I woke up the next morning feeling rather good. We were going to head back to Glacier today to spend some time with the kids, Eve, Kevin and Naomi. I know Lilly was excited to be going, but was nervous about what happened last time. You can't really blame her looking at what she's been through. I promised her nothing was going to happen to her.

I opened my eyes to see the sun shining in the windows already. I looked at the clock and it was almost 10AM. I stretched and laid my arm around Lilly, but she wasn't there. I looked around and didn't see her anywhere in the room. I was about to get up and look for her when I heard her throwing up in the bathroom.

I got up and went in the bathroom to see her sitting next to the toilet. I sat down next to her and said "Hey, you okay, love?" She nodded and said "Yeah, I'm okay...Morning sickness is starting." I nodded and said "Yeah, I figured it would soon. You gonna be okay?"

"Oh, yeah, I'll be fine. I knew it was coming. Thank you, though..." She said, weakly smiling. I kissed her cheek and said "Don't mention it." She suddenly threw up again and said "Ugh...Okay, I think that's it...Sorry if I woke you up."

"No, you didn't. I never even noticed you were in here until I just woke up." I said, rubbing her back. She nodded and said "Okay. I need some water real quick."

"Alright. Sure you're okay?" I asked. She smiled and said "Yes, Cody, I'm sure..." I chuckled and said "Just making sure." I flushed the toilet and we went back to our room. She got some water from the bowl and jumped back up with me.

"So, when are we leaving for Glacier?" She asked, laying down next to me. I shrugged and said "Whenever you guys are ready."

"Okay. Let's wait for the kids to wake up." She said, laying her head down. I laid down with her and said "Are you excited that we're going back?" She nodded and said "Yeah, I am. A little nervous though, but you know why."

"Yeah, I do. Don't worry, nothing's going to happen. I promise." I said, kissing her nose. She smiled and closed her eyes, softly purring. I put my hand on her belly and started rubbing her. She was really warm and it felt more firm already.

"Your pregnancy is already starting to show." I said. She opened her eyes and said "Really?" I nodded and she felt her belly too and said "Oh, wow! I never noticed that before!"

"Neither did I." I said. She smiled and closed her eyes again, purring. I kissed her forehead and she fell back asleep after a couple minutes. I stayed there with her and kept rubbing her belly until I heard a yawn from the other room. I gently got up and went over to the door and opened it. Dakota was just waking up and was stretching.

"Morning, son." I said. He smiled and "Morning, Dad!"

"You sleep good?" I asked. He nodded and said "Yeah, I did. When are we leaving?"

"As soon as you guys are ready. Mom's asleep right now. The morning sickness just started for her..." I said. He nodded and said "I knew it would soon. Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, what is it?" I asked, leaning against the wall. He sat down and said "How is it possible for Mom to be pregnant right now? I mean...You're not a wolf. I just don't understand..."

"Neither do I, buddy. I have no idea how it happened, but it did. I'm just wondering if it will be a normal wolf..." I said. He shrugged and said "Can only wait and see. I think it's great! Lupa and I are no longer the babies!"

"Lilly would say otherwise, you know. To us, you're always our babies. Doesn't matter how old you get." I said, smiling. He was too and said "Yeah, I know..."

I heard Lilly starting to wake up again and said "Be right back..." He nodded and I went back to our bed and sat down next to her. She yawned and opened her eyes to see me sitting there. "Hey, how you feeling?" I asked, kissing her.

She smiled and said "Pretty good. How long was I out?" I looked at the clock and said "About ten minutes. Dakota's up now, just so you know."

"Okay. Can you have him come in here with us? I wanna talk to him for a minute." She said. I nodded and went back to their room and said "Hey, Mom wants to talk to you."

"Sure." He said, hopping off their bed and coming into our room. I closed the door and we both got on the bed with Lilly. "What's up, Mom?" He asked, sitting down. She smiled and said "I wanted you to know my morning sickness started earlier."

"I know, Dad told me already. It's alright, we're all here for you if you need us." He said, smiling. She hugged him and said "Thanks, honey! I love you guys so much!" I got a little worried about her sudden affection toward us. I was worried she wasn't feeling okay and something was wrong.

"Lilly, are you alright?" I asked. She nodded and said "Yeah, I'm fine. Why?"

"You just seem like something's wrong..." I said. She shook her head and said "No, not that I know of. I just wanted to know you guys would be there for me."

