Mara smiled. \u201cGood. Now, Athena, you\u2019re going to need to rest more. No strenuous activity for a\u00a0<\/p>\n
while. And the arousal symptoms should start easing within a week, but until then, just be patient\u00a0<\/p>\n
with yourself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt my cheeks heat up but I nodded. \u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stood up. \u201cDo you have any questions?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it safe?\u201d I blurted out. \u201cFor us to\u2026 you know. Given what happened before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mara\u2019s expression softened with understanding. It\u2019s perfectly safe,\u201d she assured me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trauma you experienced before was from external force, not from intimacy with your mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just be gentle and listen to your body. If something doesn\u2019t feel right, stop. But normal intimate\u00a0<\/p>\n
activity won\u2019t harm the baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt some of the tension leave my shoulders. \u201cOkay. Thank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything else?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow soon will we know if everything is okay?\u201d Tristan asked. \u201cIf the baby is healthy and\u00a0<\/p>\n
growing properly?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be able to sense more at the next visit,\u201d she said. \u201cBut so far, everything feels strong and\u00a0<\/p>\n
healthy. The pregnancy is taking well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan let out a breath of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright then,\u201d Mara said. \u201cCome see me next week. And try not to worry too much. I know that\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
easier said than done, but stress isn\u2019t good for the bby. Focus on the joy and let me worry about the\u00a0<\/p>\n
medical side of things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
We thanked her and left, walking back to the ca in a daze. Neither of us spoke until we were\u00a0<\/p>\n
both inside with the doors closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
D\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
78% 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 256\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Tristan turned to me. \u201cA baby,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA baby,\u201d I agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to be parents,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
78%\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly shit,\u201d he said, running his hands through his hair. \u201cHoly shit, Athena.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I started laughing because what else could I do. The whole situation was insane. We\u2019d gone from\u00a0<\/p>\n
thinking I had an abnormally long heat to finding out I was pregnant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan started laughing too and soon we were both laughing so hard we couldn\u2019t breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When we finally calmed down, he reached over and placed his hand on my still flat stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to protect you both,\u201d he said seriously. \u201cNothing is going to happen to either of you. I\u00a0<\/p>\n
promise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said, covering his hand with mine. \u201cI trust you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t be like Daxon,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll never hurt you or this baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that too,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019re nothing like him, Tristan. You\u2019re good and kind and you\u2019re going\u00a0<\/p>\n
to be an amazing father.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes got shiny with tears. \u201cI\u2019m going to try so hard,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to do everything\u00a0<\/p>\n
right this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will,\u201d I said with certainty. \u201cWe both will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned over and kissed me again. \u201cI love you he said. \u201cAnd I already love this baby so much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you too,\u201d I said. \u201cBoth of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He started the car and we began the drive home About halfway there, something occurred to\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to tell Orion,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
15:05 Fri, Jan 16\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 256\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan glanced at me. \u201cYour brother is going to lose his mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a good way or a bad way?\u201d I asked nervously\u00a0<\/p>\n
78%\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably both,\u201d Tristan admitted. \u201cHe\u2019s very protective of you. But he\u2019s also my best friend and\u00a0<\/p>\n
he\u2019ll be happy for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Sarah,\u201d I added. \u201cShe\u2019s going to be so excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan smiled. \u201cShe\u2019s going to lose her mind. In the best way possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen should we tell them?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually people wait until after the first trimester,\u201d he said. \u201cBut Orion isn\u2019t just my best friend\u00a0<\/p>\n
he\u2019s your brother. I think we should tell him soon. And Sarah too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought about it. Part of me wanted to wait, to make sure everything was okay first. But\u00a0<\/p>\n
another part of me wanted to share this joy with my brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Memories Drifted Into Soft Silence by Kyx Frost 256 Mara smiled. \u201cGood. Now, Athena, you\u2019re going to need to rest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-second-gear-of-love-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}