I woke up bright and early; Today is training day. A hardcore training day, Martin, Jax, and Levi are gonna work us to the bone all day.
Brutal? No.
The Pack has to be prepared or they'll die. Simple as that. We have to be prepared for anything we don't know what this he is up to so it's best to be ready. I got out of bed unwrapping Mals' arms from around me noticing his brows furrowed, I shook my head with a smile before heading to the closet. I was going through my bags for workout attire when all of a sudden my stomach flipped and I could feel last nights dinner coming up.
I slapped my hands over my mouth before speeding into the bathroom and to the toilet. I let everything up, I could feel it all come out into the porcelain hole. Mal pulled my hair back for me,
"Let it out baby." Mal cooed rubbing my back.
I kept puking until my stomach was empty. I fell back on my knees still haunched over the toilet, wiping the light sweat from my forehead. Mal pulled me into his lap still rubbing my back.
"You okay angel?" He asked concerned, I nodded my head before trying to get up but of course he didn't let me go.
"I'm fine, I just want a shower?" I didn't know what I needed honestly but steam was calling my name. I tried giving him a reassuring smile but it came out as a grimace. He squinted at me, helping me to my feet. I quickly stumbled towards the shower immediately stripping out of my damp clothing.
I walked in and turned the shower to hot, I walked into the water throwing my head back and groaning. I heard the door to the shower open and close before Mals' arms went around my waist, pulling me to his chest. I laid my head on his shoulder relaxing as he made soft circles on my waist and rocked me from side to side. I lifted Mal's hands from my waist to my boobs.
"Can you massage them, they hurt." I winced, he immediately got to it. He massaged them but was so soft and gentle, mindful of their tenderness.
I let him massage them until they felt better, then he moved his hands to my lower back. His big hands kneaded my back hitting all the right places. When he was done we washed up before he helped me out of the shower and wrapped a fluffy towel around me. He sat me on the counter before he walked out to get our clothes, I sat there patiently waiting when the unexpected urge to binge on ice cream hit me. It's 7am and I want-no need some cookies and cream ice cream.
I scrunched my nose up,"Not at 7AM, and it's dairy, I have training to do." I shook my head bopping away all thoughts of the icy goodness.
Getting impatient I hopped down from the counter and left the bathroom.
What the hell was he doing?
As soon as I entered the room he was leaving the closet and headed over to the bathroom. Dropping the towel and snatching the t-shirt and socks from his hands I slid them on hastily, pushing past him to go get my ice cream.
I stood there dumbfounded, watching my moody mate leave our room and head to what, the kitchen? Something tells me the kitchen. Humming to myself I got dressed, letting my mind go back to her bent over the toilet and puking her guts out. No it can't be. She's been training and getting stomped and kicked for weeks. Freezing in place I started to get worried. Wait no, she's not. After reassuring myself I hastily slid on my shirt and walked out of our room to find Jadah.
I headed down the stairs, passing the dim rooms till I got to the kitchen. The kitchen was in a bit of disarray and my mate sat in the middle of it all eating ice cream out of its container.
"Got hungry?" She looked up at me finally noticing my presence before rolling her eyes and nodding.
I walked over to her grabbing a spoon and taking some for myself. "Ice cream is an interesting breakfast choice." She chuckled nudging my shoulder putting a smile on my face.
Taking one last bite she looked up at me,"I don't know what it is but something feels..Different." She looked up at the ceiling before looking at me.
"Like..I don't know it's just something, you know?" She asked squinting her eyes, I smiled in amusement nodding because I think I might know what it is.
"No you don't." She rolled her eyes, and just like that her temperament went back to annoyed.
Sitting up engaging her,"I do love, I do, how about we watch TV?" I suggested and she perked up, throwing the ice cream tub down and hopping off the counter, she frantically tried heading to our room.
