I watched Titus from the corner of my eye, studying his reaction. When his eyes lit up with excitement a smile formed onto my face. I knew Titus didn't care what gender the pup was, but some alpha's did. Having a male as their first born was a serious thing for them. A female first born was frowned upon in some packs. Luckily my parents weren't like that, and neither were we. Our pup was going to grow up loved.

"Fúck yeah! There's going to be a mini me running around!" I said excitedly.

"Language." Titus scolded.

I rolled my eyes. "Sorry."

Taylor grabbed a towel and removed the gel from my stomach then moved to the other side of the room to write things down on her notepad.

Pulling my shirt down, I sat up then crossed my legs. Titus's eyes stayed glued to my stomach the entire time. "Okay so now the hard part." Taylor announced as she pulled out the needle.

Groaning, I buried my head in my hands.

***

I glared up at Titus as we walked towards the pack house. He pretended he didn't notice my intense glare but I caught him a few times sneaking glances. He sighed then brought my hand to his lips. "It had to be done."

I scoffed. "Two times!! She stuck me two times!" I exclaimed.

He rolled his eyes. "You were being difficult the first time." I rubbed my arm, soothing the sore areas of my arm where Taylor stuck me. "You big baby."

I shrugged my shoulders. "Whatever. That crap hurt."

We walked up the steps of the pack house. My stomach growled as the smell of breakfast filled my nose. We stopped in front of the dining hall when Titus released my hand. "I'll join you in a few. I have to go check on something." I nodded. He placed a kiss on my cheek then left.

Breakfast was held half an hour ago so much of the pack had already left. Alex waved me over to the seat next her. I smiled then walked towards my friend.

"Hey." I said as I sat down. She pulled me into a hug. "I've been so worried about you." She whispered into my hair.

"I'm fine Alex." I said as I pulled away.

"And the pup?" I placed my hand over my stomach. "Fine."

Alex's eyes lit up as she squealed. "I'm so excited for you!" I grabbed her hand as I shushed her.

One of the pack members that worked in the kitchen handed me a plate of food. I thanked her then began eating. "So...I have a confession."Alex started.

I arched a brow at her, telling her to continue. "Ryan and I are expecting our second pup." I smiled. "Congrats Alex. When did you find out?"

"A couple of weeks ago." She said through a mouthful. "Aww, why didn't you tell me?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "Same reason you didn't tell me." A blush made it's way onto my face.

I felt horrible for not telling my best friend, but so much was going on and the timing just wasn't right. "Touché."

I snapped my head towards the door as I heard it open. My face went pale as I spotted Maci. Her shoulder length hair formed her face in loose curls. Hey light green eyes lit up as she unexpectedly shot me a smile.

"No one's mad at you Brinn." Alex whispered into my ear.

I sighed as I met her eyes. "I know, but I just feel horrible about the whole situation." Before Alex could continue, Maci joined us at the table. She sat to the left of me then smiled. "Hi Brinn! Long time no see!" She said in her usual cheerful voice.

"Yeah it has been a while." I replied, slowly letting my guard down a bit. She grabbed a plate of food and began digging in.

"How's your brother?" I cautiously asked. She held a blank expression on her face. "He's doing better. You should talk to him. It would really make his day."

I dropped my gaze to my lap. "I don't know Maci, maybe tomorrow." She nodded understandingly. "How's your pups? I'm so excited for you two!" Maci gushed, quickly changing the subject.

"Fine." Alex and I both said. "Have you started picking out clothes? Or decorating the nursery? I helped Alex with hers!" I shook my head. "No, not yet."

Alex and Maci both stared at me in shock. "What?! Brinn that baby is going to be here before you know it. You gotta start preparing." Maci scolded.

Their words hit me hard. They were right, I had been so focused on my mom I didn't even notice I had nothing prepared for my pup.

My eyes began to water as tears fell down my cheek. It angered me that I was crying over something so stupid, but the angrier I got, the more tears began to fall. Alex began to rub my back soothingly. "Oh Brinn don't cry we were just-"

"What did you do to her!" The entire room got silent as Titus's shouted.

Alex and Maci quickly scooted away, afraid of what Titus would do. I quickly wiped my face then stood. Titus stood in front of the entrance with his hands balled into fist. "It's not their fault." I said as I walked towards him. He continued to growl at Maci and Alex, despite my words. They bowed their heads respectfully.

I grabbed his arm and nudged him towards the door. After the third nudge he finally followed me out. "Baby what's wrong?" He said once the door closed behind us. His hazel eyes studied my face, concern written all over his face. "I just...I don't know. I-I'm so emotional all the time and I don't know why. It make me so angry! And we have nothing prepared for our pup. I just feel like a bad mother already." I was full on sobbing at this point. I was surprised Titus understood everything that came out of my mouth.

