Slaying Dragons

Chapter Eleven

Karou rolled to her side, very uncomfortable. She reached out in her sleep and collided with her fiancé. She touched his face before adding pressure as pressure built in her lower back.

Arnold woke up from having his nostrils pressed closed. He pried Karou's fingers away and kissed them before kissing her stomach.

She struck out wildly and hit him. Hard.

He saw stars. He shook her shoulder gently. "Rou? Wake up. You're having a nightmare."

Karou popped straight up. Not because he'd awakened her. But because her body did. "I think my water just broke..."

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"You got this, VB." Marcy patted Karou's face with a damp towel.

Karou sobbed. "I want my mommy!"

"She'll be here soon." Christina couldn't wait to have another great grandchild.

"The wedding is Saturday!" She sobbed. "Everything is ruined!"

"Now you stop that!" Mercedes growled adorably. "Nothing is ruined. Marcy will help with everything. You picked her and P for a reason."

"What?" Marcy glared at her.

"Find your hormones." Mercedes patted Soleil's bottom in rhythm.

"You're not pregnant anymore."

"Mother!"

Jeanette tried not to laugh. "Girls! We're supposed to be helping Karou!"

Marcy's eyes promised retribution but she merely turned to her distressed cousin. "You need to stop trippin. You know we got you. Saturday will be perfect for you and the only thing that matters is that you, Yuri and Arno get married. Right?"

Karou pouted but nodded. "Right."

"Now you were too far along to fly (in your words) so you were staying here for your honeymoon anyway. We can just hire a nurse to look after all of you and then when the babies are bigger, you can go on a real honeymoon."

"Okay." Karou was calmer now.

Yuria patted her hand with a smile before it faded as she looked down. "Oh no."

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"Yes...!" Marcy had been waiting for Yuria to "split her wig" the Vietnamese bride's whole pregnancy but she'd stayed consistently sweet (in public).

Now Yuria was screaming and cursing and crying.

Arnold was terrified but it strangely made Karou feel better.

"Marcy, stop it!" Mercedes wagged a finger.

Marcy blew a raspberry.

Jude helped cool Yuria off. "You can do this, dude. You have the spirit inside you."

"Get this hippie away from me!" Yuria screamed.

Jude was only back for a few days and now was caught up in this. He didn't need this. His shoulders sagged. Yuria was one of his best friends and she was in pain and scared. Besides, would Paris be the same?

Paris knew he was looking at her but she was as terrified as Arnold. Would that happen to her?

London rubbed her back.

The doctor walked in. "It's nice to see all of you. Again." Dr. Fontinilla hadn't seen everyone since February when Soleil was born.

"Hi, Dr. Fontinilla!" They all chorused.