Chapter 27 The two sat and ate and drank wine while talking about old friends and places they used to know for a few hours. Occasionally they lapsed into semi comfortable silences but as the evening wore on Naomi realised it was getting to an inevitable point. She had to tell him about Alex. It was now or never. Theon could sense a shift in Naomi's mood and her expression had become more pensive. He was worried he had said something wrong or overstepped in some way despite trying to be on his best behaviour and even trying not to mention her returning with him to the pack. He could see her gripping the edge of the table and had gone a little paler. "There is one last thing you need to know, and it's a doozy" she said not meeting his eyes. "There is no other way to say this than just put it out there." Looking up at Theon he could see she Naomi was close to tears. Fear was gripping him and he was terrified she was going to reject him again or tell him she was married or something of that magnitude that would ruin his plans. "We have a son. His name is Alex. He is 3 in two months." Naomi blurted it out almost as one word then picked up her wine and took a massive swallow. After a few seconds she became conscious that she had not heard any reaction from Theon so she looked up at him. He was sat with his mouth open, looking stunned, but happy. Very, very happy. "I have a son?" he asked in disbelief and excitement "Like a little boy? Can I see him? Does he look like me?" before Naomi could answer he jumped out of his seat and pulled Naomi out of hers and wrapped his arms around her tightly. He took a step back and kissed her forehead and her cheeks then pulled her back against him. This was not a reaction Naomi had planned for and she didn't know what t do but she found herself crying happy tears because it seems this is the reaction deep down she really wanted, even if she'd never said it to herself. "Can we go see him now?" Theon asked his eyes bright with excitement. "Well, yeah," Naomi said "he will need to wake up soon for his medicine so you can come to the apartment and see him." Theon ran off to pay the bill and practically dragged Naomi out of the restaurant behind him, in his enthusiasm. It was only when they were in the taxi that Theon's ears and brain synced up with what Naomi said. "Wait, what medicine does he take?" he asked After seeing his initial excitement Naomi had begun to realise this part wasn't going to go down well at all. "Well he has a heart and lung condition" she said gently "Neither of us knew but when you came to me in Boston, I got pregnant that weekend. When I was poisoned by Lilian, I was 5 months pregnant. Alex being a child of Alpha blood and a descendant of the goddess absorbed the poison and brought me back to life, but he was left sick because of it. The doctors have learnt how to alleviate his symptoms but not cure his 1/2 condition" Theon couldn't look at Naomi. He felt ashamed for his part in her suffering, in her raising a sick child alone, for the poor boy not having his father and for all the injustice his beautiful mate had experienced between him and Lilian. Theon took Naomi's hand in his and looked her in her lovely blue eyes. "I swear from this moment on, you and Alex will never be alone again, and you will never have to deal with any of these things without me at your side to share the burden." A tear of guilt and shame and sadness slid down his face onto Naomis hand "I swear to the goddess, I will never let you down again"