Chapter 41. - Labor Pains -

Months Later: Sally was in their apartment getting ready for her baby shower. Sally's sides were bulging outwards and her undercarriage was almost scraping the ground. She was in the bedroom drying herself off when she heard Lightning come home. Lightning drove into the bedroom and was surprised to find his wife naked.

"You know you're twice as beautiful as yesterday." Lightning said as he pulled out a bouquet of flowers "I found these alongside the road. I decided to pick them up for you."

"Really… Alongside the road?" Sally questioned playfully, seeing the price tag "That wouldn't be the florist shop that just opened up?"

Lightning smiled meekly, then he reached out and pulled her to him, kissing her passionately. One of Sally's enlarged breasts brushed on Lightning's side.

"Your knockers are huge!" Lightning playfully said "They have doubled in size… along with your belly."

He started to play with them.

"You like my big boobies don't you?" Sally asked "Please be gentle with them, they're a little sore today."

"I'll be gentle." Lightning said reaching under her "How about I play with this?"

Lightning rubbed her clitoris and Sally's rear tires nearly collapsed under her.

"Light! stop!" Sally scolded "You know I'm too pregnant to screw around."

"Who said anything about fucking?" Lightning said "Besides, I owe you a blow job."

"Oh really?" Sally asked "Since when?"

"The night of the tropical storm. Remember, we were still in Mexico." Lightning hinted as Sally laughed "I said I owed you one… I'm paying you back, right now."

Lightning felt a primordial instinct take hold of him as he watched his wife shoot him a seductive grin. He pushed Sally back on the bed and somehow managed to flip her on to her roof. Sally spread her rear tires for him. Lightning ringed her opening with kisses and then deftly started flicking his tongue at the center of her clitoris. Sally arched her roof against the mattress, pleading for Lightning's ever-sweet touches on her as his mouth simulated the delicate metal between her rear wheels. Lightning knew that his heart was right: no girl could match Sally by a thousand miles. He could feel her gentleness and sensuality at its truest form. He licked her opening softly, mischievously. He resisted the desire to play with Sally's breasts, knowing that they were sore and only focused on her lower parts. Sally felt her climax coming. Her rear axle gyrated as he continued to lick, kiss and suck her opening. The soft, silver metal was absolutely slick with oily, lubricating fluid, and Lightning lapped it up hungrily.

"Oooh... Lightning!" Sally said in a long, keening whine "Don't stop!"

Lightning could tell that Sally was close to climaxing. Showing no mercy, Lightning drove his tongue deep into her. Sally's entire frame exploded into a massive orgasm.

"There we're even." Lightning said playfully "Are you alright?"

Several smaller mini-climaxes hit a shivering Sally; her eyes were unfocused, half-closed from passion and pleasure.

"Yeah, I'm more than alright!" Sally said "That felt wonderful, I've missed that."

Lightning helped Sally to her tires.

"I thought you liked being pregnant?" Lightning asked "You've been happier than ever."

"I've enjoyed being pregnant, but I'm done. I'm more than ready to have the baby." Sally explained "I'm tired... I hurt... I think I've got bruises from being kicked."

Sometimes the baby kicked one of its rims, kicking Sally when she least expected it. The last few times Sally was kicked, it nearly brought her to tears. Lightning caressed her sides gently.

"What color do you think the baby will be?" Sally asked "It's been driving me crazy trying to guess."

"Well, white at first." Lightning said "But then I hope she turns a pretty blue, just like her beautiful mother."

"Or maybe she/he be red just like the sexy daddy." Sally said, looking lovingly at him "Or a combination of our colors. *Lightning sighed with contentment.* The baby is kicking, feel."

Lightning placed his tire on Sally's side.

"Not hard this time." Lightning smiled as he felt thumps against his tire "You only have a week to go. Hopefully, everything settles down after that."

Two weeks later:

Sally was spending the day at Flo's, she was to gravid to do anything else. Sylvester, Hunter and Charlie had come for a visit. Sally noticed that hunter's sides were bulging out a little.

"Hunter, can I ask you a question?" Sally asked "Are you pregnant?"

"Yes I am." Hunter said proudly "With twins!"

Sally looked at her brother.

"Yep it's true. I've seen the ultrasound. There's definitely two hoods!" Sly said "It's the one thing I've done before you."

"You're not that big." Sally said "How far a long are you?"

"Only three months." Hunter said "I'm due right before college starts up for the fall semester. I'm going to take a leave of absence because I'm going to have my tires full."

"Charlie is going to be two and a half years old and will be spending part of his day at a daycare." Sly said "We have explained to him that he is getting brothers or sisters. He seems to be excited about that."

