A Mother Before A Mate
Chapter 44

Lexi's Point of View

10 days later

The last week has been pretty quiet and uneventful, just the way I like it. Jack has been working from that he is going to be just fine. Lev has officially started his Beta duties a few days ago, and I'm loving "Baby, why don't you go for a nap. You look exhausted. I'll watch Molly," Jack tells me.

I must look as tired as I feel. "I'm fine. It's only 10 am. I shouldn't be napping, especially this early. Plu "It doesn't matter if it's only 10 am. I don't care what time it is, you are growing a baby. A whole perso watch Molly. I'm not taking no for an answer," he states.

I hold him close. He's so sweet. "You're the best. I wish I wasn't so sleepy all the time," I say with a pou "I think it's really cute," he chuckles, and kisses my pouty lips.

"You're really cute," I smile as I pull him in for another kiss, and then I make my way upstairs for a nap I hear Jack, "Want to go for a walk, Molly? Let's go check the mail at Daddy's office," "Wif Gwamps and Gwan?" She asks.

"Yes, we can stop to see Gramps and Gran before we come home," Jack says with a chuckle.

"Yay!" She squeals. I love how Claire and Tom have taken Molly in as their own granddaughter and the When I wake up, the clock says it's 12:02 pm. I slept 2 whole hours and I needed it. I feel so much bette "Hey, you look better!" He smiles and comes over to wrap his arms around me. I breathe in his delicio "Mmm. Thank you for letting me nap. I do feel so much better now," I admit.

"Anytime you need to rest, tell me. I don't care if I have meetings, pack-related or business, whatever. caring man.

"Thank you," I beam.

lot because of his shoulder, and my demand to be able to keep a watchful eye on him while he heals. He's not 100% healed yet, but pretty close. I'm so glad uch I get to see him now, and so does Molly.

re not even fully healed yet."

body needs the extra rest, obviously. You look so tired, and you're yawning. Go rest, babe. I'm fine. I'm nearly good as new. I'm definitely good enough to

sport her with love and treats. With my parents gone, I thought for a while that Molly would never have grandparents. I lay down, and my eyes are so heavy. now. I feel refreshed. I head downstairs and Jack and Molly are in the kitchen and Jack's heating up leftovers for lunch.

t and enjoy the feeling of his body against mine.

cel or reschedule. I don't want you feeling exhausted and not getting rest," he adds. I am the luckiest woman on the planet to have such a supportive and

We all sit to eat lunch together. "So I made a reservation for dinner tonight, I figured we could do family dinner night a few days early this week. I have something I'd like to celebrate." Jack tells me. "What do you want to celebrate?"

"It's a surprise," he beams with a cheeky smile. Damn that smile is sexy. I replace myself having very sexy thoughts about my sexy mate. Mmm, the things those lips do to me and my body. "Babe," he chuckles and I'm pulled out of my dirty thoughts.

"Yeah?" I ask.

"Your eyes, and the way you were biting your lip and looking at me. What were you thinking about," he whispers with a mischievous smirk, and one eyebrow raised.

I chuckle, feeling just a tiny bit embarrassed that I just got caught fantasizing about him at the kitchen table.

"Busted! ... Maybe we can ask Lev or your parents to watch Molly and we can go to dinner just us," I suggest. With everything going on, it's been a while since we had any alone time. "Sure, we can make it a date night instead of family dinner if you want," he agrees.

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I'm not sure what we're celebrating tonight, but I am giddy with excitement to get some uninterrupted alone time with Jack. There has been so much going on lately, that this is much needed. I want to get all dolled up for tonight, so I put on a cute little black lace dress that hugs my upper body. It then flows gently at my waist to mid-thigh. The dress totally hides the little bump that has officially popped. It's just a tiny one, and could pass for a food baby, but still.

With a 6 month pregnancy, pups grow very quickly. The dress is not low cut, but with my swollen pregnancy boobs, I'm rocking this dress better than I ever have before! I do my makeup and straighten my hair and I wear it in a high sleek tight ponytail. I grab some red high heels, that match my red lipstick. When I come out of my closet, I see Jack coming out of the bathroom.

"WOW! He says wide-eyed and stops mid-step. "You literally took my breath away," he exhales a shakey breath and walks over.

He's freshly showered, and wearing dark blue dress pants and a white dress shirt, with a brown belt, and brown dress shoes. Everything is perfectly tailored, and fits him just as it should. "You look gorgeous," he says as his fingers replace my waist. I can't help that I'm beaming with delight at the way he's looking at me.

"Thank you, Alpha. You look very handsome," I admit. We both smile into a kiss. When we break apart, Jack breaks the silence with his husky voice that's a little deeper than usual.

"Let's get out of here, so we can hurry up and get back."

Just his tone alone, has me clenching my thighs. I nod, but hold eye contact so he can see the way his words effect me.

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Jack opens my door for me, and we walk in to the restaurant. "This looks nice," I admit, and he smiles, and puts his arm around my waist, as we walk in together. We're seated at a more private table, and right away I'm asking, "So what's the surprise?" "Let's order first," he says, and he's just beaming with excitement. I replace myself absorbing his energy, and I'm giddy with excitement too, even though I don't know what we're excited about. I grab the menu and start scanning. I'm so anxious to replace out what we're celebrating, I pick the first thing that appeals to me and close my menu.

"That was quick," he chuckles.

As soon as the waiter takes our order, and leaves, I'm demanding answers. "Okay, tell me!" His energy has me so curious. He slips his hand inside his jacket pocket and pulls out an envelope and places it on the table. "What's this?" I'm officially confused.

"Gender results," he beams. OH MY GOSH! I can see it hasn't been opened yet. I let out a quiet squeal and grab the envelope.

"Are you sure you want to know?" I ask as I wiggle the envelope around.

"I'm so sure. I almost didn't make it to tonight," he chuckles. I open the envelope and grab the letter out.

"You read it," I say as I pass it to him. I'm basically hopping in my chair, I'm so excited. We make eye contact for a second, and then he starts unfolding the letter. I see his eyes scanning the letter. He looks at me, and his smile is so broad and he's so proud. "It's a boy!" he barely gets out.

We're both out of our seats so quickly with our arms around each other. He holds me tight, "I can't believe we're going to have a boy. I'm so grateful," he whispers.

"I'm so happy, I feel like I'm going to burst," I admit.

"Me too," Jack beams tearfully.

We had the best time enjoying each other's company and our meal together, while over the moon about our news. The waiter comes to take our plates, "Would you like the dessert menu?" He asks. I mind link, Jack, -I want you for dessert-

"Nope, no thanks," Jack says quickly, with a smile.

We get out of the restaurant, and as soon as we get out of the city, and we're driving down the wooded road, I tell Jack, "Pull over, I can't wait. I've been wanting you all day," I groan.

He flashes me one of his sexy mischievous smiles and pulls over to the shoulder of the road.