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It felt like forever before Leah finally opened up the damn door. Zacky's eyebrows rose and he rushed right up to her, placing his hand on her arm as he was about to ask her what was wrong. When she told him that she didn't want to talk about it, that only spiked the concern and the anger that was forming with his wolf. He cleared his throat and nodded, following her outside to the party. He wasn't going to push the issue when clearly she didn't want to talk about what he walked in on or the fact that she pushed him out of the room. Zacky sighed heavily and downed his beer, throwing the empty bottle in the trash before grabbing another one. He made himself a plate before setting at the table where Matt and Aubree were. He raised a brow at how funny the both of them were acting, shaking his head. "Goddamn, you too, Matt?" he grumbled as he stabbed his fork into his pasta salad.

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Aubree hushed Matt, trying to get him to lower his voice. "Don't be so loud, big mouth. She doesn't want anyone to know yet. I don't know when she plans on telling Zacky," she told him, sighing heavily. She picked up her hot dog, taking a bite of it before setting it back down on her plate. It was pretty tasty. She took a few bites of her potato salad before leaning back in her chair and taking a swig of her beer. She saw Zacky and Leah finally come outside, Leah looking distressed as ever and it made Aubree feel terrible. She should've stayed up there with her sister and definitely shouldn't have left her alone with Zacky. By the looks of it, he didn't know yet or else he'd be bouncing all over the place and telling everyone the news. She looked over at Matt when Zacky sat down, looking between the both of them and hoping and praying that Matt didn't decide to be stupid and say something when he really shouldn't.

Leah was glad - albeit a little surprised - when Zacky didn't push the matter further. This was something she wanted to tell him in private, because she knew it would be a difficult conversation. He would be happy, but she still wasn't. She knew she should be, and she felt stupid that she was still so upset about it. This was what she was supposed to do with her life now that she had a mate, right? Have pups and be a mother? Leah made herself a small plate, feeling a little sick to her stomach, and grabbed a sprite before she sat down with Zacky, Matt, and her sister. She guessed by the way Matt was acting that Aubree had told him their news, and she was silently praying that he wouldn't open his mouth. "I wonder how long we have to be here before we can leave?" Leah mumbled to her sister.

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"I wasn't even that loud," Matt huffed when Aubree scolded him. He didn't plan on opening his mouth to Zacky, because he knew it was Leah's news to tell. And he was sure he would know as soon as she told Zacky, because Zacky would be telling anyone and everyone who would listen that he was finally going to have pups. A few minutes later, Leah and Zacky finally came outside, Leah looking a little worse for the wear and Zacky looking just slightly irritated. She must not have told him yet, otherwise he would be grinning from ear to ear. "Goddamn me too, what?" Matt asked, glancing over at Zacky. He had some sort of stick up his ass for some reason, so Leah definitely hadn't told him she was pregnant yet.

"Everyone's acting so damn strange," Zacky said with a heavy sigh. He took a bite of his pasta salad and chewed it slowly, watching as Leah came over and sat down. He furrows his brow at her question to her sister, licking over his lips as he swallowed his food. He picked up his burger and took a bite of it, looking around at all of the people at the party. He had been looking forward to having a real good time today and celebrate the twins' graduation but obviously something was up and that wasn't going to happen. He was trying his best to let it go and not worry about it but his wolf knew that there was something wrong with his mate and he didn't like it one bit. Zacky took a few more bites of his food before deciding he was finished, leaning back in his chair and taking a sip of his beer.

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Aubree was so relieved when Matt didn't say or do anything. He clearly knew better. She reached over and grabbed his free hand, entertwining their fingers together. She decided that she was finished eating, pushing her plate back with a small sigh and picking up her beer. She finished off the rest of its contents before setting the bottle down and staring at her lap. She looked up as Leah sat down, biting her lower lip and listening to her question, giving her a small shrug. "I'm pretty sure dad wanted us to stay for the whole thing, since it kind of is our party," she said softly with a small frown. "I'm sure if you don't him you didn't feel good he'd understand though." Aubree remembered when she found out that she was pregnant. Or well, realized it. She didn't want to be either. She hadn't wanted to be a mother or have pups just as much as Leah, it took going through what she did to realize just how much she wanted them.

