Unexpected Alpha (Gay M-Preg)

by Chris McHart

  The next day the meeting with all the important representatives of the paranormal beings would take place. Ash and D would take their children with them, just as Gerome and Luis would.

  Anthony and Josh would also do it, mainly because there was no babysitter. Jeremy and Lindsay might’ve come with them, but they’d stayed with the pack to make sure nothing happened while the alpha wasn’t there.

  And Anthony would never trust a stranger with his children. Alex and Sam would certainly have agreed, but with a total of five children, and six with their own daughter, might be a bit too much.

  So this meeting would take place with a whole bunch of kids. If someone didn’t like it, they could leave. It was the topic of the meeting, after all: legalizing the forbidden children.

  Chapter 29

  Josh

  * * *

  The meeting dragged on for so long that Josh no longer knew how to keep his eyes open. There was a back and forth discussion about the advantages of drafting new law opposed to changing the current one, as well as about the disadvantages.

  One of the problems was that everyone who could get pregnant might be in danger once they went public. On the other hand, there was a very realistic opportunity to end this problem once and for all and ensure that the laws would no longer exist in the future.

  But it was clear this would be a long, hard road, because it wasn’t just about one country. The problem was spread all over the world. A single victory would make it easier to implement their plans in other countries, but a battle won didn’t mean the war had been won.

  Josh watched Leon and Hanna as well as Luis’s son Lucas. The children were bored, although they played relatively quietly in a corner.

  Other participants had also brought their children with them, so that in total there were about 25 who wanted to be entertained. Not an easy task, but they did it.

  Other women and men sat on the floor with Josh and tried to prevent chaos.

  At some point, a vote attracted his attention. He wasn’t involved, just like Luis and the other mates of the leaders. Only the ones with decision-making power had a say in it. That was okay. Even though he knew what he wanted, he didn’t necessarily have to cast his vote. Since Anthony agreed with him, he’d vote for what Josh wanted.

  He put one hand on his rounded belly and rubbed it. The law would not be changed before he gave birth, because time was too short for that.

  But if they could make the future a little easier for other generations, it would be a great victory for them all. That was just what they had hoped for when they’d gone to this meeting.

  When the results of the vote were announced, Josh stared at the two men who led the meeting. An overwhelming majority had voted to approach the various governments and change the laws about having children from same-sex matings of mixed races.

  So they’d really do it. The most important and influential men and women were gathered here, and either they would manage to convince the various states or they wouldn’t.

  This fight could no longer be fought on a direct level. This was about laws and court decisions. He didn’t believe there’d be much resistance among the population, who were already used to paranormal beings. It was only about the legalization of the children born into same-sex matings.

  He looked up when Anthony came to him. “I think we have a good chance of winning. It will probably be years before new laws are created, but at least it’s a start. We have a broad front of allies. Lawyers will start to sue against the law, then campaign, collect signatures and increase pressure on politicians to propose a law change. All this should happen at the same time, in the hope to increase the pressure to the point where they voluntarily agree to give us what belongs to us. If they don’t, we will continue to sue, until at some point a court will have to decide whether these laws are legal. No one knows how this is going to end, of course. That’s why we wanted to avoid going up to the highest courts. The first plan is to get politicians to see that these laws no longer have a place in our society. Maybe they’ll change it without making too much of a fuss about it.”

  “That sounds like a good plan. Do you think we really have a chance?” Josh leaned against Anthony’s broad chest and closed his eyes. He was exhausted, but it was no wonder after this trip to the city.

  “Yeah, we think so. At least, that’s the hope we have right now.”

  Chapter 30

  Josh

  * * *

  Toward the end of his pregnancy, they confirmed the decision to have Dr. Brown do the cesarean. It was too dangerous to expect Ash to help with two births in quick succession. Even though Magnus had agreed to help Josh, neither he nor Anthony wanted to risk putting his life in the hands of someone they barely knew.

