Chapter Seventy-two

Noah's POV

The room had an eerie feel to it, the quickness and the stench of antiseptics made it worse. I walked over to Storm and held her hand.

"David, is she fine? Is she hurt anywhere? Does she need surgery? Why is she still unconscious? " I rambled the questions out but my eyes were focused on Storm.

"She's fine, the impact of the choking caught off the air in her brain for a minute but she's a fighter and so is the baby. She'll be back home in a day or two." He said, my brain had only heard the word baby, what the hell was going on?

"Baby, what baby? Who has a baby?" Was he talking about Fiona?

David's eyes widened and he cleared his throat.

"Oh, erm, so I'm guessing you don't know. " He loosened his tie. " Storm is seven weeks pregnant, I don't know why she hasn't told you, she's known since she was three weeks pregnant."

My chest ached and my eyes burned, Storm was pregnant and I was going to be a father. How come I didn't know, how could she not tell me?

"Noah, are you okay?" I had been so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice that David was next to me. He placed a hand on my shoulder.

I shook my head, "I don't know. I think I'm fine but I'm not sure."

" When Storm wakes up, go easy on her, she's been through a lot and she must have had her reasons why she didn't tell you."

David exited the room and I sat on the chair next to Storm's bed. David had a point, we've been busy and we recently got back on good terms, I can understand why she would keep it a secret from me.

I lay on my head on the bed for a few minutes to rest my eyes but slowly drifted off to sleep.

A rough tap on my shoulder woke me up. I raised my head to see Storm awake, I could see the panic in her eyes. I got up and approached her slowly.

"Storm, what's wrong? What's the matter, talk to me."

Her hands went to her belly, " My baby, did anything happen to the baby?" She asked in a high-pitched voice.

I sat on the edge of the bed and placed my hands on her belly.

"Calm down, you're fine, the baby is fine. Our baby is a fighter, nothing is going to happen to him.".

I saw the tension leave her body and she relaxed. She exhaled and rubbed her chest.

"The baby is fine, my baby is fine." She whispered repeatedly. Storm suddenly raised her head and her eyes widened. I could tell that it just dawned on her that I knew about the baby.

"Noah?"

"Yes?" She couldn't meet my eyes, her focus was completely on the blanket.

"When did you find out?"

"Some minutes ago, David told me that you and the baby were fine. I got the shock of the century because I had no idea about a baby, he told me you were seven weeks pregnant and that you had known since you were three weeks pregnant. When were you going to tell me about our baby?" I had promised David that I was going to go easy on her but I couldn't hold back the anger in me.

In a timid voice, she said, " I was going to tell you, I just hadn't found the right time."

" When is the right time, is it when your baby bump is so big that you can no longer hide it or when you go into labor?" I snapped, and she gasped and burst into tears. Fuck, I made a pregnant woman cry.

All the anger in me immediately dissipated, "Shit, Storm, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to talk to you that way. I feel betrayed because we promised there weren't going to be any more secrets between us. Total honesty, right?" I cupped her face and brushed the tears away.

She nodded her head, "I'm sorry I kept it from you, I've been overwhelmed with everything lately but that's not an excuse for the way I acted."

" It's fine, we thank the goddess our baby is safe." I placed a light kiss on Storm's lips before David came in to check her. He booked us for an ultrasound in a week, Lycan pregnancies were fast, unlike humans that were pregnant for nine months, most Lycans gave birth at six months, seven months maximum.

He gave her a clean bill of health and said we could go home later that evening. We left and went to Dania's to pick up Storm.

Dania opened the door and we entered the house, Fiona breezed past Dania and rushed into Storm's arms.

"Luna!" She squealed and hugged her tightly. Storm laughed, nuzzled her cheek, and positioned her well on her hip.

"Dania, thank you so much for watching her. I hope she wasn't a handful." I said, Dania shook her head and smiled.

"No, she's a darling, she had a great time with my kids, we should have a playdate soon." Fiona heard her and clapped her hands, excited.

"Yeah, playdate."

"Thanks, Dania. We are due for a girl's night, aren't we?" Storm said and handed Fiona to me, she gladly accepted the change.

"Wow, wow, hold on, no girl's night, especially in your condition. You don't need to be stressing yourself and besides alcohol is off the table." I raised a free hand. Dania glanced between Storm and I.

"He knows?" Dania asked and Storm nodded her head.

"Yes, I know she's pregnant. Now, we have to get home so Storm can rest, she'll call you and you guys can plan a girl's day." I glared at Dania, she bowed her head sheepishly.

