Holiday by Christina Ross
Author:Christina Ross [Ross, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Annihilate Them, Ignite Me, Chance, Unleash Me: Wedding, The Wedding, Skye Warren, lauren blakely, Mona Kasten, Penelope Sky, Jennifer Probst, Emma M. Green, Vivien Summer, Kristen Proby, Colleen Hoover, Karen Hamilton, Helen Hardt, Christina Lauren, Stephenie Meyer, Cynthia Eden, Calendar Girl, J. Kenner, Pepper Winters, Jay Crownover, Cristina Chiperi, Piper Rayne, Tatjana Wagner, meredith wild, Jill Sanders, Marie Force, Barbara Freethy, Megan Harold, Liliana Hart, Meghan March, Audrey Carlan, Maya Banks, Kristen Callihan, Annie Stone, Anna Zaires, Vi Keeland, Annihilate Me, Anna Todd, Bella Andre, Tanja Janz, Katy Evans, Tijan, Sylvia Day, Victoria Quinn, E L James
Publisher: Christina Ross
Published: 2019-01-03T05:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
THE NEXT MORNING, AFTER a brutal evening of contractions that were now slamming into me every minute, Iâd already talked with Kate and Epifania, whoâd called to send their best wishes and love, when my doctor arrived to examine me at ten.
âYouâre ready,â she said after she examined me.
Alex placed his hand on my shoulder. âShe is?â he asked.
âYesâitâs go time.â
âBut how about me?â I said to her in fear. âWho says that Iâm ready?â
âI say that you are,â she said with a smile as she stood up. âYouâre at ten centimeters. Shall we do this?â
âTo be honest, I donât know whether Iâm ready for whatâs to come, Dr. Grace.â
âWhen itâs the first time, no woman is,â she said. âI wasnât when I gave birth to my first baby. Neither were any of my friends and colleagues when they gave birth to their first children. But guess what? All of us survived, and so will you.â
She turned to look at Alex, Lisa, and Blackwell.
âIf you three are going to be in the room with us, I need you to go to the nurseâs station now. Theyâll help you wash and suit up properly before you join us. In the meantime, since Jennifer is giving birth here, nurses will come in so we can prep her. None of us has any idea how long this will take, but the baby is coming, so I need you to get moving now.â
Dutifully, all three of them filed out of the room and moved into the nurseâs station. When they left, I asked my doctor to look at me.
âWhat is it?â she said.
âIf there ever comes a moment when I scream out for an epidural, please give me one ASAP.â
âAt this point, Iâm afraid an epidural is out of the question, Jennifer.â
âExcuse me?â
âYouâre so far along, itâs no longer safe to give you one. But youâre not out of luck yet, because Entonox is safe.â
âWhat in the hell is Entonox?â
âHalf oxygen and half nitrous oxideâotherwise known as laughing gas.â
âYou expect me to laugh my way through the hell Iâm about to endure?â
âIâd rather you do that than cry. So, if you need it, just ask for it, OK?â
âOK...â
She held out her hand to me, and I took it. âWe call this a birthing room for a reason. When you arrived here yesterday, we wanted you to get comfortable with your surroundings, which you are at this point. But now this is going to officially become a medical room, so please allow our staff to change the sheets to make sure that everything is hygienic. After the staff is finished and you are properly prepared to give birth, what I need you to do is to lie on the bed.â
I moved toward the bed.
âNot yet,â she said. âLet them get it ready first.â
âIâm sorry,â I said. âIâm not thinking straight. Iâm frightened out of my mind.â
âAs many first mothers are.â
âAnd Iâm giving birth two weeks earlyâIâve said it before to you, but that canât be good for the baby.
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