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butler, who bowed his head and took his leave. It was all quite strange. “Now that that’s out of
the way, would you like to come in, Finch?” Harrison asked. “I promise I won’t keep you long.”
“My afternoon is yours,” Finch assured him. “I’m the one in your debt, not the other way
around.”
“Oh, it’s nothing.” Harrison stepped back, granting Finch entrance to the room. “It’s not all that
often I get to run tests without Ev around, so this is a treat. Make yourself comfortable and I’ll
be right with you. While I’m getting ready, let’s go over some basic information. Can you tell
me about how many days your heat lasted compared to what you’d usually expect?”
Finch, who’d settled in an armchair near Harrison’s desk, went over all the facts and figures
he could remember. His last heat had lasted four days while his regular heats lasted for seven
and had ended just shy of two weeks ago. No, he hadn’t bonded with Hugh—at least, not that
he was aware of—and no, he hadn’t noticed the presence of any strange abilities or
inexplicable happenings since becoming intimate with his dragon.
“Have you taken a pregnancy test yet?” Harrison asked as he jotted notes into a spiral-bound
book.
“No,” Finch replied. He’d been too afraid to, and unsure if a standard pregnancy test would be
able to detect a clutch.
“It’s probably a little early, anyway.” Harrison stepped over to where he was sitting. “Kind of
right on the cusp. You’d probably get results, but why bother when you’ve got me and Ev
around to give you a sure answer?”
Finch wasn’t sure if he was supposed to answer that question or not, so he nodded to be polite.
“Okay, well, let’s get started. Do you see that door that looks like it leads to a closet? It goes
to my examination room. Go in and you’ll find a screen—the kind you change behind, not the
kind for a computer. That wouldn’t be much use, would it?” He chuckled. “Behind the screen
you’ll find a medical gown. It’ll be folded and resting on a wooden chair. Change into it and hop
up on the examination table and I’ll be in to see you in a minute. I just need to pop over to the
bathroom to wash my hands. I’d do it in my examination room, but I figure you could use the
privacy. I’ll be right back.”
“Thank you,” Finch said even though he was increasingly unsure if scheduling an appointment
with Harrison had been the best idea. “I’ll be waiting.”
