"Raphael go away," Juniper pointed to the door.

"Why the fuck should I?" he crossed his beefy arms tightly while narrowing his eyes down at her. She glared right back up at him.

"I want to pee in peace!" she stomped her foot.

"I already know the little fuckers in there," he pointed to her womb. "I can smell him!"

"If I had to pee in front of you, I would. But if I have the choice between the options I choose no." Juniper gripped the tests given to them by the witches on the island.

"Can't I just sit-"

"No."

"I can hear you when you pee anyway-!"

"Ugh! Raphael why do you listen?"

"That's besides the point I can hear when the dog shits outside it's not a god damn choice."

Juniper glowered, pointing to the corner of the bathroom. "Stand there."

Standing begrudgingly in the corner, it took a mere five minutes before the tests were set out.

Sitting in the now closed toilet, the berserker pulled his mate into his lap. She sat sideways and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"How romantic."

Raphael snorted quietly while staring at the main event of the night.

"Can we watch a movie with popcorn?"

"How can you even think of a movie tonight? I'm shitting myself right now." Juniper could feel his anxiousness, especially with his knee jumping beneath her.

"Good thing we're on the toilet," she giggled wildly at her own joke. Raphael rose a brow at his normally sarcastic and dry mate, of whom which he loved just how she was, but he surely got a kick out of her wide smile.

Her smile fell a bit as she looked at him expectantly. "But seriously, movie marathon with popcorn."

Raphael gruffed lowly, then Juniper's face softened and she held his cheek. "Why're you so nervous?" her head tilted curiously. Her blue curls were wild today, falling over both of their shoulders. Raphael found himself hoping their children inherited that feature.

"It's just... it's actually happening," he muttered. "It's nerve wracking I don't know how you sat on this for even longer than me."

Juniper observed her male, gray eyes flickering over his worrisome face. Lifting his chin a bit, she pecked his lips gently.

"You've calmed all my nerves that I've had for months now, Raph. You have to be forgetting all of that if you think I'm not freaking out?" she smiled down at him. "I think we were so wrapped up about him being a thing that you forgot about the steps we take to get him here. I've thought about the pregnancy, I know more about it and what to expect so it's okay to be nervous, handsome."

Shoulder slumping, his sighed a little while nodding.

"You have to tell me everything, need to know how to take care of you," Raphael grumbled. Juniper pinched his cheek, "Okay I will but let's worry about this part first, you want to do the honors?"

She checked his watch to make sure the ten minutes had passed.

Raphael inhaled sharply, nodding in response while looking at the three tests in front of them.

Holding his breath, he gripped them. Juniper turned her head away, eyes shut tightly to wait for him.

Raphael made a strangled noise from the back of his throat.

Three positives

Unable to speak, Juniper got impatient and looked for herself.

Her eyes widened and lit up with glee. "Oh my god!" Tears clouded her water line as triumph spread through her chest.

"We did it," he croaked while unable to look away. Until her arms tightened around him he could finally look at Juniper's grin.

"We actually did it," he rasped while dropping the tests and hugging her hard.

She laughed heartily while burrowing into his shoulder. "We did it," she whispered while holding him close.

Pulling her face in front of his own, kissing her gently over and over again.

"Wanna hear the name I've picked out?" Juniper grabbed his hand, placing it over her stomach and threading her fingers over his own.

"Tell me," he kissed her between his words insistently. "Holy shit we actually did it."

"If you really don't like it then we don't have to pick it," Juniper pouted up at him. "But I really like it for him," she used both of their hands to rub their growing baby.

"You're killin' me baby," he cupped her cheek and deepens their kiss. Both moaned while tasting each other.

"Santiago Saint," she smiled a bit against his mouth.

"Santiago Saint," he repeated in a rumbling voice. Glancing down at her womb he hummed in thought, Juniper waited for his thoughts.

"I think it suits him," he smirked a bit while thinking of the weeks old fetus. "Is that the theme you were thinking of? S names?"

"Mhm, if we have other kids I want them to have S names too," she crossed her arms determinedly. "So if you don't like it tell me now."

"I like it," he assured while kissing her cheek.

Juniper kicked her legs excitedly before squealing while holding Raphael's face. "I have to tell Sera and Warren!"

"Phoenix and I are planning an event for the island, I've moved more witches here that the Bordoa's recommended since they work with the Legion. They've all strengthened the ward even more. We can celebrate the pregnancy without worrying about unwelcome guests, I've already spoken to some berserkers."

Juniper nodded with a hum, "There's so few of you left I guess they would like to know huh? Think they'll be more interested in alliances and regrouping?"

Raphael thought to himself, "Maybe. If not we'll be fine either way, they're not my main concern." He rubbed her back, his lips dragging over her chest and showering her in affection.

Juniper moaned quietly in relief as he held her tight, "Mm I love you."

He inhaled her scent deeply, catching whiffs of her changing hormones. She smelled sweeter already.

"Fuck, I love you too," he sighed happily.

That night they laid in bed, watching 10 Thing I Hate About You. Juniper was sat up, sniffling as she watched the speech Kat gave about Patrick.

