For those who read the pregnancy teaser I posted earlier, I went ahead and finished the chapter... again, just in case. :) Rave’s surprise was evident on his face. “Pregnant? How is that possible?” “What do you mean, how is that possible?” Leesa grinned. “Have you forgotten last night already, my studly husband?” From the look on Rave’s face, Leesa bet that if his skin wasn’t so bronze, she would have been able to see him blushing. “I know how the process works,” he said, smiling. “What I meant is, how could you know so soon? It’s been less than twelve hours. That’s not usual for you humans, is it?” “Well, I’ve never been pregnant before, but, no, I don’t think so. It usually takes awhile before we know. A missed period, or some nausea.” “Are you feeling nauseous? It’s too soon for that, right?” “Yes, it’s too soon, and no, I feel fine.” “Maybe it’s a wizard thing, then,” Rave suggested. “Maybe your magic is telling you.” “Maybe. But whatever it is, I know, without a doubt.” Leesa took Rave’s wrist and placed his hand on her bare stomach. “I can feel something in here. Something warm, a glow almost. I’m guessing that volkaane babies are probably extra warm.” Rave smiled again. “I could ask some of the women, but I don’t think they’d know. We’re all pretty much the same temperature, so I doubt they feel any change. You have gotten me thinking, though.” “About what?” “We probably should have talked about this last night, but I was a bit distracted.” “Me, too,” Leesa replied, smiling. “We don’t know the possible ramifications of interbreeding between volkaanes and humans,” Rave continued. “Or even if it’s possible.” Leesa pressed Rave’s hand more firmly against her belly. “It’s possible, all right. I told you, I’m pregnant. But I get your point. We’d better learn all we can, so we can be prepared.” “I think Balin is probably the best place to start. He knows more volkaane history than anyone I know, plus he loves to study the archives. Maybe he’ll know if anything like this has happened before.” Rave paused for a moment. “But if he knew of any real danger, I’m certain he would have warned us, at the wedding, at least.” “Let’s hope so.” Leesa replied. Rave’s earlier comment about her wizard powers gave rise to another thought. “There’s the added complication of my magic, too. But there’s no one we can ask about that.” Not for the first time, and certainly not for the last, she wished Dominic was still here with them. “So we’ll start with Balin. Let’s go see him this morning.” Rave leaned forward and tenderly kissed Leesa’s forehead. “You got it.” “One more thing,” Leesa said. “I don’t want to tell anyone else until we know more. Not even my mom. I don’t want to worry her.” Rave nodded. “I understand. We can go see Balin right now if you want.” “I do. But I think maybe we should take advantage of our present situation first.” Rave smiled. “What exactly do you have in mind, wife?” Leesa wrapped her arms around Rave’s back and drew his naked body against hers. “I’m sure you’ll think of something, big boy,” she said, then pressed her mouth to his.
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