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"Ouch little one. Stop kicking mommy." Delia ran a soothing hand over her bulging belly. She was rewarded with another kick. "Not even out of the womb and your already ignoring me. Thanks a lot baby."

"Can the baby even hear you?" Delia jumped at Jax's sudden voice. She turned towards him.

"All the books say that it is good for the baby to hear your voice while in the womb. Helps with the bonding after he or she is delivered."

"Right. I have a surprise for you."
"Ok."

"How good is those rats with other dogs."
"First off, Mocha and Cocoa are NOT rats. And second, they are fine with other dogs. Why?"

"Your surprise." Jax went back out the door and returned with 300 pound dog.

"Oh my god!" Delia almost catapulted overtop the chair she was resting in. "Is that a horse?"

"Delia, this is Harley. And no that was his name when I got him."

"What is it?"

"An English Mastiff."

"Are you sure it's not a horse?"

"Positive. He's really gentle."
"He doesn't look it." Jax walked the dog over to Delia. "Harley, sit." The dog sat right in front of Delia and just waited. His tail began to thump on the floor. Delia turned her head when she heard nails scrapping across the floor and saw Mocha and Cooca skid into the room.

"It's not going to eat my dogs is it?" Delia called both Mocha and Cocoa over into her lap. She lifted one in each hand and presented them to Harley. "These are NOT food. They are friends." Both Papillons were placed on the ground and jumped around Harley. Harley just lies down on the ground and let them jump on him. "I think I could like him." Delia ran her hand over Harley's large head.

"Listen, I have to go on a run tonight and into the weekend. I don't want you here totally alone while I'm gone. So Harley is a trained guard dog. You give him the command and he'll attack. It would really make me feel better knowing you had him at night while you sleep."

"Ok."

"Ok?"
"Yeah. If you think I need him to give you peace of mind. I'll keep him around. He seems really sweet and I have to admit he is good with Mocha and Cocoa."

"Thank you." Jax heads into his bedroom to grab some clothes for the trip. "Lock the door behind me when I leave. Call Gemma or Piney if you need anything. I should be back in a couple of days."

Delia nodded her head. "Hey Jax." Her voice held some hesitancy.

"What is it darlin'."

"Umm…Tuesday…is my next ultrasound appointment. The doctor says I should be able to know if it's a boy or girl." Delia played with the ends of her shirt. "I was…just wondering…if maybe…you wanted to come with me. I mean I understand if you don't. And you don't have to say yes. I can probably get someone else to…"

"Delia! What time on Tuesday?"

"2:30."

"I'll be back here by noon Tuesday to take you to the doctors. Ok?"

"Thank you." Delia said

"No problem." Jax kissed her on the head. "I'll see you on Tuesday."

"Be safe." Delia leaned up to kiss Jax's cheek. He nodded at her once more and walked out the door. Jax waited till he heard the click of the lock before getting on his bike. Delia watched Jax start up his bike and waved before he sped off down the street. She turned to the dogs. "Well boys and girls, it looks like it's just us for the night."

Later that night, Delia checked the locks on the back and front door. She set the alarm and killed the lights. Walking into her bedroom, she saw Mocha and Cocoa already curled up on one of the pillows, both curled around the other. Delia chuckled lightly to herself before grabbed a pair of sleep pants and a tee shirt to sleep in. After brushing her teeth for the night, she got under the covers of her bed.

Just as Delia closed her eyes, she heard a whine from the doorway. She peaked up to see Harley sitting in the doorway to her room, staring at her. She smiled at the large dog and patted the bed. Harley jumps up on the bed and lies down on the other half of the bed. Turning on her side, Harley's head rested right next to her bump. Both Mocha and Cocoa got up when Harley jumped on the bed. Mocha climbed on top of Harley, planting herself on his back and falling back to sleep. While Cocoa situated herself next to Harley's side. All three dogs and Delia settle down and drift off to sleep.

