Chapter 107

The week bustled by so fast, there was just so much to do, that in no time, it was the day before the wedding and Sabrina was already on her way to the mansion with the dress.
Lukas wasn’t allowed to see the dress so he was sent off to go on a drive with Matt for some bonding drive while Claire tried on the dress.
Claire was speechless for a full minute when Sabrina brought the wedding dress out. Sure, she had picked the design but she didn’t expect it to look this ethereal when it was all done, The bodice of the dress was a ruby red, which flowed down a bit into the skirt where it faded into pale red and then pure white that made up the rest of the wide skirt.
When Claire tried it on, it fit perfectly like a glove like it hadn’t been made by hand but a fairy godmother had cast some fairy magic. It looked truly divine and she could properly communicate just how happy the dress made her feel.
The wedding was the next day, the sunroom was gorgeously decorated in red and white and she had a wedding dress to match, now all that was left was to wait for the day to come.
Claire thought that she wouldn’t be able to get any sleep the night before her wedding but all she needed was to be snuggled in Lukas’ arms and she immediately fell deeply asleep.
She didn’t have to wake up early the next morning because the wedding wasn’t going to hold till late in the afternoon but Claire found herself vaulting out of bed early the next morning to hurry to the bathroom.
Lukas shot up after him, concern in his voice, “Claire? Claire? What’s wrong?”
Claire wished she knew, she had just felt a nausea so strong that it woke her up, and the next moment she was bent over the sink throwing up.
Lukas took care of her first and asked questions later, helping her hold up her sleep-tousled hair so that she could finish up and rinse her mouth.
Claire just went straight to Lukas and fell right into his arms, throwing up right after waking up had sapped her of all her energy. What terrible luck was this? To fall sick on her wedding day.
“How do you feel?” Lukas asked gently, stroking her hair.
Claire shivered slightly, “Still a bit nauseous, think I’m coming down with the flu?”
Lukas was about to respond only to fall silent again and go rigid.
Claire looked up at this, trying to see Lukas’ expression. “Is something wrong?”
“Baby, do you think you could be pregnant?” Lukas asked slowly.
Claire’s eyes went open as the pieces slid into place, her response was cut off by another vomiting bout. She leaned over the sink again, holding her hair up this time. “Please get my mom,” She managed to get out before throwing up.
Lukas couldn’t help but panic, he didn’t want to leave his possibly pregnant mate who couldn’t stop throwing up but he wouldn’t be of much help to her either if he stayed. He darted out of the bathroom to grab his phone and ring up Julia, returning right to Claire’s side.
By the time Claire rinsed her mouth and face off again, Julia was already on the way. She was with Senite doing some early last minute preparations so both ladies were the ones to show up.
Fortunately, the wave of nausea had passed when they showed up, the two ladies bustled Lukas out of the way and helped Claire get back into bed.
“Senite, could you please have a made prepare some chamomile tea with a squeeze of lemon?” Julia said, sitting beside the bed while holding her daughter’s hand.
“As a matter of fact, I’ll prepare it myself, the werewolf said, already hurrying off.
“No need to look so dismal, Lukas, it’s just a bit of morning sickness,” Julia said lightly, pushing Claire's damp hair out of her face.
“So she’s pregnant?” Lukas asked hopefully, inching closer.
“We won’t be sure till we take a test,” Julia was quick to correct, “After she has a bit of tea, we’ll go down to the hospital so we can be sure.”
The tension in Lukas’ shoulders bled out, he walked closer and cupped Claire’s face in between in his hands, and pressed his forehead to hers. “Baby, you scared me.”
“Sorry,” Claire said with a wince, her voice soft from all the energy that had been sapped out of her.
In truth, Claire was still in shock. It should be so surprising that she would be pregnant but somehow she still couldn’t wrap her head around the possibility that another life could be growing inside of her.
In a short time, before Senite could even return with the tea, Lukas already had an appointment set up. It was decided that the three of them would take Claire to the hospital seeing as they were the only ones ready to leave.
Matt was informed and would be going to the hospital after them with Rosie who had insisted on coming along. Lola decided to remain behind to oversee the preparations and Alec was in charge of running things till Lukas returned.
Claire couldn’t believe that on the morning of her wedding, instead of her to be getting ready to walk the aisle, she was in hospital robes waiting for the doctor to return with the results.
She found it so funny that she started laughing, so abruptly that it worried the rest but the doctor had returned then so their attentions were diverted.
The doctor was pleased to inform them that the Luna Queen was two weeks pregnant.
Claire found herself laughing again but this time it was softer, tears filling her eyes, she was really happy.
“Oh, Sunshine,” Julia hugged her daughter close as she was the closest to her, “You’d make a wonderful mother,” She whispered with stars in her eyes.
The rest were quick to give their well wishes too before leaving the private hospital room to give her and Lukas privacy.
Claire sank into Lukas’ arms when he got on the hospital bed with her, he hadn’t said much the entire time but she knew that it was because she was overwhelmed.
“I’m worried that I won’t fit into my wedding dress anymore,” She sighed, trying to make the atmosphere lighter.
But this only sent Lukas into a panic, “Then you can’t wear it, I don’t mind if you wear anything else, hell, I’d marry you in your matching pajama set.”
Claire laughed hard at this, the fact that Lukas was dead serious only made the entire situation more comical. “The baby isn’t going to grow that quickly,” She said with a smile, her face starting to ache.
Ever since she had learned that she was going to be having a baby for Lukas, she had laughed so much, she couldn’t help but think that it was a good sign.
“Oh,” Lukas deflated.
“I’m happy that you’d marry me in my pajamas though,” She placed a hand on his chest, and suddenly, the image of Lukas being dressed to the nines in his three-piece suit and crown while she stood in her matching pajamas and her furry slippers popped into her head, and she found herself laughing again.
“I like it when you laugh,” Lukas said softly, a gentle hand cupping her stomach.
Claire sighed blissfully, “And I love you…”
They left the hospital after Claire was properly checked over, returning to the mansion as a group and in very high spirits. A wedding and a baby all in one day? It was really such a special day.
Claire had only felt terrible in the morning, by the time noon drew close, she had completely recovered but everyone was too quick to fuss over her, especially Lukas so she was forced to remain in bed to get some proper rest.
While she was comfortably tucked in bed with far too much food that she could eat on a side table, she decided to call up Sabrina. The half werewolf was overjoyed to hear the news, she had been invited to the wedding so she would be coming over anyway but Claire couldn’t wait to tell her.
Although she was confined to her room for most of the day, she wasn’t bored because everyone found the time to pay her a visit ever so often, even Alec.
Lukas checked in on her the most and for some reason he expected her to be hungry each time because he was always asking her what she wanted to eat. At this rate, she wouldn't be able to fit into her dress by evening, but she knew he was just worried about her, and that made her love him all the more.
Claire placed a hand over her stomach, and then the other, wishing she could hold her little baby already but there was still so much time to wait till they would be ready to come into the world.