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“You should lie down,” he told me.

“I was going to rest on the couch. I know there are more things for you to do downstairs.”

“Nyet. To the bed,” Dimitri said. “You will be more comfortable, and if we are to have other visitors, then you will not be disturbed.”

I smiled. He was once again right, but that didn’t change the fact that I still wanted to be on the couch and near him if at all possible. Dimitri took the choice away from me when he carefully spun me on the stairs and stepped up to the rung below me. “Up you go,” he whispered.

It didn’t take long to go back up the three steps I’d managed, and once at the top, we went back to our bedroom. I heard the footsteps of a third person, and when I turned, I saw the other warlock.

“Hello. I’m Dr. King,” he said in greeting. “Congratulations on your mating and upcoming baby.”

“Thank you,” I told him. “I wish I were meeting you under different circumstances though.”

Dr. King chuckled. “Funny, they always say that.” Dr. King gestured not to the bed but to the side of the room with the small sofa. “Shall we sit? I’m told you are experiencing sickness that goes beyond the usual inability to keep foods down.”

I nodded but didn’t really like the sound of that. “I guess that’s the case,” I told him. “On and off, even with drinking the tea regularly, I’m not feeling well. Just a bit ago, I woke up because my stomach decided to revolt.” I sat, and when Dimitri stood off to the side, I looked up at him instead of at the doctor.

“And your other symptoms?”

When I stared directly at Dr. King, I noticed he was now sitting in a chair that wasn’t ours. Warlocks could do that, but that wasn’t what he was here for. “Aches. Weakness. Constantly tired. All the time. I cannot seem to get enough rest.”

“He also gets dizzy spells.”

I glanced up at Dimitri. “Oh yeah. Those too.”

“Very good. What about eating? How is your appetite?” I made a face, and Dr. King chuckled. “I understand.”

“I try. I have better luck with dry things. Crackers, toast, or just plain rolls or other breads.”

Dr. King nodded. “Yes, they can tend to be calming to the stomach. We will get that all sorted though, and you will be able to keep other things down soon enough.”

Dr. King held out his hand, and in it was a large mug of steaming liquid. I already knew it was the tea that would make me sleepy.

“We’re going to start you on this tea three times a day. If needed, you can drink it up to four times a day. If it still doesn’thelp with the symptoms, we might have to try something else if you feel you need to.”

“Such as?” Dimitri asked.

Dr. King focused on Dimitri. “There are certain meds that are often prescribed to human women when pregnant that can help with severe morning sickness. Luckily for us, whatever is in these particular tea leaves from the fae realm seems to be all that are needed in most cases. We will give this a try first before looking into other routes though.”

I could tell that Dimitri wasn’t fond of the idea of me taking any sort of medicine that humans normally took. I knew they wouldn’t have the same level of effectiveness on me as they did them, but there was no true danger to me if they were given to human women while pregnant, correct?

“I’ll gladly try the tea first,” I said as I took a sip. It tasted exactly like the other tea I had been drinking, so I didn’t quite understand the difference. “It tastes the same,” I stated.

“Yes. It is slightly different, I understand. I’m not sure other than it’s fae magic, I believe. One is more for upset stomach, nausea, and light pregnancy ailments. The other”—Dr. King indicated the mug in my hand—“is for much severe pregnancy issues.”

“How quickly will it work?” Dimitri asked.

Dr. King looked over at my One. “Previous omegas and carriers usually start to feel sleepy within half an hour of starting to drink it. I did wish to ask about dates—generalized, of course—for my notes for your file so we can know when to schedule scans and when to expect your little one.”

I swallowed the tea I’d been drinking before nodding. I glanced up at Dimitri, who grinned and then winked. “He had his fertile period from November thirteenth to the seventeenth.”

“Very good.” Dr. King was suddenly holding a tablet. “I would say your due date would be around May eleventh. I knowthat seems like a very long time from now, but it will be here before you know it.” Dr. King held out a book that he definitely wasn’t holding when he arrived. It wasn’t at all a surprise to me though. “Here is a pregnancy book for omegas and carriers. My colleague and friend Constantine put it together because human pregnancy books simply don’t cover a lot of the things that omegas and carriers go through.”

I took the book and set it beside me on the seat. “Thank you.”

“It’s my pleasure. As for a scan, if you wish for me to do it in the office, I recommend sometime in the first half of February. Call the office and see about getting that scheduled. Also, I can do the scan here if you prefer, although those appointments are a bit longer and can take more time to schedule.”

Dimitri seemed like he was a bit lost. I chuckled. “No, I’m good with coming to the clinic. It will most likely be good for me to get out of the cabin anyway.” I had no idea how long I would feel as I did or how long I would need to drink the tea, but if I spent the next several weeks sleeping, I was all for it if that meant our baby was healthy and my body was finally on board with being pregnant.

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