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Part 12

"You're pregnant?" Dwayne said, blinking after he realised he hadn't for at least 30 seconds and Anna just nodded, half terrified, half relived that it was out in the open. "

"But…how…I mean, I know how but…" he said, sounding unusually but understandably rattled for him.

"I know. I don't really get it either but, a couple of weeks ago I just started feeling…different… and I thought it was all down to the change. I don't even know where the idea came from and I was sure I was gonna be left looking like a total idiot but, I asked David to bring me back a test. Well, 5 actually." She babbled nervously. Dwayne said nothing, just looked down at her with an expression, which for once, she was worryingly unable to read. "Are…are you mad?" she said, already feeling a little stupid for saying it, but knew this would have been a hell of a shock for him. Shit, she hadn't even begun to get own head around it yet. Instantly though, his beautiful features broke into a smile, and he stood up, hauling her up off the bed and into his arms, kissing her until all her apprehensions evaporated.

"Mad? Are you kidding me?" Why would you ever think that?" he said, kissing her on her left cheek then her right, before giving her another soft peck on the lips.

"I don't know. That I didn't tell you sooner. That I asked David to get tests…" Dwayne wrapped and arm around her back then and pulled her against him.

"Listen to me." began, pushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear "The night we met and you didn't tell me to get lost, and still wanted to see me again, even after I pretty much ambushed you in that bar. I thought I that was happy. Then you for some reason, when you agreed to marry a stubborn prick like me" he went on, while at the same time getting a soft laugh out of her "Well, let's just say, every day when I open my eyes and look over at you, I still can't believe that shit happened. And now. You tell me you're gonna make me a dad? Some of me is gonna live again, cus of you." He finished softly. Anna was a quiet for a few seconds, just letting what he'd said sink in, and using pure will power to stop the tears from falling.

"Yeah, I'm glad that that drunk guy tried to hit on me too." She said, breaking into a smile, while Dwayne laughed, letting his forehead drop against hers. Anna pressed her lips to his again, but her intended peck, quickly heated up. She put her hands on his shoulders and pushed herself into him, before running her palms down over his chest until she reached the waistband of his jeans, where she teased her fingertips over the button then the zipper.

"Get on the bed." He said whispered against her lips, and as she did as she was told, Dwyane hastily rid himself of the last piece of clothing that remained, his jeans. However, he took his time getting her naked. It was like a striptease, but he was in charge. When he was done and there was nothing left but the exquisite feeling of her skin against his, Dwayne hitched her legs up high around his back while the tip of his sinfully hard cock brushed against her wet centre. Then he stopped.

"What's wrong?" Anna asked breathlessly.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, am I? The baby?" he asked, sounding genuinely concerned.

"No." she said tenderly, giving his lips a single kiss "It's okay, I promise." And with his mind at rest, his body slipped effortlessly into hers.

…

"You're gonna be the most beautiful pregnant woman ever." Dwayne said, pulling his t-shirt over his head.

"You're biased." Anna sighed as she spread out on top of the bed, making the most of having it to herself.

"Maybe, but I'm just saying, anybody that says otherwise is you know, wrong." He climbed back onto the bed and placed a kiss on her lips, that were now curved up into a smile.

"Don't be mad at David ok?" Anna said, absentmindedly running her fingertips up and down the muscles in his arm, left exposed by his sleeveless shirt.

"Stop worrying. I told you, I understand. I'm just glad you went to him and not one of dumb and dumb ass. Probably would have come back with 5 tests to find if your cat is pregnant or something." He said, moving off the bed, while Anna laughed loudly.

"Don't be long ok?" she said, causing him to stop and turn back as he headed towards the door. "Maybe it's my hormones but…just don't be long ok?" and she said, biting into her bottom lip.

"God damn it girl!" Dwayne, let out a frustrated sigh as he left their room, with peels of her laughter ringing in his ears.

…..

"Ha ha! There is! What, you been celebrating bro?" Paul yelled, the second Dwayne set foot in the main cave before grabbing him by the shoulders from behind and shaking him.

