Page 28 of Such a Lovely Omega

Our show wasHouse of the Dragon. West was obsessed. It was mostly his show, but I would watch just about anything if it meant more time with him.

He sat in front of me, commenting about some dragon while I rubbed his lower back, kneading and stretching his muscles. It must’ve been tough for him to carry this load alone, so I did what I could to lift some of it. He drank all of his tea and lay next to me but before his head rested against my chest, he groaned.

“Ugh, gods, I have to pee.”

“Let me help you.”

I went around to his side of the bed, and he held on to me while standing up.

“Oh…” He gripped my arms tighter.

“What is it?” I asked, looking for something broken.

“I’m so embarrassed. I think… Mate, I think I peed myself.”

A puddle surrounded his feet but had no odor of ammonia. “I don’t think that’s urine, West. Did you feel a big whoosh? Like the healer said?”

His eyes widened. “My water broke.”

“Yes. Your water broke. Stay put. I’m going to grab a towel and then we’ll get you into the shower.” I demanded my voice be steady and solid. He needed me to be.

“Shower. Yes. Then we start the plan.”

I nodded. “That’s right. We have the plan. You’ll shower. I’ll be right on the other side of the door making calls. We have a plan. We are going to be calm and have this baby.”

West smiled. “We’re about to be a family.”

“No,” I said, kissing his lips briefly. “You and I have always been a family. Now we’re adding a little one. You’ve got this.”

“I do. You and me. We’ve got this.”

Chapter Twenty-Three

West

“I can’t believe this is happening,” I said as I cleaned up in the shower. I was speaking to myself, mostly. Alex’s stomps could be heard all over the house. He was calling the healer. Getting things ready. We had a plan. Of course we did. Alex was the most organized and responsible person I knew.

Once I stepped out, Alex was there, holding out a white towel almost as pale as he was. “Everything is going to be okay.”

“I hope you’re right. I…oh.” A powerful pain pulsed against my lower spine and then gripped my entire back in a vise of pressure and pain that made me see stars. “That’s two minutes, Alex. Two minutes since the last one. This baby is coming.”

“We haven’t set up the tub or anything.”

I laughed while gripping the vanity counter. “This baby doesn’t care, apparently. Just…lay some blankets on the floor, mate.” My wolf spoke through me, which I hadn’t realized he could do until that moment.

“We’re having this baby without a healer?”

I nodded. “We are. We have to trust my body and my wolf. They both know exactly what they’re doing. We’re just here for the show.” I cried out as another burning pain ripped through me. I could feel my channel begin to widen, making way for the baby.

My wolf took over, forcing me to my knees as soon as the blankets were spread out. Alex kneeled behind me and removed the towel still hanging from my hips. “You’ve got this, Alex. You’re doing amazing.”

His warm hands caressed my hips and back as contraction after contraction ripped through me. I was rocking on my hands and knees back and forth when I heard the front door open. Alex called out to the healer. Once he was in the room, he kneeled in front of me. “Looks like you’ve got this all under control, omega. Let the pains come through you. They are welcoming your child. Alex, are you seeing the head yet?” My vision was a bit hazy as a huge pain tore through me. My back entrance ignited in some kind of ring of fire.

“I see the head. Oh, gods. I see our baby. Should he push again?”

The healer kept my gaze. “Big breath in. Only a few more pushes.”

I did as he said.

---