Chapter 112 - My Rebellious Luna

ALPHA LUKE POV

ONE MONTH AND A WEEK LATER

My little Luna has spent the day running around trying to make everything perfect for her first Christmas here. Her parents and brother, along with his family, will be arriving soon and she wants everything perfect. She’s four months pregnant and I’m not sure how she doesn’t tip over now that her bump has tripled in size. Giving me the perfect excuse to carry her around.

I love having my Pastelito in my arms, just like now. I’m carrying her to the infirmary for her checkup. We are both bubbling with excitement because we will also be doing an ultrasound and finding out our baby’s gender. “Hello Alpha, Luna.” The nurse bows and hands Becky her paper gown and the cup for the urine sample.

Becky growls in irritation and pats my shoulder. “I’ll be right back.” She groans and glares at the cup. “You can wait in the exam room, right over there.” The nurse points me in the direction of the room. After a few minutes, my prickly mate came in and makes grabby hands at me. “I thought you liked using the steps.” I said while picking her up and setting her on the exam bed.

She pecks my lips and gets comfortable. “I’m spoiled now, deal with it.” With a shrug of her shoulders her feet dangle while we wait. “You're lucky your so damn cute… and smart… and amazing.” I grumbled, making her smile. There is a knock on the door and my Shortcake’s excitement overflows through me. “Come in.” She chirps.

Dr. Flores walks in and bows at me. “Hello Alpha, how are you?” She says, giving me her undivided attention. Smart ass. “Hello Doctor. You can attend to Becky now.” I said and gesturing towards my mate who was vibrating with excitement on the exam bed. “Hello Luna, you look great!” She gushed, making Becky smile wider.

The nurse walks in with the equipment while the doctor takes Becky’s vitals. After the doctor assures us that my Pastelito is in good health, she lays back and we prepare to see how much our pup has grown. “I’m so anxious to see my little corazon (heart), Becky says anxiously.” This time the doctor doesn’t need to search for our baby.

As soon as she turns on the monitor and places the wand on Becky’s belly, we see our pup moving around. “Where is the head?” Art asks. It’s hard to tell what we are looking at, but Dr. Flores quickly points out our baby’s head and soon we can make out its body. “Mira qué hermoso! (Look how adorable!)” My Luna says with tears in her eyes.

I can’t take my eyes off the screen. The little hands and feet can be seen clearly now. “Alright, are we ready to know the gender?” Dr. Flores asks, turning to look at us. Becky squeezes my hand and nods her head. “Your little corazon (heart) is a girl.” Becky and I both turn to each other, smiling like idiots. “You’re not upset, it’s not a boy?” She asks nervously.

I shake my head and peck her lips. “My first born is the heir of this pack, male or female. She will be the Alpha of this pack.” Becky was thoughtful for a moment. “If that’s what she chooses.” I said, reading her mind. She sighs and nods her head. Being Alpha was a big responsibility… boy or girl, they would really need to want it in order to be happy. I want nothing more than for my children to be happy.

LILIMAR POV

I’m starting to second guess if we should find out the baby’s gender. Becky’s mother insisted on having a baby shower while she was here for the holidays. A big part of that is knowing the baby’s gender so that everyone can bring appropriate gifts. The whole pack is waiting for their announcement so that we can spoil the little cutie before it’s even born.

Now I want to be able to prepare and that’s kind of hard when I don’t know the gender. “Don’t pout Lil, Becky knows the gender and it’s preparing everything for you.” He says, shocking me. I swear he can read my mind sometimes. “What! Are you serious?” I said, slapping his arm. “Yes baby, your due date is coming up and she wanted to make sure everything was ready for her godchild. Her words.” He said while pulling me onto his lap.

I’m not sure how he can even do that anymore. The doctor told us our pup is big and healthy. That would be why I’m also big and healthy. “What’s this pout for? Baby you need to stop pouting.” He groans, throwing his head back. My poor mate, I’ve been so self-conscious and moody lately. “I’m sorry Jordan. I just don’t feel pretty anymore.” I said softly.

Kissing my forehead, he held me tighter. “That is ridiculous because you are more beautiful in my eyes. After you have my pup, you will be even more beautiful. There will never be a time that you won’t be gorgeous baby.” He nuzzles my neck, making me giggle. “I love you Jordan and I would show you just how much if I didn’t have to go greet Becky’s parents.” I smiled and attempted to get off his lap.

After a couple of seconds, he has pity on me and helps me up. “That’s fine because you are all mine tonight.” Giving my bottom a little smack, we walked hand in hand to the pack house. My mind goes wild thinking about all the things we are going to do tonight. “There you go. I prefer that sly little grin to the pout.” He says, and my cheeks heat up.

We are about halfway to the pack house when we see Becky and Luke walking in the same direction. “Hey! I thought it was my job to greet your parents?” I sped up my steps but it was hard to catch up with them. When Jordan thinks I’m moving too fast he swoops me up and catches up to them. “We got done early, so we decided to join you.” Becky says with a huge grin.

Oh, she must be so excited to know her baby’s gender. “Is it a boy or girl?” I ask as we walk up the steps of the pack house. “WE are announcing the gender during lunch.” Luke says pointedly. I so badly want to stick my tongue out at him, but Jordan says it’s not appropriate because he’s my Alpha. I already know that, but I can’t help how bratty I feel right now.

All these damn hormones have me grouchy. “Don’t worry Lil, I have a surprise for you.” She winks at me. Luke opens the door for us, and Clara comes running towards Becky and hugs her tightly. “Look at your pancita! (tummy!) It’s so cute.” She leans down and kisses Becky’s belly and talks to it. “It’s not a pancita (tummy) mom, I’m grown. This bad boy here is a full-on belly.” She gyrated, making her belly wiggle.

We all laugh, and Clara playfully swats Becky’s arm. “That’s my grandbaby in there! Don’t do your bedroom moves out here. Sin vergüenza. (No shame)” Frank cringes, making all of us laugh harder. It’s not like he doesn’t know where babies come from. “Alright then, where am I going to set up?” Clara asks and that’s when I noticed a bunch of bags and boxes behind her.

Oh yes, the baby shower. “I thought we would be having it tomorrow.” I said confused. “Yes, it’s tomorrow but I want to put all of these things away and start organizing.” She said excitedly. “I’ll show you.” Jordan let me down when Clara waves her hands around. “No! The last thing I need is you going into labor. Go relax!” She says, shooing me away.

Maryanne, Celia and Jerry showed up to help carry the supplies and took Clara to the party room. After fifteen minutes, we all made our way to the dining hall for lunch. Everyone was excited, waiting for Luke and Becky’s announcement. Luke cleared his throat, everyone hushed and gave him their attention. “This is a very exciting moment for my Luna and I.” He smiled down at Becky.

Both future grandparents were on pins and needles waiting for Luke to spill the beans. “Your Luna is gifting me the joy of a pup. A pup that will be the heir to Golden Moon.” He grinned and stalled, making us even more anxious. “We learned today that our pup is a…. GIRL!” Everyone cheered and began to whisper among themselves. “My little cupcake will be the heir, regardless of her gender.” Luke eyed the older pack members who were already discussing amongst themselves.

One look from Luke and they all quieted down. “We hope to see you all tomorrow at the baby shower.” He finished and everyone lowered their heads, bowing to their Alpha. A girl! Becky must be over the moon. I turned and she had the biggest smile on her face. I couldn’t wait for the little princess to be born.