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Chapter 4

It had been about a week since I told Adam the news, but I knew the worst was yet to come. I had spent countless hours thinking about how I would tell my mother. Here I was, a thirty two year old married woman, who was afraid to admit to her mother that she was engaging in sexual activities. And that I had become pregnant as a result of said sexual activities.

Well if I was being honest I was more afraid that she would smother me trying to get close to her grandkid. Although I was an adult and had long ago come to terms with my mother leaving me, I was afraid that she would try extra hard to make that up with her grandchild, suffocating Adam and I in the process. She could be a bit bossy and sometimes disregarded what anyone else wanted. There was also the issue of telling the pack, which I would try to hold off on. Werewolf pregnancies were iffy, throw in a shape shifting mother and who knew what to expect. Adam and I had yet to discuss the likelihood of the child not making it to term but I knew that that was a possibility. Hence, I didn't want to inform the pack until I was fairly certain. About three months or so.

Adam has been off the wall for the past week, and already I was dreading the next eight months. He is usually a very controlling, anxious person, but my pregnancy has made him downright impossible. The morning after I told him I was pregnant we had one of the biggest fights in the history of our marriage.Adam didn't want me to go into work even though I had not been the day before. He tried to insist that I call Zee and ask him to cover for me. I argued stubbornly that if I stopped working in my first month of pregnancy, that I might as well hand the shop back over to its original owner, to which he replied, "There's an idea," which cause me to argue stubbornly for about twenty minutes. I knew he was just worried about me though, so I eventually compromised by agreeing to stay home until I saw a doctor, then if everything was cleared with the doctor, I would return to the shop to assist Zee.

Our first appointment with the doctor was at 11 o'clock and I was so nervous that I couldn't eat. Adam was not having that.

"Mercedes you need to eat,"

"I know that," I snapped, then in a more gentle tone, "I just… I'm nervous Adam,"

"About?"

"I want this to go okay. I want this child to be born without complications, I haven't exactly had the best luck for the past few years and I hope things go alright." When I looked at Adam I could tell that I was not the only one plagued by these fears. Instead of responding he went to the pantry and pulled out a packet of granola bars, then he got me an apple and a glass of water. He came over to me and placed the loot in front of me, removing the scrambled eggs and pancakes he had prepared earlier. Returning to his own breakfast he finally addressed the issues I had brought up.

"I really want this to go smoothly, but we have to prepare ourselves for possibility that it might not, I mean you know how many children of werewolves reach full term, the fact that you are a shape shifter may increase the odds, it may not. No matter what happens I'm with you all the way. You shouldn't worry about things that have yet to come," he said seriously, then added "Now finish your breakfast,"

We arrived at my OB/GYN's office at 10:40. I waved at the sweet, old receptionist at main desk, who smiled and greeted me as she usually did. We took a seat on the hot pink chairs lining the left wall. Being in the office of the doctor I had been seeing sing I was 21 was comforting in a way that nothing else had been. The pale pink wall which I usually hated, had a very shooting effect today and, bonus, it was funny to see how uncomfortable all the pink and diagrams of vaginas made Adam.

I picked a magazine from the pile in front of me and began to read November's hottest beauty tips. Beside me Adam was doing his best to remain calm. Every now and again he would shift in his seat, or run his hands through his hair. After 5 minutes he picked up a magazine, and tried to immerse himself into the words of Women's Fitness. He gave that up in about 3 minutes. He then leaned forward resting his elbows onto his knees and tapped his foot. We were one of three couples, with a few other women. The men all seemed to have the same reaction to the vagina themed waiting room. I reached out with my left hand and massaged the nape of his neck just above the collar of his shirt. The contact seemed to ease some of his tension and he leaned into my touch with a sigh.

At about 11:10 the receptionist called out "Mr and Mrs Hauptman the doctor will see you now,"

"You ready?" I asked Adam. He got up and took my hand, escorting me into the main exam room.

