Labor of Love by Brandy L Rivers

Author:Brandy L Rivers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, shaman, paranormal romance, magic, shifter
Publisher: Brandy L Rivers

Chapter 7

Dawn walked out to the gardens, and heard a pained gasp from her daughter.

Maybe my plan wasn’t so flawless after all.

It took her a few moments to weave through the palm fronds, banana leaves, and well-endowed ice sculptures, but she finally came to a secluded clearing with a bench.

She found Tomahawk before her daughter, smiling, soothing, and being the brilliant man Darla spoke so highly of. Her decision to bring them together was the right one.

Darla was right, they weren’t making it out of the grounds to have this baby. Her daughter was about to experience a very quick and easy childbirth, much like her own.

Hoping her presence would help, she walked into the clearing. She sat down next to her daughter and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. “I hope you don’t hate me,” she uttered before she could stop herself.

Darla’s eyes widened as they locked first on Tomahawk’s, and then Dawn’s face. “Why would I hate you, Mom?” she asked.

“I interfered when I promised I wouldn’t.”

Darla smiled. “I’m glad you did.”

Tomahawk grinned up at her. “Hi Mom, I’m Tom.” He held out his hand and she took it firmly. She felt nothing but love and warmth from him. Two of the things she wanted for her daughter. The other, happiness, was already on Darla’s face. Even the pain of hard contractions couldn’t erase her smile.

“You can call me Mom, or Dawn. Either way is fine.”

“Mom it is. Thank you, truly. I had no clue where to find my sweet Darla, but you brought us together at the perfect time.”

Smiling, she looked to her daughter, but directed her question at Tom. “You really ready to deliver this little one?”

“Definitely.”

“Thank God,” Darla groaned, her head dropping to Tom’s shoulder as her body squeezed in on itself.

Dawn rubbed her hand up and down Darla’s back, remembering her own labor. “If it’s any consolation, I had you fast. Much like this actually. Well, minus your father’s presence.”

Tom’s brow arched, but he kept his mouth shut as he brushed the back of his knuckles along Darla’s cheek.

“She doesn’t talk about him,” Darla answered the unspoken question.

“Not much to say. I thought I was in love, ah, young love.” She sighed wistfully. “Problem was, he wasn’t. He went back home and I haven’t seen him since.”

“Did you ever tell him about me?” Darla asked softly.

“No, love. I was worried he would want us to go to him in France, and I had no desire to move. He married soon after going back home. So I chose not to share.”

Tom jumped in. “Would you have told me about Annalise, Darla?”

She nodded profusely. “I needed to know she is all ours,” her words ended on a cry as she slid to the ground.

Tom pushed her dress back and grinned. “She’s ours, all right.”

Dawn couldn’t see his hands, and not being a huge fan of the birthing process, busied herself with Darla’s hair and rubbing soothing circles on Darla’s shoulders.

Seconds later, Tomahawk pulled their child to his chest and covered Darla’s legs for the moment.

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