Page 38 of Unstoppable

"What do you think about replacing her at the office?"

"Is she quitting?"

"Well, the way she put it, she said she was being promoted to Grandma and had already found her replacement. She asked if I needed her to put in a formal notice and type up an offer letter for the new girl," he said shaking his head.

"You're not making any sense. If she found a replacement, then what do you need with me?"

"You're the replacement, silly. She said I need to face the fact that it will never satisfy you to sit around doing nothing. If you can stand to live with me then maybe, just maybe, you can deal with being my assistant."

The last thing Andie imagined was that the two of them could work well together, but like usual Mike's mom was right. It took some work, but she finally got Mike to stop groping her at the office. Occasionally he would still try for a quickie between meetings, but she was working on that too. She was insistent that when they were at the office, he was Mr. Christenson, and she was Andie. Not my little angel. It horrified her when they were in a meeting with about twenty security officers and he referred to her by his nickname he used just for her. That was one long argument, but he caved. She realized that over time they chose what was important enough to fight about, instead of letting every little thing get to them. The first few months of their relationship were stressful, but they had hit a certain stride that was feeling natural.

It was the day of Jason and Christy's daughter's first birthday party. Andie was tired, she always was tired, but today seemed more than normal. When they were getting ready, she had a twinge of pain in her side. When Mike saw her bend over a bit and reach for it he came running in a panic and she had to remind him yet again that the midwife said that was normal considering how far along she was. The issue she was facing now was that was two hours ago and the pains, although light, seemed to keep coming. She was getting very uncomfortable and kept fidgeting on the couch while talking with some girls from the firm.

"Are you okay?" Christy finally turned to her with concern in her eyes.

"I think so, I just don't feel right today."

"Do you want me to get Mike?"

"No, please don't. He will just freak out again. I think I just need to get some rest. I'm going to waddle to the restroom and then probably grab him to head out."

"Okay, honey, no problem," Christy said with a smile.

Andie shifted her weight and then hefted herself to her feet. She was so off balance with her belly it was shocking she could get around at all. Her slight frame was not built to house her huge son. Even walking was becoming a problem. As thankful as she was for every day of her pregnancy, she couldn't wait to hold him in her arms.

As she stepped away from the couch, and a pain sliced through her. It was more painful than anything she had felt all day; she leaned forward and then she felt wet. It horrified her immediately. She peed herself! There she was, standing in the middle of Christy's living room with pee dripping down her legs.

"Oh my god, I am so sorry Christy. I thought for sure I could make it to the bathroom. This is so embarrassing." Her face turned red, and she was on the verge of tears and still in pain.

Christy started laughing, "Andie, honey, you didn't pee. I think your water just broke." She got up and came over to hold her by her arm. Christy turned to someone to ask them to go get Mike from the patio, but as soon as she turned, she could see him barreling through the room.

"What happened? Are you okay?" he said, reaching for her.

Andie, seeing how her man was losing it in front of everyone, kept a calm face, looked him in the eye and said, "Mike love, I think my water just broke."

He lost every ounce of blood from his face. His mouth dropped open, and he said nothing. Hell, if she knew this would have kept him quiet, then she would have used it months ago. She could have enjoyed it longer, however she felt another pain rip through her belly. It felt like a vice grip around her center, so she bent forward and put her hands on her knees. That sprung him into action.

"Andie, baby, look at me. It's going to be okay. He's early, but that's fine, right?"

"Right," she grunted in response.

Christy interrupted, "I'll call Bella and have her meet you two downstairs."

"Okay, thanks," Andie mumbled, "I'll come back up to clean your carpet. I promise."

"Don't worry about that, silly. I'll take care of it. Just get yourself downstairs and give birth to my future son-in-law!"

Mike quickly picked Andie up before another contraction hit. His knee had been bothering him all day, but ironically enough the second he saw her in pain he forgot all about it. Happy they lived only one floor down and they were back at the apartment in no time. Andie wanted to change out of her clothes and get in the shower. He thought she was crazy, but she said it would help with the pain.

He stripped her down and started the shower, all while calling her sister and his mom to tell them what was going on. Then he unlocked the elevator so they would all have access to their floor. Bella arrived first, and he was more than relieved for that. She asked Andie to get out of the shower so she could examine her. Andie argued but eventually gave in. Mike helped her to the bed and watched helplessly as another stronger, more painful contraction took over. She was doing everything she had learned, breathing through the surges and relaxing in between each one, but she still looked like she was in too much pain.

When she examined her, Bella determined Andie was already at 6cm. That's when she realized she had probably been in labor for quite a few hours. The next two hours felt like they moved at a snail's pace. Andie was hurting terribly, and there was nothing Mike could do for her. They switched between the shower and the bed, and he loved on her as much as she would let him. More than once she yelled at him and many times she pushed him away, but he didn't care. He loved her and would do anything to show her how much.

"I love you Andie, more than you will ever know," he whispered into her ear while another painful contraction hit.

"I... LOVE...YOU...TOO," she said while breathing through the pain.

Mike was behind her in the bed, holding her up into a sitting position. He had his arms wrapped around her belly and could feel it tighten as each contraction came on. His mom and Avery were close by in the other room waiting to meet the newest addition to the family, and he thought he even heard Jason and Christy come in too.

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