Reflected Back At You
Chapter 40
'Ohana' means family and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."
Lucas watched with a smile on his face as his sons explored and took in Keith's auto body shop. He recently decided to re open it. Everything he knew about cars was from Keith. He was surprised at how much nothing had changed. The structure was overflowing with memories he had shared. With his beloved uncle. He loved writing his books. And had created a comfortable stream of income because of it. Which is why him debating with himself about moving on from being a writer to run the auto body shop felt so misplaced. But he couldn't imagine selling it and seeing anyone else running or turning it into something else.
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Brooke took a couple deep breaths. Writing down in her journal. How many kicks she had experienced since she woke up and went to the store for work. Her last day.
She was now starting maternity leave. Which would last for 12 weeks. Brooke was now 32 weeks into her pregnancy.
Shortness of breath. Lower back pain. Were along additional symptoms.
Both her and Lucas were reading up on baby care. It had been 13 years since they had to take care of a baby. So they needed to refresh themseves with the needed information required to care for their babygirl.
Brooke was going to have an unmedicated birth. And after some research done on his own. Lucas agreed to take part in the orgasmic birth.
There will be a doula nearby to help with labor and contractions.
Now that this was the plan and they had a room picked out at a birthing center in town.
The doula picked out by Brooke and Lucas. Was a woman who had had given birth to multiple children in natural ways.
Brooke finished decorating the nursery. A combination of pink. Purple. Green. Everything warm safe comfortable. Adding a purple monkey to the crib.
"My goal is to make this birth experience as calm and peaceful as possible. I'm a small part in the process."
"It will be all about you. Lucas. And the baby making it through this. If anything this day willl bring Lucas and you closer then you;ve ever been." Nadia explained. Seated across from Brooke as they had lunch.
"It was my idea to do this. But i have to admit. I'm nervous and feeling insecure. About Lucas seeing me like that. Exposed. In pain. My body."
"Then there's afterwards. It will take a few weeks to heal. But what if when the time comes to get back to normal. Lucas isn't attracted to me or how body looks. I've always been curvy yet. You can't exactly unsee you're wife giving birth." Brooke admitted.