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Just as I was about to answer, I felt a rush of warasped as it hit me "Trip, my water just broke"

Chapter Twenty–Three

Teeny

"Huh?" Trip asked blinking rapidly, his hand in his back pocket

"My water just broke," I squeezed out when a pain ripped through my lower stomach al to--SHIT! " He shot up off his knees and ran out the door I stood there staring at hi hi, "I need more time We have more time! Junior isn’t due for two ht need me to come with you" I looked down at the wet floor and back up at the door "Perfect tirumbled as the pain subsided

"You have the baby I need you to come with me," Trip said panicked when he rushed back in the roo flustered

"Calm down, honey" I skirted around the table "I need a mop"

"Fuck the mop! Your water broke" Poor Trip looked so freaked out I was about to reassure hirabbed his ar on a spot on the wall behind Trip

"We need to call 911 We need the para around a little helplessly

"CalrittedThe pain passed and I directed hiet me my cellphone so I can call Scarlett?"

"Stuff, we need your stuff You start for the car I’ll get your stuff" Dear Lord, he was ra beside thehim When he raced out of the parlor, a cell pressed to his ear, I glared at hi?" he yelled looking between my stomach and !" I complained "I told you a truck was a stupid idea Didn’t I tell you? I damn well told--" His lips onback, he held onto both et to the hospital"

Chapter Twenty–Four

Six hours after arriving at the hospital, I was getting panicky Surely, she shouldn’t be in so , so

Every few s that stupid teacher lady from the classes had showed us Her face would scrunch up and she’d look ata thousand scorpions would attackme a little

I took a very slow step forward and handed Scarlett the cup of ice chips before ht back" The foul look both the girls gave htail it out of the roo?" Mace asked as soon as I walked into the waiting roo, I flopped into the chair beside hihabout it" Arms on my knees and head in my hands, I really didn’t want to open the can of wor for--Iat the stupid words co fro hirabbed et here, bud You’re doin’ fine"

"I’m sorry You holdin’ up okay?" I asked No doubt this was bringing up all sorts of hurt and shit for hiet back in there," he smiled a little sadly

"Sure, you call Ma?" Standing, I pulled my beanie back into place

"Yeah, she’s on her way, now go" He shovedI was about to walk into the pits of hell, or at least find Teeny replicating a de a deep breath, I walked into the roo like I assumed I very cautiously shuffled up to her and took over fro a asher over her forehead

"Arrggghh I freakin hate you right now!" Teeny yelled at"This is all your fault!" she snapped crushing h her body

"You want soround out; she’d just dislocated two of s soon "It’s been hours, Princess It’s okay if you do Maybe I’ll just call the nurse to get so it’s been! I can feel how das I want this kid out of h the door and handedto help me," she smiled

"What? I can’t I don’t knohat--I ht be down there

Ignoringnicely How are you doing up there, Teeny?" Doctor Wood asked with a few quick nods of her head at the nurses and a pointed look at iven ently pushed me toward the doctor and Teeny’s business end A tray of metal instruments heeled over to us, and Doctor Wood looked up at me with a serious look on her face

Ahh Shit, the nerves got the best of me and I started to ramble, "Is it broken? Oh God, it's broken, isn't it? Fuckas a kid Toys I'd break ‘em New clothes I'd mess ‘em Now, I fuck up my favorite part of my woman! Godda for assurance thatto come out the other side okay

"Holy shit! " I looked fros up to her sweaty red face "Babe, there’s either a head co baseball! Holy shit, Teen, it's the head!"

"I know I can freakin’ feel it!" she screa like she’d take my head off if it ithin reach I peeked back down and heard her grunt