Saving Jax

by L. M. Brown

  "Well, since you're male dominant, the obvious sign that females get—when they stop menstruating—won't happen. With me it was the sensitive skin and the vomiting. I've heard about others who say they can tell the moment the first babe starts to quicken within them, but I didn't notice it myself. Not the first time, or this time."

  "When did the vomiting start?"

  "After the first month, so you have a couple of weeks to go yet."

  "And the sensitive skin?"

  "I'm not sure when I first noticed that actually, but definitely by the time the morning sickness started."

  Ty brushed one of his nipples and shivered. His body certainly felt sensitive, but was it any more so than usual? It was hard to tell, and it wasn't as if he could really explore it here in the public springs. It might not be crowded this late in the evening, but they definitely weren't alone.

  He supposed he would have to wait and see. He had been patient for a long time, he could last a little longer.

  *****

  Ty's stomach rolled. Was it because the water was churning more on this part of the river? He placed his hand on his flat belly. Or was it the sign he was waiting for?

  Cal gave him a knowing look. "It could just be the rough waters."

  "I know."

  Jax chuckled. "I'm the least sea-worthy of the three of us, and I'm not feeling sick right now."

  Ty sat on the edge of the bed. "My female parts didn't ache when I thought they would this time. Sometimes, particularly when I'm busy, I don't notice it anyway."

  Jax nodded.

  "They ached during the festival," Ty continued. "And I've noticed the pain during our journey on the river, until now."

  "I wasn't aware they did hurt," Cal said. "You never mentioned it before."

  "It's not something I usually talk about," Ty replied. "It's not like it incapacitates me or anything."

  "It's just something we put up with," Jax added. "But yes, the lack of an ache there would be another sign of pregnancy."

  Jax leaned closer and ran a finger over one of Ty's nipples. It peaked instantly and Ty moaned, this time with pleasure.

  Cal, seeing his reaction, did the same to the other nipple, eliciting the same swift response. "You like that?" he teased.

  Ty nodded, his flip-flopping stomach settled and forgotten for the moment.

  Jax bent his head and licked the nipple. He took the hard bud between his lips and nipped it, before sucking away the sting.

  "Oh fuck," Ty gasped.

  Cal took Jax's idea and copied him. He eased Ty back down on the bed and parted his legs, then ran his hands along his inner thighs and Ty shivered in response. Every inch of his skin seemed sensitive to the touch. How had he never noticed this before?

  Jax continued to play with Ty's nipples, biting and sucking them in turn.

  Cal meanwhile, shifted down the bed and buried his face between Ty's legs. His fur against the soft skin of Ty's inner thighs sent waves of pleasure through him.

  Ty moaned as Cal's warm breath on his female entrance made his entire body thrum with desire. He stroked the fur on Cal's head and guided him closer. "Taste me."

  Jax pulled back to watch Cal, giving Ty a better view of him as well.

  Cal tongued him with enthusiastic licks. Ty wanted to tell him to fuck him, but he still wasn't sure that he was carrying. If he was wrong, and Cal impregnated him, it could ruin everything. Only when he was certain would he let Cal fuck him that way. He couldn't wait. In the meantime he would relish every single touch and lick that Cal lavished on his body.

  Jax licked his neck, tracing Ty's stripes with his tongue. "Are you going to come without being fucked?"

  "Yes," Ty moaned, knowing it was true. His body was so sensitive he knew his climax was close.

  Jax scooted lower and blew teasingly on his cock. It was more than enough to send him soaring, and with Cal's tongue probing inside him, Ty couldn't hold back his climax.

  When he came down from his high, it was to see Cal and Jax kissing above him. He smiled at them and sat up.

  Suddenly, the boat rocked and Ty lurched for a nearby bowl. His lovers parted and hurried to assist. Cal disappeared for some water and Jax stroked Ty's fur as he assured him it would pass soon. Despite the fact he was losing the contents of his stomach, he had never felt happier.

