Is Stress Ever Good

Alex was right to be worried about Nikolai's due date. There had been an increase in border patrols making it even harder to get past. Their journey had been delayed so many times Alex couldn't remember how many. Nikolai's stomach had grown huge, his tits now nestled in a black bra that had been smeared with some milk. Hades was on his way to check on him. The morning sickness had stopped but he now slept even more, barely waking up long enough to eat. It was driving Alex mad with stress. Hades opened the basement door, slowly descending the stairs. He carried his doctors bag and a box. Alex looked to his friend showing his fear, "Please tell me this is normal. He's so small and fragile I'm scared he won't survive this."

Hades sat on the floor before Nikolai, gently shaking the young man awake. "Hey Nikki, I need to examine you. Can you lay on your back for me and remove your shirt?" Hades made his voice soft for the omega hiding his concern. He'd dealt with many pregnancies and births but never from an Omega as small as Nikolai. Nikolai undid the buttons of his grey shirt letting it fall open. His stomach protruded up showing his stretch marks. Alex gently undid the front clasp of the bra to allow Hades to examine his tits. He gently rubbed his mates belly, trying to stay calm. Hades pulled out a stethoscope and listened to Nikolai's heart then to his breathing, marking stuff down on a chart. He felt the size and weight of the omegas tits and made notes on the milky discharge. He then listened to his stomach before pulling out a Doppler ultrasound from the box. He rubbed the bottom of Nikolai's stomach with gel before gliding the wand over it.

The little screen burst to life, the speakers omitting a fast heart beat. Hades let out a chuckle as he moved the wand around. "Well, that explains it. I've never seen this in an OmegaxAlpha pairing. Well done you two. You've made triplets. I'm not sure if this has ever happened before. You seem to have two identical twins and a fraternal third. It explains why you're so tired Nikolai. Now, I have some not so great news." Alex glared at his friend. He was overjoyed that the Nymph was ok and that they were having triplets but Hades looked stressed. "What is it Hades?" Nikolai's gentle voice calmed the two as he stared at the screen. Hades frowned and looked down, "You're almost 5 and a half months along..." Alex lost his shit gaping at his friend. He held his mates hand in a punishing grip as stress took over his mind. "Holy fucking shit. We're so screwed." Alex's voice broke as he stared at the screen.

Hades glared at the alpha. "Get your shit together. The plan is set for a couple days. You should be fine to get to the village before the birth if Nikki doesn't get stressed out. You two need to get everything packed away and have clothes ready. I'm going to bring the date forward to tomorrow. Get some sleep because it'll be an early morning." Hades breathed a sigh as he looked at the omega. Nikolai smiled at him and relaxed into the mattress to get some sleep. "Thank you Hades." He whispered as he pulled his mate down to sleep behind him. Alex grunted as he curled around his mate. Hades packed up his things and left, locking the door. The couple lay together in silence listening to Hades leave. "Alex can we do this? It's three babies... I don't think we are ready for one.." Nikolai's voice was fragile as he turned to look at his mate.

He was worried about the opposite things Alex was. Nikolai was a small slim man, though his body had adapted for the babies there was still a chance something wouldn't go wrong. "Hey, Xander, it'll be ok. We'll get across the border and we'll get to the village. We'll be ok." Nikolai put a small hand on Alex's head, running his fingers through his pale hair. "Let's just get past the border first."Alex whispered as he kissed his mate goodnight.

The door the basement burst open scaring the couple awake. Alex didn't wait for his eyes to open as he covered his mate with his body. "Who the fuck is it?" Alex growled as his eyes opened. He looked up at Hades who just laughed. "Get up sleepy heads. We have to leave now, we have a 20 minute window for the border." Alex frowned at his friend but his mate spoke first, "Hades I'll kill you if you wake me up again. Now help me up, the triplets are playing soccer with my bladder." His pale hands reached up as Hades bent low to pull him up. Nikolai waddled up the stairs and into the bathroom. He couldn't stand up to do his business so he let his pants slide off his ass as he turned to sit on the seat. It was only then that he realised he didn't closed the door. He stared out at Alex and Hades a blush burning all their cheeks. "Goddamn it." He whispered as he emptied his bladder.

They cleared out their things and piled into the back of the van. They hid inside a large crate which then had others stacked around it. The other crates were heavy, acting as a deterrent. Alex could hear Nikolai's breathing speed up as they continued the journey. He rubbed his mates arm gently as they cuddled inside the crate. It wasn't small but they had packing foam and blankets above them so they didn't want to move too much. The journey was boring but fast. In no time the two hours were up and they were at the border. Alex gently held Nikolai's hand as they heard voices outside. The back of the van opened and two officers climbed inside opening crates. "What's in the back one?" One of them asked before he strained to move the heavy crate, it didn't budge. Hades' voice came calmly, "Just some TVs." They listened carefully, Alex's hand covering Nikolai's mouth to quiet his heavy breathing.

Nikolai gripped Alex's knee tightly staring at him. Alex just patted the hand trying to calm his mate but the hand gripped tighter. Alex felt his pants getting wet, did something spill in the van? Nikolai squeezed painfully now as he gently shook. Alex looked over to see his mates face scrunched in pain, his other hand on the base of the crate that was now a very light pink colour rather than brown. The van was closed and began moving again. After a few minutes Hades called back, "We're through you did great." Alex freed Nikolai's mouth only for him to let out a high pitch groan. The van swerved Hades' voice echoing through the van, "The fuck was that?" Alex stared at the liquid in shock, "We have a problem Hades, three big fucking problems." Alex held his mates hand as the moved to make him comfortable inside the crate. Nikolai rested back against Alex's chest.