(3 Months Later)
"Alright honey, the baby is coming along beautifully. They are about the size of a lemon." I couldn't look away from the ultrasound machine that had been brought in rather quickly after they found out I was pregnant, the image of my growing baby enough to bring tears to my eyes. Thankfully, Papa allowed Henry in the room with us each time I was checked. Mainly because I fought for that to happen. And thankfully, he'd cave.

"Look at them Henry! Pretty soon we'll find out if we're having a girl or a boy." I said between a genuine smile full of love for what I was seeing. I couldn't believe that day by day, a baby was developing within me, a baby Henry and I created together.

"And already showing signs of remarkable progress." I tried my best to hide my true emotions from Papa's words, but it was incredibly hard to sway them from troubling my mind further. He's more concerned with having our baby born to be a test subject, knowing how strong they will be.

"Very soon, you'll be learning the gender! That is, if you choose to know before birth." I gleefully looked to Henry to see a slight smile upon his lips from behind Papa, just awaiting the moment he would leave us be. I never in a million years thought we'd be in this predicament. But now that we are, I honestly don't think I would change it. This baby? Feels as if they're meant to be a true miracle in my life. As if they're meant to save me. I didn't know in that moment what that feeling meant, but I would soon enough.

"I don't think I could wait! I really want to know." I said between a smile. Thankfully, Papa left the room mere minutes after to get along with his day, bringing Henry closer to me. He seemed more at ease without Papa around. And I didn't blame him. I didn't want these months to pass us by so quickly, because I knew what that would mean for our child. Whisked away to a life I don't really want for them.

"I want what you want, Aud. Now just remember, there will come a time when you can't handle your duties. Especially when you're further along. Thankfully, Papa is fine with that. As long as you and our baby are healthy." I softly extended my hand to his cheek in such a soft manner, running my thumb along his soft skin, never once being able to look away from him. Something in him had changed during all this. But his way towards me hadn't. That's what I was always afraid of. That he would eventually look at the bigger picture and regret ever being with me. But as of yet, he hasn't expressed anything of the sort.

"I know Hen. It'll be okay. We'll be okay." I said with so much confidence that I almost believed it. But we both knew the hard truth. Something was bound to happen that wouldn't be good for any of us. And Vanessa had warned me of it.
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(Two Days Ago)
I sighed in utter tiredness from the day we had had, wanting nothing more than to be wrapped up in Henry's safe arms away from all of this in our little place in the world. I dreamed of that more than anything. The three of us, in our own little house with our own life. But I knew deep down that it would never come to be. That this human life wasn't what Henry wanted. He never did. He despised them. He could never sit by and pretend to be something he hated. It was revolting to him. And he had expressed it more than not.

"Let me guess. Papa spent all day doing more tests on the baby? Who is barley the size of anything?" I couldn't help but chuckle from Vanessa's wording about the baby, seeing the shining glimpse of humor in her own eyes. Having plopped down in a seat in the Rainbow Room, I felt utterly drained to say the least.

"You can say that, yes. He's more worried about the baby's developing powers. I just..... don't want the baby to be hurt. I can't let that happen." I quietly said to her so no one would hear a word we spoke, expressing my true feelings for the first time since all this truly started.

"I know you're scared. But, let's be real. Papa won't allow anything to happen to you. Neither will Henry. He literally fights for you." I deeply sighed from her words, knowing them to be true. But let's face it. We will never have a normal life. Even if we do manage to escape this place.

"But another problem? Is that Henry can't see himself with that kind of life. He hasn't expressed regret or anything for the baby. But the life it could cause? Yes. What if..... what if we do leave this place V? Then what?" She looked to me with sadness in her eyes for a life we had always talked about, knowing we most likely will never have it. But wishing more than anything that we would.

"Let's just say something happened and Henry wasn't there. I would be. Because I'm your best friend. And we'd find your sister. She would never turn you, or your baby away." I looked to my shuffling feet on the ground below, just as Henry entered the room to get one of the children for Papa's normally scheduled sessions. I slowly looked to him, meeting his gaze halfway. And somehow, I felt that he did love me. But was it enough for all this?
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(Now)
I dreamed of a place outside of these white walls, a place so magical and full of new horizons that I almost believed it could happen. Every night I would dream of Henry and I, together just facing whatever life threw at us. Because we were together. 

"If only....." I softly whispered into my empty room with my eyes firmly closed while I decided to rest for the night. I could practically feel my baby's energy coursing throughout my body, something they said would be normal as growth continued.

"Lost in thought?" I jumped a little upon opening my eyes to find Henry looming over me, not once having heard my door open and shut. Suddenly, his hands entrapped mine with his above my head, coming to rest between my legs, but careful not to lay against my stomach. My exhilarated heartbeat was the only thing I could hear within my ears from the closeness of him.

"Yes...." Was all I could muster upon the sudden closeness of his lips to mine, effecting me much more than he could possibly comprehend. I was once again at his will. And he loved it that way.

"What about?" As if he already knew, but was toying with me. His lips quickly attached to mine in the middle before I could ever say a word, utterly consuming my every thought with one motion. Without a second thought, I moaned into his lips from the pressure building within my body that I knew needed to be released.

"Everything...... Us. The baby's safety." His hands traveled down the length of my body in such a torturous manner, hiking up my dress I had yet to change out of.

"Don't overthink it, Aud. You know the real answer. I can't give you everything you want. Because I won't conform to it." I deeply sighed before he distracted me with his actions, suddenly entering me without warning. My head rolled back against the pillow below me, his hand coming to rest over my mouth to keep me quiet.

"But this? This I can do. Even though it has gotten us in trouble, I won't stop doing this to you." Without another word, we continued our nightly endeavors, more trouble only looming in the near future.