"How is she?" Qianhuang asked worriedly.
Harvey checked Chiaki's neck, her eyes, her throat. Her pulse was elevated. She was warm to the touch. He wasn't sure how much her mate would let him examine her. "May I?" He motioned to the rest of her body and watched as Qianhuang bristled. "Okay, I-"
"Yes, you can examine the rest of me." Chiaki said. She looked over at Qianhuang, the look saying 'You brought the doctor to check on me, now let him do his job!'
Carefully, still worried he might lose a hand, Harvey placed a hand on the bare part of Chiaki's chest above her clothing. He could feel the winged lion aura building behind him. He pushed against her breast and she hissed.
Qianhuang grabbed Harvey by the shoulder and pulled him away from her. "What do you think you are doing?! Don't touch my mate like that!"
"Key! He's trying to get information!"
Qianhuang had lifted Harvey off the ground easily and was holding the healer a foot above the floor of their home. He growled menacingly at the leopard male. "Watch your hands." He said, then dropped him.
Shakily Harvey moved back to the female. "I need to check one more thing, just to be sure..." He glanced back to Qianhuang. "Her belly."
The look on Qianhuang face darkened. "Only above her wrap." He warned.
"Of course!" Harvey agreed quickly. He lifted Chiaki's arms off her body, although she was covering her tender breasts she was also blocking her stomach from his examination. He gently placed his hands on her belly, felling around gently, and careful to not let them linger. He pulled away. "She's pregnant." He declared. "A little over a month along, maybe a month and a half."
Qianhuang dropped to his knees. "My mate is pregnant?" He repeated, stunned.
Harvey felt less threatened now. "Yes, all the signs are there. Most females have their estrus during the heavy-rainy season, so I have had confirmed several females pregnancies lately."
Chiaki had covered her mouth with her hands in her own shock. In her head she was trying to do the math. Four weeks ago Curtis was already asleep, six weeks ago? She tried to think back, how long ago... that was before the grand hunt wasn't it?
She found herself pulled into Qianhuang's lap. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on top of hers. "My mate is going to have cubs!" She was sure his voice had gone up an octave as he spoke. "I was worried that as a White Lion Saint-" He trailed off.
"I'll bring by the herbs I have that help with pregnancy." Harvey said as he stood. "I'll give you two some time and be back in a moment." The healer left the house with a wistful smile on his face. First time fathers were the hardest to deal with.
