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Suddenly, another contraction came on and I glanced at the little frog clock that Mel had grabbed from my mom’s house. I was glad she’d taken it. I said a silent prayer, hoping my mom was listening and maybe she could put in a good word to the big guy. This contraction seemed even stronger than the last by the way Mel was panting, and I counted.
“That was sooner than three minutes,” I said.
I grabbed the small suitcase we had packed and waiting in the hallway. I had my hand under her arm, leading her to the door when she stopped. She started the rapid breathing. I breathed with her, counted in my head with her. And then, took a deep breath with her long, cleansing breath. She acted like a pro. We’d gone to all the classes and did all the exercises, everything you’re supposed to do, but I was still a basket case inside.
“That one was a doozie,” she said. “We should hurry.”
“Okay.” Fuck…me.
I got Mel in the car and buckled. She was in the middle of another contraction. They were coming every minute now. We were on the road, heading down the hill when she screamed. “Oh no!”
“What?” I glanced at her, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the light had turned and slammed on the brakes.
“It’s coming.”
“What?”
“It’s coming.”
“No. It can’t come. Not yet. Hold on.”
“Asher, I can’t control it. Please. I need to push.”
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
“Okay.” I pulled over.God, this can’t be happening. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed 911.
“911. What’s your emergency?”
“My wife is having a baby. We were on our way and…”
“Asher!”
“The baby’s coming. Now!”
“Sir, where are you?”
“We’re at the corner of…” Shit. I didn’t know this part of the city all that well. I looked up at the street sign, but it was backwards. “Fuck. Hold on.” I stepped away from the car and went to the post with the street name. “Oak and Pierce. Hurry.”
“The ambulance is on its way. Sir, stay on the phone with me. I’m going to patch you through to the medical center. The nurse will take over the call.”
“Okay.”
“Hello, are you there?”
“Yes, I’m here.”
“What’s your name?” Why the fuck was this guy wasting time asking my name? “Ash. My name is Ash.”
“Okay, Ash. Mine is Tom. I’m a delivery nurse and I’m going to walk you through this. Put the phone on speaker mode and set it down.”
“Okay.”
“Where is your wife?”
“She’s in the car.” I went back and got in the car.
“Asher, the baby is coming right now. Help me pull my pants down.”
