Okay, he didn't think it would go this fast but his jeans didn't fit anymore... Gulf tried to button his jeans and hold in his stomach, but that stomach wasn't tucking in. It was a little very small bump that had appeared on his usual flat belly. He sighed and wiggled out of the too-tight jeans and grabbed some sweatpants. This would have to do for now. It scared him a bit now that it was really visible that he was pregnant. The last weeks he had just tried to ignore it and he was just trying to live through the morning sickness and the unusual hunger attacks that he still had. It still all felt like a dream to him and he had thought he still had some time before he would really have to hide it. He was getting a little anxious now that the ultrasound was nearing and he would be really seeing what was inside of him. The appointment was in a few days already and the few weeks that had passed really had flown by. The time he had spent with Mew still felt like it was the first-time meeting. It all felt so right to be with him and it made him less scared of what was to come. He would be able to do anything with him by his side.

The thought made him smile. Mew made him smile, all the time. He would try to contain it when he was in school and try to keep his head by the lecture but it would sometimes wander to Mew. And he would be gazing at nothing particular with a grin on his face. Mild had slapped him a few times already when he saw him like that all the time. He had asked what was with him, but Gulf wasn't ready to tell him about Mew yet. He was just accepting he was an Omega and now already telling people about finding his pair felt all too soon for him.

His friendship with Mild had grown over the last weeks since he had told him he was an omega and he was very thankful that he didn't treat him differently. He was able to ask him about omegas since he had an omega sister and he did learn a lot about his side from Mild. He was intrigued by all the information about omegas and he really had been misjudging omegas in his past. They weren't weak at all; they could get alphas to crumble at their feet in mere seconds.

Now that he had stopped taking his suppressants and his scent neutralizers, he did get a few weird looks around school but no one ever bothered him or asked him. He was relieved, it all had seemed so much worse in his head and he was feeling lighter now that he was accepting himself more. It wasn't like he suddenly changed drastically; he still was the same person.

One thing that made him sad now that he wasn't able to see Mew this week. He was missing him already now that he was so used to seeing him. The last few weeks had been like a fairytale. After the first date, Mew had showered him with little gifts. He would take him out to the movies or have dinner together and drop him off at his apartment like a gentleman. He could still blush from those memories. The soft kisses they shared before their goodbyes. The roses he would send, all that made him really fall for him hard. He didn't know if he was in love with him already because he had never loved anyone and how did it feel to love someone...

Gulf startled when a knock came and he was still standing in front of his mirror, he was thinking too much again and Mild was here already. They would go out to do some research for their project and they had decided to do it together. Mild was so grateful that Gulf was helping him out and he couldn't tell him enough. He would nearly go on his knees with gratitude.

"coming!" Gulf yelled when another knock came and he rushed out of his bedroom. He quickly got his wallet and phone before he opened the door to the impatient Mild.

"took you long enough, almost died here!" Mild said exaggerating and doing an almost faint movement.

"don't be so dramatic, let's go." Gulf laughed and pushed him out of the way. They walked over to the library close by and grabbed a drink on the way. Gulf still couldn't stand coffee so he took an iced tea. It didn't upset his stomach that much, luckily.

When they finally got inside. Getting scolded only once for Mild being too loud of course they searched for the books they needed. When they found an empty table, they started working in silence. It was hard for Mild, him being the chatterbox he was. He was whispering away at Gulf and Gulf had to silence him a few times. People were giving them angry looks and Gulf would send them apologizing nods. Overall, they did get quite e lot of work done and when they finally walked out, they both sighed in relief.

"That was torture for me..." Mild whined. "next time let's just work at your place!

"all right with me, I had to silence you more than I got work done!" Gulf joked and slipped past Mild as he tried to slap him. They both laughed as they walked back.

"well. See you next time! I have to go this way! Have to run some errands for my mom." Mild said and waved goodbye and walked away. Gulf waved back and smiled. He walked back to his apartment. As he was deep in thought someone bumped into him and Gulf looked up and apologized.

"Sorry sir, I wasn't looking where I was going."

"tss, stupid omegas... useless..." the man said as he looked him up and down with a dirty look.

Gulf was shocked. What did that man just say? He had never experienced discrimination against his gender just yet and it made his blood boil.

"what? Lost your tongue. You know... your smell is very tempting. Trying to seduce me, right?" The man said as he walked back over to Gulf and grabbed his neck and sniffed. Gulf almost wanted to vomit at the offensive alpha in front of him. He was shaking with anger and before the man could put an arm around his hip, Gulf grabbed it and twisted it back against the man's back and pushed him down on the floor. The man screamed in pain as his hand was twisted in a weird way, almost breaking.

"this omega, isn't trying to seduce anyone, ever! So, get your dirty fucking hands off me or any omega from now! Or I'll really break your arms!!" Gulf screamed at him and pushed a little harder. The man pleaded for Gulf to let him go and Gulf let go fast before he really would lose his mind. He so wanted to fuck this man up! He wasn't some weak omega to be played with, and no omega was! The man quickly got up and ran away while holding his arm.

"I'm going to make you pay!" the man screamed back one last time and Gulf laughed.