  This meant that Josh had an appointment for his C-section a good six weeks after D gave birth to two healthy babies. They had a boy and a girl again. The babies and D were, like after the first birth, well. D had sworn again that this would be the last time they had kids.

  Josh and Anthony had a bet going whether he’d stick to this decision. Both Ash and D were far too absorbed in their parental roles to stop after four children. Anthony thought it was really enough now, whereas Josh bet on at least two more. Time would show who won the blowjob.

  Josh moved around in bed. By now, it was just uncomfortable to lie in any position. He was way too fat to place his belly in a way where it wasn’t pressing on his bladder, stomach, kidneys or anything else. Besides, it slowly became difficult to take a deep breath, as the baby apparently had inherited its size from Anthony. There was no other way to explain why Josh looked like a whale.

  At least the pack had taken his pregnancy quite well. They had whispered, but Anthony’s changes in the pack had been more important to them than the fact that Josh was carrying a child.

  He groaned quietly then rolled to the side of the bed. When his feet hit the floor, he pushed himself up to a sitting position. Putting one hand on his back, he stood up and went into the kitchen. He needed something to drink, a toilet, and then… just the delivery date. Only one more day, then it’d be over. He’d be happy if it would be today, as long as he could hold his baby in his arms and get rid of his belly. Yeah, he’d reached the point where he was just fed up. Even his fear of the C-section didn’t change that.

  “Can’t sleep?”

  Josh turned around to look at Anthony. He gave his partner a look that clearly expressed what he thought of the question.

  “It’ll be over soon. Want me to massage you? Do you want a warm bath?”

  “No, nothing. I just want to get some sleep, but somehow … Somehow it’s not working at all right now. Either the little one lies somewhere where it hurts, or it already practices jumping around. In any case, everything hurts and even if a warm bath sounds nice, it doesn’t change how the baby lies inside me.”

  Anthony came closer to him and pulled him sideways into a hug. Josh leaned his head against Anthony’s shoulder and closed his eyes. Those arms were warm and strong, and even if they couldn’t hug each other completely frontally anymore, it was nice to be held like this. One of Anthony’s hands rested on Josh’s stomach and he rubbed it tenderly. “I’m sorry he’s making so much trouble. I really wish there was something I could do for you.”

  Josh kept his eyes closed and enjoyed the touch of his partner. Anthony had relieved him of as much work as possible and made sure he didn’t overexert himself with their other two kids and the guest house. He forced Josh to take regular breaks and lie down. He also took care of the other two and put them to bed. The man who’d never wanted a partner had become a faithful mate.

  Anthony’s hand remained on Josh’s belly, and even if their baby was still lying uncomfortably, something else woke up.

  Seriously? Despite everything, he was still in the mood? Well, it wasn’t the first time. He’d already woken Anthony up several times because he needed him, but somehow he still expected the desire to lessen the closer he got to the deliv
ery date. It didn’t look like that, considering the way his wide sweatpants bulged out suspiciously.

  “Are you sure this is a good idea?” Anthony already sounded breathless.

  Josh closed his eyes and tried to rub even harder against his partner, but his belly was in the way. “I think that’s an excellent idea, if you ask me. We just have to be careful…”

  “We always are.” Anthony closed his eyes for a moment and breathed deeply. Then he carefully lifted Josh up and carried him to their bedroom. He gently laid Josh on the bed and looked at him for a moment.

  “Are you gonna do it today, or are you waiting for me to give birth first?” What was Anthony waiting for this time?

  Anthony laughed briefly when he heard Josh’s quiet words. “I’m getting started.” He knelt next to the bed and carefully pulled down Josh’s pants. His T-shirt followed shortly after, then he lay completely naked in front of Anthony. In the beginning, he’d felt strange when his belly was so clearly visible, but Anthony seemed to love it, so he felt more comfortable when his mate looked at him. By now, he was so round that he couldn’t see his own cock anymore, but Anthony loved to make him feel it – and he could feel, stomach or not.