Leah just sort of frowned when Aubree answered her question. She wanted to go home, but she would feel bad knowing her dad had planned this party for her and her sister. Surely it wouldn't last too long, and then she would be able to go home. Leah knew Zacky wouldn't come out of whatever mood he was in until she told him that she was pregnant, but she was sure her mood would only get worse. Zacky - or his wolf at the very least - would be disappointed that she wasn't as excited as she should be. She just hoped she would start to feel excited here soon, otherwise this pregnancy would be very miserable for her. It seemed like hours before everyone had finally gone and the party was over. Leah got up and helped her dad and the others clean up a little of the mess, which mostly involved throwing containers in the garbage since there wasn't enough food leftover to be saved. "Thank you for the party, Daddy," Leah said, going to give her dad a hug. "I think me and Zacky are going to go now."

Leah felt her dad's arms tighten around her. "I'm so proud of you," he told her. "You and Aubree both. I know graduating from high school doesn't seem like much, but not everyone does it."

"Daddy, I think you're just being emotional," Leah teased.

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"Well I think you're acting weird," Matt shot back at Zacky. He felt bad that he was withholding such big information from his packmate, but he just had to keep reminding himself that this was Leah's news to tell. And once she told him, Zacky would get this stick out of his ass and be over the moon. "Fucking hell I thought they'd never leave," Matt mumbled under his breath, getting to his feet. He tossed his plate into the trash, going around to help clean up. He waited for Aubree to say goodbye to her dad, offering a wave to Brian beside he laid his hand on Aubree's back and led her out to his car. "So how much do you want to bet we'll know as soon as your sister tells Zacky she's pregnant?" Matt asked Aubree, grinning in her direction as he drove away from Brian's house. "He'll probably call the second the words leave her mouth." Since their houses were arranged so closely together, Matt and Aubree were home in just barely five minutes. After being in the heat for so many hours, Matt was exhausted, and he would lying if he said the idea of a shower and then cuddling on the couch didn't appeal to him.

Zacky stuck his tongue out at Matt, shaking his head and finishing off the rest of his food. The rest of the party went by pretty slow, mainly because he kept wondering what Leah was hiding. There was obviously something playing on her mind and he was going to find out what it was once they got home. She wasn't going to be able to keep it from him forever. Zacky let Leah say goodbye to Brian before they went hone later that evening, getting there in record time. He let the dogs out once he got home since it had been a while since they'd been there. "So are you going to tell me what's up or are you just going to deal with it yourself until it goes away?" He asked her as he got himself a beer from the fridge, popping the top and taking a long swig of it. His wolf was growing more and more frustrated by the minute with his mate by the fact that she was keeping something from him. He just didn't like it. But maybe she wasn't keeping anything from him at all, maybe he was completely overreacting and he needed to calm down.

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Aubree was sad but also glad when the party finally ended. She didn't think her dad was ever going to let her or Leah go when they went to say their goodbyes. Aubree told Leah to let her know how things went with Zacky as she gave her sister a goodbye before going over to Matt and heading home. When they got home and stepped inside, she immediately let Bella out who was flipping shit from them being gone so long. Aubree shook her head as she watched Bella bounce around the back yard like a lunatic, sighing softly. "I hope Leah gets excited about being pregnant," she said softly as she continued to watch Bella. Aubree wanted her sister to feel the joy and excitement that she felt when she realized how happy she was to be pregnant. Leah didn't know how lucky she was. All Aubree wanted was to be pregnant.

Once Zacky and Leah left her dad's house, they were home in less than five minutes. She slowly followed Zacky inside, sitting down on the couch while he let the dogs outside to use the bathroom. She hoped that Zacky might eventually forget how she'd been acting at the party or at least not bring it up, but she should've known better. He was her mate, he was supposed to ask questions when something was wrong with her. "I guess I should tell you," Leah said softly. She might as well get it over with. "I'm pregnant." She spoke those words so softly she could barely hear herself, but she knew Zacky would hear. Leah couldn't bring herself to look at him, not because she was scared of his reaction, but because she was already sure what it would be. He would be excited, and it would make Leah feel even more awful for dreading it.

