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"You know, to stop the milk flow"

"Milk Of course" Tess felt like an idiot for forgetting that a body that had just given birth would produce milk

"I'll go get Savannah," he said, turning for the door

"No! I don't want to be wrapped I want to breast-feed him"

"What?"

"It's well documented that mother's milk is full of necessary nutrients and antibodies" She sh her body, and for a second, she really felt like his mom

"But, you've nevernursed the kids"

Tess shrugged "How hard can it be?"

An hour later, Tess had to admit it could be very difficult indeed

Caleb was crying bloody ed up and down every vertebra and rattled in her head like an off-key rendition of "Jingle Bells" Jack was standing along the far wall, arms crossed across his chest, eyes riveted on the dra to help in any way

"Come on, Caleb," she ain" She eased hirabbed hold with both tiny hands and tried to suckle, but her breast was so hard and swollen, he couldn't latch on

"Here you go, sweetie, try again" She curled Caleb in a new hold and pressed his face to her other breast His mouth was a hairsbreadth from her swollen nipple

Please, oh, please?

He screamed in frustration