Everlasting - Christine Michelle Page 0,75

have an idea where the baby is concerned,” MiMi mentioned. I turned to her and waited. “Dane and I are looking to adopt another baby,” she explained quickly. “We would be more than happy to take it.”

“Wait, I appreciate what you’re saying, but if that’s Deck’s baby, we will be keeping it.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, why wouldn’t we?”

“Honestly? I don’t know of too many women who would welcome a child made by a man that they were married to or involved with. Then there’s the fact that I can’t see too many men who would want to have a child made from rape be a constant reminder.”

I smiled. “I was that child once. My father’s issues were not quite as out there as Deck’s, but my Momma Luce took me in and loved me fiercely. My dad was a bit more like what you imagine. We had our issues, but he grew to realize and regret his mistake in treating me as if I were at fault for what happened to him. I didn’t get a choice in my parentage. I simply had to play the hand that was dealt me. That child shouldn’t suffer because his mother is a psychopath.”

“You’re right, I’m sorry, I didn’t…”

“MiMi, it’s fine. It makes me happy that you would step up and take the baby.”

“You whores are crazy as fuck if you think any of you is getting my baby!” Sasha screamed at us. We’d all sort of ignored her presence up until then.

“Let’s get her in the house,” I told the other women and that’s exactly what we did.

“The men from the club will realize I’m gone before long, if they haven’t already, and then they’ll come for me.”

I laughed. “First of all, they have no clue where we are considering I just inherited this place, and no one knows yet. Secondly, you seem to be working under some delusion that you’re important to them.”

“I am. I happen to be the only bargaining chip they have to keep the peace with my family.”

I laughed again and this time MiMi and Christina joined in. “Honey, I hate to tell ya, but the only thing you’re useful for right now is that you’ve been an incubator for that baby you’re carrying. Nothing else matters. You could stop breathing right now, and we’d just deliver the baby and throw your body in a pit somewhere.” MiMi informed her.

“My brother will come for me!”

“Is that the younger one? The bastard? Or would that be the oldest of the legitimate children?” Christina asked. Sasha refused to answer and simply narrowed her eyes at the three of us. “Allow me to clue you in. The oldest two, that includes the bastard, hate you and the youngest is dead.”

“No, he’s not!” She screamed. “He’s not dead! I just saw him before I was…” she shut her mouth quickly and thought about it.

“Mmm, not so sure now, are you, sweetie?” MiMi asked in a syrupy-sweet southern twang. “The boys took him out before any of y’all ever left Canada.”

Sasha doubled over in pain before she could form a rebuttal, and then the best thing that could have happened, did. Her water broke. I reached into my pocket, pulled out the phone, and dialed my sister.

“Ever, I promise, everything is fine,” Anna told me as soon as she answered.

“That’s great, because I might need you to keep my babies overnight.”

“What? Really? Did Deck finally come to his senses?” She sounded so excited that I almost wanted to lie to her.

“No, he didn’t. I just need a day, maybe the whole night away, to get myself together.” My eyes drifted between MiMi and Christina.”

“Aww, Ever, you shouldn’t be alone right now.”

“I promise, I’m fine. Actually, Christina is with me so if you wouldn’t mind keeping Pike too? Maybe you could call Gretchen and Sarah in as reinforcements?”

Anna laughed. “I’ll see what I can do, sister dear. And Ever, no matter what happens, don’t stop believing in him. Deck loves you. He’s just a bit of mess right now.”

“I know it, and thank you, Anna. Love you too.”

“Well, what do you know? Suddenly, we’re all free to deliver a baby.”

It took nine hours to deliver the baby. Several hours of that were just an attempt to get the lazy twat to push her own kid out. I guess she thought if she refused to do what nature intended, then we couldn’t off her. She finally started cooperating when MiMi pulled her 9mm out and put it up