All characters belong to Annette Curtise Klause in this chapter. This is my first official original fan fiction and original plot so I hope you like it. I am having trouble moving the story forward. I want Vivian and Gabriel to start a family but I want your input on how to do it or if I should do it at all. Please vote for two of the options. After I get a few people's input I'll decide what to do from there. Thank you.
Chapter 4- Womanhood
Vivian woke up early for the 7th time that week. She ran to the bathroom and started throwing up the previous night's dinner. She had been sick for nearly a month. Luckily Gabriel was never there. He was very over protective of her. After cleaning up she went down stairs. Gabriel was away on pack business so Vivian was in charge and did not have to be sick in front of him.
"Sick again honey?" Esme asked me.
"Yah! It's not a big deal." She replied.
"You have been sick almost every morning for the past month. I think you know what you have." Esme said. She put a plate down on the table and we both took seats. I started to eat.
"That is not it mom."
"You have been hungrier and crabbier."
"I have been losing food every morning so of course I'd be hungrier and I am not any meaner than I was before."
"Lots of people in the pack have come up to me and asked if they did something to upset you because you were not being as nice, well you were being meaner than usual."
"I am not. That is not the reason."
"I bet that you are late." When Vivian said nothing Esme continued. "I'll be in town this morning and I'll pick one p for you. And this is a good thing. You know if this didn't happen soon anyone could take you away from the man you love and turn this pack to shambles by becoming the new alpha."
"Gabriel could take anyone. We already decided to wait a couple of years." Vivian looked down at her empty plate. "is there anymore mom?"
Esme got up and brought her more eggs. "You have just proved my point. You have never eaten this much. Also even if you say you are going to wait, if he didn't use a condom there is like a 99 present chance that could happen."
"It is none of your business if he did or didn't and I am so glad that he sound proofed the room. We still haven't done it so stop bugging me and pick up some Pepto-Bismol at the store."
"Before he sound proofed it I heard you guys. And I'm still picking the test up." Esme got up, grabbed her purse and left the room. "Don't forget to throw my laundry and Thom's to your laundry."
I went into her room and picked up her laundry as well as her mother's laundry. After it was done, she went to the desk and started doing some paper work putting the room schedules together for the week.
"Hey Vive," Willem walked into the room. "I was wondering when Gabe was coming back."
"A week. He called yesterday saying that he met a new pack and was brining them to visit us in a week. He only left two days a go you know." Vivian was starting to get annoyed.
"Crabby much Viv?" he asked. "I'll have to tell the boys. That means more girls."
"Do you think of anything else except mating?" Willem rolled his eyes. "You guys have to be in at noon so don't forget and leave me alone so I can finish working."
"Whatever." Willem ran out of the door before the stapler hit him. Maybe I am a little more irritable and crabby. She thought. Before she new it Jenny was calling her.
"Vivian, earth to Vivian." She repeated again and again waving her hands in front of Vivian.
"Oh… Sorry. What would you like Jenny?" Vivian asked.
"I know you're the alpha and have better things to do with your time but I was wondering if you might watch Katie tonight while I'm on my date. I'm asking because I thought you might like something to do besides watching T.V. and I also thought you might want some practice watching children."
Vivian was very startled by what she said. "Did you talk to Esme recently?"
"She may have mentioned…" she mumbled.
"Jenny!" Vivian sort of screamed and whined at the same time.
"When she came to my house to ask if I needed any baby supplies she asked which test she should buy. I asked if she thought she was pregnant and she said that you were denying it after all of the signs were pointing it to you. Bucky came by almost right after and I thought that it would be a good idea to go tonight. I am sorry Vivian."
"It's ok. I am not pregnant however but I will watch Katie. I think I have a very weird flu." Vivian said.
"That's what I thought too." She took a seat beside Vivian. "My mate and I had children only a year latter. He died about 3 months latter as you know." Vivian nodded her head. "I didn't look at the signs as well. After 3 months I found out that I was pregnant. It was kind of hard not to tell because of our shorter pregnancies. Unless you don't see Gabriel for even he won't know. And stop denying the inevitable." With that Jenny got up and left.
Esme got back just in time for her shift. "I got a bunch of supplies for the party on Sunday. I also got you the test. Go take it now. I suggest you find out before Gabriel gets back."
"I'm going but he won't be back till Sunday with the other pack." Vivian headed up to her room. After she finished she checked it. after she was satisfied that nothing appeared she took the test down and showed it to her mother.
"See, nothing. I am not pregnant. Don't bother me about it again." Vivian said. She headed into the kitchen to make lunch. Esme closed the desk to join her daughter. "What kind of sandwich would you like mom?"
"Rare roast beef." Esme want into the fridge and started getting out ingredients. "Honey, when I found out that I was pregnant with you I had to try 3 tests and then I asked Persia who confirmed it. I bought you a couple more. Just try them. If you still don't believe me we'll go confirm it with Persia. Face it honey, you're pregnant."
"I am not. I'll try the other two tests just to humour you though." She sat down at the table and started to eat. "Oh, I need you to cover my shift tonight."
"Why?" Esme also sat down at the table.
"After you talked to Jenny, she decided to go out with Bucky tonight and asked me to babysit. I'll take your shift tomorrow."
"Fine. Like I have anything better to do while Thomas is away. I can't wait until the boys get back. I hate our schedule when they leave." They only people who were aloud to work the desk were the alphas, betas and my mom and Thomas. When Gabriel left Bucky and Vivian would be in charge and Thomas would go with him. The working schedule would change to accommodate them.
