Collection TSV - One Shots

Part 30 - Ethereal

Ethereal

Belle was the best sister one could ask for. At least in Eddy's mind. She was the most best person, she was the most perfect being and would be a perfect surrogate mother for Brett's and his baby.

They were having a calm get together with some tea – bubble tea for the men – and cake. Delicious coconut cake which Belle adored. Of course the men got her the cake whenever they visited her since she was so generous to carry Brett's and Eddy's baby.

The omega – Eddy – was not able to keep a baby and had three miscarriages until Brett told him that he would not go through another heartbreaking attempt. The specialist they saw for this major problem told them that Eddy's fallopian tube had a sharp kink and the fertilized egg got stuck, resulting in an ectopic pregnancy which almost killed Eddy in the process. After two more attempts Brett had enough. He would not risk his husband and omega for a child, not again. They spoke with each other and decided not to have kids in the end. Eddy's tubes got tied when they had to remove the last egg so nothing like this could ever happen again, on Eddy's wish of course. Brett would never decide something like that on his own.

They were down for months, years even. Until one day, Belle popped in their life after living abroad for like an eternity and offered to be the surrogate mother.

She was healthy, happy and single and wanted to help her little brother and his husband. After various medical exams, the doctors gave green light and only four months later Belle was pregnant. The only thing she wanted for herself was that they shouldn't know the gender while she did and so far they stuck to it. It was glorious and annoying at the same time.

Brett sat beside her and stroked the bloated belly, speaking softly with the baby. Belle munched on some cake and Eddy took pictures. Everything was normal; everything was good until hell broke loose.

Belle yelped and Brett got up immediately, thinking he hurt the woman because he laid his head on the belly to feel the kicks and punches better.

"Is everything okay?!" Eddy sprung up immediately, throwing his phone on the recliner to almost dive over the table but Belle stopped him immediately. She held up her tiny, dainty hand and got up herself, "It's just a bit of a pain. My midwife said it's the 'training contractions'. Not real ones, so don't panic."

Brett looked down and cleared his throat, "Okay, uhm, not to be a spoilsport but you ruined our couch. Didn't you feel you needed to pee?"

It was nothing new, sometimes the baby kicked really hard and Belle peed herself before as well. It was an accident and Belle cried for hours, until Eddy came back with the cake. It was embarrassing but nothing too tragic.

Belle turned around and shook her head, "I just was..." She cut herself off and her face contorted into pain, "No training, no training, shit, of fuck, oh shittity fuck! THE BABY IS COMING!"

How could a petite woman be so loud? Brett would never understand that. But it sure was booming. His ears rang as he stumbled back. Eddy was simply frozen in time and space and couldn't move anymore.

Brett was on his butt in the living room and looked perplexed at Belle, "But... but the due date is in a week?"

Belle staggered and Brett jumped to his feet again, holding onto the ethereal looking woman. He turned his head to his husband and blinked confused.

"I don't care when the due date is, get your butts moving or I will give birth right here, right now."

That got their attention and Eddy's face scrunched up. All that blood and disgusting fluid on his cream colored fluffy carpet? No way!

He ran up to the guest bedroom where Belle stayed for the pregnancy and grabbed the emergency-birth-bag and ran downstairs to find Brett on the phone with 000, the Australian emergency number. Belle was huffing and puffing like in the pregnancy course and already red in the face.

Another contraction hit her.

She cried out.

Panicked looks were exchanged.

Belle wailed in pain.

Brett got off the phone, looked at Eddy.

Eddy stared back.

Without saying anything they ran to the car, hastily getting everything they needed. Only when they sat in the car, Brett left the garage and they were on the way, they noticed something was missing. Brett cursed, turned around, nearly missed a rare tree and they got back as fast as they could to get Belle. In their panic, they left her behind.

The woman was enraged, screaming - this time not in pain most of the time - and that was her right. How dared the men leave her behind?!

Shameful they sped to the hospital, red in the face with Belle screaming still at them. The nurses only chuckled and helped the pregnant woman.

After all was well and over with, the tiny family held their little daughter in their arms. Eddy cried openly when Belle passed her to him and wailed in happiness. Even Brett couldn't help but shed a few tears at the sight of his daughter.

The family turned to Belle, "Thank you."

The beta playfully hit her brother who was not holding the little girl anymore and mumbled, "For leaving me I should take her back and have her for myself, spoiling her and then giving them you to deal with."

All three laughed, knowing that Belle didn't mean it like that. Belle wanted the baby back to kiss her one last time on the soft forehead, "My beautiful niece. You did good, Eddy. And you too Brett. She is beautiful."

Eddy sobbed again when he took her back while Brett leaned forward to hug Belle, "Thank you," he whispered in her ear, knowing what that meant to Eddy.

She looked back with a warm smile and nodded. Everything for their Eddy. Seeing his eyes sparkle and dancing with joy when he held the precious bundle in his arms was worth everything.

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