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Once we got to the hospital, everything went by in a blur. I was put in a shockingly nice room, and I wondered briefly how much it must cost. I knew that Sam would insist on paying for it, and that he could afford it, but I didn’t like thinking about him having to pay an exorbitant amount for this birth.
Not long after we were settled in the room, an onslaught of visitors arrived. Court and Seth got there first. Next Jessie came in with her usual burst of excited energy. Annie followed soon after that. She had come straight from the airport. “Just in the nickel of time,” she said, making us all smile as she squeezed my hand warmly.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis even stopped by and stood stiffly in the corner of the room. As if sensing that they were making me uncomfortable, Sam told them that i
