Ever since the appointment I had at Sanctuary with Lisa yesterday, I felt like I'd been going through everything in a daze. I didn't remember the drive home, nor eating dinner, or even going to bed snuggled between my two mates. The only thing I kept thinking about was the tiny floating blip on the ultrasound screen.

My baby.

Dreams swirled and morphed together, each different but all containing the same theme of being pregnant or raising a family. Some were good ones where I raised a beautiful little child that was the perfect combination of their father and I, while others were nightmares that were too scary to think about again.

I was sitting at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, a steaming coffee in front of me. Since I was only allowed one coffee a day now, I was savouring this mug like it was an expensive fine wine, like it was the last beverage I'd ever consume.

Sure, I was being hyperbolic but as a self-proclaimed caffeine addict, I felt like my safe place – my inanimate best friend – was being stolen from me. Letting out a loud sigh, I took a deep swig of my elixir of life.

"Hey Baby," a deep voice uttered in my ear as arms wrapped around my waist.

I jumped, shrieking loudly. I was away with the fairies so much that I didn't hear my feline mate come downstairs. A deep, breathy chuckle tickled my exposed skin as Yoongi nuzzled into my neck.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you," he murmured between loud sniffs. "You smell delicious albeit a little different. Did you change your body wash?"

My mouth opened and closed like a fish. My brain malfunctioned, trying to figure out a way to get myself out of this without admitting the real reason why my scent changed. Thankfully, the arrival of my second mate into the kitchen gave me the reprieve from answering I needed.

"Goo'orning," Jimin mumbled sleepily. He looked so handsome, even with his puffy face, messy hair and a thin line of dried drool trailing down his chin.

"Morning, my loves," I replied, lifting my mug to my lips and taking a hearty pull. "I made coffee and was about to start on omelettes for breakfast if you'd like some?"

My two sleepy mates nodded, with Yoongi padding over to make coffee for them both as Jimin plopped into the seat I'd vacated. My Arctic fox pouted adorably as I moved to make a start on our breakfast.

As I began chopping up the capsicum, bacon and potato for the fillings, my heart blossomed as I pictured this exact sight in the near future but with an added member to our family; I could vividly see Jimin with a baby in arms, both pouting cutely while Yoongi and I prepared food for us all. I got so lost in the happy daydream that once again I jumped when Yoongi unexpectedly hugged me from behind.

"Cara, what's going on in that beautiful head of yours?" he asked softly as he rested his head on my shoulder. "Please don't say 'nothing' because we've been together for over two years, I know you, Kitten. You're not usually jumpy like this unless you've got something weighing heavily on your mind."

Sometimes I hated that my mates knew me so well like this and that they could read me easily. Taking a deep breath, I set the knife down on the chopping board.

"I do have something to tell you both," I said addressing my two mates. "Do you want to hear it now or while we eat?" While I'd hoped they would choose the latter option, neither wanted to wait. "Okay, but can we move into the lounge where it's comfortable?"

"You're scaring me, Angel," Jimin murmured as he rose. His sleepiness was gone instantly; the Arctic fox's face showed he was now awake, and slightly worried.

"You don't need to worry, my loves," I declared as we headed into the other room. I took a seat in the middle of the long couch, flanked either side by a hybrid. "Okay, where do I start?" I asked rhetorically.

I could tell by the gentle squeezing of my hands that both my mates were giving me their complete attention. I had a whole speech planned as I laid awake last night, but it completely went out the window as I blurted "I'm pregnant."

You could've heard a pin drop with how silent the room had become. Even the ticking of the clock on the wall seemed like it had quietened down so it could hear. I began worrying that I hadn't actually said the words out loud, that they were in my head only.

"Y-You're what?" Jimin spoke finally, shock evident in his tone.

"We're going to have a baby in a few months," I restated in case they hadn't understood. "Three months to be exact since hybrid babies grow much faster."

I turned to look at each of my mates; to the left, Jimin had silent tears tracking down his cheeks, while Yoongi on my right had an unreadable look on his face.

They're not happy. They're pissed that we never planned this beforehand.

This wasn't the reaction I'd envisaged. I knew they'd be shocked, but I hoped for something different considering all the talk they'd both done about filling me with their young during their ruts.

I released their hands from mine and stood to move from the couch. I couldn't bear to see a look of disappointment or anger on either of their faces.

"Kitten, is... is this true?" Yoongi asked between quiet sniffles, making me stop in my tracks to turn and look at my two lovers. "Am I gonna be a dad?"

