Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (12 page)

She looked up at him when their
hands released. He gestured toward the new door. “Princess, it’s time that you see the finished room.”

Sarah
became
too excited to savor the moment and leapt for the door.
She
swiftly opened the door and the blood in
her
veins seemed to stop for a moment. Inside the ro
om
showed to be
even more precious than she
first
imagined.

The room’s walls and roof resembled the
simple and
natural
attractiveness
of the rest of the house. Even the hardwood floor had a calming and natural beauty.
The central ceiling fan and light were off.
But this room
i
s unique in
and of itself. On the wall to the
left held two open closets that would be lar
ge enough to accommodate for their
children’s slow growth over the decades. On the wall that
boarders
with the kitchen were two newly carved dressers made out of what looked like red cedar and the fresh smell made the correlation definite. Off to the back corner
sat
a beautifully crafted rocking chair
and beside it
lay
a changing station
. Then
her
heart seemed to break as
she
looked to
the
right
and under the south
ern
facing window
. Connor made two new adjoining baby cribs. And over each crib
dangled a
n intricately designed, hand
crafted carrousel. On each string held figures of different and
elegant
animals.

Tears began spilling over
her
cheeks
as she
walked to the cribs and began touching them with
only
the tips of her
fingers
, it was real
.
She
then touched the carrousel and the animals seemed to dance
from
the disturbance
.

Then warm and powerful arms wrapped around
her
torso and breasts. He spoke calmly. “I can feel that this is over
whelming for you, but that i
s all part of the surprise. Do you like it?”

She
leane
d into his stomach and chest. She
didn’t sob, but loving adoration filled
her
voice. “Connor, you are a genius. Our children will have the greatest father
one could ever hope to have.”

Sarah
spun around and jumped into a kiss. He wrapped his arms
easily
around her
back and kissed
her
back
. Once
their
lips parted he asked in a husky voice “Try out your new rocking chair?”

With a nod,
he allowed
her
to drop to
the floor again. He watched on as
s
he
crossed the room towards the newly handcrafted rocking chair. It wasn’t too l
arge, but it would easily fit her when her
daughters were nursing. It was padded with new cushions on both the seat and the back.

The chair was bliss to sit on and rocking effortless
ly
.

Before Sarah
knew it
she
had went
fast asleep. All the worry and expecting h
ad tired her
to the point where everything was exhausting and the chair allowed
her time to
rest.

Fresh and Stale

It’s now January thirtieth
,
almost nine months
later after
Connor designed and built the perfect room for
their children. Sarah
laid
comfortably
in the living room and
continued to
read a roma
nce novel that Jenny brought
over
for
her
yesterday.
The fire next to
her
felt
soothing
compared to all the mel
ting snow. Spring still remained far away
for her liking
.
Jenny had
put Sarah
on bed-rest about a month ago because of
her
new physique
, just as a precaution
. As expected
,
her
belly had swollen
to immense proportions
.
Her belly
had become
her
most dominant feature and i
t was unmistakable to see that she
carried twins.

Sarah
closed the book because it was
getting
stale
and repetitive.

Instead
she
began
reminiscing
.

After waking up in
the new rocking chair Sarah
ran over to collect
her m
other and Jenny to show them the new addition. Apparently
they
had forgotten to inform them about the project, but they didn’t stay angry
at
the parents to be
for too long. They absolutely
loved the room
nearly
as much as she
did.
Jillian
had called everyone and they came
over
to see it for themselves. Kara was too funny when she tried to get inside one of the cribs, but Connor had to remind her that her weight could crush the frame. For spite she jumped in
one
and the structure held.
They
all had a small laugh when she played with the carrousel
like a kitten
, pawing at it
.
Sarah
offered a bottle of warm milk, but
by then
Kara
said she was done playing around.

During the weekdays
,
while
she
work
ed out at the
school, Connor would work wit
h everyone
and make the lives of others more comfortable
. He would work on their
home and
kept things
both
beautiful and natural. He would
go off
help Jenny with cutting the yard or any projects she needed help with. Or he would go over to David and Rhoda’s and helped tend to the farm. He seemed to enjoy working and making sure everyone had easier lives.

Every weekend Connor and Mark would go to the park and teach more survival lessons. Then his business picked up once summer
began
and he spent
a great deal of
time teaching
both adults
and children
how to live and survive
out
in the wor
l
d, without modern convinces.
Sarah
didn’t need to go with him because
they
began linking
their
minds together and he’d recount everything with
a clarity that would seem like she
was the one to be there
and do
ing
things
her
self.

Jillian
restarted her wedding planning business and had made some spectacular events
that gained the good kind of attention
. In just a few short months she
quickly
bec
ame
one of
the greatest planner
s
in Minnesota and
getting expensive
offers on a daily basis. Well she has been do
i
ng it for over six hundred yea
rs.

She should be the best by now.

Then there is
Jack
. Ever since revealing
their greatest
secret to the May’s
,
he and David had become the best of friends.
He would only go to the garage when they needed him. Luckily the staff
i
s pretty much self
-
sufficient.
Jack
has always enjoyed the company of
other
men who
knew the challenges and benefits of
work
ing
with their hands. Since David is a blacksmith it was almost a fated friendship.
Jack
became in the habit of stopping by the
May
farm when
Jillian
needed to leave
town. He and David started working together in the forge. Since
Jack
is a
master
Fire Balancer he helped David work the metal with his abilities. And
her f
ather told
Sarah
that after a hard day of work he and David would sit in the shade and enjoy a cold beer or watch a football game.

Mark
still
worked at the diner during the weekdays and
helped with the seminars along with
her
mate
on the weekends.
He
i
s
still
Connor’s best fr
iend and one of Sarah’s
closest.
They
would all hang out together for a few hours every week. He began getting in the habit of asking how
his
nieces were coming along. Sarah
didn’t mind the wording because he was like a brother to
them
all. He didn’t interfere too much, but he did worry. He would always ask
Sarah
if he could help
her with anything, but she
had everything one could ever truly want in a fulfilling life
, a faithful
and excellent
lover, strong family ties and a growing family
.

Kara was a surprise to them
all when she enrolled into the local community college that was about an hour
’s drive
away. She wanted to major in art and minor in biology. She had to go easy because she would ace every test and do everything with perfect marks.
As a Changer
,
her mind had evolved to recall everything with perfect clarity, almost similar to a photographic memory, but far superior.
Her art instructors didn’t care about her grades because her pieces were
always
gallery worthy
and so detailed the subject looked like you can reach and actually touch whatever had been captured
. She sold one painting
,
based on
a picture
,
for four thousand dollars and was soon
recognized throughout the school as the next artist that could become famous throughout the world. What surprised
her family most of
all
i
s that her ego didn’t inflate one bit.
It couldn’t become any larger.
She
still
remained they annoying and h
yperactive sister-in-law. But they
were all
,
and always
,
proud of her for doing so well.
She deserved what she put effort into.

Sarah
began rubbing
her
warm and
swollen belly as
her
recounting
turned inward
and what
she’s
been up to.

In
early
June
,
Connor surprised
her
with
their
wedding
anniversary.
She
had
completely
forgotten all about it, but nothing
important could ever slip by her
mate. For
their
first anniversary
they
soared through the clouds and danced among them. It was one of the most beautiful aerial dance’s
they’ve ever had together. They
didn’t have any music, but it wasn’t required. His love for
her
was as genuine
of music as it could ever come.
Nothing
had spoiled their
entire day together.
In fact it was joyous. Sarah
had
felt the
very
first kick
from
one of
them
.