Page 35 of Axon’s Lust

“Jennifer! Good morning!” Amy greeted.

“We have come by order of the Council,” Betty said, making me freak out a little with her words. Council?

“The Council? But what would they want with me?” I asked, puzzled.

“The Council wants you to take a test, and they asked us to fetch you so we could take you to the healers,” Amy explained.

“They want me to do what?” I asked, still completely baffled. “What test?”

They looked at each other and smiled.

“A pregnancy test, silly!” Betty exclaimed, laughing as I froze up in my spot.

Holy crap. Pregnancy test. Was I pregnant? I hadn’t even thought about that.

“You dirty girl!” Amy jibed, nudging my side with her elbow. “Is it Lt. Axon? It’s him, isn’t he? He is a great warrior! He saved us once from the Compiers,” she said, and I looked at her in surprise but she waved it off. “A story for another time. But anyways, when he asked to speak to you yesterday, it was obvious to us there was some serious chemistry between you two!” Amy declared.

“Steaming chemistry at that! It’s pretty evident he already loves you!” Betty added. “Now come! We have to get you to the healers and find out the good news!” The both of them grabbed my hands and led me out of the bungalow.

Throughout the entire walk to the healers, my mind was running a million thoughts a minute. What if I was pregnant? I couldn’t go back to Earth then. What would I do with an alien hybrid baby? I couldn’t raise it on Earth, I mean, that would be impossible. The baby would need to be here.

I suddenly began to feel warm and happy at the thought of perhaps being pregnant; slowly realizing I wanted to have a child. And not just any child… I wanted to have a child with Axon.

But what if I wasn’t pregnant? Is Axon testing to see if I’m fertile? Does he plan to send me back to Earth if I’m not? I was thinking so many things.

“Here we are! This woman is here by order of the Council for a pregnancy test,” Amy said.

“Name?” the elderly woman asked.

“Jennifer Rose,” I answered.

The next few minutes were a blur to me. They gave me a quick prick in the finger for my blood sample, along with some other examinations similar to a basic exam on Earth. Only a few moments later, the elderly woman came back with my results, and I waited for her to announce them with bated breath.

“Jennifer Rose, you are pregnant with Revian offspring,” the healer confirmed. “What is the name of the father for the records so I can report it to the Council?” she asked.

The room was tense and quiet as they all looked at me, waiting for my answer.

“Lt. Axon Voan,” I whispered, making the two women who brought me here squeal happily.

“I knew it!” Betty yelled.

I was stunned speechless. I couldn’t believe it. I was pregnant. I was pregnant with an alien baby.

“C-could you take me back to my bungalow, please?” I asked them kindly.

“Of course,” Amy said, taking my other arm and ushering me out of there. “We know it’s a lot to take in, and we felt the same way when we found out we were pregnant too,” she assured me.

“Come on, let’s take her back so she can rest,” Betty said.

As the women chattered excitedly about my pregnancy, they also brought up a marriage ceremony in the village for me and Axon. It was all starting to make me feel dizzy.

They left me in my bungalow, and I immediately started pacing, walking back and forth at length as my mind went into overdrive.

“Shit,” I said, muttering to myself. Asking and answering my own questions.

What was I going to do? Should I tell Axon right away? How was he going to feel about it? I don’t know. Would he accept our kid and be happy? I wasn’t sure about that, either. Did he even want to marry me? I mean, he said he didn’t want me to go, but did that mean he was going to devote himself to me only…

All of these thoughts circled in my head until I finally stopped thinking and placed my hands on my belly, imagining the budding life inside of me.