He pulled me to his chest and sighed. "Don't worry you're going to be a great mother." I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist. Once I calmed down I slowly released his grip then wiped my face. "We can go shopping for some clothes later today if you want." I nodded in agreement. "I'd like that."

"I have to go handle some pack work but I'll meet back with you in an hour or so. Go get some rest." He placed a kiss on my forehead then walked towards his office.

***

I had taken an hour nap when I heard continuous knocks at the door. I threw the comforter off of me and stormed towards the door angrily.

Whoever thought it was a good idea to wake me out of my nap was about to find out how much of a mistake they made. I swung the front door open, ready to chew the person out when Alex, Rachel, and Maci all stood there with smile on their face.

My face instantly morphed into confusion. "What are you...?" All three of them walked in unannounced. I shook my head and closed the door. They had already made their way to the living room by the time I had turned around.

"So what are you guys doing here?" I asked as I took a seat across from them. "So were going to decorate your nursery!" Rachel announced.

"Oh boy." I said as I sunk into my seat. Rachel pulled out a note book and pen. "So Titus told us you're having a girl." Rachel said excitedly.

"Oh so Titus was the one who put this together?" They all three nodded. "What color theme do you want?" Maci asked. "Anything but pink." They all three exchanged looks.

"But why?" Alex asked. "I just don't want pink." She nodded.

Rachel scribbled notes down onto the notebook. "Okay what about the color of the crib?"

I shook my head. "I'm not sure. White or creme." I wasn't really into decorating or anything along that matter.

"Okay have you picked a room for the nursery?" Maci asked. I shook my head no. Rachel sighed in annoyance, but held her tongue. "What about that room Brinn stayed in? It's right next to their room and it's a nice size." Alex said excitedly. Rachel nodded, "Yes, good idea Alex."

They all stood. "Okay, were just going to take a look at the room then we'll be on our way."

As they made their way up the stairs the front door opened. Titus joined me in the living room. "I'm guessing they've already talked to you." He said as he joined me on the couch. "I side eyed him then nodded.

Rachel was the first out of the three down the stairs. "Okay Titus I'm going to need some of the males to move the furniture out of the room."

"I'll let them know." He said casually. "Don't drag your feet on this. It needs to be done ASAP." He rolled his eyes and sighed. "Yes mother." I began chuckling at the exchange between him and his mother.

"Okay we'll be back later to start on the nursery. Come on ladies." Alex and Maci followed behind Rachel as they left the house. Titus pulled me to his side and placed a kiss on my neck. "You ready to go?" He asked. I nodded and stood.

***

"I don't know where to start?" I stated as we entered the baby store. This place was huge. All of the baby items was causing me to feel a little overwhelmed. "Well for starters, let's go to the girl section." He grabbed my hand and led me towards the girl clothes. "Okay I think you're supposed to get clothes by month." I crossed my hands over my chest and examined the clothes.

"I'll let you pick out the night clothes, and I'll do the everyday wear." He nodded then began browsing the night clothes. "Not too much pink." I reminded him.

He furrowed his brows. "What's with you and pink?" I shrugged my shoulders. "I have nothing against the color pink, but I feel like when people have girls all you ever see is pink. Ya know?" He nodded understandingly.

About thirty minutes later, Titus had came towards me with a bunch of night clothes in a basket. "You did pretty good T." I said as I placed the clothes I found in the basket.

Placing my hands on my hips I examined the collection we had come up with. "Okay, this is a good start." He shoved his hands into his pants pockets and smiled. "We should get pacifiers and bottles." I announced.

"And diapers."He added.

"Look at you! Daddy of the year." I teased.

He shook his head then grabbed the cart. Leading us towards the supplies.

Another hour went by when we finally decided to call it a day. When the cashier gave us the total my eyes went wide. I knew babies would be expensive, but this was ridiculous. Titus casually handed the lady his card. She swiped his card and handed it back to him with a smile. "Have a good evening." We grabbed the stuff, with help from other employees and headed towards the car.

I waited in the car patiently, while Titus struggled to fit everything in the car. "Do you need help?" I asked.

"No." He muttered as he slammed the trunk closed. A few seconds later he slid into the car and started up the engine. "That was a process." I nodded in agreement.

I rested my head against the window as we drove out of the parking lot. I was a lot sleepier these days, so once my eyes began to feel droopy, I just quickly fell into a deep sleep.

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