BSG Fic: Snippets by Request - On a Snowy Mountain M, L/K, AU, 1/1
Title: Snippets by Request - On a Snowy Mountain
Author: Monti
Date: January 4, 2010
Rating: M
Word Count: 3672
Category: AU/PWP
Pairing: Lee/Kara
Warnings: Uh…smut, smut and more smut
Spoilers: Loose references to aired season episodes and deleted scenes…
Disclaimer: Just gently (well…mostly) using these characters. They don’t belong to me.
Summary: Random scenarios from random requests.
Author’s Notes: These will be stand-alone stories. The only thing they’ll have in common is the title and the fact they were requested.
Author’s Additional Note: This one is for Pi (ez_as_pi )…for her birthday. Follow up to In a Meadow, In a Moonlit Meadow and In Sunny Paradise. Beta provided by the awesome aurora_0811 .
ON A SNOWY MOUNTAIN
They were adding a member to their family.
And the gods were pleased.
Kara smoothed her hands over her rounded stomach. Almost midnight and the kid wouldn't settle down. Two more weeks and the kicks and jabs would be external instead of internal. Then Lee could stay up and experience the fun she'd been having.
Not that he didn't already. He was great about getting or staying up with her. Called it practice.
Except he had to stay busy, probably so he wouldn't fall asleep. If she thought dragging logs into the cabin this late at night was kinda strange, she'd keep it to herself.
Because she was wide awake and it was nice to have the company.
Lee had let her sleep in this morning while he chopped wood. The mountain cabin they'd borrowed had an excellent fire place.
One they'd taken advantage of every night so far. Kara smiled. Being pregnant hadn't cooled her down at all. Truth told her appetite seemed to increase along with her waistline. Thank the gods Lee had no problem accommodating her whenever the mood struck.
Like right now.
He came in from the enclosed porch carrying an armload of wood, jeans slung low on his hips, flannel shirt unbuttoned. Kara immediately wanted him. She crooked her finger and grinned.
Lee's eyebrows shot up. "Again?"
She nodded "Got a problem with that?"
He dumped the logs, crossing to her in a few long strides. "Uh, no." He held out his hand so she could grab it.
She reached out and pulled herself up. "In front of the fire." She waited until her center of gravity settled then put an arm around Lee's waist. "Work for you?"
Lee dropped a kiss on her nose. "Haven't had a problem for the past seven nights, have I?"
She smirked and shook her head back and forth. "No…you haven't."
He led her to an oversized ottoman by the hearth. Perfect spot for easy access to the floor. Kara sank down slowly then unzipped and peeled off her thermal hoodie.
Lee knelt in front of her and took over, freeing her breasts from the confines of her bra - two sizes bigger than the norm. His hands cupped her gently, kneading the sensitive flesh. He leaned forward, lips grazing along the column of her throat. The day old scruff on his face made her shudder.
Her impatient hands shoved at his shirt and he eased back so she could push it off his shoulders. Her mouth met his and her fingers got busy with the buttons of his fly.
When Lee nudged her hands away, she lifted her hips so he could smoothly remove her loose fitting pants and undies.
A bold smile curved her lips when his eyes darkened to a smoky blue.
His obvious appreciation only contributed to her perpetual state of constantly wanting him.
Lee considered himself a lucky man. He shared his life with the woman he loved and she continued to surprise him. It might be tricky sometimes to navigate the ups and downs of her pregnancy - mood swings, wild cravings, and occasional bouts of insanity - like spending two weeks in the mountains so close to her due date. But the insatiable desire for sex he could totally handle. The way he figured it, once the kid arrived, they wouldn't have much time for it.
And quite frankly, she took his breath away.
Naked, Kara was exactly the way he pictured her that hot day in Mexico almost nine months ago. She looked beautiful. Rounded and soft, yet fit and healthy. Her breasts were fuller, but it was her stomach, stretched protectively over their child that held him in thrall. As if she could read his mind, her throaty chuckle made him burn a little hotter and her wicked grin had him shoving his suddenly uncomfortable jeans past his hips so he could wriggle out of them. Now he seemed to be in a rush.
But Kara wasn't.
Her impatience gone, she slid slowly and sensuously to the floor and knelt facing him. She met his lips in a deep, lingering kiss, their tongues vying for control. She won out and set the pace, taking things slow and easy. Her fingers glided down his arms. With one hand braced on his thigh, the other grasped his erection and she began a smooth up and down rhythmic motion.
Lee used his hands, stroking over her skin, taking his time with caresses designed to soothe instead stimulate her senses. He focused on her lower back. The weight of their child added a strain on those muscles. She moaned softly as his fingers eased some of the tension.
