TWICE // D.S.

FORTY-FIVE

"get the keys!" daniel frantically shouted to himself. he was having a pre-labor panic.

late at night daniel eventually moved aubrielle to her bed since her room was closer than his, and he slept with her just in case anything happened. or maybe it was because aubrielle mumbled him to, or maybe it was just because he wanted to. either one was all a reason for him, and he'd only need to take one of them.

aubrielle woke up at six in the morning because she thought she peed herself. although she was fairly confused because the day before she was fully aware that she was potty train, just suddenly had a short bladder. but six am was far too early for aubrielle and nothing really made since to her. when she was going to go back to sleep, daniel had woke up and had the genius idea, it wasn't pee, her water had broke.

aubrielle was now patiently waiting in the car with a towel on the seat as she hummed to the radio. she was content that she had packed a bag for when she went into labor about a week ago. thank goodness she didn't wait until later.

she was wondering why daniel was taking so long. she thought he was searching for his phone, not the keys she had told him she had took off the counter. eventually, daniel ran outside out of breath and was ultimately shocked when aubrielle was literally humming in the car with the heat going since it was a bit cold.

"how long have you been in here?" he asked as he opened the passenger door

"a few minutes,"

after he broke out of his shocked state he quickly closed the door and jogged over to the drivers side of the car. a few questions shot about how and why she was so calm, when she took the keys, why he was inside, and where was the fastest route to the hospital.

about an hour had passed since the pair had left the house. aubrielle was in the hospital bed beginning to really feel the contractions and the doctor only told her they were going to get worse. so she agreed to the epidural again, although she hated the idea of having a needle stabbed into her back. at least this time she knew what was coming.

daniel was pacing around the hospital room, "come here," aubrielle said as she held out her hand, "it's a bit confusing who's the one in labor with your heavy breathing," she joked and soon grunted when a sharp pain coursed through her, "also, where the hell is that epidural?"

daniel was quite confused with her sudden mood swing. she was so calm for so long and suddenly her voice held deep panic. which only made daniel's emotions worse, if she wasn't panicking before and he was, and now she's panicking how is he supposed to panic a level higher? I guess their anxious thoughts didn't really make sense.

daniel was by her side the whole time and he held her hand for most of it. her other hand would be tightly holding him and there may or may not be some nail marks which she apologized for multiple times. daniel didn't mind it though, throughout the hours he was cheering her on in her ear and wondering to himself how he could take away the pain and make it easier for her.

when the sound of baby cries filled the room, the both of them had tears rolling down their cheeks, smiles on their faces that held too many emotions to describe in a few words. aubrielle merely got to hold her baby girl for two minutes and daniel a few seconds before they took her away to an nicu for immediate testing and cleaning. 

she was born at 29 weeks, her weight was under average at 3.4 pounds, her organs were thankfully well-developed, she was pale, isn't able to properly maintain her heat yet, a few rolls here and there and finally in the arms of daniel.