Long Lost War Hero

Chapter Six

Nicole

"Only eight more weeks, my dear before your daughter is ready to be born. Just realize that with your first baby, she will come early and based on her size she will be a small baby." Doctor Simons explained.

"Will it be easier to get pregnant after she's born?" I asked hopeful.

"Absolutely! We had trouble getting pregnant but after Greg it was the easiest thing in the world!" Deana Stated with a smile on her face.

She was the only female doctor for miles and the only obstetrician in the area. After delivering all the babies in town under the age of five, I was truly happy with her being my doctor.

"Thank gosh, Doc! I hoped for a miracle and my little girl is one I've been wishing for !" I said with tears in my eyes.

"Now you do have your niece to come help in a month or so because this little girl should be arriving short of two months." Deana asked.

Nodding my head since I couldn't find the words to say that Dale had been called away for a while. My heart ached each time he left but I know it was his heart that stayed with me.

I left the doctor's office with an appointment for a month away.

We sure will be happy together baby girl even if daddy prefers to be fighting on the orders of another man. We can't all have a man that stays and likes to be here on a daily basis. John fought to leave but I knew that daddy would have troubles returning.

Lost in though I didn't realize that I went to the wrong place. The apartment where we lost so many babies through repeat miscarriages. I lost count after around the thirtieth one we lost a few years ago. Through so much loss made it hard for me to remain at that apartment. My heart ached with all the loss but the baby made it lighter. Relieved that my body could make and carry a baby full term.

"Nicole?" A lady asked out of a window in the building.

"Yes it's me Anna." I responded walking up the steps to the window on the first floor.

Anna was Catherine's best friend but also a close friend of mine as well. She was there through most of our miscarriages, kind of like a sister.

"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Anna asked concerned.

"Oh yes I am alright and the baby's alright but we're just missing Dale." I answered.

"I am about to run over to my parents place since I just got this parent a month ago, do you want to come with?" she asked coming out of her apartment.

"Oh no, I wouldn't want to hold you up" I said walking back to my car.

"Okay but please text me when you get home. Catherine and I are heading to a barbeque then to a summer party that Brad Deykhausen is throwing." she said getting into her convertible.

"Make sure to drink something other than alcohol at the barbeque, it'll help keep you sober till the end of the party!" I yelled to get over the sound of her engine.

I got into my car as she squealed off heading towards Kathleen's house that Catherine now owns. Kathleen and David died in a car accident when Catherine was at summer camp before she went to Highschool. The three of them lived in the house David and myself grew up in so many years ago. David being fifteen years older than myself, it was passed down when our parents moved south to get away from the snow. A beautiful house on the edge of town but seemingly too big for Catherine since John left.

Time flew when you miss a person and I dearly missed who Dale used to be. Dale and I were so happy in highschool.

*"I am home Anna"*

I texted Anna as I put my purse down beside the door. We got this house last year when Dale came back stateside. It is a beautiful three bedroom home a few miles outside of town with only the nearest neighbor a half a mile away.

my phone pinged as I walked out of the room.

I climbed the stairs to our bedroom passing the babies nursery on my way. Beige and light pink covered the walls, the blankets being a darker pink and the furniture white to blend the colors.The room beautiful even before the mess of having a new born. I only set it up a few weeks ago after we passed the past progressed deaths of our other pregnancies. The longest being our last pregnancy that ended in a stillborn little boy last year.

With a deepened sadness I walked in and sat on the white glider picked the pillow off the ottoman and hugged it crying into it. The only thing that stopped my crying was the sound of my ringer on my cellphone. I struggled to get up as pain ripped through my abdomen. Frantically I looked down at my dress hoping not to see blood answering my fears of another stillborn. Thankfully no blood showed on my dress so I ran to the bathroom. No blood anywhere confirmed my worst fears wouldn't come true this time. I walked calmly down the stairs to my cellphone and called the police.

"Hello Trura Police department!" a cheerful voice answered.

"I think I'm in early labor please send help!" I yelled causing her to gasp.

"Help is on the way ma'am can you tell me where you are? What is your name ma'am?" she fired off the questions as I sat down trying to calm the pain.

"Jaime Enough!" I yelled in a panic.

"Oh Mrs.Sugar! I thought that was you." she said as if she didn't know after many calls from me.

A loud noise and a curse fed through the phone as another voice came on.

"Nicole? Are you alright? What's going on?" Matt Conway voiced through.

"Sheriff Conway thank God! I am having sharp pain in my belly! I don't want to lose this little girl Matty!" I replied

" Nicole calm down okay my dear" he said softly.

Matt was like a brother to me even though he and David never got along. David was always too busy to help me with anything but Matty was always there regardless of any girlfriend he had wanting his attention.

" You won't lose this baby, I promise you! Jaime tell her I am on my way okay!" Matt yelled a distance away from the phone.

Instead of waiting for Jaime to relay the message I clearly heard I hung up and grabbed my purse to leave. I locked the door almost immediately, once I turned around there was Matt speeding down the gravel road to our house. Dale always got jealous about my friendship with Matty but when I've known him my entire life I just couldn't give up on our friendship when Dale and I got married.

Even though I knew Matt was in live with me for such a long time. Only five years older than me, he was just a very good friend at least that I considered.