The Gamma's Heart
The Gamma’s Heart – Chapter 40

“Calm down, she’s fine Clara!” Wyatt told her while placing a hand on her shoulder, keeping her from trying to stand up from the wheelchair again. “We’re almost there sweetheart.”

Wyatt turned the corner to the hallway that led to their baby’s room. He and Noah wanted to show her the pictures they took but she wanted to see what she looked like herself.

All she knew was her hair color, that’s all they were able to tell her before she fell asleep again after they moved her back to room.

“Noah can you open the door?” he linked his cousin, he seen him slide the glass door open and pop his head out with a smile. “Hey angel, ready to meet our baby?”

Noah moved, so Wyatt could move into the room, they both heard her choke back a sob the moment her eyes landed on the little baby.

Clara wiped a happy tear from face as Wyatt stopped next to the bed, she didn’t think she could someone so much after just meeting them.

She reached for her little hand and smiled at how tiny it was in her hand. Clara the traced her cheek with a finger delicately, “She’s perfect..” she whispered.

“Do you want to hold her?” the nurse in the room asked politely. “Can I?” The nurse smiled and nodded, Noah then helped her into the rocking chair they brought in.

When Clara was ready Nurse Judy picked up little Bailey gently and brought her over to her mother. He placed her on her chest carefully not to mess up any tubes mom was attached to.

Clara placed her hand on her back and smiled at the nurse as she moved away. “Hi peanut, it’s mama..” she cooed softly.

The boys stood there, arms crossed with grins on their faces. Noah was beaming with love and joy Wyatt looked on the verge of crying.

“This is the best Christmas gift ever!” Wyatt said. both Noah and Clara looked at him. “Dude it’s still November.”

“Thanksgiving don’t count.” He sniffled.

Clara rolled her eyes and smiled. “It does now.” she giggled and leaned down giving the baby a light k**s, when she leaned back up she opened her little eyes.

“Oh my…” Clara couldn’t believe what she was seeing. She had one brown eye and one hazel eye. “that’s not…”

“Possible?” Noah said, and her head shot to him. “Yeah that’s what we said when we noticed the scent!” Clara still looked confused, what was wrong with her scent?

“She smells like both of us, Clara!” Wyatt told her. He then pulled out a peice of paper from his back pocket and unfolded it. “Doc put a rush on this for us. It’s her DNA test results!”

“You tested her DNA? Without telling me?” she questioned them looking between the two of them. “I told you I didn’t care who father’d her!”

Clara was more upset because she felt like they had to know. They said they didn’t care either. Were they lying?

Noah seen how upset she was because they ran the test. “I don’t want to know.” she whispered as she looked back down at their baby, he heard Wyatt sigh.

“Please just listen to me sweetheart?” she didn’t answer him so he continued, “We don’t care either, but what Doc said is unheard of.” Clara looked up, now she was listening.

“What is it?” Noah smiled, “I believe the Moon Goddess is up there doing things she’s not supposed to, because if this test is right, it says that both Wyatt and I are biologically Bailey’s father.”

“Nurse, can you grab her please?” the moment Clara felt the nurse’s hands on the baby she felt her body slump to the side and darkness overcame her.

“Whoa Miss Clara?” the nurse said in slight shock as she moved the baby who’d started crying. She then moved over the call button in the room.

Noah rushed over, he picked her head up and that’s when he noiced how pale she was.

Noah picked her up and placed her on the floor, was it the shock or something else. He smelled b***d but he figured it was just a patient down the hall.

Wyatt realized the baby was crying now. She hasn’t cried since she’s been born. The nurse was trying to sooth her but to no avail, so he offered.

“Judy, let me try?” Wyatt, said with a smile his eyes moving between the baby and his mate. Once he had her in his chest he soothed her with light humming and cooing.

“Sir, check her gown?” He heard Judy say ‘why did she want him to check the gown she was wearing?’ he untied her robe and parted it, “why didn’t she say something?” Noah said noticing the red spot.

