Page 47 of Awakened By Time
“Don’t worry,” Ashley assured her. “She’s a good witch. Jenna and I are from the future, as is Sara and Sophia, who you haven’t met yet. If we ever need her help, all we have to do is gaze into the snow globe and call to her.”
“She sent Dr. Ferguson here to help deliver Andrew, and Jenna’s baby.”
Brenna was speechless. This trip to Breaghacraig had been full of surprises. When she’d first heard talk of time travel, she’d thought they were teasing her, but now she was meeting more people from the future. “Do ye come from San Francisco, too?” she asked.
“I do and so do the others.”
Zeke would be going back to San Francisco, possibly taking Sara and Logan with him. Yet another reason that they could never be together. She couldn’t imagine living in another time and place.
“It must be a terrible place if no one wishes to stay there,” Brenna observed.
Ashley and Helene laughed at this. “It’s the exact opposite. It’s a wonderful place.”
“Then why didnae ye stay there?” she asked, completely baffled as to why they were all here.
“Because this is where we belong.”
“What of Zeke?”
“I believe he belongs in San Francisco,” Helene observed. “He loves his work, but without Sara there, he’s alone.”
“’Tis why he’s here. He’s told me over and over that he’s here for his sister,” Brenna said, finally understanding why it was so important to him.
“Let’s go find Jenna,” Ashley said as Helene adjusted one final ribbon at the back of her dress.
Brenna handed Andrew over to his mother and was surprised when Emma wanted to go to her. She picked her up, placing her on her hip and the three women went off in search of Jenna.
They really didn’t have to go too far. They found her pacing back and forth in the great hall, appearing quite uncomfortable.
“What’s wrong, Jenna? Is it the baby?” Ashley asked.
“I think so. I’m having contractions. Can one of you find Dr. Ferguson for me.”
“I’ll go,” Helene said as she rushed from the hall.
Moments later Irene hurried in. “Are ye having the baby?” she asked.
Jenna seemed to be in the midst of a new contraction and didn’t answer.
“Jenna, remember to breathe,” Ashley said. “Like this.” She stood next to her friend and Jenna tried to focus on what Ashley was showing her.
The two women were breathing in sync when Dr. Ferguson arrived. “How often are the contractions coming, Jenna?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t been timing them. I just know they hurt.” She clutched Ashley’s hand in hers, causing Ashley to wince.
“Where’s Cormac?” Jenna asked.
“I sent Helene to get him. He’ll be along soon,” Dr. Ferguson said. “Can you make it up the stairs, or are we going to have the baby here in the hall?”
Jenna let loose with a howl of pain as another contraction hit.
“Alright. We’ll set things up in here. Irene, you know what to do. Is Heather, the midwife, here somewhere?”
“I can send someone to get her,” Irene said, bustling from the room and yelling orders to the servants as she went.
“This is it, Jenna. You’re going to have your baby today,” Ashley said as she and Dr. Ferguson guided Jenna to a nearby bench.
Servants rushed into the room bringing fresh bedding to cover one of the tables. Cormac arrived just in time to help Dr. Ferguson get Jenna up onto the table. Heather was found and came running to help.