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“Cool Yo, I like you,” he said

I laughed at hi to be ro me that he loved ht he did tellfrom ear to ear

“I like you too,” Iup the phone

At the hospital

I ht at nine o’clock I’ll admit that I broke a few traffic laws onMyreally fast She didn’t tell h to know that she had i joggers, and a pair of furry slides oninto the hospital because I was so eager to

Luckily, the line wasn’t long forto the elevators to go to the labor and delivery section of the hospital They played no games on the labor and delivery floor My na was checked before the security guard orking the doors actually letin the world, I couldn’t even bla the proper security measures

Now, if my sister would have had her baby at Memorial, I would have known just about all the staff I had privileges at that hospital, and most of my new mothers delivered there My sister and her husband lived in Boca, which was about thirty minutes from where I lived, so this hospital wasn’t one that I was that familiar with

Eventually, I was let through the double doors, and I set off in search of ht knock on the door and let myself in The scene in my sister’s hospital room was exactly like the ht to bring a beautiful life into the world Naos in stirrups Her doctor prettyto check her

Naomi cried out in pain

I won’t even lie; the baby fever that I had earlier today was out theif this hat it took to bring

life into the world Myher hair down and trying to talk her through all the madness My brother-in-law, Lia away the sweat that was for on my sister’s face My father, who I was surprised was even in the room, was off to the side

I walked into the room, and all eyes went on h she was in pain and crying her heart out, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful er version of , curly hair that matched mine was sprawled out on the pillows that were behind her I squeezed myself in front of my mother, so I could make it over to my sister I leaned doiped some of the sweat that had formed on her forehead, and kissed her a couple of times

“I’ that you were serious when you said that you weren’t going to ask for any painI told her

She laughed through her pain as another contraction ripped through her body There was aher contractions The one that just passed was a big one My sister swore that she would do a ht now, she was serious

“Alright You’re at ten centimeters I can literally feel your baby’s head This doesn’t have to take all day I just need a few good pushes, and you can be having your victory dinner in less than an hour You ready, Mom?” the doctor asked my sister