Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“I..I’m so sorry, Mr Gray. I didn’t mean to be so rude. W..w..what brings you and your wife here this evening?”
“Isn’t it obvious? My wife is in labor?” As I looked at Riviana’s face, I could see the pain clearly written on her face as another contraction gripped her. “I would like to get her upstairs and into a comfortable position sooner rather than later if you do not mind.”
“Y..y..yes, Sir. I’m so sorry. Just let me get you checked in. I need your ID and insurance information. Once I have that I will check you in as quickly as I can.”
Once I handed her over the proper paperwork, she did just as she had said. She worked fast and had us ready to head upstairs to the labor and delivery floor in no time at all. She had even called someone to push Riviana in a wheelchair, but I refused.
“If you don’t mind, I would prefer to carry her. I am a tad bit possessive.” I warned off the man who had been looking at Riviana and ogling her beauty even though she was clearly in the arms of her husband. He scampered away as fast as he could and all, but yelped in fear as he ran.
“You shouldn’t scare the hospital employees.” My Little Bunny scolded me, but she was laughing as well so I knew that she had found it just as funny as I did when the man ran away.
“Mr. Gray, aren’t your arms getting sore? You’ve been holding your heavily pregnant wife since before you got to my desk. She must be getting hard to carry by now.” The woman at the registration desk didn’t seem to want to let us go just yet either.
“Madam, I could carry my wife from now until the end of time and my arms would never tire. She is my Queen, there is nothing I wouldn’t do for her.”
I nearly laughed at the shocked look on the woman’s face. She thought I was just being romantic, which I was, but there was more to it than that. Riviana truly was my Queen, twice over in fact. I would never let her go if I didn’t have to. I would carry her and our children in my arms at the same time.
I walked away, nearly chuckling from the way that the people were watching us. They were obviously impressed by my physical strength, but they were also impressed by the intensity of my love for my wife. Any man could be capable of a love like this if he just gave himself to his lover fully. That was all it took. To stop denying the way you feel and to love that person with every fiber of your being. That’s what it took for me anyway.
I got onto the elevator with Mom and Riviana and heard the awed whispers that followed us.
“Honestly Joaquin, you need to tone it down a little.” Riviana scolded me again as she hissed through pain.
“I think it was sweet. He is showing everyone that he is unavailable because he is so in love with you.” Mom was supporting me over Riviana for once, that made me happy.
“See, Mom gets it. I am just trying to stop all the people out there from thinking that they have a chance with me. I didn’t exactly hide our relationship, but we didn’t announce it to the world. I am a big name in the world of business, and I am a celebrity because of my wealth. Women all over fantasize about me, whether they are supernatural or not.” I heard a growl come from my Little Bunny’s throat then when she realized that so many people desired me. “See, now you know how I feel when men stare at you and make their lust so blatantly obvious. I don’t like it any more than you do.”
“Fair enough. But let’s not threaten hospital staff. I don’t want to ruin Griffin’s job.” Riviana laughed then as we got off the elevator at the proper floor.
“If that were to happen I would just buy the hospital and make him the director so that he didn’t have to worry.” She laughed for a moment, but then she seemed to catch the look on my face.
“You’re serious?” She was shocked but the pain took her again so I didn’t bother to continue the conversation. We had made it to the floor we had needed anyway, and Griffin was standing there waiting for us.
“It’s about damn time.” He growled at us. “Lila, the rest of the family is waiting down the hall, you can join them. Joaquin, you need to change into scrubs while we get Riviana settled in.” Griffin started to give orders as he guided me down the hallway. He seemed to be under the impression that I was going to be leaving Riviana’s side. That was not going to happen.
“I am not leaving her.” I glared at the room full of people I barely knew. Yes, they were the same doctors that helped out last time, but that didn’t matter to me.
“You can change in the bathroom of her room. You just need to change your clothes. Make it quick, Joaquin, and you won’t miss a single thing.” Griffin was grinning at me as if he thought that I was being difficult. “Don’t worry, I won’t leave her alone while you get dressed.”
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Joaquin
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I wasn’t happy about leaving my Little Bunny’s side but I figured that a minute away was better than being sent away for the entire delivery. It was getting closer to the time that the babies were going to be here, and I knew it. It was already a little after ten thirty, and her water had broken just over an hour ago.
I didn’t know how long these things took, but I knew that I was going to be by her side the entire time. I wasn’t about to let her go through a single second of it alone if I could. Well, aside for the sixty or so seconds that I was changing from my clothes into the scrubs. They were horribly uncomfortable but I would put up with anything so that I could be at my wife’s side. She needed me.
I changed in record time. If there was an olympic sport for it I would have qualified for it easily because I was out of my clothes and changed into the scrubs in less than fifteen seconds. I know this because I counted and checked the clock on the wall above my Little Bunny’s bed. I was determined to see everything from start to finish. I didn’t want to miss any of it.
“You don’t need to rush, Joaquin.” Griffin laughed at me as I sped out of the bathroom and toward the bed. “We’re still getting her hooked up to all the monitors. It’s going to take a little while longer still. There is no rush.”
“There is a rush for me. I don’t want to be away from her at all. She needs me Griffin, this is important.” I watched as the doctor just rolled his eyes at me and turned back to look at my wife.
“Fine, whatever Joaquin. Just stand next to Riviana and hold her hand. That is all that you can do for now.”
Griffin looked a little exasperated at the moment. I didn’t care one bit; if holding my wife’s hand was all that I could do at the moment then that’s what I would do.
“Oh, just calm down Fido. This next part is my job, not yours.” My Little Bunny laughed at me when I took her hand in mine. Together we were watching as the nurses hooked the monitors to her so that we could hear the babies’ heart beats. The soft and steady rhythm was calming and exciting at the same time.
While I was holding her hand she must have been gripped by another contraction. I felt her squeeze my hand, and I watched as her face contorted in pain.
“That looks like a big one.” One of the other women in the room was saying as she looked at a monitor that Riviana was hooked up to. “If they keep up like that then it won’t be long until these babies are in your arms.” There was a smile on the woman’s lips and a slight laugh in her voice. “Just hold in there for a little while longer, Riviana.”
Once all the machines were hooked up almost all of the hospital staff left the room. The only one that stayed behind was Griffin. He was standing at the foot of the bed and smiling at me and Riviana with a corny grin.
“Well, this is it. I can’t believe you made it this far, all things considered. It has been an exciting journey though, hasn’t it?” I know that he had been just as nervous as we had for the last several weeks.
“It has, definitely. Thank you so much for helping me out with everything Griffin.” My Little Bunny was always so polite. “I am so sorry that I missed your wedding. I would have loved to have been there.”
“We know, Riviana. Don’t worry about it one bit. Lana and I know that without you, we wouldn’t have met each other. We’re forever grateful to you, and we hope to one day have our children play and interact with yours, if that is alright.”
“Oh my Goddess, Griffin, yes. Of course that would be fine. When you and Lana have children we will be there for you as well.” She was beaming at him with an excited look that made me think she had almost forgotten that she was in labor at the moment.