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“Oh, God…” She starts to cry more, and I feel her fear

“It’s okay… You’ve got this You’re hter”

Renée has her in an inflatable pool of water, and she’s only wearing my old tee “Time to push, sis”

Rocky periodically squats like she’s going to the bathrooain until finally, Renée tells her to lean back against ainstfro onto calm

“You got this, beautiful Your body knohat to do” I’o

I’ood until she sobs into my neck “Patton, don’t let me die”

Then I just about lose , and her hazel eyes meet mine

“Nobody’s going to die here” Her voice goes high, like a song “We’re going to welcoical circle of love”

Rocky shudders, and I wrap my arms around her, just above her stomach “Come on, baby, you can do this”

“I’ her

“Last one You can do it, Rocky!”

Finding a strength more powerful than any man I’ve ever seen, rits her teeth and we all yell as Rocky pushes one last time and like a slippery bar of soap, our beautiful little Rosalyn Rose is with us We decided to stick with R-na her little head off

“Oh… oh!” Rocky is sobbing

I help lift her shirt, and Renée puts the baby on herthem both in my arms

Renée quickly clips the ue and cotton balls of antibiotic ointment