Chapter 32

The guys made it home to their families and got them moved. David and Brie were taken straight to the safe house. David made sure that Brie had eaten and was safely tucked in to their new bed. Then, he paced. He was mad as hell. He just got shot for the cause. He was suffering for the cause. When was the agency going to start fighting for the cause? When was the agency going to make the Establishment pay for trying TWICE to kill Irian, now known as Brie? He loved her either way around it. It didn't matter what her name was. It could have been MUDD and he wouldn't have cared. But, when were his employers going to keep their end of the bargain?

Around 4:00 am, David finally decided to lay down. He needed to rest, and his wife needed him to be strong for her. She was closing in on her sixth month, end of the second trimester. She was getting weaker and still trying to do the things that she did before the tour started and before she got pregnant. He was still wondering when she was going to see that she couldn't do it all by herself? That's what he was there for, to pick up where she couldn't. She was still trying to push herself but, that's because she felt like she had to. He was still trying to convince her to stay sitting down most of the time. This pregnancy was difficult. She must be having a boy, as big as she's getting, he thought to himself as he laid down beside her. He brushed her hair from her face, kissed her cheek, then laid down next to her, wrapping his arm around her waist, his hand resting on her stomach. He felt the baby kick. She winced a little, but stayed sleeping. He finally, after so long, got to feel his child kick in its mother womb. He was so moved, he almost cried... almost.

The first family to arrive was Dan's. They arrived the following morning around 8:00 am. Maya was making so much noise that she woke Malachai and David. Brie remained soundly asleep. David had to give her a sleeping supplement to get her to sleep the night before. David went downstairs. "Danny, could you please get Maya to quiet down a little bit. I love the girl to death, but I didn't get to sleep until four this morning, and I'm tired."

"No problem, David. Do you want me and Nicole to watch Malachai so that you and Brie can sleep?" Dan said.

"If you don't mind", David said and swayed. "Brother, I'm about to fall down. I'm going back to bed."

"No problem, brother. Go get some sleep."

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Finally, around noon, Brie and David woke. Dave woke first and watched her sleep for a few minutes. He's never seen anything do beautiful. When her eyes fluttered open, he smiled. "Good morning, beautiful", he said.

She smiled back. "Good morning, handsome."

"How's my girl this morning?"

"Not sure yet. I do know that I need to go to the bathroom and I need to walk around for a few minutes and get the blood circulation back in my legs."

He rolled out of bed and helped her stand. Once she was up, he looked at her. "You get much bigger, you may not be able to walk."

She laughed. "I know. I feel like the Goodyear Blimp. I'm fucking huge."

"I think it's sexy, personally."

She smiled at him. "You do?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I do. And I finally got to feel the baby kick last night. I was really happy when he kicked."

"He? Have you decided that it's a boy?"

"Yeah, and if it is I want to name him Jacob Micah. I really like that name."

"And what if it's a girl?"

He thought for a moment. "How about Jordan Hannah?"

She nodded. "I like it. I like them both, actually."