A/N: Hey guys the theme song for this chapter is In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins. -MoonlitShadow
Maiden of the Wolves Chapter 38
Paul lay next to his mate in the master bedroom as he watched her face scrunch up in pain and discomfort. Taking her hand in his he gasped at how cold and clammy it was as he held it tight trying to bring warmth to her body. Sam walked in sensing Paul's anxiety and took one look at his mate before picking up the phone and calling Sue and Emily. "Yeah, she's cold and clammy and she's thrown up once this morning but I have a feeling that's not going to be the last time. Could you two maybe stop by and confirm what's going on? I have an idea of what it is but we won't know for sure until you check. Yeah. I'll let the guys know. Thanks Emily, see you soon." With that he hung up as Paul looked from August's sickly figure to Sam's face that looked on in concern. "What was that about?" Paul questioned as Sam just nodded towards August. "She's not feeling well so I called Emily. She and Sue are coming in about an hour to give August a full checkup."
Paul clutched his little mate's hand tighter in his as he swallowed hard. "She'll be okay though, right? I mean she can't die or anything. She's supposed to be immortal like the rest of us. We can't lose her. Not when we just found her." He said as he tripped over his words working himself up into a frenzy until he was close to shifting. Sam held up a hand and pointed to the door of the bedroom. "Get up and go take a run. You can meet Embry and Quil and let them know what's going on. I'll figure out some way for us to get through to Jacob so he can be here for this." Paul held his friend's gaze before nodding sharply and racing out of the room and out of the front door before shifting and zooming off into the forest to find the rest of the pack. Sam took a deep breath before sitting down next to August at the head of the bed. Her eyes fluttered open as she rolled onto her side resting her head on his chest. "What's going on, Sam? Why am I so sick?" Sam shushed her and ran his fingers through her hair while rubbing her back soothingly. "Everything's going to be okay, Tehya. I have a feeling we're all going to be very surprised but happy if we confirm what I think it is. Just know that I need you to stay strong and try to not worry until we know for sure, okay?" August's face scrunched up in confusion before Sam reached down and lifted up her shirt and placed his hand over her lower belly making her realize exactly what he was saying. "You think I'm pregnant?" She questioned as glanced down at his hand placing hers over his larger one. Sam nodded and kissed her forehead as they kept their hands on top of her belly getting lost in thought about what could be the source of her sickness.
Sam glanced down at her worried as what her reaction would be at the possibility of being pregnant, but was surprised to find that she was smiling up at him with small tears in her eyes. "August…" He whispered as he felt his own eyes dampen at the emotion that he was witnessing coming from his young mate. August just kept smiling and intertwined their fingers that rested on her belly as she sighed happily. "What do the rest of the pack's going to say? What do you think Jake will say? Do you think he's going to be more excited or scared?" Sam let out a small chuckle as he rubbed their hands gently across her bare skin. "I think they'll be overjoyed at knowing that we're starting our family. Especially Jacob. He's going to be surprised, yes because I don't think he was really expecting this to happen so soon. But what can you do? If a little one wants to come into our lives, they come into our lives and we just go with the flow. Plans can always change. As Protectors, we're built to be flexible in making decisions and life choices. I don't see you being pregnant as a bad thing at all. In all honesty, I'm glad it's happening now. The sooner we start trying for a family the better."
August let out a weak laugh as she breathed in deeply before closing her eyes and resting her head back on the pillows. "So Emily and Sue are coming in an hour? That gives us what, an hour of total peace and quiet before all hell breaks loose?" Sam nodded and turned on his side facing her as he wrapped his arms around her middle hugging her gently to him as they both closed their eyes enjoying the calm while it lasted. An hour later, Sam and August were rudely awaken by the sound of thundering feet coming towards them as Jake, Quil and Embry burst through the bedroom door with Paul following close behind. Jake immediately went to August and took her in his arms as he held her to him looking up at Sam with a worried expression. "What's going on? Is she okay? Did she get sick again?" Sam shook his head and was about to answer but before he could, Emily and Sue appeared in the doorway with a small doctor bag making them all turn in their direction. "Well that's what we're here to find out." Sue said with a gentle smile as Sam helped prop August up against the pillows while the boys stepped back. All except Jake who was determined to lay beside her while Sue and Emily examined her. Sue came and sat next to August and lifted her shirt up before carefully pressing her fingers against her belly. Sue hummed as she shot Sam a look and nodded before she stood up while Emily put on a pair of latex gloves. "We're going to take a look just to make sure but I think you hit the nail on the head, Sam. I'm going to have to ask all of you to step out of the room while I examine her and then I'll let you know when it's safe to come back in."
Jake huffed in annoyance before Sam shot him a look that clearly said he needed to be in the other room. Giving a heavy sigh he bent down and gave his mate a chaste kiss on the lips before swaggering out into the living room with the rest of the pack following close behind. Sue and Emily went about giving her a full exam before they finally confirmed what everyone had expected. Sue readjusted the blankets over the small she wolf and gave her a soft smile. "It looks like you're going to have a baby, sweetheart. Congratulations. Do you know who the father is?" August's face lit up like it was Christmas as she nodded happily. "It's Jake. But he doesn't know yet. In fact I don't think anyone knows but Sam and me. As soon as they come back in I'll let them all know." Sue nodded as Emily gave her a hug whispering congratulations in her ear before both medicine women wrote out a list of daily instructions on the dos and don'ts of wolf pregnancies and left some anti-nausea pills that she could safely take to stop the effects of morning sickness.
As soon as Sue opened the bedroom door Jake burst into the room with the others close behind him. "What happened? Are you okay? Are you sick? I'm really worried." He babbled on and on until August sat up and grabbed his hands pulling him down onto the bed in front of her. Wrapping her arms around his neck she nuzzled his nose with hers as she let out a light giggle. "I'm pregnant Jacob." Jake stopped mid-sentence and froze as his eyes widened while the others stood stock still before all hell broke loose at once. Jake tackled her gently down onto the bed and kissed her hard as he pulled her close rubbing his hands up and down her body before resting them on her belly. The rest of the pack jumped onto the bed and began to kiss her and give her gentle caresses wherever they could reach. Everyone's eyes filled with happy tears as the clung to one another, ecstatic that there was going to be a new addition to the family in a few short months. Sam dropped a kiss on August's head as he made an announcement to the group. "Sue told me that you're about four weeks along. So it's pretty early in the pregnancy and we have to keep you really quiet so there's no chance of you miscarrying. All of us are going to have to get used to running patrols and being on baby duty throughout your pregnancy." Everyone nodded in agreement as Jake leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his mate's belly that now held their pup safely inside. "It'll all be okay. We'll do what we have to do to make sure our baby and their mama are completely pampered and spoiled." August smiled at the affection that her mates had already shown her and their pup. Now all they had to do was wait and watch the miracle of life grow and flourish as the months went on.