Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Thank you for coming to check on him.” Dietrich smiled as he stood up from his chair next to the bed. He looked ready to stand guard for eternity if that was what it took.
“I’m so sorry for what happened.” Little Bunny’s voice trembled as she spoke, guilt lacing through every word.
“You have nothing to be sorry for, Riviana. We had so much to deal with. We all did.” He was trying to soothe her guilty conscience, knowing that only Shawn waking up and accepting what he has become would make her feel less guilty.
“Will he be ok?” She was looking at Shawn as she asked this question.
“I believe so. While I was waiting at his side I had a conversation with Selene. You must be powerful, Riviana.” He grinned at her.
“What do you mean?” She sounded and looked as confused as I felt.
“That conversation felt like it drained every drop of my energy. If it weren’t for my love for Shawn I would already be asleep. Yet, you spoke with her and other gods several times. The power you must possess to be able to survive so many and such lengthy talks, it’s simply amazing and so enviable.”
“I don’t know about that.” She blushed and turned her head to the side with embarrassment.
“I do.” He smiled at her, true awe in his eyes.
Just then, Riviana swooned on her feet. It only lasted a second but she nearly fell to the floor in that moment.
“Whoa.” I cried out as I caught her and held her against my chest for balance.
“I’m sorry. I’m just really tired.” And as she spoke her stomach growled loudly causing a blush to stain her cheeks a deep red color. “And hungry I guess.” She was laughing now. “Now that I think about it, I haven’t eaten anything today.”
“You need to make sure you’re eating properly, it’s not good for the babies.”
“Excuse me?” I exclaimed.
“What did you say?” Riviana seemed just as shocked as I was to hear his words. Dietrich looked embarrassed now, like he thought he had done something wrong.
“I’m sorry, I assumed you knew. I didn’t say anything this morning because of the impending battle but I noticed the change in you immediately. Did you not already know?”
“No, the day started with bang, so to speak. We were literally awoken by the call that the enemies were coming. I admit that I didn’t pay as much attention.” It was my turn to take the embarrassed helm I guess.
“Wait, Dietrich, did you say babies?” My Little Bunny was still stunned as she asked that.
“Weren’t you paying attention. He said he’s noticed you’re pregnant again.” I felt the grin spread across my face, it felt like my face was going to split in two already.
“I heard and I know what he said. But he said babies, Joaquin, not baby.”
“Wait, you’re right, he did.” In unison we both turned to look at Dietrich who was grinning at us.
“I was asked recently if I could tell the difference between single and multiple pregnancies and I said I didn’t know.” He just smiled for a second while we stared at him. “Well, I guess I can.”
“Twins?” I asked with a shocked look before I grinned again, wider than before. I ignored the pain that smile caused in my overly stretched cheeks.
“Twins?” Riviana echoed my question.
“Yes, twins. Congratulations.” He clapped us both on the shoulder at the same time, squeezing gently as he finished driving home the news he had just shared with us.
Well, that was one hell of a way to find out that my wife was pregnant. But I would never regret sharing that moment with a close personal friend. I was going to be a father, and this time I would make sure nothing happened to them.
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Riviana
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My head was still reeling. This information was hard to process. Dietrich just told me that I was pregnant, again. And that I was having twins. I didn’t know that I was pregnant until he told me. Last time it was Joaquin who had told me after I was sick for that whole day. But now it was Dietrich who informed me of this. Why hadn’t we noticed? We were really paying that little attention to ourselves today to not notice something like that?
Now that Dietrich told me though, it made a lot of sense. I mean, I am not normally a squeamish person and the things I saw today made me want to vomit. Hell, I actually did vomit once.
Well, I guess I was just getting started with that whole nausea thing. I wasn’t looking forward to that. But I was looking forward to being a mother and having my little family with Joaquin.This time, I would make sure that nothing bad happened to my babies.
“Come on sweetheart, let’s leave them alone. Dietrich looks tired.” I could feel Joaquin tugging on my arm as he started pulling me toward the door. The problem was, I didn’t seem able to respond. I was too busy thinking. “I’m ordering out for dinner, I’ll send some your way when it arrives.” I heard the words Joaquin was saying but I didn’t process them.
“Thank you bruder.”
I didn’t know how, but the next thing I knew I was sitting in my room and Joaquin was standing in front of me, pizza boxes in hand.
“Come on, snap out of it already, you need to eat.” His tone was filled with laughter, and when I shook my head and looked at him I saw that he was smiling. “You’re tired, hungry, and spacing out way too much. I can only help with two of those things so that’s what I am going to do.” He was grinning happily, like he was floating on cloud nine and it was saturated with happy juice.
“When did you get those?” I asked him as I heard my stomach rumble greedily when the smell finally hit me.
“I ordered them after we got to the room.”
