Chapter Eighty-Five
This can't be happening. It's too soon. I just had Cash.
What will Axe think? The positive pregnancy test is in my shaky hands.
That's why I've been sick this week. Axe and I only have sex sometimes.
We were being careful. I want to talk to my mum about this, but she and Creed went back to their old home to visit Creed's son for a while.
Axe has to be the one I tell before anyone else.
I go downstairs. He is sitting on the couch watching tv.
“Are you feeling better?” he asks.
“Where's Cash?”
“He's sleeping.”
“I don't know what I feel,” I murmur.
“What do you mean?” Axe sits forward, staring at me expectantly.
I go over to him and hand him the pregnancy test. He looks down at it and his eyes go wide. Axe looks up at me, his expression stupefied.
“How... we... fuck.” Axe runs his hand through his hair.
“I'm scared, Axe. We only had Cash not long ago... I...”
“You're having a c-section,” he states immediately.
“What?” I frown.
“I can't go through what happened last time. I nearly lost you.” Axe wraps his arms around me and leans his head on my stomach.
“Complications can happen with c-sections too,” I say softly, sliding my fingers in his hair.
“Whatever we need to do to make this as safe for you as we can, we're doing it.
Let's go see Cindy.” Axe stands up and picks me up, cradling me to his chest. “I'm not letting you put too much pressure on yourself.” Axe walks us to the door and opens it as Dash walks up to us. Axe must have mind linked him.
“Is everything okay?” Dash asks.
“Yeah, we got to go somewhere. Watch Cash,” Axe says.
Axe puts me in the car and drives us to the infirmary.
“We make Dash babysit a lot,” I say.
“He's going to have a baby so practice is good for him.”
“We're having another baby.” I let out a shaky breath.
“Elora.” He grabs my hand. “It's going to be okay.” He brings my hand to his mouth and kisses it.
We get to the infirmary and go in. We're greeted by a nurse who goes to get Dr Cindy for us. Dr Cindy comes out with a smile.
“Hi Alpha, Luna.”
“Cindy, Elora's pregnant again.”
“Wow.” Her eyes go wide. “Congratulations.”
“We want everything done to make sure she's okay. We'll take any precautions to make sure she's safe,” Axe demands.
“Okay, Elora, we'll do a test to confirm the pregnancy, then we can run some routine tests to make sure you're healthy.”
The next hour, I do multiple tests while Axe questions Dr Cindy about everything. I can tell he's losing his wits about this. I still haven't come to terms with it. When we get home I go to bed while Axe makes lunch for us. I grab my stomach. There's a knock at the door and then Dash comes in.
“Cash wants his mummy.” Dash puts him on the bed and he crawls over to me. I open my arms for him. “Are you okay, Elora?”
“Yeah.” I sigh.
“She's pregnant again.” Axe walks in with a tray of food.
“Shit, you don't waste any time, do you?” Dash exclaims, turning to Axe.
“Shut up, Dash. We're stressed,” Axe puffs.
“Isn't this good news?” Dash asks.
“Yes, he's just worried because of what happened last time,” I say.
“Well, just think, we'll all go through it together and our kids will be friends.” Dash smiles. “Ryleigh will be thrilled.”
I smile, imagining his words. Cash is sitting in front of me, playing with my fingers. Soon he will have a sibling sitting beside him.
“Thank you, Dash, for watching Cash. We're going to have family time together,” Axe says.
“No worries. Can I tell Ryleigh you're pregnant?” Dash asks.
“Yeah.”
Dash leaves and Axe joins me on the bed. He entertains Cash while I eat my food.
“One more and then we're done,” Axe says.
“I agree.”
“We should have stuck to anal,” Axe says quietly.
“Axe,” I scold. “Don't say that in front of Cash.”
“He doesn't know what it means.”
“Still,” I say. “I think we'll only be doing anal for the rest of our lives after this pregnancy,” I whisper.
Axe chuckles. “We really got to figure out birth control.”
“Or you get a vasectomy and we're done with it. Hopefully this one's a girl and our family is complete,” I say.
“If you want that...” Axe nods.
“You would really do it?” I ask, taken aback by his quick agreement.
“I would do anything to save you from going through that pain again. I love Cash but watching the pain you were in, it makes me not want to do it again.”
“We will be okay.” I grab his hand.
“I love you, Elora.” Axe leans over and kisses me. Cash makes a noise and throws his arm between us, which makes us laugh. “I love you too, Cash.”