"It's gonna be okay baby, it's okay," Ozone whispered calmly. Setting down the positive pregnancy test, he gently pulled Tiberius into a warm hug. The hawk didn't reply, too busy crying his eyes out. The hairless feline patted him on the back, trying to comfort him. He was still trying to get over the shock that they were gonna be parents. Licking the hawk's cheek, the cat repeated, "It's okay."
"No… no it's not… I'm so sorry…" Tiberius whimpered quietly, his voice hoarse from crying for hours. Ozone was just confused at this point. Sure, he knew that the old hawk had been on the fence about having kids. But it was clear as day that he was deeply upset over this whole situation. Nuzzling the bird, the cat meowed, "Sweetie, try to calm down. We can talk this over but first you need to calm down. Just breathe."
It took a few minutes. But eventually Ozone got Tiberius to calm down. The two were now laying side by side. Ozone had his paws stretched out. His front legs had become a pillow of sorts for Tiberius, who was still crying a little. The hawk had his face pressed up against the feline's chest. Gently rasping his tongue over the feathers on his partner's head and neck, Ozone murmured, "Alright, now what's bothering you?"
"I'm freakin pregnant, did you not notice that?!" Tiberius hissed. Whimpering as he closed his eyes, he added, "This is not good… it's going to end badly for all of us…" Pausing from grooming his partner, Ozone looked down at his face as he asked, "You don't actually think that something bad is going to happen, right?"
"I know something bad is going to happen!"
"How can you possibly know that?!"
"Cuz… cuz this isn't my first time being pregnant…"
