His words gave her little comfort. She's hoping because their is only one child this time that her belly is smaller because of it. She had noticed recently that her hunger for Dagger's blood had slacked off, making her even more worried about her baby. Stella gave him a forced smile when he looked to her for help. "Have fun playing Daddy," is all she says.<br/><br/>At first, all she has is a back ache. Nothing new there. And then the pain began to get worse. The nagging sense of fear that Stella had put to the back of her mind crept forward. When the first of the contractions start she screams for Dagger, no longer able to keep calm.