Three months later, Reyna woke up facing her husband and smiled. She felt a hard kick in her stomach and looked down at it. Being nine months pregnant, her stomach was much bigger, but she knew that it wouldn't be for much longer.
She scooted closer to her husband and lightly pecked him on the cheek, and his eyes opened slowly. He smiled at her and said, "Hey."
"Hey," she responded. Reyna yelped in surprise as he grabbed her and pulled her in so he could proceed to attack her with kisses.
She laughed as he kissed her stomach and said, "Any day now, huh?"
"Yep," she said, rubbing her stomach.
"You ready to come out and greet me little man?"
"Who said we'll have a boy? I wouldn't mind if we have a little baby girl."
"I guess you're right, but it's still fun to joke about."
"We should probably start considering names, huh?"
"How about you think of a name for a girl and I'll think of one for a boy?"
"Do you have any ideas?"
"I kind of want to name the baby after my dad. He died around 3AE. Can we name our boy after him?"
"Sure. What was his name?"
"Robert."
"I kind of like that."
"What about you? Got any girl names in mind?"
"Not really."
"Why don't we name her after your mother?"
"Um...that's not the best idea. My mother's name wasn't that great." Reyna knew that so few people on Sera are named Myrrah and it was basically outlawed to have a child with the name that was synonymous with the almost complete annihilation of the human race. She also had never told her husband her darkest secret and would rather he not find out this way.
"Alright, so we're not naming her after your mother," Diaz said, snapping Reyna out of her head. "Do you have any other ideas?"
"I'll have to think for a bit about it. But I think we should get up. You and I have a few town meetings to sit through."
Diaz kissed her one more time on the lips before getting up out of bed.
Reyna struggled to do the same, but insisted she didn't need help. Once out of bed, he kissed her again and handed her a light green long sleeve that one of the mothers of the village had given her.
Reyna smiled at the shirt, since it was one of the few that wasn't an obnoxiously bright color and actually went with her boots pretty well, but that was no longer an issue due to her swollen feet. Reyna had been reduced to wearing slippers and sandals and missed her boots greatly.
Diaz kissed her one final time before heading out off the room, leaving Reyna alone with her thoughts and the baby in her stomach.
Reyna was sitting in a chair next to her husband, bored out of her mind. These weekly meetings, while incredibly necessary, were also incredibly boring. Reyna knew that as the leader's wife she had to go, but that didn't make the experience any more enjoyable.
She felt another powerful kick and actually flinched in pain, causing Diaz to stop talking. He immediately was next to her and asked, "Are you alright?"
Reyna nodded and said, "Go ahead and continue."
As Diaz walked away, Reyna felt another kick and knew it was something more this time. She didn't want to interrupt the meeting so she landed over and whispered quietly to her stomach, "Can't you wait a few more hours?"
Once her first contraction settled down, she sighed in relief. Only about one minute later, however, another one started and Reyna realized she wasn't going to make it through the meeting.
She slowly got up and walked over to the podium that Diaz was behind. She leaned over and whispered quietly, "Honey, I'm going back to our room. I'm not feeling too great."
"Are you alright?" he asked, not hiding the panic he felt.
"I'm fine-" Reyna said, her words being cut off by yet another contraction.
"Are you having contractions?" he asked.
"I'm telling you, I'm fine…" This time she trailed off as she felt liquid trickling down her legs. "Uh oh," she said, now grasping her stomach in pain.
"Oscar, quick, help me carry her into the infirmary!"
Oscar got up from his seat just behind the podium and they both picked up Reyna, with Oscar holding her legs and Diaz holding her head. "I love you," Diaz said, tears welling in his eyes and dripping onto her face.
Reyna nodded and wiped her own tears away as she flinched at the feeling of yet another contraction.
Oscar and Diaz jogged towards the infirmary and placed Reyna gently down on a cot. "Are any of our people doctors?" Diaz asked.
"Get real Kid," Oscar said. "All remaining doctors are either medics or still with the COG. We're on our own here."
"I don't know how to deliver a baby!"
"Stop shouting and help me!" Reyna yelled, starting her lamaze breathing. "Go get one of women who already did this!"
Oscar nodded and ran out of the room while Diaz held out his hand for Reyna to hold. She didn't hesitate and held it so tight he felt like his bones were being crushed.
About two minutes later, Oscar returned with two people that Reyna assumed were husband and wife.
"You're going to be alright Sweetheart," the wife said, smiling. "Trust me, I've done this three times."
"It hurts," Reyna complained, feeling a much stronger contraction than the last ones.
"I know Sweetie, but you're going to have to start pushing now."
Reyna obeyed and pushed, out of breath when she was done. "Come on Sweetie, just a few more," the woman said in encouraging words.
"Diaz, I can't do this," Reyna said, voice full of fear and dread.
"Come on Reyna," Diaz said. "You're the strongest woman I know. You managed to hide from those Locust on Azura to save your life. You can do this."
Reyna was sweating now from the pain and yelled, her voice laced with swear words. "Just a couple more," the woman said, propping Reyna up to a better position.
Reyna shouted one more time, her words all blurring together into a scream.
Once she was done screaming, there was a new voice added to the confusion of the infirmary room.
Reyna smiled down at the bundle of blankets in her arms. Diaz had an arm around her shoulder and had a smile almost too big for his face. "Our daughter," he said, hugging his wife.
The baby girl already had a head full of black hair like Diaz's and skin in a similar shade to Reyna's. The infant's eyes opened and revealed them to be light blue, unlike her mother but exactly like her father.
The baby looked up at her parents with wide eyes and Reyna smiled at her. "Do you have a name in mind?" Diaz asked.
"I was thinking...Kait," Reyna said, smiling at her daughter and husband.
"Kait…" Diaz said, thinking. "I love it."
Oscar then walked into the room and smiled at the couple. "Alright, where's my nephew? He's gonna learn some of the finer things in life from his Uncle Oscar."
"Actually Oscar, it's a girl," Diaz said, gesturing to his wide eyed daughter.
"A girl!" Oscar exclaimed, hugging his brother. "Fantastic! Where is she?"
Diaz gestured to Reyna, who was still in the bed holding her newborn daughter. "Do you want to hold her?" Reyna asked her husband.
Diaz looked at her questioningly until she smiled at him. He hesitantly took his daughter in his arms and she let out a tiny yawn. Oscar leaned over his brother's shoulder and smiled at his niece, waving his fingers in her face.
Kait looked up at the two strange men and wriggled a bit in her father's arms. The one holding her was okay, but the second man looked scary and his fingers that were being waved in her face smelled funny.
Kait started to cry and Diaz looked at his wife, panicked. Reyna shrugged and Diaz started to bounce Kait lightly in an attempt to soothe her.
"Shh, shh, shh," Diaz shushed. "You're okay. It's alright. Daddy's here."
As Kait started to just lightly whimper, Diaz whispered to her, "I promise Kait, I will never leave you. Daddy will always be here for you, okay? I promise."
As Kait finally calmed down, she fell asleep in her father's arms. Reyna looked at the scene and smiled happily. Her husband was smiling down at their newborn daughter, with her brother in law watching closely.
For once since the Hollows had been destroyed, everything was perfect for Reyna. Absolutely perfect.
Dawww. This chapter was going to be longer but I couldn't really find a way to extend it without it being annoying.