“On those shaky legs?You’d drop that baby on the pavers before you even reached the front of the house.”
To my relief, Dana is already waiting, with a medical kit I’m sure she got from her car slung around her shoulder.
I wince when Savvy’s fingers almost pull out the small hairs at the back of my neck when another wave hits her.
Dana’s eyes flash to mine when Savvy makes that low groaning sound.
“That’s close.Bess and I will get in the back seat with her.You drive,” she orders, taking charge immediately.
As soon as we start moving, I make a quick call to Clem, and explain what’s happening.
“Call Carson over, tell him to go look for Nate immediately.Nate’s gonna have to fucking hustle.”
All I get in response is, “On it,” and then the line goes dead.
“He’d better hurry!”Savvy yells from the back seat.
When I glance in my rearview mirror, all I see is Savvy’s legs up in the air, and I quickly snap my eyes to the front, relieved I’m the one driving.
Bess
Hugo jumpsto his feet when I walk out into the waiting area.
He reads the wide smile on my face correctly.
“Already?”
I can understand his surprise, it wasn’t half an hour ago he hustled a frantic Nate into the room.Not a minute too soon either, since Savvy had been working hard all the way here to stop this baby from being born before its daddy got here, but had fast been losing the battle.
“Magnus Brant Gaines, eight pounds, four ounces, with all his fingers and toes.”
“Wow, that baby was in a hurry.That’s amazing.”
What was amazing was Savvy begging me to stay, and having the privilege to witness that little miracle being born.
Suddenly overwhelmed with emotions I’d barely been able to keep in check as I watched Nate and Savvy greet their son, I do a face plant in Hugo’s chest.
He rubs my back and kisses the top of my head, giving me a chance to pull myself together.
“Where are the kids?”I ask a few moments later.
Nate mentioned Tate came with him, and Carson had driven them.
“Carson went to pick up something to eat because, of course, he was hungry, and they missed out on the burgers at home, and Tate just went to the bathroom.”
As if on cue, the girl emerges from the hallway on the far side of the lobby where the restrooms are.
“And?”she asks when she reaches us.
“Go look,” I prompt her with a smile.“Someone’s in there waiting to meet you.”
Tate squeals and darts past me.
“What about Brant and Phil?”Hugo inquires.
I’d invited them to the cookout tonight, but Phil mentioned she was planning to surprise Brant with dinner and a drag show in Spokane today.I had to laugh so hard when Phil said she was simply helping him broaden his horizons.I would give anything to see the look on his face.
“Savvy’s going to call them herself.I’m actually surprised the rest of the town isn’t here waiting for news.”
