AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“No. I’m carrying you.”
Payton groaned again and Fiona laid her hand on Niall’s back, giving him a push up the stairs.
“Ladies, please let your mates know what’s happening, and if Sam and Pepper could join me upstairs, that would be appreciated,” Fiona said.
The threesome continued upstairs, and Pepper and Samantha followed shortly afterwards with ice sheets and towels.
“I feel like we’re intruding,” Jesska said.
“Don’t worry,” Grace assured her. “Seriously. You’re part of the family. It’s totally okay.”
“What can we do to help?”
Grace rose to her feet. “Why don’t we finish up with the food and watch for Brodie? He’s going to be frantic when he can’t get in the front door.”
Grace wasn’t kidding about Brodie. Jesska heard his yell all the way from the street and then he slammed the back door open, his face contorted in panic. “Where?” he bellowed.
“Upstairs, Brodie,” Grace answered calmly. “Second door on the right.”
Jesska had never seen a man move so quickly. She heard his footsteps pounding all the way up the stairs.
Brodie shoved the door open, and he rushed to Payton’s side. “Baby.”
Payton smiled up at him. “I’m okay, love.”
“You’re in pain.”
“I’m in labor, sweetheart. This is all normal.”
He set his forehead against hers and stroked her cheek. Payton dropped her head back and whimpered as a contraction shot through her.
“Shite,” he said.
“Brodie, we need to get her undressed,” Pepper said. “But don’t let go of her hand. You’ll be able to help with the pain, okay?”
“I’ll be outside,” Niall said, and let himself out of the room, closing the door behind him.
Payton squeezed Brodie’s hand when the contraction calmed. “Brodie, love. Listen to Pepper.”
He nodded and focused on Pepper.
“Okay, brother, we’re going to get her undressed, okay?” Pepper said.
Brodie nodded and slipped Payton’s shirt off over her head and then removed her bra, grasping her hand again as Samantha and Pepper took care of the rest.
“Let’s get these pads under her,” Samantha said, and Brodie helped lift her.
“We should get you to the hospital,” Brodie said.
“She won’t make it,” Samantha said. “I’ve called Gillian, but if she doesn’t make it in time, I’m quite capable to deliver the baby, hon. Don’t worry.”
Gillian was Payton’s sister and one of the best OB/GYNs in the country.
Payton cried out again and Brodie scowled. “Do something! She’s in pain!”
Pepper smiled. “Brodie, she’s in labor. She’s okay. Samantha’s monitoring her. The baby’s heartbeat is fine, right, Sam?”
Samantha slid her stethoscope back around her neck and nodded. “Perfect, Brod. They’re both perfect.”
