Chapter 26
Gabe picked her up again and carried her inside the ER. They got someone to bring a wheelchair and he lowered her carefully down into it.
“We’ll get someone to see you right away,” the nurse said. She looked at the group of them. “Immediate family only.”
“He’s the father,” Carolyn said and reached out to grab Gabe’s hand.
He squeezed back and followed as the nurse wheeled her into a room. Gabe helped her get onto the examination table. The nurse hooked her up to multiple gadgets. A heart monitor for her, for the baby. Another little square device that measured contractions. A few minutes later, her doctor entered the room.
“Carolyn,” Dr. Clayton said. “How long have you been having contractions?”
“The last hour or so?”
“That long?” Gabe asked, visibly shocked.
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