ACOTAR - Imagines

Cassian-Pregnancy announcement

This was requested by @addisyn190 I hope you like it and I am so sorry it took so long to get posted!

POV: 

You were pregnant with Cassian's child but terrified to tell him because he didn't want to have a baby...

You stare down at the pregnancy test in your hand.

It's positive.

You were pregnant with Cassian's child.

'Oh no, no, no, no, no,' you say under your breath. 'This can't be happening. Cassian is going to freak out!'

Hastily, you put on your coat and beanie and walk out into the cold Velaris air. Feyre and Rhys's apartment wasn't far away, and you hurry through the snowy streets to their front door and knock. A moment later, Elain opens the door and smiles.

'Y/N! What are you doing out in this cold weather?' she asks.

'Hey Elain, I need to talk to Feyre and Mor said she'd be here today...'

'Oh yes! They're upstairs going through some of Feyre's old clothes.' She lets you in and you give her a quick hug before practically running up the stairs. You open Feyre's bedroom door and rush into the room, closing the door behind you.

'Y/N!' Feyre's surprised greeting doesn't help your nerves so you blurt the news out.

'I'm pregnant.'

They stare at you for a long moment then rush over to you and pull you in for tight hugs. 'Congratulations! You and Cassian are going to be great parents!' Mor practically sings with excitement.

'You don't understand,' you interrupt their little celebration. 'Cassian doesn't know!'

'So tell him!' Mor replies. 'And do share all the details, I want to know what his face looked like when you broke the news to him!' She laughs as if she is picturing what his face might look like.

'No you don't understand!' you almost cry at the sudden wave of emotions. 'Cassian doesn't want to have children!'

Their shocked expressions are soon replaced with confused ones. 'What do you mean?' Feyre asks gently.

You sigh and sit down on the edge of the bed. 'When we were first mated Cassian told me that he didn't want children. He said they would ruin what we had.'

'Well, he certainly is a prick for telling you after you were mated.' Mor scoffs.

'What do I do?' You plead.

Feyre gently rests her hand over yours. 'Tell him Y/N. See if he still feels that way, after all, you two have been mated for three years, maybe he has changed his mind.'

You look to Mor and she nods in agreement. Taking a deep breath, you sigh and nod. 'Thank you.' You tell them. They each give you a big hug and tell you now to worry because it might hurt the baby.

After visiting with them for a few hours and helping to sort through Feyre's closet, you hesitantly make your way back home. It was past the time that Cassian would be back and that meant that you had to tell him and either celebrate in happiness or risk losing your mate.

You reach your front door and see the lights on in the house. Cassian was home. You take a deep breath, bracing yourself, and enter your cozy apartment.

'Y/N!' Cassian greets you with a grin. 'I have a surprise for you.' He leads you to the dining room and you gasp at the delicious array of food set up there.

'Cass you didn't,' you say. You can feel your mouth start to water at the sight of the pasta, salad, vegetables, and wine. 'When did you do this?'

'I may have had some help from Rhys,' he confesses, rubbing the back of his neck. 'I had a feeling today was a special one and I wanted to do something nice for you.'

You reach on your tippy-toes and kiss his warm lips. His slight stubble scratches your cheek and you pull away. 'You need to shave.' You say and he chuckles. He pulls you back in and continues the kiss, and you feel yourself start to drift away as his lips move against yours. His hands roam your body and you almost melt, but when they reach your waist you freeze.

He breaks the kiss and pulls away slightly. 'Y/N, is something wrong?' His face is concerned and it's adorable.

You sigh and step out of his arms. 'I need to tell you something Cassian,' you say. 'You know how I've been throwing up and feeling really shitty these past few days?'

He nods.

'Well, this morning I thought I figured it out, and I um...I took a pregnancy test.' You look at him, barely breathing, and wait for his reaction.

His face is still laced with concern when he asks, 'And?'

'And it was positive.'

The silence in the room is unbearable but you dare not speak, or move, or do anything.

'You're pregnant?' Cassian asks finally. You nod. The next moment you were in his arms, and he was lifting you and spinning you around in a circle. 'You're pregnant!' He laughs.

'Careful Cass, you'll squish the baby,' you say and immediately he puts you down.

'I'm sorry. Ugh, I'm already a terrible father; I almost squished my own kid!' he says and steps away from you.

You laugh and move to grab his hand. 'No Cassian, don't be silly, it was only a joke.' He smiles slightly and pulls you in for another kiss. When you two break away for air he leans his head against your forehead and holds the sides of your stomach with both hands. 'Pregnant.' He whispers.

'Cass,' you say carefully. 'When we were first mated you told me that you didn't want to have children, but now you seem really happy. What's changed?' you feel the weight lift off you at his happy reaction.

He sighs. 'I don't know. I mean, I've always been scared of being a father, I never met mine and I was scared of dying in battle or on a mission and leaving you a widow and our child an orphan.' You frown and pull away to look into his eyes. But he doesn't meet yours, he just keeps his eyes on your still-flat stomach.

'Cassian.' You say and your tone makes him look up at you. 'We are a team, we've fought every battle up 'til now together and we will fight every battle from here on together. We were meant to be mates, we were meant to have children, and we deserve happiness.'

He smiles tenderly and kisses your forehead. 'Teamwork, right sweetheart?'

'Teamwork.' You smile back at him and reach behind his neck to pull him in for another kiss.

I hope ya'll enjoyed that because I sure had fun writing it :) I apologize that the updates on this story are going so slow; school is hectic rn and my personal life is going downhill lmao, but I'm going to try and be more consistent!

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