Title: Enemies Unexpected

Author: virkatjol

Rating: NC-17 (most chapters PG-PG-13)

Summary: A very pregnant Kahlan must deal with an unexpected issue.

Disclaimer: I don't own them, I wish I did.

A/N: Considering that I write mostly smut with a tad bit of plot writing this took a lot less time than I expected. Thanks so much to pickgems for BETA'ing. You are my lifesaver, and you taste like cherries. I mean wut? Also thanks to the TB Girls for reading as I went and 'oohing' and 'ahhing' in all the right places. Also for giving me immediate feedback and just for being you! I love you all!

Chapter 1

The constant shifting of the mattress accompanied by painful sounding groans woke him up. Neither of them had been sleeping well as of late, despite the utter silence that the cabin hidden in the woods surrounding Hartland provided. Their house was peaceful and the tempo of their life there had slowed considerably.

After sealing the rift with the Stone of Tears, Richard and Kahlan had made their way back to Aydindril. They'd been married, almost immediately, and he'd made her his in her large, soft, warm bed. They'd stayed there for days, forgoing the traditional honeymoon. They'd traveled enough and only wanted to be together, in one place. They only answered the door to get food and sometimes to shoo Zedd and Cara off, telling them that they world could wait for them, just this once.

It was the best week of his life.

He turned over to face his wife, the source of the movement and the noise.

"Kahlan?" His hand reached out and touched her arm; she was faced away from him, her naked skin almost all under cover except for her shoulder. "What hurts? Let me help you."

"My back, it's killing me." Kahlan moaned as he scooted closer to her and started digging into her lower back with his thumbs. "Oh, spirits, that feels so good. Don't ever stop."

Richard leaned in and kissed the shoulder that his hand had abandoned. His palms would smooth over either side of her spine, following the massaging action of his thumbs. He used his heels of his hands, pushing away from her spine, trying to loosen all the knots he was finding on her back.

"It won't be much longer, at least." He grinned at the thought. He couldn't wait to meet his daughter.

"I don't know if I want to do this again, Richard. It wasn't fun at all, except for those few months in the middle when I was insatiable with wanting for you." She gasped as his hands moved down further, massaging the top of her ass.

"I thought that you were going to kill me."

Both of them chuckled at how worn out he'd been. They'd moved to the woods after she'd been able to set Dennee up to contact her if anything was needed. They'd wanted to be alone for a while; both of them were aware of how selfish it sounded, but neither of them cared. Saving the world, twice, had earned them a vacation. When they'd discovered that Kahlan was pregnant, they'd waited out the morning sickness and then left to live in Hartland in Richard's cabin. The facilities were simple, but they didn't require anything fancy. They just wanted each other.

"You survived, quiet admirably, in my opinion." She moved the blankets off her body so she could look down at her giant belly while her hands rubbed circles over the skin covering their child. "Look at how huge I am..."

"You're beautiful."

He was so quick with the compliment, but his voice always sounded sincere. She couldn't see what he did when she looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was rounder and her ankles were swollen and the bulge of her stomach made her feel fat and unattractive. Her breasts were larger, and she knew that he liked that. Every time she'd complain about not looking as pretty as she used to, he'd be quick to offer the opposite opinion. She knew he wasn't lying- she could see it in his eyes and it would make her smile and blush like she used to when they first made love.

"One more month..." She turned her head to look back at him, "We meet our daughter in a month."

"I can't wait." He watched her hands moving over the flesh of her stomach. The constant glow that she gave off in her pregnant state made him hard for her all the time. "I know what will make you feel better."

"Your hands are already making me relax."

"My mouth can try to help next." He heard her groan at the innuendo in the suggestion.

She always was able to sleep after a good orgasm, at least for a few hours.

His hands stilled for a minute as he leaned over her to kiss her lips. Despite the awkward angle, their mouths connected in a sweet kiss. Richard pulled back and smiled at her. He placed a palm on her belly and pulled her to lie on her back. His mouth recaptured hers and his tongue entered the kiss. Slowly, he built the heat up in the encounter.