  Anthony undressed and didn’t seem to care where his clothes landed because he was in too much of a hurry to get to Josh. With a sexy look in his eyes, he knelt next to Josh and traced his fingers over Josh’s hard shaft. “Hmm. Someone seems to need it.” He licked over the head and hummed quietly. “As good as ever.”

  Why did Anthony always take so much time? He always had to do foreplay first, had to – Anthony sucked him deep into his mouth and swallowed around his cock.

  That’s why. Oh, shit. That’s it.

  Josh moaned and reached around his stomach to bury his fingers in Anthony’s hair and pull him down on his cock. “Yes, there, just like that…” He groaned as Anthony’s fingers worked their way to his ass at the same time. They had to be careful, of course, but according to the doctor, nothing spoke against a bit of fun…

  Since there was nothing better for him than to feel Anthony’s hard cock stretching and fucking him until he saw stars, nothing stopped them from doing just that – in all positions that were still possible.

  “From behind?” Anthony had let him go, lazily spreading some lube on his hole.

  “That’s best.” Josh’s eyes closed when Anthony started fucking him with two fingers. He moaned loudly and clawed at the bedding to keep reasonably quiet.

  “Then come on, I need you.” Anthony gave him a slap on the ass, and Josh turned willingly to the side. The further his pregnancy progressed, the faster Anthony wanted to be in him. They’d had lots of sex before, but now it was insane, and fucking perfect.

  Anthony pressed against him from behind, wrapped his arm above Josh’s belly around him and held him close as he pushed his cock between his ass cheeks. He rubbed Josh’s hole, hinting at what he was going to do, but he didn’t take him. Every time Josh held his breath, waiting for the indescribable, unforgettable feeling of becoming one with Anthony, but it didn’t happen.

  He really had too much fun annoying Josh and making him so hot that he couldn’t think clearly anymore.

  Mean. Just mean.

  “Come on!” Josh pushed back and rubbed himself against Anthony until he heard a quiet laugh.

  “You’ll never learn to be more patient, will you?”

  Josh rolled his eyes, even though Anthony couldn’t see it. “No, I won’t. But I’ll take what I want if you don’t give it to me.”

  Anthony was still laughing, but he slowly pushed his cock into Josh. He was, as always, far too careful. The baby was well padded in his belly, and he certainly liked being taken a little harder, but Anthony saw it differently.

  Josh’s hands balled to fists as he enjoyed the familiar feeling. His orgasm wasn’t far away, just a few more strokes.

  Anthony held him tight and took him with slow movements that took his breath away. He moaned quietly, and when Anthony’s hand wrapped around his cock, he couldn’t hold back. After a few jerks, he came all over Anthony’s hand. His mate followed a few seconds later and buried himself deep in Josh’s ass as he filled him up.

  “Love you,” Josh murmured, already half-asleep.

  “Love you too.” Anthony held him as he slipped into the land of dreams.

  Chapter 31

  Anthony

  * * *

  “And you’re sure everything’s gonna be okay?” Josh hadn’t slept much the previous night. He’d rolled back and forth, gotten up, gone back to bed, gotten up again…

  Anthony had noticed it, even though he had mostly stayed in bed. Not only was Josh nervous before giving birth, but Anthony’s throat closed whenever he thought about his mate being cut open to give birth to their child. No, he was not the first to have a C-section, but still. It was surgery, and it was dangerous.

  Something could go wrong. Then what? What would he do without Josh? His life wouldn’t have any meaning without his partner. Without him, everything would be pointless, and without him, he didn’t want to exist.

  How could he? Josh was his other half, the reason he wanted to be a better man every day. Josh had shown him what it was like to have a real relationship and meet each other at eye level. Even if one of the partners was a head smaller. It didn’t matter. The mutual respect and love were important.

