I don't own anything... But I got a new fish today! He's a betta! Or a siamese fighting fish!

Jez POV

"How is she?" I tried to sound calm when Thierry walked into the meeting room and I probably convinced everyone except Morgead who was in danger of loosing his hand if I squeezed any tighter.

"She seems to be recovering, Dylan has healed most of her injuries and we should know about the um baby by tonight." Thierry sat by Hannah and took her hand.

Keller and Galen were sitting across from Morgead and I, next to Rashel and Quinn other than us everyone else had orders to go about business as usual.

"He has been at it for almost four hours. Shouldn't he rest?" Keller was trying to sound calm too but we all knew she was squeezing Galen's hand under the table.

"At this point he won't be able to rest until they are all okay. The baby still might not make it and who knows what that would do to Dylan and even Sam. I tried to check on them but he hissed at me." Thea looked a little offended as she came into the room and sat at the table.

A scream suddenly rang through the house and had everyone running to the room where Dylan and Sam were. It wasn't the scream of someone who had just seen a spider it was the utter terror of someone who was loosing a loved one.

Sam POV

Shrieks grew louder as I looked at the bruise on my abdomen and even as I tried to calm down and listen for the babies heartbeat, I grew even louder and more distressed.

"Sam!" Dylan shouted my name and said calming things but I didn't listen. Until he said the only thing that would make me stop. "Its alive! I can hear the heart."

By then every other daybreaker in the house was running into the room some in various forms of clothes, it being the middle of the night.

"Are you sure?" My voice was dry and cracky so Dylan handed me a glass of water. After taking a sip I tried to speak again. "Are you positive?"

"Yes. It is stronger than earlier too. The- um baby is healing." His voice cracked on the word baby and I remembered what I had put him through the last few months.

Everyone else seemed to sense something and filed out of the room in a line. When it was clear I looked at Dylan and waited. His eyes were just as wonderful as the first time we met.

"I don't even know what to say to you. You leaving, it almost killed me. If we weren't soulmates I wouldn't be able to forgive you. Being pregnant doesn't excuse it! I understand why you left but you should have talked to me! You should of talked to Thierry and we could have done something! To prevent this!" He motioned to my stomach where the bruise had faded a lot and was almost entirely gone.

"You do not understand!" I sat up and looked at him with a hard stare. "I HAD to leave. Not because of me or you but because of this." I put my hands on the bulge, baby and swung my legs off the bed not caring that I was naked. "I left to protect our baby! Do you see what happened when I came back? I was right to leave. Our world is too dangerous to have a child in. Coming back was a mistake that nearly killed our baby!"

"You can't leave again. I won't let you!" He stood up so that he was blocking my path as I tried to get to a pile of clothes on a table near by.

"Move." I growled.

"No." He crossed his arms and stayed still.

"Fuck you! I can do whatever I want. This isn't about you. I want to get dressed." He finally stepped aside when I shoved past again.

I put on a bra and underwear that someone had set there and then pulled on black sweats and a t-shirt.

"Sam. We need to talk." Dylan was in front of me again as I headed for the door and put his hands on my shoulders. "I missed you. So much."

"I missed you too. You can't imagine how hard it was. We do need to talk but I want to run." I looked up into his eyes and saw the determination there. I wasn't getting out of his sight.

"Let's go." He leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips before taking my hand and heading for the door.

We made it outside without any trouble and once far enough in the forrest we chose a tree to hide our clothes in.

Shifting was easy, like breathing almost. It took only seconds to adjust to being on for legs before I sprinted off ahead of Dylan in his animal form. Looking back I took in his magnificence. Animals and especially shapeshifters see different compared to humans so instead of looking like a huge black cat with extra long canines, he looked lie a king or someone with a lot of power. My cat eyes saw all his muscles rippling under that black coat as he took off ahead of me. Flicking my tail a sped up to run beside him.

What is it like? Being pregnant? His mental voice was so familiar and comfortable I almost purred.

Its like I'm carrying a precious gift everywhere and sometimes its just like I ate a huge lunch that is wiggling around inside me. A roar tore its way out of my throat and made all the animals near by go into hiding. Dylan roared too and mentally we laughed together.

How far are you? When do we know what it is? The idea of being a dad had him all excited and I smiled inwardly.

Three months and we find out the sex in two months. But the doctors say it is growing faster than most babies. It probably has something to do with us being... special.

Two months? I don't think I can wait! He actually sounded serious about not being able to wait. We turned at the edge of the forrest and raced back towards the house.

Race you?

You're on! He yelled and sprinted ahead dodging trees and other natural things.

I slowed down a bit and trotted back to the place where our clothes were hidden. Dylan was waiting in his human form but still completely naked. I shifted and stood in front of him with only inches between us.

"Hey." He whispered and leaned down to kiss me and wrap his arms around my waist.

Tilting my head back I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back roughly. He moved his kisses down my neck and I grunted as he pushed me up against a tree.

"I missed you so much." I said and gripped his face to bring it back to mine.

"You just want my nuts." He said looking offended.

"Pregnant woman do get really horny." I replied and kissed him again.

Dylan grabbed me by the waist and lifted me so my back was up against the tree and my legs wrapped around his waist. Running my hands through his hair I got lost in his scent and the feel of his skin on mine. It wasn't long before I was ready to be him to fuck me. The cord made everything so much more intense and our souls were as entangled as our bodies when he unwrapped my legs and set me down.

"What the hell? This is utter shit!" I was gasping for air and held on to the tree for support.

"This is payback." He grinned and started to get dressed. "I think I want to take a nap. Maybe tomorrow." He winked and headed for the house.

Sighing I got dressed and grumbled some words that the baby probably shouldn't hear. With on hand on my belly I headed for the house too.

"Your dad is an ass." I told my baby.

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