"I'm bored." Charlie said "Daddy, can I play in the sand?"

"Yes, just stay where I can see you." Sly said "And don't talk to any strange cars."

Charlie loved there was sand everywhere. He backed up a little and took a flying leap into what he thought was a soft pile. But the pile of sand was not soft; it was hard as the pavement. Charlie hit bumper first. He let out a squeal of pain and then started crying. Hunter went over to him and saw that he had split his bumper open.

"Darling, do you have your medical kit with you?" Hunter asked "Charlie has split his bumper open."

"Yes, I do." Sly said and rolled over to where Charlie was "Oh, Charlie… Charlie… Charlie, what are we going to do with you? *He pulled out some medical gauze and held it to the cut.* This is the third time this week you've hurt yourself."

Charlie continued to cry. Flo saw what happened and she brought out some ice wrapped in a soft towel.

"Thanks Flo." Sly said "Do you have some water so we can rinse the cut out?"

"Absolutely." Flo said as she went to the café and brought out a bottle of water "He's going to have a fat bumper."

"Well, it will go nicely with the scratches on his side." Hunter said as Flo saw a few minor scrapes on Charlie's side. "He hurt himself at the playground the other day."

Sly gently rinsed the sand off the wound.

"There." Sly said as Charlie whimpered "You're not bleeding anymore… the ice should help."

He then put Charlie into his carrier and held the ice to his bumper. At first Charlie pulled away, but once he figured out that the 'cold stuff' made the pain go away, he kept his bumper on it.

"Momma can I have a drink?" Charlie asked "I'm thirsty."

Hunter gave him the bottle of water, but with a swollen bumper, it made it impossible for him to get a drink. Flo handed Hunter a straw. Hunter put the straw in the bottle. Charlie was so thirsty, he drank all the water left in the bottle.

Now that Charlie's crisis was over:

"Is childbirth really as painful as they say it is?" Sally asked "I'm not sure if I really want to know."

"Honey, I'm not going to lie to you, it hurts." Flo said "I'll put it this way; try pulling your lips over your hood. *All of the ladies laughed.* Oh yeah, you're laughing now but, you won't be laughing when Zoë has you on a lift talking about 'push'. Having a baby hurts honey, but in the end, it was worth it."

Even though Doc has been Sally's doctor since she came to town, he felt that Zoë could give Sally better prenatal care. Besides Zoë specializes in first time pregnancies. So it was decided that she would take over Sally's care while she was pregnant.

"Flo, what do you want our baby to be?" Sally asked "You and Ramone are going to be their god parents."

"As long as the baby is healthy, I don't care." Flo responded "What does Lightning want?"

"It depends on his mood when you ask him." Sally said "Sometimes he wants a girl and the next time you ask him; he wants a boy."

"Speaking of Lightning, where is the proud papa?" Flo asked "Out practicing with Doc?"

"No, he's on the phone with his parents discussing 'family business'." Sally said "I think it has something to do with Brody."

Lightning pulled up to the small group with a somber face.

"I have just gotten off the phone with my father. As you all know Brody is standing trial. Dad just called me… Brody has been convicted on all charges." Lightning said "The judge gave him all fifteen years the district attorney was asking for."

A few tears spilled from Lightning's eyes.

"I'm really sorry Sweetheart. Brody has had more than enough chances to straighten his life out." Sally said as she caressed his fender "Look at it this way. Prison might just be what Brody needs to get his life back on track."

"I can only hope." Lightning said "But I'm not going to hold my breath."

Two days later, Flo's Café: Sally was now overdue by a week. Lightning had become hyper-aware of her every action and reaction. He felt helpless, it bothered him to see hurt in Sally's face. He knew she was almost constantly in pain.

"Lightning hasn't touched me in weeks and I'm not talking about sex, I just miss the gentle contact we normally have." Sally complained "Right now, we don't even sleep in the same bed, he sleeps in the bed in the nursery."

"Oh, Honey, Lightning loves you enough to make sure you are comfortable, under the circumstances." Flo said "It will all go back to normal when you have the baby."

"But Flo, every time the baby kicks or I have a cramp, Lightning thinks I'm in labor and he wants to race me to the hospital." Sally said "It's starting to drive me nuts."

"Then distract him." Flo said "Have you picked out a name yet?"

"No, we are going to wait and see what the baby looks like before we pick a name." Sally said "I have a few in mind."

Sally was brought out of her musing by a dull pain.

"Sally are you ok?" Hunter asked, noticing the slight change in Sally "You act like somethings wrong."

