by Becca Van
Bella snarled at her husbands every time they reached out to her. They had gotten her into this mess in the first place. She’d been pacing the floorboards since the early hours of the morning and hadn’t woken her husbands, knowing they would drive her crazy once they knew she was in labor. And she had been right. Adam wanted her to lie down on the bed. Clint wanted to rub her back and belly every time she had a contraction, and Marcus—sweet Marcus just wanted to hold her in his arms. She was having none of that.
She snarled at them for the slightest thing, and even though she knew she was being unfair, she couldn’t seem to help herself. She didn’t want them touching her at all. She had gotten into this predicament by them touching her then making love to her. There was no way in hell they were coming near her again. They had cocks for goodness’ sake, and as far as she was concerned right at this moment, cocks were dangerous.
Bella leaned a hand against the wall, doubled over, and groaned as a strong contraction ripped through her belly and womb. She could feel her men hovering nearby, but dared not look up at them. If she saw the concern, worry, and fear on their faces, she was going to let them have it with her tongue. Once the contraction had passed, Bella walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. She hummed quietly to herself as she sliced some bread and began to make a sandwich. She was so hungry she could eat a horse.
“Bella, baby, why don’t you sit down and let me make you something to eat?” Clint asked.
“Because, I am quite capable of doing it myself,” Bella snapped then began humming again as she worked. She sliced some beef from the hunk of meat that had been in the cool box. She couldn’t wait for electricity to be used more prevalently and for the refrigerator to be invented.
Bella took her sandwich over to the dining table, sat down, and began to eat, totally ignoring her husbands. She knew she was being a bitch, but considering she was in labor, she thought she had every right to be moody. She was halfway through her sandwich when pain ripped through her. Beads of sweat broke out over her skin, and she couldn’t help the cry of pain escaping her mouth as she clutched her large belly and she doubled over.
“I’m sorry for being so nasty. I don’t know what’s come over me. Can one of you please help me to bed?” Bella asked, her voice no more than a whispered whimper.
“Sure we can, darlin’,” Marcus replied.
Then Marcus was at her side. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her down the hall to the bedroom. Layers of old, worn sheets had been placed on the bed, ready for when Bella was to give birth. He placed her on the bed and helped her to remove her clothes. He was about to pull the covers up over her, but Bella stopped him.
“No. I’m too hot,” Bella complained then cried out as another pain gripped her.
“What can we do to help you, honey?” Adam asked as he crawled onto the bed at her side.
“I don’t know. Just being here with me is enough, even if I am being a bitch.”
“Darlin, you can get as snarky and bitchy as you want. It won’t make a difference to us. We love you no matter what,” Marcus replied from her other side.
“Oh God. You’re so good to me,” Bella wailed, tears flowing down her cheeks. “What would I ever do without you?”
“You’ll never have to find out, baby,” Clint said from his place down the bed, between her thighs. “It won’t be long now, Bella. Just breathe, baby. You’re doing great.”
“Ooh,” Bella groaned as another pain battered her body. “They’re coming so fast now there’s no time to rest in between.”
“Our baby’s nearly ready to be born, honey. Have you settled on a name yet?” Adam asked, trying to distract his wife from her pain. “I know we had several in mind, for both sexes, but you haven’t told us which one you liked best.”
“I already told you we’re having a girl, Adam. And yes, I’ve narrowed the names down to twooo,” Bella moaned. “I’ve got to push. Don’t you dare tell me not to, Clint, or I swear I’ll cut your cock off.”
Bella couldn’t hold back her laughter when she heard Clint’s bellow. She laughed and cried at the same time, all the while pushing. Adam and Marcus were great. They helped her sit upright as she pushed. The burning pain as her daughter’s head crowned was excruciating, but she didn’t stop. Three pushes and her daughter’s head was out. She waited for one more contraction and pushed the rest of her daughter from her body. She flopped back onto the pillows, totally exhausted after fifteen long hours of labor. Her eyelids slid closed then popped open again at the lusty sound of her baby crying.
Clint handed her baby over to her. She was bundled up in an old cotton sheet and would need to be cleaned up, but she was the most beautiful, precious gift she’d ever held in her arms. Bella was oblivious to the pain as the afterbirth expelled from her body. Nothing mattered but her husbands and her beautiful baby girl.
“Welcome home, Jessica Rose,” Bella whispered to her daughter. She had tears of joy and love streaming down her face. She looked up at her husbands to see they were also crying tears of joy.
Coming home to the year of 1865 had never felt so right.
THE END
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
My name is Becca Van. I live in Australia with my wonderful hubby of many years, as well as my children, a pigeon pair (a girl and a boy). I have always wanted to write and last year decided to do just that.
I didn’t want to stay in the mainstream of a boring nine-to-five job, so I quit, fulfilling my passion for writing. I decided to utilize my time with something I knew I would enjoy and had always wanted to do. I submitted my first manuscript to Siren-BookStrand a couple of months ago, and much to my excited delight, I got a reply saying they would love to publish my story. I literally jump out of bed with excitement each day and can’t wait for my laptop to power up so I can get to work.
Also by Becca Van
Ménage Everlasting: Slick Rock 1: Slick Rock Cowboys
Ménage Everlasting: Slick Rock 2: Double E Ranch
Ménage Everlasting: Slick Rock 3: Her Ex-Marines
Ménage Everlasting: Terra-form 1: Alpha Panthers
Ménage Everlasting: Terra-form 2: Taming Olivia
Ménage Everlasting: Help Me Fly Again
Ménage Everlasting: Re-awaken Me
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