American Gothic

Fathers Blood Mother's Son

Lucas Buck watches with Joy and expectation Judith final four months of pregnancy.

His final plans are revealed for this baby and Judith.

The closer Judith came to having his child the harder it was for him to stay away from her. He was not prepared for the feelings and instincts having a woman caring his baby caused in him.

He always been a possessive man. Being unable to take rejection well was a good example.

He was tortured with thoughts of Gage touching her, holding her, rubbing her stomach. Kissing her expanding belly, talking to the baby growing inside her.

He dreamed of her now. He was starving for her touch, to be near her, smell her scent again. He was reduced to a peeping tom. Watching as a spectator in such an intimate event that should have been his publically.

He wanted to shout that is my child, that is my woman. He couldn't stand it every day he got up and worked and came home knowing that his woman (she would be his soon . She was not staying with that lushed up skirt chaser.) Was cooking and cleaning and sleeping with another man!

Even though that man was her husband. It had become easier on him when she became confined.

Usually women didn't take confinement anymore except in medically needy pregnancy's.

Judith pregnancy was hard on her though, so she was on bed rest, a nurse-midwife was caring for Judith (on his dime) she also kept him informed on Judith's health. She even had some pictures of Judith for him her and Merlyann watering the garden, swinging on the porch.

Judith and the nurse were enjoying each others company they had take some picturestogether before Judith had to take to her bed . When the nurse dropped them off he had copies made for himself. He paid the lab tech extra for the prints and encouraged him to keep his teeth together.

Judith was so Lovely she looked like a ripe peach, in the picture she had been laughing at Merly Ann who was sitting at her Judith side, she was smiling up at Judith.

Next picture Judith was sitting on the ground with little Merly Ann's head pressed against Judith's belly, and the next Merly Ann kissing the baby through Judith's dress.

Judith had looked so happy. She was full of the promise of women. Merly ann had been poorly after what she seen. But Judith had poured her morthers heart into MerlyAnn and you could see

MerlyAnn coming around healing, getting stronger.

People now a days were crazy over these stick-figure models, skinny-little arms, no hips, no front porch to speak of. Lucas snorted to himself, they looked like little boys ewww. Now Judith had a womanly figure not too thin or over thick and pregnancy had kicked her right into true female loveliness.

Mmm hmmm it was a good thing she wasn't his yet he wouldn't be able to leave her alone if she lived with him now. Judith wouldn't be able to walk much for other reason's. He had to put those photos a way.

Judith looking like a bona fide peach even in a photo was testing his self-control. He had the urge to run over there and have a bite!

So he was in bad shape, haunted.

Watching her grow big with his child was best and worst part of this distance between them. Lucas knew Judith loathed him but in time that would pass.

Just a few more weeks and his child would be here.

Then he would take them all home Judith, the baby and little Merly Ann.

Gage would let Judith go or else.

Getting up from his couch he went upstairs to sleep in his bed alone. Soon his house would be a home he would have Judith and his family as well.