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While Aubree immediately went to let Bella out, Matt kicked off his shoes and went into the kitchen to grab a Sprite from the fridge before he followed her outside. "I'm sure she will eventually," Matt said, hearing Aubree speak. "She's just got to get over the shock of it. And you know Zacky is going to be excited as hell, so maybe it'll rub off on her." Once Bella had gone to the bathroom, Matt took her back inside, dumping a little bit of food into her bowl. "So what should we do now?" he asked, going to sit down on the couch. He took a sip of his sprite as he thought for a minute. "We could take a dip in the pool. It's not dark yet and it's still ridiculously fucking hot outside."

At first Zacky thought he had misheard her. He just kind of stared at her for a moment as he let the news sink in. "You're... pregnant?" He repeated, a shiteating grin spreading across his face. "This is amazing! This is wonderful!" He shouted, jumping up off the couch. "Oh my god, I'm so happy. I have to tell everyone. We're going to have our first litter of pups," he said as he turned to envelope her in a hug. That was when he saw the look on her face and realized that this wasn't what she wanted. She wasn't as excited and as happy as he was. "Are you not happy?" He asked as he furrowed his brow. Was that why she hadn't wanted to rush out and tell him? Zacky wasn't sure how to feel if his mate wasn't as excited. Just because she wasn't happy wasn't going to change the fact that they were going to have pups.

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Aubree sighed softly, nodding. Matt was right, just like he always was. She grabbed herself a water from the fridge and made her way into the living room, stopping dead in her tracks when he mentioned the pool. "I think a dip in the pool sounds perfect," she said with a smirk, setting her water down on the coffee table. She reached around and unzipped her dress, shimmying out of it and letting it pool around her at her feet. She wasn't wearing a bra today so this made things ten times easier. Aubree slowly wiggled out of her panties, picking them up and twirling them around her finger before flinging them at Matt. She laughed, sending him a wink before running out to the pool. She didn't even test to see how cold or warm the water was, she just dove right in. Luckily it was pretty warm and wasn't cold at all. "Come on, babe! The water is great," she called out to him, floating around on her back.

Zacky's reaction was exactly what Leah had been expecting. He was over the moon at the prospect of having pups and being a father, the exact opposite of how Leah still felt. She stiffened a little when he pulled her into a hug, knowing it wouldn't be long before he noticed that she didn't share his joy over the news. And she wouldn't be able to hide anything from him, not for long, anyway. "No, I'm not happy," she whispered. Leah sank back down onto the couch, curling her arms over her belly. "I didn't want this yet. I'm not ready." This is going to ruin everything. Leah would never actually say this out to Zacky or anyone else, but it was how she felt. Having pups now was going to ruin the plans she had for continuing her schooling and well, her life. Of course, she could still go to nursing school, but it would be harder when she was dealing with newborn pups, waking every two hours and trying to care for them when she needed to be studying. "I don't want this," Leah said, squeezing her eyes shut. "I'm sorry."

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"Uh..." Matt couldn't really form any real sentences as he watched Aubree shimmy out of her dress. When he suggested a dip in the pool, this wasn't what he'd been expecting. But he wasn't going to complain. He caught her panties when she tossed them at him, throwing them to the side as he got to his feet to follow her outside. She was already in the pool by the time Matt arrived outside, and he quickly stripped down to his boxers before he cannonballed into the water. "Goddamn, this water feels nice," Matt said, wiping the excess water from his eyes. He swam over to Aubree, smirking as he settled his hands on her hips. "So...how come you decided to skip the swimsuit?" he asked her. "Not that I I mind your decision to skinny dip, I'm just wondering why."

Zacky felt his heart sink to the pit of his stomach at Leah's words. Of course she wasn't ready. He knew that she wasn't and she knew that she didn't want this yet. There wasn't anything they could do about it though besides accept it and be happy about it. He sighed heavily and sat down on the edge of the coffee table in front of her, running a hand down his face. "I know you wanted to go to college and you can still do that. I wasn't planning on this to happen, I fully accepted on you going to school and doing what you wanted. I'm still so happy that we're going to have pups, don't get me wrong, and I wish you would be as well." Zacky wasn't really sure what else to say. He wanted to tell everyone the exciting news but he also was kind of down in the dumps about the fact that Leah wasn't excited or happy that they were pregnant.

