Asante by Q. Maurice

Author:Q. Maurice [MAURICE, Q.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466939417
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2012-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Born Free

It’s the end of summer and we are finishing up another typical day at the ranch. Joshua and some of the other fellows are corralling the last of the steer after a day out on the range. It was my belief that the exercise and change of scenery did wonders for them. It wasn’t a normal practice for a rancher, but then again I never considered myself a normal rancher. I was damn good at what I did. My nonconventional approach is what set me apart from all the rest.

As I gathered my gear and prepared our horses for the trip back, I heard a young boy’s voice in a panic outside of the stable.

“I’m looking for Mr. Buck Abbott,” the voice said.

I heard someone say he’s inside the stable, so I decided to peek my head out to see what the matter was. I saw a young boy whose face looked familiar from around town rushing toward me.

“Mr. Abbott, you’ve got to come quick!” he said as he came to a halt in front of me, gasping for breath with his hands on his knees.

“Whoa there, young man. What’s all the fuss about? What could be so urgent?”

“It’s Ms. Millie…” he managed, still trying to catch his breath, “. . . they took her to the Dr.,” his sentences were coming in broken, but he had my full attention now “. . . they think the baby is coming.”

Once his words registered in my mind, I leapt onto my horse and tore out of those stables like a man on a mission. I rode my horse Duchess harder than she had ever been ridden. There is no doubt in my mind that we made record time traveling through the gorge back to Asante. I arrived at the doctor’s office and rushed inside hoping I wasn’t too late for the delivery. I was met by a nurse who tried to stop me from entering the room where Millie was. Just as I was about to shove her aside someone yelled out, “that’s her husband,” and she promptly stepped out of my way. Not a moment too soon either because I would have hated to toss her out of the window, but she was impeding my efforts to be by the side of the love of my life as she gave birth to our first child.

As I entered the room, I saw Millie on a table with her knees up and one of her assistants holding her hand. The doctor was in position ready to receive the baby, and he looked at me in relief.

“Thank goodness you are here. She refused to start pushing until you arrived. She is a strong woman because she should have had this baby an hour ago.”

I immediately rushed to her side, grabbed her hand, and kissed it. “I’m here, Lamb, tell me what you want me to do.”

She looked at me, sweat and tears rolling down her face, and she replied, “Tell your son to get off my bladder.

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