Xiroth blinked.“She is a polymorph.”
“She is.She also caught me when I was pushed off that cliff.”
He offered her his hand, and she walked out of the kitchen and moved to the huge doors that led out to the gardens.
She had a seat and muttered, “If I knew you were that big, I would have been way more nervous about the pregnancy.”
He looked at her, and astonishment hit him.“It is mine?”
Jennika winced.She was carrying deep, so she only looked six months or so along.
He looked at her.“You did not mean for me to know.”
“No, not really.You were never part of the equation.Well, you were in the one plus one equals another one, but not beyond that.”
“Why are you so small?”
She snorted and sat on a bench.“Because I have an inverted uterus, so he’s more back than forward.”
“He?”Xiroth looked delighted.
Oh, fuck.“Yes.It’s a boy.Or a small giant.I am not sure what is going to happen because he’s about to start packing on size.”
“When is he due?”
She sighed.“In five weeks.”
He smiled.“May I?”
She knew what he was asking.Everyone asked it.He, however, actually had a stake in the health of the baby.“Fine.Do you want me to wake him up?He naps when I work.”
Xiroth looked at her.“Please.”
She slammed his hand on her belly and stroked the side of her bump.She swore she heard giggling in her mind as the kicking began.
His eyes lit up a beautiful purple that she remembered.It glowed bright enough to make her whites lavender.
There was kicking and two punches, along with a headbutt that never failed to freak people out.Her bump flexed and distended as the head moved along.
Xiroth lifted his hand, and the acrobatics ceased.“He’s healthy and strong.”
“Yup.”
“You are well?”
“Ankles are puffy, but doing fourteen hours on your feet will do that to a lot of people.”
He frowned.“Your friend said to elevate your feet.”
“Yes.”She squawked as he leaned down, gripped her ankles, and pivoted her so they were across his thighs.This elevated the hell out of them.
He looked at her ankles.He prodded gently.“Does it hurt?”
“It aches.My blood volume has increased dramatically because I am circulating for two.”
He smiled.“Talking dirty to me.”
She blinked.“Fuck.I forgot that you drink.”
