San sighed as he studied his sleeping mate. It had been a long night for everyone in the house. Once they got confirmation that Avayla was born, Jongho had forced Yunho to go to bed. Hongjoong had waited for Yeosang to finish up with Seonghwa before they too went to their room.

Wooyoung had been so distant during the labor. San knew exactly why, but he didn't know what to do about it.

No one else seemed to fully pick up on it either. His omega was so good at smiling when he needed to and laughing with the others.

But San knew his heart was breaking and he was heading back down the path of being broken.

Wooyoung didn't know it, but San had found Lizbeth's book, so he knew exactly what had sent Wooyoung down this path again.

The missing pages had opened a glaring hole in their life. And they didn't even know if the missing pages were what was needed to heal him or not.

He knew that his mate wanted nothing more than to talk to Lizbeth again too. San still couldn't believe she had given her life for Wooyoung's. He sent her a silent thank you every night.

San sighed again and kissed the top of Wooyoung's head as he pulled him closer.

He had one thought of what might make his omega feel better. But he didn't like it.

The next morning, he felt Wooyoung stirring in bed. San tightened his grip and pulled him closer, earning a happy moan from him. "Sannie..." He murmured.

God San loved his morning voice. It was so small and precious. "Good morning." He whispered.

"Mmmm sleepy..." Wooyoung nuzzled into his alpha's chest.

San's wolf purred at the contact and he placed his lips against the top of Wooyoung's head. "So then sleep." He wrapped his legs around his omega's, locking him in place and ran a hand down his back.

Just as he started to drift off too, the sound of a baby crying broke the peace.

He tried to keep himself from laughing. That was a sound they were going to have to get used to.

They both shifted and he could feel Wooyoung's energy change. He watched as the younger pushed himself out of bed and stretched before slipping behind a wide smile. "Do you think they'll let us meet her now?"

"Do you want to go see?" San asked, wanting to give him the option to say no.

He didn't, of course, so they both walked into the living room holding hands. The others were there and waiting already. Jongho smiled at the couple and held out his hand. Wooyoung went over and took it, moving to stand behind Yunho, who leaned his read back to rest against the omega's stomach.

The baby could be heard crying down the hall. After a few minutes, it got quiet and they heard the door open.

Seonghwa walked out carrying a small bundle and Mingi was right behind him. They were both glowing as they looked down at their daughter.

Yeosang was bouncing up and down and clapping quietly, while Yunho was trying to straighten out to get a better look. A hand from Jongho kept him in his seat though.

The new parents walked into the living room and beamed at their pack as Seonghwa took a seat on the couch next to Yunho.

"Everyone," He said softly, smiling down at his baby. "I'd like you to meet Avayla."

The six of them shifted a little closer. San kept Wooyoung's hand in his as they peered over the omega's shoulder and he felt his heart melt.

Large, curious, blue eyes stared back at them as she tried to process all these new faces looking at her.

"She got your eyes." Yeosang said, trying to contain the squeal in his voice as he hugged one of Hongjoong's arms.

"Yes she did." Mingi said, reaching around to play with one of her tiny hands. Avayla turned to look at him and her hand grabbed his finger.

"She's beautiful." San said. "She's absolutely beautiful."

Both Mingi and Seonghwa just hummed in response, unable to look away from their baby.

At one point Maria and Kenneth came out to join. The immediately went to the kitchen and started making breakfast for the pack, shooing Yeosang away when he went to try and help.

After a long moment, Yunho cleared his throat and shifted in is seat. "I know things have been a little hectic lately. But I thought you guys might like to know who would be joining our family soon." He said with a little blush while rubbing his stomach.

"Oh yes please!" Seonghwa said, finally looking up.

Yunho had drawn all the attention to him. Even Avayla was watching him as she continued to hold onto Hongjoong's finger.

He smiled down at his stomach and said, "Jongho and I have decided on the name Theo."

"So it's a boy!" Mingi said, getting excited. "I can't believe we are going to have one of each!"

"When the weather clears we can go out and get some more things for the nursery." Yeosang said, moving over to take Yunho's hand. "Same with Avayla. These kids are going to be spoiled rotten."

They all laughed together, agreeing with the beta's statement

Wooyoung leaned forward to wrap his arms around Yunho's neck. "I'm so happy for you. Theo is a perfect name to. I can't wait to meet him!" He reached forward and placed a hand on the beta's stomach, then gasped.

San leaned forward to see what was going on.

"It looks like he can't wait to meet his Uncle Woo." Jongho said, placing a hand on the small of Wooyoung's back and resting his head on Wooyoung's shoulder.

The omega tilted his head to lean his head against the alpha's and hummed.

San chewed on the inside of his cheek, watching the interaction.

He had some serious thinking to do...

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Two months later, Yunho was taking laps around the yard with Jongho.

Maria sat on the deck watching closely with Kenneth by her side trying to keep her calm.

Yunho was starting to experience Braxton Hicks. A month early.

This really had been a rough pregnancy for him too. The morning sickness lasted forever, he had the weirdest cravings, and he was tired all time. And now the possibility of Theo coming a little early didn't help with his stress level.

"Just take it slow, love." Jongho murmured as Yunho winced in pain.

