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Shea couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him at the noise that left Fax, knowing what that stud of metal in his tongue could do to the omega in his arms and feeling the shiver that ran through the raven when the warm metal dragged across his skin.

Another laugh and a light shake of his head. "He does do rather well in the kitchen, doesn't he?" Shea agreed, running a his fingers through his husband's long raven hair. "The wedding cake was amazing. His talent in sweets almost makes up for his sour personality." The blond omega was joking of course, though Caliban had his moments of being a brat, the two got along well. Better now that Shea had Maverick with him again and was working on putting the other ruby eyes behind him.

"I don't feel even a little bit sorry about that," Shea admitted with a wicked grin. "He should have known better than to come looking for you in my room without knocking. You'd think he would have heard you before he even made it to the doorway... Come to think about it, I'm starting to believe he knew exactly what he was walking in on."

Brimming with excitement and pride, Shea's bright green eyes practically glowed as they took in Fax's appearance, wanting to keep his expecting mate happy and healthy.

Pregnancy had not gone well for Shea back when he was expecting Maverick, but at the same time he'd not been in the best shape to begin with. This time, he wanted everything to go perfectly for Fax's sake. Shea was still frightened of going through it himself, so he vowed to do whatever he could to help Fax along. He wanted to be completely different from the way his alphas had been. Not that Maverick wasn't perfect now, but bringing him into this world had nearly destroyed the blond omega.

Letting his hands trail across the raven's sides as he slipped from his seat on Shea's hips, the blond allowed his hands to rest easily on the stomach where his child would grow. "Not even close," he purred to his mate. "Any fool can spread their seed and bear fruit, but it takes a special someone to grow it." He grinned, leaning down to nip lightly at Fax's lower lip. "You're amazing, darling. I can't wait to have a child with you," he admitted, grinning like a young boy himself.

Shea shivered at the promise that fell from Fax's lips, hands coming down to squeeze at the omega's rear in retaliation for the tease. "I'm holding you to that," he whispered back, chewing his lower lips slightly at the thought.

He wasn't able to linger on the thought for very long before Fax had a hold of his hand and was leading him back towards Maverick's bedroom where Shea had left him with the legos. Stepping into the doorway of the open room, the two watched for a moment as Maverick worked on a crooked tower that stood over the rest of his lego homes across his floor. The blond haired boy seemed very focused on his task, tongue sticking out between his lips as his eyebrows furrowed over crimson eyes.

As he clicked in one more blue piece, the ruby gaze finally caught Shea and Fax a the door, the two adults hesitating to call out to the young boy and cause him to startle and break the tower he seemed to work rather hard on. "Is something wrong, momma?" Maverick asked Shea before his eyes turned to Fax, catching sight of the light redness that had fallen on Fax's cheeks. "Are you okay, mama Fax? Do you have a cold?"