Hey all! I am so sorry for keeping you guys waiting! I have been having problems with the app and website because it wasn't letting me publish!! Hopefully it doesn't happen again!

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WARNING FOR SWEARING!


(BEN'S POV)

I am on absolute cloud nine right now! Mal just told me that Beastie is mine biologically. I have never been this happy in my entire life. I would have loved her regardless if she was biologically mine or not, but knowing that she is a piece of Mal and I makes me so happy. I pulled away from Mal, and smiled down at her.

"We should tell your family and friends!" I said excitedly.

"Yes we should, but," she said, making me stop from pulling her out of the room. "I want to tell them all together, and after the doctor leaves," she said, making me nod in agreement.

I looked into Mal's beautiful green eyes and picked her up off the ground again, making her shriek. I have not been this excited since, well this afternoon before the whole Trevor incident, but before was when we found out that Beastie was a girl.

"I'll call Chip and the guys, and you call the girls," I said.

"Chip is going to want to know why you're wanting him to come over," she said.

"I'll tell him it's a surprise," I told her.

"Ben, Chip is like a child. Do you really think saying it's a surprise that he'll not hound you until you tell him," Mal told me.

She had a point. I didn't want to call him and tell him what was going on, and be stuck on the phone with him until he actually got to the castle. I pulled my phone out and texted him.

"What did you text him?" Mal asked, making me turn my phone to her.

Ben to Chip: Hey. Can you come to the castle? Mal was hurt, but she's fine now. We just want to have a family and friends dinner.

MaI looked at Mal and saw she was sucking her lips in.

"What?" I asked.

She looked up at me and held up three fingers. She started to count down and when she put the last finger down Chip was calling me. I looked back at Mal and saw her shrug and smirk at me. I shook my head and laughed before answering my phone.

"Hel…"

"What happened?!" Chip yelled through the phone.

"Hello, brother. How are you?" I asked, making Mal laugh.

"Don't hello brother me! What happened to my little sister?!" Chip yelled.

I shook my head. "It's a long story, but both of us would like it if you would come to the castle for dinner," I said.

"No," he said. "Not until you tell me how she got hurt."

Chip wasn't on speaker, but I looked at Mal and I knew she could hear him. She gave a nod and sigh, letting me know it was okay to tell him.

"Okay, long story that you will hear later, short. Mal was shot, but…" I started.

"Shot! What do you mean she was shot?!" He exclaimed.

"Yes, we will explain when you get here," I said clearly. "She is fine and the baby is fine. Mal is literally looking at me right now waiting to call the others."

"Fine. I'll be there in an hour," Chip said before he hung up.

I looked down at my phone before looking back up at Mal who was smirking at me.

"I told you so," she said as she walked toward her bed.

"Mother knows best?" I asked, making her look at me with wide eyes. "Too soon?" I asked with a frightened expression.

Mal nodded her head and picked up her phone. "I'm going to start calling," she said pointing at me.

I chuckled and nodded my head. I made some calls to the guys and told them that Mal and I wanted them all to come over for dinner, and to no one's surprise, they all agreed. Mal and I laid back down on her bed for about 15 minutes before my mom and dad walked in, asking how Mal was doing.

"I am fine. Honestly," she said. "It's just a scratch now," she said as she showed us her leg.

It was a scratch, or more of a scab now. I started at it in shock. I looked at my mom, who was looking back at Mal and then I turned my attention back to Mal.

"I'll stop you right before you ask," Mal said as she held up her hand. "Hera said the combination of my godly blood and fae blood helps it heal faster. I was amazed because, before you brought us over, I had to deal with my injuries with minimal proper aid," she said,making my mom and I stare at her in shock.

"What do you mean?" my mom asked, because I was too much in shock to be thinking that the mother of my daughter was hurt and didn't have the proper aid.

"Is it okay if I explain later?" she asked. "I really want to go and check on Evie," she said.

I shook my head, breaking out of my thoughts, but then nodded my head. "Yeah," I said. "But I want to have a talk about this after tonight," I said.

