After they had taken the time to reconnect with each other, Jongho's pack worked hard to keep growing closer and building their bond.

Wooyoung was in a noticeably better mood now that he felt the connection with the others and his confidence with Finn was growing.

Yunho loved watching the two of them interact. Finn was definitely a mini Jongho and during the times when he wasn't screaming his head off, his eyes followed Wooyoung without blinking. Just like his father.

Jongho hardly let Wooyoung out of his sight unless he was hunting, and if that was the case, San always stayed behind. He had proven himself enough to Jongho that he was trusted enough to guard their Luna and first born pup.

It was nice having everyone together again too. There were many evenings spent with the two packs coming together and enjoying a meal. Yunho and Wooyoung felt a different connection with Hongjoong now, and the three of them always seemed to drift together when gathered.

Which also meant that Yunho got to see Hongjoong's next freak out first hand.

Jongho's pack was walking over to Mingi's house when they noticed the midwife Mingi had found quickly leaving the house. They were still several feet away when they heard Hongjoong shouting from inside.

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" The oldest beta's voice came from inside.

"Hongjoong, calm down." Mingi said, but there was something to the tone of his voice that told Yunho he was either really happy or laughing.

"NO! I will NOT CALM DOWN! How DARE you do this to me!! You know I didn't even want this in the first place you fucking asshole!!!"

A window shattered next to them and Yunho watched as a shoe rolled across the forest floor. "Oh boy. What happened now?" He turned to look at his pack and Wooyoung held Finn close to his chest. "I'll go check it out."

He hurried inside and saw Mingi hiding in the kitchen while Hongjoong, looking very pregnant for only being two months along, marched after him with another shoe in his hand. "For fucks sake STOP LAUGHING!"

Mingi covered his mouth and ducked when the next shoe was thrown at him, knocking several things off the counter. "Joong, please, you need to calm down. This isn't a bad thing."

"Maybe not for you mister 'I want to just fuck my pack full of fucking pups and be the perfect fucking father without having to go through the pain of giving birth'! And now you expect me to do it with three? THREE?!!" Hongjoong picked up a vase and was about to hurl it against the wall when Yunho rushed over and took it from his hand.

"Joongie! Calm down!" He said, placing his hands on the older's shoulders. "What on earth is going on?" Hongjoong ground his teeth together, but took a deep breathe and kept looking at Yunho. "What did the midwife say?"

That must have been the wrong thing to ask, because Hongjoong's face grew red again and he stormed out of the room, making a point to slam every single door he passed, even if he wasn't going in the room.

Mingi snickered and stepped out from behind the counter. "We are going to have a pretty full house soon."

The front door opened and San poked his head in. "He said three, does that mean what I think it means?"

"Yup!" Mingi beamed and clapped his hands. "Hongjoong is pregnant with triplets!"

"Oh shit." Yunho covered his mouth and tried to stop himself from laughing. Fate had truly been cruel to his friend if Hongjoong was supposed to have three pups instead of the standard one. No wonder the midwife hurried out of the house as fast as possible. "I'll just go check on him."

He found Hongjoong curled up on his bed with a pillow over his face. The beta was trembling a little and looked like he had his arms wrapped around his stomach.
Yunho walked slowly over to the bed and sat on the edge of it. "What's going on, Joong?" He asked gently.

Hongjoong huffed and pulled the pillow away from his face. "I just don't want to be a shit parent. And I feel like I keep getting the short end of the stick. I always thought I would father pups, not carry them myself..."

"You're not going to be a bad parent. And you've got all of us to help you, not just Mingi." Yunho leaned forward and placed a comforting hand on his friend's leg. "It's going to be ok."

"I know... fucking hormones." The older grumbled and closed his eyes. Then his nostrils flared and he turned to look at Yunho. "You reek. Why do you smell like burnt peanuts?"

"Huh? I don't know, Jongho and I haven't done anything... lately..." Yunho tilted his head and then started counting on his fingers.

Then he counted again.

It took a third count for him to jump off the bed and run from the room. He heard protests coming from Hongjoong, but ignored them.

"Seonghwa! Hwa!" He shouted, ignoring his pack as well as he ran to the other side of the house.

"YunYun!!" Ana squealed when he stepped into the nursery. She had been playing on the floor with Parker but she stood up right away and tottered over to him.

"What's the matter?" Seonghwa asked, turning to him from where he was folding clothes in the corner with Yeosang.

"Do..." Yunho swallowed, suddenly feeling shy. "Do you have anymore pregnancy tests?" He felt his ears turning red and eventually his cheeks, so he crouched down to ruffled Ana's hair.

Seonghwa's eyes widened and he hurried over to the main bathroom to start rummaging around.

Yunho started to pick at his bottom lip while thinking through things. He had been feeling kind of off the past few days, but he had also been doing a lot more hunting and patrols lately.

"Is everything ok?" Jongho asked, coming over to cup his cheek. "You ran past and now I can feel your nerves out there." Then he winced when Finnley started crying.

"Got one!" Seonghwa hurried over with a box in his hand and paused when both Yunho and Jongho looked at him.

"Is that...?" The alpha asked, pointing at it.

Without another word, Yunho snatched it from the omega's hand and ducked into the bathroom.

His heart was racing. If he was pregnant, he was pretty sure he could die right now and he knew he would die happy.

Having a pup with Jongho is something he has wanted for a very, very long time now. He had been surprised when Jongho had knotted him over Wooyoung their first time together, but it must have just been how things worked out, because the next time he made sure to knot Wooyoung.

But if this came back positive...

Yunho covered his mouth and wrapped his other arm around his stomach.

He wanted this so badly.

When the two minutes was up, Yunho reached out a shaking hand to pick it up.

It clattered the floor and a sob tore from his throat. At the same time the door slammed open and both Jongho and San ran inside to hug him.

"What did it say?" Jongho asked, caressing his face gently. He looked scared, but anxious too.

Yunho tried to get himself under control, but he couldn't stop the wide smile that crossed his face. He flung his arms around his alpha and hugged him as hard as he possibly could. "I'm pregnant!"

Jongho tensed for just a second, but then he started to laugh. He picked Yunho up off the floor and carried him out to the living room where he could spin him around in a circle. Both of them were laughing and crying at the same time. "Hear that Finn?! You're going to be a brother!"

His father's laugher must have been contagious, because Finn stopped crying and smiled up at the room. Wooyoung covered his mouth with one hand and looked up at his alpha. It was Finn's first real smile.

With celebrations starting with everyone, even Hongjoong came out to join them and admitted that he was excited that he and Yunho would be pregnant together. It made him feel a little better about things.

Seonghwa and Yeosang cooked up a feast for them and Jongho hardly left Yunho's side.

It was the best feeling ever for Yunho, knowing he had done something to make his alpha, the love of his life, proud of him.

And he already couldn't wait to meet the pup growing within him.

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Written by flamewhipper