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Delia woke to the sun shining in her face and a very active baby in her tummy. She felt warm air blowing on her belly and looked down. Harley had his face pressed against her belly and the baby was kicking the dog's nose. "Are you playing with Harley? Huh?" She asked the baby in her belly. She looked at the three dogs. "Alright you three. Who wants to go to the pet store? Cause we're gonna need some more supplies." Mocha and Cocoa started to bark. "And then maybe we'll go to the dog park after." Delia reached over and grabbed the pre-paid. Quickly finding Gemma's number she hit the talk button.

"Hey baby."

"Hey Gem. I have a question for you?"

"Sure."

"Do you have a car I could borrow? I have to run to the pet store for the dogs and I have no way of getting there."

"Where is the pet store?"

"Lodi."

"I'll send the prospect over in Jax's truck. He'll take you to the pet store."

"He doesn't have to do that. I'll be fine by myself."

"He's going and that's final." Gemma said, "I don't want you going up there unprotected. Not with Caleb still out there."

That was something Delia didn't think off. "Do you think he'll try to find me?"

"He won't if he knows what's good for him." Gemma said, "The prospect will be there in an hour."
"Thank you Gemma." Delia was dressed and ready when the prospect knocked on the front door. As Delia opened the door Harley placed himself in between her and the prospect. Harley bared his teeth and growled.

"Holy shit." The prospect jumped back.

Delia took a hold of Harley's collar. "Calm down boy. He's not going to hurt me." Harley instantly went back into the living room. "Come on in. I'm sorry, I forgot your name." She let him in the house. "Half-Sack."

"I know that's not the name your mother gave you. What's your real name?"

"Kip."

"Well Kip, thank you for coming with me."

"More than welcome." Delia smiled before grabbing her purse and turning to the three dogs. "Alright girls and boy. Let's go." The three dogs walked out front and Kip put Mocha and Cocoa in the back as Harley just jumped in. Kip assisted Delia into the passenger seat. "Thank you."

"Welcome." The drive to the pet store was a quick one. With Delia singing along with the radio and trying to get Kip to also. After they arrived in Lodi, Kip helped her out of the truck and got all three dogs on their leashes.

"You get the cart and I'll hold the dogs." Delia took the leashes from Kip. He pushed the cart into the store while the dogs stayed near Delia.

"What's first on the list?"

"Dog food." They headed towards that aisle first. "I'm gonna need Eukanuba large breed dog food. The forty pound bag. And a forty pound bag of the Eukanuba small breed dog food." Kip placed both bags into the cart.

"What's next?"

"Harley's collar isn't really good enough for a badass dog." Delia looked over her options before pulling a black leather collar off the shelf. "I like this one." The collar was thick and had the Harley-Davidson symbols around it. "What do you think?" Delia asked Harley. Harley just barked back. Another half an hour was spent in the store before they headed to check out. Delia went to grab her wallet when Kip shook his head at her.

"I got it."
"No Kip."

"Look Gemma told me not to let you pay for anything. I don't want to be on her bad side."

"Her bark is worse than her bite."

"Yeah but Clay's bite is as bad as his bark." Delia laughed but let Kip pay for the items she bought. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yup." They walked back to the truck and Kip loaded the bags into the back. Delia opened the door to let the dogs in. After everyone was in the cab of the truck Delia turned to Kip. "I want to make a stop at the garage. That ok?"

"Yeah that's fine." Kip drove them to the garage where Delia got out with the dogs.

"Gemma in the office?" She asked one of the mechanics. He nodded at her and Delia knocked on the door.

"Come in." Gemma said. Delia went into the office. "Hey."

"Hey. I wanted to show you what Jax bought me."

"Jax bought you something?"

"It was a big something." Delia turned around and whistled. Harley came bounding over to her. "Gem, this is Harley. He's an English Mastiff." Delia ran her hand over Harley's head. "Jax thought since I would be home alone. That I need some more protection."

"Oh speaking of protection." Gemma reached into her bag and pulled out a small hand gun. "Here. Take this."

"No…Gemma."

"You need something other than a dog if you're going to be home alone. It's unmarked. You carry it with you at all times. Ok?"

"I don't know…with the baby."

