Elena POV
I woke up to pain and at first I thought I was dreaming but the ache in my lower back was too real to be part of sleep, and I shifted in bed trying to find a position that didn't hurt.
The pain didn't go away and I felt pressure low in my pelvis that I hadn't felt before, and my hands went to my stomach where Rose and Violet were moving restlessly like they could sense something was wrong.
I reached for my phone on the nightstand and checked the date through blurry eyes.
Thirty-two weeks.
"Please not yet," I whispered to my belly. "Not yet, you need more time."
The pressure got worse and I sat up carefully, my heart pounding because this felt different from the false labor I'd had at twenty-six weeks, felt more insistent and urgent.
I called Dr. Chen even though it was bar