"What Mal? We have training in a few, I can't be late!" She tried taking off again but I stopped her,
"Let's let your dad handle training. You were just kidnapped and drugged, enjoy a few hours with me. I want you close." I begged looking her in the eyes.
With reluctance she gave in and smiled, grabbing her tub of ice cream and leading me into the den.
After one episode of Charmed she finally had fallen asleep on my lap. I kissed her forehead, and let my hand gently glide up and down her face. It feels so good to be-well feel normal for a bit. But her behavior this morning was anything but normal, Jadah usually gets up and gets dressed and she's out of our room. The fact that she stopped for ice cream instead of running outside after she had puked, clearly shows something's not right. I just don't want to assume and I'm wrong though, she could be puking up the drugs left in her system. Speaking of which, what the hell was that drug anyways?
Jadahs stirring stopped my thoughts from whizzing by me. I held her closer and focused on the tv.
Nope I lied, I was feeling too restless.
I gently laid her down on the couch before I got up. I ran a hand through my hair before I walked into the kitchen. All the maids were cleaning up the mess Jadah made and I seen Sophia running around the kitchen in a tank, and sweats; her orange hair was in a bun and she was making breakfast.
I took a seat at the island with my head in my hands. When I looked up Sophia still didn't acknowledge me.
"Mrs.Knight?" I called nervously. She stopped her movement before she turned and her black eyes landed on me. So dark yet so welcoming.
She cleared her throat bringing me back to reality,"Can I help you Malachi?" Her voice was soft but still had an edginess to it, scaring me. Her and Gin are just alike.
"Ummm I wanted to talk to you." She looked at me concerned setting her bottle of water on the counter giving me her attention.
"Hm I don't know where to start."I chuckled nervously,"Jadah, yes it's about Jadah she's been a little different today."
"Different how?" She asked genuinely confused,
"Just not herself I won't go into details but something just doesn't feel right and not in a bad way!"I rushed,
Humming she looked at me knowingly,"Just talk to her and express your concerns, trust your gut." She whizzed off knowingly leaving me with my thoughts.
Knocking me out of my deep thoughts Jadah came and placed her hands on my shoulders.
"You okay?" She asked sounding more chipper than before,
I smiled and pulled her around to me so that I laid my head on her shoulder. My hand moved to her stomach. I softly rubbed it,
Maybe my pups are in there.
She laughed before placing her hand on mine.
"Why are you rubbing my stomach?" She asked, letting me guide our hands all over her stomach. I looked down at her with seriousness.
"Angel, what if there's a little angel or Mal in there?" her face went flat as she finally thought about it.
"At this time?" She touched her stomach, after a minute she finally said,"Then I would love, and protect it like no other. I would love it to bits." She said in a daze.
I smiled elated with her response.
"Sweetheart...I think you're pregnant." I said finally expressing my thoughts,
Looking at me she said,"I figured. Something just doesn't feel right." She smiled,
"Let's go see the pack doctor." I said smiling before standing up and leading her out the door.
As we were heading off the porch she pulled me to a stop and puked ice cream all over my lawn.
I walked through the automatic doors holding Jadah close, I nodded my head at the receptionist before heading to Doctor Sylvia's room. I opened the door to her office and took a seat, pulling Jadah on my lap. Dr.Sylvias eyes lifted from her computer screen to me in shock before she bowed at us.
"Oh hello Alpha, Luna. How can I help you?" She asked scooting over to us in her rolling chair.
"We came for a check up. Jadah has been showing signs of what we think to be pregnancy. We just want the confirmation." I said with a smile, her eyes widened before she spoke,
"Have you been throwing up ?" She questioned getting a pen and notepad, Jadah nodded her head.
"She threw up this morning." I answered for her, She continued writing,
"Any soreness in the breasts and lower back area?" She asked and my eyes widened at how spot on she was.
"Y-yes." Jadah stuttered looking at me.
"How about cravings?"
"Yes, this morning I got the craving for cookies and cream ice cream." She answered,"And ate the whole tub right before I threw it up." She whispered sheepishly towards the end.
