Chapter 60

The General wasn't able to free Matthew. Brie had accepted that it probably wouldn't happen, but she still gave the General a thorough cussing when he next showed up at the house. She called him every name in the book that could possibly be thought of in English, a few things that only David understood, several things in Spanish, and a few things in her father's native tongue, Gaelic. David couldn't help but laugh.

As he was escorted from the house, David said, "You're lucky she didn't beat your ass again", then shut the door. He then went to his wife and said. "I'm proud of you, you didn't beat him to shit."

She smiled softly at him. "Well, I have a reason that I didn't beat the hell out of him." She wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Oh, and why is that?" He pulled her against him.

"Because, I'm pregnant", and she kissed him.

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A couple more months pass and the Utopian government put Matt on trial. Dan was the first to find out and he called David and Brie downstairs. "They're televising your brother's trial, Brie. I'm so sorry."

"If he's smart he won't say anything. They're going to put him to death anyway", Mike said, then looked at Brie. "I'm sorry, sis. I shouldn't have said that. I was out of line."

"It's okay, Mikey. I've accepted it. David and I have decided if it's another boy, we're going to name him Matthew James after my brother."

"What if it's a girl?" Dan asked, watching the proceedings of Matt's trial.

"Madison Jade. It's something to deflect from the Hebrew theme we have going here. Malachai, Jacob, Jordan, David, and Brielle. We need something a little more American I think", David said.

"Is Tiffany coming back to be the midwife?" Dan asked.

Brie and David looked at each other. "Tiffany was hung for treason a year ago, Danny. She was brought in on trumped up charges with bogus evidence", Brie said. "But, we found another midwife and she should be here any minute now."

"Well, I hope she's as good as Tiffany, because she's going to have to move in here around the fifth month", Mike said, "judging by how big you got last time."

"I was carrying triplets until the end of the second trimester, Mikey. I was supposed to be big."

As Mike opened his mouth to respond, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it", Mike said.

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It was the gophers with the weekly grocery delivery and a copy of the days Resistance newspaper. "Thanks, kids. You guys are doing great." Mike handed them each a fifty dollar bill.

One of them, a girl by the name of April, asked, "Is that really Ms. Brie's brother that the Utopians are putting on trial?"

"Yeah, it is."

"Man, that's rough. And she's pregnant now too?" said one boy named Aaron.

"Can't be good for her stress level", said the other boy who they all called "Rex". He had kind of taken on the task of being the gopher leader. "I know that if my girlfriend were pregnant and under this kind of stress, I'd go apeshit."

"David already has. Hell, both of them have. She beat the shit out of the General."

"No, she didn't!" April said in shock.

"Yes, she did", David said when he walked to the front door. He grabbed the newspaper from Mike. "He took it like a man though." David went back to the couch and waited with his wife for the midwife to arrive.

The cover story of the newspaper was about Matt. David saved that for last. He wanted to find out about the progress of the Resistance. He was in the middle of yet another writing cycle and he needed the news so he knew what to write about.

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Not long after the gophers left, the midwife showed up. Her name was Deborah. She was a sweet older lady who was a staunch supporter of the cause. David had read many of her speeches from different rallies against the Utopians. He thought her to be inspirational. "Well, hello Mr. and Mrs. Draiman. It's a pleasure to finally meet the two of you." She extended her hand.

David took her hand. "And it's an honor to finally meet you", he said.

She smiled. "Don't be ridiculous, boy. I'm almost old enough to be your mother. It can't be that big an honor."

"On the contrary", Brie said, "It makes it that much more the honor. David and I both admire your work in the Resistance."

"Well, I admire the both of you. You're both strong and active and firmly believe in the cause. I've seen some of the underground tapes of your monologues, Mr. David. They are very impassioned and mean a lot to the men and women fighting this retarded war."