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Aubree raised a brow as she watched Matt, tilting her head to the side. "Oh, do you not want me to skinny dip anymore? I can totally start wearing a suit, fine by me," she said with a shrug, getting out and going over to where her bikkini was hanging out to dry from the other day. She slipped it on, just trying to make a point before jumping back in. "No more goods for you, Sanders," she said as she splashed him. She was going to try and see if she could get some while they were in the pool but now she decided against it. As much as she wanted to get pregnant herself it wasn't worth having sex every five seconds.

"Okay, and while I'm in school are you going to get up every two hours to take care of them so I can sleep when I have clinicals at six o'clock in the morning?" Leah asked. "Are you going to feed them and bathe them and keep them occupied so I can study for my pass or fail tests at the end of the semester? It just doesn't seem like it's possible, trying to do both at the same time." Leah pawed at her eyes, trying to wipe away the tears that were forming. "It's going to take awhile before I'm happy about this, I think," she said. "Because I don't want to force myself to be happy." Leah said this, but she had a sneaking suspicion that that was what she was going to have to do. She just didn't see herself being excited about being pregnant or having pups anytime soon, and she knew Zacky and her sister and everyone else wouldn't understand why. They would think she was selfish. "I'm going to go lay down," Leah told Zacky.

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"Oh hey, that's not what I meant," Matt said, pouting as Aubree climbed out of the pool to put on her bikini. He was just trying to flirt with her a little, not tell her to put her clothes on. "You're not very fun, you know that, right?" Matt asked, splashing her back. He was bound and determined to get that bikini off of her now, even if he had to hold her down and undo the ties. He had his eyes on the prize. "That bikini really isn't necessary, you should put it back over there to dry," he said. He reached out, grabbing the tie on one side of the bottom of her bikini and pulling, grinning when he managed to get it a little undone. "Or I can take it off for you, either way. Doesn't really matter to me."

Zacky frowned as he stared down at his hands. She was right. He couldn't look after how ever many pups there were going to be by himself. He should have just kept it in his pants. How was he supposed to know that when he finally came to accept Leah going to school that it was going to be to late? This wasn't how he pictured them finding out the news of their first pregnancy at all. He looked up when she said she was going to go lay down, not stopping her. He wanted to be alone himself right now. Zacky wasn't even sure who to talk to or if he even wanted to tell anyone right now. He could always go talk to Brian and whoever else was left at the house from the party. Zacky got up and went outside, transforming into his wolf and taking off towards Brian's. He made it there in record time, transforming back and taking a look at the mess that already happened within the few hours he and Leah had been gone. "Looks like you guys are having one hell of a party just the three of you," Zacky said to Brian, Johnny and Jommy as he grabbed himself a beer.

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Aubree pursed her lips together as she sighed heavily, shaking her head at him. "You should work on your flirting skills," she told him, gasping when he tried to untie her bottoms. "Matthew!" She scolded, trying her best to tie it back. It was a lot harder while she was trying to swim and it was under water. She bit down on her bottom lip as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her body against his. "I just want to make love to you," she whispered, kissing along his jaw. "I want to make love until we can't anymore," she whispered as she got up to his ear. "I want a baby, Matt. I want to get pregnant. I'm not going to lie and say I'm not jealous of Leah because I am. She gets to have a baby that she's not even excited and happy for and I lose mine. It's not fair," she said, tears welling up in her eyes. She leans her forehead on Matt's shoulder as she sobs softly. She was such an emotional train wreck and she had no idea why. Maybe she was PMSing.

Leah didn't expect Zacky to stop her as she went upstairs, but she was still a little disappointed when he didn't. She sort of wanted him to comfort her a little, even though she shouldn't really need any comfort at all. This was what female wolves did once they were mated. They had pups. It was their lot in life. But Leah just didn't want that, not right now. But now it didn't seem like she had a choice. She was going to be a mother and nothing else. Leah knew she could always put off going to school for a year or two, but she also knew that if she put if off, she probably wouldn't go at all. Leah heard the front door open and close as she reached the top of the stairs and she felt herself start to cry a little. She went into the bedroom and curled up on the bed, pressing her face into the pillow. Why did this have to happen now?