"You got it babe," Mal said as she soulted me, making me huff a laugh.

"What's tonight?" My mom asked.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Mal and I wanted to have a small dinner with our friends and family after the day we had," I said, trying not to let anything slip out through my tone.

"Oh, okay," my mom said. "Any special reason?" she asked.

I looked at Mal who automatically shook her head.

"No," I said. "Just thought it may be fun," I said with a smile. "I'm going to go see…"

"Mal!" Evie yelled as she ran into the room and tackled Mal onto the bed.

My mom, my dad, and I laughed, watching the two girls, while Evie was rubbing and kissing Mal's stomach.

"Is she okay?" Evie asked.

"Yes, E," Mal said as she tried to sit up, but was being forced down by Evie. "She is fine, but can I please sit up so I can see if you are okay?" she asked.

Evie gave one last kiss to Mal's stomach before getting off Mal. Mal stood up and took Evie's head into her hands.

"You're okay?" she asked.

Evie nodded. "Yep, just a small bump. No concussion. Not even a headache," Evie said with a grin.

"Good," Mal said with a nod. "You are the toughest princess I know."

"Lonnie might find those as fighting words," Jay said as he walked into the room with Carlos, Jane, and Doug walking in behind him.

Doug made a b-line for Evie, taking her into his arms and spinning her around. I know we have had a few ups and downs, more than I would ever want, since Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos had gotten here, but they have changed so much in our lives and I couldn't be more happy. Carlos and Jane were together. Jay and Lonnie were together. Evie and Doug are together. Mal and I were together, and are having a baby. A baby. Wow. I always knew I wanted to be a dad, not necessarily this young, but Mal is having my baby. Mal. This beautiful and literal goddess is having my baby. I looked at her and saw the gleam in her eyes as she was surrounded by her siblings. She looked so happy. She looked like nothing had even happened today.

"You okay, Ben?" Mal asked, making me smile at her and shake my head.

"Nothing," I said. "Just like seeing you happy," I said, making her smile.

She winked at me, making me smile. My mom said she was going to help Mrs. Potts in the kitchen, and was going to make my dad help. He groaned, but followed her out of Mal's room.

"Why don't we all get cleaned up and get ready before everyone gets here," I said.

"Okay," Evie sighed as she let go of Doug, and walked over to Mal and leaned down to her stomach. "Bye, Beastie," she said as she pressed her lips to Mal's stomach again. "I'm glad you're okay."

"Geez, E," Mal said with a sarcastic laugh. "I'm okay too," she said.

"Well, you are half god and half fae," Evie said as she stood up. "She is a quarter of those, and we do not know what she is on the other half," she said.

"Yeah, you're right," Mal said as she started to rub her stomach.

Everyone walked out of Mal's room and once they were gone I turned back to Mal. She flopped back down on the bed. I walked over and lightly poked her stomach.

"What are you doing?" she asked as she peeked at me through her eyelashes.

"I'm poking my daughter," I said with a cheeky grin.

"She's sleeping right now, and if you poke her when she is actually here, we're going to have problems," she said, making me laugh.

"I hope she looks like you," I said as I rested my chin on her stomach.

"A pale little girl, with green eyes, and crazy purple hair?" she asked, making me nod and smile. "Yeah, no. I really hope she doesn't get my hair!"

"I would love to have a tiny sassy Mal running around," I said.

"Of course you would," she said with a laugh before she tried to get up again. "I need to shower. I feel gross after today," she said as she shook her shoulders, making me laugh.

She stood up and stretched her arms up, making so her top went up showing the bottom of her stomach. She smirked at me and then laughed.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing," I said, shaking my head. "You just look adorable."

"I look like I was shot and dirt," she said.

I stood up, walked over to her, and wrapped my arms around her waist.

"You may have been grazed with a bullet, and you may have dirt on your face, but you are still the most beautiful girl in the world," I said as I pressed my lips to hers.

She wrapped her arms around my neck, and I tightened my arms around her. We let the kiss linger and get hotter. I didn't want it to end, and I could tell that Mal didn't want it to either. She moved her hands to the lapels of my jacket and slowly started to unzip the zipper.

