Page 32 of Ruby Queen
Chapter 22
Christine woke to the sound of something vibrating. Turning her head, she realized it was Rory’s phone.
“Rory,” she shook her awake, “your phone is ringing.”
“Just answer it,” Rory mumbled, rolling away from her.
“Shit,” Christine almost fell out of bed, reaching out to grab it, “Hello?” she grunted into the phone.
“Rory?” a timid voice spoke on the other end.
“No… it’s Christine. Rory’s asleep.”
“Christine, it’s Sarifena.”
“Oh, Your Majesty. I’m sorry, let me wake her.”
“No… actually, it’s better that I speak with you.”
Christine sat up abruptly, the sheet falling from her body, startling Rory awake. Rory looked at her, “What is it?”
Christine shrugged, “Ok, what’s the matter?”
“It’s Commander Blake, Anthony.”
“Oh God,” Christine gasped, “Is he… is he…”
Rory sat up, “What, Christine? Is who what?”
“No, Christine… calm down,” Sarifena spoke, “We’ve found him. He’s here at the Sapphire Kingdom.”
“Is this real?” Christine looked at Rory, tears welling up in her eyes, “You’ve found him?”
Rory snatched the phone, “What the fuck is she talking about, Sarifena? You’ve found who?”
“Rory,” Sarifena sighed into the phone, “We found Anthony. He’s here in the Castle getting medical treatment.”
“OH MY GOD!” Rory jumped up from the bed, not caring that she was naked as the day she was born. “You have him? Oh, God… Oh God… I’m going to be sick,” she tossed the phone at Christine and ran toward the bathroom.
“Your Majesty?” Christine spoke.
“Seriously, Christine, you can call me Sarifena. Is she ok?”
“Yeah… I think it’s a shock. Are you sure it’s really him?” Christine asked in disbelief.
“As sure as I control the water. Anthonys here. He's safe.”
“We’re coming. We will be there in a few hours. I’ve got to go and see if Rory is ok. We’ll call you when we leave. Oh, God… I can’t tell you how happy you’ve made us. Thank you, Sarifena. Tell him we’re coming. Tell him…” Christine paused, “Tell him we love him.”
Sarifena got quiet for a moment but then spoke, “Ok. I’ll tell him.”
Christine hung up the phone and ran to the bathroom. She found Rory hunched over the toilet, “Rory, what the fuck?” She knelt beside her on the tile floor, “What’s going on? And don’t lie to me. You’ve been sick for weeks now.”
“I’m pregnant,” Rory whispered into the bowl.
“What?” Christine brushed her hair back, “pregnant?”
“I didn’t want to say anything. We’ve never talked about kids and with Anthony gone… I guess I didn’t want to say it out loud yet.”
