Elnora’s lips thinned into a smile and she reached for the cup of buttermilk. Rebekah noticed a slight tremble in her fingers.
“Here Ma, I’ll get it.” Worry creased her brow as she passed the frothy liquid to Elnora.
After taking a big swill, Elnora answered, “I’m alright. The baby is acting like it wants to come.” She lay back onto the pillows. “You may be a big sister again before too long.”
As much as she loved babies, especially new ones, Rebekah couldn’t force a smile onto her lips. Instead, a peppering of questions flew off her tongue. “How do you know the baby is coming? Are you in pain? Is something wrong?” She flung the words at her mother in much the same manner as Jeremiah flung dirt clods at their little brothers during one of their many “you-can’t-hit-me-with-that-dirt-clod-ouch-maybe-you-can” games.
“I began feeling pain early this morning.”
Rebekah’s eyes widened. Before she could open her mouth to speak, Elnora continued. “Then the bleeding started.”
“Oh Ma, I should fetch Heloise,” Rebekah said, rising from the bed. Her mind was already way ahead of her body.
“No child.” Elnora tried to make her voice firm. It didn’t work.
“Why not?”
“We mustn’t bother her yet. The pains have stopped and to make the baby come, they have to be regular. And hard.” It appeared that just speaking of the process that happens to bring a baby
was sapping the very life from her mother. She patted her pale hand.
“Just tell me what you need, Ma. I’ll do it.”
Elnora’s closed her eyes. “I know you will, Rebekah. Thank you.” Her words trailed off in a yawn.
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Genre - Romantic Historical Fiction
Rating – PG
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