This is part of my Forever series, an original story I wrote where Joe's wife, Alice is pregnant with their second child. As her due date draws near, Joe is asked by Ben to go along with him on a trip to Placerville to sell some cattle to a hard-nosed businessman. But midway into their trip, Alice starts to experience intense pains that might actually be the beginning signs of labor. As always it's best to read these stories in order as they contain characters introduced in my Forever story.