But as for her nausea, Kenzie had finally broken down and told Hayden both about the green vomit she’d exuded earlier, as well as her theory.
“Pregnant?” Hayden was genuinely shocked that this was the conclusion Kenzie had come to. “But we’re safe. We always use protection.”
“Yeah, but when Isaiah first started dating Jillian and I asked if vampires could pro-create, he told me that it was easier for a human female to get pregnant by a vampire creature because, well, everything about supernaturals is stronger, you know? So why would it be any different for a werewolf and a human being together?”
Hayden ran his fingers through his hair. “Well, I guess it would explain you feeling sick all the time,” he finally responded. “But still, birth control is supposed to be effective against all bodily fluids. Especially these days with so many supernatural creatures getting lucky.”
“I don’t know that I’m actually pregnant. It’s just a theory, and right now, it’s the only one that makes any sense. And maybe the supernatural aspect is why I was puking up green goo.”
“Well, if you’re pregnant, it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. And…”
Before Hayden could continue, the doctor returned, cutting him off.
“Miss Howell,” she said, directing her attention right to Kenzie. “We have your test results.”
Kenzie felt like her heart was going to fly out of her chest. The anticipation was killing her.
“The pregnancy results are negative,” the doctor informed her. “However, we can’t pinpoint your blood type. We’ve never seen anything like this before. Based on our records, your blood type seems to have somehow changed from the last time it was drawn.”
Kenzie bit her lip. Of course her blood type would have changed. It was only a few months ago that she’d been bitten by a werewolf, only to discover that she was born with werewolf and witch blood in her system, one of which was inadvertently absorbed through an unborn twin in the womb. The werewolf bite had activated both blood types, subsequently allowing her body to heal faster, though she hadn’t transformed during a full moon or cast any spells.
Still, the doctor didn’t need to know all that. She kicked herself inwardly for not thinking of a story to tell the doctor prior to the visit, as she should have known this would come up.
“I’m not worried about that,” she said at last. “I just want to know why I’ve been sick lately. If I’m not pregnant, what could it be?”
“It could be any number of things,” the doctor replied. “Something you ate, a virus, allergies, or just nerves. The only thing we can conclude is that your blood type can’t be determined, and unless we can figure that out, we can’t determine what exactly is going on or how to treat it.”
Great. Kenzie was at a loss. The doctors couldn’t deduce what her diagnosis was, why she’d been so sick lately? She was prepared to hear that she was pregnant, but not that her blood type had changed and no information could be obtained because of it.
As she was thinking this, the lights flickered. Which of course made no sense to the doctor, considering it was a pretty day outside with not even a hint of a storm that would knock out the electricity. This just made her more worrisome, considering how often such things had been happening as of late.
Despite the doctor’s recommendations, she and Hayden left the office and headed back home without further testing. Sage greeted them with a concerned expression, though her tail was wagging.
“I just don’t get it,” Kenzie told Hayden in agitation. “If I’m not pregnant, why the hell do I keep puking? It’s nothing I ate since I’ve eaten everything a hundred times before, I don’t have allergies, and I’m not nervous. What is going on?”
As her emotions spiked, the lights in Hayden’s house flickered like the ones at the doctor’s office. And Kenzie almost thought she heard thunder rumble in the distance. The sky began to turn gray out of nowhere.
Hayden gripped Kenzie’s shoulders reassuringly. “The thought crossed my mind, too,” he confessed. “That you might be pregnant. I mean, we did christen the whole house after you moved in. And you have a point, about the whole supernatural pregnancy thing based on what Isaiah told you. But I think we’re looking at the wrong type of help, here. I think we need to talk to Paige.”
“Why? I’m getting embarrassed, bugging her every time something’s wrong with me.”
“Because whatever is going on isn’t human. We’ve both noticed that, for the past few weeks, whenever you’ve had some immense emotional feeling, weird things have happened. Like the lights flashing today, here and at the doctor’s office. Kenzie, I think the reason the doctors can’t tell your blood type is because your own body doesn’t know what it is. And don’t forget those nights of the full moon where your nose picked up things right along with mine, things no human could sniff out.”
“What are you saying?”
“I’m saying it’s possible that your body is just trying to adapt to having three different blood types in its system. But it’s making you sick instead, and we need to get it straightened out. Paige and her coven are the only ones that have any clue about this type of thing. If we were bothering her, I’m sure she’d tell us. But her coven is sworn to protect people, and since you’re one of Paige’s best friends, I’m sure you’re a priority. And it was a member of her coven that figured out the mystery behind the werewolf bite, anyway.”
Kenzie sighed. She knew that Hayden was right. It was getting irritating, not knowing what was going on, but it was also getting annoying having to ask Paige for help all the time. So Hayden agreed that they’d call her first and see what she thought before going to her home in Lucky Palms.
As Hayden talked to their witch friend on the phone, Kenzie paced back and forth nervously. She had no idea what had befallen her, but she hoped that whatever it was would be easy to rectify and things would get back to normal.
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