Chapter 20
Monday morning, and Sebastian has to physically force himself out of bed. Over the weekend - and carrying on now still - he's felt like utter shit, and just not wanting to do anything... only he's got to take Taissa to school, and Emma to preschool, and Sabrina will still need looking after.
Maybe he should see if Chris can come home early, but that means having to tell him that he's pregnant, and he doesn't exactly want to tell Chris that over the phone. Besides, only a couple more weeks until Chris is home, but will he really be able to cope until then?
The answer to that, is that he honestly doesn't know.... At least Laura is still willing to come over whenever to help look after the girls. He's not sure what he'd do if she couldn't come over and help out, especially now.
"Girls, hurry up and eat your breakfast." He says, leaning against the kitchen counter, as he feels as though he's about to throw up. "I've gotta take you to school soon."
He really doesn't want to have to drive Taissa to school, and Emma to preschool when he's feeling like this.... He doesn't feel well enough to go out at all today.
Looking over his shoulder at where Taissa and Emma sat at the table eating their breakfast, he sighs in relief as they're both eating. He'd eat something himself, but he's not certain if he'd be able to keep whatever he eats down right now, so maybe he'll just get something to eat later on.
Pushing himself up from the kitchen counter slowly, he walks into the living room where Sabrina is currently in her portable cot playing with her cat plush. He'll have to get her dressed out of her pyjamas in a minute for when he drops Taissa off to school and Emma to preschool.
Then again, it won't really matter if he leaves Sabrina in her pyjamas when they head out. They'll be headed straight home afterwards anyway.
Deciding on not worrying about getting Sabrina out of her pyjamas right now, he sits down on the couch, needing to just sit for a moment.
He's got no idea why this pregnancy is already taken it's toll on him when he's already at the most two months along give or take. His last three weren't this bad, so why is this one different?
Secretly he hopes that the reason it's a lot different is because it's a boy this time, but he honestly doubts it. He just hopes it's not twins, especially with the rate that this pregnancy is going.
Groaning in pain, he wraps his arms around his stomach, leaning forward a little. Maybe he should just let Taissa and Emma stay home today, cause he really doesn't want to leave the house at all today. Then again, he's not too sure how he'll cope with a full house by himself today....
Grabbing his phone out of his pocket, he contemplates texting Laura and asking if she's available today, but he stops as he remembers that she's working at the book store today. He supposes she could be able to drop the Taissa and Emma off at their schools, but he doesn't exactly want to bother her, even though she'd probably drop them off for him.
He supposes he could text Anthony though. He knows Anthony never works on Mondays most weeks, which he's actually not sure why that is....
Sighing, he clicks on Anthony's contact and sends him a text asking him if he could do him a favor and drop Taissa and Emma off at school and preschool for him as he's not feeling well enough to drive anywhere.
It doesn't take to long for Anthony to text back saying that he's on his way over now, which causes Sebastian to sigh in relief at the fact that he doesn't need to drive anywhere today. Though he has a feeling that when Anthony gets here, he's going to ask what exactly is wrong, and if he does, Sebastian isn't sure whether or not he should tell him the truth....
Slowly, he gets up off the couch to go tell the girls that Anthony will be dropping off today. The girls both love Anthony, so he's sure they won't mind him dropping them off today.
Checking on Sabrina to make sure she's okay, which thankfully she is, Sebastian makes his way into the kitchen where Taissa and Emma are just finishing up their breakfast.
"Girls, Anthony will be dropping you off this morning, okay?" He says. "I'm not feeling too good right now, and don't fancy going out today."
Both Taissa and Emma look confused at that, but they both nod.
"What's wrong, mommy?" Taissa asks.
"I'm just feeling a little sick right now, Tai." Sebastian says.
It's not completely a lie, but he doesn't want the girls to know about his pregnancy just yet. He's not even sure how they'll take to the news either.
"Now finish up here and go wash up. Anthony will be here soon." He says.
The girls both nod, before they're both leaving table to go wash up. Normally Sebastian would follow them as they do so to make sure they're okay, but today, all he really wants to do is lay down.
So he goes to do exactly that, and goes back into the living room and lays out on the couch, keeping a listen out for Taissa and Emma. From where he lay on the couch, he can easily keep an eye on Sabrina, which he's kind of thankful for it only being her that he has to look after by himself. He's not sure how he'd cope if all three girls were home today.
Groaning slightly as the doorbell rings, Sebastian gets up off the couch slowly to let Anthony inside. He's seriously considering giving Anthony a key to the house right now... at least just for awhile.
"Man, you okay?" Is the first thing Anthony asks, as soon as Sebastian opens the front door to let him inside.