His fingers skimmed along her torso and moved forward to brush over her nipples. The extra sensitive tips hardened and Kara gasped at the sensation. Letting go of his cock, she reached behind him and dragged a cushion in front of the fire. Her lips met his again before she turned and lay down on her side, letting her stomach rest on the pillow.
Lee spooned in behind her, trailing his lips along her shoulder and eased into position. He rubbed his hand over the curve of her behind and when she bent her leg at the knee, he gently stroked his fingers along her cleft to make sure she was ready. He used his thumb, circling it around her clit, creating a nice bit of friction.
A soft moan escaped Kara's lips and she angled her head around. "I want you. Now."
Lee propped himself up on an elbow and bent forward to capture her lips in a kiss. He took his time entering her, moving in short increments until fully seated. He placed a hand protectively over her stomach and set a gentle pace, taking care to work with the rocking motion of Kara's hips.
His lips grazed over her shoulder and she shivered. She placed her hand over his, pushing it lower and together they worked on the bundle of nerves centered between her legs. And each time he thrust upward, Kara's fingers would brush over his length and it pushed him closer to the edge. Lee used two fingers, rubbing them quickly back and forth over her clit, building up the tension.
Kara's breathing went shallow then burst out on a gasp as the orgasm overtook her. Her internal muscles clamped and held him deep inside and the shuddering movement of her body pulled him right along behind her. He moaned her name and emptied himself, satiated and spent.
Kara brought her arm up and pulled his head down. Her lips were warm and soft and the kiss leisurely and sweet.
"I just might be able to fall asleep now." Kara carefully moved to a sitting position. "But maybe after a shower."
Lee rose and offered his hand so she could pull herself upright. She wrapped her arm around his waist. "Gonna join me so you can wash my back?"
As if he'd have it any other way.
~~*~~
Sometime after one a.m., showered and tucked up in bed, Kara still couldn't fall asleep. She shifted her position, turning toward Lee and pulling her knee up to rest on his thigh. She hoped the change would ease the dull ache in her back.
Lee's arm wrapped around her shoulder and he dropped a kiss on her forehead. "Still not tired?"
Kara yawned. "I'm very tired. Just can't sleep."
"The little one settle down yet?" His hand went to her stomach, fingers making soothing circles on her skin.
Kara nodded. "Yep. Probably for the rest of the night." She turned again, easing onto her back and rolling gently to her other side.
Lee moved also, snugging up behind her. He nuzzled her shoulder. "Want me to tell you bedtime stories 'til you're out for the count?"
Kara chuckled…then sighed. "Two more weeks, Lee. Then we'll back to what passes for normal. Things'll be easier." She felt a twinge in her back again and tried to ignore it but ended up reaching behind her to rub at the area.
Lee nudged Kara's hand out of the way and took over, massaging in a firm circular motion. "Easy? You really think that?" He thought of what they could expect and 'easy' wasn't the first word that came to mind.
Kara laughed lightly. "Lee…I've been shot at, beaten up and held captive. How hard can raising a kid be?" She angled her head back to look at him. "Trust me. This'll be nothing."
Lee didn't agree, but he wisely kept his mouth shut. Far be it for him to point out the flaws in her reasoning. He learned early on…never argue with a pregnant woman.
He'd be there to pick up the slack.
Kara growled and turned again, her elbow catching him in the chest. "Kara, what the hell is going on with you tonight?" She'd been restless lately, but not like this.
Kara squirmed around, raising her hips and lowering them back down. "I don't know. I can't get comfortable." She wiggled her butt back and forth on the bed. "My back just aches. Doesn't matter what position I'm in."
Lee fought back a moment of concern. "What's it feel like?"
Kara thought about it. "Some kind of spasm. Like someone's squeezing the muscles in my back."
Uh oh. He didn't like the sound of that. "So it's fine for a while, but starts back up again?"
Kara gave him a sharp look and turned toward him. "Yeah. How did you know?"
"Gods." Lee threw off the blanket and scrambled out of bed. "Kara. You're in labor."
Kara sat up as fast as her stomach would allow. She couldn't have heard that right.
"How often does it change? Like how long before the pain starts again?" He flipped on the bedside lamp and snagged his jeans.
"What?" She looked up at him. "Lee, I'm not in labor. I'm not due for another two weeks." No frakking way.
Lee sat down beside her. "Since when does that matter?" He shoved his feet into his pants. "We don't do normal, remember?" Rising, Lee tugged up his jeans and grabbed his phone from the bedside table.
Kara didn't even ask who he was calling. He had the number of the local hospital programmed into his contact list.
She blew out a breath. He was right. And not just because he'd read up on all the stages of pregnancy.
