Chapter 67

The next morning, Sebastian was certain that Julia was pregnant with his child. The doubt and gloom that had weighed on him for days finally lifted. "Xav, I'm going to bring your mother home very soon." Sebastian had just come downstairs as Xavier was heading out for school, and couldn't resist telling him. "Really?" Xavier asked. "Of course it's true." Sebastian paused momentarily but decided not to tell him about the possibility of a baby brother or sister just yet. "When Mommy returns, she won't leave again, right?" Xavier still remembered how he had fallen asleep listening to Julia's bedtime story one night, only to wake up and find her gone. He had secretly cried about it. "No. She won't leave again." "Yay! I'm going to study really hard so that I can show Mommy my good grades when she gets back!" Beaming excitedly, Xavier headed off to school. Standing nearby, Moira overheard the exchange, relief flashing in her eyes. Deep down, she knew Sebastian still cared more abo