Chapter Twenty Seven
The following morning Jamie took Eddie out to her favorite restaurant for breakfast
"Mint and chocolate chip candy in pancakes...another Montana tradition. We have to make sure we don't let the kids find this place, we need this to be our secret hiding place."
"Okay we can find something else with the kids, have our own special thing with them," Jamie smiled.
"Our sundae swaps..." Eddie laughed. "But right now, Max just takes his back, he's on that strawberry kick. You know your father text me earlier asking where he can by strawberry milk, apparently our son refused to eat his breakfast without strawberry milk on the rice krispies. He's got your Dad good."
Eddie laughed "he really is a big softie my dad and he loves max so much. We should take him for strawberry ice cream when the baby comes."
"We'll have our sundae party the day after the baby is born," Eddie replied. "Oh, you have whipped cream..." She leaned over and kissed it off his upper lip.
"Of course, I do I always keep it." Jamie smiled leaning in to kiss her back.
Jamie smirked taking her hands in his letting their lips linger a minute. "That sounds good," he intertwined their hands
"Let's take a ride to see the herbalist before we go home, I'm sure she knows someone that can help when the time comes. We need to buy the tub too for the water birth, I think it takes at least a month to get."
"We should get that now then just in case, so we don't have to worry about it as the time gets closer." Jamie suggested. "We'll stop after breakfast."
"We'll call the place and set that up...let's get the check, it's cloudy and she might close up the stand."
"Okay Eddie let's do that shell keep it open if we call." Jamie agreed with her
"We can't, she has no phone out there...let's just go. Come on slow poke!"
Shaking his head Jamie took Eddie's hand in his walking out with her. "I'm right here."
They took the rental to the roadside stand and sure enough the old lady was there. "Hey, Eddie, smiled. "We're back. "
"Hello, how's your father's knees?" she asked. Eddie shook her head, "We don't know we spent some time at the chalet. We needed to ask you about an assist for the baby's birth in three months. We need to find a good local midwife and thought you might know someone."
"Sure, I can do that already have a few whose names I can write down for you," she offered a smile at them both.
Eddie shook her head, then saw at the top of the list was the lady's own name. "You...you'd deliver my baby?" Eddie was at ease with this. "Well me and my young apprentice, if you like, here are the particulars." Eddie was on cloud nine!
When Eddie and Jamie got back home, they couldn't find Frank or the kids. They heard noise in their yard, April's lite giggle. Holding hands the two walked through stopping by the back door watching Frank playing with April and Max.
He was busy making them a new swing set as they helped by bringing him pieces and tools. "Look Eddie..." Jamie smiled.
"We have to get a picture of this," Eddie said reaching to take her phone out snapping a picture. Max and April we're carrying the pole for the top, they were so cute it was three times their size.
None of them noticed Eddie and Jamie standing there watching all busy helping put the swing together.
They finally heard Eddie's laughter Max toppled over and bounced on the ground he got up then turned to them "Hey you guys, having fun with Grandpa..." Eddie smiled at the kids then Frank.
"Grandpa make swings for us" April said then started patting Eddie's belly. "Where is it?"
Eddie smiled carefully giving her a hug. "Still growing honey and I see Grandpa is making you a swing. You and max are being very good helpers."
"No, no...Baby there...where tools for him come out please?" April pressed and Max shook his head. Girls were silly. God made the baby come out.
"It will come out soon honey, babies need time to grow. It's still growing. Are you excited about becoming a big sister?" Eddie asked.
April nodded but was frustrated. That wasn't the answer she wanted.
It was only a few more days until Disney. Jamie, Eddie and Frank spent that night together going over what they wanted to do with the kids while there. "Character breakfast is a must," Eddie insisted. "And Dumbo. I think they are tall enough."
"Look here's a kid teacup ride they can go on that they're tall enough for and it doesn't go fast. We can go on with them too," Jamie showed Eddie.
"Well, I'm benched for rides this trip," Eddie replied covering her belly
Jamie smiled "I'll find a ride for all of us to go on. We can ask someone to take pictures. They would love Sea World too."
"Dad anything you would particularly like?"
"I'm very easy to please so sea world is nice. Jamie your mom also liked the parade at night."
"Yes the light parade!" Jamie smiled. "Yes..."
Frank turned to Eddie "we went to Disney when the kids were little and Mary's eyes lit up at the parade with all the fireworks and music."
"Max will love the music," Eddie smiled. "And April will want to know how all this works."
Jamie laughed "I remember being so little dad had to put me up on his shoulders so I could see. The kids would love it."
Eddie smiled, "Then let's do this...let's do this..."
Jamie made a note looking back at the catalog. "We are and take a lot of pictures. Dad do you have all the medicine you need?"
"Yes that lady packed up a case of those herbs for me... in fact I'm going to soak and put that gel on now..."
They watched him leave the room smiling. "So are you excited Eddie? "
"Yes," Eddie smiled. "Oh yes..." This is going to be so much fun.
Smiling Jamie took her hand giving it a kiss. "I love you. This is going to be fun."
They headed up to bed and sat thinking of all their future plans. "I'm so glad the baby is going to be born here."