I nodded, a smile on my face as I cradled my stomach. "Yeah, you're both going to be dads." Jimin pulled me to stand in between his legs as he wound his arms around my waist and buried his face into my belly. Loud sobs erupted as wetness seeped into my pyjama shirt. I felt another pair of arms wrap around my chest as Yoongi hugged me from behind, his tears soaking my shoulders.

My fingers crept onto each of their heads, scratching at their soft ears. I didn't care that my pyjamas were being soiled by tears and snot, nor that my right arm was contorted at a strange angle so I could reach the fluffy grey cat ears. All that mattered to me right now was being in my mates' arms and providing them with comfort – after all, I could tell instinctually that these were tears of joy, not despair or sadness.

"I-I-I... l-love you... s-so m-mu-much," Jimin stuttered out between sobs that wracked his body.

"M-me too, K-Kitten. I l-love y-you so much t-too." Yoongi wasn't much better in controlling his emotions.

"And I love you two with all my heart," I declared softly. "Do you guys want to see our baby?"

Both my mates instantly pulled away from me like I'd given them an electric shock. "W-we can see it al-already?" my Arctic fox asked. His cheeks were so full that I just wanted to pinch them.

If they are crying this much already, I may have to bring the mop and bucket for when they watch the video.

I nodded and made a sound of affirmation as I gently coaxed the four arms off my body. As I pulled the USB drive from the place I hid it in yesterday, I told the two men that because this was a hybrid baby, we could already see our baby clearly.

Instead of having a nine-month human pregnancy, hybrid foetuses developed much faster. Most hybrid babies became full-term in only 4-8 months, depending on the hybrid breed; however, some could be much longer than a human pregnancy.

Since the animal gestation period for an Arctic fox was about 52 days and house cats were pregnant for 62 days, a hybrid pregnancy for these species took about five months, give or take a few weeks.

Since finding out, I constantly thanked God that I was not mated to an elephant hybrid... their pregnancies last well over a year.

After connecting the drive stick to the television, I grabbed the remote and found the file I needed. Pressing play, I moved to sit between my mates as a somewhat grainy black and white image filled the screen. There, in the middle of a pool of darkness, sat our baby on display. Even though it was just over seven weeks ago that conception took place, our little angel was already the size of a human baby that was in its 13th week.

"Oh my..." Yoongi started to say, before a hand slapped over his mouth as a fresh set of tears welled.

"It's so beautiful," the fox whispered, in complete awe. Jimin turned to me with huge eyes. "Cara, you were on the rut birth control. How?" he asked, gesturing to the image on the screen.

As I watched our baby float and swim in my belly, I filled them in on what Lisa and I had determined. "You know how I got food poisoning straight after your ruts," I said, seeing both men nod while staring at our baby, "well, because I couldn't keep anything down, I couldn't take the tablets after Jimin's rut."

"Is... Is it mine... my kit?" my blonde fox asked slowly. I nodded and confirmed his question.

"You're lucky I'm so fucking happy right now that I can't get angry with you over breaking your punishment, Jiminie," Yoongi said with a slight growl to his voice, "but clearly, this little one decided for us. This kit is meant to be here."

I unconsciously relaxed. The one thing I was most afraid of was how Yoongi was going to take hearing that it was Jimin's baby I was carrying. The punishment he put forth for the fox after the whole marking incident had been negated, but as the cat specified himself, ultimately our baby was the one who decided everything.

"Was that what you were afraid of telling us?" my feline mate asked, using his hand to guide my face so I could look at him. Biting my lower lip, I nodded; I was terrified that he would be angry at myself or Jimin. "Oh, Kitten. No, it's okay. This is the second greatest day of my life. Only the day I met you could trump this. That's our baby... all of ours. I will love it with all my heart even if I am not the biological father."

"I love you both so much." My voice was thick from the emotions that began spilling out over my cheeks as declarations of love came from both men, each with a hand on my belly.

You're going to be the most loved baby, my little kit.

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"Our little girl is having a baby!" Ma exclaimed excitedly as the three of us broke the news to our family and friends. My adoptive mother embraced Yoongi, Jimin and I, kissing each of us on the cheek as she cried.

I was so thankful that my parents loved my two mates. Just like Jin's mates, as well as Joon and Hobi, they saw my two men as extra sons in the family.

I wouldn't have been able to get through the last few months without my parents' support. Ma had been an integral part of helping with Jimin's recovery after being shot by supplying us with lots of delicious food. Pop had been there as companionship to the Arctic fox; the two were constantly watching soccer games or playing billiards at my parent's house. Both Ma and Pop were pillars of support for us, especially the guys with their music careers.

