"Are they okay?" Mason asks, impatiently.


    "They''re in perfect health," she says and the room let out collective sigh of relief. "If she has ingested polson it''s not had any negative effects so far. I would rmend taking her to the Infirmary for a blood test to double check though. Art can discuss if it is worth giving her a precautionary broad-spectrum antidote but thates with its own risks,"


    "Can''t we just test the cheese?" Axe asks..


    "Yes, if you still have some then get it down to theb," Dot nods.


    "I''ll take it," Deacon says, striding to the kitchen and bagging up my precious cheese.


    "We will get you some more, Baby," Theo tells me, obviously noticing my disappointment.


    "Let''s go," Mason says, leaning down and scooping me into his arms.


    "I can walk," I protest. Which he ignores.


    An hourter I''m in the infirmary, surrounded by four of my bonds, Dot and Art. Deacon hadn''t returned after he''d taken the cheese to theb. He''s busy trying to organise a food delivery to feed the whole academy and overseeing the testing in the academy kitchen. I miss him and I''m sad he''s about to miss the ultrasound. Theo holds my hand as Art squirts the cold jelly onto my stomach, and then he brings the wand to my skin.


    "Let''s take a peek at this little one," Art smiles before focussing on the screen. He is silent whilst he checks measurements and then he turns the screen towards us. Revealing the little bean to us. "A perfectly healthy baby," he smiles.


    "Oh look at that," Theo gasps.


    "Perfect,” Mason breathes and I look up at him. His eyes are focused on the screen and his expression is unreadable but he can''t contain the emotions that are slipping past his shields. Joy, excitment, pride and love. I almost giggle at the thought that Mason is seeing his child in the very same room we created them in and I want to mention it but I decide it''s not appropriate with Dot and Art present.


    "I can''t wait to be an auntie," Dot says excitedly.


    "Do you want to know the gender?" Art asks. I look at my bonds for their reaction and they all look back at me in question


    "I do want to know, but I don''t think it''s right to find out without Deacon here," I tell them.


    "You''re right, let''s wait," Axel nods.


    "Actually, there''s something that happens in the human realm that we could do. I''m not sure if you have them here though," I say as I look back at my little bean wiggling around on the screen.


    "What is it?" Theo asks.


    "A gender reveal party,"


    "I''m in, how do we do it?" Theo responds quickly.


    "Well, we would need Art to write down the gender and seal it in an envelope so none of us can see it," I say.


    "I can do that," he smiles.


    Mason records a video of the little bean on his phone before the ultrasound finishes and then Art leaves to check


    on another patient. Whilst we wait for my blood results toe back I exin the rest of the party, and ideas on how the reveal can happen, by the time I''m done Theo and Dot are almost bouncing off of the walls with excitement.


    "Do you think it''s possible to bring Freya here? I''d hate for her to miss it," I ask nervously.


    "Technically it''s not allowed but things are different now. Im sure D will sneak her in for a while, don''t worry, we will work it out and make sure she doesn''t miss out," Like says and I realise it''s the first time he''s spoken in a while. I smile at him, d to see some colour back on his face, he had me worried earlier.


    I wish there was some way to have my mum here too but I can''t think of any possible way for that to happen.


    "Good news, the results came back and your blood is clear," Art says as enters the room.


    Mason blows out a breath and everyone else makes various sounds of relief at the news.


    "I''m happy for you to leave," Art adds andes over to my bedside, handing me the envelope containing the baby''s gender.


    "Thank you, for everything," I smile.


    "Let''s go find our girl some safe cheese," Theo announces and helps me out of the bed just as his, Mason''s and Dot''s phones ding with an academy announcement.


    "Oh, now what?" Theo groans as we all wait for someone to read out the message.


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    Thank you for the lovely reviews that I have received over thest few days! You have no idea how happy it makes me to read them and see that people are enjoying my character''s stories.


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