I knew the only thing that was keeping him a prisoner to himself was Alannah. Until things were okay with them, I doubted he would be truly happy. I wanted to help in some way, but I knew he needed to do it on his own.
He needed to break away from the protective arms of his brothers and branch out.
The only problem was, I didn’t know if they would let him.
“I’ll be back in a few hours, okay?”
I nodded to Kane as I took a sip of my water. “Okay.”
He kissed my head then turned and left the house, leaving me in the sitting room with Nico, Alec, and Damien while Branna was in the kitchen.
“I bet you fifty euros he hurts himself,” Nico murmured to his brothers.
Damien snorted. “I know he will so I’m not taking that bet.”
“What are you both talkin’ about?”
Nico shrugged. “He hasn’t worked out properly in a while… he has been on edge since you got hurt, so he will go hard with Ryder during their session.”
I blinked. “He’ll know not to overdo it.”
I hoped.
I didn’t want him injuring himself.
“He’ll pull something, I’ve no doubt about it in my mind.”
I grunted. “I’m about two seconds away from followin’ him and makin’ him stay home, and I don’t want to do that because he has hardly left my side over the last few weeks so change the bloody topic.”
“Your leg,” Alec suddenly blurted. “How is your leg?”
I mentally laughed at him, he looked so damn proud of himself for changing the topic so quickly.
“It’s fine,” I said and bent and straightened it out. “It gets a bit stiff sometimes, but it doesn’t hurt or anythin’.”
“And your arm?” Damien asked.
I looked down to my forearm and grimaced at the nasty burn scar that marred it.
“The only thing painful about it now is lookin’ at it.”
“What about your throat?” This came from Nico.
I snorted at the three brothers.
“I’m talkin’ so it’s fine. I’m fine. Perfectly fine.”
They nodded their heads but kept staring at me.
I was about to laugh and question why they were staring at me until something happened.
Something wet and sudden.
I widened my eyes. As quick as I could, I jumped to my feet. I gasped and held under my belly as water gushed from between my thighs.
“Oh, shit,” Nico whispered as he stared at me with wide eyes. “Please tell me that’s not what I think it is?”
I couldn’t respond, my throat was clogged up with shock.
“Bro!” Alec hissed at Nico. “She is pregnant, don’t make fun of her for pissing herself. The baby is pressing on her bladder, have a heart!”
Alec looked at me then and smiled. “Don’t even worry about it, gorgeous, we’ll help get you cleaned up and—”
“Branna,” I called out, my voice shaking.
Silence.
Damien opened his mouth when he realised what just happened and called her name louder. “Branna!”
Alec shook his head. “Why do you three look like you’ve seen a ghost? It’s only piss—ew, why does it smell funny?”
I looked down to the clear liquid that was puddled around my feet. I gasped when more of the liquid flowed down my legs. It was the oddest sensation of not being able to stop it.
“Branna!” I called out again.
I heard the toilet flush from down the hallway. “I’m comin’, just washing me hands, honey.”
I took a few deep breaths then cried out when a sudden sharp cramping pain filled my mid-section. It was so painful and out of the blue that I slipped on the water that I stood in. I almost fell over, but Damien and Alec shot up from the sofa and each quickly grabbed one of my arms. They steadied me and tried to avoid standing in the water that was still dripping from me.
I could feel it.
“Oh, shit,” Alec whispered then turned his head and screamed, “Branna, it’s happening. Get your midwife ass in here!”
I heard an excited squeal come from the hallway, then quick-paced footsteps. Branna entered my sitting room, looked at the brothers on either side of me then to the water on my legs and at my feet.
A wide smile spread across her face. “Your water broke before your contractions started? That is brilliant, sweetheart.”
“I just had a sharp pain right after they broke,” I explained. “It only lasted for a few seconds though, is that bad?”