Chimera

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"Eggs are laid forty eight hours after conception. I thought for sure I was going to have to be out with the truth before the weekend could even end but dad and mom had to go out of town for a week."

"You were alone when you had it?" He asked frowning at me.

"Well yes and no. The cook was there. If something had gone wrong I'd have called her. But It went perfect. I wanted you though. It hurt. I wanted you."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I should have called. I wish I had. I wish I'd been there for you." He said pressing his lips to my temple.

"It was not easy doing it alone."

"Why didn't you tell them they'd have called me."

"Because I didn't know how you felt. I thought you loved me. I thought I'd seen it so many times when we made love but I wasn't sure. I was afraid of how you'd react and if you didn't want us... and then there was Gerry. I'm an omega, omega's can't inherit clans. So the fix was for me to marry Gerry." I notice a tick in his jaw every time I said the name. "If I told them for all I new they'd hide the baby from you and either force me to marry him in order to keep our baby or even put them up for adoption. I couldn't chance it. There were to many people and variables. I decided to hide the egg."

"You managed to hide them all summer?"

"Yeah. It was not easy at times but it worked. I new that if I could get to you with the egg then the very least you'd want your baby. Even if you didn't love me I knew you'd want them. You'd make sure that for me at the very least I got to keep our baby and didn't have to marry their pick for me. But the key was them not knowing and getting here safely." He wrapped me and our baby in his arms.

"I can't believe you went through all of it alone. My word though, nothing short of death is gonna keep me away from you now." I laughed. "By the way I'm liking the new you. Very sexy." That made me blush then wince.

"Yeah, dad and Gerry like it too."

"How about we not say his name anymore."

"What do you want me to call him?"

"How about 'it' that will work?" I laughed. It died as he kissed me again. This one went deep and I felt my body respond. When he pulled back I sucked in a deep breath.

"I've been dreaming of that kiss. You should know I have a long list of sexual favors you owe me for not calling me."

"Write them out I'll keep it next to the bed and work off my penance." His hand caressed the egg that held our baby.

"When will it hatch?"

"Anytime now really. My biggest fear the last couple days is I'd be halfway here and have to explain why a baby is hatching in my art box. I wasn't sure they'd bring me if they knew. If the baby hatched and they were born eagle then they could claim the baby belong to Gerry and make me marry him. I can only refuse so much before it would start having negative consequences for them. It's most likely from everything I read, for them to be eagle like me. Less than ten percent for them inherit one of your shapes, less than one percent to be chimera like you. Though I think that would be cute."

"Chimera's are born in multi-shape form."

"I know. I think it'd be cute as a baby." He chuckled.

"Now I know you love me." He smiled at me. "Can I hold it, them." I nodded and handed him our baby. He was very gentle as he took them and sat back. I saw tears gather in his eyes. "I'm gonna be honest I never really thought to have kids. Being a chimera I have met few who wanted to be my lover let alone stick around long enough to chance having a baby by me."