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“Is there something you haven’t told me?” I laughed, squeezing his hands.
“No,” he shook his head. “Today just feels different. Everything – in a good way, just different. I took your mom’s advice and have been gobbling up gummies before I even get out of bed. It all just feels different.”
“Maybe that’s because we’re twenty foot off the ground up in a tree, mate,” I squeezed his hands.
“Maybe, but before that too. I had to get outside. I had to have fresh air. I needed to run off my energy.”
“That could just be you being a wolf.”
“Do you still want a baby?” he glanced over at me.
“Yes,” I nodded. “And you know your body better than I do. I just don’t want you to get your hopes up if we’re not.”
“I’m used to crashed hope,” he shrugged.
“Well, that’s gonna change now that I’m here. I’ll eat her or whoever is crashing all your hope parties.”
“You eating my sister will not make me feel better,” he shook his head. “I don’t know what to do about her, but I think the answer is nothing. She’s gonna do what she’s gonna do and everyone is going to react however they want and take whichever side they want.”
“I’m on your side,” I reminded him.
“I know that, Alpha,” he grinned at me, “but I do think it’s time to stop by the clinic. Maybe not the whole ultrasound thing today. I’m not too keen on Dara or the other doctor or anyone really touching on my stomach. I think my wolf would get bitey.”
“Isn’t it usually the other way around? I’m supposed to want to eat the doctor, not you?”
“Maybe, but I never said I was normal,” he shrugged. “Besides, the green baby can tell earlier than the other one with the yellow blanket.”
“Okay,” I nodded.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Scott
I sent Terrick inside to grab the test. If Dara or the other doctor saw me, they might offer to do an ultrasound right then and there. I didn’t trust my wolf to play nice. He wanted to head into the woods to be away from everyone who might touch his belly. If the green pixelated baby showed up, we’d eventually have to get the tests done, but I figured putting it off a few more days wouldn’t make much of a difference. He’d have to calm down and come around to the idea eventually.
Terrick was in and out of the clinic because Dara left a basket full of the tests on the desk of his receptionist/nurse. He came out with the test in hand and I grabbed it from him and shoved it into my pocket.
“Are we keeping it a secret?” he asked, arching a brow.
“Trying to,” I said.
“Are you afraid that they’ll hurt the baby?” he asked.
“Who?” I asked him.
“That’s what I’m asking.”
“My wolf is just a bit touchy today.”
“If you don’t feel safe that’s something we need to address.”
“Okay, maybe, but not on the front porch of the clinic, okay?” I hissed.
“Come on,” he reached out for my hand, “or would you prefer that I carry you?”
“Don’t,” I narrowed my eyes on him until he flashed me one of those smiles that always melted me.
It wasn’t that I felt unsafe. I didn’t feel hunted. I didn’t feel threatened. I just wasn’t ready for all the touching that came along with pregnancy. My wolf was ready to take fingers first and ask questions later.
