Jonas suddenly felt nervous and walked to stand behind Aaron as he began to scan their mate. Jonas didn’t know what he was looking at. He had no medical training beyond battlefield first aid and even then, Being physiology was a mystery to him.
He saw the top of the screen had larger, more stable numbers and by the pictures, saw one was Peri’s heart rate. One number beside hers was a higher number, and what looked like a full body x-ray on the bottom of the screen showed her brain, heart, lungs and her bones. It looked almost identical to what he thought a human would look like.
A tiny dot near her lower stomach showed a small flitter. He blinked, then saw the flittering again. He glanced to Aaron whose face was totally blank. Maybe he was seeing things, not being familiar with their technology. But that flitter was back and getting stronger.
“Aaron.” His voice was a whisper. Aaron touched the screen and zoomed in to the area. “Holy shit.” Even Jonas could see it. A small heartbeat, new and tiny and perfect. He was afraid to hope. She had lost a baby before, and he didn’t want to watch her go through losing another child. His child.
Aaron turned to him, and with tear-filled eyes handed him a small metal wand. “Put this between her heels. It will enhance the readings. It is still very early, but this baby’s heartbeat is so strong. I have hope.” His voice was so quiet Jonas could hardly hear him, but he did as he was told. Jonas pushed a few buttons, and suddenly the room was filled with the sound of a small and fast heartbeat.
He heard Peri laugh then sniff. “I hear the baby’s heartbeat. It sounds strong and healthy. Oh, Aaron, we can stay together!” She pulled the scanning sphere of her face and sat up. “Let me see.” Aaron moved to the couch and handed her the imaging screen. All three of them stared at the recording of their child. “We did this. Our baby.” She touched the screen lovingly, and Jonas watched the tears pour down her pale cheeks and, at that moment, he knew he found everything he was looking for.
Aaron pulled her to stand and wrapped his arms around her, Jonas moved in from behind sandwiching their mate between them. “I’m going to be a father. I never thought that would be possible for me. Thank you, Peri. Thank you, Aaron. What do we have to do to make sure we get to stay together?” He kissed the back of Peri’s head over and over.
Aaron moved his head and brought their lips together. “You mean after we celebrate?” Aaron gave a wicked smile. “I have already sent the scan to the Elders and the Committee. They will want to verify her pregnancy through an examination with their Committee Physician then we will be taken off the available pairing list once Peri has carried the baby to two weeks. But this baby’s heartbeat is stronger than any I’ve seen.”
“What happens when they find out about me? Will it matter that this baby is half human? I want to stay here with you guys permanently. I want us to be a trio, and after this baby is born, I want to have more. As many as you both want.” He couldn’t wait to feel this child moving and kicking as it grew inside his mate.
“I think this will be a new and promising beginning for my people. I think the Committee will concede with the low successful birthrate that Beings can no longer procreate with each other and we need other races to help accomplish that task. It means our people will have a larger gene pool and we will be a healthier race for it. I had spent months putting together my studies on this very issue, even when I was on Earth. Jonas, you have just ensured the continuation of The Beings. Along with Mace and Abby, you have saved our people.”
Other Books by the Author
Psy-Bond Series – Where it All Started
Mine (Psy-Bond Series Book 1)
Ours (Psy-Bond Series Book 2)
The Hunter (Psy-Bond Series Book 3)
Saving the Elite (Psy-Bond Series Book 4)
The Watchers
Aoki (The Watchers Book 1)
Harliss (The Watchers Book 2)
Talia (The Watchers Book 3) coming soon!
Crossing the Line
Double Time (Crossing the Line Book 1)
Fae Shifters
Devitt (Fae Shifters Book 1)
Bran (Fae Shifters Book 2) coming soon!
About the Author
I grew up in southern West Virginia and being the middle child, was surrounded by family, namely my two brothers. After high school, I married a man I met in college. He left school and joined the Navy, and we traveled to different bases along the East Coast. He gave me two great boys before we parted ways.
After the divorce, I attended beauty college, which helped me express my creativity differently than the poems and stories I'd written in the privacy of my bedroom. I began a twenty-year career in the beauty industry including teaching at my alma mater and then working for the state cosmetology licensing agency.
I always had a vivid imagination and dreamed of writing and publishing my own stories. Now, that I've hit fifty, my dream has been realized because of the love and support of my retired coal miner husband.
I live in rural Boone County, West Virginia, with my fabulous husband, one cat, one chunky dog, and six pet chickens. When I'm not writing, I'm helping my husband preserve the goodies from our garden, walking my dog, or gathering eggs.
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