"What are you doing?" I asked between kisses. I didn't

"SShhhhh," she said as she started to push the jacket off my shoulders.

I fell back into our heated makeout session, letting the jacket fall to the floor. Mal and I haven't had sex since that night, and I would never pressure her into doing it until she was ready, but if I had to be honest, I missed being intimate with her. We have kissed, had small makeout sessions, and we even slept in the same bed most of the time, but this was completely different. This seemed like the Mal before that night. I didn't want to assume that that is what she was thinking, but I was hoping that was where it was going to lead. She put her hands on my waist, close to the hem of my shirt, and continued to kiss me. I felt her fingers touching my skin, making me want to pick her up off the floor, and table her to the bed, but I didn't. I was letting her take the lead all the way. I wasn't going to cross lines that she wasn't ready for. She took another step as she lifted my shirt over my head, leaving me standing in my jeans and shoes.

"I like what I see," she said as she looked me up and down. "I like it a lot," she finished with a smile before she jumped, making me catch her in my arms and wrap her legs around my waist.

She pressed her lips to mine again, and I couldn't help but press further into the kiss.

"Not that I'm not loving this," I said breathlessly. "But what has gotten into you?" I asked.

Mal smiled at me as I adjusted her in my arms.

"Well, I have been having weird cravings and hormones," she said.

I caught on to what she was saying and I couldn't help but laugh.

"And one of those is that you are extremely horny," I said, making her nod her head and smile. "I see."

"So…" she said as she trailed her fingers up my arm and around my shoulder. "Do you…"

"Do I what?" I asked with a grin on my face.

"Do you maybe want to take shower with me?" She asked.

I looked at her in surprise. I wasn't expecting her to ask me that, but I wasn't opposed to it either.

"We could kill two birds with one stone," she said as she leaned down and started to kiss my neck, sending chills down my spine.

I have been wanting this for a couple of months and now she is willing to do it.

"Do you think we'll have time?" I asked as she trailed her lips across my chest.

I could feel my pants getting tighter, and I didn't know how much longer I could stand here, with her butt in my hands and her lips trailing kisses across my chest and neck.

"Why do you think I suggested the shower?" she said.

Those words set me over the edge and I crushed my lips to hers as I walked us into her bathroom. I walked toward the shower and opened the glass door. I turned on the shower and pressed Mal against the stone wall, letting the water hit us. I trailed my lips down Mal's jaw and to her neck. The sound of her moans made me want her more. I let a small gowel out, making Mal giggle, and then I moved my hands to the front of her pajamas and ripped the buttons open. I looked down at her and then saw her baby bump.

"This… this won't hurt her?" I asked.

"No," Mal said, shaking her head. "She'll be fine," Mal said as she pressed her lips to mine again.

This time I didn't stop her. She unclasped her bra, letting it fall to the shower floor. She loosened her legs and let her stand on the floor. She grabbed my belt buckle, undid the belt, and unzipped my pants, letting them fall to the floor with a clang. She grabbed my shaft with her hand and slowly started to stroke me up and down, making me growl and press my head to hers. She kept this going for a couple of seconds before I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed the sides of her face, making her let go of me and press her hands against my chest. I felt my eyes burn as I looked into her eyes, and then she gave me a surprised look.

"What?" I asked.

"Your eyes just glowed gold a second ago," she said.

"What?" I asked in shock.

"They were gold. When we locked eyes they flashed gold," she said.

I looked down in shame. What? That has never happened before. What's going on?

"Hey," she said as she grabbed the sides of my face. "I like it," she said.

"They have never done that. I don't know what's going on," I said.

"It's probably from the beast enchantment," she said. "From when your dad was a beast. That's probably why. Just like your growl," she said.

"I'll talk to him later about it," I said as I smiled down at her. "I'm a little preoccupied," I said as I pressed my lips against her and we continued where we left off.


Mal and I were walking down the stairs when we heard yelling coming from the front entryway.

"No!" I heard my dad yell.