"Me too no place better then right at home..." Jamie kissed her forehead lightly wrapping his arms around Eddie. Slowly, Jamie began to kiss and caress her. His hands combed over her body, dipping under her nightie and between the valley of her breasts. Eddie captured Jamie's mouth, inhaling his heady scent with a smile. Slowly, they escalated the affection, and bit by bit, they began to peel away the layer of clothing. He was just about to remove her nightie when they heard it. Little feet on the floor heading for their room.
"Did you remember to lock the door?" Eddie and Jamie asked simultaneously as the received their answer.
April in their doorway looking at their figures. "Hey what's the matter how come your up," Jamie asked softly, fighting back laughter.
April reached up and tried to climb on the bed. "How does the baby come out?
Jamie looked at Eddie over their daughter's head giving her a smirk and shake of his head. "Um."
Eddie sighed..."Did that keep you up little one?"
"Yes mommy I ask Grandpa but he didn't know. I can't sleep now," April told her.
Jamie laughed thinking thanks a lot dad... Eddie held April tight. "Mommies have a very special place where the baby comes out. When it's time for the baby to come out, mommy's tummy will start to squeeze a little bit so that he starts to move out. The doctor helps guide the baby out and wraps him up all nice and warm in a blanket and Mommy and Daddy give him his first hug..."
"Then April can give big hugs and kisses," April rounded her eyes hopefully. "April want to see him," she put a hand on Eddie's tummy rubbing it. "Come out."
"Oh yes, you can give big hugs too," Jamie replied. "He can't come out yet, he's still too little. He has to grow more inside Mommy then when he is the right size, her tummy will squeeze and help him out." Jamie kissed her head.
Sighing April laid her head on Eddie's stomach giving it a kiss. "Grow so you can come out and April can give you big hugs and kisses. I love you."
Eddie's eyes teared up at April...she was sleepy now that her little mind was satisfied. Jamie put his arms around both his girls kissing Eddie's head gently smiling, eyes teary too.
April curled by Eddie head and hands resting on her stomach closing her eyes. Jamie sighed, let her fall asleep in her mother's embrace, and then returned her to her bed.
They had two more days in Montana, most of that was spent taking care of business. They enrolled the children in pre-school and Eddie began to search for a music teacher for Max.
"He's not going to flourish here like he would in New York, that's for sure," Eddie sighed. "He's more talented and advanced the most of the teachers we saw today."
She dropped on the couch in frustration.
Jamie sank down next to Eddie and rubbed her leg. "We'll find him a good teacher, maybe we have to go into Billings for a teacher, money is no object, and we know that. Don't worry we'll get the best for our all of our kids."
Eddie heard Max playing on the piano keys in the next room. Frank was in the kitchen doing letters with April. "There has to be a good piano teacher in this entire state…"
"Don't worry about it now, we'll find him one. Tomorrow we are leaving for Florida, why don't you rest up a bit and we'll get them packed?"
Eddie nodded, "Can I have a cup of that hibiscus tea that you got for me?" Eddie put her legs up on the ottoman, her feet were swelling up a bit and was so tired. Still, they had a fabulous family event coming up and Eddie was just so excited.
April came over and sat by her mother. She put her feet up and patted Eddie's belly. "Hi, brother…is April. I count to ten with Grandpa…' She talked a blue streak to Eddie's belly while Max played every song he heard on the TV out of the grand piano in the den. Eddie shut her eyes, this was what it felt like to truly be at home.
Jamie held Eddie tight their last night in Montana before Florida, his hands massaging the small of her back. "Right there?" he asked feeling the pull and the tension.
"Yeah, oh, and down my side," Eddie replied. "There, yes, that's it!"
He smiled, he loved these gentle, intimate times with his wife when the kids were in bed and the sun was down. He dropped a kiss on her shoulder and kept rubbing the spots the baby was making sore. He missed out on this part with Max and April, and he cherished it all, even these little tough parts.
He finished the rub and rolled her over in his arms. "You are glowing, you are so beautiful…"
She laughed, "Even when I ask you to rub my butt?"
"Even then, you still have a great butt," he replied and traced her lips with his finger before going in for the kiss. His lips massaged her and his hands cupped her bottom to pull them closer together. It was getting a little more difficult logistically to be intimate but as a team, they found a way to do it.
Lying together in their bed, his hand melted her nightie off and his lips found her breasts, he kissed his way down her and laid his head on her belly for the longest time.
"Hmm Jamie I'm so glad to have you here with me through this..." Eddie smiled down at him eyes twinkling accordingly.
She ran her hands down his back and held his head to her. Their son kicked between them and Jamie smiled. Eddie's body had changed as her pregnancy progressed. It only made her more beautiful.
"I'm glad I am too Eddie. You look incredible with our baby..." Jamie' met her eyes his own twinkling.
Eddie tugged Jamie a bit until he was flush over her and against her. She wanted him so badly...she needed him, her body ached for him. "Please...we both need it, we need each other Jamie...please..." Her body and her eyes begged.
Jamie obliged her running a hand through her blond hair.
She lifted her hips, there was no need for extended foreplay tonight, their bodies already were prepared for each other. He pressed down towards her...to seal their love, their fate...She arched up to him, their bodies fitting together like lock and key.
"Say bye bye to Montana," Max told April as Eddie and Jamie sat in the plane holding them tight. "We're going to see Mickey Mouse!" Max had fallen in love with Mickey Mouse reading a story book called Mickey Gets a Kitten.
Max turned out the window waving to no one in particular "Bye bye." April too waved out the window smiling excitedly