  *****

  Cal loaded up the holo-projector as his two mates slept across the cabin. He had never seen Ty as happy as he had this morning when he had realised he was pregnant. Well, at least he was happy when he wasn't vomiting into the bowl Jax had patiently held out for him. He hoped the morning sickness would pass as quickly for Ty as it had for Jax.

  Jax snored and rolled onto his side. Ty, still asleep as well, shifted closer.

  With two pregnant mates, Cal had a feeling he should enjoy the quiet while he could. He suspected that once Jax's litter arrived, these moments of solitude would be few and far between.

  The hologram in front of him showed the Canine Information Network and Cal scrolled through the news stories, searching for the ones that brought news from Furyne.

  Abducted.

  The headline flashed bright red.

  Cal skimmed the story. He wasn't surprised to see it was about Ty. The report dated back to a month after they had gone off-world. It seemed Ty's family had managed to keep things quiet for a few days before the news leaked out.

  The main focus of the story was on Ty, his position, his family, and his new mate, Jax. Cal barely got a mention, just a single line about Ty's primary food source also being missing.

  He supposed he should’ve been grateful they weren't placing some portion of blame on him. Still, it stung not to be included in the story as the mate of Ty and Jax. "Once a food source, always a food source."

  He read through the story again, taking his time to recall everything about it so he could update Ty and Jax when they woke. At least he could assure them that the first report about their disappearance didn't contain any indication that the people of Furyne knew where they were. It didn't even suggest that they might be off-world at all. For the moment they were still safely hidden.

  Jax insisted on reading the news report for himself. He then searched through the rest of the network stories for any updates or alternative stories about their abduction. He knew he was being paranoid, but he had to check for himself, for his own peace of mind.

  "No one knows where we are," Ty assured him. "They've no reason to suspect we're on Lupalia. We've been as careful as we can possibly be."

  "I know."

  "You've not even watched the recording of your first litter since we left the lodge, just in case there's something on the chip to trace it to us when it's activated."

  "I know I'm being paranoid, but I couldn't bear it if I lost my babies again."

  Ty eased Jax onto his lap. "You aren't going to lose them. I won't let it happen, and neither will Cal. In a few weeks' time you're going to give birth to a beautiful litter of babies, and we're going to love them and care for them and keep them safe. Then, when they're old enough that no one on Furyne will be able to tell exactly when they were born, we'll go home and introduce everyone to our children."

  "How long do you think it'll be before we can go home?"

  "I'm not sure. I guess we'll have to see how the babes are when they get here. If they're small for their age—as you said your first litter was—we could go home sooner."

  "We could?" Cal asked from across the deck.

  Ty nodded. "If, at two months, the babies are small enough to appear to be only one month old, we can convince people that they were conceived during the festival."

  "What if they're large for their age? It might be obvious I was pregnant before I was even presented to you."

  Ty rested his hand on Jax's stomach and felt the now familiar sensation of movement under his fingers. It was far too soon to feel his own litter shifting inside him, but he was already anticipating that first moment. "If they are large for
their age, we can always say they take after my side of the family. High nobles are often larger newborns than other felines."

  "You have this all worked out, don't you?"

  "No, not really, but we've not had much to do on this boat besides think about every eventuality."

  "What if the babies are the perfect size for their age?" Cal asked.

  "Then we're the proud fathers of a perfect litter of babes," Ty replied.

  "You know what I mean."

  Ty sighed. "Yes, I know, but I don't have all the answers. Maybe everyone will question the paternity of the babies, or maybe no one will say a word. I don't know. But I do know that I'm not going to let Lyndon or anyone else separate Jax from his babies again. "

  Jax rested his head on Ty's shoulder and hugged him close. "Thank you."

  *****

  "Fuck!" Ty swore as he read through the news report. He hadn't even had to search through the network for news from Furyne this time, it was right there in the headlines of canine news.

  "What is it?" Cal asked.

