Defying Fate

by Lis, Heidi

  “Nay, you're cute when you're feisty.”

  I growl while he laughs at me. “I’m never going to let you touch me again.” I pant.

  Rolling his eyes, he bites his lip. “Yes, you will. I turn you on Sparkplug.”

  “Braxton, right now I hate you.”

  “Yep and in about a half hour when you're looking at our baby you’ll love me again and want more.”

  “Don’t count on it.”

  “Iz, push.” The doctor and nurse are reminding me to concentrate on my pushing. Bear down and push out your bottom, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just for the love of God, get this kid out of me.

  “Ice, Braxton need ice.” I was so tired and hot. I needed something wet and cold. They don’t let you drink water, so it’s ice chips.

  “How about another push, then I’ll give you some ice.”

  “Wow,” the nurse says. “Daddy is going to make you work for it. I think she has earned it daddy, give mommy some ice.” She gives him a look like give her the damn ice buddy.

  “Yeah, listen to the nurse or you will be ejected buddy.”

  “Oh Christ, she is feisty. All right mommy, ask nicely?”

  “BRAXTON…ICE…NOW.”

  I got my ice and four pushes later, out came our baby.

  “Very good mommy, you have a beautiful baby boy.”

  We both gasp, honestly we thought it was another girl. We have some girl's names picked out, but not too many boys.

  “A boy,” I whisper. “Oh Braxton, we have a baby boy.”

  Wiping his eyes, Braxton smiles and drops his lips to mine for a scorching wet kiss. My tears fall, and I can taste the salt in our kisses. Pulling back Braxton continues to kiss my lips, my cheeks and even my nose.

  “You did it Sparkplug. Damn you did really good babe. Look at him Iz, he’s perfect.”

  He weighed in at 7lbs, 8oz and was 21 inches long. He had a head full of dark hair and bright brown eyes like his daddy. We joked the only thing of mine seems to be his lips and nose.

  When he was cleaned up, they put him in his daddy’s arms. My big man holding this tiny baby was a sight to see. Looking at them together was precious.

  Looking back at my life, a life filled with such pain and torment, I had lost so much over the years, my family, my innocence, my confidence. I learned how to live with what I had, living most days in my own head. Finding ways to make it through the day and most of it had been how to avoid the wrath of Dominic. The years of hiding, begging and praying I would not be hurt had taken its toll. It always seemed to end up with Max by my side and stitching me up. Kara fought for years, trying to help me. None of it mattered until I did eventually break.

  In the end, I had found my new beginning, my fresh start in a small town in Monroe, Washington. A man by the name of Braxton Ryles stole my heart the moment my eyes found his. He tells me this is the moment he fell head over heels in love with me too. Our time together has been met with grief, loss and a whole lot of stress. In the same amount of time, we found each other. We found our souls and the reason all of the stress and heartache was okay. As long as we had each other in the end, it was all worth it.

  “You look sexy with a baby in your arms big guy.” I wink at my man holding my little man.

  “Oh yeah, think I can use him as a chick magnet.” He softly laughs as he rocks his son, our son.

  “Don’t bet on it, he loves his momma too much.”

  “Yeah, I’m partial to her as well. She loves my dumb ass for some reason.”

  “That she does, indeed.”

  “What are we going to name him?” I ask.

  Pausing a second, he grins. “I like Asher Liam Ryles; Asher after my mom’s dad. Liam well that goes without saying.”

  “I like it. Little Asher.” I smile and let the lone tear fall.

  “Braxton, I want another one. You were right, I want as many as we can have.” My hormones are working double time and I can’t stop crying. Seeing Braxton with Asher is my undoing. This tiny bundle of joy is ours, a part of me and part of him.

  “Not a problem Sparkplug. Let’s get you through breast feeding Asher first and then we can get down to it.”

  “Yeah.” I smile.

  I had it all in a blink of an eye, I went from hell to heaven. My journey was not always sweet and fun, it was the exact opposite. I did my time in hell so I could appreciate my heaven right now in this room. I would spend my life loving Braxton Ryles, loving our little girls and now our little boy. Who knows what the future holds for us, but I am going to enjoy it; every delectable inch of it.

  The End.

  Heidi grew up in the Midwest, but currently resides with her husband and four children in the Pacific Northwest. Heidi most enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Between raising her children and obsessing over her favorite reads, she has let the storyteller within herself come to life.

  With the love and support of her family, she is following her dream while teaching her children how important it is to follow theirs. She prides herself in believing that anything is possible, the first step is believing in yourself.

  Heidi’s passionate and loving style in which she lives her life comes through in her writing. Her heart has led her down the genre path of a contemporary and suspense romance writer, but she has plans to extend her vision into other genres as well.

  Writing this story was such an incredible journey for me. Izzy was a great character to lose myself in, hard at times, but I knew her outcome would be more than she could have ever imagined.

  A part of me breathes in her sweet soul. Braxton was my ever loving alpha male, and I enjoyed every minute spent with him. The moment these two got together I knew it was going to be a wild ride.

  I am very thankful and lucky to have surrounded myself with individuals who helped make my dream come true. First my amazing family, your support means the world to me. My loyal friends, you have done more for me than you will ever know.

  To my readers, thank you so much for giving a new author a try. I hope you enjoyed Izzy and Braxton as much as I did.

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  Stay tuned for my next release: Never Give Up—Releasing June 2015.