Macaela: So, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry! I have been a complete bitch and not produced a single chapter! I have reasons. One: I kinda forgot (dives in bomb shelter). And my mom had surgery. And I've been busy. And I only have 2 hours on my laptop Monday-Thursday. And 4 Friday-Sunday. Plus, school has been in the way. But that's gonna change soon. My parents are gonna switch me over to K12. And that makes me happy. So, I'm gonna be nice and give y'all a chapter. I don't know how good it'll be, though. Kit's POV this time! Yay! I love writing his POV…
Anyway… We don't own it, so, yeah.
Claire: My turn for an apology! I offered to take this chapter from Macaela since she is way too crazy busy and then I got busy. Midterms came up, I went on vacation for 2 weeks and have spent the last 2 weeks making up work from when I was on vacation. Macaela started the first part of this chapter so that's why the rest of the chapter the writing style will be different. I'm so sorry guys! Enjoy the long-awaited chapter!
Kit's POV
I had been with Jess for hours. It seemed like days though. I remember it being this way when Simon was born. The prolonged labor was a process both of us had to get through.
But after the length, the doctor held up our baby and with a smile in his eyes, "It's a girl."
I could see tears pricking in Jessica's eyes, and a smile spread across her face. Looking down I, my face beamed down at her, and I squeezed her hand.
"Go tell the kids, Kit," Jess said.
I nodded and walked out of the room. All four of the kids were sitting right outside, waiting for the news.
With a tired smile, I gave the same answer the doctor gave us. "It's a girl."
It was a few seconds, then Chloe jumped out of her seat and ran up and gave me a hug. Then congratulations came around from all around.
I had sent the kids home after they got Jess to a room with the baby. We needed a name for the little bundle. But right now, we needed sleep after this long day.
Derek POV
Dad was staying the night at the hospital with Jess and the new baby so I drove home with Chloe, Simon and Tori. It was around 1:00 in the morning since Jess had been in labor for so many hours.
Tori and Chloe had fallen asleep in the car so Simon took Tori up to her room and I took Chloe up to ours. Chloe was too tired to get up once I laid her down in bed so but her jeans weren't comfortable enough to sleep in so she simply stripped and fell back asleep.
She had slept with nothing on right after our first time together but never since then, to afraid someone would walk in on us. To prevent that from happening tonight I got up and locked the door before removing my own clothes and sliding into bed.
I pulled Chloe's sleeping form towards me and she gave a little whimper of protest in her sleep at being moved from her comfortable position but quickly settled down once she felt my warm body spooned against her own.
I started to get hard from the feeling of Chloe's naked body against my own but luckily Chloe was in too deep of sleep to notice. Unable to get to sleep I simply enjoyed the feeling of my mate safe in my arms and thought about all that had happened today.
Seeing how excited dad was at being a father once again made me want that with Chloe. We both knew we'd get married someday, even though we never really talked about.
To us it was just a piece of paper and a ring since being mates and having been through more than anyone could possible imagine as teenagers gave us a deeper connection than some of the happiest couples in the world.
I knew it'd be a risk to have kids with Chloe but I figured I could put my big brain to work and study our genetics. That way I could see if one gene was dominant to the other, allowing us to have kids without a mix of powers. Maybe while I was doing that I could also figure out how much the Edison Group messed with our genes.
THE NEXT DAY (still Derek POV)
I drove Tori and Simon to the hospital around 8am but since Chloe wasn't up I said I'd come back and meet with them later. I got home and went to mine and Chloe's bedroom. Chloe was in bed with the blankets pulled up tight around her, shivering.
I slipped back into bed and pulled her cold body into my warm one. Unfortunately the shivering had woken Chloe up so when I took her in my arms she adjusted herself so that her head was resting on my chest and she was sitting in my lap.
"Morning! I love how warm you are. Thank you." She said and lifted her face so she could smile at me. "Morning. I love you." I told her. I knew it was corny but I just feel the need to remind her of that.
"Love you too. What time is it?" she asked. "Around 8:30. Tori and Simon are at the hospital and I said we'd meet them there later." I told her. "Ok that's fine." She said, shifting around on my lap.
My pants grew tighter and I knew Chloe could feel the bulge in my jeans. She looked up at me and laughed. "Sorry." I told her. We haven't had sex since Florida since someone was always in the house and my body felt the need to remind me of that right now.
