Chapter 5- Asher Griffin M. Adler.
One Month Later…
“Come on, babe”, Brennon urged as I squeezed his hand tightly, “I know you can do it; I believe in you. Take deep breaths, okay? In, out, in, out…”,
“Would you shut the fuck up?”, I screamed at him whilst holding his hand tighter, any more and I was sure I was going to cut off his blood circulation.
He looked taken aback for a second but it didn’t last as his eyes turned soft once again, “Colorful but understandable, I’m making things worse”, he brought his free hand up to his already messy hair and ran his fingers through it,
“I’m so sorry”, I apologized, guilt washing over me as I realized he was just trying to help, “I shouldn’t have snapped at you”, at least he was here, unlike my good for nothing mate who had tried to kill me multiple times over the past few months.
“It’s okay”, he shrugged, giving me a dimpled smile. I was going to reply him when I felt the sharp pain of a contraption rip through my body,
“Holy shit!”, I cursed out and began panting heavily, “Get it out! Please, get it out!”, tears were flowing freely down my cheeks as I twisted and turned in discomfort, if this was how giving birth felt, I was definitely not doing it again- it was like pushing out a full-grown watermelon from such a small hole.
“You’re almost there, Brea”, I heard Doctor Miller say from… down there, “Do me a huge favor and push”, I did as I was told and pushed like my life depended on it, “Push harder”,
“I’m trying”, I cried out as I put more effort into what I was doing,
“Try harder, Brea”, the doctor’s voice was gentle and pleading and I knew for a fact that everything and anything was riding on this. I had overheard Brennon actually threaten the man, warning him that both I and the baby must get out of this in one piece. Why did I feel like I was being torn in two? “I can see its head, its crowning”, the doctor called out, “Brea, this is the moment of truth, I need you to put everything into this, okay?”,
I lifted my head up and nodded before it fell back unto the pillows on its own accord as I let out an ear-splitting scream. Somehow, the pain coursing through my body doubled and I knew exactly what was causing it, “Bre… Brennon, it’s happening again”, I breathed out, “He is doing it again”, familiar black spots began to cloud my vision as my body begged to give up,
“No! Brea! No, stay with me, Babe. You need to get through this”, he said hurriedly as he pulled his hand out of mine and brought himself closer to me, he began to shake my shoulders, frantically trying to draw this out for as long as he could, “Do not let him do this to you, he has taken enough from you. Do not let him get the better of you!”, something in his words made me snap and I soon realized that I was angry; I was angry at my pack for how they had treated me, I was angry at my parents for dying on me and I was angry at my mate for not being here to witness the birth of our child.
So, I decided to channel all that anger into pushing for one last time and was internally pleased to hear the loud cry of a baby- my baby.
“Congratulations! It’s a boy”, that was all I needed to hear before I subsequently passed out.
My body felt stiff and numb- worse than anything I had ever felt in my whole life. I tried to move something but nothing was working- not even my eyelids and I felt like absolute crap because even though I was numb, I still felt sore everywhere. Life just wasn’t fair.
I felt a calloused hand hold unto mine in a gentle manner, “Hey, Brea”, I recognized Brennon’s voice immediately, “I don’t think you can hear me and its probably stupid to even say this to you but…”, a heavy sigh left his lips, “I miss you, Brea- we miss you. Both me and this little guy over here”, little guy?
My lungs found its way to suck in some air from my mouth on its own accord. Goddess! It was all coming back to me; I was putting to bed and this extra wave of pain infiltrated- Jax! He was sleeping with another woman while his mate was going through the pains of labor because of the child he had put in me! I had fainted right after I heard my baby’s cries and I heard the doctor say the gender- a boy! Warmth and longing filled my heart as I wished I could just hold my baby in my arms,
“Brea! Are you there?”, his voice was laced with surprise and I heard his feet shuffling around the room before he dialed a number into his phone, “Doctor Miller, it’s Brea, I think she just woke up”, I then caught the sound of his footsteps coming towards me, “Brea, babe, I’m not sure, I might be crazy but if you are coming around please move something, please”, his hand took mine once again and warmth gave me the will to squeeze his, “Goddess”, he whispered and placed my hand back on the soft, plush bed.
