Souls Companion (The Child) McGee/Vampire Dante/Abby
Chapter Four
Abby sat and stared out of her apartment window, not really seeing anything as she thought over what Dante and Tim had said.
The pretty vision she had had for weeks of holding a tiny helpless being in her arms with her eyes and Tim’s sandy hair had twisted into a terrifying pale child with sharp claws and no heartbeat.
No matter how she thought about it she kept frightening herself with the possible implications.
What sort of child would they have? What if it could see peoples dream’s the way she could? How could she explain other people’s nightmares to a tiny child?
What if the child had wings?
And so she would say no to herself and the idea of McGee being the father of her child.
Then she would try and imagine going to a sperm bank and selecting a father from a long list of specifications. Abby considered the hard reality of being a mother to a fatherless child facing the long sleepless nights on her own. The entire cold process seemed so lonely and desolate she found herself sighing and several hours later she sat, still looking out the window hoping to find an answer.
Surely Tim was mostly human so any child of his would be human? He would make a wonderful father and besides wouldn’t any child of hers be special? No matter who the father was she would still be a Dream Walker. What if her selected anonymous donor father had an unscreened genetic disorder? Would she turn down Tim because of her fear of the unknown only to select another man about whom she knew even less?
Around and around she went trying to consider all her options knowing that this would be the biggest decision of her life. Yes, McGee would make a great father and he would want to be involved in the child’s life. But….
No she would choose someone else.
Perhaps there was someone else she trusted that she could ask?
No a donor father would keep things uncomplicated.
But Tim was.....
No.
Yes.
No.
Soon her tired eyes began to droop, her heavy head dropping down against her arms and Abby released herself to her dreams.
“Mommy!”
Abby shot her head up and stared into the darkness. Her heart pounded as she tried to reorientate herself to her now dark apartment. Hours had passed and she couldn’t remember what she had been dreaming about except she was filled with an over whelming joy. Her hand drifted up to her mouth as she smiled, blinking back tears that threatened to spill down her face.
She had her answer.
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Tim put down his phone silently and stood still, his eyes unfocused. Dante stood behind him and placed both cool hands on his bare shoulders.
“Companion?”
Tim turned and blinked up at him before a beatific smile spread across his face. He glowed with a soft diffused light and the feathers on his wings fluffed up, softening their appearance further.
“Abby wants me to do it. We’re going to be a Father!”
Dante reached out through their bond and felt Tim’s overwhelming joy and surprise at the chance to become a father. Overriding it all was a flash of intense love for allowing him this experience.
Oh Little One...
The vampire pulled Tim into his strong arms and held him tight, savouring his joy as their bond glowed bright shimmering gold between them. Suddenly he felt him stiffen in his arms. Tim pulled away and looked up at him with a look of horror on his face.
“Oh my God, what are we going to tell Gibbs?”
Abby sat and stared out of her apartment window, not really seeing anything as she thought over what Dante and Tim had said.
The pretty vision she had had for weeks of holding a tiny helpless being in her arms with her eyes and Tim’s sandy hair had twisted into a terrifying pale child with sharp claws and no heartbeat.
No matter how she thought about it she kept frightening herself with the possible implications.
What sort of child would they have? What if it could see peoples dream’s the way she could? How could she explain other people’s nightmares to a tiny child?
What if the child had wings?
And so she would say no to herself and the idea of McGee being the father of her child.
Then she would try and imagine going to a sperm bank and selecting a father from a long list of specifications. Abby considered the hard reality of being a mother to a fatherless child facing the long sleepless nights on her own. The entire cold process seemed so lonely and desolate she found herself sighing and several hours later she sat, still looking out the window hoping to find an answer.
Surely Tim was mostly human so any child of his would be human? He would make a wonderful father and besides wouldn’t any child of hers be special? No matter who the father was she would still be a Dream Walker. What if her selected anonymous donor father had an unscreened genetic disorder? Would she turn down Tim because of her fear of the unknown only to select another man about whom she knew even less?
Around and around she went trying to consider all her options knowing that this would be the biggest decision of her life. Yes, McGee would make a great father and he would want to be involved in the child’s life. But….
No she would choose someone else.
Perhaps there was someone else she trusted that she could ask?
No a donor father would keep things uncomplicated.
But Tim was.....
No.
Yes.
No.
Soon her tired eyes began to droop, her heavy head dropping down against her arms and Abby released herself to her dreams.
“Mommy!”
Abby shot her head up and stared into the darkness. Her heart pounded as she tried to reorientate herself to her now dark apartment. Hours had passed and she couldn’t remember what she had been dreaming about except she was filled with an over whelming joy. Her hand drifted up to her mouth as she smiled, blinking back tears that threatened to spill down her face.
She had her answer.
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Tim put down his phone silently and stood still, his eyes unfocused. Dante stood behind him and placed both cool hands on his bare shoulders.
“Companion?”
Tim turned and blinked up at him before a beatific smile spread across his face. He glowed with a soft diffused light and the feathers on his wings fluffed up, softening their appearance further.
“Abby wants me to do it. We’re going to be a Father!”
Dante reached out through their bond and felt Tim’s overwhelming joy and surprise at the chance to become a father. Overriding it all was a flash of intense love for allowing him this experience.
Oh Little One...
The vampire pulled Tim into his strong arms and held him tight, savouring his joy as their bond glowed bright shimmering gold between them. Suddenly he felt him stiffen in his arms. Tim pulled away and looked up at him with a look of horror on his face.
“Oh my God, what are we going to tell Gibbs?”