"What do you mean no?!" A woman yelled back.

Mal and I looked at each other before we walked faster toward the yelling. When we got down the stairs we saw our friends watching Chip, my dad, my mom, and Mal's mom yelling at Ariel and Eric.

"Mal was shot, and you are telling us we can't see how her and our granddaughter are doing?" Ariel asked loudly.

Our friends looked at the red headed princess in shock. Apparently they had just got here and didn't know what was going on or that Mal was even hurt.

"What's going on?" Evie asked as she walked up behind us with Jay, Doug, Carlos, and Jane behind her.

Jordan was the first to see us and ran to us.

"Are you okay?" She asked Mal as she engulfed her into a hug.

"Yeah, I'm okay," Mal said.

The rest of our friends walked over to us and surrounded us. I looked and saw that Ariel was now trying to push her way over to us, but was being blocked by Mal's mom.

"I want to see if my granddaughter is okay!" Ariel yelled. "As a future grandmother, you should know how I feel," she said looking at Mal's mom.

"I do know, and I am relieved to know that both of my girls are okay, but you weren't invited," Seph said. "Ben and Mal invited Chip. How did you even know?"

"Chip was doing a photo shoot for Melody, and we heard him yelling from outside," Eric explained.

"So, how do you expect us to listen to a conversation between himself and Ben about Mal being shot and for us not to be worried?" Ariel asked.

"Because it was your son!" Evie yelled, making everyone in the hallway go quiet.

"What?" Eric asked.

"Yeah," Evie said. "It was Trevor who shot Mal. Mal and I were going to visit a friend, and low and behold, who was lurking in the shadows, Trevor," she said, making Ariel gasp.

I wrapped my arms around Mal's waist, letting her lean on me for support. I knew the news was going to come out sooner than we were hoping, but it was coming out and it was going to crush two people.

"He and Anthony Tremaine cornered us in an alley, knocked me out, and took Mal," she said.

"Why didn't you fight back?" Eric asked.

"Mal is 5 months pregnant," Carlos said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Do you think she would risk fighting someone and hurt the baby?"

Eric didn't answer, but instead he looked down at the ground. I felt bad for them. I know they just want a piece of Trevor to hold on to, but Beastie is mine by love and blood.

"Ben, Carlos, Mal's cousin Uma, Uma's boyfriend Harry, their friend Gil, and I went and fought other VKs to get Mal back. Ben was almost shot along with Mal," Jay said. "Do you know how scary that was? Hearing my sister scream for Trevor to let her go. To hear a gunshot and not know if she was alive," he said through his teeth.

He almost sounded like he was going to cry. I felt Mal let go of me and she walked over to Jay and wrapped her arms around him with Evie and Lonnie hugging him too. Mal looked up, took my hand, and walked past our friend.

"You know," she said before she took a deep breath. "I have had one hell of a day, and I don't think the stress of you guys fighting is healthy for the baby or me," she said as she squeezed my hand.

"Mal, until you find out who the baby's father is biologically, I'm not going to stop," Ariel said.

"With all do respect," I said before Mal started to talk. "Why do you continue saying that you don't know who her father is when both of us said it was me no matter what the DNA test said?"

"Ben and Mal made it very clear that Beastie is BOTH of theirs," Jordan said as she walked up behind Mal.

"And again no matter what a DNA test says," Chip added, making Ariel walk up next to Seph.

"And I really hate to be the one to say this, but Beastie wouldn't be related to you biologically either way," Aziz said.

"Well, she would," Ryder said. "Mal is the daughter of Hades, who is the brother of Poseidon, who is the father of Triton, who is the father of Ariel. So, technically they would be related."

That small little fact made Mal and I laugh. She would still technically be related to Ariel, but she wouldn't be Ariel's granddaughter.

"I was going to tell you guys this over dinner, but," Mal said as she walked in between the two groups.

Just then Mrs. Potts, Lumier, FG, Cogsworth, and Fifi walked into the hallway and froze seeing everyone standing in the hallway.

"What's…" FG started.

"I was just going to tell everyone something," Mal said. "You guys are right in time."

