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overmoreficsHe shouldn’t even be surprised this happened. It was an expected outcome, yet there was still some doubt in it.
“Andrew, I ran all the tests”, Emily said again. “And it’s been over a month since your last heat. You’re pregnant, there’s no other explanation for this.”
Andrew wasn’t scared, not really. The situation here was not ideal, yea, but if something like this were to happen, proper measurements were going to be taken into consideration. It’s not like they can make him participate in games with a stomach like that.
“Do you know who’s the other parent?”
“Yea, yea I know. I should probably let him know that…”
Bringing this up, however, was a different story.
He doesn’t even know how Antonio was going to react to this. He didn’t seem like a person interested in kids or even in having a partner of some sort. Not to mention that he was a beta, so maybe he didn’t even care about it at all.
“You should go do that right away”, Emily said. “So that you know where you stand. I’m guessing you don’t know how he’ll react, but it’s better to get that out of the way sooner rather than later.”
Emily was right: the sooner he knows the answer, the less he can wait for disappointment.
---
Hunter’s side of the manor was always larger than theirs, but this visit made it seem even more intimidating than usual. Andrew suspected it was due to nervousness and maybe even hormones. While it was true not all of them were alphas, it didn’t make it any less intimidating to be around them.
“Andrew? What are you doing here?”
Unexpectedly, and to his luck, the first person he meets is Luca out of everyone. He was probably with Alva for whatever reason, so seeing him was not surprising.
“Hey, have you maybe seen Antonio? I’m looking for him.”
“Eh? Why do you need him?”
“...Doesn’t matter, just say if you’ve seen him or not!” Additional questions will only annoy him even more.
“Damn, alright! So snappy today…”, Luca said. “Last I saw him, he was with Luchino in his lab. He’d probably still be there, those two seem to be really good friends somehow.”
The Alpha in question was the reason he thought Antonio was one, while in reality, they just spend a lot of time together. A part of him didn’t want to believe that, but then he felt the exact same smell on Norton once, solidifying that completely.
“Thanks, I’ll be on my way then.”
“Okay but seriously, what do you need him for-”
Luca did not get a response as Andrew almost flew next to him, wanting to get out of there as soon as he could.
The lab in question was luckily not far from where he was. He took a deep breath, knocking on the door, before getting an answer to come in.
“Who is it now-”
Luchino was surprised to see him here, that was for sure, and the very subtle, but obvious shift in his behaviour had given away that he already knew what was going on with Andrew.
“Is Antonio here?”
“Eh? Ah, the gravekeeper, why are you looking for me?”
He sighed at the sound of the violinist’s voice, knowing this would be short.
“Uh, there’s something I’d like to talk about, if you don’t mind.”
“Yea, sure, what is it?”
Andrew stepped inside, closing the door. He wanted to come closer, though the intense smell of Luchino was doing its thing of making it a bit harder to do so. The alpha did realise this, so he moved away, seemingly pretending to look for something on the other side of the lab.
“Um, so remember when you helped me last month during my heat?” He should start this slowly, Antonio will pick it up eventually.
“Yea, I do”, Antonio responded.
“So, I still haven’t had this month's heat.”
Antonio seemed quiet for a moment, until something in his eyes seemed to light up. Finally, Andrew’s going to get his answer and get this over with.
Truth be told, he’s expecting a not-happy one. He doubts Antonio would get angry or something like that, but he probably wouldn’t be happy about it either. In the end, Andrew would end up being the one to take care of the child, there’s no way around that.
But still… If he doesn’t mind it? Or is even happy about it? Andrew would be glad not to go through this alone. Sure, Antonio isn’t the one that will go through mood swings and random bursts of energy, but having some support to make it easier to go through would make the situation much more pleasant.
…But Andrew forgot to factor in something important.
“Ah, so you’ll need help again then?”
…Huh?
“Is that why you're here? It's probably in a couple of days, or maybe tomorrow? Kinda odd for someone who’s alone to ask for that since from what I understand omega’s do this only with their partners or if someone’s too close to them and they can’t hold it any longer but okay.”
…What was Antonio even saying?
Did he not get the memo?
On the other side of the lab, a sigh of annoyance came from Luchino
"What's with you now?" Antonio said.
"Andrew", he spoke to the omega. " It seems like you have forgotten that betas do not have the same senses as alphas, therefore your words that might be obvious to an alpha won't be to him."
…Shit, he's right.
It completely flew over Andrew's head. He didn't understand because of very obvious reasons, ones that he completely forgot about.
"...Is there something I'm missing?"
"Yes there is, you idiot", Luchino annoyingly said. " He's trying to tell you he's pregnant, but forgot you're not going to understand the implications because of your nose."
It really was because of only that. An alpha would smell the situation from a mile away, just like Luchino did, while Antonio just couldn't.
"Oh."
That 'oh' was a surprised one. It did not seem negative, but also didn't bring Andrew much hope either.
"It's fine if you're not interested in taking care of the baby. I understand it's really sudden and all that-"
"Now wait, since when were you making an answer instead of me?"
Andrew looked at him, stunned.
"It's not really… ideal, I guess is the right word due to the situation, but why wouldn't I? You're gonna need help, right?"
"Y-Yea, I will."
"Count me in then. It is our child in the end."
Our child.
Yea, it was theirs.
"Uh, um…" Andrew was not sure how to respond to this answer. "Thank you!"
It's sudden, but he reaches to hug the hunter, startling him a bit but not enough for him to lose his balance or anything. He was met with a returned hug, his body feeling the warmth of the other.
"It's nothing really. I am the dad in the end."
