Free Ben by Toni Griffin Page A

get to twelve weeks gestation then it will move to weekly visits. I will continue to keep a track of everything through the entire pregnancy so you will have a record of it after. If you have any problems, the medicine doesn't help, or you have any cramping or pain, you call me straight away. If in twenty-four hours you're still unable to keep anything down, make sure to call."
    "Thanks, Doc." Ben held his hand out and shook the other man's.
    "You're welcome, Alpha, and congratulations to you both."
    "Thank you," Tommy said from the couch since he didn't want to risk moving to help his mate see the man out.
    Ben returned a couple of minutes later with a fresh glass of ice cold water and slowly helped Tommy to sit up. Once up, Tommy took the first of his pills and looked at his mate. A baby! They were really going to have a baby. Tommy didn't know why but the reality of that just seemed to hit him. Holy crap!
    Ben must have seen the slightly panicked look on his face and pulled him into his arms, holding him tight. "Everything is going to be fine, pup. Just wait and see, you're going to be an amazing father, and our kids are going to love you to pieces."
    "Kids? As in plural?"
    "Of course. We've already discussed that." The way his mate had said that sounded like there should be 'duh' on the end.
    His mate kissed him gently, nowhere near the passionate kisses of the previous week, but Tommy knew this was because his mate didn't want to cause him to get dizzy or feel nauseous.
    "Do you want to know the sex of our cub?" Ben asked.
    Tommy shook his head gently. "I like the idea of being surprised. Either way I will love the child with everything that I have; so boy or girl, it matters not to me. What about you?"
    "I think it would be easier to cater if we knew what we were having, but I also like the idea of being surprised. Plus, there is so much more colour choices available these days, not everything in either pink or blue."
    "Oh crap, there's so much to do. We have to get the nursery ready. Wait, where the hell are we going to put the nursery? We have to buy all the furniture, and a car seat and a stroller, we have to baby proof the house, and clothes. What about clothes? We don't have much time, how are we going to get everything done before the baby arrives?" Tommy's eyes were huge and his breathing coming fast by the time he had finished his little breakdown.
    Ben cupped his cheeks and tilted his head up so Tommy had to look at his mate's face. "Breathe, pup." Tommy took a deep breath in before exhaling loudly and then repeating. When Tommy seemed to have calmed down, Ben continued, "We have plenty of time. When you're feeling better, we'll take a drive down to Cairns and pick up everything we need. You're not going to be showing for several more weeks yet so there's no reason to panic. The nursery will go in the room next to ours. Anything that we don't manage to get before the cub starts to make itself known, I can pick up, or we can always send Uncles Liam and Declan to collect it for us."
    "Okay, sorry. I think I just got a little overwhelmed with everything."
    "It's fine, pup. Completely understandable. Now how are you feeling? Can I get you something to eat? Maybe a little chicken soup?"
    "Mmm, actually I think I am hungry. That sounds really good."
    "Okay, you sit back and relax and I'll be back with some soup, then. I'm sorry but I still have some work that I have to attend to."
    "I'm sorry. I'm taking up so much of your time." Tommy hated thefact that he'd been so sick and taken Ben away from his work. He had seen during the previous week just how hard Ben worked while trying to oversee all the werewolf packs in Australia. The man really needed an assistant.
    "You need help."
    "I'm sorry?" Ben looked a little confused as he stood to head to the kitchen.
    "You need help with your work. I hate taking you away from it, but with me pregnant, surely that's going to limit the number of hours you can work once the baby