AN: In my version of ABO all three secondary genders can carry or sire children, and I'll likely touch on that in later drabbles. A Fecund is basically a Betas Rut/Heat and lasts three days every three months. Unlike many other ABOfics I won't cash in on the extreme Omega rape/loss of will during these times. There will be mentions of rape and other nasty stuff because it happens in the real world. There will also be some clear biasedness andstereotyping, but I think that is to be excepted in anything that isn't a utopia. Mpreg happened and may happen again.
Greg blinks awake, his mind slowly coming online like an old computer. This means that the discomfort hits him in stages. First to hit is the all-encompassing heat that makes him kick off his blankets. Then the fact that his normally soft sheets that he can sink into are too coarse. And finally the cramps, oh god the cramps. He whines low in his throat as he rolls out of his bed and onto his floor. From there he crawls into his bathroom.
The cool tile and ceramic that he rests on is a balm for his overheating skin. He shudders as he feels himself harden and feels himself get wet. If this is how bad it is for Betas I dread thinking about how hard it must be for Omegas, he thinks morosely. Unlike Omegas and Alphas, Betas tend to have tame Fecund periods which is good, even if Betas have them every three months to an Omega/Alpha's four. He whines again, wishing he had his Alpha Mate with him but, she no longer loves him, or at least no longer finds him physically attractive. Oh no, she has a new beau who is firm and strong, has never had a child in his life. She leaves him alone, leaves their kids, that is the thanks he gets for bearing their children. She hadn't wanted to bear them, hadn't wanted the unpleasantness that came with it, not to mention she didn't like having to take fertility pills to be able to handle it.
There is a soft tap on the bathroom door and Greg cracks open an eye. Standing in the doorway, worry clear on her face is his seventeen-year-old Beta daughter Keira.
"Da? Do I need to call the Yard?"
"Please? Tell them I may be a bit late. Just need to get my temperature down."
"Da-"
"I'm fine love. I promise."
She doesn't look like she believes him but she backs out of his bathroom. With a deep breath, Greg forces himself to stand up, ignoring the dizziness. He goes back into his room to grab some clean clothes so that he can take a shower. It's going to be a long day, he just knows it.