Sinful Mates 1-3

　　I had been getting braxton hicks all day or so I thought as I watched Orion finish the mural on the wall in the nursery room. Orion had drawn a heap of Zoo animals on the wall next to the crib and was just painting the giraffe, Mara had already asked for him to draw her and olaf on her wall and he was going to start it when he was done in here.

　　My hips were killing from the extra weight as I tried to get comfortable on the exercise ball I was sitting on, Orion brought it home reckons it would help with lower back pain, but all I was feeling was pain and pressure, I swear the ball was making it worse as I rocked back and forth on it trying to distract myself from the braxton hicks.

　　“Want me to run you a bath?” He asks as he puts the paint brush down. I nod and he holds his hands out to me. “Come on big momma” He says and I glare at him.

　　“Call me that once more, I dare you” I tell him but take his hands, letting him pull me to my feet. He chuckles, pulling me closer and rubbing my lower back. “You're still beautiful, just rounder” He says and I smack his chest. He laughs but pulls me closer kissing my lips. “I love you” he whispers against my lips.

　　“I love you too” I tell him,before he turns me toward the door.

　　“Come, a bath might help” He says, steering me towards the stairs. I waddled out, Orion keeping his hand on my arm, Orion hated the stairs after I tripped down them, luckily Thaddeus was walking ahead of me so I only stumbled into the back of him before he grabbed me stopping me from rolling down the stairs. Ever since Orion won’t even let me take the stairs without one of them with me which I thought ridiculous, I may not be able to see my feet but the stairs have a bannister. He was a little paranoid. Halfway down the stairs though, I feel my thighs become drenched, my grey tights darkening as I look down.

　　“Ah Orion, I don’t think they are braxton hicks,” I tell him, stopping on the stairs.

　　“Are you sure you didn’t just wet yourself like last time?” I growled at him. I hated the reminder. It was so embarrassing.

　　“Let just get you to the bath first, your contractions have been irregular, if they are contractions” He says. Thaddeus walks into the entryway looking up at me. “She wet herself again?” He says and I growl at him.

　　“No, I didn’t, now stop mentioning it” I tell him, my face heating. They were never going to let me live it down, I am also never going into that shop again, more embarrassing when they called a clean up over the PA system. The baby shifted and I wet myself, yet I was convinced I was going into labour early. I shake the memory away and continue down the steps.

　　“Where is Mara?” Thaddeus asks, grabbing my other arm as I step off the last step.

　　“Having her nap, can you grab a mop and clean that up” Orion says and Thaddeus nods.

bath and I sink my fat ass into it. I looked like a beachball, I was nearly as round as I was tall. The kid was going to be huge. Sitting in the bath though, the contraction only got worse, Orion

　　“Your belly is like a rock” He mutters looking at his phone while I

from where he was sitting on the sink basin. “Maybe call Ryland and get him home, I think she is in labour, she seems to be in a bit of pain, plus they

　　8 hours

while they kept offering advice like they were about to push a baby out their coochie. Amara was scrolling on her phone, “Talk about stubborn, hurry up and push

and some girl apparently but I didn’t pay attention as to why she was here. All I cared about was the pain that seemed to

door open. “There's poppy’s girl” I vaguely heard him say when I suddenly got the urge to push. I groaned, pushing as this overwhelming urge to go to the toilet rushed over me, making my entire tense as I pushed. I let out a breath and saw Thaddeus push off the wall where he was leaning, he smacks Ryland’s chest from where he was dozing in the armchair next to the bed while Orion was between my legs. Thaddeus sits on

legs,” Orion says while

time” Amara says, jumping up and walking behind Orion. I let out my breath and nearly snort when

want grandkids from me, they are coming from Mia” Amara says looking at Imogen. Imogen

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says and I shake my head catching my

hurts” I tell him, I

is right there, I can see him,” Orion tells me before grabbing my hand and directing it toward between my

there, feel that?

a deep breath in before pushing, Ryland and Thaddeus pushing my knees toward my shoulders. “That’s it keep going, keep going” Orion says as I grit my teeth, a deep guttural groan leaving me when I feel his head break through offering relief and I flop

and he should come out,”Orion chokes out, making me look at him. All three of them with their eyes downcast staring between my legs. I took a deep breath before pushing again, I could feel Orion's cool hands on my skin from

back before he sticks a finger in his mouth removing some

start screaming, the sound of a newborn's cry filling the room and I take a deep breath, a sob leaves my lips as I hold my hands out for him. Orion smiles up at me before looking at Ryland and Thaddeus who were crying as they stared at our boy. Orion places him on my chest and I clutch at him. Holding his crying tiny body against me, the sound was better than anything I had heard in my life. I longed for the sounds of his cries, the sounds of life for so long and immense relief flooded me when I heard him cry out. Orion stands up before placing a clamp on

will get the next one” Thaddeus tells him before Orion hands the scissors to Ryland. I watch as he cuts the cord. I was too

　Thaddeus bends down kissing my lips. “So small, was Mara this small?” He mutters playing with his