Redsand Canyon recon

Aquene had been resting when the other Russian arrived, but the pheasant in his jaws and the rumble had caused her to stir with confusion. She’d been having pangs on and off and she knew that at any moment she could go into labor. The date was fast approaching, and she felt much better about it knowing that Qiao would oversee her birthing experience and that her husband was going to be right there with her. He had returned and he would not leave her side until at least after their children were born.
 
It was crazy how quickly both of them had been able to accept that they were going to have children after originally planning on… well… not having children. “Максим? Входите. Что-то не так?” The native tongue slipped easily from her maw.