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Matt only shrugged when Aubree scolded him, smirking slightly. She brought this on herself, really. She was just too beautiful. When she wrapped her arms around his neck, Matt rested his hands on her hips, toying with the strings on her bikini bottoms. "I think that can definitely be arranged, baby," he whispered, feeling her lips on his jaw. "I planned on doing that anyway, so it's good that you're on board with it." Matt listened to her continue to speak, frowning when her tone of voice suddenly changed. He tightened his grip on her waist, pulling her close and pressing a kiss into her hair. "It's going to be okay, Aubree," he assured her. "We'll have pups eventually, I promise. Just be patient. It'll happen. We'll have pups and then you can be excited about it."

Zacky knew that he shouldn't be drinking but he just couldn't help himself. He felt like he was half celebrating. He didn't know how to fix things. All he wanted was for Leah to be happy. He wasn't sure what to say or what to do to convince her that this was supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives. Zacky sighed heavily and shook his head, downing the rest of his beer and tossing it in the trash. He grabbed himself another, popping the top and taking a swig. He was trying to avoid the question as to why he was there in the first place but after a while, he obviously couldn't anymore, so he told them. He told his best friends everything. They were kind of pissed at him for being there instead of at home with Leah which he didn't blame them for. He shouldn't have left, but he needed a beer and some time to think.

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Aubree sighed heavily, trying to calm herself down. She always had to ruin everything with her crying and occasional meltdowns. It was funny to think that barely a year ago she didn't want anything to do with Matt or even have his pups. Now she couldn't stand the thought of being away from him and she wanted pups so badly. "I love you so much," she murmured, pressing her forehead against his. She knew that she would get pregnant eventually. Hell, they were having enough sex. She was just jealous and she would admit that to anyone. Aubree knew that her sister didn't want pups, she wanted to go to school and be a nurse and have a career. She couldn't do that now. Aubree's heart hurt for her sister, she knew how badly she wanted to do that, how she had everything all planned out. But sometimes things just don't go according to plan.

Leah almost wanted to call Zacky and ask him to come back, but she knew he was disappointed in her. He was disappointed that she wasn't as excited as she should be and the more she thought about it, the more guilty Leah felt. Zacky wanted pups more than anything and here she was, bringing him down on what should be one of the happiest days of his life. And deep down Leah felt bad for Aubree too, knowing how badly her sister wanted to have pups and be a mother. She knew her sister would give anything to get pregnant and here Leah was, almost cursing the fact that she was. After twenty minutes or so, Leah decided to get out of bed and take a bath. She had a bit of lavender-scented bubble bath that she hoped might relax her a little.

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Matt smiled. "I love you, too," he said softly. He reached up to cup her cheeks in his hands, brushing his thumbs over her cheeks. "And everything will work out, I promise. We'll have our pups." He knew Aubree was jealous of her sister and honestly, he was a little jealous of Zacky. They'd both wanted pups and now Zacky was going to have them. But Matt was hopeful that Aubree would become pregnant soon, especially with the amount of sex they were having. "Did you want to keep swimming or should we go inside?" he asked her, kissing her on the forehead. "Maybe we could go over to your dad's, see what they're doing over there for a little while. I'm sure Jimmy and Johnny stayed over after the party and there's probably plenty of the food leftover."

Zacky rolled his eyes as he pulled out his phone, shaking his head at all of their remarks. They all started placing bets on how many pups Leah was going to have, his eyes widening when Jimmy said six.

"I'm going to say her and Aubree both are going to have twins their first time around," Brian said with a slurr.

"My bet is on Leah having triplets and Aubree having one," Johnny said, tossing some money somewhere.

Zacky groaned and rubbed his temples. This was getting way out of hand. He sighed heavily and contemplated on texting Leah. He wasn't sure why he was even contemplating on it, probably because he figured she needed time to think and he didn't want to bother her. But he figured he should at least let her know where he was and that he would be home soon in case she needed him. I'm at your dad's helping them finish off what little booze they have left. I'll bring some left overs home. I love you. he sent before shoving his phone back in his pocket.

