His Spirit Wolf

Falcon’s POV ~

I am awakened by whimpering.. I reach for Anna, but she’s not in our bed. Confused.. and still half asleep.. I call her name quietly.. nothing but whimpering. I get up and start looking around the room..

I finally find her.. on the floor of our closet. Surrounded by towels and linens.. pillows from all over the house. And she’s on her hands and knees.. rocking back and forth. I say “Baby.. are we in labor?” She snarls “Where did you get this we shit? You got a mouse in your back pocket? Because I know I am in labor and I don’t see you rocking your hips because it feels like your Hoo-Ha is exploding out your asshole!” And..in my infinite wisdom I say a most incredibly stupid thing.. “Okay.. Bethany is in charge!”

Nope.. Nuh-Uh! Color me ignorant! My beautiful mate says “Bethany? Bethany?? That fucking bitch ran for cover three hours ago! Be a loud mouthed opinionated asshole for eight months.. then disappear completely when the real work begins!”

So.. I try again.. because, you know.. good mate.. supportive mate.. “How can I help? What can I do? Why are we in the closet? On the floor!? Shall we get to the infirmary? Maybe I can boil some water? Grab some tongs? Tell me what to do..please baby!” And my ever patient.. always loving mate tells me “You can shut the fuck up! I am staying right here! Spirit wolves are nesters.. I am nesting! So shut up! Stay with me.. just shut UP!”

Okayyyy.. this is me.. sitting beside her.. andd Shutting Up! After several hours, she asks me to run the tub full of lukewarm water.. and, grateful for being able to help, even a little bit.. I jump to do it. She gets umbilical clamps and surgical scissors out from a drawer beside the sink. Rips her shirt off and drops her panties…and lowers herself into the tub.

She rolls to her knees and hangs her upper body over the front side of the tub..telling me to strip. I do it.. thinking maybe she wants to see me naked? Take her mind off the pain a few minutes? Nope! Wrong again! “Get in!” Huh? “Get. In! Get behind me..” Whoaaa.. What? “Goddess damnit Falcon! Get in the Goddess damned tub and get ready to catch our Pup! FUCK!” Ohhh! Jacuzzi tub.. plenty of room.. I can do this! I’m a catcher! I can catch! So I do what she says.. and within seconds, she is pushing..and whining.. pushing again.. a little groan.. then one last push and I yell “What the fuck is that?? Oh! Ohh! OHH! It’s a head! Do I pull on it?” She screams “Noooo! Just get ready.. when he’s out.. grab a towel and wrap him in it!”

With the next push.. a tiny pup shoots into the water and blinks! He blinks at me and I have a son! Anna rolls over pulls him up and lays him in my arms. She grabs the scissors and clamps. Putting one next to his skin on the umbilical cord.. handing me the scissors, she clamps the other side and says “Cut! Between the clamps!” And I cut.. then she says wrap him up. And I do… then I start to stand and she moans “OHHH FUCKKKK! Don’t move!” As she rolls back onto her knees.. she’s pushing again and my life is flashing before my eyes.. because there’s a gush of pinkish fluid and my wife screams!

Then there’s another head.. and it’s my turn to scream “What the fuck!? There’s another one????” And she’s panting heavily.. between breaths she states “Apparently so, Captain Obvious! Now… do Not.. I repeat Do. Not drop Oliver.. this one is coming on this push.” She groans and pushes.. this second one shoots out like a rocket and I catch her before she can hit the side of the tub. Her. HER! I have a daughter! I have a son AND a daughter!

Anna rolls over and we repeat the umbilical process.. then she takes our daughter.. tells me to get out.. take the babies to the nest.. she will be there soon. So I do.. and they are both asleep.. I lay them beside each other and stare at my children. My son is nearly double the size of his sister.. his head is covered in coal black hair.. like mine.. hers is as snowy white as her mommy’s. He wraps his little arm around his sister and she turns her head to his. I am in awe. I have never been so in love.

Anna stumbles in and lies on her nest.. she whispers “I’m so sorry.. I can’t take the placenta out to bury it.. it has to wait until morning.” I kiss her and say I will do it.. I know it’s a spirit wolf thing.. to give back to the earth ..I ask “Where do I bury it, my love?” She tells me under the dogwood tree. And I think somehow.. that makes perfect sense! I jump up and she tells me to put some pants on. Oh yeah! Good plan! Grabbing the bag from the tub.. I run out to help my love!

After I am done, I stop at the kitchen.. grabbing some quick sandwiches and chips.. bottles of water and run back as fast as I can to stare at our pups! I quietly enter the closet, in case they are sleeping. But they aren’t! She is propped against pillows.. beautifully naked.. one pup at each breast. She whispers “Bring them diapers.. and a nightgown each. And receiving blankets.. one each..bottom drawer.” And I run to do what she asks…. So grateful to finally help her!

I walk back in.. She hands me my son. My Oliver.. and she whispers “He needs to burp” and she giggles.. placing our daughter on her shoulder to show me how it’s done. I copy her movements and he lets fly a burp so loud I was afraid he was going to blow chunks. But…nope! And my Anna giggles again. She says “here..trade me.. “ holding out my daughter to me…fully dressed and burrito wrapped. She says “Say hello to Olivia, Daddy” and tears flowed down my cheeks.. as I pressed my baby girl to my chest. Within seconds, she had Oliver wrapped identically to his sister.. and hands him to me..asking if she could grab a nap. I told her I wanted her to at least, eat a sandwich..

Within seconds of finishing her sandwich, she was curled into her nest..sound asleep. I lay our pups between us, in the nest and lay my arm across Anna’s waist.. over our children. And Anna turns her face to me.. Just like Olivia did to her brother and I smile myself to sleep.

It’s been two weeks, and the nesting phase has ended. Oliver and Olivia are about to meet the world! Bethany and Othello have stayed spirit walking and refused entry to the nest.. for anyone! And again.. that is a spirit wolf’s instinct. Oliver is dressed in a lottle navy onesie that says ‘I’m a great big brother’ and a pair of navy plaid sweatpants.. Olivia has a navy blue onesie that says ‘I’m daddy’s favorite angel’ with a layered tulle skirt. They both have on matching blue booties.. and Olivia has a humongous bow on her head while Oliver is wearing a beanie.

We walk them into their welcome party and I introduce them to the pack! Everyone cheers and apparently it startled our pups.. because two tiny bright blue spirit wolves are at our feet.. growling and hissing at the crowd! Anna looks as surprised as I feel and she says “Well! That was unexpected!”