He moved down her jaw, to her ear, murmuring words of love before continuing down the column of her neck. His tongue would flick out and offer a lick in between kisses, and when he reached the base, he sucked on her skin, stopping before leaving a mark. His lips followed her clavicle to her shoulder before heading south to her breasts.

The heavy globes had increased in size and weight over the past 8 months. They barely fit in his hands now, but he loved to try. He kneeled next to her so that he could use both hands with his mouth. Reaching out, he cupped a breast in each hand, flicking his thumbs over her nipples, watching as they hardened under his touch. They were almost always erect now; his hands made them pucker with arousal. Small droplets of milk bubbled up as he teased the tips of her breasts. His mouth hovered over her and he started delicately licking away the liquid.

She gazed at him, watching his tongue tease her nipples. Her hips jerked up, begging for his attention. She could feel the wetness pooling between her legs and she squeezed them together to try to ease the sweet ache that was there. The view of his lips encircling the taut peak made her moan and she saw the milk slowly leaking out of the opposite nipple. Richard noticed too. He moved his head to the second breast and cleaned all over her areola, not leaving a drop let on her skin.

"How does it taste?"

"You're sweet, not like cows milk really." He took the nipple between his lips again and took a long suck, dragging more liquid out. He held it in his mouth and brought his lips to hers, kissing her and letting her taste her own milk. He lingered there, his tongue playing over her teeth and gums and she savored the flavor. He took her bottom lip between his teeth and tugged it, letting it slip through as he pulled away. He pecked her lightly once more before descending down her body.

Pausing on her stomach, he danced over the baby with his lips; he spoke words of love and encouragement to their daughter as he meandered around the large bump towards her sex.

Kahlan lost sight of his head as her lowered himself between her legs, her belly covering everything except his arms and shoulders.

"You make me lose control even faster now that I can't watch what you're doing down there." She spoke the words softly as she felt the first brush of his lips over her folds. He voice was lost then all that escaped her throat was little grunts and moans of pleasure.

He was licking around her clit, never giving her the direct contact she craved to fly over the edge of orgasm. She felt his tongue pressing up and around the little nub, using a quick pressure right at the base and then traveling back down the other side, circling, never stopping. The little organ was engorged in blood and she knew that as soon as he used his mouth on the tiny head, she would fall into the abyss of pleasure.

"I want to, Richard."

"What do you want?" He chuckled and his tongue left the top of her slit and he heard her issue a protest. He plunged it into her sheath, juices coating his tongue as he pushed it in and out of her, drinking in more of her essence, enjoying the taste in his mouth. Her body was ready; it was humming with the need for release. He could feel her internal muscles gripping his tongue and pulsing around it, trying to pull him further into her body.

"Oh, spirits, I want..." She felt his breath on her clit then. He was anticipating her request, she knew that as soon as she asked he'd make it happen. His lips hovered over the tight bundle of nerves, waiting to suckle on it and send her towards ecstasy. "To come."

He placed her clit between his lips and suckled it. As his tongue teased over the tip, he entered her body with two fingers all at once. He heard her scream his name and thought, for the hundredth time, how good it was they were far away from town and other houses. Her body bucked up into his as she clamped down on his fingers. He didn't let up, continuing to tease her clit until he felt her body relax and her release coming to completion.

She sighed in sleepy relief and felt her body slackening throughout. All the tight and sore muscles were now relaxed; the endorphin high was shooting though her veins. She could feel her eyelids starting to droop. Blinking hard, she tried to force herself back into wakefulness. Richard still needed to be taken care of. She felt him first, as he kissed his way up and over her belly, their eyes connecting when he cleared the hump.

"Feeling better, baby?" He kissed her belly button and then moved up to lie beside her.

"Mmm..." She grabbed for one of his hands and squeezed it. "'S wonderful. So sleepy."

He pulled the blankets back over them and rested their hands on top of her belly. He kissed around her neck and ear, rubbing his nose in her hair and inhaling her scent. His tongue tasted the hint of salt from the slight sweat her climax had caused. He craved more of her.

"Go to sleep, Kahlan."

"But... you..." She yawned, interrupting herself.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be ok. You need your rest." He propped himself up on an elbow and kissed her forehead.

"S'alright... I love you."

Then Kahlan was fast asleep.