♥ Amy ♥
The contraction rolled through me like a wave, and I gripped the side of the hospital bed, teeth clenched.
“Breathe, Ames,” Caleb said beside me. “In for four, out for six, remember?” easy for him to say. Still, I tried. In. Out. The tight band around my stomach eased a little, and I sagged back against the pillows, sweating.
“How long has it been now?” I whispered.
“Too long,” he said, then caught himself. “I mean, uh…hours. You are doing great,” even through the pain, I managed a weak laugh. We had arrived at the hospital what felt like a lifetime ago. My water had broken in the early hours of the morning, all over our bedroom floor, and I had gone from excited to terrified in less than a minute. The drive here was a blur of breathing exercises and me snapping at Caleb for dr
