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Max
Next to me, Ethan moves and then lets out a slight whimper. I’m awake immediately. “Sweetheart?”
“Don’t worry, just practise contractions.” His voice is slightly breathy and when I turn around I can see the concentration on his face.
“You don’t believe that.” I sit up and reach out to him.
He gasps and his face distorts. These are not practise contractions, they seem too painful for that.
“How long?” I grab my phone and look at the time. It’s two at night. I navigate to a timer app and start it.
“I don’t know. I think they started right after we… you know. But I thought that was just part of having my mind blown.” He looks up at me, his eyes dull, tired. “But they woke me up a bit ago.”
I get out of bed and quickly put on some clothes. “You should have woken me.”
“I didn’t w
