Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Well, get used to it, this will be the way life is for you until the babies are here. When they’re out and you’re back to normal you can run a fucking marathon while breastfeeding if you want. I don’t give a shit as long as there are no nip slips. But until then you’re on bed arrest.”
“You mean bed rest.” I tried to correct him since he had said it wrong.
“No, it would have been bed rest but you already violated parole and are not being remanded back to your cell. Just be glad you won’t be in solitary confinement. You will still have visitors and the food will be great. You just can’t get that pretty little ass of yours out of bed.”
“Ugh.” I rolled my eyes. “Sometimes you annoy me, McGruff. I hope you enjoy your time as the warden. As soon as I can I will get my revenge.” He noticed my grin.
“Does that mean you’re going to tie me up and hold me prisoner again? Ohh, I will look forward to that.”
“Dammit, even my punishments are exciting for you.” I laughed. It had been a joke, partially, but he had figured it out immediately.
After our little argument Joaquin helped me to get dressed while I was sitting on the edge of the bed. He actually helped me to do almost all of it. He slipped my panties over my feet and pulled them up to my thighs. I couldn’t stand to pull them up so I laid back and pulled them up the best I could. I couldn’t even see them past the massive belly that was in my way. Huh, I remember being so thin that I looked abnormal next to all the other she-wolves in the pack. Now this belly of mine was huge.
Anyway, after the panties were up and in place he took advantage of how I was sitting to slide the loose fitting yoga style pants onto my legs. I hated the feeling of having someone put clothes on me. It was nowhere near as exciting as when someone, (Joaquin), took them off of me.
After my bottom was dressed I tried to sit up but the belly didn’t want to cooperate. Joaquin actually had to pull my hand to help pull me into a sitting position. This was getting to be ridiculous. Once I was sitting up though I snatched my bra out of Joaquin’s hands, he was going to try and put it on me as well. I could still put that on myself. It would be quite easy I am sure.
OK, it was a little hard to get my body to maneuver around the belly to put it on while sitting as still as I could on the bed. That and I swear that my belly grew a lot in the last two days that I was in the hospital. Still, I managed to get the bra on and grabbed my loose fitting shirt. I slipped it on over my head and that was it.
When I tried to grab for my socks Joaquin pulled them away from me.
“Uh uh, you can’t even see your feet. Do you think that I will even let you try to put these on right now?”
“What, are you going to put them on me all the time from now on?” I just rolled my eyes and held my hands out for them but he ignored me.
I watched as Joaquin unfolded the socks and prepared one of them to slip on over my foot. He bunched the sock up in his hands and pushed it onto my toes and then up past my heel. I felt the way his fingers teased a little at the back of my leg when he pulled them away when he was done.
OK, maybe I wouldn’t mind him getting my socks on me all that much. That was kind of nice. I tried to hide the grin on my face while he did the other foot. When he was done with that he slid on a pair of black canvas sneakers and I was finished getting dressed to go.
Not long after that the wheelchair had arrived and it was time for us to go. It annoyed me that I needed to be lifted into the chair but at least it was Joaquin who did it and not this random guy who had brought us the wheelchair.
When it came time to leave the room the man tried to push my chair but Joaquin pulled a few crisp hundred dollar bills from his wallet and told the man to take a break. Joaquin wasn’t going to let anyone push my chair but him. He truly was possessive, but I liked it in all honesty.
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Riviana
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Of course Joaquin lifted me and put me into the car. He also gently leaned over me to buckle me up because apparently I must have forgotten how to do that while I was in the hospital. You know how we women forget so many things if we don’t do them every single day.
After I was securely fastened in the back seat of the car Joaquin moved over to the other side and slid in next to me so that Noah could drive us home. I caught sight of Noah’s eyes in the mirror as he watched the whole process and I could tell that he was trying really hard not to laugh at Joaquin right now. Don’t worry Noah, I wanted to laugh at him too.
“You know, Fido, I can do little things for myself. Like buckling up, feeding myself, breathing. I am not dead or in a coma. I am alive and well. I just need to keep myself from getting excited and not let my heart rate get too high.” At that Noah did laugh as he pulled the SUV away from the curb and started to drive us home.
“I know that.” Joaquin glared at the back of Noah’s head, clearly embarrassed and not appreciating the laughter at the moment. “But you are my wife and you are carrying my babies. I am three times as worried as a normal man. Can you blame me for being a little overprotective right now?” There was a fire in his eyes that clearly showed that he wasn’t going to let anything slide during this time. He really was the most overprotective little puppy dog that I had ever seen.
“No, I can’t blame you at all.” I said as I leaned over and cupped his cheek in my hand. “I love you for how protective you are of me. I might not like it when you’re doing it at the time but I am glad that you’re there to do it for me. I wouldn’t be here without you, Joaquin. You know that, I know that, I think the whole shifter world knows that. And to me there is no one more special to me than you.” After my sweet words I leaned in and kissed his lips softly.
“Blech!” Noah pretended to gag. “Can you not kiss my sister while I am in the car?” Noah was glaring at Joaquin in the rearview mirror.
“Get your fucking eyes checked, Noah. She kissed me.” Joaquin laughed at him.
“Nope. Not my baby sister. She would never do such a thing. Would you, Riviana?” Noah was speaking in a voice that was high and sweet, almost like he was talking about a child. I knew at once he was playing around but it was funny and would be nice to mess with my husband a little.
“Absolutely not. I would never do something like that. Especially not with my brother right here. Why in the world would I kiss his best friend right in front of him. That would just be wrong.” My innocent act was over the top and sounded totally fake. So it was exactly what I was going for. I nailed it.
“You two are just horrible to me sometimes.” Joaquin pouted with his arms crossed over his chest.
“Don’t worry, my love.” I kissed his cheek. “I love you no matter what happens.” I winked at him as I pulled away.
“You little Devil Bunny.” He followed me as I pulled away and kissed me gently on my lips.
“See, you are the one kissing my sister.” Noah scolded him.
“Oh just shut up and drive.” Joaquin snapped at him. Noah and I both laughed at our little joke as we pulled into the compound and toward the estate.
When we pulled up to the house I saw that there was a whole welcoming party waiting for me. Juniper, Paul, Cedar, Acacia, Emmalee, Carter, Nikki, Elias, Mom, Dad, Grandfather, Lila, they were all standing outside the house, most likely having been notified that we were on our way by the gate guards.
“Are we having another party?” I asked Joaquin, slightly exasperated. “Didn’t we just have a party?”
“This isn’t a party exactly. It’s just your closest friends and family welcoming you home from the hospital.” Joaquin was smiling at me.
“It’s a welcome home party.” I glared at him. “I didn’t want a party like this Joaquin.”