“Jennifer,” Decebel growled from the other side of the bed. “Basically, I feel like crap doc,” Jen finished, without acknowledging her mate. He sat down on the bed next to her and took her hand. He brought it to his lips and kissed it gently. Jen refused to look at him, she knew that if she did she would lose it and she wasn’t ready to lose it just yet. “I need to listen to the baby for a minute and check your vitals okay?” Cynthia asked. Jen nodded. Cynthia pulled Jen’s shirt up to expose her abdomen and saw that she was beginning to show. “When did this happen?” She asked. Jen looked down at her stomach and saw the small hump. “It wasn’t like that a week ago,” Jen told her. Cynthia gently probed her stomach and then laid her head against it. She closed her eyes and listened for