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Aubree sighed softly, knowing the mood was ruined now anyways. She nodded, pulling away and climbing out of the pool. "I guess we could go see what they're up to over there," she said, making her way over to her towel. "I'm getting kind of hungry again anyways and there was so much good food. It was kind of a bummber we left so early," she said with a small pout. Aubree took off her bathing suit, hanging it out to dry before wrapping her towel around herself. She handed Matt his towel once he got out of the pool, going inside and changing into something comfortable. Once she was done changing she laid down on the bed with Bella, grabbing her phone to text her sister. Have you told him yet? she asked, biting her lower lip. Neither her nor Matt have heard anything yet and they both figured that Zacky would be screaming from the roof tops by now. Aubree was a bit worried.

Leah filled up the bathtub, pouring in the bubble bath before she stripped off her clothes. She sat her phone on the counter next to the tub so that she could reach it if anybody tried to get ahold of her and climbed into the tub, sighing as she sank in the water up to her neck. She felt like she could fall asleep here, although she knew that wasn't a good idea. But she still closed her eyes, willing herself to relax. When she heard her phone ping twice, signaling that she had two text messages, Leah reached for her phone. She had one message from Zacky and one from Aubree and she decided to open the one from Zacky first, frowning as she read it. Just don't get too drunk. I love you, too. She sent the message and opened the one from her sister. Yeah, I told him. He's excited, I think, but I think he's mad because I'm not.

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"Well let's get dried off and go, then," Matt said. He followed Aubree out of the pool, letting his eyes linger as she took off her bathing suit before he followed her inside. He changed into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, slipping on his tennis shoes and going to sit down on the bed next to Aubree. "You ready to go?" he asked, looking down at her. Matt stood, waiting for Aubree before he headed downstairs, stepping outside and transforming into his wolf form. He took off towards Brian's house, already hearing the voices of the other guys inside the house. It even sounded like Zacky was there and Matt wondered if he knew about Leah's news yet. But as he and Aubree headed inside, Matt's question was quickly answered, as he heard everyone discussing how many pups they thought Leah and Aubree would have. "Shit, wouldn't that be your luck to have triplets on the first go, Zack?" Matt asked, laughing.

Zacky downed a couple more beers and did some shots, though the effects of the alcohol still hadn't hit him yet. More than likely it was going to all at once when he least expected it. He furrowed his brow when he heard matt's voice all of the sudden, looking over and seeing him and Aubree walking through the door. "Oh hey!" He greeted, raising his beer in the air. "Wouldn't that be something, though? I would love to have triplets on the first go around," he said with a nod. "Even though Leah doesn't even want to have any at all. I'm still exited." Zacky sighed heavily as he sunk down in his seat, downing the rest of his drink. He was trying be optimistic and not a baby about it. He wanted to give Leah a chance to get as excited as he was or at least as excited as he wanted to be. It was hard though when your mate didn't want your pups. "What are you guys doing here anyways?" He asked the two as he furrowed his brow.

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Aubree followed Matt back to her dad's, raising a brow at the mess as she entered the house. It looked like some raging teenage party happened in there. She sighed as she shook her head, placing her hands on her hips as she listened to the conversation. They were placing bets on how many pups her and her sister were going to have. That really ticked her off. "Honestly, you guys," she grumbled as she went and got Matt a beer, making him sit down before she started to clean up. She couldn't just sit there while there was such a huge mess infront of her. She felt her phone vibrate in her pocket and she pulled it out, reading her text from her sister. He seems okay for the most part. Definitely really excited. You'll get excited too once the initial shock wears off, I promise. she told her. She wished Leah was here with her to deal with these idiots.

Leah sighed as she read the text message from Aubree. Everyone just seemed so sure that she would be excited about this once the shock wore off. But it wasn't the shock that was stopping her from feeling excited. It was the fact that she knew that everything she'd wanted to do with the rest of her life had to go down the drain now that she was pregnant. She hated everything that was happening and she hated herself for feeling that way. These pups weren't asking to be born. This was her fault for not being more safe, although she doubted Zacky would've used a condom even if she'd asked him to. He actually wanted this. Leah would just have to act like she was excited, that was the only way she was going to be able to get people not to think she was a terrible person for not wanting her own pups.