No…Kara knew it as soon as he said the word 'labor', just didn't want to admit it.
But everything clicked.
And then her water broke.
"Frak me."
They were gonna have a kid.
~~*~~
The next four hours were probably the most grueling she'd ever survived.
Back in front of the fire, propped up with the cushions from the couch, Kara braced for her next contraction. She almost wished she had a dogfight to distract her. It would be easier to deal with.
They'd tried to head out for the local hospital, but after Lee spoke to the on call ob/gyn, they decided to stay at the cabin. Her contractions were about five minutes apart and the roads were treacherous due to freezing rain falling on the fresh snow.
The hospital couldn't dispatch the local medic unit right away.
They were too busy dealing with a multi-car pile up that a jack-knifed tractor trailer had caused.
But they'd get there as soon as possible.
Breathing through the next intense pain, Kara prayed to whatever divinities existed to make it stop.
Lee ended his latest call to the baby doc - probably number 97 -- and knelt back down beside her.
"It shouldn't be long now, Kara. Doc says you're effaced, dilated and since the contractions seem to be coming every minute or so, you're almost there." He moved around to kneel in front of her, checking the progress just as the doctor told him to do.
Progress seemed to be at a standstill, but the pain was constant. Or felt that way.
The burning twinge eased and Kara took a moment to regroup. Almost there sounded good to her. She was more than ready to have the kid make its entrance.
Before Lee completely lost his mind. He put up a good front, but he wasn't nearly as calm as he pretended to be. She figured that out by the tenth call to the hospital.
She shoved her hand through her sweat-covered hair and felt the tightening of her muscles again. And braced for the next round.
Lee watched - frightened and fascinated -- as Kara's stomach seemed to stretch and extend…a sure sign another contraction was imminent. Less than a minute apart now. He checked off another item on the detailed list in his head.
He felt sick with dread and excitement. He wanted to call the doctor back and run through everything he had to do one more time. A multi-car pile up shouldn't take precedence over this. They weren't dealing with an extremely pregnant, very impatient woman.
No…that would be him.
Not one for prayer, he offered one anyway. He didn't want to frak anything up. Couldn't frak it up. They meant too much to him.
"Lee."
His name was choked out on a harsh breath and he lifted his concerned gaze to meet Kara's tired one.
She blew out three short gusts, then growled as the next contraction hit. "Don't take this the wrong way…" Her teeth were clenched but she continued speaking. "But I really, really hate you right now." Her face went red and twisted with agony.
He waited until it passed then heaved out a huge breath of his own. He couldn't take much more of seeing her in pain. "Look Kara, I'd offer to leave but who would catch the kid if I did?" The attempt at humor was lame, but his head wasn't exactly into it.
Kara let out a pained laugh. "I'd kill you if you tried." Another contraction hit, barely ten seconds after the last one, but it didn't stop her flow of words. "You got me into this…you'll get us out." Her hands twisted around the blanket and she pulled the fabric taut.
Lee looked down and let out a startled yelp. "I can see the head, Kara!" Okay, this was it. "Push on the next contraction." One more item off the list. They might actually be able to do this.
"Thank the gods." She panted out a few cleansing breaths then sucked one in harshly. "Oh…oh…frak, Lee. Another one." She bore down and pushed with everything she had.
It was the worst and best thing she'd ever experienced. When the head finally popped free, she literally sighed with relief. "That was the head right?"
Lee nodded, his face intense and full of wonder. "Give me one more." He settled back on his haunches when her next contraction started. Her whole body tensed and she hissed out a breath then pushed, long and hard. "That's it, Kara. Almost there." The shoulders were almost out and Lee got ready to welcome their new life to the world.
He had a moment's panic when Kara let out a long, keening moan. His eyes flew up to meet hers and his heart dropped. Her face was red with pain and exertion and it scared him.
To his toes.
He opened his mouth, ready to reassure her, but she shook her head, sucked in another breath and pushed again.
Expending every ounce of energy she had, Kara finally felt the baby slip past the final barrier. She let out an exhausted cry and went limp, trying to conserve what she'd need to finish things up.
Lee gave a happy laugh. "It's a boy!" He worked quickly, holding the baby with one hand and clearing its airway with the other.
The angry, throaty sound of crying brought tears to her eyes and Kara propped herself up on her elbows to get a look.
She didn't have to wait. Lee laid the baby on her tummy so he could cut the cord. A phone call he'd told her about in detail.
Kara counted fingers, toes and found everything as it should be. She looked up, met Lee's eyes and stopped breathing for a second. The look of wonderment and awe on his face knocked her back.