“We should have noticed earlier,” Wyatt told him just as the glass door opened behind him, he turned to see Dr. Andrews walk in.

“What happened?” he questioned everyone “Doctor I believe when we moved her to the chair she busted a stitch. She didn’t say anything to us so we didn’t know.” Judy told him.

“That’s because she’s stubborn.” he shook his head as he leaned down nexted to Noah. “Other than this how did she take it?” he asked the worried Alpha

Noah chuckled “She fainted before we got her thoughts on the matter.” “Now that’s a bit dramatic don’t you think?” he patted his shoulder and chuckled.

“Judy, I need a stretcher. I need to take her back to her room.” Noah qalked over to Wyatt, “Stay here with Bailey, I’ll go back with Clara.”

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Clara felt hands touching her, she knew one was one of her mates due to the Sparks but she wasn’t sure of the other.

She turned her head to the side and opened her eyes slightly. “I was hoping you’d stay out a little longer.”

“Why?” she mumbled and closed her eyes again. “Because what I’m about to do, you aren’t gonna like so much.”

She was still a little out of it, “English Doctor!” Clara mumbled again.

“You managed to bust two of your stiches, I was abput to redo them when you woke.” John said bluntly. “Just do it, I’m still half out of it.”

Noah looked at her like she grew an extra head. He reached up and cupped her cheek, and she smiled. “do you realize what you just said?”

Clara opened her eyes again “yes now do it before I change my mind. I also expect some hefty pain killers to for faulty stiches.” she said lookikg down at the her doctor.

John laughed some before he patted her hand “are you trying to bargain with me?”

“Is it working?” she asked and Noah rolled his eyes at them. “Obviously you were told when you woke up. No breast feeding, I know you want to but since you have narcotics in your system you can’t.”

Noah smiled down at her once doc went to begin. He placed his hand on her cheek and stroked it lovingly. “Angel, the instincts you had back in the room earlier, we’re almost spot on.”

“What are you talking about?” Clara asked him confused. “You asked Judy to grab the baby, you even waited till she had a nice grip before you fainted.”

“I felt tired suddenly, I didn’t know why- I do now, and I didn’t want her slip from my grasp.” Clara told him she closed her eyes feeling the needle.

“I kept trying to get out of the wheelchair with Wyatt because he was moving like a snail.” Noah chuckled. “I could’ve done it then, who knows, that area hurts all the time.”

“Give it week, you’ll be as good as new my dear!” John mused. “You can go home tommorrow as long as you stop fainting.”

“I’d like that very much!” Clara’s eyes sparkled with excitement. But now she didn’t want to leave her baby here alone. “What aboit Bailey? She wont beable to come home will she?”

“Unfortunately not. But she is doing well, she keeps that up, she may be home by Chistmas!” he said giving her the medication he had with him.

Clara’s head felt fuzzy and the pain she felt went away after a while. Noah’s head doubled and she giggled at how funny it was.

“Doc how strong was that?” Noah chuckled as he looked at his now high mate in front of him. “Well I wasn’t in the mood to order more morphine so I gave her dilaudid”

Noah turned and just stared at him. “Such a rebel doc!” He watched as the doctor shook his head, cleaned up his mess then left.

“Noah?” he looked up, her eyes sparkling with question “What is is angel?” “Are potatoes and tomatoes the same thing?” Noah tried really hard to hold back his laughter and in some miracle she started gigglimg too because he was.

When he called down he looked at her with all the love he could “You are so adorable!” he stated placing his hands on her cheeks. “I love you!” Noah told her knowing her wouldn’t hear it.

Clara placed her hand on his cheek, and smiled back at him. “I love you too, Noah.” She leaned up some and captured him in a loving k**s.

When Noah pulled back he rested his head on hers. “Brandon, will be here at 4, why don’t you rest till then?” he told her moving the blanket over her body.