Sebastian sighs, shaking his head. "I feel a lot worse than I look." He says, moving to the side to let Anthony in. "But, I'll be fine."
Anthony doesn't look too sure, but doesn't say anything else on the matter as he follows Sebastian into the living room, keeping a close eye on Sebastian as he does so.
"So, Chris not home yet then?" Anthony asks, as he sits on the edge of the couch and Sebastian goes back to laying out on the couch.
"No, and he won't be home for another couple weeks at least." Sebastian sighs, closing his eyes. "I contemplated seeing if he can come home early, but I decided against it."
"The hell did you do that for, man?" Anthony asks. "If you ain't feeling well, then your alpha should be here to take care of you." He says. "You know Chris doesn't like leaving you alone when you're sick."
Sebastian looks up at him. He knows very well Anthony is right, but... he doesn't want Chris to come home early from work just to look after him... actually, he does and he doesn't want to really.
"Anthony." Sebastian sighs. "I'll be fine till Chris gets home from work." He says. "This'll probably all blow over until then anyway."
No it won't. Sebastian knows for sure that it won't. The morning sickness and feeling like shit may lessen a little, but it'll still be present, and he'll still feel like crap.
He truly doesn't understand why this pregnancy is already taking it's toll on him.... He knows that not every pregnancy is exactly the same, but with three previous pregnancies going by smoothly without much of an issue, this one doesn't quite feel right.
He seriously hopes that this doesn't mean he's having twins. Or worse... triplets.... Now that he won't be able to handle....
Anthony doesn't look too sure about it, but before he can say anything, Taissa and Emma run into the room and over to him.
"Anthony!" Both Taissa and Emma yell, as they both hug him.
"Hey!" He says. "You two ready for school?"
The girls don't exactly reply to that, just hug Anthony tighter, and Sebastian sure is just glad that the girls love Anthony.
"Alright then. You both ready to go?" He asks.
As the girls both nod, and run into the kitchen to grab their backpacks, Anthony turns to Sebastian.
"I'm coming back here after I drop them both off." He states. "And I think you know what we'll be talking about."
Sebastian sighs, shaking his head. Anthony is more than likely going to get this out of him one way or another, not doubt about that.
"Anthony, I really don't want to talk about it." Sebastian sighs. "I'm just a little under the weather right now, and I'll be fine, I promise."
"Dammit, Sebastian. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror?" Anthony asks. "You certainly don't look well at all. Not to mention you look a little more pale than usual."
Sebastian raises an eyebrow at that. "I do?" He asks, before shaking his head. "Anthony, please. I'll be fine after I have some rest."
That's mostly a lie. He's not entirely sure if he'll be fine after he has some rest, but he's got to try something to avoid telling Anthony. He doesn't want anyone to know about the pregnancy before he tells Chris.
"I don't know, man..." Anthony sighs, shaking his head. "You really don't look like you'll be fine after you've had some rest. Honestly, I've never seen you look this sick before. I'm worried about you, man."
"I appreciate your concern, Anthony, I really do. But I'll be fine within a couple of days." Sebastian tries to assure the alpha sitting near him. "There's really not anything to talk about."
An obvious lie, but Anthony doesn't need to know that. No one does. Sebastian is not going to tell anyone about the pregnancy before telling Chris, no matter how hard they push him to tell.
"No, I think there is something to talk about, Sebastian." Anthony states, arms crossed. "And as soon as I get back from dropping your girls off, I'm coming straight back here and we're going to talk about it."
Sighing, Sebastian nods in defeat. Anthony is going to keep on trying to get it out of him, and he has a suspicion that if he doesn't tell him, he'll call Chris, and then he's sure Chris will try and get it out of him also, and when he eventually wins, he'll come home from work early.
It's not like Sebastian doesn't want Chris to be here right now, it's just that Chris has a job to do, and Sebastian doesn't want to stop him from working. Besides, he'll be home in a couple weeks anyway, and Sebastian will hopefully be fine until then.
"Fine." He sighs. "But you have to promise me that you won't tell Chris."
Anthony raises an eyebrow at that. "Dude, from that it sounds like you've been cheating on him." He says.
"What? I'd never do that to him." Sebastian says, but on one hand can understand how it would sound like that. "It's just...." He trails off, shaking his head. "I just don't want Chris to be worrying about me is all."
"I know, man." Anthony says. "But you know Chris is gonna worry about you either way."
Sebastian sighs, nodding his head and sitting back more on the couch. Anthony's right. Chris is going to worry about him no matter what, and there's nothing he can do about it.
"Okay, I'll be back soon." Anthony says, as Taissa and Emma run back into the room.
Sebastian nods. "Whatever." He sighs, waving him off. "Have fun you two." He says as the girls run over and hug him goodbye for the day.
