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Authors: Dominic K. Alexander, Kahlen Aymes, Daryl Banner, C.C. Brown, Chelsea Camaron, Karina Halle, Lisa M. Harley, Nicole Jacquelyn, Sophie Monroe, Amber Lynn Natusch
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I think I might need a sleeping pill.”
“Um, no, mister. I want you present for our baby’s birth.”
Petty Officer Benson returned to the room, carrying a brown paper bag in her hand.
“Okay, Lance Corporal Cruz. Lieutenant Commander Paxton prescribed one Ambien for you to take tonight after you’ve had dinner. Remember the time frame for your contractions, and hopefully we’ll be seeing you soon.”
“Thank you,” Cassie replied, taking the bag from the corpsman.
We walked out of the room and into the waiting room where Nat lay on Riley’s lap, running her hands through his hair. He looked like he’d finally calmed down, but panic hit his face again as we strode into the room.
“Why is she up?”
Cassie gave him a wan smile. “I’m going home, Riley. It’s not time yet.”
Riley’s eyes grew wide. “What the hell? She’s been in some serious pain, man. Are you sure—”
“We’re sure,” I told him. “We’ll be back. Let’s just go. I want to get Cassie some food and let her rest. And you need another drink, because your nerves are fucking shot. This is my wife and my baby, remember?”
“Yes. But Cassie is my friend, and this is some crazy shit. I’ve never been around this before.”
“Yeah, well, neither have I. So lay off, there’s only room for one of us to lose our shit.”
They stood, Nat taking Riley’s hand and leading him through the door. “I’m going to go home and fuck your mind onto me and off of Cassie. You got it, Chris?”
Riley looked down at his tatted-up girlfriend, then smiled his characteristic, goofy smile. “I’ve got it. I’ve definitely got it.”
• • •
“What? What? What?” I asked, jumping out of bed a few hours later as Cassie let out a blood-curdling scream. I couldn’t recall ever moving so quickly, but the sound of her voice and the force of her painful squeeze on my shoulder had me on the move.
She lay in bed panting, blowing out short, quick breaths while attempting to sit up. Nat came running into the room, her eyes bloodshot but bulging.
“It’s time, Alex. Get some clothes on.”
Shit! I slept nude and I here I was, standing in nothing at all, my cock on full display for Nat and anyone else who decided to come into the room. I ran over to my dresser and pulled out some workout pants, completely forgetting about underwear and not caring once I realized that I didn’t have any on.
Nat looked up at me as she stroked Cassie’s back and helped her out of bed. “Alex, where is Cassie’s bag?”
“Her bag?”
“Yes! Her hospital bag.”
“Ahhh!” Another shrill scream left Cassie’s body as she bowed over, holding her stomach with one hand while balancing herself on the dresser with the other.
Looking at her hurt was killing me softly. Why the fuck did she have to go through all this in order to have my baby? I began to feel queasy as sweat broke out on my skin. She was in so much pain, and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it.
I ran over to her, lifted her in my arms, carrying her out of the room and into the living room, where an exhausted Riley stood, rubbing his head and trying to get his eyes to focus.
“Move, dickhead. Cassie’s in labor.”
It took a second for the words to sink in but when they did, Riley had that same deer-in-the-headlights look that Nat had minutes earlier. Instead of doing anything, though, he stood like a statue, afraid of what was coming next.
I didn’t have time for him at the moment. I grabbed my keys and headed for the truck, placing Cassie safely in the backseat and strapping her in before running around to the driver’s side and hopping in.
“Alex! Alex!” Nat came barreling out of the house. “You forgot a shirt, dude.”
In my haste, I had forgotten to put a shirt on. I tried to smile, silently thanking Nat before throwing the shirt over my head. Nat jumped in on the passenger side and then we were off. I knew that speeding was really the last thing that
“Um, no, mister. I want you present for our baby’s birth.”
Petty Officer Benson returned to the room, carrying a brown paper bag in her hand.
“Okay, Lance Corporal Cruz. Lieutenant Commander Paxton prescribed one Ambien for you to take tonight after you’ve had dinner. Remember the time frame for your contractions, and hopefully we’ll be seeing you soon.”
“Thank you,” Cassie replied, taking the bag from the corpsman.
We walked out of the room and into the waiting room where Nat lay on Riley’s lap, running her hands through his hair. He looked like he’d finally calmed down, but panic hit his face again as we strode into the room.
“Why is she up?”
Cassie gave him a wan smile. “I’m going home, Riley. It’s not time yet.”
Riley’s eyes grew wide. “What the hell? She’s been in some serious pain, man. Are you sure—”
“We’re sure,” I told him. “We’ll be back. Let’s just go. I want to get Cassie some food and let her rest. And you need another drink, because your nerves are fucking shot. This is my wife and my baby, remember?”
“Yes. But Cassie is my friend, and this is some crazy shit. I’ve never been around this before.”
“Yeah, well, neither have I. So lay off, there’s only room for one of us to lose our shit.”
They stood, Nat taking Riley’s hand and leading him through the door. “I’m going to go home and fuck your mind onto me and off of Cassie. You got it, Chris?”
Riley looked down at his tatted-up girlfriend, then smiled his characteristic, goofy smile. “I’ve got it. I’ve definitely got it.”
• • •
“What? What? What?” I asked, jumping out of bed a few hours later as Cassie let out a blood-curdling scream. I couldn’t recall ever moving so quickly, but the sound of her voice and the force of her painful squeeze on my shoulder had me on the move.
She lay in bed panting, blowing out short, quick breaths while attempting to sit up. Nat came running into the room, her eyes bloodshot but bulging.
“It’s time, Alex. Get some clothes on.”
Shit! I slept nude and I here I was, standing in nothing at all, my cock on full display for Nat and anyone else who decided to come into the room. I ran over to my dresser and pulled out some workout pants, completely forgetting about underwear and not caring once I realized that I didn’t have any on.
Nat looked up at me as she stroked Cassie’s back and helped her out of bed. “Alex, where is Cassie’s bag?”
“Her bag?”
“Yes! Her hospital bag.”
“Ahhh!” Another shrill scream left Cassie’s body as she bowed over, holding her stomach with one hand while balancing herself on the dresser with the other.
Looking at her hurt was killing me softly. Why the fuck did she have to go through all this in order to have my baby? I began to feel queasy as sweat broke out on my skin. She was in so much pain, and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it.
I ran over to her, lifted her in my arms, carrying her out of the room and into the living room, where an exhausted Riley stood, rubbing his head and trying to get his eyes to focus.
“Move, dickhead. Cassie’s in labor.”
It took a second for the words to sink in but when they did, Riley had that same deer-in-the-headlights look that Nat had minutes earlier. Instead of doing anything, though, he stood like a statue, afraid of what was coming next.
I didn’t have time for him at the moment. I grabbed my keys and headed for the truck, placing Cassie safely in the backseat and strapping her in before running around to the driver’s side and hopping in.
“Alex! Alex!” Nat came barreling out of the house. “You forgot a shirt, dude.”
In my haste, I had forgotten to put a shirt on. I tried to smile, silently thanking Nat before throwing the shirt over my head. Nat jumped in on the passenger side and then we were off. I knew that speeding was really the last thing that
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