Jade’s pov:
It was happening…
I truly was pregnant with Alex’s baby. I was only hit with the news, full force, as we heard the baby’s heartbeat. And as to be expected, Alex was overjoyed, whereas I had mixed feelings about this.
I was young, and still craved many experiences and the freedom to make them happen… More importantly, would I be a good mother to my pup? Was I fit to raise Alex’s pup?
Of course you are, my wolf chimed in at once. You’re his mate. Who else would be a better fit?
I just… I tried to make sense of what I was feeling, but I couldn’t.
You know, Jade. It wouldn’t hurt to trust yourself more. You are Alex’s fated Luna, and he loves you to the moon and back… so much so that he managed to fight off the effect of the potion, and was docile enough to take the milk and olive oil.
“We count on your discretion, Dr Barnes,” Alex let out as words of parting.
The doctor merely beamed at us, “Naturally.”
With the assurance that he wound’t babble to the pack about my pregnancy just yet, we were off to the pack house yet again.
“You know before this afternoon’s mess, I was planning to take you out on a date,” Alex mused out loud, a playful note to his words.
“And I was making you cookies before the afternoon’s mess, reconciliation cookies,” I retorted with a sardonic smile on my face. “But I would understand if you didn’t want to eat any cookies for a moment.”
“You baked them?” He asked to which I was ready to nod before I shook my head negatively.
“I prepared the dough, but didn’t have the time to bake them, because I rushed to your office,” I let out, regretting the time I spent making them when I could have been with Alex all along, and the fiasco with the witch could have been avoided.
“I see,” he drawled at once.
“Going on a date sounds heavenly about now,” I leaned against his shoulder for a moment, as our hands intertwined together, and the sparks had a field day.
Alex stopped to look me in the eyes, and was soon enough declaring, “Let me just mindlink Luc and Trevor. My luna deserves some time out, and I would be a loathsome mate if I didn’t make it happen.”
I could only giggle at his words.
Alex’s sweetness had for only equal his passion for me… And I sometimes wondered if I deserved him, if I deserved such happiness.
As we went to the pack house and got ready for our first date in a while, I saw the precious hairpin he had given me on my eighteenth birthday around.
It was only fitting that I put it on, considering we were all about fresh starts, and that hairpin had been all about opening a new chapter for us.
Before we left for our date, I dropped by the kitchen where I told the omegas that they were free to eat the cookies.
They were delighted to say the least.
“Are you sure we can?” One of them asked in a soft tone of voice.
“Positive,” I nodded at them. “I hope you’ll like them.”
“I am sure we will,” the chef let out with a small smile.
** ** ** ** **
This was but another date. I tried to keep a solid head on my shoulders, but to no avail. We were simply having dinner in one of the city’s restaurants, and yet I felt like I was on cloud 9.
If I could, I would scream how much I loved my mate on the roofs.
Hell, if I could, I would be telling everyone I was pregnant with his baby too.
Indeed, despite the doubts and insecurities, I knew that whether or not I would be a good mother, Alex would be a great father. And that knowledge made me feel ecstatic but also more positive where our future was concerned.
“Aren’t you going to have wine, honey?” I asked after he placed his order.
“No, that will be all,” he told the waiter dispassionately.
I raised an eyebrow at that, not quite sure why he wouldn’t want to celebrate the news.
“Before you think too much into it, I just want to be a supportive partner to you,” he drawled in a soft tone of voice. “You can’t drink. Therefore, I won’t drink either.”
My eyes misted with tears at once, unable to believe how lucky I was to have Alex as my mate.
“I know the situation isn’t ideal, from your perspective that is,” he began after a short pause, his eyes boring into mine, searching for something, for answers maybe… “But please believe me when I say that I will stop at nothing absolutely nothing to make sure all your dreams are fulfilled, and your needs met.”
“What if my efforts fall short, in comparison to yours?” I asked and waited with bated breath for his answer.
“This isn’t a competition, love. We’re in this together, for the best and the worst,” he let out simply, and the words flowed out of his mouth like he was born to tell me this. “No matter what, we’re in this together.”
His use of the expression “no matter what” reminded me of the promise I had made to him. There was no question whether or not I would keep the baby. There was also no question whether or not I was happy because heavens knew that I was. But at the end of the day, I was still nervous about all these changes, and worried I might not be up to the task…
“I can’t imagine my life without you, love,” he confessed in a heated tone of voice. “And I can’t even picture anyone by my side, save for you.”
His sweet loving words had the knack to make me release a breath I didn’t even know I was holding. Alex truly had a way with words, and I was all here for it.
“I love you too,” I said simply, fighting a blush.