When All Else Fails

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"Dear, this isn't that silly thing that wanted you to participate in was it?"

"Yes it is."

"Huh?" I asked.

"They were relatively new to the pack I was raised in and they were encouraging all those unattached to participate. I was going to marry someone I cared about not someone who gave me a baby. So, if it's been only a week you don't know if you are pregnant or not."

"No. I won't know till next weekend."

"Alright, I want to know what's going on." Adam says. Jeff very quickly explains the Sessions for me. My brother looks at me.

"So you let some male mount you with just some interview and a couple tests."

"Well, no..." Jeff says being helpful. I sighed.

"I was there with Jeff as an observer. I'd been with the pack only a few days. I didn't know anything about these sessions. No pack I'd had before did them. If they did I was to busy working to know about it. I saw Rance with the others and when he showed interest in me as well I agreed to it."

"Oh my god, you mean you hadn't even talked to him before he mounted you?" Adam says. My mother was shaking her head.

"Carson what are you thinking. You don't know anything about this man."

"At first no but I know him very well now." I looked at dad. "They'll never understand, but you get it right? It's not easy in a pack. Dating the way I move around has been impossible. The one guy I knew who didn't go all squidgy about me having a swan, and in his case worry about my being a hyena, was stolen by my brother." I see him wince. "I may not hold it against either of you but it's not easy finding someone who wanted me despite the unknown of our future. I told Rance upfront that I could birth a swan. He didn't care then and he doesn't care now. I have a chance at a mate and kids. Why wouldn't I participate in that. You understand right?" I asked dad

"I didn't want to participate in them son. I left because they wouldn't leave me alone about it. It's how I met your mother. But if it's something you want I can understand that."

"Henry?" mom said looking at my father.

"It's different for him Mary, you and I knew when we mated that any kids we had would have a hard time. He's the one who had a hard time. He's found something that works for him. Besides it's already done. This mean you could be having more grandchildren soon. Adam and Tony said short of an accident they were done."

"True. Couldn't you take a test and find out for sure if it's been a week that's enough time."

"I'm sorry ma'am he's not allowed."

"Not allowed?"

"It's complicated mom but I'll find out next weekend and call you and tell you. After all I'm pretty sure I am."

"Why?"

"Because Rance knotted with me." I heard Jeff snort and looked at him.

"Still just all glowy about that aren't you."

"Yes. I made a hot Hyena enforcer so hot for me he knotted, for two hours he came and was stuck to me for four. That's totally brag worthy. If I'm not pregnant it's a miracle. Or curse, because I'd rather be pregnant."

"Four hours?" Mom asked. I laughed and nodded.

"Yep." I heard a phone go off behind us and Jeff went and came back with mine.

"Speak of the knotting king." I quickly took the phone and looked at the message.

'I can't sleep. I know you aren't here and safe. Are you tucked in bed?'

'At the moment, no. I started getting questioned about Jeff and I and while I'll explain it all later I had to tell them all about how we met and the possible pregnancy and everything.'

'How did they take it?'

'Not too bad. They get it's what I wanted and that's about as far as they are going to go until I tell them if I'm pregnant next week and whether we're claiming or not.'

'Tell them that I plan to keep you whether you are pregnant or not. Baring someone else being pregnant, which we both know is not going to happen, your it for me. I fell quick Carson I want you only. Will you be mine?'

'YES!' I type back and can't help but bounce up and down.

"Now what?" Jeff asks. I turn and show him the phone.

"See I was right."

"I'll be damned. Well I guess I can stop worrying about you two so much."

"What is it?" Adam asks.

"Rance wants me to tell you that he plans to keep me whether I'm pregnant or not. That baring him claiming someone else because they are pregnant and I'm not, which no one thinks is going to happen, he wants me only." Mom smiled. That he wanted me seemed to settle her nervousness. Dad I could see wasn't going to say a thing until he knew if I was pregnant or not. I looked at my brother. What would he think.

"I'm happy for you Carson. I'll admit I've always felt bad because of how Tony and I met and taking him from you and everything but looks like you found someone."

"I did. So Jeff, take a walk." I say and step back into the room.

"No. I'm not going to go off at two in the morning. Keep it in your pants. What did I say earlier about the sexting?"

"But he wants me and only me."

"He can have you tomorrow. I'm tired."

"We'll take about this more tomorrow." Dad decrees and we all head for bed. I give Jeff an annoyed look.

"Cock blocker."

"It's one of my main functions. Go to bed." I text Rance that I'm cuddled back in bed. I tell him about Jeff being a cock block and start getting message after message ever single one is a peach and an eggplant. I groan and send back a set of lips and a tongue. There's a pause then an eggplant with a bomb going off. He'd come thinking of me. I send back another tongue.

'Lick it clean for you if I could.'

'Two weeks then you are mine. Goodnight Carson I'll talk to you tomorrow.'

'Nite.'

"So what had you panting?"

"Really want to know?"

"Might as well since I'm losing sleep anyway." I showed him the messages. "Well take comfort in the fact that just thinking about you makes him lose his shit."

"Yep." I say laughing and curling up to sleep which wouldn't come.