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"We should go," I said "We can get so to eat at the hospital once they check you"

"Okay," she said "I don't think I could eat anyway I'm too afraid -- or excited I can't tell which I knee should have taken the classes sooner"

"That's , that we had prepared after reading the booklet the istration in the prenatal classes I led her to the li "I should have spentto LA"

"Shh," she said and squeezed my hand as I helped her into the limo "What's done is done Besides, I'm the one who told you we could put it off and that you should go to LA Let's just get to the hospital"

So we did, driving in the growing darkness, Alexa sitting beside me, my arm around her shoulder I kissed the top of her head and atched the scenery as the limo drove back into town

Once we arrived at the hospital, an orderly at the entrance helped et Alexa into a wheelchair and pushed her to the istered All we had to do was show our insurance cards and she hisked into an exa room where Vanessa met us

Alexa changed into a hospital gown and got up on the exaloves on, Vanessa, a young dark-haired wo -- if at all -- she was

"Any contractions?" she asked as she peered at Alexa's cervix

"No, nothing," Alexa said "Just the water breaking"

"Your cervix looks a little dilated but notis de

finitely gone so I would expect your labor to start in the next twenty-four hours"

"How come so early? Shouldn't it wait for three weeks?"

"Babies co that there shouldn't be any issues"

Then, Vanessa did an ultrasound and checked to see how

"Baby is doing well We'll take your blood and watch you overnight The obstetrician on callon how your cervix looks The doctor will decide when he examines you"