Page 95 of How to Rescue Your Surprise Baby

“Mavvie Chicken!” Hadley sang, out of Mav’s reach.

“You’re fired!”

“I’m not!”

No, Hadley was not fired.

When Mav turned the card around, he found a handwritten line of words.

Thanks for the laugh. That was amazing. - Telos.

Mav shot a glare in Hadley’s direction, and begrudgingly stashed the card with his hoard.

“Estie,”Telos said solemnly one day. He sat cross-legged in front of her—both of them were naked. “I’m going to teach you something important.”

She made a grab for his big toe. To the side, Mav snorted.

Telos shot him a glare and snagged Estie’s hand. Then he clicked his tongue to catch her attention, shifting into his favorite large green pterodactyl. “One day, you will be dino queen.”

She stared at him wide-eyed. So Telos flapped his wings hard enough to ruffle her hair, and shifted back into a man.

“Wanna try it with me?” he asked. He showed her his arms, shifting them into claw-tipped wings, before shifting them back into his arms again. Then he shifted his legs, one at a time, into their pterodactyl counterparts.

Estie watched, but she didn’t shift.

Telos shifted into a full pterodactyl and back, but she remained in her human shape.

Mav patted his back. Telos tried not to be too disappointed.

A month into his pregnancy, Telos’abdomen had swelled into a bump. It wasn’t prominent by any means. His students hadn’t noticed yet.

But he could feel the bulk there, the way his insides pulsed warmer than the rest of his body.

Telos

Why the hell does a dragon pregnancy heat up my piss

I could cook an egg with it

Mav

It wasn’t that hot.

Telos

Says the guy who PUT HIS HAND INTO MY PISS STREAM

His FIREPROOF HAND

That’s all kinds of weird

Mav

Like you’re not all kinds of weird

Telos

HOW DARE YOU, MAVVIE CHICKEN???

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