Cody's POV

   The morning air feels soft as I sit in my rocking chair on my porch, swinging lightly as I sip my apple and cinnamon tea, breathing in the spring air.

    Winter has just went away, the morning still chill enough for coats, the days warm and soft in heat. Sadly, the fireplace will be out of use soon, and so will my piping hot tea. James keeps telling me that I'm going to burn my esophagus one day and I just stick out my tongue at me.

   It's already happened a million times anyway.

    Sometimes I get too excited for my own good and I can't be patient to save my life. The taste of tea is worth it in the end though.

    I sigh when the last of it is swallowed and let my hand fall to my large belly that keeps moving. James says she's trying to tell em to stop burning her up with all my winter sweaters and burning tea. I think my sweet baby girl is just trying it tell me she's excited to be here.

    When we went to the hospital two weeks ago, the nice lady doctor told me that my sweet heart is healthy and she's going to be here very very soon.

    And it's been twelve days and I'm still waiting.

    'Oh I see the impatience.' Jessie snorts tiredly and I just huff at him.

     'You're just mad that she's not a boy.' I tell him and he grumbles at me, turning his head away as he lounges in the back of my mind and I stick my tongue out even though he can't see it.

    Stupid mean wolf.

    Ignoring Jessie, I get up form the chair, my arms supporting me so that my tummy doesn't make me fall back down. With how small I am, it's happened more than once.

    Being pregnant is a dream come true and the fact that it happened when it did, I'm grateful. Not only do I have an amazing Mate that's the best father ever, but also a son who I know is going to do everything he can to be a great bug brother to his baby sister. The perfect little family that I've always wanted.

     I open the door to our house and walk in, my home silent since James is at a meeting and Jonah is at school. The worst part about having the most over protective Mate I know is the fact that he doesn't want me doing anything he thinks is dangerous. And apparently going to pack meetings is included with that. He says that getting pregnant was hard enough and we need to make sure we stay that way.

    And while I complain about it, most days I'm happy because all that means is curling up with a good book, going baby shopping and drinking hot chocolate and tea all day.

    So I get my perfect day every day and I have zero complaints about it.

    Except the fact that I wish my papa bear could share some of them with me.

    He's been so busy being the good leader he is and even though I'm proud of him, I miss all my snuggles and sleeping in together. Thankfully, as soon as we have our precious little girl, he's  going to take at least a month off to be with us and Alex is going to take over.

   And I couldn't be more excited.

    I head into the kitchen, about to put the kettle on the stove for just one more cup of tea when I feel it. All morning I've been feeling a slight pain, but it's been normal throughout my pregnancy due to my size and the fact that I'm half human. But this feels a bit sharper and pointed as if....
  
    Holy Moly.

    I abandon the kettle, the stove still off as I squeal in anxiety and excitement, running as fast as I can from the the kitchen to my room, skiing on my slippers since I can't see my feet, my tummy too big for me to even sit on the bed and try to get them on.

    I feel Jessie begin to stir from his half sleep position and turn towards me.

    'Cody? What's going on?' He asks me, yawning as he thinks about going back today sleep.

    'I'm fine. Lily is on her way though. You can go back today sleep.' I tell him, my tongue sticking out the corner of my moth as I finally manage to get both of my feet into my slippers. I walk towards the door and pick up the baby bag alive had prepared for two weeks now and make my way quickly to the front door, waddling slightly as I pick up my keys off the counter.

    'Cody what the fuck? You don't just tell me to go to sleep after that!" Jessie says and my eyebrows raise as I walk out the door and to my car, another wave of pain hitting me, a bit lower and a lot more painful this time, breathing through it as I taught so many others.

     'She's not here yet. I don't want to disturb you.' I tell him, frowning at the fact that this is the first time that I haven't seen Jessie all cool and collected. I push the sound of him grumbling to the back of my mind, doing my best to ignore his panic, hanging on to every shred of will I have to stay calm since I've been through this so many times before.

     Not myself, but with others but it still doesn't stop the anxiety trying to crawl up my throat, but I swallow it, knowing that I have to get us to James and then to the hospital as fast as possible.

     The ride to the pack house is short and I'm so glad James planned it that way for convenience purposes. I get out of the car, breathing deep as I wobble to the door, a young wolf holding it open for me with wide eyes looking down at my huge tummy.

   "Thank you." I tell him sweetly and he looks down with a blush and looks down, Carson I think his name is.

    "You're welcome Luna." He tells me before he walks off and I enter the house, making my way down the hall and to the meeting rooms. I reach the one I need and knock lightly before pushing the door open, finding my sweet papa bear at the head of the table, his head turning towards me as soon as he realizes it's me.