"Of course we will be." I said, kissing her. She smiled and said "Thanks, guys! I just need to know that."

"You're welcome, Mom. Is that all you needed?" Dakota asked. "Just one more thing...Promise me you'll love your little brother or sister as much as you do Lupa, no matter what!" She said, tears in her eyes. He hugged her again and said "Of COURSE I will!"

"Thanks, Dakota! I know you mean that with all your heart." She said, kissing his cheek. He laughed and said "Mom, come on! Really!?"

"What? You don't like this?" She asked, giggling and kissed his cheek again. He was laughing and said "Oh, come on!" He was trying to get away, but Lilly had a good hold on him. I was laughing too the entire time. She eventually let him go and said "Alright, get back in there with your girl and kids."

"Okay, Mom." He said and got off the bed. I opened the door back up and he went back into their room. I sat back down on the bed and said "Sure you're okay? You seem overly loving this morning..."

She smiled and said "Overly loving? How's that possible?" I chuckled and said "I don't know...So, what do you wanna do until they're ready?"

"Oh...I've got ONE idea..." She seductively said and nuzzling my neck. I smiled and said "What about the kids? They'll probably be up soon. Don't want them to hear us again..."

"Yeah, true...Okay, we can wait a little while." She said, laying down next to me. I laid down too and she crawled up onto my chest. I started stroking her back from her head to her hips, making her purr. She laid her head down on my chest and said "Mmm...I love you..."

I kissed her nose and said "I love you too..."

Lupa's POV

Shadow and I were laying in our den together while Aatu and Fable were at the lake taking a bath. We were talking about when we should go to Kalispell to visit finally.

"I think we should go sometime in the next few days. Give them some time to get home and settled back down." I said. He nodded and said "Sounds like a good idea. Think Eve, Kevin, Naomi and Todd would go?"

"No idea. We'll have to let them know we're going. I'm pretty sure they will." I said. He smiled and said "Did you hear Eve and Kevin last night?"

"Yes, I did...Thank you for reminding me!" I sarcastically said. We could hear them mating from our den, which was almost a quarter mile away! He chuckled and said "Hey, I'm just happy they want to try again. You saw how she was when she miscarried. I've NEVER seen her that depressed before..."

"Yeah, it really tore her apart...But, like you said, they want to try again." I said. He nodded and about then Aatu and Fable came back.

"Hey, guys!" Fable said as they walked in. I smiled and said "Hi, honey!"

"So, what're you guys talking about?" Aatu asked as he laid down. "Just when we should go to Kalispell." Shadow said. He nodded and Fable said "So, when are we?"

"Sometime soon. Let's give them some time to get settled back down before we go." I said. Fable smiled and said "Good idea. Oh, we saw someone else at the lake earlier!"

"Oh? Who was it?" Shadow asked. Aatu shrugged and said "We didn't go up and meet them, but it was another wolf, kinda like Grandma. There was also a human with it."

I thought for a moment and something clicked in my head. "Kate!" I said, smiling. Shadow smiled too and said "Maybe! Where were they?"

"Over on the other side by the trail. Who's Kate?" Fable asked.

"Your other aunt!" I said. She smiled and said "How come you guys never said anything!?"

"Never came to mind, I guess...Let's go see if they're still there!" I said.

Lilly's POV

The kids were finally up and we were getting ready to leave for Glacier. Crystal and Alexis went outside to use the bathroom. Cody was getting his bags packed up and a few minutes later, the girls came back in just as he finished.

"Okay, if you guys are ready, we can go now!" He said, picking his bags up. We all said we were, so we went out and down to the car. He put his bags in the back and said "I'll be right back. I need to pay for the room before we go." I nodded and he walked into the office to pay.

"So, you guys excited to see everyone again?" I asked, smiling. Dakota smiled and said "I know I am! I can't wait to see Lupa and Shadow again!"

"I really wanna see Naomi and Todd to see if she's gotten pregnant yet!" Crystal said. I nodded and said "Well, it's only a few hours there. I'm just happy that we're going, period. I feel like we all need a break from the city life for a while."

Cody came back out and said "Alright, we all set?" We all nodded and he said "Okay, let's hit the road! Glacier Park, here we come!" We all got in and we started driving to Glacier. Crystal and Dakota started chatting while Alexis and Chase laid down and went to sleep.