Dr.Sylvia's eyes widened now,"Wow. Ok have you had the cramps yet?" She asked and Jadah shook her head 'No'.
Dr.Sylvia straightened her glasses before she scooted closer to us."Well you seem to have most of the symptoms of pregnancy, the cramping will come later when the pelvic area is stretching to make room for the baby." Jadahs eyes widened,"Now, when have you last had intercourse?" She asked and Jadah blushed a deep red.
"Well I'd say about a month or a couple weeks ago." The doctors eyes widened again.
"Well you most certainly are a month pregnant Luna." This time me and Jadahs eyes bulged.
"H-how come we or I didn't know?" Jadah asked incredulously,"I just started showing signs." I nodded my head in agreement,
Dr.Sylvia remained calm, with an understanding look on her face,"That is normal; most people don't know until around this time, we can look at it if you'd like. The embryo should be formed by now." She said before she hooked up the ultrasound equipment.
I looked down at Jadah who was nervously looking at me, biting her lip. I rubbed soothing circles on her hand to calm her down, while we waited for her to get finished.
When she was done the she pulled the TV towards us, put on her blue rubber gloves, and she opened a gray packet before she rubbed it on her instrument. She faced us before she spoke,
"Okay lift your shirt for me." She said waiting for Jadah. When Jadah took too long I looked down to see she was already looking up at me. She pulled my head down so her mouth was near my ear.
"I don't have any underwear on." She whispered. I bursted into stomach tightening laughter. When she slapped my chest I only laughed harder.
"Dr.Sylvia do you have a sheet you could place around Jadah? She left her bottoms at home." She slapped my arm for embarrassing her.
Sylvia immediately got up and went over to a cabinet before pulling out a thin blue sheet and placing it over Jadahs' waist. Sylvia placed the instrument on Jadahs' tummy and she winced.
"It's so cold." She told me.
I smiled at her before we focused on the screen, Dr.Sylvia watched us with longing eyes.
"Is there something wrong?" Jadah asked snapping her out of her thoughts.
"N-no Luna. It's just that I can't wait to find my mate." She said smiling shyly at us. Jadah smiled back,
"He's coming, I'm sure he's closer than you think." Jadah winked, Dr.Sylvia smiled before she picked up her instrument again,
"Okay Luna you can-"
"Please call me Jadah." Dr.Sylvia nodded,
"You all can watch the screen and it'll show you your baby."
We all looked towards the screen, watching as shades of gray and black whizzed by on the screen. I heard Jadahs strong heart beat but it sounded louder than the normal heartbeat.
"Unbelievable." I heard Sylvia mutter, we snapped our gazes in her direction. She looked back at us startled before she spoke,
"Oh no it's not bad." She reassured calming my racing heart beat,"It's just that the baby's heart is beating just like Jadahs. Very strong, loud, and at the same pace." We both froze.
"S-so there is a baby." Jadah whispered gazing at the screen. Dr.Sylvia smiled,
"Yes there is Luna. A very healthy one at that." She answered making a face splitting grin cover my face.
"I'm a dad." I whispered before those words really hit me."I'M A DAD!" I yelled throwing my hands in the air. Dr.Sylvia smiled and clapped her hands, Jadah was the only one silent.
I looked down at her face and seen streams of tears flowing from her brown eyes as her hand laid on her stomach. That was enough to calm me down. Does she not want the baby?
"Angel what's wrong? I thought you want to be a mother." I said softly as I wiped her tears away. She slowly looked at me with her big brown eyes before a smile spread across her face and she started full out crying.
"Oh Mal I do. It's just, not yet! We're in the middle of a war for Gods Sake!" She sobbed into her hands. It broke my heart to her cry like this.
I wrapped my arms tighter around her waist pulling her to my chest,"I will never let anyone harm you. You or my pup, that's a promise." I vowed.