Twin Moon - Chapter 225 - A Baby
Zelena.
I looked to my mother-in-law, my two best friends, my guardian, and my mother. Then I lost any semblance of control I had left. I began to hyperventilate as the sobs racked my body. Tobias lifted my weeping body and crawled onto the bed behind me, he wrapped himself around me like a protective blanket. Lunaya took my hand and kissed my knuckles. Roe came over to the other side of the bed, took my other hand and held it to her chest.
“I... can’t...” I forced out between sobs.
“You can, sweet girl” Roe said encouragingly.
“I need him” I cried.
“I know baby. He'll be home soon” she said encouragingly. Another contraction came on, the intensity caught me off guard. The pressure, the pain, it’s indescribable. I breathed hard, trying to calm myself down. I've been so selfish. I've put my baby at risk, all because I wouldn’t face the heartache of Gunner’s departure. If something happens to my baby it will be all my fault. And then I will truly have nothing left to live for. I took a deep breath to steady my heart and turned back to face Roe.
“What if he doesn’t come back? What if Selene really did take his wolf? What if losing his wolf made him weak and he couldn’t get home. Maybe that’s why he isn’t here. He should be here. This is his baby. He should be here. Why isn’t he here?” I was crying hard and began to hyperventilate once again. The onslaught of contractions wasn’t helping either.
“You can’t think things like that right now honey. Let's bring your little one into the world safe and sound first, and then we can come back to that later” Lunaya spoke.
“I can’t. I can’t do it alone”.
“You're not alone my beautiful daughter. And you will never be alone again”. Lunaya cupped my cheek and wiped some of the tears from my face. So much pain was rolling through me. So much fear as well. But it wasn’t just from my body preparing itself to push a baby out. My heart was aching. A sharp and constant strain was pulling it in two different directions. One was back to the dark emptiness where I didn’t feel or care about anything. And the other was towards my pup. To bear down, be strong and be the mother this baby deserves. I looked around at my loved ones again and rested my head back on Tobias’s shoulder. The feel of his body warmth and the tingle of his energy seeping into me. It was all enough to make me see that there was never really a choice.
“You’re at eight centimetres, Miss Baxter. But I need you to start working with your contractions and not against them” Mr Tenner interrupted. I looked over to Roe and then back at Lunaya and nodded my head. I can do this. I have to.
“He will be home soon” Tobias whispered into my ear. I turned my neck and looked at him. He had a gentle smile on his face as he nodded his head to the corner of the room. I looked to where he was indicating, but there was nothing there.
***Look closer. Feel for it, little one***
He flashed me. Another contraction swept through me, and I did as instructed by Dr Tenner. When it passed, I looked back at Tobias. He again nodded towards the corner and rested his chin on my shoulder. I took a deep breath and tried to concentrate. It was hard to focus on anything other than the pressure in my lower stomach. After a second, I picked up on the tingle in the air, and a gentle and comforting chill brushed over my skin. I focused my eyes, and there she was. Selene. Standing in the corner with her hands held in front of her. Her long white hair swept around her shoulders like it was caught in the breeze, and her long dress did the same. Her pure white eyes were focused on me, and she wore a proud smile on her face. Tears pooled in my eyes as I smiled back at her. She bowed her head a little and blew me a kiss, then disappeared again.
Lunaya spun around next to me and stared at the corner where Selene had been standing. She grabbed at her chest and turned back to me with wide and suspecting eyes.
“Was that...? Was she...?” Lunaya stuttered.
“It was” I confirmed and leaned my body into Tobias’s chest. Lunaya started to cry and pressed my hand to her cheek.
“Lunaya dear, why are you crying?” Roe asked her with an amused chuckle,
“I’m just, I'm very happy is all” she answered and leaned forward to kiss my cheek. Something about Selene’s appearance and Tobias’s words stuck with me. I think Gunner is coming home. I think Selene came to me to show me that everything will be alright. Her visit was the last push I needed. I gritted my teeth and breathed through my next few rounds of contractions. Roe shooed everyone else from the room, leaving just Dr Tenner, Lunaya, Tobias and herself. The contractions came on quickly and in no time at all, I was ready to push. I don’t know what I would have done without my two mothers and Tobias. They gave me so much strength and encouragement, helping me every step of the way.
“You’re doing very good Miss Baxter, you’re crowning” Dr Tenner called from between my legs. The pain was intense, it was like a fire was raging in my vagina. The burning sensation was unlike anything else.
