"Can you? I hate to go, but…"
He grinned. "I’ve been there. I understand. I'll bring it up myself if there isn't any of the staff around, they'll leave it on a tray outside the door. I'll tell them just to knock to let you know it's there."
"Thank you," I said, and rushed back to the room.
My mate had woken up, although it was a recent occurrence. His hair was disheveled, and he stood naked looking around the room in confusion. "Where did you go?"
"Nowhere," I said. "Stay right there."
He blinked at me. "Can I get the blanket back?"
"Sure, but get it yourself." It was literally two steps away from him, his tired ass just hadn’t woken up enough yet to find it.
I went to the bathroom and closed the door. I fumbled with the box, ripping it open and finally pulling out the test. It was pretty easy to do, and I wasn't unaccustomed to doing them. This was the first time that I ever wanted a positive result, though. Dom and I had only just found each other, and we still knew very little about how things were gonna go for us, but a baby sounded amazing.
Two minutes later, the result was clear. I stepped into the bedroom. My mate was lying on the bed with the sheet covering his waist.
"What's that?" he asked. "Come here, I'm cold."
I crawled in next to him, draping my body over his. His arm came around my shoulder, and he held me against him. I’d never been a cuddler. I liked space and distance. With Dom, it was more like he was an extension of me, and I wanted him near me as much as possible.
He kissed my forehead, letting his lips lightly trail over my skin.
I showed him the result. He blinked at it.
"Am I supposed to understand what this means?"
"Perhaps not," I said. "It's a pregnancy test. A positive one."
“Positive?" He rolled me over so that he was lying on top of me. “We’re pregnant?"
"Yes."
I tossed the stick away and wrapped my arms around his neck, planting my lips on his. He returned my kiss with the fervor and excitement of a man who’d just received the best news.
"This is exciting. Are you excited or did you want to wait? Did you want kids?" he asked once we separated.
"Yes, no, and yes. I mean, I wouldn't have been opposed to waiting. But I'm not opposed to this. You know I'll still work, right? I'll just be very careful about my jobs."
"Of course, you're more skilled than anyone I know, and I know you would never put our child in danger.”
“And after they're born, I'll go back to work after some time off."
"Of course. Of course," he said. "We’ll make this work, Carmine. Always. No matter what. I'm just so happy."
"Me too." I breathed easily for the first time all morning. This would work out. It had to work out.
There was a knock on the door.
"Ignore them. It's just them letting us know they've got our tea."
"Tea for you. Where's my coffee?"
"Get it yourself," I said with a laugh. He knew he hadn’t found himself an omega that would cater to his every whim, and he loved it.
He laughed and kissed me again. There was a knock on the door again, this time louder.
"Andro wants to see you in his office. Now. Both of you." It was Felik’s voice.
