True Blessings!

~Alexiana's POV~


Carson is standing there, in the middle of the kitchen's entrance threshold with tears streaming down his cheeks, waiting for my answer.

I sighed.

"Yes Carson, I am. I'm leaving with Jaxon." I answered

"When?" Asked Carson.

"In three weeks." I replied. This was not how I want to tell Carson; I did not want to tell him yet, not until we got a chance to resolve our problem.

Carson asked some more questions, but I had to yell over him to stop.
"Listen, this was not how I wanted to tell you nor did I wanted to tell you yet because you and I need to talk about what happened yesterday afternoon." I said in stern voice while giving Carson a pointed look.

He knows that I am right and there's nothing he can say nor do anything to avoid it. Well, he can physically, by running away, but mentally, it will eat him up. He'll feel guilty and I did not want that at all.
I told him to come have breakfast with me and Jaxon, then we could go to his office to talk; it took him a moment or two to decide, but he agreed.

To be honest, I feel bad for Carson; he has a lot on his plate right now. He has to be acting Alpha for a pack of around 330 members for the moment, he has to go over a lot of paperwork without any help; he probably does not get enough sleep at night and I definitely know for sure he did not mourn for mom, properly.

After eating breakfast and cleaning up the kitchen, Jaxon and I followed Carson to his office.

Jaxon came with because he wanted to protect me just in case if there was a repeat of yesterday afternoon. Honestly, I was going to argue with Jax about it, but I decided against it because I felt like I was going to lose anyways. I guess it is another win for Jaxon. That overprotective, sexy, handsome man. I thought to myself.

Then, another thought popped into my head, if Jax is overprotective with me now, imagine how he will be when I get pregnant! Oh Goddess! I'll go insane.

'Hey don't speak about mate like that.' Said Midnight while giving me a low growl.

'First of all, where the fuck have you been all morning? Lastly, don't you dare growl at me, I did not say anything negative about our mate. I was being a little over dramatic when I said I'll go insane; however, wasn't when I said our mate is overprotective, he will be as twice as overprotective once I bare his pups.' I replied back.

'To answer your question, I was spending time with Hunter for a bit, and then I took a na-' Midnight and I got cut off from our conversation from Jaxon's voice.

"Alexi, are you okay? You spaced out for five minutes." Said Jaxon, voicing his concern.

"Yes, I am okay; I was talking to Midnight and was not paying attention." I answered, assuring Jaxon that I am fine. He nodded and we head inside the office with Carson.

Once inside the office, Carson sat behind the desk, while Jaxon and I sat in front.

"What is it that you want talk about Alexiana?" Asked Carson. Yesh, harsh much?

"Carson, lose the attitude, please; this is not how I want to start a conversation to resolve our issue from yesterday's afternoon ordeal." I paused for a moment and then I asked, "Can we at least be civil with each other, enough to get through this?"

I didn't realize Jaxon was holding my hand, until I felt sparks radiating from my hand all the way up my arm.

"Yes, we can." Replied Carson

"Good! Do you want me to go first or do you?" I asked.

"Actually, I would like to go first because there is something I need to tell you." Answered Carson. I nodded my head and said okay so he can begin.

"Lexi, I would like to apologize to you for saying terrible words and taking my frustrations and irritability on you; you did not deserve that." Carson paused for a moment while wiping a tear off his cheek, before continuing, "I've been stressed out lately with everything, I do not know when was the last time I had a good night's sleep; I haven't mourned for mom at all.

I am so tired and frustrated; it feels like I am going insane and I just want to scream my lungs out."

It breaks my heart seeing Carson like this; he looks so broken and vulnerable.

I stood up from my chair, walked around the desk to stand in front of Carson and hugged him.

While Carson and I were still hugging, I felt my shirt on my right shoulder getting wet. I told Carson it is okay and to let it all out. I also told him that I forgave him and he cried harder on my shoulder.

About several minutes later, we pulled away from the hug with Carson calming down a little with a few tears here and there rolling down his cheeks.

