“I’m breathing,” I managed to choke out.
“Good. This isn’t unheard of. Dragon mates lay eggs. A dragon’s DNA is so potent and powerful, it almost guaranteesthis. But I’ve helped quite a few mates lay eggs. It’s not a lot different than giving birth, except you have to wait to see the babies until they break through the shell.”
Dots connected in my mind. “That’s why I’ve been sort of nesting in the nursery. I thought it was my cat readying for the baby, but…oh, man, it even looks like a nest, now that I think about it.”
Sean shrugged it off. “Probably a bit of both. And again, all very normal. I know this is difficult for our human brains to wrap around but, as much as you can, let your animal decide what to do and if they want to nest or clean the house, another form of nesting, or refold blankets…that’s all part of the process. Try to take a back seat to them mentally when fear starts to trickle in.”
I took a long, cleansing breath. He was so right. I needed to chill.
“Thank you. I really appreciate this. Three babies, huh?”
The healer chuckled and nodded. “Yes. You two are going to do great. You have some support outside of all of this?”
I did. I had an amazing best friend and his mate. They had their own baby, but I didn’t doubt they would help whenever they could. Theo had Darris and his brothers and Greta.
“Yes. We do.”
“Lean on them when you need to. Community is so important. And one more thing. Call your mate. Share these fears with him. He seemed supportive. Is that true?”
A tear slipped down my face. I should’ve told him. Theo would’ve dropped everything to come with me today. I was so used to carrying and isolating when I was in trouble. I needed to let my mate in. “He is. I’m going to call him right now. Thank you again.”
“No problem. Call me again if you need anything, and I’d like to see you weekly now that we know how well-formed theeggs are. Should be a month before you lay them, but let’s check progress.”
“Okay.”
I called Theo on the way home. He immediately came home, and we sat together and talked through everything. He eased every fear in a way only a mate could.
My alpha was the absolute best.
He asked to see my nest and, at first, I shied away.
“Brent, look at me.” I did. “Nesting is normal and even necessary when it comes to our eggs. I would love to see it.”
I sighed. “It’s in the nursery.”
We walked to the room made for our baby but now had to be modified for babies, plural. In the corner were some comforters from the closet, along with some of Theo’s hoodies and his pillow. All of them for comfort. His scent brought me calm.
Theo circled my waist from behind and leaned his chin on my shoulder. “It’s a beautiful nest, mate. You did so well.”
It was like he spoke directly to my feline. “Really? It’s not weird?”
“Not weird at all. You made a comfortable, safe, and warm nest for our eggs, our babies. What a blessed alpha I am.”
My entire body warmed. His praise meant everything to me.
“We’re having three babies,” I said as he rubbed circles along my belly.
“We can do it. You can do it.”
Chapter Nineteen
Brent
Silly me. I thought that the first nest I made was going to be the final one. It was settled and done, with time for the next item on the pre-baby checklist and all that good stuff.
How very wrong I was.
I took that nest apart and rebuilt it every single day. Every single night, I went to sleep thinking I’d finally done it, that I’d finally made the perfect nest. But this morning, just like every other one, I knew it was wrong. Very, very wrong.
