-- THE NEXT DAY --
"You don't need to be worried Tendou, Dr. Kanda is very sweet…" Rose smiled at the fidgeting omega next to her
"But what if I AM having triplets?!" Tendou was uncharacteristically showing his sensitive side, "What am I gonna do?!"
"It'll be fine, you have me to help you out, and you're not going through this alone, your alpha IS staying with you…" Rose rubbed his back soothingly. ~Pregnancy changes people… it's understandable that he's freaking out…~
"Tendou?" The nurse called
"H-here…" he barely squeaked out
"Right this way…" the nurse smiled
Tendou stood and followed the nurse into his examination room and she smiled, "You don't need to be too nervous…"
"That doesn't help…" he didn't look at her
"I know…" she giggled, "If doctor can't find the baby then we'll have to take a blood sample alright?"
"Oh… okay…"
"Alright, Dr. Kanda will be with you very shortly…" and with that the friendly nurse smiled and left the room
Not even 10 seconds later the Doctor knocked on the door and entered the room.
"Hello Tendou-san!" She smiled brightly
"H-hello…" he said still feeling nervous
"Rose said we may be looking at triplets right?" The doctor asked
"Yeah…"
"No need to be so scared dear…" Dr. Kanda smiled gently, "I know it's normal to be nervous for your first pregnancy, and on top of that more than one? But you'll be alright… you're in very capable hands…"
Tendou took a deep breath and was able to relax a little. Dr. Kanda explained how the procedure would work and proceeded to use the wand on Tendou. When they were finally situated the doctor smiled.
"Well, I'd say Rose's intuition is pretty strong…"
"Is it triplets?" Tendou asked looking at the screen
"Yup…" Dr. Kanda pointed at the three empty looking bubbles on the screen, "One, two, and three…"
Tendou stared at the screen in disbelief. There's really three of them?
"Now I can't tell if they're all healthy but at least it looks like they aren't connected so there shouldn't be any foreseeable complications…"
"That's good…" Tendou said feeling a strange sense of relief
Tendou was cleaned up and went out to tell Rose what happened.
"That's great Tendou!" Rose smiled, "I'm pretty sure Ushijima will be happy to hear the good news!"
"How… how do I tell him?" Tendou looked kind of… heartbroken
"You just do." Rose giggled, "Wasn't he already happy when you told him you were pregnant?"
"Yeah but this is different!" Tendou said as they walked out of the clinic
"How?"
"We went from expecting one baby to three!" Tendou rubbed his palms over his eyes before threading them through his hair, "I already knew that one baby was going to be a lot of trouble but how will I survive with three of them?"
"You will…" Rose smiled, "Believe me, if you love them, you will…"
Tendou looked down at his stomach before looking at the sonogram pictures that Dr. Kanda gave him, "Would you?"
"Would I what? Love them?" Rose quirked an eyebrow
"I guess not would you but more like… How would you deal with this?" Tendou paused trying to find the right words for his question
"Would I keep them." Rose said, "That's what you're trying to ask me…"
Tendou looked down at his feet as they walked to the car.
"Let me tell you about my oldest son…" Rose said as they got into the car, "My son makes 13 this year, the day before Christmas Eve."
Tendou looked at Rose amazed, "How old are you?"
"I'm 28, if you do the math, I was only 15 when I gave birth to my son…" she smiled sadly, "I was 14 when I got pregnant with him…"
Tendou's eyes widened, "Why…?"
"I presented a little earlier than is normal…" Rose explained, "And I spent my first heat with an alpha, of course I didn't know who he was but it happened…"
"So what…" Tendou looked her dead in the eyes, "What did you do?"
"I obviously kept my baby… if that's what you're asking…" Rose giggled, "I was alone, pregnant, scared… But all I knew was that I loved my baby…"
Tendou looked down into his lap where he could see the vague bulge of his stomach.
"Trust me Tendou, you're lucky that your alpha is still with you, he's going to help you through your pregnancy and well after it…" Rose smiled over at the omega next to her, "You don't need to worry, you've been blessed with three seemingly healthy babies… Take care of them…"
They pulled into the driveway of the safe house and got out of the car, "Thanks Rose, I feel a little better now…" Tendou said giving her a big hug
Even though Rose was quite petite, hugging her was like hugging someone twice your own size. She emitted a safe, warm, fuzzy feeling. Tendou smiled when Rose wrapped her arms around him in return.
"Like I told Makki, I take care of the stressful stuff so you can focus on keeping baby healthy…" Rose smiled, "Or in your case, babies…"
Tendou offered an embarrassed smile in return. Upon walking into the safe house it could be noted that Makki was sitting out in the living room.
