Wicked Souls

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Months later, I am due today for the baby. However, I decided to go for a home birth since I was more comfortable at home. Isaaq was very calm with everything that was happening since I was going into labour, the midwives were not at the house yet. I sat on the weave swing sweat with only underwear on.

Isaaq had been doing a great job of keeping a calm atmosphere and making sure I was as comfortable as possible. He did not leave my side as he was always right beside me, even when it came to my underwear. He was very calm himself as he rubbed my shoulder and back. He was also keeping an eye on me to make sure that I was fine during this time.

He looked at me as it was quiet and he began to run his hands along my hips and down to my legs. He would occasionally stroke my thigh with his fingers as he rubbed my legs.

I placed my hand on my pregnancy bump which was moving from the contractions however I wasn't really complaining or moaning about my contractions, I was quite calm surprisingly how frequent they were getting.

He noticed how calm I was during these contractions and he seemed rather impressed. Despite these contractions being a lot more frequent as I moved closer to giving birth, I was not really screaming or moaning. I was just taking them like a champ and he was actually rather amazed by this.

He would then gently move his hand to my bump as well and he slowly started to rub my bump a bit. He could see the bump moving slightly as I was doing the contractions. He continued to rub his hand over my bump a little more.

"Seems like things are speeding up now... those contractions are coming a lot more frequent now..." He seemed to be observing all the changes that were going on to my body and how quickly I was going into labour. He kept rubbing his hand over my bump a bit as we waited for the midwives to get there.

I leaned my head back as I spoke softly "Am I doing good?"

"You are doing amazingly well, darling..." He said softly and he was still rubbing my bump gently. He was impressed with how well I was taking these contractions and how calmly I was taking them. I definitely had a very high amount of pain tolerance but Isaaq was still a bit shocked and amazed by this considering how frequent the contractions were becoming.

"Now, let's just hope the midwives arrive soon because these contractions are getting rather frequent now and I think... you're almost near the delivery phase now..." He began to rub my bump a bit faster as he looked at how tense my body was becoming.

"I am scared with that bit..." I said with a worried tone.

"Shh... Shh... It's okay..." He said soothingly and he moved his hand up and to the right side of my shoulder, trying to soothe me a bit before the midwives arrived. "Don't worry, you're gonna do great. You've taken the contractions very well and even though the delivery stage is gonna be a bit painful, I think you're gonna manage it just fine..."

He smiled at me as he spoke softly to me about the upcoming labour and delivery. His face was calm and he tried to reassure me to the best of his ability... but he was also hoping that the midwives would arrive soon because if these contractions got any more intense, I might need some assistance.

"Do you promise to stay with me...?" I looked into his eyes.

"Of course, darling... I'll stay right by your side the whole time... I promise I'll be right here with you till the end." He said with a gentle smile as he reassured me that he would stay by my side the whole time. He didn't plan on going anywhere and he would stay by my side through this whole thing. He would also hold my shoulders and touch my arm gently to try and make me feel more comfortable and reassured during this time.

I nodded slowly. "You know how we found out we are having a girl... I think I have the perfect name for her."

"Really...? What name?" He inquired, his curiosity now piqued as he was curious what name I had for our daughter in mind, knowing that I would probably pick a beautiful one for her.

"Eden-Rose."

He was taken back by the name, it was a really beautiful name and it definitely sounded fitting for our future daughter. He smiled as he continued to rub my bump a bit as he talked with me.

"Eden-Rose... That's a really beautiful name."

"It fits our daughter, don't you think so too?" He said with a soft smile as he rubbed my bump once again. He was imagining how pretty she was going to look once she reached her toddler stage... it was going to be adorable.

"So do you want to call her that?" I looked at him with loving eyes.

"Of course, I want to call her that..." He said back with a gentle smile as he gave me a soft kiss on my forehead. He was glad that the two of us managed to settle down on a name already since that was quite a task... he could also never say no to me because he was too much in love with me to tell me 'no.'. He moved his hands around my sides a bit and he moved his palm to my belly.

"When she's older, I can imagine her wearing all kinds of cute and pretty stuff and people calling her pretty all the time..." He imagined his cute and tiny daughter in all kinds of different dresses and outfits and people just fawning over how adorable she was. He smiled again as he moved his hand to the left side of my head just playing with my hair as I listened to him talk about her.