9 Kai

"Kai?" I heard a voice call from outside my bedroom and quickly stood up, which was a bad idea as I felt my world begin to tilt. I held onto the counter to regain my balance but it only got worse, "Kai are you in there?"

For once I wished the rooms weren't soundproof because I could have called out to John who was knocking on the door. Fuck. I've been feeling ill for the past couple of weeks now and it has only gotten worse since Rick's death three days ago.

It still confused me as to why he wanted me back even after he had Blaze. Heck, I'm pretty sure everyone wanted to know but we'll never get those answers since he's dead.

"Kai?" The voice called again and I groaned leaning my head on the toilet as nausea once again assaulted me and I bent over the bowl just as the door to my room opened before hurried footsteps walked into the bathroom, I felt a hand on my back as I whispered tears turning down my face as my throat burned from all the puking I've been doing since I woke up an hour ago, "that's it, let it all out"

Zeke.

As I finished retching, I heard the sink turn on before a cup was placed in front of my face, "here, rinse your mouth," Zeke murmured as I reached for the cup with a shaky hand before rinsing my mouth and spitting it into the bowl right after

"Thanks," I mumbled handing the empty cup to him before he helped me to my feet.

"How long have you been feeling ill?" He asked as he helped me back into the room and the bed.

"A few weeks," I replied as I settled on the pillows that he placed behind my back.

"Why didn't you say anything? I'm going to send Kylie up to check on you," he said tucking a strand of hair behind my ear, "and don't even argue with me. You look pale."

"I'm fine, it's probably just a bug" I whispered and he shook his head.

"If it were only a stomach bug it would have only lasted a day, but you said you've been feeling ill for weeks," he retorted and I bit my lip, "which means you've been like this way before you came here with John."

"Whenever I got sick like this it always lasted a few weeks," I stated but who was I kidding? This is not the same as those other times.

"Still I want you to get checked with Kylie our doctor," He stated firmly not giving me a choice in rejecting his offer and so I just nodded, "good, I'll have her come see you as soon as possible."

"Okay," I murmured.

"Get some sleep you look like you need it," he said and I suddenly felt drained so I nodded again as a yawn took over making him smile, "I'll also have Caden bring you up something warm to eat once lunch is ready."

"And why can't you?" I asked tilting my head.

"Believe me I'd be more than happy to bring you something to eat but I've got a ton of work I need to take care off," he replied with an apologetic smile,

"It's okay, don't worry. I was just teasing you," I replied giving him a reassuring smile.

"Either way, but I will come see you once I'm done to check on you to see how you're doing" he stated and I nodded and he leaned down and pressed a kiss to my forehead, "get some sleep now," I snuggled under my covers as I watched him walk out of the room before letting sleep take over. Who knew that throwing up could be so draining?

*******

A soft knock on my door woke me from my slumber two hours later and I yawned stretching my arms out before slowly sitting up and then also gently getting off the bed in order to avoid getting dizzy again before crossing the short distance to open the door where o was greeted with a beautiful woman in her late 20's with vibrant green eyes,mocha colored skin and wild curly black hair wearing the traditional white medical coat over a white blouse and tan pants and black flats.

"Hello," she greeted with a warm smile showing her pearly white teeth.

"Hi, come in," I said moving aside for her to walk before closing the door and walking to the bed and climbing under the blankets again while she sat on the arm chair that I just noticed had been placed next to the bed.

"Sorry, I'm doctor Kylie, you must be Kai?" She asked and I nodded, "it's lovely to meet you."

"Likewise," I replied and she smiled.

"From what they Don briefly explained to me when he called me this morning is that you've been feeling ill for a couple of weeks now? Is that correct?"

"Uh, yeah, but I'm sure it's just a bug.”I replied and she nodded before asking me all sorts of questions before finally asking the one question I've been dreading to hear.

"Could there be a chance that you may be pregnant? I'm under the impression that before you arrived here you were in a long term relationship," she stated and I swallowed the lump in my throat before nodding.

"That's correct but I don't think that I may be expecting since my ex and I were always careful to avoid that since we were both not ready to have kids," I replied pushing the fact that Rick had once forced himself on me on one of his drunk episodes where he also beat me to a bloody pulp leaving me unconscious for nearly a day before John found me and took care of my injuries.