  "See for yourself." Ty twisted to holo-projector for Cal to look at. "I thought it would take much longer for the next news report to come through, but when the felines are accusing the canines of abducting a high noble, I guess the news spreads a lot quicker than usual."

  "Why would they think the canines have abducted you? How have they even made the connection with this world?"

  "According to this, a signal has been picked up from Lupalia that is traceable to Jax."

  "The chip?"

  "But I've not activated it," Jax said as he too read the article. "I swear I never switched it on, not even after you bought the new holo-projector."

  Cal made a noise of triumph. "The canines at the tollgate."

  "What about them?"

  "They took Jax's holo-player, didn't they? I bet it had a tracer on it that was activated as soon as they turned it on. They'll have tested it to see if it's working before they sold it to anyone else."

  "But it couldn't be strong enough to be picked up all the way on Furyne," Ty pointed out. "Someone would have to be on this world to pick up a signal."

  "It would only take a dozen or so felines to send one to each of the planets where ships were heading from the spaceport. One feline with a scanner and they can cover each planet in under an hour."

  "We need to get off-world," Ty said. "If they can track us as far as the tollgate, it won't be long before they catch up with us."

  "But won't they be watching the ports?"

  "I think we need to consider getting our disguises out again."

  Cal shook his head. "I don't know. It worked last time, but we didn't have anyone searching for us then. This time they'll be taking a lot more notice of any feline they see."

  "You're right," Ty agreed. "But I still think we should disguise ourselves again, at least Jax and I should use the dye to alter our markings."

  "You don't think I should wear a cushion again?" Cal teased.

  "I think compared to Jax's belly it won't even be noticed," Ty replied. "Now let's look at our location on the planet maps."

  Cal switched the holo-projector to access the location tracker, and waited for it to ascertain their exact position. A small blinking white light showed where they were on the flat map of the surrounding area.

  "The spaceport where we landed is here," Ty said. "We've been travelling westward since we arrived. The nearest major settlement is about three days north of us."

  "Let's avoid that."

  "I agree. There several other spaceports on Lupalia, but they'll all be crowded. To use the one we arrived at would be foolish, but which of the others should we choose?"

  "What's this?" Jax pointed at a small blue cross in the direction they were headed.

  Cal loaded up the legend. "It says it's a minor spaceport. Maybe it's not being watched as closely as the others."

  Ty frowned as he did a quick calculation of how long it would take to reach it. "I think we should at least check it out. We'll have to leave the river, though."

  Both of his mates brightened considerably at that.

  "We'll carry on past the next dock, stay there overnight and then start hiking in the morning."

  "Hiking?" Jax appeared even less enthused about hiking than he had been about getting on the boat.

  "We'll go slowly," Ty assured him. "And Cal and I will carry everything."

  Cal snorted. "You do remember that Jax isn't the only one carrying a litter?"

  "Yes, but I'm not even showing yet."

  Jax rolled his eyes at Cal. "I think he's going to be difficult about his limits."

  Cal folded his arms across his chest. "He's going to do as he's told."

  "You two are going to gang up on me, aren't you?"

  "If you're not taking care of yourself, then yes, we most definitely are."

  Ty chuckled took Cal into his arms. "I promise I'll behave."

  "See that you do," Jax ordered as he headed across the deck toward the cabin. "I'm going to get some sleep. It's going to be a tiring day tomorrow."

  "You should join him," Cal said. "I'll take the first shift steering so you can take over for the docking."

  "Good idea," Ty agreed. Cal was getting the hang of handling the boat, but there had been a few close calls when he'd tried to dock.

  Ty exchanged a long kiss with Cal before he followed Jax.

  He expected to find Jax already asleep, but instead his mate hurriedly hid something within the toga lying on the bed. "What's that?"

  Jax blushed and wouldn't look at him. "It's nothing."

  Ty moved aside the fabric to reveal a small breast pump.

