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“Don’t look at me like that,” I warn him.
“Like what, Ava? You barge into my office unannounced. Please tell me how I should look at you?”
“You’re an asshole,” I tell him, my heart rate spiking. “How dare you humiliate me in front of my family! If my father were there, he’d have put you in your goddamn place.”
I take a breath, but a pain rips through my abdomen, causing my chest to hitch.
“I deserve an apology, and so does Austin,” I fume, then to remember Millie. “And you know who else deserves one? Your wife. My sister is upset, and it’s all your fault.”
Will crosses his arms with laughter escaping him. “You expect me to give him an apology?”
The pain rips through me again, causing my hands to clutch my stomach. I close my eyes, willing whatever this is to stop.
“Ava?” Will calls. “Ava?”
My breaths come hard and fast, unable to even string a sentence together.
Will quickly moves off his chair with his phone in hand. I continue to breathe heavily as the phone dials.
“Amelia,” Will rushes, panicked. “Ava is in my office, and she’s in pain.”
“What do you mean she’s in your office? And what pain?”
I shake my head, biting down, crippled by the intensity of the cramp-like feeling.
“Millie,” I say out of breath, “I…”
The second the pain rips through me again, a gush of warm liquid runs between my legs, causing me to gasp.
“Um, what the hell was that?” Will shouts.
“Will, what? What’s wrong?”
“All this water just came out of her.”
“Oh, my God! Her water just broke. Shit, hold on, let me conference in Mom.”
“Amelia! Don’t fucking hang up the phone.”
The line goes silent for Will’s growl to become louder inside his quiet office.
“I can’t get a hold of Mom, it’s Dad,” Millie rushes, “Ava’s water just broke!”
“Where is she?” Dad quickly questions.
“She’s in my office,” Will informs him, his face turning white. “She started wincing in pain, and her water just broke.”
“Ava, sweetheart?”
“Dad.” I begin to panic with a hard swallow. “I’m only thirty-four weeks.”
“Will, get her to the hospital now. Ava, where is Austin?”
“Work,” I choke.
“Amelia, call him and let him know what’s happening.”
“I…I can’t do this,” I stammer, terrified of what is happening. “It’s too early.”
