Norman:
"You’re making me anxious. Tell me what it is," I asked Emmet on the phone. My heart was pounding hard. Earlier, Helanie had done some tests, and one of them was a gender reveal. But instead of us being surprised, we decided to surprise Helanie. Now Emmet had called to tell me the results.
"Are you ready for it?" he asked, chuckling.
"Oh my Goddess, tell me, Emmet. You’ve been teasing me for a while," I complained.
I was sitting right next to Helanie in bed while she slept. It broke me when she passed out after Lucy woke up. She couldn’t even cherish her time with her. But I knew when she woke, she’d be equally happy. At the same time, my brother wouldn’t stop messing with me. Sometimes Emmet could be really playful, and those were the worst times, because no one could make him stop.
"Okay, I just want to ask you one question, the same I asked the others. What did you want the baby to be? Your baby?" Emmet asked, his voice playful.
I stared at Helanie’s beautiful face for a while before smiling. "A daughter. I really want a daughter, Emmet. But it’ll be fine. I’ll be okay with whoever it is. It’s just that everyone has a preference, and I always saw myself as a baby girl’s father," I whispered.
I heard him chuckle on the other side.
"Isn’t it weird?" he asked.
"What is?" I frowned.
He was terrible at suspense because he never knew when to stop.
"Whatever we all wanted is what we got," he said, taking my breath away.
"Wait, what are you saying?" I asked, smiling wide.
"You know, we’re strong rogue kings. We were destined to be alpha kings, but thanks to our mother, that didn’t happen. Still, we were meant to be powerful. I was speaking to the doctor today, and she said the babies will be very powerful too. But it also means Helanie will need a lot of care. Her emotions will be heightened, at their peak. She’ll break down. She’ll crash. She’ll throw tantrums. She’ll get very sick," Emmet explained, his voice lowering.
"Emmet, where are you? I need to discuss this with you, because what you’re telling me isn’t good news," I said, quickly getting up from the bed and heading to the door so Helanie wouldn’t hear.
Once I stepped out, I noticed Lamar and the others arriving. They kept walking around the mansion, coming back often to see if Helanie had woken up so Lucy and Helanie could meet.
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