"Wait how…" Dwayne started.

"We found out when you did." Marko said, but Dwayne still looked confused. It wasn't until David tapped his index finger against his temple that he realised, the shock must have caused him to open a link without him even realising. "She wanted to be sure. Before she told you." David said.

"It's all good. I'm happy she came to you."

"I'm glad for you guys." David said with one of his almost smiles.

"Thanks man." And that was about as emotional as it was ever going to get between those 2. But that didn't make it any less meaningful.

Dwayne looked around the room. First, his eyes fell on Michael, who was now sat up right now, though he still looked seriously groggy. Dwayne gave him a look, but said nothing, he'd get to him in a minute.

"Where's Max?" He asked, no one in particular.

"The second he heard you, he ran right out of here to call his doctor."

"What?" Dwayne said turning to Paul.

"Not every day he becomes a grandfather I guess."

"She's gonna love that." Dwyane said sarcastically, knowing full well how little Anna liked being fussed over. Paul shot him a look that said he knew exactly what he meant but knew there was little they could do about it. Out of the corner of his eye, Dwayne saw Michael attempting to get up of the couch, though his legs seemed to have other ideas. As Dwayne began making his way towards him, he motioned for Paul to follow.

"Don't get up on our account." Dwayne said, giving him the slightest push, but it was all it took to knock him back down onto the sofa.

"Man, you look like shit." Paul said, seating himself on the edge of the fountain, while Dwayne dropped down onto the table next to the couch, directly in front of Michael.

"What's happening? Where's my Mom…Sam?" he said, his voice weak as he rubbed his eyes.

"In the other room taking a little human nap. Don't worry, pretty soon that won't be a problem for any of you." Paul said with plenty of glee in his voice. And once again, Michael looked like he was about to lose his stomach contents.

"So, you talked to Max? He fill you in on everything?" Dwayne asked and Michael just nodded. "Well, change of plan. And you're up front and centre, so get you're shit together." Dwayne told him sternly.

"What…what do you mean?" Michael asked as Dwayne stared him down.

"Anna's pregnant. Couple of weeks. So, in case you haven't worked it out, that means she had my kid in her belly when you pulled your little mercy mission." Dwayne said, as Michael shifted is gaze uneasily between him and Paul.

"Look I sorry…I told you I didn't…" Michael began but Dwayne quickly shut him down.

"Yeah, yeah you're sorry. Shut up." He said, turning away and quickly dismissing him. "Take him and get him fed, I don't care what it is or where you get it, we just need him on his feet." Dwayne told Paul, who immediately went to Michael and yanked him up roughly from the couch.

"Yo, Marko we're heading out!" Paul yelled, as he began unceremoniously shoving Michael towards the exit "And just so you know, you're taking him on your bike!" he said, starting an argument that Dwayne knew would run and run, he was just glad he wasn't going to be forced to listen to it.

Once the 3 of them were thankfully out of eye and ear shot, Dwayne's next move was to speak to David, he needed to bring him up to speed as quickly as possible. Ideally, he wanted Yuri dealt with now, wanted to go right out, separate his head from his body and be done with. But, he knew he had to think like a grown up. Now that he had 2 reasons to make sure he got home in one piece. "Make that 3." He said quietly to himself when he turned to see Laddie sat by himself on the edge of the fountain. He was in his own little world, playing with 2 of his action figures, but his usual sunny disposition was nowhere to seen. "Everything ok buddy?" Dwayne asked softly ad he sat down next to him.

"Yeah." He answered with a smile that Dwayne could clearly see was forced, but as Dwayne was about to probe a little further…

"Are you and Anna gonna have a new little boy now?" he asked and it took Dwayne a couple of seconds for the words to sink in.

"Is that what's on your mind?" he asked. Laddie shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention back to his toys.

"Well you're right. Anna's gonna have a baby, but we can't know if it's a be a boy or a girl. Not yet anyway. But I'll tell you what I do know. Either way, they're gonna need thier big brother around to watch out for them." He said, to which Laddie looked up again.

