“Surprise, Iampregnant.”
This time the silence continued for so long I thought we’d been disconnected or she’d fainted.
“Mom?”
“I’m here.” Her voice was close to a whisper. “It’s a lot to take in all at once.”
“We’re both excited.” Dray got up and put his arms around me which slowed my galloping heart.
“It’s so sudden and fast. What do you know about him?”
My mate placed his lips on my mark, and I took a deep breath. My instinct was to shout at Mom, but if I put myself in her position, I understood she was just worried about her baby.
A door slammed in the background. “Your father’s back.”
This was followed by muffled voices, suggesting she’d put her hand over the phone. I sighed because my father would interrogate me.
“Pax.” Yep, now it was Dad’s turn. “Your mother says you're pregnant.”
“Yes.”
“Is your… ummm, partner there with you now?”
Oh no, Dad wanted to talk to Dray. But I didn’t want that. Once they’d digested the information we could FaceTime.
“Ummm, maybe.”
“You can tap once for yes and two for no if you need help.”
My darling dad was worried I’d somehow been coerced into having a man’s baby.
“I’m fine and happier than I’ve ever been. This is where I belong.”
I held the phone away from my ear, as there was a thump and crackling, and Mom came back on.
“Guess what? We’re coming to visit.”
“Mom, there’s no need.” But there was. They needed to make sure I was in the right place with the right person.
“We’ll be there this weekend. Love you.” She hung up.
I slumped onto the couch and held my head in my hands. Dray kneeled in front of me.
“Give me the bad news.”
I lifted my head. “They’re coming here this weekend.”
“What’s so bad about that?” He patted my knee.
“They’re human and you aren’t.”
“Pax, my dragon isn’t going to burst out of me and break into song. He’ll stay hidden.”
I wanted to believe that we’d appear as a normal human couple, but worry grated at me as I imagined the opposite.
My parents must have drivenall night because they arrived just after breakfast. I peeked through a gap in the curtains as they got out of the car and pointed to the newly clipped hedges and the lawn Dray had mown yesterday.
“Here we go.” My belly was churning, and that couldn’t be good for my eggs
