“I think I know a better way.”
We sit on the bed and slide to the middle. “Lie on your side.”
Once I’m situated, he positions himself as though he’s going to spoon me from behind. He bends my top leg at the knee and pulls backwards so it’s resting over his legs. “You came across this during your research, didn’t you?”
“Maybe. I’ve been wanting to try it for a while. It’s supposed to be very pleasurable during pregnancy. Seems this is my last chance since you won’t be pregnant after tomorrow.”
He positions himself at my entrance but doesn’t enter me.
“Something wrong?”
“It’s been a month since the last time we did it so I’m giving my cock a pep talk, trying to convince him he doesn’t have to come after three strokes.”
“If he doesn’t obey, you can always do it again.”
“You know I’m always the hardest on round one, so I’d rather make it last a while if possible.”
He kisses my shoulder in the bend where it meets my neck. He eases into me slowly and groans. “Fuck, that’s good stuff!” He pulls back and thrusts slowly again. “I can’t believe how tight you feel.” He moves inside me a few more times. “Is this good for you?”
I move my hips to deepen the penetration. “Mmm-hmm.”
He bends my knee and puts the sole of my foot flat against his top leg so my leg is hiked out. He reaches between my legs and strokes the sensitive spot above our union. “Is it okay to make you come?”
“Yes. Please. And thank you.”
He circles my clit fast and hard and then slow and soft. He’s stroking me on the outside with his fingers while his cock does the same job against my G-spot on the inside. It’s fucking fantastic.
It’s been too long. I’m the one who’s going to come in three strokes. “Shit. It’s already building.”
He’s moving faster now. “Come all over me. I want to feel your body quiver and contract because you’re orgasming so hard.”
I move my hips, meeting Sin stroke for stroke. Then the first wave arrives. “Ohh … that’s it. It’s starting.”
“I’m there with you, Bonny.”
Very little sets him off faster than hearing me say that he’s making me come. I think it’s because he loves knowing he’s the only man in this world holding the power to shatter me into a million magnificent pieces.
My orgasm feels different, like quivers radiating throughout my vagina. It’s tingly and weird. I assume it’s because my womb is so full and pushing my cervix lower.
When he’s finished, he kisses my bare shoulder. “That was fantastic.”
I still and the babies suddenly become very active. I put my hand to my belly and it gets kicked. “I do believe they’ve been provoked.”
“I want to feel.”
Sin places his hand on my abdomen. I grab his wrist and move his palm to where most of the action is happening. “My God. They never cease to amaze me. Won’t you miss this? Feeling them move inside you?”
“Maybe a little.” But I won’t miss all the other discomforts that accompany a twin pregnancy.
“I can’t believe we get to meet them in fourteen hours. Still no premonition?” Sin asks.
“Two babies. That’s all I’m certain about.” I wish I did have some sort of mother’s intuition.
“Don’t you think we should have their names since they’re arriving tomorrow?”
The boy names are half chosen. “Well, we know one will be Liam something. And the other will be Harrison something if we get two boys.”
“Aye. The something part is what we have to work on.”
It’s such a hard decision. “Have you thought of anything new?”
“How about we combine the boy names if we get one. Liam Harrison?”
I like it and the combination makes sense. “That would work.”
“We have Harrison after Harry but what about MacAllister for a girl? We could call her Alli.”
Alli. It’s sort of like Elli. “Yes. I like it. And I’ve been thinking about Avalyn.”
“Aye. Alli and Avalyn go together well. At least we have one name per child. That’s progress.”
* * *
I’m too excited to sleep so I’m very aware when the contractions begin. I’m accustomed to having mild ones but these are closer and stronger. The ones I’ve had over the last hour are downright painful.
I get up to walk hoping it might relieve the discomfort in my back. It doesn’t. I try a warm shower. The pain only becomes worse. I give up on any relief after an hour. I have to wake Sin so we can go to the hospital. I’m going into labor.
I turn on the lamp by his bedside and say his name. I nudge his shoulder when he doesn’t stir. “Wake up, Breck.”
After a third attempt, he finally awakens. His eyes widen. “What’s wrong?”
“We have to go to the hospital. I think I’m going into labor.”
“Okay. We need to call Agnes to come stay with Lourdes.”
“Already done it. She’s on the way.”
He sits on the edge of the bed and reaches for his prosthesis. “Do you want to call the family now or wait until we get there and find out what’s happening?”
“I think your mom would never forgive us if we didn’t call but let me get dressed first so she doesn’t beat us to the hospital. We can call her and Ellison when we’re on our way out the door.”
“At least we’re already prepared to do this today.”
Sin goes to my set of drawers. “What do you want to wear?”
I’m all about comfort right now. “Yoga pants and a T-shirt. Second drawer.”
“Black or gray?”
Another contraction is starting. I can already tell it’s going to be a bad one. “Don’t care.”
“Which shirt?”
I breathe deeply and slowly. “Again, don’t care.”
Once I’m dressed, I pull my hair into a ponytail and brush my teeth. “All ready. We can leave as soon as Agnes arrives.”
Sin’s impatient. He calls Isobel to let her know what’s happening. “Mum says she can come stay with Lourdes until Agnes arrives so we don’t have to wait.”
Agnes lives thirty minutes away. And she’s older, so she’s slower about getting here. “The pain is getting much worse. That might not be a bad idea. Tell Isobel I would very much like her to come. And thank her for me.”
Sin relays my message and promptly ends the call. “You must be in a lot of pain since you agreed to let my mom come now.”
I can’t lie. “It’s getting bad, Breck.”
I’ve known since I was early pregnant that I would likely have a C-section. That’s where my mindset has been for months. I’m not prepared for labor. I thought I would get to bypass this part.
“No worries. Mum will be here in a minute.”
I’m leaning over the sofa, holding it for support. “My lower back is killing me.”
Sin comes to me so he can rub it. “Up? Down?”
“Lower. Both sides.”
I have a couple of really bad pains before we hear the sound of a car in the drive. “Thank God she’s here.”
“See? Good thing we bought this house instead of one thirty minutes away.”
Isobel comes in with a change of clothes and her cosmetic bag. I’ve never seen her without makeup. For the first time, I see more than a little resemblance between her and Sin.
“Thanks for coming so quickly.”
“Happy to.”
“Agnes shouldn’t be long.”
She holds up her change of clothing. “I’ll be ready to go as soon as she arrives.”
“I have to kiss Lourdes before we go.”
I go into the nursery and stand over the crib to look at my sleeping angel. I love her so much, it hurts.
I try to bend down to kiss her but my belly gets in the way. Instead of waking her, I kiss my fingertips and transfer it to her cheek. “I love you, girlie girl. I’m going to miss you.?
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I’ll be back in a few days with your brothers or sisters. I don’t say it aloud but it’s what I’m thinking.
I feel like crying.
“We’ll be back before you know it.”
“I can’t imagine three days without her. It’s going to break my heart.” If I can barely manage a few days, how will I manage forever? Sin probably thinks the twins will fill the space in my heart reserved for her. But that’s not true.
I can’t think about this now.
The drive to the hospital is almost unbearable. The pain is worsening by the minute. “This could get crazy fast. The baby coming first is breech. If I’m dilated a lot, I think they’re going to have to do an emergency C-section.”