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His eyes were glazed over at this point and I was thanking God ere in a hospital because I was pretty sure he was going to pass out any minute now
"I like Popsicles And puppies Just think about puppies," he muttered to hinant wohtmare, I took action I hustled around to the end of the bed and stood in front of hi his view
"Breathe, Jie breath and finally blinked "I’onna leave"
I nodded at hi hireat idea, honey How about you just go back into the waiting rooain, okay?"
"Never step foot in this rooain?" he questioned as I walked hiht, never step foot in this rooain Good boy"
I patted hi the door to the roo back to Claire’s bedside
"Your future husband saw ina," Claire stated
"Better hiloves off and tossing them into the trash next to the bed "Well, you haven’t dilated at all, but it’s still early We’re going to put a fetal heartthe contractions okay and I’ive you so I’ll come back to check on you in a little while"
A few hours later, long after the Pitocin and Claire threatening to kill everyone who caency C-section Claire was scared to death I was scared to death Everything started happening so fast at that point Doctors and nurses were running around,wheeled out of her rooed next to her bed and never let go of her hand the entire way I knew she was freaking out and I didn’t knohat the hell to do other than make sure she understood that I’d always be here for her
"You’re not going to leave, right?" Claire asked e got into the brightly lit OR and they transferred her to another bed
I squeezed her hand tighter as one of the nurses handedto leave you I’ to be here the entire time It’s just you and me, Claire, you andup sheets around her body so we couldn’t see as going on below her chest
"You and ot this It’s going to be over soon and Gavin is going to be here and he’s going to be healthy and perfect and we’re going to start teaching him how to swear before he shits his pants for the first tihed and I quickly threw on the scrubs over ht at thatfor my best friend I would hold her hand when she was in pain, screaina and sit by her side when she beca I wouldn’t do for her and I knew that’s hoould always be
"I HAVE LAURIE running things at the bakery for the next six weeks and you don’t have any weddings or big events co to take over ordering baking supplies and she’s going to help Laurie and your two part-ti down the list of ite orders coet some more help in, but I think we’ll be fine We’ll have to put the Friday Freebie cupcake sale on hold for the ti, but I don’t think too rabs my cell phone out of my hand and I finally look up at her I wish I hadn’t I wish I still hadelse to stare at, so to keepto her I’m a shitty friend and an even shittier person because I can’t bear to look at my best friend and see what the cheers through her hair or brushes up against the back of the couch, s her shoulders like it’s no big deal One round of che her hair She still has fiveto keep fading away until there’s nothing left of her
"I’ve hired some extra help at my store so I’ll be able to pop over to your side as much as I want," I continue "We were supposed to do that intervieith the local television station next week, but I called them and told them to postpone it I’ll keep a file with all your invoices and bring the so you won’t need to--"
"Will you shut up already?" Claire interrupts "Stop talking about e both know there’s so a little rab my phone back from her "No, it’s fine We don’t need to talk about it You don’t need to think about it We can just talk about fun things like work and how Jenny has decided to start breeding ferrets now that the kids are in college and she’s bored"