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“Sure, there’s the nausea and the peeing every hour, but there are perks to pregnancy too,” I told them.

“Like what?” Basanti asked, looking quite miserable.

I grinned at her. Then I pulled out my phone and added even more food to our lunch order.

* * *

Our lunch arrivedat the same time as Stash did. The three guys from the kitchen walked in after my demigod cousin, pushing carts very full with food.

“You think you ordered enough to eat, Leda?” Stash commented.

“No, but I can always order more,” I said brightly.

“The kitchen is going to run out of food.”

“I’m way ahead of you. I’ve already approved an increase in our food budget.”

Angels got to do important things like that.

“Our pregnancies are certainly costing the Legion a lot of money,” Cadence commented.

I smirked at her. “I’m not the one craving all that fancy food.”

“Schnitzel is not fancy food, Leda.”

“Sure it is.” I grabbed a fat fry with my fingers. “It’s fancy because you have to eat it with a knife and a fork.”

“I love being pregnant again,” Alice said happily. “The rest of the time, the Legion has all these rules about what you may and may not eat.”

“Especially in the Central Territory,” said Leila. “When it comes to nutritionally-balanced meals, Fireswift is hardcore, even for an angel.”

“Yes, he is,” Alice said. “I know those nutritionally-balanced meals are key to ensuring soldiers operate at peak performance, but sometimes I just want to eat something fun.”

I looked at her yogurt with berries. It even had granola sprinkled on top.

“Now let’s not get too crazy,” I told her.

“But when I’m pregnant, I can eat whatever and how much ever I want. It’s glorious.” Alice ate a spoonful of her totally healthy yogurt. She closed her eyes, and a decidedly dreamy look fell over her whole face.

“It is awesome,” I agreed. “I can finally order coffee again. And have ice cream with every meal. I can finally do that too.”

“I bet you always did that,” Cadence teased me.

I dropped a scoopful of ice cream into my coffee. “True.” I grinned.

“It’s not just about the food. It’s also the pampering,” Andromeda said. “Bubblebaths, facials, manicures, hair treatments, beauty treatments…we can get whatever we want. And all because we carry the Legion’s future inside of us.”

“So much for the famous self-discipline of the Legion’s soldiers,” Stash chuckled.

“Hey, do you want to be pregnant?” I asked him.

“No. Not really.” He looked horrified by the very idea of it.

I laughed, then continued listening to Cadence’s description of wing massages. They sounded heavenly. I wondered if I could convince Nero to give me one. Of course I didn’t say that in front of Cadence. She was Nero’s mother, after all, so that would have been just too weird.

“You two should join us for our morning pregnancy yoga,” Alice said to Leila and Basanti.

“I’m not flexible,” Basanti stated matter-of-factly.