Page 34 of True Calling
EPILOGUE
Garth watched as his mate decorated the chocolate cake, they would be having to celebrate Nort and Marla’s twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. They were visiting from Florida, because his mate was due to give birth any day now to their son, and Garth was still giddy at the thought of being a father for the first time. Looking down at the computer in front of him, Garth saw the Fantasy comment section blinking and wrote.
Hello, Zotol, old friend.
I want to thank you and your mate for the beautiful wish that you granted. I must say I wasn’t certain I was right when Bo told me who he had written to asking for a wish for me. However, after some investigation and a bit of hacking, I found I was right. My Jinn friend, you have found your true calling as I’ve found mine. I know with Xolon as your mate, you understand just what this gift means to me, and it’s one that can never be repaid. I have a mate I love, a family I adore, and a baby to complete our circle on the way. I am full and complete for the first time in my extremely long life. So, I thank you and your mate. I thank you and pray you are blessed by the gods as I have been blessed.
Your friend,
Garth
Once Garth hit send, he got up, closing his laptop and walked behind his mate. Gods he had been blessed. Seeing his mate rounded with his child, Garth could no more stop himself from wrapping his arms around the man, than he could stop breathing.
Kissing the side of Berk’s neck, Garth whispered, “Almost done?”
Berk smiled as he changed the tip of his piping bag after making the flower decorations on the top of the cake, like he had done on the bottom of the cake. “Yes I am. Are you finished with what you needed to do?”
Garth nibbled on his mate’s ear lobe, then traveled to his mate’s neck once more when Berk tilted his head. “Uh huh.”
Giggling, Berk started to write something in the middle of the cake as he rasped, “Garth, I’m never going to finish with you doing that.”
“How about you finish later. I want you now.” Garth murmured as he gently bit down on his mate’s shoulder.
Berk moaned, “Almost done. Just... just give me a min...Oh, shit!”
Garth pulled back, “What? Is something wrong?”
“Either my water just broke, or I pissed myself. Please tell me I pissed myself.” Berk practically begged.
Garth picked his mate up, shouting, “This is not a drill! Incoming!”
Berk hissed, then gritted his teeth. “You did not just say that? I’m not a fucking missile about to attack.”
Garth rushed the stairs at least three at a time. “No, my love, but you are about to launch and that was our code word.”
“Code word? Have you guys been watching those stupid James Bond movies again? Because I have to tell you I don’t like James Bond and...Son of a Bitch!” Berk shouted, then screamed out, “You heard the man! This is not a drill! Incoming! Incoming!Incoming!”
Bo raced past Garth, shouting, “I’ve got the water to boil.”
Micah was fast on his heels. “I’m getting the clean towels.”
Chance smiled from the top of the stairs. “I’ve got the bed ready.”
“And I called the doctor. He should be here in five minutes.” Trevor said.
Garth made it into the bedroom and Berk yelled out in pain, then growled, “If you even think about leaving this room, I’m going to have Bo trip you up and Nolan bite your ass. Do you hear me, Garth? I will have him bite your ass. Now I may be pissed later, but for now it sounds like a plan.”
Garth laid Berk on the bed and started removing his wet pants and shirt. Linus handed Garth a clean gown... a real hospital gown with the butt vent and all. “Nolan says he sees the doctor coming up the driveway now.”
“Good. Good. See baby, you’re going to be okay. The doctor is almost here.” Garth said with a smile he knew was shaky at best. Fuck this shit was intense.
Berk let out another scream and then cried, “I want my mom! Where’s my mom?”
“Baby, I would love to get your mom for you, but she and your dad went to see a movie. Remember?” Garth said in the most soothing voice.
“Fuck that and fuck you! I want my mom!” Berk began to cry, then blubbered. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that. I didn’t mean to say fuck you. I love you Garth. I’m just hurting and scared and...” Berk was cut off by another contraction as he gripped Garth’s hand so hard, he thought he might have heard a bone snap.
“Oh, fuck me sideways.” Garth grunted.