Daughter of Lies - The Asgardian Avenger

Forty Two

Kathryn'S POV

I wake with a start, sweat coating my back and forehead. I dreamt that I was going into labor, and it was awful. It was only a dream. I'm still a month away.

Heaving, I feel a sharp pain in my stomach. Dread and excitement fills my body.

I can't possibly- Oh my.

I breathe in and out, in and out, trying to shake Sebastian awake. I didn't think it would be this soon!

I let out a low-pitched whine. How am I going to make it all the way down to the infirmary? I'm carrying twins, for Odin's sake!

"SEBASTIAN!" I scream. He sleeps like a rock.

He jumps up, pushing his long hair out of his eyes with a yawn. "What? What is it?"

I point at my stomach, tears streaming down my cheeks. Someone should've reminded me of how much this hurt.

Sebastian blinks. Then his eyes widen. "Come on!"

He hurries me down the stairs, knocking on my parents' door and making sure I don't tumble over myself.

Maids rush to help us, but Sebastian pushes them away, and then finally he lays me down in a bed.

Tildy rushes out, nurses around her. "You're doing great, darling, breathe, breathe!" she urges.

Something inside me cracks. "I AM BREATHING!"

Everything I say comes out as a shout, and honestly, I don't care. I am pushing twin boys out of me, and that's the only thing on my mind.

"Good, good!" Tildy croons. Everything goes violently quiet.

Suddenly I hear a baby's screams.

"Congratulations!" Tildy says, holding up the little baby for me to see, then nurses rush him off.

I have a child!

Of course, there's still one more. Oh, Felix.

We made the decision to, instead of use the previously decided therapy, use cooling therapies. They seemed to go very well, even though I had no idea what was going on most of the time.

I scream. My vision is blurred, my head and heart are pounding.

One thought stays consistent through the hurricane of pointless ideas in my head.

My sons.

Felix.

My precious other baby, whom Sebastian and I decided to call Stellan.

My sons.

I can hear voices calling to me, but they are distant. Why are they distant? What's going on?

I can only see blurs, and suddenly, darkness covers my vision. I'm still awake, or so I think.

My thoughts melt together.

Where am I?

Sebastian?

Who's Sebastian?

Why is everything so dark and... cold? Is that what this is?

Why am I spinning?

I seem to spend eternity in the confusing darkness. It bothers me. I want light.

Suddenly, color floods my view and the ideas in my head form connected, logical statements. A fire burns in the corner of the room, and a man sits asleep in a chair next to my bed.

Sebastian.

He holds two bundles close to his chest. My babies.

I'm filled with relief and joy. They're alive! I'm alive!

"Sebastian!" I whisper loudly, because that's all I can manage.

He wakes with a start, pressing the babies closer to himself. Then he sees who's speaking and relaxes. "You're awake!"

Sebastian hands me both of the boys. Stellan is bigger than Felix and has Sebastian's nose. Felix has a light blue tint to his skin and beautiful dark hair just like his father's. I can't help but smile at them. My children.

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ok i just really like the end of the chapter so enjoy bc babies :)

love you,
katiethenovelist