Shout out to Shreya and Bre for reviewing! Jade will be telling Derek soon, she's going to have too ;) I love that the pack and my readers argue about weither it's a girl or a boy, I love it :)
Jade's p.o.v
2 and a half months pregnant
I'm practically buzzing with excitement. I get to have my first ultrasound today. Aunty's driving me as she's the one performing it. Derek promised to be there when I got there. I'm not sure if the pack know but Stiles knows so, knowing him, they probably do.
"Jesus, sit still" Aunt Mel giggles, seeing my clear excitement.
"I get to see my baby girl today. I'm so, so, so, so excited" I grin widely.
"Look at you, you've got that glow" Melissa smiles at me as we pull up at the hospital. "I hope you're in the mood for company" she says.
"Why?" I ask. She points out the window. I smile softly. Taking up one side of the carpark is..Derek's camaro, Stiles' CJ-5 jeep, Lydia's toyota prius, Scott's dirtbike and Kira's silver honda.
"Come on, they'll all be waiting inside" she says. I get out of the car, Melissa in tow. I practially skip into the room with her, all of the pack already here. They look up when they hear us come in. Derek gets up first, pulling me into a hug and kissing my cheek.
"You look beautiful" he says shyly. I try to hide my smile, hugging him again. When we pull back, Lydia gets up with Kira and Cora.
"For you" Lydia says, holding out a large bonquet of red, yellow and pink roses. I smile, taking them and hugging her then Kira. I move to Cora, hugging her tightly.
"I'm so glad you came back" I say.
"So am I" she smiles. We pull back. "How's Adelaide anyway?" she asks, touching my still barely noticable stomach. You can hear the pack start to murmer about how it's a boy then the others fight back, saying it's a girl.
"She's doing good" I smile.
"Good" Cora says, returning my smile with one of her own. She moves as Stiles walks up to me.
"You really do look beautiful" Stiles says, hugging me. I'm not the cuddliest person but I really appreciate the support and I love that they want to be here for me. And I think these hormones are making me all cuddley and lovable.
"Thanks Sti" I smile. Liam and Malia give me small hugs. I can tell they feel a little uncomfortable with how close the others are as they're the newer members. Kira is too but she's quickly fit in, partly because she's dating the alpha of the pack too. Which means, if someone messes with Kira, they mess with the true alpha. Oh, and his very erratic and unpredicatable kitsune pregnant cousin. Being honest, I don't know which of us is more dangerous right now. But Liam and Malia will get there, they just need some more time.
"Okay, come on you two" Melissa says. Derek takes my hand and we start walking out. Mel stops, turning to the pack that are following. "2, you guys. 2" she repeats.
"We'll bring you in as soon as i've seen my daughter first, promise" I tell them.
"Son" Stiles says behind a cough. I raise an eyebrow.
"Daughter" Lydia says, inspecting her manicured nails.
"Son" Scott says. I roll my eyes fondly, slipping out the door with Derek and Aunty.
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I clench my toes and squeeze Derek's hand in mine as Aunty rubs a clear jelly over my stomach. Derek chuckles.
"What?" I ask him.
"Nothing" he smiles.
"What?" I ask again.
"It's nothing. You're just..happy" he says.
"I am" I nod. He tries o duck his head and hide the even bigger smile that comes to his face but I still see it.
"You know, I thought I had at least 5 more years until this day came" Melissa says, hooking up the equipment. Derek and I turn to look at her. "I was hoping i'd have gray hairs before you were pregnant, at least I could hide my stress behind them" she smiles softly. I smile too.
"I'm not stressing so you shouldn't either" I assure her. She smiles back. Okay, that's a lie. But she doesn't need to know that.
"Hell, I am" Derek admits. Melissa chuckles.
"Not as simple as you thought, right?" she asks him. He shakes his head.