Luckily Chloe seemed to miss it just as much as I did for she quickly slipped her hand inside my jeans. After bonding (A/N: In my story bonding is the werewolf word for sex since I'm not completely comfortable with writing that word but you guys requested more smutt. Lol) for a little and breakfast we joined Tori and Simon at the hospital.
Tori was quick to catch us up saying that Jess and the baby were allowed to be released today but they had to go through all the necessary tests first. That night we all helped dad and Jess settle in with the new baby then left to give the new parents some alone time together with their new baby.
Jess's POV (the night they're home from the hospital)
It was around 9:00 at night and our, still unnamed, baby was ready to feed again. Kit took her out of her crib next to the bed and held her while I maneuvered with my top. I winced when I felt the pain from moving.
I knew I'd be sore for a few days since it was only natural after giving birth but luckily I would heal fast and feel better in no time. Kit placed the baby in my waiting arms and I held her while she attached herself to my breast.
Kit sat on the edge of the bed and watched me feed our baby girl with an adoring expression on his face. "We still have to name her. She goes back for her checkup appointment in 2 days and we need to fill out the birth certificate then." I told him.
"She's just so perfect we need to think of a name worthy of her." He said and leaned down to kiss me. Suddenly we both broke apart and said "Melody" at the same time. We grinned at each other, excited we both thought of the perfect name for our precious baby girl.
A FEW DAYS LATER
Today was our checkup appointment for Melody and I was very glad. I have felt horrible the past few days and could barely move. Melody had been acting odd the past 2 days. She sometimes refused eating and was fussy when she was being held or cuddled.
I believed I was just feeling the after-effects of giving birth but I was worried Melody had somehow gotten sick. We were at the hospital with Chloe and Derek. Simon and Tori had decided to stay home since this was just a doctor's appointment.
I dragged myself into the waiting room and sat down as soon as I could, my head swimming. Kit, holding Melody, sat down next to me and asked me if I was ok. Just then Dr. Wendy came in and brought us back to a room.
After telling her about my concerns for Melody she did a blood test for both me and Melody and we were now waiting for the results. A few minutes later she came back in with a worried expression on her face.
"What is it? What's wrong?" I asked her worriedly. "Mrs. Bae, I'm sorry to inform you that both you and Melody have meningitis. One of the other babies in the hospital contracted the illness and must have passed it on to you and your baby. I'm sorry.
Now in very rare cases this has fatal effects but if we treat this right both you and your baby will survive. We are putting you on a two-week minimum house lockdown and will be sending doctors over every day to help treat this.
You will be on antibiotics and we are going to give Melody special formula to take every day. Now is anyone else in your family immunized to this disease that could possibly help you out during the times when the doctors are not there?" she asked me.
I looked at Kit for an answer. "Simon and Tori aren't but I'm not sure about Derek. I'll go ask him now and see if he knows." Kit said and went to ask Derek.
KIT POV
I walked into the waiting room where Chloe and Derek were sitting on the plastic chairs. They saw the worried expression on my face and immediately jumped up. "What's wrong?" They asked.
I told them about the meningitis and lockdown and asked Derek if he was ever immunized. "Not that I know of. Sorry." He said. Suddenly Chloe spoke up. "I'll do it. I was immunized." She said.
"What?" Derek said looking down at her in shock. "Yeah Aunt Lauren made me get any and all immunizations when I was little. When there was a small outbreak at the one school I went to I was immunized for meningitis." She told us.
"Would you mind being quarantined with Jess and Melody then please? They need someone there to help when the doctors aren't around." I asked Chloe with pleading eyes. "Of course." Chloe said at the same time Derek said "Absolutely not."
I looked at Derek's pained expression and could only guess how confused he must be. He wanted to do whatever was possible to protect his pack (which Jess and now Melody were a part of) but the desire to protect his mate was stronger than even that.
"Derek I'll be fine. Jess needs my help and I'm going to do it." Chloe said with determination. A few moments of silence passed and I could tell Derek was arguing with Chloe through their bond. Finally, Derek sighed and gave up. Chloe gave him a kiss before coming back to the room where Melody and Jess were.
I'm sorry to end it there but the chapter was getting to long. This way I can write out the next chapter without it being so rushed. PLEASE review! Even though we haven't had time to respond to them lately they mean A LOT! Next chapter will hopefully be up next week sometime! Thanks for reading! -Claire
