Slate's Mistake
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She felt him slightly stiffen. “You didn’t hear? No one told you?”
“No, I’ve been in here for a long time. What happened?”
“I’ll tell you later. It isn’t a short story, and I want to know what’s going on with you first.”
They made their way down the stairs just as Nix and Pierce led two others towards the kitchen. Everyone followed them into the living room, all with expectant and concerned looks on their faces.
Oops. Guess I should have told someone sooner.
Katie looked around the room as she stood with her back against Slate. Her dad led her sister, Sara, and Slate’s mom, Beverly into the room, but Dex and Slate’s sister weren’t to be seen. Seamus joined them but didn’t reveal any clues as to the news she was about to share.
Slate held her tightly against his front as she spoke. “I’m sorry for scaring everyone. The news isn’t as dire as I’ve just been told everyone thinks. You are all my family, so I want to share this with you all at the same time as I tell Slate.”
Katie took another breath before she went on. “I’m not having a cub…” She paused and took another shaky breath. This was a lot harder to say out loud than in her head, and it took most of the day to get it through her head. “I’m having more than one.”
For a brief second, the room went still. Havana broke the silence. “Twins! Sweet!” Her brother, Reese, cheered along with her, and they high-fived, but Katie shook her head and everyone got silent again.
This time, Katie’s sister, Sara, exclaimed, “Triplets?”
At Katie’s nod, everyone whooped and cheered. She turned to look at her mate and saw how pale he went. “Yeah, now you know why I hid most of the day in my room to process.”
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