Eden

Chapter 55: Unwell

I lean against Jonah and he smiles
"You sure you don't wanna take a nap now?" He asks and I look at him
"You know me too well." I sigh and he lays a hand on my belly
"This little one is sucking all the life out of you." He says and I hum
I cuddle into his hold and he kisses my head gently
"Cmon, lets get you rested up." He smiles
He lays me down on the bed and I grip his hand
"Don't go, not yet." I frown and he nods
"Of course, Princess." He rubs my arm
I wrap the blanket tightly around me and I rest a pillow under my hip.
"You sure you're okay?" He says and I frown
"I'm just tired, I'll feel better when I wake up," I sigh and he frowns
"Tell me if you need anything."
He slips out the room silently, flicking the light as his shadow flees.
I close my eyes and the weight of them keeps me under, letting sleep wash over me.

I finally manage to prop my eyes open and see the door cracked open.
The alarm clock glows the blue numbers at me.
7:03 am.
I slept through the night?
I get up and walk to the bathroom.
I try to fix my appearance but I still look odd as I turn my back and leave.
I'm noticeably pregnant now, the bump on my stomach has turned to an actual stomach.
I feel very protective of the pup, and I know my small frame and fragile build Male Jonah worry even more about me. Like I might break.
I arrive downstairs and find my mate
He looks at me and smiles
"So obviously you weren't tired." He jokes and j giggle
"I felt sick and weird." I sigh and he frowns
"Do you want to go back to the doctor?" He suggests and I frown
"No. No." I sigh and he pouts
"Angel, What if you get sick?" He rubs my belly gently and I purr
"I think the pregnancy is just finally getting to me." I mumble
"I can stay home more if you need." He says and I smile
"Don't worry about me."
"Eden. You know I can't just not worry about you. You're my mate, the mother of my child, and the love of my life. I swore to protect you and I will uphold that." He seems almost irritated that I keeping pushing his protection
"You never used to hate being protected..." he whispers
Oh of course.
He feels useless, he can't do much until the pup is actually born. This is his only way.
"I just wanted to be able to do something on my own. I love you but sometimes I feel weak for depending on you so much. I wasn't thinking about you..." I bite my lip
"And I wasn't thinking about you..." He sighs and I frown
I rub my belly subconsciously and look at my hair
"I really need to cut it." I muse and he chuckles
"I'm surprised you don't sit on it." He smirks and I blush
"I did when I was little." I muse
We both ignore the glaring problem and talk about random things until he looks at me, of course he was looking at me the whole time but he really looked at me
"What are we going to name the pup, Eden?" He asks and I hum
"Well I was thinking..."

I fell asleep close to his chest, for once he agreed to go to bed at the same time as me,
I wake up now, freezing.
I scramble to pull on a sweater and I stumble into the hall
"Jonah?" I call and see him walk out of his office
"Princess? Are you okay?
I rush over and he pulls me into his arms
"Darling, you're freezing." He says and I whimper
He rests a hand on my belly and I reassure him the pup is okay.
He starts a fire in the living room and wraps me in a blanket
"Why are you so cold?" He frowns
"I think I was sucking your body warmth all night." I shudder
"Thank you, for watching over me." I breathe and he smiles
"Of course."
I know he feels useless and I'm trying but there's only so much I can do!
Once I get some fractional strength back I tell him we really ought to start preparing for this baby, I only have two months left.
"Exactly, two months, that's still a lot of time."He rubs my cheek and I frown
"I just want them to be safe okay? To not have to worry about their father getting caught up in a government plot or being raped at school or having their mother killed in a car crash." Tears spill out my face and he is quick to wipe them away
"I made a promise to keep you safe, that extends to our pup okay? Nothing is going to happen. They are safe."
"Don't I have a doctors appointment today?" I muse and he nods
"You do, but Princess if you don't feel up to it..." he muses and I hum
"I'll be okay." I kiss him and he rubs my mark
"You tell me if you are unhappy okay?" He asks
"I'm not idiot Jonah. Of course,"

I feel super weird, the Lady who just left the room knows the gender of our baby and we don't!
I grip Jonah's hand tighter and tighter until I see him grit his teeth.
I loosen my grip, I don't wish to hurt him
"Hey, calm down, everything is fine." He reminds me and I breathe out
"You don't know that. Why did she take so long? Why did she leave in such a hurry?"
"She's probably uncomfortable, we are their leaders Eden." He reminds me and I sigh
"I suppose."
The doctor walks in and greets us as usual.
I smile, but am completely terrified.
"Well..." She muses and I tense up
"It seems you are going to have a son."