"You keep the safety on. It would make me feel better if you keep with you. Please?" Delia just took the hand gun and put it in her purse.

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Harley nudged Delia's leg as she was pouring the food into the bowls. "It's coming. It's coming. Will you give me a minute?" Harley sat down and waited. "Good boy." Delia glanced at her watch after sitting down the bowls. "Crap I have to get ready." While Delia was in the shower, Jax came in the house. Harley, who didn't see Jax, started to growl.

"It's just me." Harley got a good look at Jax. Once Harley realized that Jax wasn't a threat, he came up to him and nudged his head under Jax's hand. Jax headed towards the bathroom where he heard the shower running. He knocked on the door and called out to Delia. "I'm home!"
"I'm almost done."

"Take your time. We have plenty of time before the appointment." Jax said, "I'm gonna get changed while you get ready."

"Ok." An hour later, Delia came out of her room and walked into the living room. She saw Jax sitting on the couch watching Sports Center. "Alright. I'm ready."

Jax got up and turned the TV off. "I had Tig bring over my truck. I didn't think you would be comfortable on the back of the bike."

"You thought right." Delia gave each dog a kiss. "You be good." Jax directed Delia out of the house and over to the truck. After signing in at the doctor's office, they took a seat. Delia noticed that Jax kept glancing around at all the pregnant women. "First time at prenatal appointment?"

Jax blushes a little and looked down. "Yeah. My ex-wife and I were exactly in good terms when she was pregnant with Abel."

Before Delia could say anything a nurse poked her head out. "Trager."

"That's me." Delia stood up with Jax. They were led back into a room.

"I'm going to get your weight and measure your belly." The nurse got her measurements and smiled at the two of them. "Everything looks good. I'll go get the Doctor for you."

The doctor came in shortly after the nurse left. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Trager. I'm Dr. Kelly"

"We're…not married. This is a friend of mine. Jax Teller."
"Will the father be joining you?"

"No. He won't." Dr. Kelly nodded her head.
"I'm gonna have you lay back and pull up your shirt." Jax helped Delia get comfortable on the bed and Delia lifted her shirt. "This machine is going to let us hear the baby's heartbeat." Dr. Kelly ran the wand over Delia's belly. Suddenly the room with filed with the swishing sounds of the baby's heartbeat. "That is the heartbeat. It's strong, sounds really good." Delia let the tears slip down her face.

"I have bruised ribs. That's not affecting the baby?"

"We're going to do an ultrasound next to double check. But from the heartbeat, everything seems to be fine." Dr. Kelly placed some gel on Delia's stomach and grabbed another wand. "If you look right here on the screen." Dr. Kelly pointed to the screen where the wiggling little body was. "That is your baby."

"Oh my god." Delia squeezed Jax's hand. Her eyes never strayed from the screen. "The baby's healthy?"

"Everything looks right on track. There is only one big question."

"And which is that?" Jax asked.

"From the position of the baby and how far along Delia is. I can tell you the gender of your baby. Would you like to know?"

Delia glanced up at Jax. "It's up to you darlin'." Jax said

Delia turned back to Dr. Kelly. "Yeah. I want to know."

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Jax helped Delia down from the truck. He walked with her into the clubhouse where everyone was spread around. "Hey!" Jax yelled getting their attention. He turned to Delia. "Go ahead Darlin'."
Delia smiled at everyone. "Well we just got back from the doctors."

"Everything ok?"

"Dr. Kelly said everything was fine and she is right along track with everything."

"Wait. Did you just say what I think you just said?" Gemma asked.

Delia placed her hand over her bulging belly. "You hear right. Dr. Kelly said I'm having a girl." There were cheers from all the guys. Kisses and hugs and congratulations ascended on Delia from everyone.

And there is the conclusion to chapter four. Hope everyone like it, please remember to drop a review. I love to hear from everyone reading the story and letting me know what they think. Plus they make me smile. If you interested in seeing what everyone looks like, head to my homepage and click on the link for 'Safe in His Arms Pics'. Thanks again for reading and please review. :)

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