"Yeah? You mean me?" he asked in a small voice.

"Of course you." Dwayne said, unable to hide his smile at the boys surprised expression "You think I'd trust any of these guys with something this important? So, what do you say?"

"I can do that!" Laddie said, his smile back where it belonged.

"Cool." Dwayne said, holding his hand up for a high five, which he returned excitedly. That's when Dwayne, over the little boys' shoulder, saw David re-enter the room. "Why don't you go see Anna now and tell her what we just talked about. I know she'll be happy you said yes."

"Ok!" Laddie said, before leaping from the edge of the fountain and off towards the bedroom.

"Everything ok?" David asked, as he glanced in the general direction Laddie had just bounded off in.

"Yeah. I think so now."

So, tomorrow huh?" David said, handing Dwayne a half bottle of Jack Daniels, Paul had left lying about.

"I know we said we'd wait a couple of days but, things are different now. I'm not risking him even being on the same planet as Anna." Dwayne told him before taking a shot.

"Well you know I'm in. He misses Yvette so bad, lets reunite them." David, said, as Dwayne handed him back the bottle.

"The doctor will be here in an hour!" Max announced as both boys turned to see him heading back in. He'd had to go out to call make the call as there wasn't exactly the best cell coverage inside. Dwayne immediately rolled his eyes and taking the initiative, David handed the JD bottle straight back to him.

"She doesn't need a doctor yet, she has me. Plus, she says she feels fine." Of course, Dwayne wanted her checked over, but right now he was pissed at Max for doing his usual thing of interfering, just like he did with the wedding…and everything else. He couldn't help himself.

"I won't have her just taken to anyone, and I know that that's not what you would do" Max added when he saw the look Dwayne gave him "but Dr Clark has been my personal physician ever since I can remember. We can trust him. Anyway, I'm going to wake Lucy, she can stay with her during the examination." Max said, slipping his phone back into his inside pocket.

"What? Why does she have to be in there?"

"I just think it'd be more appropriate if just Lucy was in there with her."

"Wait, so I have to wait out here? You know I've seen all of her right? What exactly do you think we were doin when she got preg…" To which Max put up his hand, cutting Dwayne short.

"Look I know you boys think I'm ancient…"

"That's cus you are." David jumped in.

"But" Max continued, deliberately ignoring him "I do remember how these things happen. But having said that and as happy as I am for you son, I can certainly live without the visuals." He said, as he disappeared off towards the room where Lucy and Sam were sleeping.

"Shit, I wasn't gonna tell him what position we did it in." Dwayne said, taking another shot before offering the bottle back to David, who was now genuinely laughing, which was a rare sight.

"Keep it. Think you might need it more than I do."

…..

"I'm sorry, I do know you don't need me here to hold your hand." Lucy said, as Dr Clark walked away from the bed, after taking a sample of blood from Anna's arm.

"No really! It's nice! You might have noticed; female company is thin on the ground around here. Also, I'm pretty sure the general vibe is better in here than it is out there. I've a feeling Dwayne's probably making everyone's lives a misery right now. I wasn't even there, but I bet you I could describe his reaction when Max told him he couldn't come in here, down to the last detail.

"He does seem very passionate." Lucy said, and as Anna watched as her mind seemed to wander for a few seconds.

"He is." Anna said, with a smile as Lucy came back to the room, her cheeks instantly blushing a deep shade of pink when she realised she'd been busted. "Oh my…I'm so sorry. I told Max the champagne wasn't a good idea."

"Don't worry, really. You're not the first to go googly eyed at Dwayne. And that includes me. I was just shocked when he did it back." Anna said, trying to ease Lucy's embarrassment.

"Ok Anna well I'll get these test results back to as quickly as possible." Dr Clark said, turning his attention back to her "But I'm sure it's all going to be very routine. You seem perfectly healthy to me."

"Oh well that's good to hear." Lucy said while Anna smiled and nodded.