“I don’t want to do it anymore” I cried and shook my head,
“You’re doing great baby girl, just a little more and you’ll have your pup in your arms” Roe said encouragingly. I bared down and pushed.
“The head is out Miss Baxter, one more big push for the shoulders okay, just breathe” Dr Tenner called. I scrunched up my eyes, screamed, and pushed. The fire dissipated and soft cries filled the room.
“Congratulations, Miss Baxter. You have a healthy little boy” Dr Tenner said as he stood up. He held a bundled blanket in his arms and walked to the side of the bed. Dr Tenner carefully placed the blanket in my arms and stepped away. I looked down at my little boys red face and I cried. He is just perfectly beyond perfect. He has whisps of dark hair like me and a small smooshy face. His eyes were closed and he smacked his lips as little cries fell from his perfect little mouth.
“An Alpha-son" Roe cried and gently ran her finger over his tiny little hand.
“Oh Zelena, he is beautiful” Lunaya clucked.
“He really is” I breathed out. He gripped onto my little finger tightly and I gazed at him adoringly. I thought I knew what love was before now. But this is something different entirely. There is nothing in the world I wouldn't do for this little boy. A pain ran through my body and the burning sensation started again. I winced and grunted and sat up straight. That felt like a contraction, why did that feel like a contraction?
“Ah, baby number two is ready I see” Dr Tenner said as he disappeared between my legs again.
“Excuse me?” Roe gasped,
“What do you mean baby number two?” Lunaya snapped,
“Twins, ladies, I mean there’s twins” Dr Tenner called. How in the bloody hell did we not know there were two babies in there. Make sense given how huge I was.
“No. She can't be having twins, Weres almost never have twins” Roe argued. There was no point in fighting it, I could sure as shit feel another one was coming out. But I don’t understand why she isn’t more excited.
“It's not possible” Lunaya breathed quietly.
“It’s fucking possible” I screamed and placed the baby into Roe’s arms.
“And it’s coming now” I yelled and pushed hard. A few more pushes and Dr Tenner stood up holding another little bundle. He placed it in my arms and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand.
“A sweet little girl, Miss Baxter. Well done” he said and walked off to begin cleaning up his tools and supplies. I looked down at the little pink faced blob of love in my arms. She too had dark whisps of hair and looked exactly like her brother. Her brother... holy shit. I have two babies. How am I going to handle two babies?
Roe handed me back my boy and I looked down at my two perfect little angels. Tobias’s arm snaked around my waste from behind me and he slipped his huge finger into my baby girl’s hand. She gurgled and cried and pulled his finger to her mouth.
“They are perfect” he said proudly and kissed my cheek.
“You did good Mumma”. I laughed and leaned back into him.
“Thank you for being here” I told him,
“I wouldn’t be anywhere else”.
“I’m going to go tell the others. They're waiting very impatiently in the kitchen” Roe smiled and bounced on her feet. She seemed much more excited now. Thank goodness. She gently kissed each baby on the forehead before kissing my cheek too.
“I am so proud of you Zelena. Gunner is going to be over the moon” she cooed happily. Tears welled in my eyes and I smiled.
“Thank you” I said while swallowing a sob. Roe rushed out of the room and I turned to Lunaya. She was staring down at the babies with a blank expression on her face.
“Do you want to hold one Grandma?” I asked her with a chuckle. Instead of rushing forward to take a baby, or smiling at her new nickname like I thought she would, she took a few steps away from the bed. She shook her head and mumbled to herself.
“Lunaya. Do you want to hold one of your grandchildren?” I asked again a little more firmly.
“No” she snapped. I reared back and raised my eyebrows. I felt Tobias’s body tense behind me and the vibration of a suppressed growl rumble in his chest.
“It can’t be twins. You can’t have twins. This isn’t right” she said in a harsh whisper.
“Excuse me?” I asked angrily. I was so happy just one moment ago, and she ruined it. How could she react so harshly to her own grandchildren? What on Earth could be so terrible about having twins?
“I’m sorry, I can’t be here right now” she mumbled and rushed for the door. She shoved past a smiling Lupus and a crying Nat on her way out.
“What’s her problem?” Nat snapped as she stepped into the makeshift delivery room.
“I don’t know. I guess she only wanted one grandbaby” I answered with a frown.
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