Stay With Me.

Chapter 17.

Magnus' POV

(Magnus finds out about the baby!)

The next morning after Alexander left, I immediately called Catarina over. When I explained what was going on, she quickly came to the loft.

After running a series of tests and her checking me from head to toe and finding nothing. She sat me down and took my hands, she stared at them, "Magnus. I know it's very rare, but maybe we should consider the possibility of you being-"

"No," I stood up, crossing my arms and shaking my head, "no. Absolutely not. There's no way, first of all- I'm a man, second of all- if that was true for my case, I'd have multiple children already."

"Magnus you have all the symptoms. And there have been cases before. We could just look into it. It's something to consider."

"Then why would it happen now Catarina? Why didn't happen centuries ago?"

"I don't know Magnus," she said, "please stop pacing, it makes you seem anxious."

"I am anxious! I don't know what the hell is wrong with me. And I don't know if Alexander is ready for children right now, saying I do have a baby inside me, I know we were thinking about adopting one day. But we just got engaged and we still haven't told everyone."

"Congrats on the engagement," she said, "but just consider the possibility."  She snapped her fingers and a box of pregnancy tests appeared. She handed me the box, "just take a test. When you get an answer let me know. Talk it over with Alexander when you're ready and then I can give you more help. I have to go now." She kissed my cheek and gave me a hug, "it will be okay."

I nodded my head and hugged her back. Once she left I went to the bathroom and took the test. When it read positive, I took another one to see if I got a different answer.

It was still positive.

"Third time's the charm," I whispered to myself and took one more.

I laid the tests out on the bathroom counter and examined them. They were all positive, "shit," I mumbled.

I looked down at my stomach and shook my head, "Listen, you can stay, but stop making me sick," i shook my head again. I was talking to my unborn baby.

I heard the front door open and Alexander yell he was home. I put the tests in the cabinet beneath the sink next to the tissue paper.

I walked up to Alexander and gave him a hug. He hugged back and gave me a kiss.

"Did Catarina come by," he asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, I have some kind of stomach bug. No big deal." My gut wrenched as I told the lie.

"See, I told you, you would be fine."

I nodded and kissed him again, "yeah."

"Are you feeling okay now? You seem off."

"I'm fine," I said quickly.

He looked at me with skepticism. I tried to offer a reassuring smile but then a wave of nausea came over me. I rushed to the bathroom.