guest bedroom.
"I can walk, David," she snapped, again unintentionally.
"I know you can," he replied calmly.
"I'm so sorry. What the hell is wrong with me?"
"Nothing at all." He leaned over and kissed her forehead. This gesture of tenderness made her tears flow even faster.
"I love you, David."
"I love you." He led her into the guest room and made sure that she was situated comfortably in the bed.
"Ah!" Another contraction hit her. She squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth against the pain.
"I'll be right back," David assured her as he left the room to get the supplies he'd need to deliver his own baby. When he returned, Kayla was already in the grasp of another contraction. This time, she let out a small scream of pain. It broke David's heart to see her this way, and to think that his baby would be born trapped in this house by crazy werewolves. He didn't have a lot of time to feel bad, because it seemed that his child was ready to arrive.
Something else seemed to be getting ready, also. As Kayla shouted in pain with every contraction, the unwanted visitors outside began yelping and howling. David glanced out the window and saw the monsters outside making their full transformations as they assaulted the brick house. He wished for a moment that they had not chosen such a remote location for their dream home. A nice suburb would have made the beasts think twice about making such a racket.
The banging on the windows and the constant howling was making it difficult for both Kayla and David to concentrate. Soon enough, concentration was not an issue. The baby was making its way out, and there would be no stopping it.
"Kayla, I think it's time for you to push."
"I can't," she cried, suddenly not wanting any part of giving birth to this baby.
"Yes, you can. Come on now, big push."
Kayla leaned forward, grabbing her knees, and pushed with all of the strength she could muster.
"Great job, honey. I can see the head!" David was crying tears of his own now.
Without prompting, Kayla pushed again, as hard as she could. Her reticence had turned into an overwhelming desire to get this baby out of her body as quickly as possible.
"Ah!" She yelled as she pushed a third time with strength that she didn't even know she had. That was when she heard the first cries of her newborn baby.
"Oh, Kayla! It's a girl!" David yelled from between her legs as he wiped his new baby girl clean and bundled her up in a soft yellow blanket. He used a pair of scissors to cut the umbilical cord and tied it off with a small clip he had retrieved from his office. Once he knew his little girl was breathing and safe, he stood up and handed her over to Kayla.
Kayla felt giddy and exhausted as she took her baby into her arms for the first time.
"Hello, Grace." She wiped away her tears of joy while she greeted the perfect angel that was now the center of her universe. As David finished up, Kayla took inventory. Ten toes, ten fingers, and a soft spray of pale blond hair. David joined her at the head of the bed and pressed his lips to Kayla's forehead.
"You did it. She looks like you, Kayla. She is so beautiful."
"We did it." She could hardly believe that this moment of perfect happiness was occurring in the midst of the cacophony.
Suddenly, she realized the noise had stopped. Besides the soft coos of her new baby, there was no sound whatsoever.
"David?" she asked, but stopped when she realized he had noticed it, too.
"What happened to them?" he asked, even more frightened now.
"I don't know, but I think they're watching us." Kayla reached down and took hold of Grace's tiny little fingers. A sudden jolt shot through her body, and a soft glow radiated from little Grace's fingertips. David and Kayla watched in awe as the glow faded.
Kayla couldn't believe how great she felt. All of the fatigue that had been wearing her down disappeared, and she felt as if she had all the energy in the world. There was no pain.
"Did you do this?" she quietly
"I can walk, David," she snapped, again unintentionally.
"I know you can," he replied calmly.
"I'm so sorry. What the hell is wrong with me?"
"Nothing at all." He leaned over and kissed her forehead. This gesture of tenderness made her tears flow even faster.
"I love you, David."
"I love you." He led her into the guest room and made sure that she was situated comfortably in the bed.
"Ah!" Another contraction hit her. She squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth against the pain.
"I'll be right back," David assured her as he left the room to get the supplies he'd need to deliver his own baby. When he returned, Kayla was already in the grasp of another contraction. This time, she let out a small scream of pain. It broke David's heart to see her this way, and to think that his baby would be born trapped in this house by crazy werewolves. He didn't have a lot of time to feel bad, because it seemed that his child was ready to arrive.
Something else seemed to be getting ready, also. As Kayla shouted in pain with every contraction, the unwanted visitors outside began yelping and howling. David glanced out the window and saw the monsters outside making their full transformations as they assaulted the brick house. He wished for a moment that they had not chosen such a remote location for their dream home. A nice suburb would have made the beasts think twice about making such a racket.
The banging on the windows and the constant howling was making it difficult for both Kayla and David to concentrate. Soon enough, concentration was not an issue. The baby was making its way out, and there would be no stopping it.
"Kayla, I think it's time for you to push."
"I can't," she cried, suddenly not wanting any part of giving birth to this baby.
"Yes, you can. Come on now, big push."
Kayla leaned forward, grabbing her knees, and pushed with all of the strength she could muster.
"Great job, honey. I can see the head!" David was crying tears of his own now.
Without prompting, Kayla pushed again, as hard as she could. Her reticence had turned into an overwhelming desire to get this baby out of her body as quickly as possible.
"Ah!" She yelled as she pushed a third time with strength that she didn't even know she had. That was when she heard the first cries of her newborn baby.
"Oh, Kayla! It's a girl!" David yelled from between her legs as he wiped his new baby girl clean and bundled her up in a soft yellow blanket. He used a pair of scissors to cut the umbilical cord and tied it off with a small clip he had retrieved from his office. Once he knew his little girl was breathing and safe, he stood up and handed her over to Kayla.
Kayla felt giddy and exhausted as she took her baby into her arms for the first time.
"Hello, Grace." She wiped away her tears of joy while she greeted the perfect angel that was now the center of her universe. As David finished up, Kayla took inventory. Ten toes, ten fingers, and a soft spray of pale blond hair. David joined her at the head of the bed and pressed his lips to Kayla's forehead.
"You did it. She looks like you, Kayla. She is so beautiful."
"We did it." She could hardly believe that this moment of perfect happiness was occurring in the midst of the cacophony.
Suddenly, she realized the noise had stopped. Besides the soft coos of her new baby, there was no sound whatsoever.
"David?" she asked, but stopped when she realized he had noticed it, too.
"What happened to them?" he asked, even more frightened now.
"I don't know, but I think they're watching us." Kayla reached down and took hold of Grace's tiny little fingers. A sudden jolt shot through her body, and a soft glow radiated from little Grace's fingertips. David and Kayla watched in awe as the glow faded.
Kayla couldn't believe how great she felt. All of the fatigue that had been wearing her down disappeared, and she felt as if she had all the energy in the world. There was no pain.
"Did you do this?" she quietly
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