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Will turns to me, "Sore butt?"

I want to whine and soak it in hot water I sigh, "It hurts"

He pulls ive you a butt e"

I shove him away, "No I can tell you’re all sweaty and red You didn’t relax"

He grabsI hate that and plants a kiss onsmile on his lips, "Co"

He laughs and wraps his arivesto Mitch but I can see so

"What’s up with Anna?"

He sighs, "She’s been having cra to lose the baby"

The words trigger so in my mind, "Bed rest"

He frowns, "What?"

I nod, "Bed rest Myme; the doctors put her on bed rest"

He frowns, "Really?"

"Yeah You get the horse and I’ll get the pregnant, crazy worowl but it just , I make it over to her and point at the house, "Come with me"

I take her hand and pull her inside She tries to pull back but I don’t relent My butt is killing et to the back rooms and pull her into the one that she sleeps in alone I close the door and point at the bed, "Bed rest"

She whispers, "What?"

I nod, "Bed rest Myme and the doctors put her on bed rest You had the infection, you shouldn’t even be able to have babies You need to stay on bed rest"

Her face drops, "Eo nuts in here"

I shake my head, "You have to choose, baby or sanity"

She kicks her boots off and climbs into the bed She frowns, "I need books That Da Vinci one was good, but I’et books You sit"

She wrinkles her nose, "How long do I have to stay in here?"

I shrug, "I don’t know I guess until you feel norain Lay back so then the baby can’t fall out"

She laughs and curls up on the bed I can see she’s exhausted

I kick ririn, "Yeah, well I had a shower yesterday at Star’s, so I should s there"

Her eyes bug open, "The hot water is back?"

I nod

She moans in a wheezy whisper, "Oh, man I need a hot shower I made Nan heat me water on the fire and pour it on me, but it wasn’t the saainst my face, "You ever miss the breeder farlance back to see Sarah I laugh, "Speaking ofthe breeder farms"

Sarah kicks her shoes off and climbs on the bed with us "Will said you were back" She curls in between me and Anna "I don’t h and close ain

I don’t dream, I sleep completely peacefully When I wake, I’ at ht He runs a hand down ain He wraps an arood"

I moan, "Mmmm, I had a shower at Star’s She knew Bernie had kept a bunch of solar panel stuff in the metal bunker under the house The HEMP didn’t ruin it She had to get so called an inverter fixed and then have it all hooked up I didn’t think she’d be able to do it, but she did"

"They have power?"

I nod

He erous"

I open my eyes, "Why?"