Page 57 of Surviving Enchantment: Part two
“What did you do?”
“Froze time in this hospital for a moment.My name is Renatta.I am a djinn, and I live locally.Your sister called me and told me who you were.You were right to run.My half-brother would have sold you over and over.He tried it with me, but I blasted his ass into next week.Magical lightning for the win.”She smiled.“I am here to offer you energy or blood or whatever you need.No strings, no obligation.If you want to have tea while you are on mat leave, that would be nice but not necessary.I do own a teahouse.”She winked.
“Right.Um, what help can you give?”
“I can help your baby meet the world.”She moved to Nylora’s side.“If I may?”
“Please.”
Everyone started moving again.Renatta took her hand and put one hand on her belly.“Ah, the same issue that caused my father’s first wife a problem.Easy fix.”
There was a shift inside her and a slight twinge, but all of a sudden, Nylora could feel some motion.“Ohmygod.”
Renatta stepped away, and Dia moved in, and the race was on.
Kaitha kept checking on the progress, and her eyes went wide.“The head is here.”
Nylora grunted.“I know!”
A chuckling Renatta left the room and smiled at those gathered outside in the waiting room.“Less than ten minutes.”
Eight minutes later, Solor was holding his son.He stroked the slimy baby and then passed it to her so she could hold him again.Solor cut the cord, and Nylora looked at her little grey-and-gold baby.He was going to be a dark hern and be just as pretty as his daddy.
Nylora sighed, stroked the tiny back, and examined the little fingers.
Demuel asked, “Who was that woman?”
“My aunt on my father’s side.She knew what was going wrong and fixed it.”
Dia said, “I thought that was why you needed the marks?”
“Apparently, you telling your mother about the marks led her to contact Renatta, and she came to me.Now.”
Dia smiled.“Good.So, that was the version of things that made you seek the marks, because I would mention them to Mom, and she would seek out any missing pieces.”
“Yeah.That was the thing.Wow.The future is clear now.That’s rare.”She kept in contact with her baby.“That is a very good thing.And, his birthday is the day after Jennel and Jennor’s anniversary.So, no date muddling.”
Solor chuckled.“That is your primary concern?”
“Well, it was up there.”Nylora laughed.“Kaitha, how are things looking?”
“Placenta is out, and you are untorn.Huh.”
Demuel laughed softly and coughed.
“Yeah, yeah.The opener spell.Unicorns are perverts.”Nylora smirked.
He shrugged.“Of course.We made the spell so our partners are always trackable to our senses.The easy recovery from childbirth is a side effect.”
“Easy?For thirty hours I felt like a bottle with a stuck cork.”
Kaitha chuckled, and the hospital staff came in to check on things.
Solor sat next to her and kept one hand on their baby.“You did it.”
“I did it.”She laughed.She looked down at the blond head.“We did it.”There was a little squeak and a snuffle.
“So, Bump.What kind of name do you actually want?”
