Chapter Fourteen
Thea frowned as Grace panted through another contraction.
“She’s really ill…probably…cancer…” Grace panted. “Taking heavy…pain meds.”
Nick clenched his fist. “Don’t worry, I’ll put her out of her misery.”
“I love…you,” Grace said, a little louder. “But…she’s in pain…and desperate.”
“I told you two to stop talking,” Sarah shouted from the kitchen.
Grace’s control was amazing. Thea would have been screaming at everyone at this point, including her husband. They had practiced for a warm water delivery out in the hot tub. Under a blanket on the couch in the keeping room was not where they had planned to bring Lily into the world.
Thea sat on the floor of the keeping room, zip-tied hand and, now, foot as well. She listened to their exchange. Nick had kept himself from be