Someone rushed into the room, “I came as fast as I could”, Doctor Miller hurried out, “You said she was awake? What were the signs?”, I felt his presence beside me,
“At first, she kind of took a long breath”, I could tell that the older man was giving him a questioning look. Brennon sighed, “She squeezed my hand!”, he exclaimed, “Right after I asked her to, would you just do your damn job, Miller! Do not question me any further”, he sounded genuinely angry and it made me scared- I had seen Brennon angry a handful of times and all I could say was that I was happy every single damn time that it wasn’t directed at me.
“Right on it Alpha”, his voice was shaky as he pulled the sheet gently off the upper half of my chest, I felt the coldness of his stethoscope on my chest before his hand hovered over my face, “Brea, if you can hear me, wiggle your fingers”, luckily, I had regained control of my hand so I was able to do as he had asked, “Very good, now can you try to move your arm”, that was going to be hard but I knew that if I put effort into it, I would be able to do it.
I was basically begging my arm to correlate with my brain but nothing was happening- my arms were stubborn and so was the rest of my body, “I know she is trying doc but do you think I could help her by any chance?”,
“It is wonderful that you should suggest that Alpha but I am not sure there is anything you could do…”, he paused for a second, “Say, if you were her mate, you could’ve been able to help”, I felt my heart break all over again,
“If I was her mate, she wouldn’t be in this position”, Brennon snapped before moving closer to me, his hand caressed my cheek gently, “I know that I’m not your mate babe but I will try as much as I can to make sure you wake up today. Your baby needs his mommy”, he whispered the last part to me and my eyes immediately came open.
A hiss left my lips as my eyes burned from not having enough time to adjust to the brightness of the room. I closed my eyes back and fluttered them open this time. Brennon’s face came into my line of vision, my heart doing a little jump at the beautiful smile that was placed on his face, “Hey Brea”, I wanted to reply him but my throat was sore- what had they been feeding me? Chalk?
“She is probably dehydrated; I suggest that you give her water. But first, you might need to raise her up, she is still stiff so she can’t do it on her own”, Brennon nodded at the doctor’s words and raised me up so by back was now resting on the headboard of the bed. Soon after, a cup was placed on my lips and I had to take hard, painful gulps of the cool liquid.
I tried to speak again and even though my voice was scratchy, I was sure it was audible this time, “My baby”, I gasped out, “I want to see my baby”, Brennon nodded his head and left the room,
“Brea, it is wonderful to have you back and I will have you know that your son is perfectly healthy- a little too healthy if you ask me. He is growing rapidly and such is only seen in the child of an Alpha”, my eyes widened in shock- the act painful but necessary, “I haven’t said anything to Alpha Kane yet but I also won’t be able to lie to him if he asks me. Plus, its only a matter of time until he catches on as very soon, the child would sport the scent of an Alpha and he would be the first to notice considering he is one himself”,
“How long do I have?”, I murmured, my cheeks flushed red at the thought of being exposed and I looked down at my fingers,
“About five to ten years”, he said that like it was tomorrow!
“I will ensure to tell him before then”, I promised him and mostly myself, “But you have to promise me that you will never bring it up or talk about it with or without Brennon being in the room. That means that you should never talk about this- ever!”, I said, staring him down with both pleading and threatening eyes,
“But…”, he was about to speak when Brennon came back into the room, holding a bundle in blue blankets- my son. Tears filled my eyes as he moved closer to me and placed my baby in my arms.
“He’s sleeping”, Brennon whispered and I nodded, looking at the baby in my hands, he was the cutest thing I had ever come across and was surprised that this baby was a product of me and Jax. I couldn’t help but sigh,
“How long was I out?”,
“Nearly a month”, I tried not to be alarmed because of the pup sleeping in my arms but the shock was evident on my face. “Are you serious?”, I whisper-yelled,
“Unfortunately, yes”, Brennon huffed and his eyes softened, “I missed you more than you would ever know Brea, I thought I had lost you”,
“You didn’t lose me”, I spoke in a hushed tone, “None of you did, I couldn’t do that to either of you”, I looked down at my baby who was now slowly opening his eyes. My breath hitched when I saw his beautiful green eyes come to view and the tears resurfaced again, from the head warmer he was wearing, I could see some brown hairs poking out. He had gotten my hair! I touched his cheek and felt my entire body warm up at the series of giggles that left his lips, he was the cutest, I swear it.
“Brea”, I looked up to see Doctor Miller holding a folder in one hand and a pen in the other, “You haven’t given him a name yet”, and yet, I have. I gave the doctor a smile and looked down at my son,
“Asher… Asher Griffin M. Adler”.