Chapter 18: Little Monster

ELLIE

I was brushing my teeth when the sensation hit.

Vomit.

I gagged, and then it came. Right into the sink.

I gagged and puked again. Then again. I spit and spit to get the toothpaste out of my mouth then ran a damp toothbrush over my teeth to get the vomit out.

Finally, feeling clean but totally disgusting and terrible, I set my toothbrush back in its holder and met my eyes in the mirror.

I was no idiot. I knew what was happening.

Morning sickness. And apparently toothpaste was a trigger.

Perfect.

I looked down at my belly and lifted my shirt to see my exposed stomach. I ran my free hand over the slight bump there.

I was only a few weeks into this pregnancy, but already there was a bump. Vampire pregnancies were faster than human ones, but I’d still expected to be bump free until like month two or something. I probably should have asked someone more questions. Oh well.

I stared down at my smidge of a bump, and it hit me for the first time that there was a baby in there.