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I held up the plate. “That’s because I can’t. This one is his. Would you switch them for me, please?”
“Sure,” Clay said. Silver sat down in the chair that was catty-corner to where I was and where Clay had placed the massive steak. I looked up as a much smaller one was placed in front of me and smiled at Mica.
“Ma’s right, you do look a bit pale. You didn’t when we were talking though.”
I nodded as Mica sat beside me. “I stood too fast. I’ll be fine once I eat.” I tried to reassure Silver with a hopeful look.
“Do you often get dizzy?” Gary asked.
I shrugged. “Every so often. I didn’t eat much today, and I stood up too fast. It’ll pass.” I realized that everyone at the table was staring at me. I stopped looking around the table when I got to Silver.
“Could you pass the salad?” he asked. That seemed to snap everyone out of it, and we went about having a normal family dinner. Well, what I’d discovered was as normal as they got forSilver’s family. Joyce and Gary were discussing the fact that they were going on a cruise in a few weeks, and that caught everyone’s attention since it was news to their sons. Apparently, they’d not mentioned it, despite the fact that the cruise had been booked quite some time ago.
That took up the majority of the discussion for the duration of the meal. By the time I’d eaten half of my food, I was feeling better, and when I smiled over at Silver, he stared for a moment before he visibly relaxed.
“Your color is back, and you look better.”
“I feel better. I didn’t mean to worry you. I just wasn’t hungry earlier, and I didn’t eat enough. You gave me quite the workout this morning.”
Silver’s eyes widened briefly before he looked away toward the house. When he looked back at me, he was smiling.“You enjoyed it, I thought.”
“You know I did. That’s why I was screaming your name, along with ‘harder’ and ‘faster,’ over and over. Because it just felt so damn good, and I loved every second of it.”
Silver cleared his throat. That grabbed everyone’s attention. I had to chuckle when everyone looked at my mate expectantly.
“I’m allowed to clear my throat, you know,” he said. After a moment, discussions about Gary and Joyce’s upcoming cruise continued.
It seemed like hours, but in reality, it was only just over one before everyone was cleaning up and then leaving. That left me and Silver alone for the rest of our Sunday.
Silver managed to grab me when I was in the kitchen, starting the dishwasher. He wrapped his arms around me, then kissed my temple. “If I asked something of you, would you promise not to be too upset?”
I looked up at my mate. “That doesn’t sound like something I’m going to like. Not too upset? But I can be a little upset?”
“Yeah.”
I turned in his arms. “Silver, you can ask me anything. You know that.”
“Would you do something for me?” Silver reached up on top of the refrigerator and pulled down a brown paper bag.
“What’s that?”
I saw the delivery logo sticker on the bag, sealing it shut. “Don’t be mad.” Silver handed me the bag. “I love you, and after earlier, I needed to know.”
“What are you talking…” I opened the bag and saw the box inside it. “About?” I looked up at my mate. “A pregnancy test?” I pulled the box out. “You want me to take a pregnancy test?”
“Please? I know we haven’t been mated even a month yet, but with you getting dizzy lately, your appetite being off, and…” Silver hesitated.
“What?”
“Your taste is different.” Silver cleared his throat.
My eyes widened. “What do you mean? You mean down there?”
Silver nodded. “It’s not bad. Just different. And my gorilla is telling me that…well, you’re pregnant.”
I didn’t know my eyes could widen more than they already were, but they somehow managed. “You’re serious?”
“Yes. Please? Just take it for me?”