  Josh not only earned that respect, he demanded it. Vehemently, if he had to. But none of that would help, because Josh was at the mercy and skill of a doctor. If something went wrong, he could neither help himself, nor could Anthony come to his aid. Either Dr. Brown got it done, or–

  Anthony couldn’t even finish that thought. His heart was beating too fast and sweat broke out on his brow.

  “Everything’s gonna be all right. Dr. Brown takes good care of me. He’s an experienced doctor, and it’s not the first time he’s done a C-section like this. He knows exactly what he’s doing. Nothing will happen to me, and I’ll be back soon, along with our baby.” Josh smiled weakly. He was already in the hospital bed, ready for surgery.

  Although he’d made every effort to sound sincere, Anthony saw the truth. He knew Josh was worried as hell, too. Anthony tenderly laid his hand on Josh’s cheek and stroked it with his thumb.

  “It’s really gonna be all right, I promise. I’m coming back to you with a beautiful baby that we both made.” Josh smiled weakly and looked Anthony in the eye. “I love you. And when… when this is over…” He hesitated, but then he continued. “When this is over and I’m back, would you marry me?”

  Anthony stared at Josh. “Did you seriously just propose to me? Like this?”

  “I wasn’t actually planning on doing it like this, but with a ring and all, but I thought… I don’t know. I thought it might be…” He stopped and averted his gaze.

  “Forget I said anything, please.”

  Tears gathered in Josh’s eyes, but he couldn’t wipe them off before Anthony leaned down to kiss his lips. “Of course I do, no matter how you ask. I…” He also hesitated and swallowed heavily. “I thought about it, too, but I wasn’t sure if you were–“

  “I would have said yes, of course. Haven’t you figured that out yet, you stubborn idiot? I love you the way you are. That’s why I wanted to ask you. Not because we have to, but just because we want to.”

  More tears appeared in Josh’s eyes, and Anthony tenderly kissed them away. “Yes, I want to marry you as soon as I can and after you’ve recovered from the surgery, of course. I want nothing more than that. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I want to be able to tell everyone that you aren’t only my mate but also my husband.”

  Josh grinned weakly and looked at him. “I love you too, but you could have said yes without scaring me.”

  Anthony laughed quietly and kissed Josh again. “I’m sorry, but I was just surprised. I wasn’t expecting that, if I’m being honest.”

  “You should know by now that I don’t do things the w
ay you expect me to.”

  “That’s right, but that’s what makes it so beautiful.”

  The nurse interrupted their intimate moment by opening the door. “Well, here we go. They’ll be back soon, with your little one.”

  She sounded cheerful and optimistic, and Anthony looked at her closely as she made the bed ready to push it out of the room. She looked like she knew what she was doing. He breathed deeply, pressed a last kiss to Josh’s lips and whispered, “I love you. Come back to me.”

  “I love you too. And I’ll be back, I promise.”

  The nurse pushed the bed out of the room, and Anthony had no choice but to sit in the waiting room and hope to hear something soon. What else was he supposed to do? Time passed slowly because none of his friends managed to stop by. Sam and Alex had planned to, but Alex had gotten a cold and none of them wanted to risk patients in the hospital catching it. Gerome was taking care of Lucas, because Luis was pregnant again and didn’t feel well.

  Lindsay and Jeremy had stayed at home to check on the pack. This meant he was sitting all alone in the waiting room staring at the clock while the hands moved slowly. He tried to read, but after two lines his gaze fell back on the clock.

  His cell phone vibrated, and he smiled when he saw a message from Alex.

  We can’t be there, but we can distract you. I guess you’re nervous as hell?

  Before he could answer, he saw that Alex had set up a group chat in which all his friends showed up one after the other. Gerome and Luis, Alex and Sam, Ash and D, and, to his surprise, even Lindsay and Jeremy. They all wished him luck, talked to him, and managed to distract him enough that he only looked at the clock every few minutes.