Chapter 39: CORD

I looked around at all of them, at my brothers and the way they were trying to soothe their women's fears, thinking of how drastically our lives had changed in such a short space of time. Especially us men, we were damn near domesticated.

It helped to calm me down some as I looked at Ty rubbing Vicki's tummy as he whispered in her ear, or the way Lo and Con were comforting their women. Zak had the baby on his hip and was soothing Nessa with his other hand as she looked ready to go to battle.

Lo motioned to me with his head and he and the others moved out of the kitchen headed for the backyard. I walked over to her chair. Someone had wrapped a blanket around her shoulders to help with the shakes. Taking her little face in my hands I studied her eyes; shock, but nothing we can't handle.

I whispered words of comfort in her ear until I was sure she was going to be okay. "I'm right outside if you need me Gem. All you have to do if you get scared is call out and I'll be right here." I