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I thought about it. That might be good to have. Just in case. At some point, I would have to tell them I was pregnant. I didn’t want to keep something like that from them, and my baby deserved to know their fathers, if they wanted to.

I sighed. “Okay.”

“You can think about what you want next. But this gives you options.” She kissed the top of my head.

“Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me yet.” Raina rubbed some conditioner into my hair. “After you’re done with the bath, I’m gonna tell Halos to come over.”

I froze. “Raina, please.”

“Please what?” She looked at the red hoodie. “I know what he smells like. And his scent is on the couch. You’re sick, and you won’t tell me why, but you’ve been eating spaghetti for two weeks straight and watching garden shows. You’re probably going into heat early.”

I shook my head. She wouldn’t guess the real reason, but then why would she? It was so rare, there was no chance anyone would guess it.

“Luna, I know that unbonded omegas often struggle with the weeks leading up to their heat anyway, but this time it’s bad. It’s driving me nuts I can’t fix it for you.”

“Telling Halos to babysit me isn’t going to help,” I grumbled. “Besides, I’ve already had him over to watch shows with me. I’m making an effort, okay?”

Raina gave me the stink eye. “You would crawl over broken glass before you tell him you have feelings for him, and he’s scared of being too pushy, so he won’t make the first move. Cuddle him or bed him, but do something, because being around him helps you.”

I bit back a retort. Raina was right. She didn’t need to be so heavy-handed about it, but she was right.

“I’ll ask him to come over, okay?” I glared at her. “Let me manage my own business.”

“When your health is at stake, that’s when I get worried.” Raina frowned. “None of the omegas in this family ever want to listen to their bodies. You can’t just wish hormones away, Luna. It’s your body giving you signals of what you need.”

“And what about you?” I snapped. “Pretending you’re never going to bond an omega?”

Raina flinched like I’d slapped her, but then her face smoothed out. “I can’t help it I’m not attracted to most male omegas. Or female.”

Great, now I felt guilty. “I’m sorry. But you’re not making any more effort to put yourself out there than I am.”

Raina patted my shoulder. “Luna, if I was half as attracted to someone as you are to Halos, I would be.”

She was right again, but her meddling still annoyed me. This was why I hadn’t told her I was pregnant yet. Because she would already have a third bedroom built onto my cottage, the nursery done up in a plant theme, and all of the baby’s stuff ordered.

It would all be perfect, but I didn’t want her swooping in and telling me what to do and how to act.

I had Dr. Lim for that.

I finished my bath and dried myself off. I managed a few bites of noodles, before asking Halos if he wanted to come over for a Garden Nightmares marathon.

Thank heavens texting had become the standard way to communicate. I couldn’t force myself to make a phone call if my life depended on it, but a text message was so subtle, so peaceful. A simple message and you could reply when you wanted to.

He replied a half hour later and said yes, and asked what should he bring for food.

My stomach rumbled. I sighed.

I was probably going to gag at the smell of whatever he brought, but I would be absolutely done for if he found out I had been living on spaghetti for two weeks.

I asked him what sounded good. He listed off a local Mexican restaurant, Chinese takeout, a burger place, and a sandwich place.

Suddenly my mouth was watering. A sub. What a perfect idea. Meat and cheese on a delicious roll with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Potato chips on the side. I texted him back with what sounded yummy and crawled back onto the couch.

My body ached and my stomach rumbled. I was hungry, and annoyed because every time I ate, I threw it back up.

I patted my stomach. “Do not throw up this sub, baby. Okay? Halos is bringing it to us, and we don’t want to throw up his food.”

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