"Juniper it's not that sad-"

"Shut up!" she smacked his leg before she was tempted to throw popcorn at him.

When she was met with silence she turned back to see Raphael staring at her with curious eyes.

"What?" her gray gaze narrowed at him.

"I'm just wondering if you'll be crying or yelling more now."

"Fuck around and find out," she bated her big and bad mate. His brows rose and he barked a short laugh at her daring threat.

"You're lucky I love you, my little demon," he pinched her cheek. Huffing, she crossed her arms.

Raphael didn't accept that however, only wrapping his arms around her into a bear hug. Juniper's stern face broke as she giggled wildly.

~

The next month Raphael spent doting on Juniper, planning the celebration for his mate and their demon on the way.

"Now I know why no one has berserker babies," Juniper griped as she looked in the mirror. Her belly was round, she was only six weeks along and the bump was indeed peeking out.

"Besides the fact that everyone other than berserker women die in childbirth?" Seraphina hummed while fixing her makeup in the bathroom mirror.

"Yeah besides that."

Juniper was in a blue fitted dress, thin straps hugged her shoulders. The island tropical heat was bearing down on them especially hard this week.

The blue matched her hair that was in big, loose curls falling down her back. Pouting a bit, she turned away and pulled her sandals on.

Warren came in, immediately kneeling and helping her with the strap with a grin. Juniper patted his cheek thankfully.

"Word has gotten out about The Saint having a berserker baby, have you thought about if your dad found out?" The hellhound asked while standing up. Seraphina came out of Juniper's bathroom.

Juniper rolled her lips, "Yeah he's been trying to talk to me." Her head tilted with a frown, "I haven't been responding."

"You have to do what's best for yourself, don't worry about how he feels," Warren rubbed her shoulder comfortingly as Seraphina nodded in agreement.

Just then, Raphael walked into their shared bedroom. Immediately, Warren dropped his hand while holding them both up.

Raphael had just began to snarl, the past few weeks he'd grown even more so protective and possessive.

Everyone was aware of this, though they expected nothing less.

"Out," the berserker grunted to the two. It was times like this that Raphael merely tolerated his mates friends. Which wasn't really fair because it has almost been a year of quality time.

"Please!" Juniper piped with a mean look to her mate over her shoulder.

Crooking his jaw, he grunted. "Phoenix is downstairs as well as a buffet before the event starts." His voice was a tad bit kinder.

Juniper was fixing her hair, not really acknowledging her mate while fixing herself in a bit of a rush.

His hands circled her waist, rubbing her belly. Gentle kisses pressed over shoulder while peering at her in the mirror.

"So sexy, Juni baby." Juniper hummed with a small smile, turning her head and kissing his cheek.

"I'm getting bigger!" the shadow demon suddenly yelled with a frown.

Raphael hummed, rubbing their boy in her womb. "Berserker fetuses have many side effects, I found my parents notes this morning. There hasn't been a pregnancy in so long, research is hard to find. My mother carried for seven months, she was a full berserker and still carrying me drained her. I worry about you," he hugged her close.

"You have no reason to worry yet, don't stress it's supposed to be a fun day," she pat his cheek gently. "What other side effects that I don't know about?"

Her berserker grunted, "You're hair... may take the color of the baby's. If he were to have red hair you're roots might possibly," he tilted his head as he forced the words out. "Take on a reddish... hue."

Dark eyes darted sideways to hers, seeing her already staring up at him blankly.

"No one thought to tell me that shit before?"

"If this kid," Juniper pointed to her stomach and then Raphael's crimson red roots that blended into black hair. "Has bright red god damn hair and my hair is red and blue at the same damn time we will have words Saint!"

"Sweetheart," he grumbled rather whinily as she pulled away.

Slapping his hands away, the two wrestled albeit gently, before Raphael lifted her up. He reveled in the extra weight his son added, basking in the accomplished feeling of holding his entire family in his arms.

Bracing his forearm underneath her ass easily, the two mates stared at one another stand offishly.

Raphael broke first, "I'm sorry sweetheart," he groaned. "I'm sure you would look beautiful either way, might not even happen." His lips scattered across her collar and chest. Already he could see her breasts swelling to feed their child.

Her small bump pressed to his hard abdomen before Juniper finally held his strong shoulders. "I'll just dye your hair blue," Juniper shrugged.

Raphael gasped a bit, "You wouldn't."

"You're right I wouldn't," the shadow demon pouted. "I love your hair too much... ugh!" Juniper tightened her hold on her mate before nuzzling into his shoulders.

"The bordoa's just arrived..." Raphael mumbled as he nuzzled into his mates scent.

"Why can you hear-?"

"Elora," they both answered her question at the same time.

"Ready to celebrate our boy?" Raphael grins while kissing her softly.

Juniper nodded as he set her shorter frame on the ground gently, "Ready." Lifting his fist, she kissed his knuckles as he led her downstairs.

~

baby!!!!!

what do we think about them having their little berserker boy

would you rather read about a time jump in the pregnancy or would u want to read about the celebration event following directly after this? let me know please!! i'm willing to write either :))