"you'll have to find me first!!" he yelled back and walked back to his apartment. He entered in and slammed the door with a frustrating sigh, was this how I was going to be from now on? He was really angry and his hand trembled. He wasn't some weak omega and he would never let anyone do something like that ever again. He sat down on his little couch exhausted and closed his eyes, he was tired. The pregnancy really took a toll on his body. The event really had tired him out. He hoped he would have to do this to anyone again soon... he would definitely break something then.

His phone rang and Gulf was pulled out of his angry bubble once he saw who was calling.

Mew was calling him!

"Hello..." Gulf said a little shy. He still wasn't used to the calls from Mew and a blush always crept up his face when he called.

"hello sweetie...how are you? Missing me already?" Mew answered in his oh, so, lovely dark voice. Gulf shivered and bit his lip; he would always get hot and bothered when he heard him talking like this and he thought Mew would know this because he would do it so often to tease him!

"I-I'm fine... how are you?" Gulf answered avoiding the question about him missing Mew. He was too embarrassed answering that. Of course, he missed him like crazy!

"aahh... I've missed you so much... my heart hurts just thinking about you being so far away..." Mew whined and Gulf could just imagen him pouting on the other side. Gulf laughed softly.

"I miss you too..." He said softly and crawled deeper into the couch. They talked for a while and Mew kept on flirting his way through the phone. By the end of the conversation, Gulf was bright red and half hard in his sweatpants!

"I'll leave you be now, baby." Mew said with a smile in his voice.

"can't wait to have you in my arms again, I hope to be back tomorrow night."

Gulf felt his heart flutter at the thought of finally seeing him again and he smiled.

"I'm going to bed now, goodnight Mew... can't wait to see you too."

"goodnight baby, dream of me. I'll definitely have you in my dreams." mew teased and Gulf spluttered and said his final goodbyes before hanging up but just hearing Mew laugh before the line went silent. Gulf sighed and grinned. He was so smitten with that man. He trashed on the couch before getting up to get ready for bed. He was exhausted and he just wanted to sleep the night away, thinking and dreaming about Mew of course...

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Gulf tapped his legs on the white pristine floor in the clinic. Today was the day, he had an appointment again for an ultrasound. He wished Mew was with him for this but he knew he had to do this alone. He felt sad at that thought and now regretted that he didn't tell him already. he had, had plenty of opportunities but he was too scared and now he had to do it alone. He was waiting as he felt the seconds tick by slowly. They felt like hours before he was called in and he got up and greeted the very friendly doctor. He smiled at the middle-aged beta woman and walked after her to the room. His hands were sweaty as he laid down on the uncomfortable examination bed, thingy. He didn't know what to call it. The doctor asked him a few questions about how the last weeks had been going before she asked Gulf to lift up his shirt. The little bump was now in plain sight and Gulf swallowed hard. This felt so, so real now!

The beta applied the gel on his lower belly and Gulf hissed at how cold it felt. She reassured him it would soon warm up. She grabbed the ultrasound device and Gulf closed his eyes. He wasn't ready for his all yet. He was trying to steady his breathing as his hand trembled and his grip on his shirt tightened. He felt the device push on his belly and move around.

"there it is..." The beta said quietly. Gulf took a few deep breaths before he slowly opened his eyes. He turned his head and watched the screen. What was there to see? He didn't see much as it was all black and white.

"the little white bean there? That's your baby" she said and Gulf squinted his eyes to look for it. Once he saw it his heartbeat quickened. It wasn't much but he felt weirdly drawn to it. It moved around and he forgot the world around him. His baby... a smile pulled on his face as he kept his eyes on the screen.

"I think well be able to hear a heartbeat too already. Let's turn on the sound..." the doctor said as she tapped away on a few keys. Gulf waited with bated breath. Suddenly the room was filled with a soft thumping sound. Gulf couldn't contain the tears that had gathered in his eyes and a few slipped from his eyes over his cheeks. He watched the screen and heard the quick heartbeat and he felt his heart swell with love. How couldn't one possibly love something that wasn't even there yet so much already...

"It's growing nicely and you're 9+3 days pregnant as of today, congratulations! Everything looks healthy." the beta said and handed Gulf some tissues to wipe his tears. The woman took some screenshots and printed them. She wiped the gel from his belly and cleaned the equipment. Gulf was still in a daze as he softly caressed the small bump on his belly. "well hello there little bean..." Gulf whispered softly and smiled as he looked down. This was his reality now and he would most definitely protect this baby with his life. He felt so much love for the little bean already he almost couldn't contain it. It also made him decide he wanted to tell Mew. He needed to know.

He pushed his shirt back down and got up with a big smile on his face. A sigh from relief left his lips and the woman handed him the envelope with pictures. She informed him about the baby's progress and planned their next appointment. This time Gulf listened carefully not wanting to miss any information about his little bean.

He walked out of the clinic with new supplements and waited for the bus close by to get back to his apartment. He needed to see Mew. Once he was back home, he sat down at the kitchen table and was trying to muster up the courage to text him. He still wasn't sure if this would be a good idea.

He sighed and grabbed his phone. He opened his chat and tapped Mew's name. He started typing with trembling fingers. It was now or never. He looked down at his covered belly and smiled. All for the best.

"Mew? do you have time tomorrow? I want to speak with you..."

He needed him in this journey and he hoped he would accept it. If not... Gulf didn't want to think about it as he felt his throat tighten at that thought. He didn't want to lose Mew. But he also didn't want to lose the baby, his baby...

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