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I heard quiet laughter in my head and groaned louder. “You certainly did, little mate. Many times. You especially wanted my gargoyle during your heat. I will say that I’m not complaining, but I think you might be a bit surprised just how insatiable you were during your heat.”

I groaned again. “Where are you?”

“Fixing breakfast. I’ll add more for you, though, now that you’re awake. I did not know what time to expect you to wake today. Your heat ended yesterday afternoon.”

Yesterday afternoon? “What time is it?”

“Just before noon. I’ve been awake long enough to shower and come downstairs. Do you need me to come help you to the bathroom?”

I tried to take stock of my body and see if anything was urgent. It didn’t seem like it. “No. I’m just going to lie here and moan at how much I ache everywhere. I’d ask what exactly we did, but I already know.” I did because although I didn’t really actively understand what was happening while we were doing it, I recalled everything clearly now. My memories weren’t hidden, and although I probably wouldn’t have normally asked my mate to do such things, apparently, I was very much into him and certain parts of his anatomy while I was going through a heat. If we weren’t mated, I’d be embarrassed. We were mated though, and, well, maybe having a heat right after we claimed each other would help me be more open and a little less hesitant to ask for certain things.

My bladder let me know that despite not drinking anything regularly for the past several days, it was now a pressing issue since I was now awake. I sighed, and although I did have magic, I wasn’t so sure about using it with me being as exhausted as I was. Would it be safe?

I was lying on my stomach, and when I tried to roll to my side, that absolutely wasn’t happening. I could see the door to the bathroom when I turned my head in the other direction, so it wasn’t too terribly far. I thought about the powder room inside the bathroom, and then about using my magic, and was surprised when I actually made it into the powder room. I gasped in pain, but thankfully, I didn’t cry out loudly. I was sitting on the toilet backward, but the lid had been up, so there truly wasn’t any issue with how I was sitting that would keep me from using the toilet. The pain in my hips, lower back, and groin might though. I took a deep breath and sighed as I leaned forward against the back of the toilet as I let nature take over. I was in that same position when Vaughn found me a few minutes later. I’d been trying to work up enough energy to magick myself back to the bed.

“Cutie, are you all right? I thought you said you didn’t need to use the toilet?” I turned my head in the other direction, but I still couldn’t see Vaughn behind me. I felt his hands on my shoulders, and then his face was in front of mine. “Do you need help? You’re sitting on there in the wrong direction. Do I need to help with certain things? Wiping? Anything?”

I knew what he was asking, and he was so incredibly sweet. There was absolutely zero room for embarrassment when an omega had just gone through a heat with his mate. “No,” I said. “I only had to pee. But maybe you could help with getting me back to the bed? I think something might be broken somewhere.”

Vaughn’s eyes widened before he carefully picked me up, carried me back to the bedroom, and placed me on our bed. “Are you serious about the broken thing, or was that a figure of speech?”

I winced, both because of a twinge of pain and because I’d obviously worried my mate. That wasn’t my intention at all. “Maybe both?” I said quietly. I sighed. “I know I just woke up from a heat, and I know we had sex. A lot of sex. You’re big, Vaughn. And if I was having lots of sex with you in your gargoyle form, maybe something isn’t quite right down there because my hips and back feel like they’re on fire.”

Vaughn’s eyebrows rose before he turned and walked to the other side of the room. He grabbed something off the dresser and then returned to where I was lying on the bed. He carefully sat down beside me, and then I saw he’d grabbed his phone. “What are you doing?” I asked.

“Calling Dr. King. He needs to come and check you over if you’re feeling as you are. I’m concerned that we might have done something to you. You were pretty into things, and I didn’t really think about it in the moment, but it’s possible that something isn’t quite right.” He held his phone up to his ear, and after a moment, he started talking. “Dr. King, hello.” Vaughn went quiet. “Yes, thank you. That’s actually why I’m calling. I was wondering if you could come make a house call of sorts.” Vaughn reached out and ran his hand gently down my arm. “Yes,” he said. “Yes. Lewis has just woken after his heat ended yesterday, and he says his hips and back feel not quite right. I’m worried something might have happened to him during his heat in the moment of things.” Vaughn started nodding, and when he smiled at me, I wanted the bed to swallow me whole. This was incredibly embarrassing. “Sure. I’ll meet you downstairs. Thanks so much.” Vaughn set his phone down and then kissed me gently on the forehead. “I’ll be right back, cutie. I need to go meet Dr. King at the door.”

“All right.” What else could I say? No? Something truly wasn’t quite right. I needed Dr. King to look at me. But this was going to be so embarrassing. What exactly had my mate and I done during my heat? Why was my body betraying me now? Lying on my stomach wasn’t exactly the most comfortable position, but I didn’t have it in me to try and flip myself over with my magic again.

It didn’t matter anyway. I heard Vaughn coming back up the stairs, and he certainly wasn’t alone. I tried to smile at Dr. King, but I honestly didn’t feel much like smiling. “Hi, Dr. King.”

“Hello, Lewis,” Dr. King said in greeting as he held up his hand, palm out. “First, congratulations on finding your mate and your claiming.”

I did smile at that. “Thank you.”

“Let’s take a look and see what’s going on and get you feeling better.”

I nodded, and seconds later, Dr. King’s hand started glowing bright green. He moved it from just over my chest down to my knees, where it stopped. He nodded, and then a ball of green magic flew into my groin area, and the relief was instant.

“I would recommend that perhaps the two of you should try to be a bit less rambunctious during sex,” Dr. King said. “Your left hip wasn’t quite completely dislocated, but it wasn’t fully seated into the socket. That has been fixed.”

I sighed again. “Yes, it has. That feels so much better already.”

Dr. King smiled at me. “I would recommend that you let your mate dote on you for a day and let him help you to and from the bathroom. Otherwise, I suggest you remain in bed, rest, and give your hip time to rest just a bit more before you start walking on it.”

“Will it be an issue later?” I asked.

“Not at all,” Dr. King said. “You will heal completely. I only recommend the day of rest to not only recover from your heat, but also to allow time for your hip to fully heal. You should be up and running around tomorrow without any issue at all.”

“Thank you, Dr. King. I’m incredibly embarrassed, but I do appreciate your help.”

“There is absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about, Lewis. You aren’t the first omega to have a little mishap during heat sex, or sex in general. You certainly won’t be the last.” Dr. King smiled warmly at me. “I’ll leave some tea downstairs in the kitchen. Blue tin is the regular tea, orange is the sleepy-time tea.”

My eyes widened, and I looked over at Vaughn. Did this mean…?

“Am I pregnant, Dr. King? Is that what you’re saying? My heat just ended.”

“It did, yes, but yes, you are. None of us will know for certain if you will end up with pregnancy sickness or not.” Vaughn carefully sat beside me on the side of the bed and took my hand, holding it tightly. “You will have the tea now if you should need it. If not, you can return it. Some of my patients enjoy it simply because they say it gives them more energy and overall makes them feel better. I’ll set up an appointment to see you two months from now. I’ll be in touch, and congratulations again. This time for the upcoming arrival.” Dr. King disappeared, leaving me feeling better and with fantastic news. I was pregnant. Vaughn and I were going to have a baby in about four months.