whoa hey guys long time no see! I promise I'm not dead, I'm just very busy and very forgetful. I apologize for not updating for almost a year holy crap.

but! I have a new chapter for you all!

The next few chapters are mostly fillers, and I've had the final two to three chapters of the whole story written for quite some time, so I'm trying to bridge the wide gap.

Enjoy!

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Cassandra's nerves buzzed as she flew home; the aftermath of the reveal causing her to nearly shudder with excitement.

She and Siddeley were having a daughter! Cassie giggled to herself at the thought. She was nervous, but ecstatic.

As she landed, her thoughts flew to her husband. She knew he would be home a little later than anticipated, so she made the decision to surprise him.

Another giggle erupted from her.

She pulled into her home, not expecting the visitor who waited inside.

Cassie nearly jumped out of her fuselage when she spotted her younger sister pacing nervously in her living room.

Apparently, Abigail hadn't expected her either.

Or so it seemed.

The younger jet jumped when Cassie did, her eyes widening in fear as she began to apologize profusely; backing up away from her sister.

"I'm sorry, Cassie! I didn't mean to scare you! Mum made me come here and she told me your keycode to get in; and I thought about waiting outside, but I figured that would quite awkward but now this is awkward and—"

"Abigail! It's alright!" Cassie chuckled lightly. "There's no need to ramble. Now, explain to me, why did Mum drop you off?"

"She said something about wanting me to talk to you about..." She hesitated, not meeting her sister's eyes. "My outburst a few weeks ago."

Cassie blinked. She had forgotten about that.

"Where I..." Her voice quieted the more she spoke. "...told you and Siddeley..." Abigail shook her front. "Some very terrible things. I can't stop thinking about it. It's been eating away at me and..." She paused again. "I could never find the right words to say or how to bring it up, and then when you got sick that one time I thought I wouldn't be able to ever apologize and that I was going to lose my only sister and I..." She trailed off as she drew in a shaky breath.

Cassie's brows furrowed deeply in worry as she steadily approached her younger sister. "It's alright, Abby. You can tell me."

Tears had welled in her eyes. "And I thought about how I didn't even tell you that I was excited to have a niece or nephew, and I was so caught up in the fact that I was afraid that Siddeley would hurt you that I just had to..."

"Let it out?" Cassie pulled up beside Abigail, lowering on her landing gear.

Abigail nodded, trembling.

"I know that Siddeley is a great guy and I like him, too. I've just been getting so afraid that he was going to leave you for good because he's been leaving you more and more for his job and that he would think that a baby would get in the way." She hiccuped. "I know that probably doesn't make any sense considering what I had said, but I thought that someone would have to say it before he could and I figured it would be easier to disown me than him so I just..." She shook her front again, tears streaming down her nose.

"Abby...I understand why you are afraid, and I understand the reasoning behind it. Not fully, but I'm trying to. I know you're still upset over what happened, but that was long ago. You needn't worry about that now." Cassie nudged her sister on the nose endearingly. "I've moved on from that, and I believe it's about time you followed."

Abigail exhaled sharply. "I've been so ashamed of what I said, and I'm sorry; I'm so, so, truly sorry, Cassie. I've just been so afraid."

Cassie pressed her nose against her sister's. "I know, I understand. I forgive you, Abby. Just please know that you have nothing to be afraid of anymore."

Abigail nodded solemnly, not meeting her sister's eyes.

"You know what might help cheer you up?"

Abby looked to her.

"You could help me surprise Siddeley. I found out what the baby is, today." Cassie grinned, her excitement from before returning.

Abigail's eyes widened. "Really? That's so exciting! What is it?"

"That, my dear sister, is also a surprise for you."

Abigail pouted, eliciting a chuckle from her elder sister.

"C'mon, I have a few ideas."

A few hours later, Cassie and Abigail had baked a cake—a two-tier, chocolate frosted, pink cake.

"I went to the store a while ago looking for some ingredients, and I hadn't really paid attention to the type of cake mix I bought. This is all highly convenient!" Cassie had said with a chuckle.

Now, they both held back giggles as Siddeley rolled through the front door. His whistling stopped as he cast a hard side glance at Abigail.

The young girl's smile faltered and she rolled back a few feet, not meeting his gaze.

Cassie jumped in front of him, ready to defend her sister. "Siddeley, listen to me..."

"What is she doing here?" Siddeley whispered harshly, glancing toward his wife.

"She apologized for what happened that one night. She's deeply sorry, Siddeley." Cassie half-turned to her sister. "Abby? Would you like to explain?"

Abigail shifted on her landing gear. "I-it's true, Siddeley." She mumbled, afraid. "I am really sorry for what I said, I didn't mean it! Not a word!" She began to cry again, her small frame trembling. "You don't have to forgive me, Siddeley. I know what I said was awful and unforgivable, but please understand that I am sorry!"

Siddeley's hardened stare softened slightly. He glanced to his wife, who's blue eyes were encouraging.

"I know it sounds stupid," Abigail continued, her voice thick from crying. "but I was so afraid you would hurt her, and I figured it would be easier to disown me than anyone else, so I said it. And I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it at all!"

Siddeley sighed heavily and closed his eyes tightly. Guilt washed over him as he pondered her statement. Her apology sounded genuine, and she appeared to regret her words deeply.

The silver jet opened his eyes again and glanced between his wife and Abigail, nodding gently. "It's okay, Abby. I do forgive you."

Abigail choked out a sob and rushed to him, nudging him gently. She then peered up at him. "I'll be the best aunt, I promise!"

Siddeley chuckled lightly. "I think you'll have to fight Lottie for that position."

Abigail returned with his chuckle with a lighthearted laugh.

Cassie grinned at the pair of them. "Alright, before I cry, I have a surprise for you, Siddeley. Abby, may you get the cake, please?" Cassie led her husband to the table as Abigail set the cake down in front of them.

Siddeley gazed at Cassie curiously. "What is it, love?" He paused, his eyes widening. "Twins?"

Cassie laughed. "No, no, dear. Not twins. I found out the baby's gender today, and I thought I would surprise you." She pushed a small knife toward him. "I want you to cut the cake and take out a piece. You'll have to show Abigail, too, because she doesn't know."

Siddeley nodded, and proceeded to cut the cake. He slowly led the piece out off the tray and nearly dropped it when he spotted the color.

He stared at the singular piece while Abigail squealed excitedly.

"A girl!" She giggled.

"It's a...girl?" He whispered, looking to his wife with wide brown eyes.

Her smile was bright and her eyes soft as she nodded. "Yes, Siddeley. We're going to have a daughter."

Siddeley laughed, tears forming in his eyes as he nudged Cassie.

"A daughter!"

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And there you have it! Abigail's reasoning for being a total butthead earlier in the story. I didn't want to make her a bad guy, because her and Cassie have a good relationship, but I thought it would add some dRaMa to the story before the major conflict. She's not necessarily a bad guy, just very broken.

Like I said, it's a filler, so it probably sucks yikes. I didn't want it to drag on forever and didn't know how to end it so there you go!

Please review, and as always, I'll see you in the next chapter!