"I know... I know..." He sighed, rubbing his stomach. "I wish you would have stayed a little longer little Theo. Do you know when San and Wooyoung are due to be back?"

"Soon I'm sure. Hongjoong wanted to see if they could get something bigger than a deer to try and last us a little longer."

Yunho hummed and kept walking. He knew it was probably selfish, but he wished Wooyoung was here with him. He loved Jongho, but Wooyoung always knew the right thing to do. He always felt better having his best friend by his side.

Especially now, because if he was being honest, he was scared. What if something was wrong with his baby? Maria hadn't felt anything off in her exams, but that didn't stop the fear from creeping in.

They walked for a little bit longer as his practice contractions started to slow down a touch. He took a few deep breaths and made his way back to Maria. She lifted up his shirt and placed her hands on his belly.

Yunho immediately felt relaxed. Her hands always held a calming energy as she went through her examinations.

"Yeah, he's getting ready to come. I've got everything situated so that we are ready when he is. I have a feeling this is going to be a really fast pregnancy, or a long one my dear." Maria cupped his cheek and gave him a small smile.

He nodded and let Jongho help him inside so he could sit down for a bit. Seonghwa was sitting on the couch nursing Avayla so he moved to sit next to him.

"How are you holding up?" The omega asked.

Yunho sighed and let his head fall back. "Ok."

The back door opened and the scent of lavender filled the room. Yunho instantly smiled and reached back for Wooyoung.

Instead of grabbing his hand, the omega walked over and sat next to him on the couch. No words were needed as he curled up against Yunho's side. The taller hummed in response and wrapped an arm around him.

They sat there for about an hour or so before Yunho felt the need to get up again. By then San and Jongho had joined them in the room. Wooyoung and Jongho moved to help him off the couch when it happened.

He felt his water break and his heart started to race.

Maria was there in a second. They helped him into his room and onto the bed she had already prepared. "Alright Yunho, I need you to start taking deep breaths for me, can you do that?"

He nodded quickly and closed his eyes to focus on his breaths. In. Out. In... Out...

The first contraction hit and he cried out in pain. This was so much worse than before. Everything felt like it was being ripped apart.

A cup with liquid was held to his mouth and he drank it greedily, knowing it had to be Maria's numbing tea.

It was. He felt a little better, but as the contractions continued to get closer together, he had a hard time keeping up with the tea.

"Alright, this is going to be a fast one. Your contractions are really close together honey, you're already really dilated. Little Theo is ready to get out of you."

Maria's words were so faint in his mind. He could feel Jongho holding onto one hand, and Wooyoung's smaller hand held his other. He glanced at the omega and saw him nodding at him. Yunho tightened his grip and whimpered through the next wave.

He felt Jongho's lips press against his ear. "You're ok my love. You can do this. I'm right here."

Yunho turned his head to give his alpha a quick kiss before it fell back onto the pillow and he cried out as another contraction hit him.

"Ok honey, it's time to start pushing. Just like we practiced. Focus on your breathing."

The beta sucked in a deep breath and then groaned through his teeth as he started to push. Practicing was one thing, but this... It felt so unnatural, but his body screamed at him to do it. Everything hurt. He couldn't keep his eyes open, they stung too much from the salty tears that poured from them.

"That's it! You are doing so well." Maria cheered. "You're almost there."

Yunho cried out as he tucked his chin in and continued to push. He could feel the water filling his ears as the sound started to fade away. This was all happening so fast.

"Breath. Breath, Yunho." He heard Jongho saying. He tried to take a shaky breath to slow down his breathing.

Was this supposed to be so fast? This couldn't be normal, right? Seonghwa's labor had taken several hours. How long had he been here? He had no concept of time and he lost count of how many times he had pushed.

"Yunho, honey, I need you to keep pushing. You need to breathe and push for me."

"You can do this."

Yunho yelled, pushing with all his strength. But it didn't feel like enough. He didn't think he could do it again as his entire body strained.

A sudden pressure was released and he fell back into the pillows, panting heavily and trying to prepare himself to push again.

But then he felt soft kisses being placed against his temple. He barely registered the other hands on him helping him through something else that wasn't as painful as before, but still uncomfortable.

His vision was blurred, but he could see shapes moving around him.

Where was his baby? He could feel himself reaching for something as muffled sounds came from in front of him.

Where was Theo?

Then everything stopped when a small weight was placed against his chest. He blinked several times and looked down to see a small, perfect baby boy nuzzling into his chest.

"Oh, oh baby." He said, placing one of his hands on Theo's back. He felt is heart falter a little when he realized it was only about half the size of his baby and he looked at Maria.

"Deep breath honey. Theo is ok. He's a little smaller because he is early. But I already did a small examination on him and his heart and lungs are healthy." Maria gave him a kind smile as he started to sob. "I'll run some other tests once everything has calmed down."

Theo shifted a little and Yunho looked back down at him. It looked like he might have gotten his face and lips, but Jongho's cheeks and nose. There wasn't much hair on his head, but they looked like they might be his shade of light brown.

"Jongho..." He whispered. His mate pressed their heads together as they looked down at their baby.

"I know love. He's beautiful. You did amazing." Jongho said back, crawling into the bed to sit with him.

He barely registered anything else that was happening in the room as he got lost in gazing at the tiny baby on his bare chest. His baby. His little Theo.