The five adults looked at her in confusion before slowly walking over to my parents.

"Now, I know everyone wants to know who's biologically related to Beastie, and I know I have been scared to find out," she said. "I have been putting it off because I was afraid that Ben would leave me. I was afraid of the backlash. I was afraid of a lot of things," she said. "But after today, and everything that happened, I made a decision," she said.

"You're going to ask Hera?" Evie asked excitedly.

Mal turned to her best friend and smiled.

"More like I already asked her," Mal said.

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed. "You know?!" She asked, making Mal nod her head.

"TELL US!" Audrey yelled before covering her mouth, and making Mal laugh.

"Mal?" my mom called, making Mal turn to her. "Can you please tell us?" She asked sweetly.

Mal smiled at my mom before walking away from our friends and I.

"I don't know… grandma," Mal said with a small smile.

My mom instantly started to cry and rushed forward to hug Mal. My mom held her arm out for me and I walked forward just to have her yank my hand, letting her pull me into the tightest hug I have ever received from her. My dad and Seph walked up behind us and joined our hug.

"Wait!" Evie said, making us break apart to look at her. "She's Ben's? Biologically?"

"Yes," I said. "She's mine."

"Then that means you knew when I was in your room earlier! And when I said that we only knew half her DNA!" She exclaimed, making Mal and I laugh and nod. "Ugh!" She said as she stomped her foot.

"Don't get red now, E," Mal said as she walked over to her best friend. "We were going to tell everyone at dinner," she said.

"But still," Evie said as she crossed her arms over her chest, trying to act upset, but couldn't hold it in. "I can't be mad!" She said as she wrapped Mal in a huge hug, and out other friends joined in.

Chip came up to me and gave me a huge hug. I asked him if he was still mad that Mal got shot and he said yes, but the news that Beastie was mine made up for it. The rest of our friends and family engulfed us in hugs and kisses, and when we were done Mal and I saw Ariel and Eric still standing in the same spot they were standing in before. We walked up to them and Ariel had tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Mal said as she took her hand.

Ariel shook her head. "No," she said. "Please. I know I have been a pest to you after finding out you were pregnant, but I can't be mad that the baby isn't Trevor's. I was hoping to have another small part of him, but I am happy for you and Ben," she said with a kind teary eyed smile. "I'm only upset, because I won't be a grandmother, but I will settle for cousin."

I was relieved to see that Ariel wasn't that upset about the news. It would make this a lot more simple for Mal and I.

"How about aunt and uncle?" I said, making Ariel and Eric look at me. "You are still technically Mal's family, and she is going to be your family too," I said.

"That sounds perfect," Mal said as she smiled up at me.

We both looked back at the prince and princess and they were still in shock.

"You… you would want that?" Eric asked.

"Why not?" I asked. "You're still family," I said.

Ariel walked forward and pulled Mal and I into a giant hug.

"Thank you," she whispered. "Thank you," she said again before she pulled away and looked at us.

"Would you like to stay for dinner?" I asked them.

"No, thank you," Eric said. "We have to help Melody at home, but thank you for the offer," he said.

Ariel gave Mal another hug before pulling away.

"Goodbye," she said. "We hope to see you all soon."

They walked out the giant wooden doors of my castle, and I closed the door behind them. Once we turned around our moms were hugging us again.

"So, my statement isn't that awkward anymore," Ryder said, making Mal and I look at him in confusion. "Remember? I can't believe you and Ben are having a baby," he said in an astound voice, making everyone laugh.

I looked down at Mal as she looked up at me, and I couldn't help but put a smile on my face. Yeah. We were having a baby. Mal and I were having a daughter, and I can't wait to meet her.

"Yes, we are," I said as I turned to Mal and wrapped my arms around her. "And I can't wait to meet her," I finished before I picked her up and spun her around.


Okay, my lovies.

I hope you all liked this chapter. Again sorry it's not as long as my others, but the next ones will be long. Crossing my fingers that the website and app doesn'tgive me trouble!!

Until next time my lovies! xoxo GM