Page 51 of I Replaced His Husband
For a moment, there was silence.
Then I heard myself say quietly, "Okay."
Shit, what was I doing?
Adam and Marco just stared at us, mouths slightly open, but no one said a word. Again.
What the hell, this wasn’t Rain’s space. It was Maurice’s. And here I was, letting him step into it.
Did I just want to look like I had an alpha next to me? Protected, cared for?
Was it all about appearances?
Or was that just a convenient excuse?
I didn’t let myself go down that rabbit hole. Not today.
Rain and I walked into the office together. Dr. Johnson greeted us, clearly surprised to see someone new at my side. I think he was caught off guard that I’d followed his advice so… literally.
Still, he recovered quickly and gestured to the chairs at his desk.
He was an omega himself, in his fifties, with thick glasses and a slight paunch.
"Hello, Kay. I’ve been thinking about you and waiting for this checkup. How’ve you been feeling?"
He didn’t even acknowledge Rain’s presence. Maybe he thought asking would make things awkward.
But Rain had everything to do with how I was feeling, so I cleared my throat and said,
"Dr. Johnson, I’d like to introduce you to Rain. During our last appointment, you made it clear that my pregnancy was at serious risk. After thinking it over, I decided to take your advice and go with… well… a more natural method of support, if that makes sense."
Fuck, it sounded so cringe out loud.
I was honestly surprised he didn’t chuckle, but he handled it with grace, just nodded and kept listening, totally professional.
"Rain agreed to help out, and for the past two weeks and three days, I haven’t had a single cramp. I wanted to come in today so you could check the placenta, and… well, everything else."
Dr. Johnson blinked, then smiled politely.
"Of course. We’ll take a look right away. I’m glad you’re feeling better and that things are going well."
He glanced at Rain with a small, diplomatic smile.
"Nice to meet you, Mister…?"
"Nolan," Rain said, shaking his hand.
The doctor didn’t say much about Rain being there, but I could see the confusion in his eyes. If Rain was just a ‘treatment’, why did I bring him in like a partner? I mean, I didn’t bring any of my dildos to previous appointments, right?
Frankly, I was as surprised as everyone else. Adam, Marco, Dr. Johnson, all of them had to be even more confused by my actions.
Half of me was embarrassed by what I was doing.
The other half was kind of thrilled.
It felt rebellious.
Like sneaking a smoke in the high school bathroom.