All of a sudden, Carson started to sniff the air around him until he looked at me. He asked me, "Why do you smell different?" I looked at him confused, asking him different like what and he said that my scent is different. I guess realization set in when Carson's eyes went wide as saucers while looking from me to Jaxon and back looking back to me.

"You guys mated and marked each other?" Asked Carson.

"Yes, we did." I answered and Carson nodded with a smile.

Then, Carson turned to look at Jaxon and said to him, "Even though Lexi is not my biological sibling, we still grew up with each other and I still consider her as my little sister. Take care of my sister and if you hurt her in any way, Alpha or not, I will rip your head clean off your neck. Understood?"

"Carson, you do not have to worry because not only will I take care of Alexi, I am going to love, spoil and protect her; she is my mate and I am already in love with her." Replied Jaxon while looking at me lovingly.

To be honest, I've been in love with Jaxon since the second day of his stay here at the Silver Moon Pack.

I speed walked to Jaxon, jumped into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist and my arms around the back of his neck, kissing him; feeling the sparks exploding and traveling from my lips all the way down to the tip of my tippy toes.

Jaxon and I was about to have sex again, until we heard someone clearing their throat.

I jumped off Jaxon, turned around to face Carson and realized that Jaxon and I were still in the Alpha's office. 'OH MY GODDESS! WE WERE ABOUT TO HAVE SEX INSIDE THE ALPHA'S OFFICE AND IN FRONT OF CARSON, HOW EMBARRASSING!' I thought to myself.


~Two weeks later~


The meeting with Carson went better than I had expected; I forgave Carson because it is understandable what he was going through. Matter of fact, we got back close like we used to be when we were kids.

After the meeting, Jaxon and I hung out and lounged around until it was time for dinner.

Around dinner time, Jaxon decided he was going to cook for me and I was going to protest; however, he began speaking before I could say anything and told me, "I am going to cook for you and you do not have any say in this." With that, he led me to the living room, sat me down on the couch and told me to watch TV until dinner is ready.

After we had our dinner and cleaned the kitchen, Jaxon and I went to our guest bedroom, made love and went to sleep.
Well, we fell asleep around five or six in the morning after our sexual activities.


***


The next morning, I woke up with feeling exhausted; Jaxon really drained my energy. I slowly got out of bed, dragging my feet towards the bathroom to do my business and shower. While I was in the shower, I felt a weird sensation in my stomach, but I didn't think nothing of it and continued with my hot, steamy shower.
Twenty minutes later, I came out of the shower, grabbing my blue towel from the towel hook and dried my hair and body. After hanging the damp towel over the shower curtain rod, I put on my undergarments, Jaxon's blue t-shirt and my black sweat pants and put my hair in a messy bun.
I walked out of the bathroom and bedroom, making my way towards the kitchen, then to the living room.

As I am in the living room, I'm sitting down on the couch next to Brianna and Brandon while the TV is on; I really do not know what show is on because all three of us are talking.

"Alex, we're going to miss you." Said Brandon with Brianna nodding in agreement before speaking.

"Alex, what am I going to do without you?" Cried out Brianna. I swear, she could be a bit dramatic.

"I am going to miss you guys too. Brianna, what do you mean 'what are you going to do without me?' What you're going to do is live your life with Brandon, your mate and visit me whenever the both of you get the chance; I am only be two hours away and we could always faceti-" I stopped talking in the middle of my 'speech' when all of a sudden, I got very nauseous and started gagging.
Brianna asked me if I was okay, but I didn't have time to respond to her because I stood up from the couch, quickly ran to the bathroom by the staircase, lifting up the toilet seat and puked up the contents that I had moments ago.
While I was puking, I felt my hair get pulled back and out of my face by Brianna.

When I was finished puking, I flushed the toilet, got up from the floor, walked to the sink to brush my teeth and tongue.

"Alex, are you okay?" Asked Brianna concern laced in her voice.

"I think so; it's probably something I ate during breakfast that went bad."

"Um Alex, all four of us, you, Jaxon, Brandon and I ate the same thing for breakfast and none of us are sick." Brianna stopped talking for a moment so the both of us could think why I feel sick.