"You may have been careful but sometimes condoms aren't always effective as they can break during intercourse,"she stated now making me fear the possibility of actually being pregnant with Rick's baby from the time he forced himself on me. He didn't even worry about using protection that time due to him being drunk out of his mind. Fuck.

"I'm not trying to make you panic but with all that you've told me I have a feeling that you may be expecting. All signs point to that being what's causing you to feel ill," she said and I felt a lump form in my throat as tears welled in my eyes, "would you like me to do a test to make sure?"

"Okay.”I replied and she nodded giving me a warm and reassuring smile.

"It's going to be okay, Kai. You're not the first nor the last person that something like this happens to so be strong and I'm sure that you'll have the Don's support as well as everyone else's here at the den," she stated and I took a deep breath before nodding because she's right, "are you okay to come down to my office to do the test or would you like to come by tomorrow?"

"I can go now." I said just as a knock on my sounded before it was opened and Caden walked in holding a tray of food that instantly made my stomach constrict at the smell and before he or the doctor could say anything I was up and running to the bathroom before I was throwing up. Tears instantly filled my eyes at the smell as my throat burned.

"Shit, Kai, are you alright?" Caden asked a few seconds later as he rubbed my back in soothing circles with his right hand while holding a cup with water in the other that he held towards me and I gave him a thankful smile before rinsing my mother a few times and with his help I got back into my feet even if they were wobbly.

"I'm fine,"'I croaked.

"The hell you are. I barely stepped inside your room and you were running to the bathroom throwing your guts up, and Zeke even told me about you being sick but I didn't think it was this bad. You look pale," he rambled as he helped me back to my room, "do you know what he may have doc?"

"I have my guesses but I'll have to run some tests before I can accurately say," Doctor Kylie replied, "which is what we were going to do just now when you showed up, Master Caden."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go," he exclaimed making Doctor Kylie chuckle while I rolled my eyes. How oblivious can he be? He didn't even ask or even put the pieces together at what may be wrong with me. Anyway, I allowed Caden to help me to the elevator that was next to the stairwell before the three of us made our way to the ground floor where Doctor Kylie's office was located among other offices, including Zeke's.

"Alright, have a seat on the bed," she said once we walked into her office glad there Zeke's office door was closed so he didn't see us walking down the hall though I doubt he didn't hear since Caden wasn't very quiet as we made our way down the hall. Doctor Kylie took out some tubes from drawer by her desk as well as a thick rubber band while Caden sat on one of the visiting chairs across from me, "okay let's get to it," she stared walking towards me with the tunes and grabbing my right arm and wrapping the band above my elbow before checking for a pulse which she found a second later, "ball your fist and this is going to hurt so don't move."

I did as told and winced when I felt the big needle in my skin before relaxing once the blood began to fill the three tubes she had gathered for the various tests she'll run including the pregnancy one.

"How long should we wait for the results?" Caden asked once she was done taking blood and put a small cotton ball on the small wound to stop the bleeding.

"One should be ready in about two minutes the others will take roughly three days," she stated making him frown in confusion while I bit my lip at her words.

"Okay," he said after a brief moment of thinking and so we waited for a few minutes at Doctor Kylie ran the test and not even a moment later she was back to us and she gave me a reassuring and comforting smile which only meant that it came back positive.

"So? What's the verdict of the first test?" Caden asked.

"I'm sure Kai already knows."

"Positive isn't it?" I stated making him look over at me with furrowed brows, "I'm pregnant right?"

"WHAT?!"

"Yes, but we won't know how long until we do an ultrasound," Doctor Kylie replied and I nodded, "and I won't do it now as I'm sure you want to take some time to get used to the news."

"Can someone tell me what's going on?" Caden asked.

"I'm sure you know, Master Caden. Kai is expecting a baby," Kylie stated.

"But how? I mean you and Zeke haven't even been together that long for you get pregnant unless....."he trailed off as realization dawned on him, "unless it's Rick's baby."

