Shay's Point of View
Zayde looks at his father.
"Why did they leave? Don't they want to have dinner with us?"
"Your grandpa isn't feeling well and grandma went with him to take care of him. That's all."
I say quickly and give him a smile. We get our food quickly and go back to our table.
"What just happened?"
Megan asks with a frown as we sit down.
I sigh amd shrug, shoveling a spoonful of mash into my mouth..
"My father isn't to happy about our marking."
Zane says, running his fingers through his hair.
"What? Why?"
"Well apparently he thinks I'm going to run off.."
I say softly and they all look at me. I frown.
"I'm not going to."
I say defensively and Amy holds her hands up.
"No one was thinking that Shay okay, we know.. We just don't understand why this is a problem for him?"
"Grandpa doesn't like us."
Zayde suddenly says from beside me and everyone looks between him and me not sure what to say to that.
"I've told you baby. It's not you, okay?"
He doesn't answer me, just continues to eat his food.
I sigh and look at the rest.
"Sorry. Let's just move on to something else. "
"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning."
"Oh that exciting! Are you going to try and find out the gender?"
Amy asks and Jake nods with a smile.
"Yes, we kept contemplating whether we wanted to know or not, but both of us are way to eager to wait."
"What are you hoping for?"
Ryan asks, putting some scrambled eggs into his mouth.
Jake shrugs.
"It doesn't really matter. As long as the baby is healthy. But I would really love a boy, you know to complete their trio. I know he'll be a bit younger but it would be great to see the next generation of leaders growing up together."
He says looking over at Jason and Zayde, talking about robots and we all smile.
"And what if it is a girl? Would Zayde need a different beta?"
I ask, looking at Zane and he shakes his head.
"No, she would still be next in line for beta. But nothing is set in stone. Zayde is free to choose whomever he wants."
Jake and Megan nods.
"We'd be fine with that too. Boy or girl, when they are older and Zayde decides on a beta we will support whatever he decides. But it is just nice thinking about our boys being as close as we were growing up."
Zane and Ryan both nod and the three of them smile a each other.
"Ooh bromance at its finest right here."
Megan smirks, breaking the moment between them and I just laugh shaking my head.
"Oh my god! I have an amazing idea!"
Amy suddenly exclaims looking at Jake and Megan excitedly.
"Okay? About?"
Megan asks with a raised eyebrow.
"I know you guys are excited about finding out the gender. But what if we do like a gender reveal? We can do a whole big party for the entire pack this weekend."
Megan looks at Jake and he shrugs smiling at her.
"It's up to you babe. I can wait a few more days."
She turns and looks at me.
"What do you think?"
"I think a party could be fun. It could be a good distraction from the attacks that have been happening. The pack needs a little pick me up and a party where they can celebrate the next beta is just perfect for that."
"Yes and this could be a good, neutral, informal setting for Shay to mingle with the pack before the more formal Luna ceremony."
Amy adds and everyone at our table nods.
"That is actually a good idea."
Megan says but I shake my head.
"Don't worry about me. This should be about you, Jake and the little beta on the way. I can get to know the pack on my own. This is your party. And you should decide what is best for you."
I say with a smile, squeezing her hand and she gives me a soft smile back.
"Thank you."
She turns to Amy.
"Can we think about it? We'll make the decision before my appointment and let you know."
Amy smiles at her.
"Of course. Like Shay said, this is about you guys, so whatever you want is fine with us. Even if you decide you want to find out the gender tomorrow we can still just hold a very big baby shower."
I nod.
"Yes, that's true. Either way we will be holding a party to celebrate the three of you."
Megan smiles as they get up from the table.
"Thank you guys. We'll talk tomorrow, okay?"
She says looking at me and Amy and we both nod and smile at her.
"Sure. We're going to start planning the party. We can decide the small details a little bit later after you've made your decision."
"Good night everyone."
Jake says and Megan waves at us before they leave the dining hall.
Amy turns to me but Zane stops her.
"Oh no you don't, tomorrow you can have all the time you want for party planning. But tonight we're going to have some family time."
"Is that what we're calling it now?"
Ryan asks wiggling his eyebrows and I blush.
"I mean actual family time. We're going to watch some kids show."
"Yes, me and mommy are going to show daddy what Bluey is."
Zayde says excitedly and Jason turns to Amy.
"Can we watch Bluey too?"
Amy smiles at him and strokes his hair.
"Sure baby, we can watch Bluey too. But only for a little bit okay?"
"Okay."
He says smiling happily and turns his attention back to his conversation with Zayde.
Ryan looks at Zane and smirks.
"Good luck, you're never watching anything you want ever again when he's awake."
They start to get up from the table as well.
"We'll see you guys as breakfast and then after breakfast how about the boys spend the day together again while we start to plan the party?"
Amy ask looking between the three of us and both men nod.
"Sure, we'll take the boys after breakfast. We promised them we would finish the border checks anyway, so that works out great."
"Good then it's settled. Night guys."
Zade looks over at our son.
"You done buddy?"
"Yes daddy. All done."
Zane turns to me.
"Shall we head upstairs too? Or do you still want to eat something?"
I shake my head and stand.
"No, I'm good. Let's go upstairs. Time for you to be introduced to Bluey."
"Yeah! Bluey!"
Zayde yells running out in front of us and I smirks at Zane.
"Good luck. After tonight, Bluey will have a permanent place right here."
I say tapping his head, following our son.
"It is bad?"
I shake my head.
"No, it's pretty cute. You'll see. It's just that it stays with you. Especially that song..."
"You're starting to make me wonder if this was such a good idea."
I laugh.
"Put on your big boy pants Alpha. You promised your son."
I squeeze his arm just as we all reach the apartment door and make our way tk the tv room.
We all get comfy on the couch before I look up Bluey for us.
"You ready?"
I ask looking at Zane with a smile.
He sighs.
"Yeah, I guess.. Let's get this over with so I can see what everything is about."
He says and kisses my head.
"It's not that bad, you'll see."
I say and start the show, I snuggle into Zanes side and I sigh contently before kissing him softly.
"What was that for?"
"Nothing I'm just happy."
Before Zane can replies Zayde's voice pops up.
"Mommy! Daddy! You not even watching. Stop trying to make babies now. We're watching Bluey."
He says shaking his head at us.
"So much kissing. We'll need a much bigger house for all of them.."
He mumbles while looking worriedly around the apartment.
Zane and I look at each other, laughing at Zayde.
Still laughing we turn back to the tv to start to watching Bluey with our son.