They might actually be good dads if it continues going this well.
“Andrew, I ran all the tests”, Emily said again. “And it’s been over a month since your last heat. You’re pregnant, there’s no other explanation for this.”
Andrew wasn’t scared, not really. The situation here was not ideal, yea, but if something like this were to happen, proper measurements were going to be taken into consideration. It’s not like they can make him participate in games with a stomach like that.
“Do you know who’s the other parent?”
“Yea, yea I know. I should probably let him know that…”
Bringing this up, however, was a different story.
He doesn’t even know how Antonio was going to react to this. He didn’t seem like a person interested in kids or even in having a partner of some sort. Not to mention that he was a beta, so maybe he didn’t even care about it at all.
“You should go do that right away”, Emily said. “So that you know where you stand. I’m guessing you don’t know how he’ll react, but it’s better to get that out of the way sooner rather than later.”
Emily was right: the sooner he knows the answer, the less he can wait for disappointment.
---
Hunter’s side of the manor was always larger than theirs, but this visit made it seem even more intimidating than usual. Andrew suspected it was due to nervousness and maybe even hormones. While it was true not all of them were alphas, it didn’t make it any less intimidating to be around them.
“Andrew? What are you doing here?”
Unexpectedly, and to his luck, the first person he meets is Luca out of everyone. He was probably with Alva for whatever reason, so seeing him was not surprising.
“Hey, have you maybe seen Antonio? I’m looking for him.”
“Eh? Why do you need him?”
“...Doesn’t matter, just say if you’ve seen him or not!” Additional questions will only annoy him even more.
“Damn, alright! So snappy today…”, Luca said. “Last I saw him, he was with Luchino in his lab. He’d probably still be there, those two seem to be really good friends somehow.”
The Alpha in question was the reason he thought Antonio was one, while in reality, they just spend a lot of time together. A part of him didn’t want to believe that, but then he felt the exact same smell on Norton once, solidifying that completely.
“Thanks, I’ll be on my way then.”
“Okay but seriously, what do you need him for-”
Luca did not get a response as Andrew almost flew next to him, wanting to get out of there as soon as he could.
The lab in question was luckily not far from where he was. He took a deep breath, knocking on the door, before getting an answer to come in.
“Who is it now-”
Luchino was surprised to see him here, that was for sure, and the very subtle, but obvious shift in his behaviour had given away that he already knew what was going on with Andrew.
“Is Antonio here?”
“Eh? Ah, the gravekeeper, why are you looking for me?”
He sighed at the sound of the violinist’s voice, knowing this would be short.
“Uh, there’s something I’d like to talk about, if you don’t mind.”
“Yea, sure, what is it?”
Andrew stepped inside, closing the door. He wanted to come closer, though the intense smell of Luchino was doing its thing of making it a bit harder to do so. The alpha did realise this, so he moved away, seemingly pretending to look for something on the other side of the lab.
“Um, so remember when you helped me last month during my heat?” He should start this slowly, Antonio will pick it up eventually.
“Yea, I do”, Antonio responded.
“So, I still haven’t had this month's heat.”
Antonio seemed quiet for a moment, until something in his eyes seemed to light up. Finally, Andrew’s going to get his answer and get this over with.
Truth be told, he’s expecting a not-happy one. He doubts Antonio would get angry or something like that, but he probably wouldn’t be happy about it either. In the end, Andrew would end up being the one to take care of the child, there’s no way around that.
But still… If he doesn’t mind it? Or is even happy about it? Andrew would be glad not to go through this alone. Sure, Antonio isn’t the one that will go through mood swings and random bursts of energy, but having some support to make it easier to go through would make the situation much more pleasant.
…But Andrew forgot to factor in something important.
“Ah, so you’ll need help again then?”
…Huh?
“Is that why you're here? It's probably in a couple of days, or maybe tomorrow? Kinda odd for someone who’s alone to ask for that since from what I understand omega’s do this only with their partners or if someone’s too close to them and they can’t hold it any longer but okay.”
…What was Antonio even saying?
Did he not get the memo?
On the other side of the lab, a sigh of annoyance came from Luchino
"What's with you now?" Antonio said.
"Andrew", he spoke to the omega. " It seems like you have forgotten that betas do not have the same senses as alphas, therefore your words that might be obvious to an alpha won't be to him."
…Shit, he's right.
It completely flew over Andrew's head. He didn't understand because of very obvious reasons, ones that he completely forgot about.
"...Is there something I'm missing?"
"Yes there is, you idiot", Luchino annoyingly said. " He's trying to tell you he's pregnant, but forgot you're not going to understand the implications because of your nose."
It really was because of only that. An alpha would smell the situation from a mile away, just like Luchino did, while Antonio just couldn't.
"Oh."
That 'oh' was a surprised one. It did not seem negative, but also didn't bring Andrew much hope either.
"It's fine if you're not interested in taking care of the baby. I understand it's really sudden and all that-"
"Now wait, since when were you making an answer instead of me?"
Andrew looked at him, stunned.
"It's not really… ideal, I guess is the right word due to the situation, but why wouldn't I? You're gonna need help, right?"
"Y-Yea, I will."
"Count me in then. It is our child in the end."
Our child.
Yea, it was theirs.
"Uh, um…" Andrew was not sure how to respond to this answer. "Thank you!"
It's sudden, but he reaches to hug the hunter, startling him a bit but not enough for him to lose his balance or anything. He was met with a returned hug, his body feeling the warmth of the other.
"It's nothing really. I am the dad in the end."
They might actually be good dads if it continues going this well.
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