“Why would I want to waste this high?” she told him, her eyes feeling heavy just from him mentioning rest.

“Go to sleep, Clara!” “You’re no fun…” Noah chuckled at her as she snuggled into her pillow. “Lay with me?”

Noah smiled and nodded. “I’d love to” he got up and went around the bed while she rolled onto her side. When he Gor situated behind her, she moved closer to him.

He wrapped his arm around her and he noticed she flinched slightly. “Sorry, he did the same thing, afterwards I mean. I’m fine, I know it’s you.” she whispered closing her eyes her eyes.

“I will kick his a*s for what he did!” Clara shook here head. “It wasn’t entirely his fault, Noah.”

Noah went to argue when she spoke again. “I just want to forget it ever happened,” she sighed “just, hold me please?” Clara asked him closing her eyes.

“I just have to forgive myself..” Noah heard her mumble before she fell asleep. His arms tightened around her a little more, his wolf whimpered in his head, not liking how she was blaming herself for what happened.

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Brandon knocked on the door before he opened it. When he poked his head inside he smiled at the sleeping duo.

He walked in and sat down in a chair next to his sister.

He was a little upset nobody called him and told him until after the baby was born. A she-wolf is only pregnant for six months, less depending how strong the race is. So she would have delivered next month had she not gone into labor early.

“Hey Brandon” he snapped out of his thoughts once heard his name. He looked up to see Noah starting at him. “Hey”

“You could’ve woke us up.” Brandon shook his head “I don’t like waking her up.” he admitted.

“I don’t either.” “that’s a lie and you know it.” Noah looked down at the mumbling beauty. “No, you’re confusing me with Wyatt!” he defended. “Would you like me to show you how you wake me up?”

Noah looked up at Brandon who was wearing a smirk, he leaned down to her ear and whispered “as much as I’d really like that, I don’t think your brother would want to see it.”

Clara turned her head and smiled “k**s me and I’ll stop teasing you.” she heard her brother laugh at her bit she paid him no mind, because the moment his lips hit hers she closed her eyes and everything around her quieted down.

“Maybe I should give you guys the room. Go see my niece again, then come back.” Brandon said and Clara giggled.

“Okay, alright I’m sorry. You have my attention.” she told him trying to sit up on her own but Noah wouldn’t let her. Noah sat up himself, then helped her sit up without hurting her.

Brandon smiled and stood up, “I wanna hug you, but I don’t want to hurt you.”

Clara rolled her eyes and returned his smile “You won’t hurt me, Brandon!”

“Well if you insist” he chuckled and wrapped his arms around her, but he still didn’t give to much into the hug. It wasn’t till she tightened hers that he did his. “I missed you Sunshine!”

“I missed you too big brother.” she whispered into his ear. When he pulled back he pulled his seat closer. “So I went to see the baby, Wyatt said her name was Bailey, beautiful by the way.”

He smiled “her eyes were gorgeous, but that hair… Dad I bet is over the moon about it.” Clara giggled at his comment. She honestly wasn’t sure, if Samuel knew, she knew he was in the room when she was born but he was too excited about her crying to notice anything else.

“Dad said he was with you when she was born! Why weren’t they?” Brandon asked pointing to Noah.

She sighed, and looked at her hands, “they only let one person in the operation room, and Noah and Wyatt couldnt choose who should be the one, and I didn’t want them to. I wanted both.” Clara explained.

“Then mom asked me about what brother I wanted, and I didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings with who I wanted, so I didn’t pick one.”

“So you picked dad?” he watched her shake her head “I decided to go in alone. I guess my dad knew that I needed him if no one else.”

Brandon’s smile was wide and it made Clara blush and look away from him. “Shut up Brandon.” he laughed his smile not leaving “I didn’t say anything” “No but I’ve been around you long enough to know that face. I can tell what your thinking.”

“Don’t worry your secret is safe with me.” Brandon told her, as she narrowed her eyes at him.