Page 24 of Such a Tempting Omega

“I hope so.”

We arrived at the healer’s office right on time. A client of Liam’s recommended him as the best in town. And he was right next to my therapist. Liam and I had discussed the issue at length and agreed it would be good for me to get some counseling after everything I went through with Kyle. My mate insisted I deserved to be the best version, the healed version of myself.

He was right, of course. He did that all the time. Show-off.

We were shown to a room that looked more like a bedroom than the sterile doctors’ offices of humans. It held the sameequipment, but everything was more comfortable. Made to look homey.

My therapist convinced me to see a healer. At the very least, make sure the baby and I were in good health.

“Good morning, Hirsch, Liam. I’m Romeo. It’s lovely to meet you.”

We extended our greetings as well. Liam did for both of us, actually. My throat had closed up.

“It’s late in the pregnancy to be seeing me for the first time. Is there a reason for today’s visit that I should know of?”

Liam looked at me to answer. All of a sudden, he was quiet. Traitor.

Then I remembered how often he reminded me to use my words—my voice. “I was nervous about coming here and I put off the appointments and then I realized I was six months along and hadn’t seen anyone.”

“That’s okay,” Romeo said. “You’re here now. Let’s get some tummy measurements and then we’ll take a look at that baby.”

Romeo recorded everything.

“He’s not throwing up anymore,” Liam said. “I was worried for a while.”

Romeo nodded. “That’s normal. The baby will take everything it needs, even if it seems like the father isn’t eating much. I bet you’re making up for it now, huh?”

I nodded. “More than that.”

“Good. You need lots of nutrition. Are you avoiding caffeine and taking a prenatal?”

I was. Liam bought them for me, along with several books on pregnancy, the morning after we found out we were expecting. I’d read them all, since I had nothing else to do during the day, and almost the first thing I read was about caffeine. Although shifters were less susceptible to things like that, it was stilla good idea, according to the author, to avoid it as much as possible. I filled the healer in on all of this.

“That’s good. Pregnancy books are helpful but please don’t hesitate to call me if there’s something you’re concerned about or even more so, that your wolf is concerned about. He knows what’s going on. His instincts are finely tuned to your baby. How about we see this baby now?”

I lay on the table with Liam holding my hand the entire time while Romeo put the blue gel on me and began to try and find the baby.

“It sounds so fast and…whooshy?” I couldn’t think of the right phrase.

“Very normal,” the healer said. “They’ve got a good, strong heartbeat.”

I let out a sigh. That was the best news. Girl or boy didn’t matter, but I wanted them to be okay.

Even if they weren’t, I’d love them all the same.

“Are we ready to find out if this is a boy or a girl? I always make sure before letting the parents know.”

Liam nodded. “We want to know, please.”

“Perfect.” Romeo took some screenshots and then showed us the outcome. “See there, between the legs? That’s a baby girl. Congratulations. Now you can have a name ready.”

I scoffed. “We will have a short list and then I want to see her face before we name her. She should look like an Olivia or whatever we decide.”

“Whatever you want, omega.” I didn’t realize it, but Liam was crying.

“Thank you, Romeo.”

We were given a new-parent bag from the office with some more books and coupons for more vitamins, along with some teas to try. We had other things to decide like cloth or disposablediapers. Chest feeding or bottle. I’d read about sleep training, but I had no clue what my opinion was about that.

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