He circles it fast and hard and then slow and soft. It doesn’t take long for me to get there. Everything is extra sensitive these days. “I’m getting close.”
He moves faster and harder, and the first wave of pleasure hits. “That’s it, baby. Come all over my cock. I want to feel your body quiver and squeeze it because you’re orgasming so hard.”
River thrusts slower but harder and goes motionless, remaining deep inside me. His special finale.
He kisses my bare shoulder. “Best wife ever.”
“Best husband ever.”
“I hope you feel that way after you get a dose of me being here all of the time.”
“Nothing will make me happier than having you here every minute of every day. And Scarlett is going to love it too.” She is crazy about her daddy. And River is wrapped around her little finger.
He rubs his hand in a circle over my belly. “I missed almost everything with Scarlett, but I’m not going to miss anything with this one. Not one single thing.”
* * *
For months, you’ve been in our hearts
And now you’re finally here in our arms
I see your face so full of wonder
And the world is already a better place
You are loved
Adored more than you know
River stops singing and playing his guitar when he sees me standing in the studio’s doorway. “I didn’t want you to hear the song until it was finished.”
Scarlett got her own song. I got mine. And now this baby is getting its own too.
“No worries. I only heard a few lines. What are you going to call it?”
“Adored.”
“I love that. Is it almost finished?”
“Close, but I have a few kinks to work out. I can probably have it finished by tomorrow.”
“Well, this baby isn’t waiting on you to finish his song. He’s ready to come.”
“It’s time?”
An excruciating pain begins in my back and I grasp the doorframe. “It’s definitely time.”
I’m admitted to the hospital, and I quickly discover that my labor with this baby is nothing like last time. More pain. Way more pain. But at least I’m dilating fast. We’re only at the hospital for a few hours when the nurse says that I’m ten centimeters and ready to push.
“Come here, baby.” I hold out my arms for Scarlett and she leans down from River’s arms, squeezing me. “You’re gonna go out with Nana and Pop for a little while.”
Scarlett points to my stomach. “Baby.”
“That’s right. The baby’s coming out of Mommy’s tummy.”
A contraction starts and I feel a ton of pressure in my butt. “Can y’all take her to the waiting room? I feel like I need to push.”
I can’t control it. My body is doing what it wants without my permission.