Chapter 214: Abigail
*Since neither of my older boys are giving me grandbabies, I’m spoiling this one. – Siobhan*
Cookie and his crew built a house for Nessie and Knuckles on the back side of the compound. He and his crew worked long days on weekends to get it completed before the baby was born.
Karan and the girls pulled Nessie into her office and showed Nessie various pictures. At the end, she ended up with a cross between a Scottish cottage and a fairy tale witches cottage.
The greenhouse sat between the two buildings. The Flowers came out and planted some trees for them. About a week after moving in, Nessie walked out and found Cookie and Toad looking at her greenhouse.
“And what are yeh two up to?” She asked as her uncle pulled her in for a hug.
“Just looking to see if we can expand your greenhouse.” He replied resting a hand on her belly.
She moved his hand to the top of her belly where the baby was currently kicking her ribs. “She’s turned. Ready to see the world.”
“Are you ready?” Cookie asked with a grin.
“Oh, Aye. I’m ready to see me feet again.”
“Soon enough, girl.” Toad kissed the top of her head. “Go check on your girls and then get off your feet.”
“Getting off me feet is how ended up here.” She teased as she headed into the clubhouse.
As the kitchen was in full swing of lunch service later that day, Nessie grabbed the closest thing to her. That just happened to be Absalom, who caught her as she went down.
“Nessie?” Absalom asked as she cringed in pain.
“I think it’s time for her to go to her house.” Toad said and ordered Tank to carry her as he called Knuckles. “Hey, call Werewolf, I think your wife is in labor.”
His next call was to his wife as he followed the large man carrying his niece. “Hey, babe. You ready to have a baby?”
Tank laughed as his president held his phone away from his ear. Siobhan was yelling excitedly on the other end as Toad opened the door to the house. His niece called it a cottage, he called it a gingerbread house.
The couch that used to be in their room, now sat in the living room. There was also a custom table that Sticks made with a Celtic knot engraved and filled with blue epoxy.
“Where to?” Tank asked.
“Upstairs.” She said. “I can walk, yeh know.”
“And my brother would get onto me if I let you walk up these stairs while in labor with his baby.” Tank replied taking her upstairs.
“Hey!” Doc called out as he came through the door below. “I called the midwife.”
“My wife loves that show.” Toad grinned.
“So do I.” Nessie admitted as another contraction hit. She grimaced and breathed carefully as Doc coached her.
Knuckles came up the stairs, taking two at a time. “Hey, babe.” He got up on the bed and kissed her temple. “How are you feeling?”
“Like I have a tiger cub trying to crawl out me arse.” She answered.
“Did you seriously ask her how she’s feeling?” Toad sked shaking his head.
“This coming from the man who passed out when all three of his sons were born.” Siobhan laughed. “I called your mum, she’ll be here in a few days.”
Looking at the door, Knuckles saw the three black cats looking in. “Go to bed, kids.” They each meowed at him before going down the hall and settling in their teepee in the nursery.
The men were still surprised at how well the cats listened to them. When the midwife arrived, she simply scoffed and told them, “Familiars are … different.”
Abigail Olsen was born early the following morning, just as the sun began to peek over the horizon. as her parents sat in the large garden tub. The midwife, Scarlett, also a sister of light, blessed the newborn before handing her to her parents.
“She’s beautiful, with a bright future. She is blessed by the light.” Scarlett smiled at the small family.
Holding the newborn against her chest, Nessie watched as the tiny infant fussed and turned towards her mother. Instinct took over and with the guidance of Scarlett, the baby latched onto her mother’s breast.
“Definitely my child.” Knuckles murmured as he gently brushed his hand over her soft red curls.
Protect what’s mine
The tattoos over his knuckles held a new meaning as he looked at them holding his daughter.
Neither saw Siobhan as she snapped a picture of them. Nessie leaning against Knuckles’ bare chest with Abigail at her breast. Finger tattoos proclaiming PROTECT WHAT’S MINE cupped the tiny head. The other hand declaring DEFEND WHAT’S MINE were interlaced with smaller fingers with runes on them holding the small body.
The following day, Priscilla came out with her camera and took pictures of the newborn in Knuckles club cut. The first person to receive a copy of the picture was Camille since she was now down in Louisiana. Priscilla then edited the picture that Siobhan took to be black and white with the only color being the baby’s bright red curly hair.
