He came back with a tennis ball and headed back into the bedroom. It was something he picked up from one of nat's classes. He used the ball to roll it around on Ari's low back in a massaging motion. He looked over her side at Colton as he massaged her back with the tennis ball. "I've really only had lamaze classes with my-natilee. I'm not much help but i can try."

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Colton hands were shacking a bit. He never expected to be in a situation like this. "Stop talking like that. Everything is going to be fine. You'll pull through." he said forcing a smile on his face. He was nervous about everything that was going to happen. What if the baby came out the wrong way, what if it was a really weird mutated baby. There were so many scenarios running through his head. 

Then she asked him to raise the baby with Alec if she didn't pull through and that pulled at his heart strings. "I can't hate him for being so stupid and stubborn." he said glancing over at Alec before he turned to look at Ari. "We will take care of her but I don't think that will be the case." he said before Jake came back into the room and started to massage Ari's back. "Jake keep doing that. Alec take her hand she is going to squeeze the hell out of it." he said before he dipped his fingers into some of the hot water and took a deep breath. "Let's do this..." he said getting ready to deal with the horrors of the miracle of life.

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Alec returned with the stuff he asked for. The worried expression on his face was something he couldn't hide. His sister was frail to begin with. If she started to pass because of this he knew Colton wouldnt hesitate to take the damage. Color him selfish but he didn't want to loose Colt almost more than he didn't want to loose his sister. He had to look away when he walked in on what she said about them raising the child. He wasn't so sure he could do that. 

He nodded and set the stuff down on the dresser. "I can do that. No offence bells but there's certain things i don't need to see." He took her hand and kissed her forehead like when she was little. "Try not to shoot me full of memories this time."

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Surprisingly the massagy thing that Jake was doing to her back actually felt good. It helped with some of the pain and helped her relax enough to rest off and on. Her labor started out strong and hard but it seemed to calm down enough around one am for her to nightly nap a little. It was uncommon for labor to go like this. At least alec had helped her change into something more comfortable than her tank and shorts. 

She was sleeping or at least lightly napping on her back with one hand protectively on her belly. Her tummy was tight and hard from the labor. This made it easy to see any little movement claire made in her tummy. She was still sweating but at least she could rest some.

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Jake glanced at the other two and spoke with a lowered voice. "It's going to be a long night guys. Try to rest when she does. I'll be in the garage. Come get me when you need me again."


He moved away from Bells as gently as he could so as not to wake her and went to the garage connected to the bungalow. He stopped on the way to drape a blanket over del on the couch and kiss the top of her head. Damn he really loved her. 


In the garage he stood looking at the storage shelves. Mom had done a good job organizing their things when he left. He was gratefull now she hadn't thrown anything away or returned any of it. He put his toolbelt on and took a couple of the bigger boxes off of the shelf. It was painful to let go of some of this stuff. It only made it real and permanent now. At least he could work in silence alone. He wasn't feeling social as he worked on what he was doing now. 

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Delphi pouted for a good five minutes because the way she saw it she wanted to be there for her best friend during all of this, despite the conditions of it all. But for Jake she stayed put with Jax. For a while she kept herself entertained by making origami cranes and paper plans fly around the room and let Jax chase them, when she and Jax got tired of that she decided to try all the different ways she could sit on the couch and after a total of 53 positions (Jax helped her keep count), she doodled little pictures of her and Jake, and some of Arabella and Claire, and a few of Alec and Colt. Finally she lay on the couch curled up cuddling one of the throw pillows and muttered different words to herself and she drifted to sleep. "Jake, Wonderland, Dorian, kittens, teacups..." She loved having a voice, but she loved Jake even more for giving her one.

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