‘No,’Atlas typed frantically.‘No one else knows until we get to tell them.’He lost the bet to Bel. Bel had said that there was no way that Asmos would make it through the night before he told everyone that he could. Atlas really thought Asmos would do them a solid and let them tell people.
‘This isn’t my fault!’Asmos responded.
It totally was. Instead of responding with words, Atlas added several angry emojis to the chat.
‘I’m sorry!’Asmos wrote.‘I was just excited!’
‘I would have known if Daddy had told me and I would have kept it a secret,’Cary responded.
‘Don’t believe him,’Gage said.‘Cary can’t keep a secret either.’
‘So how far along is Bel exactly?’Seb questioned.
‘My minions informed me that a male pregnancy is only three months. Three! We need to get planning this baby shower,’Adam texted.
‘I can’t believe he didn’t know,’Asmos wrote.‘Or Mamm! Did you see how Mamm was freaking out? It’s like they didn’t pay any attention to our lore.’
‘It does seem suspicious that these demons forget to tell us about something so important,’Gage replied.
‘It’s not all demons though,’Seb pointed out.‘Only the first ones. Those that are from the royalty line. The princes and dukes.’
This group chat was going in so many different directions. At least it was distracting Atlas as Bel showered.
‘Dukes??????????’Adam’s ten question marks had Atlas grinning.
‘I think,’Seb wrote.‘I’ve just begun my research!’
‘But not a duke that was recently made a duke,’Adam typed.‘Right? Right???’
Oh! Atlas sat up in bed. This was interesting.
‘Unknown,’Ari texted.‘Like Seb said, we just started to research this. This isn’t something that we thought would come up. Even I forgot it could happen.’
‘But I need to know!’Adam argued.
‘Do you top Mal often?’Asmos asked.‘And if you do, can I have the details?’
‘Oh! Wow! That is a relief. No, I’m a total bottom boy.’Adam typed that like he was very proud of his position.
‘How come me and Gage can get pregnant then?’Cary questioned.
‘That is Lucifer’s angel side,’Ari responded.‘Angels can get their mates pregnant no matter the sex. Royal demons can get pregnant but not their mates.’
Atlas placed a hand on his bare stomach. He’d not considered what he’d feel like if he was in Bel’s shoes. Mpreg in this realm was crazy enough. Atlas was excited for a baby. Not something that he had ever considered, seeing he was a gay man. Now though, he had the same responsibilities as any other couple.
‘And from what I’ve read, male pregnancy can only happen with a mate,’Seb added.‘So Mammon is safe for now.’
‘We don’t have to tell him that,’Asmos suggested.
Atlas shook his head. Asmos was too much sometimes. Although Mamm’s reactions had been pretty damn funny. He’d had a lot of questions. A lot. Like mostly about how he could stop from ever getting pregnant.
‘I’m not sure it will come up,’Adam agreed.
The bathroom door opened and Bel stepped out with a towel around his waist and another in his hand, wiping the water off his horns.
Atlas dropped the phone onto the mattress as he stared.
“I think we need—” Bel lowered the towel and frowned. “What’s wrong?”