He blew out a breath and squeezed her hand. "Ready?" She nodded, a little jerkily, and watched as Lee used the two strips he'd cut from a cravat in the first aid kit to tie off the placenta in two places. One very close to the baby and the other about six inches away. He snipped the cord between the two spots and wrapped a thermal blanket around their son.
Leave it to him to get everything right on the first try.
Another contraction, much weaker, creeped up on her and she quickly geared up for the finishing round.
Lee laid the baby in a makeshift cradle and massaged her stomach, helping to deliver the afterbirth. She was glad he didn't bother to discuss that phone call with her. Just told her it had to be done.
Once finished, he moved the little guy, placing him up where Kara could see him. Next, Lee got to work washing and cleansing away the effects of their surprise delivery for both mom and kid. Finally, he placed a warm blanket over Kara's trembling limbs. They were spent from the intense exertion they'd been through.
He looked down and found mom and baby sleeping so he cleared everything away then went to wash up himself.
He couldn't quite believe they'd just had a baby. Or that he'd delivered it. Steady and sure during the birth, his hands were now shaking as he scrubbed them. Delayed reaction setting in. He grabbed the side of the sink and held on for a moment relieved everyone was okay.
So many things could have gone wrong. What if she'd had complications? What if the baby had been turned or in the wrong position? It all rushed up to hit him and he felt a little wobbly.
Everything was okay.
They were parents. A tiny life belonged to them.
Gods, it felt scary and good all at the same time.
Straightening, he turned the water back on and splashed his face. Toweling it dry, he dug out his phone and called the hospital. Was relieved to hear they'd be sending an ambulance soon. He'd breathe a lot easier once mom and son were checked out.
Taking a deep breath, he stepped back out into the living area to be met with an angry cry.
Lee gently scooped up the baby and woke up a sleepy Kara.
She mumbled a little but sat up and loosened her robe.
Lee propped her back up with a couple of pillows. "Seems he's the demanding sort already."
Kara yawned and cradled the baby close to her chest. "How'm I supposed to know if I'm doing it right?"
Lee settled down beside her. "I think he'll let you know if you aren't." He watched her guide the baby to her breast. Felt her jump of surprise when their son latched on tight. "See…you're doing great."
Kara snorted softly. "Yeah. Nothing to it."
Several moments passed while the little one noisily nourished. Lee absently stroked Kara's hair, contentedly watching them. "The hospital is sending an ambulance. It'll be here as soon as it can safely arrive."
Kara shook her head absently, her attention solely focused on their little one. Her face was rather pensive and Lee had an idea why.
"You're gonna be a great mom."
Kara blew out a surprised breath. "I kinda needed to hear that." She traded sides and felt another zing when the baby latched on again. "I was just thinking of all the ways I could screw this kid up."
Lee squeezed her shoulder. "Don't you mean we? He's got two parents, you know."
Kara smiled. "'He' needs a name." She chuckled when Lee put some space between them. Last time they'd talked names she'd wanted to throw things at him.
His voice a little sheepish, he broached the topic. "Did some research after our last…uh…discussion."
Kara flicked her gaze in his direction. "And?"
"Any objections to Luke?"
The baby finished nursing and Lee took over, propping him up on his shoulder for a burp. Kara didn't say anything right away, closing up her robe while she mulled it over.
"What does it mean?" At his confused look she added. "The name?"
"Oh." His hand made circular motions on the baby's back. "New beginning."
New beginning.
They'd had so many. It was kinda perfect.
Her eyes went soft and she smiled. After not being able to decide or agree on anything, he'd found exactly the right one.
She leaned forward to press a kiss to his lips. "It's a good name." She brushed her hand over the baby's head. "Luke Adama, welcome to the world. Say hello to your dad."
As if on cue, their little man answered with a soft burp and promptly fell back asleep. Lee chuckled and handed Luke back over to Kara. His head dropped back on the pillows and he yawned.
With the baby in the crook of her arm, Kara snuggled up against Lee. "Thank you. For getting us through it." She grabbed his hand and brushed her lips over his knuckles. "Love you."
Lee laced their fingers together. "Love you, too." His voice sounded sleepy and far away.
Kara let him drift off to sleep, knew he had to be beyond tired. She'd wake him when the ambulance arrived. Content to stay right in front of the fire, she laid her head on Lee's shoulder and watched the first rays of the sun peek through the window. Warm and secure, surrounded by her family, she welcomed the new day.
And two became three - a family. Ready to begin a new journey.
And the gods were pleased.
FIN
Author's End Note: I never attempt to write baby fic…because…well, Pi writes the most awesome that's out there. BUT…I wanted to do something very special for her birthday so this is me, taking a stab at it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PI!!!!!!