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"Well I have a feeling you might get your wish, Zack," Matt said. "I have a sixth sense about these things." At this, Jimmy snorted and Matt raised his hand into the air, flipping him off. He thanked Aubree when she handed him a beer, popping the top and taking a sip. Matt frowned when Zacky said something about Leah not wanting any pups. He knew she wasn't excited, but Zacky was, and Matt knew it would be hard for him to be as excited as he wanted to be if he knew Aubree wasn't. Bringing pups into the world was something mates were supposed to do together. And this would be the next generation of their pack, more than likely the first one that would be under Matt's rule once Brian stepped down as alpha, if that happened anytime soon. "We just wanted to come visit," Matt said, answering Zacky's question. "And eat some more food."

Zacky raised a brow and shook his head at Matt. "Sixth sense my ass," he said with a laugh. He took a sip of his beer, watching as Brian set up a round of shots. He nodded as Matt told him why he and Aubree had come by. "That's understandable. I wish we had all stayed later in the first place," he said with a heavy sigh. But Leah hadn't been feeling good so he wanted to take her home. Plus at the time she was keeping something from him and he knew it so it was driving him crazy and it was ruining his good time anyways. Zacky took his shoot when Brian was done setting them up, tossing it back and making a small face at the burn. It was such a satisfying feeling though. "Hey, Aubree? Can you bring me another beer?" He asked as she past buy, giving her an innocent smile. Johnny, Jimmg and Brian all followed suit in asking her to bring them another round as well, making Zacky laugh as Aubree made the most disgusted face ever.

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Aubree thought she may be almost done cleaning until she turned around and saw the mess on the other side of the room she somehow forgot was there. She sighed heavily and shook her head, rubbing her temples as she started on that. She had no idea how three grown men could make such a mess sometimes. She raised a brow as she passed by everyone, hearing Zacky ask her to bring him another beer, then everyone else asking her to bring them one as well. She rolled her eyes and made a face, nodding before throwing away the trash she had in her hands. Aubree pulled out her phone from her back pocket to send her sister another text. You should come hangout with me at dad's. It looks like they're going to be a while and I'm sure you don't want to be alone. she sent, biting her lower lip. She got the guys all their beers before going and bringing them back to them, opening them and handing them all to them. "Enjoy," she said with a small sigh.

Leah sighed as she read the next message from her sister. She didn't really want to be around everyone else, because she knew Zacky was bound to have told them that she was pregnant already. And everyone would be just as excited about it as he was, because new pups in a pack were always exciting. It was a sign that the pack was growing and thriving. I might come over there when I'm done with my bubble bath. I just need to relax and unwind a little. It was going to take a little while for Leah to prepare herself to put on the act she was going to have to give. Everyone was expecting her to be excited about her impending motherhood and the only way to get them off of her back was to act like she actually was. It would be hard to hide her uncertainty throughout her pregnancy and hopefully, that's as long as she would have to put on the act. Leah hoped that once the pups were born, her mind would be changed. About thirty minutes later, Leah decided she'd been sitting in the bath long enough and she drained the tub, drying herself off before she dressed. I guess I'm going to head that way. She sent a message to her sister as she went around, checking to make sure all of the lights were off and the door was locked before she transformed into her wolf form and headed for her dad's house.

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"Just for that, both of you fuckers owe me a forty ounce when we find out Leah actually is having triplets," Matt said, pointing at Jimmy and Zacky. "And I get the first celebratory cigar after they're born."

"Fuck that, I'm the alpha and their grandfather," Brian pointed out. "I get the first cigar."

"Fine, but they've still got to buy me a forty," Matt said. He chuckled under his breath when Zacky and the others asked Aubree to bring them another beer, almost considering asking for another himself. But she already looked irritated and he didn't want to make it any worse. "So what's Leah up to right now?" Matt asked, looking over at Zacky. "I'm sure she's probably not feeling well or she would've come with you."