Jared POV
September brought another anniversary for Kim and I. Though June 3rd was our wedding anniversary we still wanted to celebrate the day I imprinted, being three years ago, and the day I proposed, being one year ago.
The day before I had been in Port Angeles bringing in a portrait I'd done on commission for a family, I noticed something in a shop window Kim would love. It was an old leather bound copy of one of her favorite books, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I had remembered we had to read it in the English class we shared that first year of our relationship. She helped me memorize the first paragraph of the story, which was required for a quiz we took. It was the perfect present for our imprint/engagement anniversary, so I bought it.
Kim had been excited for the past few days, to show me the present she got me. I had no clue what it was.
When I woke up the day of our anniversary Kim was still sleeping so I went downstairs to work for a while. Once she got up she got ready for work, and kissed me quickly saying we'd celebrate once she got home, with a wink. She was certainly up to something. I worked on some new drawings for most of the day, then I had a patrol in the afternoon, I'd be home a little after Kim.
I was late to patrol and Paul who was on with me, was pissed. He was mostly mad because he'd proposed to Rachel who threw a blow dryer at him for it. I guess he'd proposed to stop a fight and she didn't like that. She also claimed she wasn't ready to get married so he slept outside. I thought about it for a minute then told him he could sleep in the guest room tonight.
After patrol we headed to the house and as we walked in I smiled when I heard Kim singing in the kitchen. It was my favorite sound to come home to. "Wife?"
"Husband! Hey I burned the spanish rice somehow I don't really know what happened I've made it a zillion times. Who's with you I smell wolf."
Paul laughed as he ran into the kitchen picking up Kim, who screamed. "Paul what are you doing here you're the enemy you know."
Paul set her on her feet and looked confused. "Say what?"
"Rachel called me earlier, you proposed huh. How dare you?" Kim smirked at Paul who growled.
"How was I supposed to know she was dead set against it?" He tried to go for the angry routine but I saw the hurt in his eyes, and so did Kim.
"I know. I tried to be the supportive since we're part of the same imprint club, but I couldn't be. I ended up yelling at her saying you're her soul mate and blah blah blah how can she not want to marry you. She's just a commitment phob, don't worry she'll realize what she wants soon."
"Yea and what if I'm not it?" Paul whispered.
Kim rolled her eyes like that was the stupidest thing she'd ever heard. She got up on her tip toes to grab Paul's face like a toddler and scrunched it up in her hands. "Who couldn't want you? Look at this face! Are you gonna stay here tonight though until she cools down?"
"If you'll have me."
"Of course, you are family. You're just gonna have to deal with anniversary night."
"Yea that's all I was hearing about all during patrol." Paul shoved at my shoulder as he went to sit at our small kitchen table. "What's for dinner ma?"
Kim beamed at him like he called her a goddess, and said "Um chicken stir-fry minus the rice since I burned it. I guess its good I made enough for left over's, now there's enough for you."
After we ate we had Paul do the dishes while we had presents time in the living room. Kim ordered that she go first since she believed her present would be a better finale for the night. I passed her the present and she attacked it like a five year old Christmas morning. She pulled out the book and laughed. "It's perfect, and I've wanted a nice copy of this forever I just have the secondhand one I stole from the school."
"Bad influence, you are."
She laughed and turned to smile at me, making my heartbeat quicken. She leaned over and kissed me, then thrust a flat square present at me. "Your turn!"
"Ok, jeez. You make it seem like the Holy Grail is in here." I tore the simple wrapping paper and looked at a calendar of wolves. It didn't start until January.
I tried not to look like it wasn't the greatest present I had ever gotten, I was just confused. Usually we didn't get calendars until Christmas. How did she even get one for next year already? "It's cool, Kim but isn't it a little early." I was worried she'd be upset but she still had a wicked gleam in her eye.
"Aren't you going to open it?"
I took off the shrink wrapping and looked at the picture for January. It was a black wolf. It was a funny gift; I just didn't understand the punch line. "Gotta love wolves."
Kim kept on smiling. "You should go to June and put down our wedding anniversary so you don't forget."
"When have I ever forgotten something important?" I flipped over to June though, seeing a white wolf and a big green circle over June 19th. "Ha you didn't even get it right. I'm hurt our anniversary is June 3rd."
"I know dummy, that's not our anniversary."
"What is it?"
"My due date."
The calendar slipped out of my hands and flopped onto the floor as I looked at Kim, her smile spreading. I looked down at her stomach. "You got a baby in there?"
"Yep, don't worry silly it's yours." She kept on beaming at me looking more beautiful than I'd ever seen her. There was pure happiness on her face, and I felt the grin spread on mine.
"I'm a Daddy?"
She got up and sat in my lap nodding. "You're going to be. I'm afraid the baby is just a peanut right now."
I stood up quick with Kim and my arm's and kissed her. She whispered "We're going to have a baby Mr. Thail."
I laughed and felt my eyes water and so did Kim's. "I love you Mrs. Thail."
I heard something hit the floor behind us, and I turned around, still holding Kim to se Paul looking shocked. "There's gonna be another baby?"
He said it like a prayer and I laughed as I set Kim down. "Yea sweetheart aren't you gonna congratulate us?"
Paul laughed and high fived me before he went over to swing Kim around. "That's two now! There's two cub's coming!"
We all laughed and I ran out to phase, letting all the pack know just how happy a werewolf can be.
Review if you love me! ~Ales Jay