   "Hey, bean. You okay?" He asks me, frown lines touching his face and I blush as all the eyes in the room fall to me, some in worry and some in interest.

    "Yeah, I'm okay. I don't want to interrupt, but uh, Lily is about to be here." I tell him and he frowns as if confused before it dawns on him.

    "Holy shit." Alex breathes but James is already on his feet.

    "I will see you guys in a month. Alex go get Jonah and bring him to the hospital. You're in charge for the next month. If you try to call my phone about pack business, I'll block you." He says and he gathers up all of his things, going  straight into Alpha mode as he instructs his pack before he walks to the door, the room filling with calls of praise and congratulations as James throws his bag over his shoulder and his hand in the small of my back, his eyes and aura turning soft as soon as he gets near me.

    "Sorry, I hope I didn't interrupt anything." I tell him softly as he leads me from the hallway and towards the door.

     "Bean, I don't mind, this is our baby! We're finally having our baby." He says his face alight with awe and reverence as he pushes me towards the car both of us hoping in. I open my mind link further and feel around for Sloan only to find him in a state of panic not unlike Jessie. Thankfully as soon as he feels his lover in distress, Jessie lets his conscious reach out to caress Sloan's, our wolves calling each other down as we head to finally deliver our baby.

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James' POV

    Holy fuck, Cody's going into labor.

    'Oh James calm down.' Sloan tells me and I frown at him distinctly remembering him freaking out not five minutes ago as he realized we were really going to be a family.

    'Sloan, Cody is about to push a seven pound baby out of his tiny body and you want me to calm down?!' I say as I watch the nurses pull my bean from my arms and settle him to deliver.

     'Yes, James. Yes I do. Our bean is already over whelmed! Snap the fuck out of it and grow some ovaries." He tells me and I growl at him my eyes never leaving the face of Cody who's hands are fluttering about in nerves, clearly only worries about the health and safety of our sweet Lily.

    He looks up into my eyes and frowns a bit and I watch with confusion as his eyes change form a sweet hazel to black and I feel a chill go down my spine despite what's going on around us.

    "James be good and be strong for Cody. I'll take care of you later but let our baby have his moment." He tells me, his deeper voice making me listen as I feel my breath even out and I nod at him. He gives me a wink before he's being pulled back and Cody's green blue anxious eyes are back in place, looking at me with a mix of fear and excitement.

   Just as Cody's groans and screams of pain are al snot too much, Alex rushes in with Jonah, my sons hair a mess and he raced over to me, his hand reaching for Cody's instantly.

    "Hey, mama. You okay?" He asks, eyebrows lowering as his smaller hand pats Cody's sweaty forehead, the doctors below being ignored as he checks on our soon to be mother of two.

    "Hey baby. I'm fine. You read to meet Lily?" He asks and his teeth are gritted tightly as his screws his eyes shut in clear pain making me whine softly in my throat, hating how much pain he's in even if it means that Lily is coming and will soon be in our arms.

    "I'll be the best big brother." Jonah says, puffing out his chest largely as he looks solemnly into Cody's eyes.

     "Good because she's coming." Cody says in half scream and the next ten minutes are hurried as I watch Cody push and go through pain as he tries to bring Lily into this world. And just when I think I can't take it anymore, he says in relief and the sound of angels hits the air. A soft crying fills the room and I turn quickly as I see my baby girl comes into this world, taking her first breath as her face scrunches up adorably as she wails her tiny fists about.

    My eyes stay glued to her as the doctors and nurses take her and clean her, wrapping her in a soft blanket before she's brought over and placed in Cody's arms. Im able to drag my eyes from her to him and I see tears streaming down his cheeks, fingers touching her tiny body everywhere he can reach as his silent cries turn into sobs.

    "She's so perfect." He says and I feel my own eyes burn as I look down at the precious dark haired angel that we've waited three years for.

    "She looks like you, Mom." Jonah says peering down at Lily before looking at Cody with a warm smile and it makes Cody sob harder and he smiles, a laugh polling through a few times. He looks up at me and all I can see is pure joy as his hazel eyes touch mine and I find myself, in this moment, falling in love with him all over again.

     "Thank you. Thank you so much for my family." He tells me and I reach forward, gathering him in my arms and I reach for Jonah the three of us looking down at our little sweet miracle with tears in our eyes and love in our hearts, waiting for the rest of our family to show up so they can meet the newest, tiniest edition.

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Guys I want to cry. I slept the whole day away yesterday because I was so fucking tired and now stan won't leave me alone and all I want to do is write. I'm going to edit and post this and hope that I can figure out something for myself.

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