"Done?" Rose asked walking over to him
"Finally…" he huffed, "That seemed SO much longer than usual!"
"Well, you and your alpha ARE trying for pups…" Rose giggled
"Yup, and now we wait…" Makki turned his eyes back to the TV with some drama about a farmer's son and a billionaire's daughter. Typical soap opera stuff.
"How long do you want to wait before you take a test?" Rose asked
"Issei said to wait a week…" Makki wasn't paying too much attention as Rose noticed him slightly dozing off
"Noted…" Rose smiled and walked into the kitchen
Tendou followed her, feeling somewhat attached to her now.
"What are you doing Rose?"
"I'm trying to see if I have another frame for your ultrasound…" she responded while rummaging through the junk drawer in the kitchen
"Oh… I see…" Tendou tracked her with his eyes when suddenly a muscular arm wrapped around his waist
Tendou turned around and smiled at his alpha.
"Welcome back." Ushijima greeted, "How was your appointment?"
"It was fine, Doc said that even though she couldn't tell if they were healthy she said we shouldn't be worried…" Tendou wrapped his arms around the big alpha's neck and pulled is face down to touch their foreheads, "She said that there shouldn't be any complications with the triplets…"
Ushijima went wide eyed upon hearing the words from his mate's lips, "What…?"
"You already knew it was a possibility!" Tendou laughed
Ushijima gave a small loving smile before looking down to the very small bump in between them. Reaching a hand down he rubbed Tendou's stomach lovingly, "Triplets…" he barely whispered
Tendou grabbed Ushijima' by his fingertips and brought them to his lower abdomen so he was touching a specific spot, "one…" Tendou moved his fingers slightly higher, "two…" and once more slightly to the side, "three…"
Ushijima followed his own fingers with awestruck eyes and felt his heart swell with pride and pure joy listening to Tendou's whispers, counting off their blessings.
"I FOUND ONE!" Rose's shout interrupted their tender moment
The couple watched as Rose placed a frame with another ultrasound in it on the fridge next to Akaashi's. Scribbling under it, the fridge now read; "Baby Sawamura, 16 weeks; Baby Oikawa, 12 weeks; Bokuto Twins, 8 weeks; Ushijima Triplets, 4 weeks" Tendou felt his heart melt seeing his three little ones, he could only imagine how his ultrasounds would progress on the fridge. Their love displayed for all of the house's occupants to see.
Suga entered the kitchen and walked quickly over to the fridge. He opened it and grabbed a container full of a questionable looking substance before stopping in his tracks. Suga closed the door and examined the newest photo on the fridge before turning around with a huge smile, "Congratulations!"
"Thanks!" Tendou smiled back
"Good luck! I hope they stay healthy!" Suga ran over and hugged Tendou
"Me too…" Tendou blushed before eyeing the container in Suga's hands, "What are you eating?"
"Um… It's peanut butter, jelly, and pickle juice…" Suga blushed, "I have no idea what is up with this baby and this combination but it seems to be their favorite…"
"I am NOT looking forward to that…" Tendou commented
"I'd rather have these weird cravings than morning sickness…" Suga responded
"I haven't really had that yet…" Tendou commented
"Lucky…" Iwaizumi came stumbling into the room looking completely drained
"You seem to be the one with the worst case of morning sickness, Iwaizumi…" Suga said
"This kid is driving me nuts…" Iwaizumi said walking over to the sink to grab a glass of water
"You've still got six more months Iwa-chan!" Oikawa came bounding into the kitchen, "Then we'll finally have little Bean in our arms!"
Oikawa wrapped his arms around Iwaizumi's waist from behind and rested his head on his mate's shoulder. Iwaizumi promptly paid him no attention and went about washing his cup out and turning to face the other occupants of the kitchen.
"So how many pups officially now, Rose?" Suga asked
"Let me see…" Rose turned to face the fridge, "It looks like we've got seven on the way, and we're still waiting to see if Makki is pregnant…"
"Wow, seven pups…" Tendou commented
"I should make a renovation to add a playroom…" Rose said still looking at the ultrasounds on the fridge
"A playroom?" Iwaizumi quirked an eyebrow at Rose
"Yeah, so the pups will have a safe area to play…" Rose said finally turning back to the group
"You're so sweet!" Suga gave a big smile, "You've taken such amazing care of us Rose! Thank you!"
Rose looked at Suga wide eyed, "It's alright, you don't have to thank me!" She blushed and smiled
Daichi suddenly came running into the room and over to Suga.
"What's wrong?" Suga frowned at him
"Your mother is calling…"
Suga's blood ran cold. ~What…?~ Daichi handed the phone to Suga and indeed his mother's caller ID was showing on the screen. Suga locked eyes with Daichi, "What do I do?"
