Page 6 of Expecting The Unexpected

“I’m exhausted all the time, throwing up constantly, smells really are a trigger for that shit. Did you know water has a smell?” Spencer asked.

When Caden shook his head, Spencer replied, “Well it does, and it’s fucking nasty. My friend Janis mated her high-school sweetheart. I remember when she got pregnant. She would throw up constantly especially if she caught the scent of raw hamburger meat or breakfast sausage cooking. She slept for hours at a time and would wake up saying how damn tired she was. I know I’m pregnant in here.” Spencer pointed to his heart, and then his head. “I just need to prove it here. Besides, Elijah figured it would be good to know for sure.”

“Because, if you are you might need some kind of prenatal care, like Caden just said,andwe’d need to start planning for a baby,” Elijah insisted.

Rolling his eyes, Spencer replied, “I’m a shifter, Elijah. We don’t catch or give disease.”

“That doesn’t mean a baby isn’t vulnerable, Spencer. I have to agree with Elijah. We have to find out if you really are pregnant first, and then plan our next move from there. Are you sure this is a gargoyle child?” Caden asked.

Spencer pursed his lips not wanting to answer. Caden raised a brow saying, “I need to know in order to know how to treat you if you are with child.”

Letting out a slow deep breath, Spencer replied, “It’s a gargoyle’s child.”

“I didn’t know you had mated, Spencer. Where is the father?” Caden asked.

“We aren’t mated, and he doesn’t know.” Spencer murmured.

Caden’s brows rose in shock, “But… I mean Peth said that a gargoyle controls whether they bring a child into the world or not. God, after everything you’ve been through I hate to ask, but I have to… was it… did you…”

“It was consensual, but not something planned.” Spencer muttered, feeling his cheeks grow heated with embarrassment.

Shaking his head, Caden replied, “I just don’t understand it. According to Peth a gargoyle has the control on whether to release the conception fluids needed in order for their mate to become pregnant. It would mean whoever you were with must have done this on purpose. Why would someone do this? I think we should contact Hron and…”

“No!” Spencer shouted, as he turned to leave.

Elijah grabbed Spencer stopping him, then turned to his brother, “No one is telling anyone about this appointment, Caden. You told us you would respect client to patient confidentiality.”

“And I will. I wasn’t going to pick up the phone, Eli. All I was saying is that if one of his clutch-men is going around trying to knock people up, Hron needs to be told.” Caden quickly replied.

Shaking his head, Spencer said, “I don’t know how it happened, Caden, but I honestly don’t believe the person I was with would do this on purpose. The sex wasn’t even planned, let alone put in any thought about producing a child out of it. It really just happened.”

“How about we just find out if he really is pregnant first, and then worry about the whos and hows later… hmmm?” Elijah suggested.

Nodding, Caden went to one of the drawers in the room and pulled out a cup, saying, “I need you to pee in this and bring it back to me.”

Taking the cup, Spencer’s lip lifted in disgust, but went and did as instructed. Taking his donation back to Caden, he watched as the doctor took it and grabbed a stick doing what he needed to do, then said, “Now we just wait.”

“How long until we know?” Spencer asked.

“Just a few minutes. Just have a seat until the test is complete.” Caden answered.

Spencer sat doing his best not to freak the fuck out. Pregnant. He knew… he just couldn’t believe this was happening to him. What was he going to do? He couldn’t very well stay with the Nakaka, yet how could he leave? He had been through so much already. How was he supposed to handle having a child when Spencer could barely handle himself right now? Yes, he had a great job working with Hron, the leader of the gargoyles. He had friends that not only knew what Spencer had been through, but had experienced themselves. Some had suffered even more than he did, but they had each other. If Spencer were to leave, he would have no one.

“Hey, it’s going to be okay, Spencer. You know me and the guys will be right there for you and the baby. You don’t have to do this alone.” Elijah softly whispered.

Tears filled Spencer’s eyes, “How can I stay? The father… what if he insists we… I can’t…”

Elijah slipped from his chair and kneeled in front of Spencer, taking Spencer’s face in the palms of his hands, “If you don’t want the man near you, then he won’t be. The others and I will make damn sure of it, and you just concentrate on the baby, and nothing but the baby.”

“But what if…?”

Shaking his head, Elijah quickly said, “No one is going to force you into anything ever again, Spencer. We have been through that once already with Chantal, when he and his goons took over this clutch. Hron runs this clutch now, and with Petree by his side, there is no way in hell anyone will force you into doing anything. Now let’s just wait and see if you’re even pregnant. Maybe it’s just a stomach bug or something, and it will pass.”

“Shifters don’t get sick, Elijah, and I am a sloth shifter, remember?” Spencer said, with a snort.

Shrugging, Elijah replied, “Well there’s always a first time for everything. So let’s just wait and see and if you’re definitely pregnant, we’ll deal with it just like we did everything else… together.”

Spencer nodded and sat back thinking about what Elijah had just said. The man was right. Spencer, Elijah, Petree, Mason, Abe, Bryant, and Chad had been through hell.