Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux [Deveraux, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t an easy birth. Kirsty was very small, and the baby was large. None of the three of them knew much about having a baby, and they all agreed it was a wonderful experience.

Bronwyn and Stephen sweated as much as Kirsty. When the head appeared, they looked at each other with pride. Stephen held Kirsty up so she could see while Bronwyn held the little head and gently guided the shoulders out.

The last part of the baby seemed to pop out, and Bronwyn held him in her arms.

“We did it!” she whispered.

Stephen grinned at her, then gave Kirsty a smacking kiss.

“Thank you,” Kirsty smiled as she lay back against Stephen’s arm, thoroughly exhausted

but very happy.

It took them some minutes to clean the baby and Kirsty. Stephen and Bronwyn looked

down at the mother and child, the baby already nosing around Kirsty’s breast.

“Let’s tell Donald he has a son,” Stephen whispered.

Donald stood just outside the wagon, waiting, his face full of fear.

“Cheer up!” Stephen said, laughing. “Go have a look at the boy.”

“A boy,” Donald said in a very shaky voice before he climbed into the wagon.

It had grown dark while they were inside with Kirsty. The bright, cold day had turned to

dark, even colder night.

Bronwyn stretched and drank deeply of the fresh, clear air. For some reason she had a

feeling of freedom. She suddenly threw back her head, extended her arms, and twirled round and round.

Stephen laughed and grabbed her in his arms, lifting her feet off the ground. “You were

wonderful,” he said enthusiastically. “You were so strong and calm, and you helped make things easier for Kirsty.” He braced himself as he realized he’d made an opening for Bronwyn to tell him of her training to become the MacArran.

Bronwyn smiled up at him, put her arms around his neck, and snuggled her face into his

shoulder. “Thank you. But it was your knowing what to do that was the most help. If it’d been me alone, I think I would have just stopped and stared when the baby’s head came.”

Stephen didn’t believe her for a moment, but it helped his pride to hear her say he was of some use to her. “Are you tired?” he asked quietly as he held her close and ran his hand over her hair.

“Very,” she said, feeling quite comfortable and relaxed.

He bent and put his arm under her knees. “Let’s go find some place to sleep.” He carried

her over the side of the ridge, then put her down as he deftly unfastened his plaid and spread it on the ground. Within minutes they were snuggled together, close for warmth, Rab against

Bronwyn’s back.

“Stephen?” Bronwyn asked quietly. “What are we going to do now? We still have no way

to get to England, and alone we’ll be recognized.”

Stephen lay very still while his thoughts raced. Bronwyn had never asked his opinion

before, nor had she lain beside him in just such a way before, with trust. He smiled, kissed the top of her head, and pulled her closer, and he knew his chest swelled several inches.

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