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Caroline laughed Man, but he loved her laugh “You used to be so easygoing I had to fight toseriously”

“You’ve been a bad influence on me”

She laughed some more

A horn honked outside The front door slammed A few minutes later, the midwife barrelled in “Has he freaked out colared at her

Caroline soing to need medical attention”

How she could joke at a time like this, he didn’t know

“Saw Betty and the old folk downstairs They’re lobbing eggs at the paparazzi”

“Eggs?” Josh kneas screeching He couldn’t see plan”

Caroline patted his hand “That’s phase one” She turned to theto calm him down”

As the tomen chuckled, Caroline suddenly stopped still

“What is it?” He knew they should have gone to the hospital It was a et her oay on a home birth He should have laid down the law He scoffed to hi Even though he’d had it engraved with the words fro to rule the had no power at all

Caroline pointed doard “My water broke”

Josh saw the first signs of an actual birth, and it was toohe felt was his head hitting the floor

“Wake up, Daddy”

Josh could have sworn that was Mitch