I was lying on the exam table in a hospital gown, with my legs in the stirrups while Dr Maria Diaz did a Pelvic exam on me. She had begun the appointment by asking a long list of questions about things I had never given any thought to, my families medical history, Adam's family's medical history. Then she had me do a series of tests and exams. When she was finished sticking what seemed like her entire set of tools into me and was satisfied with the state of uterus she settled into her chair to begin what she liked to call "the Talk".

"Okay, since this is your first child I am going to have to give you the whole speech. I would love it if you did not interrupt me, file all questions away until I'm finished," her words were stern but her easy smile remained. I felt Adam squeeze the hand he was holding. I listened intently as Maria lecture us about the importance of adopting healthy habits for the next 8 months. The lecture lasted about 20 minutes then she gave me prenatal vitamins and a suggested meal plan. When she was finished she asked if we had any questions.

"Will I be able to work?" I blurted.

"I'm not sure; you are being exposed to a lot of toxins, also lifting heavy objects. While I won't say no, I will have to ask you touse extreme caution at work. I remember you had someone who would come in from time to time to help you at work, it would probably be a good idea to ask him to come in." Adam asked her a few more questions, but I wasn't listening I was more preoccupied with the fact that I was basically unemployed.

"Oh, I almost forgot, your expected due date is September 18th, bear in mind this is not set in stone, many factors can come into play. And Mercedes, have a wonderful pregnancy," and with that she left the exam room.

Adam and I spent the rest of the day together. We had lunch at a restaurant, where Adam held my hand throughout the entire meal. Then we went to a park in Kennewick and sat on a cold park bench watching old men strolling leisurely, and dedicated joggers, braving the cold January air. When I started to shiver we decided it was time to leave.

When we got back to the house it was still well before anyone else would be home, and we did not hesitate to take advantage of our time alone. Before he had even gotten the door closed Adam was pulling me towards him, and unbuttoning my coat. He pulled it off my shoulders and tossed it on the floor. He brought his lips down on mine forcefully. He wrapped his hands around my waist pressing himself to me. I revelled in the feeling of his length pressed against me. His lips left mine in favour of the hollow of my neck just about my shirt's neckline. He sucked on the flesh there until it stung, and then placed a kiss over the red mark. The flagrant possessiveness both angered me and turned me on greatly. I felt his hands as they slid over my hips to cup my ass. Then he lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. His lips were back on mine as he walked into the sitting room. My hands were in his hair, tugging it, trying to convey how urgently I needed him.

Without warning he threw me onto the antique fainting couch (Who has an antique fainting couch?), and treated me to the most delectable strip tease ever. I propped myself up onto my elbows to better view the piece of art that was my husband. When he had successfully removed his shirt, belt and shoes, he reached out to help me with my clothes. I unsnapped my jeans while he removed my boots; he then yanked my jeans off roughly. My panties were treated similarly. He dropped to his knees, and pushed my legs up so that my feet were on the cushion, knees in the air. I felt him hovering over me, breathing over the most sensitive part of me. The feeling of his warm breath fanning over my flesh was almost enough to send me over the edge. Just when I thought I was going to have to beg him to touch me I felt his lips press gently against me. I lifted my hips as I felt him deepen his kiss, his warm mouth sucking gently on my clit. He grabbed my hips so that I would stop wiggling and continued his ministrations on my slit. And when I thought I couldn't take any more he roughly shoved two fingers into me all the way to the knuckle. I yelp in surprise as my orgasm ripped through me.

I threw my head back on the couch and waited for my body to recover. When my breathing sounded less like a death rattle and my heart rate evened out, I reached out trying to get Adam's attention. I chuckled as I realized his lips were still firmly on my lower ones, his fingers still inside of me. He removed them slowly and placed one last kiss against my now oversensitive skin, causing tingles to radiate from my hips outward.

"Why don't we finish this upstairs," I suggested in a breathy, hopefully provocative voice. In response Adam picked me up and walked with me to the bedroom bridal style. I checked my watch and saw that we had at least an hour before anyone would be home. I planned on using every single one of those minutes.

A/N: This was my first attempt at a sex scene in this story so I didn't want to jump into the deep end on this one; I believe it was fairly tame? Anyway tell me if you guys liked it. Fave and Follow for Mercy/Adam time, see you guys in the next chapter -Kate