Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
I felt my heartrate quickening as Riviana screamed again. The screams were coming fast now, and that wasn’t a good sign. I knew that this meant that she was getting close to delivering.
“Tell me the rest of what I need to do.” I spoke frantically into the phone as Riviana cried out almost intelligibly.
“RREEEECCEE!” My name was a simultaneous hiss and scream of pain.
I listened for a few more moments, letting Griffin tell me all that I needed to know about delivering the baby. It was vital information that I desperately needed, but I didn’t want to take the time to sit here and listen to it. I needed to get to my Little Bunny. I needed to be by her side. I had to help her.
After what felt like an hour, but according to the phone screen was only four minutes and twenty-seven seconds, I ended the call with Griffin and ran to my Little Bunny. She was laying back, propped against the pillows for support.
“Joaquin.” She called my name again as she sought to take my hand. “Is Griffin on his way?”
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“Yes, sweetheart. And Lana too. They will be here soon.” She was sweating from the pain, the drips narrowly avoiding her eyes as they ran down the sides of her face.
“They need to hurry. The baby wants out, now.” She had her teeth clamped now, another contraction, but she was talking through it.
“You need to breathe steadily, Riviana. Come on, Little Bunny, you know what to do.” I started to coach her like Griffin had told me to. I had been there for her deliveries before, so I knew how to coach her with the breathing. I was used to this part, and it was something that I could do.
“It’s too hard to breathe right now.” She hissed through her clenched teeth and threw her head back. “Oh goddess, Joaquin, I think she’s coming now.”
“Riviana?” I opened my eyes wide and stared at her with disbelief. “Let me check. Let me see if I can see her head.”
I did what Griffin had instructed me to. I lifted and spread Riviana’s legs a little and looked between them. Sure enough, I could see the top of the baby’s head. It was covered in muck, like all babies were when they were born, but it was very clearly my daughter’s head.
“She’s coming, Riviana.” I told her as I tried to steel my nerves. My Little Bunny needed me right now, and my daughter needed me too.
This was going to be an interesting story to tell the others later. Reeselynn wanted to be here so badly that she was willing to have her daddy deliver her in place of the doctor. I guess she was going to be daddy’s little girl in more than one way.
“Lean back a little, Riviana. Slide your bottom down so that you can push easier.” I was getting her positioned as quickly as I could, making sure to keep the towels beneath her at all times. “Shit. I need more towels. Hold on, Riviana. Do not push. Wait for me to get back.” I kept moving my hands in a 鈥榮top’ gesture as I hurried from the bed and into the bathroom.
I was still in panic mode, no matter what the false fa?ade made people think. And that was why when I was in the bathroom, I grabbed at least eight towels. Eight large towels for one little baby girl. Oh well, it didn’t matter. I needed to hurry.
Once back in the room, I stuffed two more of the towels under my Little Bunny’s bottom and legs. I wanted to make sure that the bed was clean for her to sleep in tonight. The baby was coming now, and the doctor was coming as well. There was no need to go to the hospital if this was all happening right now. And that meant that I needed to make sure that my Little Bunny was able to sleep in this bed tonight. We could have it changed tomorrow if we needed to, but she was sleeping here tonight, after the towels were removed of course.
“Alright Little Bunny, you can start to push now.” I told her after I helped her to position her legs. “I will press on your leg here, but you will need to pull back on the other one. Hook your hands behind your knees, OK.”
“Ahh! Joaquin, it hurts.”
“I know, sweetheart, I know.” I used a soothing tone to help her calm down. “It’s OK, Riviana. You will be OK.”
“Ahh!” She cried out with another contraction.
“Push, Riviana! You need to push now. For a count of ten, remember.” I told her as I put pressure on her right leg and helped her bear down. “One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.”
“Ppooowwhh.” With a strong exhalation, my Little Bunny stopped the push and relaxed just a little.
“That was good, Riviana. Really good.” I was watching between her legs and saw that the baby’s head was almost out. “Come on, one more push on the next contraction.”
“AHH!” She cried out and indicated when I needed to press down on her leg and count for her.
“Come on, that’s it. Push, Riviana. Push. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.”
“Ppooowwhh.” She exhaled again, and at the same time, there was almost an audible popping sound. The baby’s head was out.”
“She’s almost here.” I cried out happily. “Let me pull her now. One more small push, Riviana. Come on.”
She pushed once more, short and quick, as I gripped my little girl around the shoulders and pulled her gently out of her mother. She came easily with another small rush of water.
“You did it, Riviana. She’s here.”
“JOAQUIN!” There was a frantic sound outside the door. It was Vincent, who must have been running here with Griffin in tow.
“Come on in.” I yelled to him even as I grabbed one towel and threw it over Riviana’s chest and then another towel for the baby.
I looked at the clock that was on the table next to the bed. It read twelve o’ two in the morning.
“Just after midnight.” I told my Little Bunny as I looked at her. “March the third at twelve oh two in the morning.” I leaned forward and kissed her sweaty brow. “I am proud of you, sweetheart.”
“I’m proud of you, Joaquin.” She said as Vincent, Griffin, and Lana came running into the room.
“Did we make it in time?” Griffin asked.
“She got here literally right before I heard Vincent call out on the stairs. She is fine, but she hasn’t cried yet.”