"You know you're mother and father would be so proud of you, poppet," Pop said in his deep, gentle voice. "Teddy and Nancy always wanted lots of children running around and their dream was to have loads of grandbabies too. So, you better believe that they are up there looking after this little one until it comes earthside."

"Yah! Usually people cry when they see my face, not before I've already arrived," my brother teased as he and his two mates entered the kitchen. He began to ask what was wrong, but I mouthed 'later'.

Relieved that he'd picked up on my meaning, Jin walked over to our mother, pulling her in for a hug. "Hey Ma, smells good in here." He then clapped Pop on the back in their usual masculine greeting. My brother gave my two men hugs too before moving to the side so we could all go through the greeting procession with Tae and JK.

It wasn't long afterwards that Hobi and Namjoon arrived, followed by my cousin and assistant. Yoongi and Jimin offered to make drinks for everyone as we all headed into the formal lounge to sit around the roaring fireplace. Even though it was only the third week into winter, the temperature was unseasonably cold; it was predicted that Samta would have record snowfall by the end of the month.

Jimin handed out the drinks, shooting me a wink as he passed me mine. Unlike everyone else who were having a signature Yoongi cocktail, mine was completely alcohol-free but it still looked identical.

Once finished playing bartender, my mates came to sit with me but since the loveseat was slightly too small for the three of us, Jimin pulled me to sit on his lap, pressing a kiss to my neck. PDAs were normal around my family and friends so I didn't have to worry about making them feel uncomfortable.

"So, we have some news to share with you all," Yoongi started. I could hear the smile through his voice. "Do you want the good news first... or the better?"

I looked at my feline mate in confusion. I didn't know what this second piece of news was. As I was trying to search my brain for any inkling of what it could be, Joon spoke on behalf of everyone and said to tell them the good news first.

"I found out this morning that I've been nominated for several awards at the NKMA'S – you know, the New Kanoa Music Awards." Yoongi's excitement rolled off him in waves.

I was so fucking proud of my mate. He'd worked so hard and he really did deserve everything he was receiving. I was just so happy everyone was loving the album as much we all did; Jungkook often had it playing in the physio rehab gym to help motivate patients, and Hobi had his students analysing the lyrics as part of their literature classes.

"The Most Beautiful Moment in Life has been nominated in five categories and I've been asked to perform live at the show too."

"Oh, Honey, that's amazing!" I exclaimed loudly, throwing myself at my mate. His chuckles rang out at the same time Jimin worried about me moving too fast.

"Angel, not so fast, you don't want to hurt our little one–" My fox hybrid's eyes widened and his face froze when he realised what he'd just let slip. The three of us slowly turned to face our friends and family; it would have been comical if I was watching it all unfold rather than experiencing it firsthand.

"Guess the kit's out of the bag. Surprise! I'm pregnant."

The silence hanging in the room was so thick you could have cut it with a knife. Like how I had thought the same thing when I'd told my mates, I wondered whether the others had heard the news.

"Holy shit! I'm gonna be an uncle!!" my brother shouted, scaring us all as he jumped up and ran to embrace my mates and I. "Congratulations, guys."

Happy tears welled as I watched the alpaca and Boxer hybrids hugging and jumping around, shouting that they were going to be uncles. As Jin went to congratulate Ma and Pop about being grandparents, my eyes travelled to Hobi and his husband; the two men, though they wore smiles on their faces, I could tell they weren't as excited as rest of our family. Prying myself from Yoongi's embrace, I wondered over to Joon and Hobi. Looking in their eyes, I knew instantly what had them both in a funk.

"You two honestly think this baby will only have three uncles?" I teased, shaking my head. "My little kit needs its Uncle Hobi to teach them how to dance, and how to give the best cuddles in the world. And Joon, I'm going to need you to pass onto your little niece or nephew all the wonderful knowledge you have in that beautiful brain of yours."

"You... promise?" the emperor tamarin hybrid asked between sniffles.

"I promise," I assured, holding out my pinkie so we could swear on it. "And you two," I said, looking towards Bang Chan and Felix, "I hope you'll be there to help me raise this little one too. With a mama, two fathers, Ma and Pop, and seven uncles, this kit will be the most loved little baby in the world."

"Damn right," Felix said, giggling as he embraced me. "Did I hear right when you said 'kit'?" I nodded, smiling as my cousin cooed and did a happy dance.

The dinging of a glass brought our attention to the centre of the room where Pop was holding a glass of champagne and a knife. "Here's to Cara, Yoongi and Jimin and their wonderful news. May you have an easy pregnancy and an even easier birth."

Our party lasted well into the night. Heading home, my two mates and I had our own celebration... naked and lost in each other's bodies.