"Dr, can I ask you something before you go?" Anna said.

"Of course."

"Does this happen? A lot?" She said awkwardly, not sure how to phrase the question.

"You mean do vampire's get pregnant on a regular basis?" he said quickly. Before following it up with a warm smile.

"Err…Yeah."

"Well, it has been happening for hundreds of years, but it's still quite rare, if that makes sense." He was in the process of packing up his stuff, when he stopped and turned to her again "Did the 2 of you sleep together before your transition began?" he asked.

"Yes…a little…but…yes…" Anna said, knowing how badly she was tripping over her words, while at the same time sounding totally unconvincing. But, she wasn't about to go into detail about the 3 days sexual endurance test they had, after that first night in the pool. 'Oh yes doctor, I had fingerprint bruises and bitemarks all over my body for a week after that.' No!

"Hmm, it's just that there's a theory that, that can have something to with the process, even a few months in advance." He explained, looking off into the distance, as if mulling it over. "But as I say, it's just a theory." He said, before finishing up with his bag. "Anna, I'll see you again in a few weeks for a check-up. Just get someone to call me if you need me before then, alright?"

"Yes, thank you." Anna smiled.

"So, she doin ok Doc?" The voice from the doorway caused everyone to look over to see Dwayne leaning against the wall at the entrance to the room.

"Dwayne." The doctor said as a greeting "Yes, I was just saying, she's as healthy as they come. Nothing to worry about. Lucy, might I escort you back?" he said, picking up his bag.

"Oh, yes thank you." She said as she stood from the chair "Night Anna." She said with a smile, seeing as it still was for Lucy.

"Night Lucy, thanks for keeping me company."

"Oh, anytime!"

"Don't worry, I'll tell Max not panic quite so much." Dr Clark said, tapping Dwayne on the shoulder a couple of times as he passed. And Dwayne replied with a half-smile and a

"Thanks."

"G'night Dwayne." Lucy said in voice that sounded a lot more girly than her usual, followed by what Anna could have sworn was a little stumble.

"Night." He replied softly, before turning back to Anna "What?" he asked when he saw she was biting into her bottom lip, in a clear attempt to smother her laughter.

"I think you get her a little flustered."

"Huh?" he said, turning to look back into the tunnel they had just vanished down.

"Nothing, I don't think champagne agrees with her." Anna said, pulling herself together, as Dwayne made his way to the bed. When he reached her, Anna scooted backwards so she was sat with her back against the headboard of the bed and Dwayne quickly made himself comfortable between her legs, his head in her lap.

"So, do I get you flustered?" he asked, looking up at her.

"You knocked me up, that should really tell you everything you need to know."

"Fair point." He laughed, before Anna bent forward and kissed him.

"Hmm. Looks like Lucy isn't the only one who's been celebrating." She said, tasting the whiskey on his lips.

"Had a couple of shots with David. It was his idea. I said you'd kick his ass for try to corrupt me, but he wouldn't listen." He said, making her giggle.

"It's kind of easy to tell when you've been drinking. Your eyes get more twinkly and you flirt with me like you did when we first met. Like you're still trying to impress me." she smiled.

"Seriously? I do that?"

"Yeah, you do. And don't ever stop it." She said, her hand stroking his hair back and away from his beautiful features as her expression quickly became troubled "You're going for him, tomorrow. Aren't you?" she asked.

"Heeeey…hey…. come on." He tried to soothe, reaching up and cupping her cheek before sitting up and turning to face her. He reached out and pulled her onto his lap, so her hands hooked around his neck and her ankles followed suit around his hips.

"I'd do anything for you, you know that right?" he asked and she nodded. "Well, you asked me to always come back to you, both of you" he said, slipping his hand under the back of her shirt, then running it around to the front where his hand settled on her stomach "no matter what, so that's exactly what's gonna happen. You hear me?"

"Ok" she said, before leaning in to kiss him, almost desperately "but if you don't, I swear I'm gonna kick your ass myself, you hear ME?"

"Promise." He smiled against her mouth.