UNLESS! OH MY GODDESS!

I asked Brianna if she could come with me to the pack clinic, she said yes, but asked why and I told her that I just realized that period is late. Brianna, then started squealing in excitement, but I had to cover her mouth with hand to shush her up. Honestly, I am not sure if I am pregnant, for all I know, my period is late because it wants to be late and will show up any day, right?

Once we got to the pack clinic, I checked myself in as a 'walk in' to the receptionist and wait in the waiting room for my name to be called.
About fifteen minutes later, one of the pack nurses called me to come in the back to one of the private rooms to wait for the doctor.
While I was waiting for the doctor, the same nurse that brought me to the private room gave me a sample cup to pee in as one of their standard procedures – for female teens and women, of course. I waited about another ten minutes, until there was a knock on the door and I said, "come in."

"Alexiana Marie Stone?" Asked the doctor.

"Yes." I answered.

"Hi, my name is Dr. Charlotte Danforth, nice to meet you." Said Dr. Danforth with her hand out in front of her; I shook her hand and told her it was nice meeting her too. Dr. Danforth asked me my reason for this visit, so I told her about the puking, my late period and my suspicions that it could be nothing, but I just wanted to come and get checked out.

"Well, Ms. Stone, I –"

"Please, call me Lexi or Alex." Dr. Danforth nodded and continued what she was about to tell me.

"Well, Lexi, I'm looking at your urine test results and I would like to say congratulations, you are indeed pregnant." I looked at the doctor in shock for a few minutes before I started to cry.
Me pregnant? And Jaxon, what will he think?
What will he say?
Will he stay?
Does he even want any kids? We haven't even talked about children. Oh Goddess!
What If...what if he rejects me because I'm pregnant?

No, I'm not going to think like that - I'll talk to him!
But, what if he doesn't want to talk or even look at me?

I had many questions running through my mind that I did not hear what Dr. Danforth said.

"Lexi, are you alright?" Asked the doctor with a worried expression. I looked up at her with a fake smile and told her that I am fine and that I was just trying to process the good news.
After talking to the doctor about my pregnancy, what to expect, what is normal and not normal, I went out to the waiting room to get Brianna to go back to the pack house.
Once Brianna and I got back to the pack house, I sat on the couch to relax for a minute and think. However that was not possible now because Brianna wanted to know what happened and what the doctor said.

"UGH, FINE! If I tell you, will you stop bugging me about it?" I asked getting a little irritated.

"Yes, I will." Thank Goddess!

"Also, promise me you won't scream, please?" I asked.

"Okay, I promise! Now tell me what the doctor said!" Yesh, demanding much?

I took a deep breath and right before I could say anything, in walks Jaxon.

"Alexi, what is Brianna talking about?" Asked Jaxon curiously.

Oh, no! I guess there is no perfect time than now to tell them I'm pregnant, right?

"WHAT! Y-your pregnant?" Asked Jaxon with his eyes welling up with tears.

Oh Goddess! I left my mind-link open! Well, here it goes.
"Yes Jaxon, I am pregnant." I heard cheers of excitement going on around me, but I tuned them out because I walked over to Jaxon and he asked me again if I am pregnant. I said yes. Jaxon picked me up, and spinning me around in circles, shouting from the top of his lungs, "I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!" Making me laugh at his little antic.

Then, Jaxon put me down still holding me around my waist with his left arm, while putting his right hand on my left cheek, smiling at me and said, "Alexiana Marie Stone, you made me the happiest man alive. I love you so much."

"Jaxon Alexander Diaz, you made me the happiest woman alive. I love you too from the bottom of my heart. To be honest, I thought you were going to reject me for getting pregnant before discussing about it." I said truthfully while lowering my head, facing the ground. Jaxon placed his pointer finger underneath my chin and lifted my head to face him.
"My Darling Mate, please do not ever think that I'll reject you for baring my pups. You are mine and I am yours! I am not going anywhere and neither are you!" I am deeply in love with this man and I couldn't ask for any better mate.

I am truly blessed by the Moon Goddess for my second chance at love and mate.