"It's his. Zeke already knows I've been feeling ill for weeks since John and I arrived here." I stated not wanting to go into detail and Caden nodded.

"Well shit," he muttered.

"You can say that again." I murmured.

"When should he come back here again, Kylie?" Caden then asked.

"I'd like to see you back here again next week which will give you enough time to assimilate all this," Kylie stated as she looked at me and I nodded.

"Okay."

"And his other tests? When should we get them?"

"Like I said those will take three days and I'll send you an email in regards of the results," Dr. Kylie stated.

"Alright, so what should Kai do now then?"

"Get as much rest as he can and eat a lot but also avoid foods that he doesn't enjoy even if they were once his favorite meals," she replied and we both nodded at her words , baring the fact that I now don't like the smell of my favorite foods but I suppose that's a only normal. We spoke with her for a brief moment before Caden and I left the office nearly bumping into Zeke who was stepping out of his office.

"Kai? Caden? What are you two doing down here?" He asked making Caden and I exchange looks before I took a deep breath.

"Are you busy right now?" I asked and he shook his head, "Caden can you give us some privacy please?"

"Uh, okay," he said with apprehension before leaving Zeke and I alone.

"Come on, we can speak in my office." Zeke stated before leading me to said office and closing the door once we were both inside, "sit. Now what is it that you wanted to speak with me in private?"

Shit how do I tell him that I'm pregnant with Rick's baby?

"I'm pregnant," I blurted out before covering my mouth with my hands making him stare at me with wide eyes. Fuck that's not how I wanted to tell him.

"What?" He asked recovering from his shock.

I took a deep breath and repeated what I had said a few seconds ago.

"Doctor Kylie ran some tests to see what was making me feel ill and one was that I'm pregnant. I won't know the others until three days from now. I knew that it could be that but I wasn't actually sure that it was going to be true." I said as I fumbled with the hem of my shirt while keeping my eyes on my lap not wanting to see his reaction, "from the little math I did I'm not that far along maybe 8 weeks the most. It happened during one of Rick's drunken episodes when he forced himself on me and then beat me to a bloody pulp the following morning."

"That fucking bastard," he seethed making me swallowed the knot in my throat as I recounted that night and how angry Rick had been for not other reason then Blaze lying to him about me cheating on him with an unknown male which was lent the case since I was locked in our room the entire time he was out but still Rick didn't give a crap about what I said as he rather believe his brother than me so he yelled and cursed at me before he pinned me down on the bed and began to pull off my clothes.

"Hey, sh, it's okay, you don't need to tell me," Zeke's co is said breaking me out of my painful thoughts as his arms wrapped around me, "he will never harm you again. He's rotting in hell now."

"I know, but it still hurts and now I'm carrying his child how am I suppose to feel about that?" I asked.

"However you want to feel but you can't blame the baby for his father's crimes, Kai. It's innocent," he replied and I nodded because he's right. This baby had nothing to do with its father's crimes.

"You're right." I mumbled and he tighten his hold on me for a second before pulling back to look down at me.

"You're not alone, Kai. I'm here and I won't allow you to go through this on your own. Our relationship may not have started as a traditional one but that doesn't matter. This baby will have both parents in its life and I want you to allow me to be it's father," He said cupping my cheeks making a new wave of tears to flow from my eyes and he wiped them away with the pads of his thumbs, "you are not going to face this on your own, okay?"

I didn't know what to say so I did the only thing I could think off and that was pull him down and crashing my lips against his in a soft kiss that I hoped conveyed everything that I was feeling right now and everything since meeting him a few weeks ago. He held my head in one hand while the other cupped my jaw and deepened the kiss before we pulled apart a moment later for breath, "thank you."

"No, thank you for allowing me to be in the baby's life and be it's father" he replied with a smile that melted my heart. God how did I get lucky to have met such an incredible, understanding and wonderful man as him? He pulled me into a hug and that's how we staid for a while before he said that I should get back to my room to rest and that's exactly what I did after another soft kiss from him.

My life may have started off on the wrong foot but I have a feeling that from this moment foreword it's only going to get better and this baby is just what I needed to start a new, happy and loving relationship with Zeke. My savior and husband.