"No. You think it's just a baby. It'll be born and everthing will be fine. But it's so much more than that. I mean, what happens if something happens when he's born? Or-or someone bullies him at school. What if Zuko loses control and wolfs out? How the hell are we supposed to explain that?" Derek stresses. I've never seen him get stressed over anything like this before. Even with all the crap the pack's been through and Araya and everything, he's never acted like this. He really cares about the baby, that much is painfully obvious.
"Der, take a deep breath" I tell him softly. He nods, taking a deep breath. "Everything's fine. Everything's going to be fine"
"I know" he nods. "I just think it hasn't hit me until now that i'm going to be a Dad and you're going to be a Mom" he says. I don't know why, but hearing him say those words make me panic too. I knew i was going to be a mother, but a Mom? Like Mom Mom. Like I have a kid Mom.
"Oh god, i'm gonna be a Mom" I say, over-thinking it. "Do I have to drive a mini-van?" I ask, looking between Derek and Aunty. "I don't want too, I hate them" I say. "I wanna drive the camaro, I don't wanna-"
"Okay" Aunty says, holding her hands up and successfully making us both stop and shut up. "Both of you, need to calm down" she says. "Believe me when I tell you, there's going to be alot of times where you doubt things. I mean doubt everything. You'll doubt if you can really do this. You'll doubt if you're doing this with the right person. You'll doubt who you are as a person. But trust me, what you two are doing, it's nothing short of a miracle. This baby is a miracle. And as soon as that baby's born and you hold it..nothing else will matter. Every doubt you have will slip away and you'll be the happiest you've ever been. I promise" Aunty says softly.
"Thank you" Derek says with a small smile.
"No problem son" she says. Mel quickly busies herself with finishing setting everything up as we all process the fact that she just called Derek 'son'. Derek and Scott have practically been brothers from the word go, as soon as Scott was bitten, but to hear her say that..I think it shocked us both, her as well. But in a good way, pleasantly shocked. "Okay, you ready?" Aunty asks us. We both nod. "Okay, watch the moniter and listen" she says softly, bringing the probe over my stomach. We watch, strange black and white swirls coming up on the moniter.
"Um.." I say, not sure what i'm looking at.
"Hold on" Aunty says. Slowly the image becomes clearer. It becomes clearer until we all know for sure that we're looking at a baby. My eyes fill with tears and I find I have a much harder time holding them back then usual. There she is. Curled up. Sleeping. Peaceful. It's the most beautiful thing i've ever seen in my entire life. "There" Aunty says. She turns and looks at me, giving me a smile that tells me she's fighting back tears herself. She squeezes my arm. A much larger hand squeezes my hand. I turn and look at Derek, immediantly bursting into tears.
"Uh..crap. What did I do?" Derek asks, eyebrows burrowing. I shake my head.
"It's okay Derek, they're happy tears" Aunty assures him with a soft chuckle. Derek smiles now, kissing my head. I hug into his chest. "I'll give you two a minute then i'll come back in with the pack, alright?" Aunty says.
"Yeah, that's a good idea" Derek nods. Aunty gives us a smile before getting up and walking out the door. She closes it behind her as you cna see the pack trying to peek in. "You okay?" Derek asks once it's just us. I pull back, nodding and forcing my tears back. I must look so crazy right now. A crying mess of happiness. It sounds crazy.
"I'm just happy" I assure him. I take a deep breath, calming myself. "Wow. She's so tiny"
"He's so tiny" Derek corrects with a grin, wiping the tears from my face. I roll my eyes fondly.
"Yeah, we'll see" I say.
"Yeah, we will" he smiles. We both turn towards the door when there's frantic knocking.
"Can we come in?" Scott asks.
"Come on!" Stiles whines. I share a smile with Derek. He leans in and we kiss softly. He nods.
"Yeah, come in" I call out to them. And then the floodgates were opened at werewolves, kitsune, coyotes, banshees and humans came pouring in the room with wide excited smiles.
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