As soon as Anthony has left with the girls, Sebastian is up off the couch, quickly looking to check if Sabrina is okay, before running to the bathroom to throw up.
Leaning up against the wall of the bathroom beside the toilet, Sebastian sits there after having just thrown up. He's got no choice but to tell Anthony about the pregnancy, just to shut him up and stop him from worrying.
Though even once Anthony knows what's wrong, it's not going to stop him from worrying about him. Hopefully he can get Anthony to promise that he won't tell Chris about it. He doesn't want Chris knowing until he gets home from work, not before.
If only he didn't decide to text Anthony and ask if he can take the girls to school today....
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"So...." Anthony starts as soon as he walks into the living room. "You gonna tell me what's wrong?"
Sebastian looks up at him from where he sat curled up in one corner of the couch, keeping an eye on Sabrina who's napping in her portable cot.
He really would rather not tell him what's wrong, but he's really got not much of a choice. Anthony will keep pushing him until he tells him, and he'll more than likely call Chris.
"Dammit." Sebastian mutters, shaking his head. "I'm pregnant again, okay?" He says. "I only found out on Saturday."
In hearing the news, Anthony moves to sit on the couch next to Sebastian. "Wait... again?" He asks. "Wait... why the hell don't you want Chris to know just yet?"
"Honestly as much as I want Chris home early, I don't want to disturb him from his work." He shrugs. "I kinda want this to be a surprise, but the thing is... I'm not exactly very happy to be pregnant again." He sighs, shaking his head. "Not to mention this pregnancy is already pretty rough. Fuck, the morning sickness is terrible this time, I feel like I can't keep literally anything I eat down. My last three weren't this bad."
"Fucking hell man... you really should have Chris at home with you." Anthony states, reaching into his jacket pocket to grab his phone. "You can't look after your girls by yourself when you're like this."
At his words, Sebastian shakes his head and makes a grab for Anthony's phone to stop him from calling Chris.
He knows Anthony is right, but he doesn't want Chris to have to come home early from work just to look after him, at least not when Chris still has another two weeks left. Besides, he's about ninety-five percent sure he'll be fine until then....
He does have Laura coming over whenever he needs someone to help watch the girls after all, and during weekdays it's only Sabrina at home with him.
"Anthony, please." He says, reaching for the phone, but Anthony holds it out of reach. "I don't want to disturb Chris from his work, and if you call him, he won't be able to concentrate on what he's meant to be doing."
"I think Chris being home with his pregnant omega is a lot more important than him being away from home for work." Anthony states.
He's right. Sebastian knows Anthony is right, but does that mean he wants to do what he's saying? No, not really... even as much as he would like Chris to come home early....
"Sebastian...." Anthony starts, but is cut off.
"Please...." Sebastian pleads. "I'll be fine until Chris gets home." He says. "And I want this to be a surprise."
Anthony doesn't look too sure about that, but sets his phone down on the table and turns to face Sebastian.
"Sebastian… I really don't think you'll be okay looking after the girls by yourself when you're like this." He says. "You need Chris here with you." He tries to tell him, but Sebastian seems to be acting way too stubborn for his own good.
Sebastian has always been quite stubborn though, so Anthony isn't too surprised by that, but the fact that he believes he'll be fine by himself until Chris gets home, when this pregnancy seems to already be taking it's toll on the omega? Now that isn't sitting well with Anthony at all....
"Tell you what." Anthony sighs, shaking his head. "Since you're so adamant on having Chris not know about this at all until he gets home, and I really don't want you to be alone like this, I promise I won't tell Chris." He says. "Only if you agree with me to stay here for the week with you, to help out around the house. I don't want you to be suffering through this pregnancy alone for the time being till Chris gets back, and while you have to look after the girls by yourself."
Sebastian goes to protest, not wanting Anthony to have to take time off work just to stay here with him, but before he can even open his mouth to argue, Anthony stops him.
"Seb.... I have plenty of holiday days that I still need to use up, and I don't mind taking time off work to stay here with you for the week." He says. "It's either that, or I call Chris. So, what'll it be, man?"
Sighing, Sebastian shakes his head. He really doesn't want Anthony to take time off work just to stay here and help out, but it does stop him from calling Chris about the pregnancy, and Sebastian doesn't want Chris to know about it until he gets home in a couple weeks. He wants it to be a surprise after all.
Though, does he really trust that Anthony won't just end up calling Chris about it anyway?
He sighs in defeat, nodding his head. "Okay, fine...." He says, guessing that he's going to have to trust that Anthony won't just end up calling Chris about this. "Just as long as you promise me that you won't call Chris about this."
A week with Anthony staying with him and the girls to help out with everything? Sebastian isn't too sure what he's even expecting to happen....