I turned to Storm who had an amused look on, I linked my fingers with hers and we left Dania's house.

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Storm's POV

I was now four months pregnant, I was cranky, hungry, and tired. You would think I would be in bed resting but no, Dania and Tasha had dragged me out of the house and taken me baby-shopping. With the way they acted baby crazed, it would look like they were the ones pregnant instead of me.

"Oh my goddess, this shirt is so cute. You should totally get it." Dania held up a pale blue shirt with the inscription, ' I'm a little Alpha.' on a wolf pup. I'll admit it was cute but I was tired and my feet hurt badly.

"We're getting it." Tasha grabbed it and put it in the cart. She picked up a onesie and squealed. She raised it so I could see it, ' Mommy's little Alpha' was written on it. I smiled tightly at my wit's end.

"I think we've bought enough clothes to last the baby for eternity. I'm tired and hungry, can we go get something to eat?" My stomach rumbled to effect my words. Tasha and Dania shared a look before nodding.

We had lunch at a quaint restaurant beside the store, I finished my food in less than ten minutes and had to wait for Tasha and Dania who were eating at the speed of a snail. I couldn't understand what was going on with them.

They finally finished eating and I told them I was ready to go home. Tasha got up and rushed out with an excuse that she had to use the bathroom.

"Oh, you can't!" Dania refused, I frowned and narrowed my eyes at her.

"And why the hell not?"

"We haven't finished shopping." She answered hastily, looking in the direction of the bathroom. Something was going on with the two of them.

"Yes, we have and even if we haven't, I want to go home, I'm tired and my legs hurt," I whined and stomped my feet like a child, I couldn't believe that I did that.

Tasha came out of the bathroom and I could swear I saw Dania's muscles relax.

"You know what, I think we've done enough shopping for today. Since Storm wants to go home, let's take her home." Tasha said, she called for the waitress.

"Really?" Dania asked, surprised and Tasha nodded.

"Thank goddess, I was about to snap," I said and rubbed my swollen belly, I was so large that I sometimes wonders if I was carrying more than one child.

The waitress came and Dania paid for our food. We left, got into the car, and soon arrived home. I started towards the door with a speed I didn't know I had, my belly was pressing down on my bladder and I was about to wet myself. It had taken everything in me not to tell Dania to pull over on the way so I could pee on the road.

I opened the door, " SURPRISE!" Loud voices screamed and I stepped back in shock and hit the door. People piled out of the different places they had hidden. I felt a tickle of pee run down my legs.

Noah approached me with a bouquet in his hand, he handed them to me and kissed my lips softly.

"Happy baby shower, I know you hate flowers but I just had to get them." He said, I smiled tightly, wondering how I was going to explain to the people in the room that I had peed myself.

"Thanks, could you excuse me for a moment?" I hurried up the stairs and to the bathroom. I did my business and changed into fresh clothes.

I returned to the party and took a good look at my living room. A huge banner reading 'Happy baby shower ' hung on the wall, and streamers and balloons filled the room. The decor was beautiful, I felt tears rush to my eyes and I quickly brushed them away. The room was filled with familiar people, about twenty persons, my werewolf parents and my real parents, Noah's family, Dania and her mate, Jasper, Caleb, David and his mate, and Michael and his mate. I felt blessed to have these people in my life.

Noah approached me carefully this time, " Is everything okay?"

I nodded, "Everything's perfect. Did you do this? It's beautiful and I love it."

He smiled and nodded, I pulled him in for a kiss but we were interrupted by Queen Claire.

"Darling, congratulations. We brought a lot of gifts for our grandbaby." She hugged me and kissed my cheek.

" Thank you, Claire." I couldn't bring myself to call her mom yet so she insisted that I call her by name.

Noah was taken away by Caleb and I spent the rest of the day, greeting and thanking people for coming, we didn't see each other till the end of the party.

We saw off our last guest and cleaned up together, when we were done, Noah cut us a piece of cake each. We sat on the couch and ate, I snuggled into his hold.

"Storm?" Noah said.

I looked up at him, "Yes?"

"I love you." My heart melted and I felt myself tear up.

"How much?" I whispered.

"Much more than everything I own, much more than this world, much more than life itself."

I sighed and smiled, " Good."

He chuckled.

"Noah?" I said.

"Yes?"

" I love you."

"How much?" He whispered and I almost laughed.

" Much more than my collection of knives, much more than this world, much more than life itself."

" Good." He said, we looked at each other for a second before bursting into laughter.

He cupped my cheek and bent low,

"I'll love you forever."

"I'll love you for eternity." I replied him and sealed my promise with a kiss.