"I'm fine, it's just a pain." Sally said "It's not that painful, it feels like a cramp."

Sally wasn't sure what to make of it because she had already gone to the hospital twice, each time it turned out to be a false alarm. Flo told Sally false alarms were to be expected, most moms-to-be have them. But Sally was in no mood to lie around doing nothing for several hours before being told, 'You can go home, it's a false alarm.' But Sally was overdue, very common in first time pregnancies. Zoë had told Sally if she didn't begin labor naturally by Monday morning. She would have to come in and be induced. Flo said that being induced was painful all by itself, she had it done to deliver her daughter. It was a series of injections right into the cervix and birth canal. Sally felt another cramp and it wasn't as strong as the first. She decided to head to the ladies' bathroom to check herself, but as soon as Sally moved, a gush of water came out of her. Sally glanced at the floor under her tires, dismayed to find she was standing in a pool of what looked like water with some tinges of oil. All Sally knew, it came out of an intimate area of her body and that's when it hit her, did she just uncontrollably pee on herself? Sally didn't know what was going on. Hunter and Flo on the other hand knew exactly what was up. They drove to Sally who just was standing there, trembling.

"What just happened to me?" Sally cried "Please tell me I didn't just pee on myself!"

"Your water broke!" Hunter said "Come on, you need to get to the hospital."

Sally started to say something about the mess she made.

"Sally!" Hunter said "You're going into labor."

"Don't worry about this mess." Flo said "I'll clean it up, get your rear fender to the hospital."

Hunter escorted Sally to the hospital. As Sally cruised, she was surprisingly calm and collected. Hunter stayed with her, but she called Sly to tell him what was going on. Sally was admitted to the hospital and taken to the maternity ward.

"I'll call Lightning for you." Hunter said "I'm sure he'll be a basket case by the time he gets here."

Sally felt pressure building up in the lower region of her undercarriage.

"Hunter, I hate to ask, but please stay with me during the delivery, please!" Sally begged "You know that Mom and Dad are on a business trip. I'm scared and I really need you!"

"OK, but Lightning needs to be here too." Hunter said "A father should witness the birth of his child."

"Yes, he wants to be here." Sally said "But I still need you… please!"

"I'll stay here." Hunter said as Sally was visibly relieved "I'll do what I can."

Zoë rolled into the room.

"Well I read the admitting report, your water broke at the café?" Zoe asked, Sally nodded "That's very good news! I was hoping that you'll go into labor on your own. I need you to get on the lift so I can examine you."

"I thought that Isabelle, the midwife, was going to do my delivery?" Sally asked "Is there something wrong?

"No." Zoë said "Two reasons, first Isabelle is already attending to two other women. Second, you're a first-time mother that is overdue. You might have complications."

Sally kept her serenity as she parked on the hydraulic lift. Zoë flipped the switch to lift the table up. There was a very prominent bulge by the entrance of the birth canal, an indication that the baby's hood was pushing against it.

"Well, yes, you are ready girlfriend. If all goes well, which I'm sure it will, we'll have a little racecar shortly." Zoë said "Has Lightning been called?"

"Yes." Sally said "He's on his way now, I can guarantee he's totally freaking out."

Just then, Lightning raced in with a panicked look on his face.

"Relax Lightning! Sally is only in the first stage of labor." Zoe calmly said "It'll be a while before the baby arrives."

COMMENTS:

Guest 2-

Nice to go home without the same dramas of Cancun airport. You miss that spot that tickles your happiness and say 'Take me back to Cancun' but then you have all the time ahead of you.- I've had vacations like that. They were so wonderful, you didn't want to go home.

OK certain examinations are unpleasant but then what can you do. Hooray! About time that Doc put that engagement rim on Sophia.- I'm, planning a small little pice at the end of the story. don't ask, I've only started on it.

Doc better take that sex restrictor off otherwise he'll get struck by Lightning again if you know what I mean. Remember the last time he got in between Lightning and Sally.- That won't make any diffence. Doc's rule still stands.

One side of Doc isn't happy given how distracting pregnancy can be but then he's happy 99% for Lightning and Sally. Doc should be a Godfather to Lightning and Sally's kiddy. - Actually. I gave that title to Flo and Ramone. Doc's role is that of serrate grandfather.

I can see how Lightning feels. It's sooner than he expected but he knows he can do it. Remember there's Wheel Well for Lightning and Sally to take a little break so they're not too far away- With having a newborn, Lightning and Sally are going to busy for a while. Another vacation is out the question.

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Please read and review! I need criticism and encouragements! Rated M for language and sex.