A Second Chance (Fated Mate)(23)
Conner looked over at her with a flush of joy covering his whole face. “Babe, weren’t you listening? We’re going to be parents!” He kissed her loudly.
When he pulled away she smiled and said, “Yes, but how many puppies? I mean babies?”
Dr. Holtz chuckled and pointed back to the goo on the screen. “This is your uterus,” which looked like a big black circle, “And these are the gestational sacs. Three in total; it is common for true bond shifters to have multiple births. It’s too early to see the heartbeats, which will develop at six weeks gestation. You are approximately 4-5 weeks pregnant. Congratulations.”
She looked anxiously around the room for someone to yell, ‘just kidding’ but everyone was smiling at her. They were all on drugs. “Wait, I’m not a shifter. I’m just a regular human chick that has to work for a living. How am I supposed to work, and raise three pups? Babies? What do you call them?” Three, not possible. Damn, I’m so screwed.#p#分页标题#e#
“I’ll take care of you Katie. I’m your mate, so I provide for you financially and emotionally. I have a great job, and I’ll be a great dad. I’ve been waiting for you…for this, forever. If you want to work, you can. If you want to stay home, you can. We’ll work it out. We’re a team now, if you’ll have me.
Katie wanted to feel happy, but she was still reserved. There was still so much to work out. She began to cry, again. Freakin’ pregnancy hormones. “Dr. Holtz, I’d really appreciate it if you could take your magic wand out of me. I’d like to go home now.”
Betsy had tears in her eyes as she put the stirrups away and pulled the bottom of the bed up. “Congratulations. You’ve got a wonderful family starting. A true mate bond is such a blessing.”
The doctor and nurse left after providing them a copy of the ultrasound. “What now?” Katie asked, “I don’t think it’s safe to go back to Alpha house if someone is trying to hurt me. I don’t want Trevor or Shana in danger because of me. My house is out of the question, seeing as it’s…gone. I could go stay with my partner Decker…”
She was cut off by an angrily growled statement, “I don’t think so babe. Those are my pups you’re carrying, and I intend to be there for you, and them. Like I said, we’re a team.”
She looked into his eyes, searching for something that she couldn’t even describe. “Okay, well…What do we do? I could stay at a hotel.” Growl. “You do that kind of a lot. Did you notice? Every time I’m in the room, and speaking, you growl. Do you have any better suggestions than just and angry growl?”
“If you’re comfortable, I’d like you to stay at my house, with me. I have the best security system available, so it’s safe. If you’re uncomfortable sleeping with me, I have a spare room. Or you could stay in my room, and I’ll take the spare.” The thought of her sleeping in his sheets; he could imagine her rolling around in his scent, oh yeah. He wiggled his eyebrows at her and she couldn’t help but laugh. He knew just what to say, or do, to break the tension between them.
“A little late for that, Papa wolf. If you’re okay with your house possibly being burned to the ground, or your car being thrashed, I’m game. I trust you.”
He gave her a genuine smile that lit up his face, and made his eyes crinkle. He loved her so much, “Sweeter words have never been spoken.”
Katie noticed his smell had changed. He smelled like himself but combined with gingerbread cookies, her favorite. “By the way I’m still hungry. Do you think we could stop by and get food, or go to the grocery store?” Her stomach growled making Conner smile again.
“Do you want to eat here? I know the hospital cafeteria doesn’t sound great, but the food is surprisingly delicious.” He turned around when she got dressed because he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable.
“Let’s go, I’m hungry enough to eat a horse. Can we have dessert first? I have a craving for gingerbread cookies.”
“Why would you say that?” Conner started to panic. He was thinking about how much he loved her; she must have picked up the scent of his love, gingerbread, and such a sweet smell. Shoot. He didn’t want her to know yet, because then she would run away from him thinking he was going to push her into something she wasn’t ready for. He didn’t think he could live through another rejection. Especially knowing if she ran she’d be taking his pups with her, possibly into danger.