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Pots and pans clank in the kitchen as I grip the sheets and resist the urge to push.
“I put some water on to boil.” Hudson sits next to me on the bed. Again, he’s immediately comforting. “I’m going to look down there. Are you okay with that?”
Given he was‘down there’thirty seconds ago pleasuring me, it’s beyond humiliating, but I don’t have much of a choice.
“Do what you have to.”
He nods and spreads my legs gently, sliding two fingers into my pussy for inspection. “The ambulance is on their way,but they’ve still got about an hour drive up here. I can feel the baby’s head. You won’t make it an hour.”
“Comforting,” I say, my tone sarcastic as I attempt to control my breathing. I should’ve watched more internet videos on the topic. Turns out, breathing isn’t as easy when you’re pushing a human being out of you.
“I’ve delivered enough calves and foals that I think I can handle it until they get here. Just do what I tell you, okay?” There he is with that confidence again.
Usually, I’d have a snarky remark to spring back at him, but the urge to bear down becomes agonizing and I have to push.
Hudson sits before me like a baseball catcher, his hands against my thighs, his eyes bouncing between mine and the baby, which he says is crowning.
How is this happening, and why am I glad he’s here?This is how I get into trouble. This is how I end up alone. I invest in the wrong guys. I get all attached and I wind up regretting it.
In my defense, I was supposed to be having an orgasm, not delivering a baby. This was supposed to be one night of fun, not childbirth.
“Almost here! You’re doing great, little girl. Keep pushing.” His big hand reaches up for mine and he holds me close as the pressure begins to subside, and I feel my baby slide from within me.
“A baby boy,” his deep voice calls as he announces my son to me.
Tears streaming from my face, I reach down and grip my child until he’s against my skin, taking his first breaths.
Hudson covers him with a clean blanket and together we listen to him cry like a song we’ve never heard before and know already we want to hear over and over again. “What are you going to name him?”
Until now, I didn’t know what I’d name this baby. I only knew I wanted a name that would be significant and great. A name that would remind me and the child of how far we came and where we’re going.
“I think I want to name him Koda.”
“Koda? That’s the name you gave the grizzly bear.”
I nod. “I learned today that bears move with instinct, and if this little guy can do that, I think he’ll be just fine.”
Hudson kisses my forehead, and for a single second, everything in my world is perfect. A goliath, a baby, and all the possibilities in the world.
A second later, the sirens from the ambulance whirl and doubt moves back in like a heavy lead weight desperate to take my dreams. Trouble is, I don’t think I ever had them to begin with.
Chapter Six
Hudson
Ruby holds the baby close against her breast. She’s been nursing for the last hour, and I’ve done my best to give her the privacy she needs but watching her in this role is beautiful. Her long hair falls down over her shoulder and her eyes are glued to the baby in a haze that can only be described as whimsical.
“I see you standing there.” She bites back a smile. “I’m so glad the emergency crew didn’t make me leave the cabin.”
“Well, everything checked out so now we’ve just got to keep an eye on you.”
“Yeah, that’s what I wanted to talk about. My, ugh, my sister is stopping by with her kids. She’s going to stay with me for a while and show me the ropes. You know…woman to woman.”
“Woman to woman.” My head is reeling because all I want is to be here next to her, protect her, care for her. “I thought you weren’t telling anyone.”
“I wasn’t going to, but I can’t leave the state with a baby this small. And now that I’m looking at him, I know you’re right. He deserves to know his family.”
Okay, this is progressing in the right direction.
