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himself. Well, and Shana.
As Jake was turning to follow the dueling duo he heard Katie’s timid voice, “Jake, I know it isn’t proper, and you probably don’t want to, but would you please…stay?”
Conner and Shana both turned. Katie saw Conner’s eyes widen, and heard Shana’s gasp. Jake’s eyes hardened when he looked at the two and replied, “Sure, whatever you need Katie. You’re pack now and we support each other.” He grabbed the door and slammed it in his mate and best friends face.
Jake sat in a chair by Katie’s gurney and held her hand while she silently cried. She was curled on her side in the fetal position. They sat there for about a half an hour when Jake finally squeezed Katie’s hand. “Want to talk about it?”
Katie shook her head but said, “I know they’re both good people and I love them.” Whoa, hold up . She loved them? She definitely loved Shana, but Conner? She barely knew him. “I just can’t stand the constant bickering. If I love them, and they love me, then we should be one big happy family, right?”
“ Right.”
“ I’m not asking for much, they just need to be civil. I need them both. I’m tired of the surprises, the fighting, the hiding, and the unknown.”
Jake was beginning to look uncomfortable, “You’re probably just over emotional because you’re pregnant.” He thought he was being helpful, but when she turned a glare on him, he sighed. “You’re right. They are both great people and to be honest, they never used to fight. I think they’re both trying to be protective of you.”
“ I would rather them both just be supportive. I need to get away, to think.” Jakes eyes rounded and he looked concerned, but she had to be truthful. “I’d like to leave. My partner Decker says I can stay in his spare room, or he’ll put me in a safe house. I can’t, no I won’t stay here in these conditions.”
“ Maybe you should rethink this. Conner can, and will protect you better than any mere human. I’ve seen Conner when you leave Katie, and it’s not pretty.” She looked sheepish. “I can’t imagine finding my mate, in danger no less, and pregnant with my child. If you cannot accept him right now, please, accept the packs protection. You are one of us now, and we protect and support our own-especially the pups.”
At Katie’s gasp he knew he’d said something wrong.
“ Do you mean to say that I’ll have pups? I know they’ll probably be shifters, but will they come out furry? How will I breast feed when they have fangs?”
Jake was saved from further discomfort by the doctor and nurses arrival. Dr. Holtz came around to the foot of the gurney to speak to Katie. “The blood work has come back, and everything looks fine. We’ll release you after the ultrasound, if the fetus looks okay, and there’s no bleeding.”
“ Thank you Dr. Holtz, for your wonderful care. I appreciate all you’ve done, and I’m so sorry about the gun and balls thing earlier.”
Jake looked at her and chuckled.
The doctor looked to Katie and then to Jake, “Is your Alpha to be present during the exam?”
“ Uh, no. Thank you Jake, for the talk. Could you please go get Conner? He should probably be here.”
Jake looked relieved as he sped out the door calling over his shoulder, “He’ll be here, right away.”
Chapter 8
Shana and Conner sat in the stuffy crowded ER waiting room glaring at each other. They were both concerned for Katie, and only wanted what was in her best interest.
“ I don’t know what else to do to prove I love Katie, and only want what’s best for her. We both love her, but you need to be able to forgive my past errors. Normally I would say ‘it’s none of your damn business’, but you are my Alpha and Katie’s family. If she can forgive me, why can’t you? Don’t you want us to be happy?” He was speaking clear, with the least amount of emotion so he wouldn’t set her off again.
“ You’re right; I apologize for
As Jake was turning to follow the dueling duo he heard Katie’s timid voice, “Jake, I know it isn’t proper, and you probably don’t want to, but would you please…stay?”
Conner and Shana both turned. Katie saw Conner’s eyes widen, and heard Shana’s gasp. Jake’s eyes hardened when he looked at the two and replied, “Sure, whatever you need Katie. You’re pack now and we support each other.” He grabbed the door and slammed it in his mate and best friends face.
Jake sat in a chair by Katie’s gurney and held her hand while she silently cried. She was curled on her side in the fetal position. They sat there for about a half an hour when Jake finally squeezed Katie’s hand. “Want to talk about it?”
Katie shook her head but said, “I know they’re both good people and I love them.” Whoa, hold up . She loved them? She definitely loved Shana, but Conner? She barely knew him. “I just can’t stand the constant bickering. If I love them, and they love me, then we should be one big happy family, right?”
“ Right.”
“ I’m not asking for much, they just need to be civil. I need them both. I’m tired of the surprises, the fighting, the hiding, and the unknown.”
Jake was beginning to look uncomfortable, “You’re probably just over emotional because you’re pregnant.” He thought he was being helpful, but when she turned a glare on him, he sighed. “You’re right. They are both great people and to be honest, they never used to fight. I think they’re both trying to be protective of you.”
“ I would rather them both just be supportive. I need to get away, to think.” Jakes eyes rounded and he looked concerned, but she had to be truthful. “I’d like to leave. My partner Decker says I can stay in his spare room, or he’ll put me in a safe house. I can’t, no I won’t stay here in these conditions.”
“ Maybe you should rethink this. Conner can, and will protect you better than any mere human. I’ve seen Conner when you leave Katie, and it’s not pretty.” She looked sheepish. “I can’t imagine finding my mate, in danger no less, and pregnant with my child. If you cannot accept him right now, please, accept the packs protection. You are one of us now, and we protect and support our own-especially the pups.”
At Katie’s gasp he knew he’d said something wrong.
“ Do you mean to say that I’ll have pups? I know they’ll probably be shifters, but will they come out furry? How will I breast feed when they have fangs?”
Jake was saved from further discomfort by the doctor and nurses arrival. Dr. Holtz came around to the foot of the gurney to speak to Katie. “The blood work has come back, and everything looks fine. We’ll release you after the ultrasound, if the fetus looks okay, and there’s no bleeding.”
“ Thank you Dr. Holtz, for your wonderful care. I appreciate all you’ve done, and I’m so sorry about the gun and balls thing earlier.”
Jake looked at her and chuckled.
The doctor looked to Katie and then to Jake, “Is your Alpha to be present during the exam?”
“ Uh, no. Thank you Jake, for the talk. Could you please go get Conner? He should probably be here.”
Jake looked relieved as he sped out the door calling over his shoulder, “He’ll be here, right away.”
Chapter 8
Shana and Conner sat in the stuffy crowded ER waiting room glaring at each other. They were both concerned for Katie, and only wanted what was in her best interest.
“ I don’t know what else to do to prove I love Katie, and only want what’s best for her. We both love her, but you need to be able to forgive my past errors. Normally I would say ‘it’s none of your damn business’, but you are my Alpha and Katie’s family. If she can forgive me, why can’t you? Don’t you want us to be happy?” He was speaking clear, with the least amount of emotion so he wouldn’t set her off again.
“ You’re right; I apologize for
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