By the time Jenny dropped Katie off Vivian had taken the tests and they had all come back negative. She was relived when Esme started to believe her. Vivian was also glad because she was not ready to be a mom yet and take on more responsibility. She and Gabriel had decided to wait a few years. Vivian also wanted more time to spend with him alone. Gabriel said that he would rather be happy and have her be happy as well than follow rules and he was probably stronger than anyone who would challenge him for me. Vivian also hated that rule of fighting for possession on both the female- the bitches' dance- and male- the mate challenge- need for win of a mate.
Vivian put Katie to bed at 7:00. After turning on the monitor she went down the stairs and decided to watch episodes of her favourite show on DVD, Charmed. She liked the fact that in most episodes the 3 sisters got to save the world. The show showed the power of women. She put the DVD in the machine and started the episode. The episode she was watching was from the fifth season where Piper has doubts about being a mother. It was one of her favourites because of her connection with Piper.
Half way into the episode she heard crying. Vivian ran up the stairs to check on Katie. Esme started running after her calling "Vivian!"
Katie was crying in the crib. Vivian picked Katie up and started to rock up and down while swaying. When Katie did not calm down she checked all of the reasons. Katie had not soiled her diaper nor was she hungry. Vivian got out the thermometer after finally realizing that she was hot.
"That is the first thing you check when a baby wakes up not the last." Esme said.
"I have never looked after a baby before and I thought the heat was from me." Vivian said. She put the thermometer into the baby's ear. After the thermometer indicated it was done she looked at the reading. 103.
"Mom call Persia on your cell and tell her that Katie has a 103 fever. We have to go for the car. Can you take her? I have to call jenny and you are probably better at taking care of a baby since you had one and I didn't." Esme only nodded before she took Katie.
Vivian dialled Jenny's number as she collected a few things up for Persia and Katie. "Hello?"
"Hi Jenny."
"Vivian is everything alright?"
"I think you may want to meet us at Persia's house because Katie has a 103 fever. I did everything right I just don't know what happened." Vivian started to cry.
"It's not your fault, Vivian. It could happen to anyone. I'll be there Asap." Jenny hung up as Vivian ran down the stair. In half an hour Persia had checked Katie.
"Vivian, this is normal for a pup. It happens to all of them though I can see why you and Esme are scared because this is happening a couple of months earlier than it should. Katie is almost two years old. This normally happens when they are two and a half. It's just another step in the process. After the pup learns to change they can't be an officially wolf until they take the ultimate change where they get really feverish and when it breaks Katie will turn into her loup garou for about a month. It is all natural."
When Jenny got to her house Persia explained all of this to her as well. At midnight Esme and Vivian headed back to the inn. "See you in the morning honey." They both headed to their rooms for another night of lonely sleep.
The next morning Vivian was sitting at the desk when her mother came up to her. "Honey, what are you doing?"
"I think I may want to start Collage next year. I'm looking for a collage near the reserve where if I can't live at the inn I can at least come home for the weekend." She said. "I want to get a good education. I obviously will go into hotel management but I still want to get a degree."
"Vivian. Vivian. Vivian." Esme said. "You can't make a decision like this without Gabriel's say. You are mates you make all important decisions together. It is like being married only more so and it is even more important with you being alphas."
"I want to choose the place before we talk about it. it will be better for me to know all the details and I'll be using the money I got for my artwork to pay. I'll sell more too. I want this."
"The only way that I'll allow you to do this is if you minor in art. Don't give up your painting and drawing and well, arts."
"Mom, I would never do that." Vivian jumped up from the chair and gave her a hug. "I was always going to do that!"
"Just checking. Now back to work." Esme said before leaving to make lunch.
Jenny walked in the door not long after with Katie. "Vivian, I am so sorry about last night. I didn't know that she would go threw the transformation stuff. Please forgive me." Jenny looked like she could cry.
"Jenny you would never have known, though I have to ask you to take Katie home so that when she changes we don't scare the guests." Jenny gave Vivian a hug and the left looking a little happier.
The rest of the week was uneventful. The whole pack could see that as us usual the two women got happier as the days crept by and the return of Gabriel and Thomas came closer. The preparations for the celebration were also coming along. Vivian was constantly running around buying meat and drinks and snacks.
Sunday finally came and Vivian was very happy. She started working at the desk but soon pulled up the websites for Collages. She had found one in the area so she could be able to live with Gabriel. It was called the Collage of St. Joseph in the closest town to the inn Rutland. Suddenly to hands snaked around her eyes.
"Guess who!" A very deep voice said. Vivian already new who it was but decided to play along.
"Thomas?"
"Try again."
"Bucky?"
"Vivian you're not trying."
She turned around and gave him a very passionate kiss. "Hey baby!" She gave him another kiss.
"You don't know how much I missed you. I am really sorry for leaving again. You don't know how agonizing it was to be away from you. Your touch, the curves of your body fitting perfectly with mine, you eyes, your lips on mine…"He was cut off by her kiss. When they pulled apart he said, "Gods Vivian. Your go…"
Gabriel glanced at the screen. "Vivian, what is this?"
"I want to talk to you about it."
"Vivian!"
"I want to go to collage. You had that opportunity. I want to go too." She put on her puppy dog face.
"Baby, that face is not going to work today."
"Doesn't hurt to try." She muttered.
"I don't see why you need to go to collage."
"You never do Gabriel." She walked out of the room. He tried to follow but though that she needed some time to herself to think. He sat down at the computer screen and started to go over the different inn documents.
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