Chapter 31

(Amelia POV)
The moment the words left the doctor’s mouth I felt my heart stop. I had only been with Owen for such a short time, and now he was in a coma and it was up to me to lead the pack. Now I had this small thing growing inside me, needing me. Of course, I had wanted to have children one day, but I had never thought it would happen so soon, and this baby was not just any baby. Because my mate is an alpha and because of me being the white wolf. What did that mean for our baby? This baby would have alpha blood and the blood of a white wolf. Would it be normal? I felt panic set in once again and the nurse comes beside me and takes my hand.
“Luna, I know that there is a lot going on for you right now, but this is a blessing from the moon goddess. She has given you this child because she knows you are ready to be a mother. This pup will bring nothing but happiness to the alpha and to the pack. The pack will cherish this child as much as you will. This pack will be their family, and we will all help you as much as you need us.” She tells me squeezing my hand softly.
I can not hold back the tears that fall from my eyes when her words settle in. I had never thought that coming where I felt like I had nothing and no real family to a place where people I hardly know are willing to help me like this. I had been afraid to tell my mother everything that had happened to me since I have been here, and now I have this news to tell her. How could I tell her everything that has gone on since I came here? As much as I knew I should tell her everything but would she even care? Would she even want to know? I had tried calling her once or more, but she was always short with me and it had already seemed like she didn’t even want to hear from me. This pack was my new family and it was about time that I let my past go. This baby was my new life and I was ready to live it, with my baby and my mate.
“So, what do I do next?” I ask the nurse taking in a deep breath.
“Now Luna, you need to rest. So much is happening to you right now, and for the sake of your pup you need to get some rest. So now, I am going to bring you a big slice of cake from the cafeteria and you are going to sit there and eat it and binge watch tv. You will do that until the doctor says you are cleared to leave.” She tells me with a smile.
“But I have pack business to deal with.” I tell her.
“Liam is the beta now; he will be able to help you for now until you can return to your duties. Luna please rest, ok?” She says almost pleading with me. “Should I call Liam and Olivia to come for a short visit?”
“Ok.” I whisper to her.
She steps out of the room and I sit back and lift the ultrasound picture I was given close, and I look at my little baby. So small and so cute! I still can’t believe that this small peanut is my baby, all mine and Owen’s. Owen…I wanted to see him and tell him that he is going to be a dad. We had not talked about kids yet, when we wanted them or how many but somehow I knew that he would be so happy. I closed my eyes and laid my head back and tried to relax and rest as best as I could.
About an hour later I heard a soft knock at my door and Olivia peeked her head into my room.
“Hey Mimi, can I come in?” She asks softly.
“Yeah come in! Is Liam with you?” I ask her with a smile.
“He stopped by the pack house to see if there is anything that needs to be taken care of with the pack before he comes. So how are you?” She asked sitting next to me.
“Yeah they said I will be fine, but I have news.” I tell her trying to hold back my big smile.
“What? What’s going on?” She asks leaning closer with eyes wide.
I smile and hand her the small picture. She gasped as soon as she saw the picture.
“Oh my- Mimi you are having a pup?” She says excitedly.
She jumps up from her seta and takes me into a big hug. It felt amazing to tell someone the news and see how happy they were to hear the news.
“I am going to be an aunt?” She asks happily.
“Mhm! You are going to be an aunt!” I tell her with a big smile.
“This is so great! I am so happy! I can’t wait for Liam to hear he is going to be an uncle! He is going to freak out! Our Mimi is going to be a mom soon! Like really soon!” She seems to realize something.
“Well not for a while, it’s still early.” I remind her.
“Well, yes but wolf pups grow a bit faster than humans do. The doctor didn’t explain?” She asks me with concern.
“He has not told me much yet, they wanted me to rest for a little while.” I explain.
“Well, wolf pups only need about 6 months to grow. So, we will be meeting this little one sooner than you think. For instance, if you look at the size of the baby it already looks like it is at least 6 weeks old. Yet, you and Owen have only been together for about a week int hat way right?” She asks looking away.
“Yeah. So even though I am only about a week pregnant, the baby is already over a month old in size?” I ask her.
“Exactly! So, you need to take very good care of yourself because that little one will be growing fast!” She says with a big smile.
“Wow! I can’t believe I am going to be a mom soon. I just wish Owen were here. I want to tell him and see his face when he finds out.” I say feeling the sadness fall over both of us.
“Have the doctors said when he might wake up?” She asks me.
“They said he is beginning to heal a bit faster, but he still has not been showing signs of waking up. I sat with him for at least a day, and he seemed to respond to me, but he still didn’t wake up. They think it will be soon though. At least I hope he will!” I say with an exhausted smile.
Suddenly I was feeling really tired and my eyes grew heavy. Olivia could see that I was getting sleepier and more offered to come back and see me later in the afternoon. For some reason knowing I am growing a baby made me feel completely exhausted. I think it had more to do with the fact that I had been barely sleeping since Owen was hurt. It was hard to sleep without him and even when I did sleep all I could see was him lying in his hospital bed hurt. This time I fell asleep so easily, and as soon as I am asleep I began dreaming about Owen again. This time though he was sitting beside me watching me with those eyes that I had grown so fond of.
He was holding my hand and speaking to me softly. The sound of his voice sounds like honey, smooth and deep. I have missed hearing his voice so much, and I wished so badly that this all was real. I look toward him, and his face becomes clearer and I can not help but smile at the sight of him. My heart flutters like the very first time I saw him, and I could even smell his scent. Everything about this dream felt so real that I never wanted to wake up again. Just the small things that I felt in this dream was enough to make my stomach flutter.
His touch felt so real sending those shots of tingling electricity through my body. I reached out and touched his face which made him smile brightly and he spoke softly, but I couldn’t understand everything. Maybe because it’s because it is a dream that everything seems a bit fuzzy, and distant. I feel myself wake up slowly and I dread losing whatever this dream is. I don’t want to lose these moments with Owen. As the fuzziness begins to clear I realize something.
The tingling feeling lingers and I blink to clear my vision and my breath gets caught in my throat suddenly when I realize that everything I had seen and felt in my dream was more real than I realized. In fact, I had woken up slowly a long time ago, and everything I was seeing had been…real. Because there sitting beside me was my wonderful and handsome mate smiling at me and looking at me with every bit of love that he had the day he saw me.
“Owen?” I say softly not believing my eyes.
“Yes love, it’s me.” He says back, with a smile that made my heart race instantly.
“It’s really you?” I ask again.
“It is.” He says leaning in and kissing me softly.