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Epilogue
Ethan
The dinner in front of me looked absolutely delicious, as did most dinners I’d seen over the past few weeks. And, like those other dinners, I couldn’t fathom taking another bite. I could manage one or two, but after that, I was stuffed. All my organs had been scrunched and pushed aside to make room for the extra large baby I was carrying.
Dr. Nindy insisted I was measuring just fine and that the baby might be a bit large, but supposedly, I wasn’t breaking any records. But I didn’t believe it. I was pretty sure I’d end up in the world record books.
"Is everything all right?" Orsino put his hand over mine and leaned closer to me, speaking into my ear. “You look radiant tonight.”
That was the perspiration. I had sweat through my shirt, as usual. “I’m fine. Just full."
He smiled, knowing how things had been for me over the past two weeks. He was ever the attentive alpha. Little did he know, I was definitely experiencing contractions and had been for the better part of the day.
It wouldn’t be long before I’d need him to escort me to the birthing suite so we could welcome our child into the world.
Our checkups with Dr. Nindy had been going well. The pregnancy went smoothly, and I was able to work throughout most of it.
It wasn’t until last month that I finally decided to go on leave.
Kira let out a whine at my feet and nudged my foot. I tried to lean down and give her a pat on the head, but my massive belly didn’t allow it.
Andro reached for another roll. "I think I’m gonna ask Trev to guard Rowan once he returns to school."
"Trev is ready to return to work?" Orsino seemed surprised and happy by that news.
I kept my breathing steady, counting the seconds between each shock of pain as the conversation went on around me.
"Whether he’s ready or not, I’m gonna have him return. It’s time."
Andro stopped eating long enough to get down to business. "Any updates on how things have been going with the investigation into who Russo’s business partner was?"
Orsino shrugged. "I get regular updates, and there are leads, but so far, everything has been a dead end.”
Andro grunted and shoved another bite of steak into his mouth.
Louie leaned back and placed his arm around Connor. “We definitely need security detail on Rowan until we figure out who wanted him kidnapped in the first place."
“Haven’t we agreed to no shop talk at the dinner table? Can’t this wait until tomorrow?” Joey asked.
I was glad he spoke up. I wanted to be informed about what was going on, but right now, I’d rather have them talk about something boring and mundane like the weather.
“How’s Trev doing, anyway? I would have expected him to be back to work full-time by now.” Connor leaned into Louie’s side.
"He’s doing fine, and he’s working. I just don’t think he’s enjoying it. And he certainly isn’t looking forward to being Rowan’s babysitter.”
“Tough luck. He needs something to get back into the swing of things, and this is what we have for him." Andro was never one to mince words.
Louie laughed. "I think he thinks we’ve given him a pity job.”
“Taking care of a precious omega and our family?" Andro snorted. "Perhaps he needs an attitude adjustment when he comes back full-time."
"Be nice." Jeremiah swatted the air in his brother’s direction. He had announced that they were expecting not long after Orsino and I had. In my opinion, he wore his pregnancy way better, though. Then again, he was two months behind me, and I had looked better at seven months than I did today too.
"Trev needs to remember that he’s a guard with a job to do. He did it well, and he’s been rewarded for it, but he can’t just sit back and lick his wounds. We need him to work."
"What happened to not talking about work at the dinner table?" Joey asked again, a little louder this time.
"Cheers to that." I lifted my glass of water and took a sip. I missed wine. That was the first thing I wanted once I was able to drink it. I took a small sip. Nothing sounded good right now, but I needed to stay hydrated.