"Answer it." Rose said
"But I can't tell her-"
"You're not going to tell her that you're pregnant Suga…" Rose said calmly, "She's on a business trip isn't she? She's probably just calling to check in on you…"
Suga nodded and took a deep breath before answering the call.
"Hello?"
"Koushi…" ~Shit she sounds mad…~
"Yes ma'am?" Suga answered politely
"Where are you?"
Suga froze, why was she asking that?
"I'm with Daichi…" Suga said it as if it was nothing to be suspicious of
"And WHERE is Daichi…?"
"We're at home…" Suga said making eye contact with his mate
"Really?" Suga's mom sounded super pissed, "Because I don't see you ANYWHERE!!"
At that moment Suga felt his heart drop, his mother was home?
"I meant as in we're at Daichi's house…" Suga was starting to sweat, "When did you get home?"
Daichi looked at Suga with wide eyes. He mouthed the words (She's back?!) at his mate. Suga looked at Daichi with scared eyes and nodded.
"This morning…" His mother said, "But how long has it been since YOU'VE been home?"
"I was there just yesterday…" Suga lied
"Koushi don't LIE to me!"
"I-I'm sorry…" Suga's eyes began to fill with tears
"Koushi WHERE are you?!"
"I-I…" Suga started sobbing
The scent of distress filled the air as everyone in the room watched Suga.
"Koushi…" his mother sighed, "You're safe right?"
"Y-yes…"
"I'm sorry I blew up like that but you had me so worried!"
"I-I'm sorry…"
Daichi wrapped his arms around Suga pressing his mate's head against his chest. Suga held the phone to his ear firmly as he burrowed deeper into the warmth of his mate.
"Koushi answer me honestly, I promise I won't be mad…"
"Yes ma'am…" Koushi sniffled
"How long have you been gone from the house?"
Koushi paused, "About four months…"
"Why are you spending so much time with Daichi-kun?"
Suga looked directly into Daichi's eyes, pleading for help. He couldn't just hang up on his mother! She'd call back anyways! Daichi looked into Suga's eyes helplessly, he didn't know what to do either.
"Koushi…?" Suga's mom said
"Um…" Suga really didn't know how to respond
"Koushi, you might think you're hiding something from me but I'm your mother… I probably already know the reason you haven't been home…" She sighed
Suga froze again. ~Does she REALLY know that I'm pregnant? How did she find out? Did she maybe figure it out on her own?~
"When you're ready to let me in Koushi… Please call me…"
Suga felt more tears form in his eyes and overflow hearing his heartbroken mother.
"I just want to be a part of your life. I'm way more accepting than your father, don't worry, I won't tell him…" Suga's mother sighed again, "Daichi's a good boy, make sure he takes care of you Koushi, I love you…"
And with those last few words she hung up. Suga slowly pulled the phone away from his ear and stared in disbelief.
"Koushi are you okay?" Daichi lifted Suga's chin and looked into his eyes searching for a signs of hurt
"I… don't know…" Suga looked back at his phone then locked eyes with Daichi again, "I'm not sure what just happened…"
"What did she say Suga?" Iwaizumi asked
Suga turned to explain the whole thing to everyone. When he was done, everyone stared at their feet, trying to think of what his mother meant.
"So does this mean she knows you're an omega?" Daichi asked
"Why wouldn't she know?" Tendou asked
"Well, I've hidden that from both of my parents since I presented…" Suga said, "But I guess my mother figured it out…"
"Then maybe she means that she knows you're an omega…" Iwaizumi said, "Have you been back to your house since you got pregnant?"
"No…"
"Then it wouldn't smell like the pregnant you… just you…"
"I guess that does make sense…" Suga said, "But I was so careful about hiding my scent until I came here… How did she just figure it out?"
"I don't think she JUST figured it out Koushi…" Daichi said
"Why?"
"Because if you were an alpha or even a beta, what reason would a mother have to worry THAT much over you?" Daichi explained, "You aren't scrawny, you've got muscle, so you'd be able to fight off kidnappers…"
"Mothers will ALWAYS worry…" everyone turned to Rose as she suddenly spoke up, "It doesn't matter what primary OR secondary gender their child is… They will still worry…"
Almost as if on cue everyone's hands rested on respective pregnant bellies.
"See what I mean…?" Rose giggled, "At any rate, things are alright between you and your mother now Suga, let's make some dinner and eat!"
"Yes please!" Came the call from the other two omegas standing in the kitchen entryway
"How nice of you to join us!" Rose laughed, "You missed so much!"
Akaashi and Makki looked at each other and shrugged nonchalantly and entered the kitchen to see what they could help with.
