Get Off the Unicorn (2002)
“She simply had to persuade him to bring her back to City. Prenatal instructions blithely stated that the first birth was apt to take longer, but never how long. Claire knew that she had a wide pelvis, and she’d done all the strengthening exer— She concentrated on deep-breathing as the uterine muscles contracted strongly.
Good God, was this why Roy had been so faithful in attending the prenatal courses? She and Chess had thought that it was only because this baby was Roy’s and, because of his se...xuality, likely to be his only issue. Had Roy planned this all along?
She swallowed, for the nausea was acute.
“Roy, I’m going to be sick,” she said, amazed that she could speak so calmly.
“Don’t!”
The order was frightening, almost as frightening as the speed with which he skipped the uneven terrain, barely skimming the low ridges as the helicar climbed higher and higher into the Alleghenies.
He must be taking me somewhere, but where? Claire thought desperately. And why? Why?
A short, strong contraction pulled at her and she gasped inadvertently.MoreLess
Good God, was this why Roy had been so faithful in attending the prenatal courses? She and Chess had thought that it was only because this baby was Roy’s and, because of his se...xuality, likely to be his only issue. Had Roy planned this all along?
She swallowed, for the nausea was acute.
“Roy, I’m going to be sick,” she said, amazed that she could speak so calmly.
“Don’t!”
The order was frightening, almost as frightening as the speed with which he skipped the uneven terrain, barely skimming the low ridges as the helicar climbed higher and higher into the Alleghenies.
He must be taking me somewhere, but where? Claire thought desperately. And why? Why?
A short, strong contraction pulled at her and she gasped inadvertently.MoreLess
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