RYAN Mountains and mountains of research on top of missed classes were the prices I had to pay to keep the child. After lengthy discussions with Martha, Kelly, and Mel we finally decided to keep the child. I felt sad that on the downside if I was able to get info on another person who had been among those at the research, I couldn’t go after them. On top of that, I would be among those omegas who had children outside of mating. It was still frowned upon but I would do what needed to be done especially with Mel remaining tight-lipped. I looked at my stomach, expecting a bump but there was nothing different. My tummy was still as flat as before. I had broken the news to my parents who to my surprise had been supportive and had even bought tickets to the city to join me for one of my che