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Jaxson POV “What are you doing, Mason?” I was seriously getting annoyed with him. “I was looking for you. Lunch is ready.” Mason shrugged. “I don’t know man, it has just been so long since we hung out, just us.” We were both clearly uncomfortable but I realized he needed to not feel like he was losing our friendship. “I know man, maybe we can have a guys night and do something together?” Mason nodded but didn’t say much. We both knew that wasn’t going to be able to happen any time soon. “Look, I haven’t gotten a chance to ask you yet, but will you be my best man?” Mason’s face snapped up to me and looked completely shocked. “Seriously?” “Well, yeah! We have been friends since childhood. Who else would be my best man?” I really did want him as my best man but this wasn’t how I assumed this would go. “I mean, I dunno but yeah, I will definitely be your best man!” Mason said and came in for a hug. “Alright, enough girly shit, let’s go eat.” I said. We started walking to the kit
Scarlet POV “Alright, what can I do for you today?” The doctor was standing in the middle of a deserted doctor’s office waiting room. The lights were on but no one was around. It almost felt eerie the way this place was empty. “Scarlet got a positive pregnancy test today and I would like for her to get checked out.” Jaxson stated for me. For some reason, my throat got dry and I couldn’t find the words. The doctor’s eyes went wide and a smile spread across his face. “Oh, that is wonderful news, obviously this will be kept top secret. Please come into this examination room.” We followed him into a room on the right. It was a basic room with an examination table, two additional chairs, a couple lights and random equipment that I didn’t pay much attention to. As we walked in and took a seat, the doctor shut the door as he left. The paper crinkled under my ass as I scooted back on the table. Jaxson stayed standing with his arms folded, looking very protective but it made me feel weir
Jaxson POV Fucking pregnany nympho… I swear, this girl will be the death of me. Unlocking the front door to my actual house and walking in was refreshing. It was a two story, mid century house that was designed for comfort. Earthy tones, carpet, light gray walls, with tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. It was home. Nothing about this screamed Alpha or money but love and comfort. It was my home to get away from everything. The walls were filled with pictures of my childhood and my life up until this point. Walking upstairs, there were three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a little family room that looked over the living room. The master bedroom had a king size bed in it with cotton white bedding. A bassinet could go right beside the bed and maybe a crib in one of the spare bedrooms? Either way, I spent the next hour going through the house. Cleaning any dust and spraying some air freshener around so the whole house smells clean. I wasn’t a dirty person per say but I haven’t been to this
Scarlet POV It’s been almost a week since I found out I was pregnant. Overall, I have been feeling okay, still get nauseous in the mornings mostly but I have been able to hide it from everyone. Since we are leaving tomorrow for Washington at 6:30am, I decided we needed to tell everyone that I was pregnant so they would be able to help me if needed. In total, we are taking Jennifer, Mason and Zach. Courtney is going to stay behind and do some work. Leaving the gamma in charge to run things but hopefully this trial doesn’t take more than one day. So we are sitting in our office. Jaxson is at his desk typing away like nothing is going on and I am at mine, tapping my nails on it, waiting for 7pm to hit so everyone will be here. We ate in our office so Jaxson could keep working so they are finishing eating before they come up. “You need to relax.” Jaxson said, without even looking at me. “I’m trying…” sighing, leaning back in my chair and putting my hands on my head to keep them stil
Jaxson POV “Alpha! Rouges invading on the East border!” I got an urgent mind-link from a warrior that sounded like he was already engaging in a fight. “FUCK! Rouges are attacking, East border. Go to the office and lock the room down!” I practically yelled at Scarlet before kissing her and running out the door. “Mason! Rouges, East border. Send Courtney with Scarlet to the safe room in my office.” “Fuck!” Mason replied back. I knew the girls could probably handle their own but Scarlet is pregnant and that changes things. Shifting mid air as I flew out the front door, the earth oozed under my paws as I ran as fast as I possibly could. I felt Mason behind me but as an alpha, I was faster. Approaching the East part of the pack, I saw my warriors had already been handling the fight so far but they were outnumbered. “All warriors, attack on the East border!” I send a full pack alert to get everyone here, ASAP. Most people who could not defend themselves were already at Alpha Maverick
Scarlet POV “Jackson said we can go back to our rooms.” I told Courtney as I pressed the clear button on the emergency panel. “That was weird. Must not have been very big to already be over.” Courtney shrugged. “I guess. Hopefully, everyone is okay.” Opening the door, Courtney headed for her room. “I am going to go check on the people at the hospital.” “Okay, goodnight!” Courtney waved and kept on walking. I walked to the front door and started going to the doctor’s office. I can’t believe I am willingly going back here. The whole place gave me the creeps. The stars were out and shining brightly as the moon cascaded light to the ground below. It was absolutely beautiful at night. The magical feel of being hidden in the shadows but the natural light leading the way was something I will always cherish. As I approached the hospital, the lights were on and people were going in and out. Some crying and some smiling. Taking a deep breath, I opened the front door and headed inside.
Jaxson POV The hot water spraying my back was doing little to ease the tension I was feeling. It was five fucking a.m in the morning. Pretty sure I didn’t sleep at all. Scarlet was like dead to the world. So much was riding on this but I just had a feeling that things weren’t going to be over after this, regardless of the outcome. I still had to find Penelope’s killer. If there is another assassin out there, that is bad news to us. Scarlet had to come and testify. It will be so much harder to keep her safe outside the walls of my pack. Any number of things could happen. We could get into a plane crash, car wreck or even someone could blow the court up. I never really thought about all the ways to kill someone until you are trying to protect someone. Even as an assassin. The bathroom door flew open and brought me out of my thoughts. I was about to see who it was but the sound of someone vomiting filled the room. Scarlet has had a rough couple morning lately with this pregnancy. Shutt
Scarlet POV When the tires hit the runway, I’m pretty sure that I jumped. My white knuckles were gripping the armrest so Jaxson just had his arms crossed over his chest. I could tell he was trying to control his emotions by the little bit I received from him. If it wasn’t the nerves that were getting the best of me, it was the nausea that still hadn’t gone away for the day. My hand covered my mouth as I tried to breath through my nose so I didn’t vomit. Jaxson kept looking at me in sideways glances, like he was waiting for me to blow. Jennifer was both sympathetic and amused. “Bite me.” Is all I could get out as the plane settled to a stop. That pushed Jennifer over the edge and she busted out laughing. “Come my pitiful sister. Let’s get you off the plane.” Jennifer stood up and took my hand as the flight attendant opened the doors. Jaxson had already stood up and the men were already up and moving around. I needed a few seconds to stand so Jennifer waited patiently. I focused o