Alpha's One Night Bride
Alpha’s One Night Bride – Chapter 105

I’ve been scared. The last couple of weeks has been a little rough on me mentally and physically. Since we returned home from the Overseer manor, my body hadn’t wanted to cooperate with me. It started with my mood swings; I’ve been snapping at Jonathan for no reason. My body has been sore all over. I’ve had this migraine I couldn’t shake. I’m overly tired.

I wasn’t sure what was wrong with me until this morning when I tried to change into my wolf form to go hunting and I realized I couldn’t.

Pregnant?

Could I really be pregnant? Were we ready to have another baby?

Emee was still a lot to take care of and they were still so young. However, now that I was a full-fledged adult werewolf, that meant this round of pregnancy should be a lot easier and less painful. Hopeful I won’t almost die during this childbirth.

“What’s wrong?” Jonathan asked as he came into our bedroom.

I was standing in front of the mirror, staring at my body. I already had body dysmorphia and hated the way I looked; now I was imagining my body stretched out to fit an entire baby inside of me. It was an unsettling thought. I couldn’t tell if it was excited, nervous, or straight-up terrified. Maybe all of the above.

“I’m pregnant,” I told him as I turned to face him.

His eyes widened as he stared around my face; his expression was a bit unreadable. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking.

“You’re sure?” He asked; his voice sounded a bit distant.

Now I was nervous that he was anything but happy about this news. He continued to stare around my face trying to see any sense of humor. When I didn’t give him one, his mouth nearly unhinged and fell to the floor.

“Pregnant?” He asked.

I nodded once. I bit the bottom of my l*p nervously.

“We are going to have another baby?” He kept asking.

Now there was something in his eyes I recognized right away, admiration.

“That’s typically what pregnant means,” I told him with humor in my tone.

To my surprise, he started laughing. Tears welled up in his eyes as he ran over to me; he wrapped me in his arms and pulled me close to him. We swirled around the room happily for a few moments; he lifted me and spun me.

I laughed as he released me and I could feel the dizzy spell washing over me. I nearly fell onto the bed once he released me. He was clapping and laughing and cheering through the room. I had never seen him this happy before; I didn’t even know this level of happiness was possible.

We were going to have our second child; our already complete family was expanding, and we were going to welcome the new addition. I hoped Emee would be okay with the changes happening. But I no longer felt scared or nervous because I knew I had Jonathan by my side every step of the way and at that moment, I knew we were going to be okay.

(Jessica)

Something was wrong. Jessica hadn’t been able to stop throwing up for the last couple of hours. For the last week or so, she thought she had a stomach bug. She has hardly been able to get out of bed and when she did get out of bed it was only to throw up.

Spencer has been really sweet and has been making her soups and teas to try and ease her stomach and keep her nourished. When she throws up, he’s by her side and holding her blonde hair out of her face. He holds her at night even though he could possibly get sick as well.

He spent his life-fighting illness after illness, and she would never forgive herself if she got him sick once again. But he assured her that he was much stronger than he used to be and that he now had access to proper medications, unlike before. So, that made her feel a little bit better.

She was surprised, though, when he didn’t get sick.

Jessica has been thinking a lot about going back to Moon-Valley, but the memories attached to that place are what’s keeping her back. She couldn’t bare step foot in the home she once shared with Greggory; even though that’s where most of her stuff was. She could go back to where she lived before, she married Greggory, but she had a roommate, and she wasn’t sure if her roommate would want to welcome Spencer into their home.

Regardless of where Jessica went, Spencer would be going with her. That’s the way she wanted it and that’s the way it’ll be. She spent a long while fighting Spencer every step of the way. She was denying him and mean to him, even though she knew he saved her life and did everything he could to keep her safe and protected. She made the decision weeks ago to stop fighting him and welcome him into her life.

They unexpectedly had s*x for the first time, and it was the most unbelievable thing she’s ever experienced. She realized at that point how much she truly cared for Spencer and wanted him in her life. A few days later he expressed to her his love, and she told him she felt the same way.

It was an unfamiliar sensation, but it was what her wolf wanted. She was almost certain of it. Not that she trusted her instincts lately considering she fell for Greggory’s lies. But this time it felt different; it felt genuine, and she wasn’t afraid.

She’s been sick for the past couple of weeks and Spencer was beginning to worry that she wasn’t going to get better. Instead of waiting it out longer to see if she stops throwing up, he decided to take her to Dr. Beverly’s office to see if everything was okay.

Jessica wasn’t going to argue with him; she let him take care of her because it was in his nature. He wanted to care for her and protect her, so she wasn’t going to take that away from him.

He sat with her in the doctor’s office as she laid out on the neatly made bed. Dr. Beverly had taken some b***d work, and a urine sample. Jessica laid in the bed with an IV of clear liquids in her arm; she could feel the coldness of the liquids running through the course of her veins and soothing away the heat that was rising through her body.

A fever was beginning to spike, and she could feel her heart beating heavily and erratically against her chest. She was beginning to get nervous herself about what was going on with her.

They waited for test results for what felt like hours. Even though it was probably only an hour top. Dr. Beverly came back into the room with a clipboard; she was staring at the clipboard intently for a few moments.

The silence was so loud.

“Have you tried changing into a wolf lately?” Dr. Beverly asked, staring at Jessica.

Jessica frowned; that was an odd question. She wasn’t sure what that had to do with anything. Jessica hadn’t been feeling well the last couple of weeks, so she didn’t try to change into a wolf. She felt weak and exhausted all the time.

“No,” she answered. “Could that be the reason I’m not well?”

Dr. Beverly shook her head; she looked uneasy.

“No. But you won’t be able to turn into a wolf for some time now,” she answered.

“What’s going on?” Spencer asked.

She looked at Spencer briefly and then back at Jessica.

“It seems you’re pregnant.”

…

Jessica hadn’t stopped crying since they returned to Arina and Jonathan’s house. She stayed in her room, with Spencer nearby, sobbing in her bed. She hadn’t expected to be pregnant this early in life. She was terrified; she had s*x with Spencer one time, and she still wasn’t sure what was going to happen with them.

She knew she loved Spencer, there was no doubt about that, but she still had all these hurt feelings towards Greggory. Which left her with feelings of distrust and unease. How could she bring a child into the world? She was still so young, and she remembered when Arina gave birth to Emee, and throughout the pregnancy, Arina almost died. If it wasn’t for Naomi, and Arina’s mother, Arina would have died for sure.

Jessica didn’t have that same luck and she didn’t have witches and Goddesses on her side to help her through this pregnancy. What were the chances she was going to live through this?

Spencer sat beside Jessica on the bed; he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close until her head rested against his chest. She instantly felt relaxed being in his arms. She wanted to be with him; she loved him.

“It’s going to be okay,” he told her softly; he pressed his lips against the side of her head. “I love you, Jessica. I’m not going to let anything bad happen to you or our baby.”

He placed the palm of his hand against her stomach and caressed her gently. She sighed and melted in his arms. Leave it to Spencer to calm her down so quickly and easily.

“I’m so scared,” she whispered between her tears.

“I know…” he whispered back. “But don’t be. We are going to figure this thing out together. I promise.”