Serin nodded.“Go nuts.”
Calypso put her hands on Serin’s belly and asked questions about discomfort and the feeling of fullness.Her fingers timed the contractions while she talked.
“Well, I shouldn’t have stopped to chat with Kekoa.We are going to walk around until you get the urge to bear down, or did you want to have this little one in bed?”
Serin blinked.“Shouldn’t my water have broken?”
“Nope.It doesn’t always happen.Some babies slide out in their personal bubble.”
“It’s coming this fast?”Deno’s eyes were a little wild.
“Babies show up on their own time.They didn’t get a rule book.”
Serin looked around at the green growing space with night-blooming flowers.“I think I want to have it out here.”
“Excellent.I can work with that.”
Deno asked, “Do you need light?”
Calypso looked at him, and her eyes glowed wildly.“Nope.I am good.”
Serin laughed.
Deno asked a soft question, and Calypso nodded.“Not a bad idea.”
Soft vines moved and formed a green cradle and a bed that would form to Serin if she needed to lie down.
Serin continued to walk around the clearing, and every now and then, she would pause and breathe.The pauses were getting closer together.
Calypso paused in front of her and knelt, looking up Serin’s skirt.“Okay, that’s looking good.Now, how do you want to be positioned when your baby comes into the world?”
Serin tried different positions, then the transition began, and Calypso arranged the pads and the blankets, as well as the scissors for the umbilical cord and the container for the placenta.
Things moved fast, and Deno held onto her as her body worked without her conscious thought.Calypso muttered encouragement and direction that Serin could follow, and the little girl emerged, sliding out in her sack.Calypso smiled.“Hello there, lovely.”
She freed the baby from the sack, tied off the cord, and then presented the scissors to Deno for the separation of mother and child.
The happy family was together, and Calypso cleaned up what was necessary, putting her hand on Serin’s belly to get her uterus contracting.
There was minimal blood, and Serin and Deno were beaming.The audience was shockingly quiet and smiling.Happy tears were in eyes, and more of the local villagers had arrived.
The baby was making small squeaking noises, and Serin smiled.“Okay, now I am going to sit down.”
Deno laughed and walked her to the vine recliner the jungle had provided.She kept hold of their baby.
Calypso glanced at Iro and said, “Did you want to make sure things are going well?”
Serin smiled.“Things are fine.The island has this under control.”
There was a soft glow from both parents and a bright blue glow coming from the baby if you knew where to look for it.
Calypso smiled.“I will preserve the caul and bring it to you when I check on you.”
Deno frowned.“Why?”
“It is a powerful talisman.It protects against death by drowning.”
Kekoa walked up and said, “It is because the baby was in water until after birth and came out alive.”
