“Move back!” ordered a delta officer, kicking in the door. My dad stood there in shock as the dust flew around his face. He glared at me, his eyes roaming over my swollen belly.
I laid a hand protectively over it.
“I would never put my baby in danger like you did,” I said with all the vengeance in my voice. “I hate you for what you did. It wasyourfault that Mom died. All your fucking fault! I hope you rot in jail.”
He looked taken aback by my accusations as they stuffed him into the cruiser.
"You bitch!" he growled. He had always been evil, and I was ready to see him behind bars. I sighed in relief as I watched them take him away.
“Good job,”said Silus, cuddling me in the backseat of the van while Shawn drove and I sat between Silus and Jatix. I was shaking uncontrollably from what just happened. All my life, I'd been scared of him. I still couldn’t believe the nightmare this day had turned out to be. I was battling a ton of emotions as Silus held me, the rumble in his chest calming me. Jatix had his hand on my thigh, stroking me softly.
“All this wasn't good for the baby,” said Jatix, his hand moving to my belly. “Try to relax, sweetheart.”
“How could I?” I said. “My mom died, and now my dad is behind bars. I have no one.”
“You have us,” said Jatix. “And you’ll have your little one if you try to calm down.”
I took several deep breaths as we drove away from my old house. I never wanted to see it again or step foot in it. Ever again. I would sell it and take the money without batting an eye. I feltanother wave of cramps hit my belly. And this time, a gush of liquid broke through, soaking the seat underneath me.
“I think the baby’s coming,” I said.
“Oh my god,” said Shawn.
“Stay calm, everyone,” said Jatix. "Let me take a look."
Another tightening around my belly. It felt like a vise trying to push the baby out. I groaned.
“Just follow my instructions,” I gasped out. “When you put a finger in there, what do you feel?”
Was this the type of pain birthing mothers felt?
I suddenly had a wave of empathy for all the mothers I doctored. At the time, I thought they were exaggerating, but shit. This was too much.Holy hell. I could barely breathe through the pain.
“I can feel the head,” shouted Jatix, no longer calm and collected.
“I thought I was supposed to have way more time,” I said. “Usually, first-time births are slow, but it’s happening quickly. We need to get to the hospital.”
After my last coherent sentences, I took deep breaths to get through each wave of contractions. When we reached the hospital, I hoped not to see the director there who fired me. It wouldn’t be a fun birth if I had to see her snarky face.
As I was rolled into one of the rooms, I shut my eyes as another wave of horrible pain crashed over me. This was too much. I contemplated pain medicines, but I wanted to experience everything. I opened my eyes to see my old beta co-worker, Tim.Fuck this. I didn’t want him to be the one all inside my pussy.
“Is there another doctor?” I shouted.
“Why?” asked Silus. Then to the nurses and Tim. “Get the fuck away from her. We need another doctor.”
“There isn’t anyone else,” said Tim.
“It’s fine,” I said, closing my eyes in pain.
“Do you want pain meds?” Tim asked. His face was twisted in empathy for me. “It’s great to see you again, by the way.”
“No,” I said, gritting my teeth.
“Are you sure?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m fucking sure,” I snapped, holding my stomach in pain. I wanted to feel everything with my first birth.
“Damn, she’s vicious,” said Jatix. “I’m getting turned on watching her yell at everyone.”