Cowboys And Angels

Chapter 23

"Keep pushing Bonnie! One more good hard push!" Charlotte encouraged.

"I-I... I can't..." Bonnie sobbed. "I can't do it anymore..." She panted, sweat pouring from her brow as she desperately held John's hand.

"Yes, you can! You're so close Bonnie! You're gonna be a mama!" Charlotte cheered, trying to keep Bonnie motivated.

John reached over and snatched a rag from the bedside table and began carefully dabbing Bonnie's forehead.

"You can do this, Bonnie." He cooed to her and Bonnie breathing quickly before she pushed once more.

"Here it comes! Oh! I-It's a boy!" Charlotte effused as Bonnie panted, beginning to cry tears of happiness.

"A boy?" John asked, excitement building in his voice.

"Yes- Oh! Wait, wait!" Charlotte then gasped.

"Is something wrong!?" John asked and Charlotte's eyes widened.

"I-I think there's another!" She said.

"A-Another!?" Bonnie stammered, but as another contraction hit her Bonnie cried out again.

"Yes! There's another baby!" Charlotte said and hurried to wrap the baby boy before she ran out the door and screamed something unintelligible down the stairs before rushing back inside.

Within a few moments, another woman ran upstairs and into the room, one of Bonnie's female farmhands. Charlotte quickly shut the door and handed her the newborn boy.

"Here, hold him and use this towel to clean him off I have to deliver another." Charlotte instructed seriously to the woman who nodded and took the baby before Charlotte knelt in front of Bonnie once more. "I know you're tired honey, but you can do this sweetheart!" She stated.

"I can't! I-I'm so tired... I-I can't do it..." Bonnie whimpered.

"Yes, you can Bonnie... You can do this... We already have a baby boy you can do this..." John whispered to her and kissed her forehead.

"Fuck you for doing this for me." She scoffed and John chuckled, thankful that she was still feisty, it was no wonder why she got so sick during her pregnancy carrying twins.

Bonnie pushed again, Charlotte and John encouraging her all the way as the baby finally emerged from her loins.

"There she is!" Charlotte crowed.

"Sh-... She..?" Bonnie panted, tears streaming down her face.

"She." Charlotte confirmed.

"I-Is there anymore?" John chuckled nearly breathlessly and Charlotte laughed.

"No more..." She affirmed before she wrapped and cleaned the baby girl.

Charlotte checked Bonnie to make sure she wasn't hemorrhaging and then finally handed the two babies to their happy parents. Bonnie was handed the little girl and John the little boy before she and the farmhand made their departure. Charlotte would probably stick around for a week or two to make sure that Bonnie didn't become ill or succumb to infection, but for now, she knew that the new parents needed some alone time. Bonnie, still sobbing, smiled and looked down at her little girl.

"Hello, Hazel..." She cooed and looked down at the whimpering baby as she wiggled around in the blanket.

"... Suppose we need to get another crib." John chuckled softly and looked down at the little boy squirming in his arms. "... Welcome to the world little man." He whispered and, for the first time in his life allowed tears to escape his eyes with no resistance as he looked down at his little boy that he and Bonnie made.