  "I was leaking," Jax muttered. "It's been happening for the last week or two."

  "You don't need to hide this from us," Ty assured him. "Surely you know that?"

  "I'm sorry. I just wasn't sure what Cal would think about this. Lyndon could barely stand to touch me once my female hormones were fully dominant."

  "I thought we'd already established that Lyndon is a complete fool," Ty said. "Why else would he refuse to claim you?"

  Jax shrugged. "He isn't the only male feline to be repulsed by his mate when that lover suddenly grows breasts. There are many who feel the same way."

  "I know, but Cal and I are not amongst them. I'd be in serious trouble in a few months if I were."

  Jax gave him a small smile.

  "Cal adores you," Ty continued.

  Jax didn't give any indication that he agreed with him.

  "He does!"

  "He's not touched my chest since my breasts grew so large," Jax whispered.

  "Are you sure?"

  "Yes."

  Ty had touched them, he had no doubt about that. He loved cupping them and squeezing them, imagining taking one of those nipples into his mouth and sucking down the milk Jax produced. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen Cal play with Jax's breasts in some time.

  "Wait here," Ty said and he hurried up on deck to fetch Cal.

  After docking the boat, Ty nudged Cal below.

  "What's the matter?" Cal asked as he stepped into the sleeping cabin. "Jax isn't in labour is he?"

  "No," Ty said, "but there is a small problem."

  "It's not a problem," Jax insisted. "Really, there's no need for all this."

  Ty gave him a scowl. "Cal, Jax is worried that you don't find him attractive now he's pregnant."

  "You're not serious?" Cal rushed over to kneel at Jax's feet. "Oh no, you are serious, aren't you? Jax, I can barely contain my erection around you."

  "Even while I look like this?" Jax gestured to his breasts and stomach.

  Cal laughed and shook his head. "You look beautiful."

  Jax blushed and lowered his head.

  "Lyndon has a lot to answer for," Ty muttered.

  "What does he have to do with this?"

  "He didn't like to touch me while my female hormones were dominant," Jax explained. "You'd have thought my breasts were exp
losives with how much distance he kept from them. Considering how much he liked to fuck me in the vagina, it took me by surprise that he'd be so repulsed by my other female attributes when they appeared."

  Cal stared at Jax with his mouth open.

  "Jax is worried that you seem to be similarly reluctant to touch them."

  Cal glanced at Ty before returning his attention to Jax. "I'm so sorry you thought that."

  "Then you aren't repulsed by them?" Jax asked.

  With a shaking hand, Cal carefully cupped Jax's left breast and ran his thumb over the nipple, causing it to harden.

  Jax whimpered and grabbed his cock at the base.

  "I wasn't sure whether you'd want me to touch them," Cal explained. "You said yourself they are so much more sensitive while they're like this. I should have asked, but I didn't know how to bring it up."

  "There's no need to ask," Jax replied, his voice breathless. "I'm yours and Ty's, and I give you my body willingly."

  Cal squeezed the breast again and rose so his mouth was level with Jax's chest. "I will always ask for permission. To neglect to do so would be to treat you as my possession, rather than my mate. But I promise that I will ask in the future."

  Jax placed his hand over Cal's, holding it to him. "They are sensitive, but it's mostly a good sensitive. I'll let you know if they're ever too tender to be touched at all. It's not very likely, though. Last time I was pregnant I spent more time fondling my breasts than I did stroking my cock."

  Ty chuckled and leaned down to kiss each of them in turn. "I'm going to go take the next stint on the river. I'll leave Cal to become acquainted with your… er, attributes. He can come and take over when you're done."

  Jax smiled at Ty as he left them alone. "Are you sure about this?" he asked Cal.

  His mate replied by taking Jax's right nipple between his lips, while his right hand continued to squeeze his left breast.

  Jax's milk spilled into Cal's mouth and he sighed in relief as his lover drank it down with the eagerness of a hungry babe. This was so much better than using the pump.