I’d already told him, but if it made him feel better, I’d do it a thousand times. “I am ecstatic, my love. I can’t wait to have a baby with you.”
Chapter Eighteen
Brent
I slid the chair back from my desk and almost toppled over. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Theo wasn’t home yet. He still had a few hours of his forty-eight-hour shift. I had no one to ask about this stuff.
What in the world had I just stumbled onto?
So I did what any expecting shifter would do…I called the healer. We had only gone to him twice, and each time, he said everything was fine. We opted out of the ultrasound because of concerns over radioactive waves or something, but now I regretted it. Theo told me the ultrasound was harmless, but did I listen? No.
What in the fuck did you mean there was a possibility I was going to lay eggs?
Eggs. Dragon eggs.
I picked up the phone and dialed the healer and, when the appointment desk answered, tried not to sound like an absolute lunatic. “I need to come in for an ultrasound,” I said.
They got all my information. “Is there something wrong? Are you bleeding or having cramps?”
I calmed my breathing as best I could. “Um, yes, there might be a problem. Is there any way you can work me in today?”
“Sure. Come on in. It’s a slow day.”
Without telling Theo, I got in the car and forced myself to take the slow route to the clinic for no other reason than I needed a few moments to not freak out.
Eggs. Dragon eggs coming out of my…
Nope. Come on, Brent. Let’s go see before we come unglued.
I walked into the healer’s office and waited only a few minutes before being called back. Shoot. I really should’ve told Theo. Too late now.
“Good morning, Brent. Come on back. We’re ready for you.” I expected an ultrasound tech, but instead, it was Sean, the healer himself. “Tell me what’s going on.” He asked me to sit on the table while he took a seat on the rolling stool.
I felt so silly now but, at the same time, not. “You know my mate is a dragon shifter.”
“I do.”
“And this morning, I was reading something about dragons and dragon babies and…”
“Eggs,” he finished for me.
I nearly whimpered with relief. “Yes.”
“I’m glad you came in. Is your mate coming in as well? Should we wait for him?” Probably. Maybe. “No. I have to know.”
Sean nodded. “Okay. Let’s find out so that you can rest easy, and we’ll talk about what it means if you are carrying eggs.”
Eggs. Like a chicken. Dear goddess.
It wasn’t far into the ultrasound when I saw several oval shapes inside me. I didn’t have to be a healer or a tech to see what that meant. “Eggs,” I said. I was tired of saying that word. It had begun to sound weird.
“Yes. Three of them. Healthy, babies inside as well.”
I was frozen in place. Sean asked me to wipe up the blue gel stuff, but I couldn’t move. Fear was taking over.
“Sit up.” He basically sat me up himself. “Let’s talk about this. But first, I need you to breathe. Your babies need you to breathe.”
