Zeke's Reluctant Omega by A.J. Stone

Author:A.J. Stone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance, MM, dragon shifter romance, canine shifter romance, shifter romance, male pregnancy
Publisher: Lost Goddess Publishing
Published: 2019-02-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Marcel

“IF I GOT RID OF THE dining room furniture, it would make a great practice space.” Marcel tapped his finger on his lower lip as he thought aloud. Right now, he was desperate for anything that would take his mind off a rather large problem that had cropped up after Zeke’s one and only visit.

Holden came in from the kitchen, a damp dish towel thrown over one shoulder. In exchange for the second bedroom, Holden had offered to take care of the cooking and cleaning. While he was a good cook, his cleaning habits were not up to Marcel’s standards, and so when Holden was at dance practice, Marcel cleaned whatever he could get to.

In the month since his accident, his ankle had almost healed. He no longer needed crutches, but he found if he stayed on it too long, then it swelled up. Physical therapy was scheduled to begin in the next week. His arm was still in a cast, but even that was almost completely healed.

Hands on hips, Holden surveyed the area. “If you push your recovery, you could permanently damage your ankle, and then you’ll never dance again.” He looked over at Marcel. “Of course, with the way you’ve pudged out, it’s going to take even longer to get back in shape, so maybe you should be doing some exercises.”

In the past month, Marcel had not only continued eating as if he was burning off vast amounts of calories dancing each day, but he’d stepped up his game. He had cravings for things like sweet potato mash smothered in cinnamon and butter. A smokehouse grill two streets over sold it by the quart, and a $2000 stipend could buy a lot of mash.

He refrained from putting his hand on the growing bump on his abdomen. It seemed as if Zeke Lowry had left him with more than a fond memory and a yearning for more.

“I wouldn’t push it, but I could do stretches and strength training.” Marcel had no plans to rush his recovery. Though he was anxious to get back into the dance studio, he kept the bigger picture in mind. Holden was correct in his caution.

Not only that, but now he had to figure out how in the fucking world he was going to balance having a baby with launching himself into stardom. When he’d first realized he was pregnant, he’d wanted to hand the child over to Zeke and go his separate way. But the longer the child grew inside him, the more attached he became.

How was it possible to both love and resent someone he had yet to meet? And his emotions were so extreme there was no way he could apply logic to the situation.

Sniffling, he beat back tears that threatened a deluge yet again.

Holden gestured to the space in front of the fireplace. “If you moved the chairs, table, and rug, you could use that space.”

On cold nights, Marcel loved to sit in front of the fire. He did not, however, dine at the formal table.

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