I was looking out the window, watching all the buildings and cars go by as we started to leave Boise. There was a sign just as we got out of town that said "Thanks for visiting! Come back soon!" I smiled and leaned up against Cody, softly purring. He put his arm around me and started stroking my side. My eyelids started to get heavy and eventually closed and I drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up again, I noticed we were stopped. I opened my eyes and realized we were at a gas station. I yawned and sat up and looked in the back seat. Alexis and Chase were still asleep and Crystal was laying next to them, staring out the window. Dakota wasn't there, so I figured he got out with Cody.

"Hey. Is Dakota out there?" I asked. She nodded and said "Yeah, he got out with Cody. You sleep good?" I nodded and said "Yeah, pretty good. How long was I asleep?"

"About an hour and a half. Cody said we're a little more then halfway there." She said. I smiled and said "Good, not that much further then..."

"You really wanna see Lupa again, huh?" She asked, smiling too. I nodded and said "That little bit of time we spent there just wasn't enough. I know they're alright, but I just need to spend some time with her."

"I understand. I'd probably feel the same way if Alexis or Chase left home." She said. A couple minutes later, Cody and Dakota came back and got in. Crystal kissed him and said "Hey, babe!"

"Hi, love! You guys okay?" He asked. She nodded and said "Yep, we're all good!" I smiled and said "Keeping Dad safe?"

"Yeah..." He said, weakly smiling. Cody chuckled and said "Okay, let's get back on the road. Just a little bit longer." He started the car and we got back on the road heading to Glacier.

"I'm gonna take a little nap." Crystal said, yawning. Dakota kissed her nose and said "Alright, we'll wake you up soon." She laid her head down on his back and drifted off to sleep. He smiled and said "I'm gonna get a little sleep, too."

"Okay. See you in a little bit." Cody said. Dakota gently shifted around without waking Crystal and laid his head down next to her. He fell asleep after a couple minutes. I looked back at Cody and said "I think I'll stay up until we get there." He nodded and said "Okay, it'll only be about an hour now."

We kept driving a little while longer, just enjoying the scenery passing by. He had the radio on, but it was turned down low so the kids could sleep. After about a half hour, we passed the sign for Glacier park and he said "Just a little bit more..." I smiled and said "Good, because I can't wait!"

He kissed me and said "I know, lovely. I can't either. It's going to be so good to get away for a while..." I nodded and leaned up against him, watching the road go by. A couple minutes later, I heard either Alexis or Crystal groan and wimper. I looked in the back and they were both still asleep.

"Maybe a bad dream..." Cody said. I shrugged and a few minutes later, we heard it again. This time when I looked back, Alexis was whimpering and her back was arching up. I gasped and quickly said "Alexis, wake up!" She shot awake and looked around, saying "Wh-what?! What's going on?"

"What were you doing!?" I asked. She looked at me funny and said "What do you mean?" I sighed and said "You were...you know what, never mind. It's...not that important."

"Uh, okay..." She said, looking at the others still asleep and laid her head back down. I could see a tear in her eye and said "Alexis, what were you dreaming about?" She blushed heavily and said "N-nothing important..."

"No, come on. I know you're lying to me. Just tell me, okay? I'm not going to be mad at you." I said in a caring voice. She suddenly started crying and said "My heat is driving me crazy!" I weakly smiled and said "I know, honey...It'll go away soon, I promise!"

"No, you don't get it! I just can't fucking stand it anymore!" She said, almost yelling. It woke the others up and Crystal said "Alexis, what did you just say!?"

"I'm sorry, Mom! I just can't take it anymore!" She said, tears flowing down her face. Crystal pulled her into a hug and said "Shh...It's alright. Just calm down and breathe." Alexis kept crying on Crystal's shoulder and I was started to tear up as well.

Dakota looked at me and said "Is there ANYTHING we could do for her?" Crystal looked at him and said "When we get to Glacier and get settled, I'm gonna talk to her a while. Don't worry about it." He sighed and said "Alright, love...I just don't like seeing her upset."

"I know, neither do I." She said, rubbing Alexis' back. She was starting to calm down and after about ten minutes, pulled back from Crystal and said "I'm so sorry about that, guys! I don't know what came over me. Lilly, I never meant to yell at you like that!"

"No, it's okay, I understand. You just relax for a while. We'll be there soon." I said. She nodded and laid back down, still crying a little bit. I felt bad for her having to endure that kind of agony. I know how bad it can get when I'm in heat, but Cody can help with that. I can't imagine how bad it must be for her!