The other women filed out reluctantly. I heard Iris on the phone. “Lex? It’s Iris from class. We need help at Elara’s cabin. Renee’s having the baby. Now.”
Emmy positioned herself between Renee’s legs. “Okay, Renee. Next contraction, you push. Not before. Wait for it.”
“I can’t do this,” Renee sobbed. “I can’t.”
“Yes, you can,” I said firmly. “You’re so strong and you’re going to do this.”
“Here it comes,” Renee gasped.
“Push!” Emmy commanded.
Renee bore down, her face red with effort. I held her hand and murmured encouragement.
“Good! Again on the next one!”
Three more contractions. Three more pushes. And then suddenly, there was a baby’s cry.
“It’s a girl,” Emmy said, her voice thick with emotion. “You have a daughter, Renee.”
Emmy wrapped the baby in a clean towel and placed her on Renee’s chest. The baby was tiny, pink, and screaming her lungs out.
“Oh my god,” Renee sobbed, holding her daughter. “Oh my god, she’s here.”
The door burst open and Ezra rushed in, accompanied by Jack and a tall and a tall man with black hair and bright blue eyes. “Renee! Baby, I’m here. Dr. Berringer is with me.”
“You missed it,” Renee said, crying and laughing at the same time. “She came fast.”
“But she’s okay? You’re both okay?”
“Thanks to Emmy,” Elara said. “She delivered her.”
Dr. Berringer took over, checking both mother and baby, preparing to transport them to the hospital. Within minutes, they were taken away, Ezra following behind his wife and new daughter.
As they left, the other Dominants started arriving. Majesty and Lex were first, rushing into the cabin and immediately finding me.
“Are you okay?” Majesty asked, his hands on my shoulders.
“I’m fine. It was just... intense.”
More Dominants arrived. Tavi, Torin, and Caesar for Elara. Aiden for Sampson. They immediately started helping clean up, organizing, taking care of their partners.
Majesty pulled me into his arms. “You did good. Iris called, told us everything.”
“I just held Renee’s hand,” I said. “Emmy did all the work.”
“You were there when Renee needed someone,” Lex said, joining the embrace. “That matters.”
The cabin slowly returned to order. The Dominants cleaned while their submissives decompressed, processing what had just happened.
By midnight, everyone had headed home except us. Elara had insisted we stay for a final glass of wine.
“To new life,” she toasted. “And to new friendships.”
We clinked glasses, and I looked around at these people who’d become so important so quickly.
“Thank you for inviting me,” I said to Elara. “Tonight was... everything.”
“You’re one of us now,” she said simply. “Welcome to the family.”
