MY FEISTY WIFE

C6

I feel someone wipe the two rivers in my eyes then I’m hugged by both of them. I hadn’t realized that I was crying or that the car had stopped moving let alone start.
“You know we’d never leave you, till death do us part?”
“You know we love you?” both Ryan and Lily say to me and lead me inside without pushing it.

They both know who, what and why and would never bring it up or ask me to forget, let’s face it, I’d never forget. I make dinner while reminiscing the past, he loved my cooking, I think as some music blare on and Lily joins to help. Ryan would rather eat than get in the kitchen, I mean, he’d have take-out the whole month cause he can’t cook. I guess that’s why he is always here and not his place.

I decide to make spaghetti Bolognese, I already had all the ingredients. While I started the boiling and sorting, Lily chopped what’s needed and was done in no time, using the kitchen island as dining table.

“This is so good, I missed your cooking” Lilly said
“Well, I get to have her cooking when Martha isn’t around, else she’d be in bed all day” Ryan said pouting like a child

“I cook for you once a week , if that isn’t enough try practicing, just not in my kitchen as I don’t want it burnt” I say with a sickly sweet smile knowing he’d shut up or change the subject”

“sorry love. When are you due though?” Just as he asks, I feel my water brake and a sharp pain on my back; it’s not too bad though. I get up and put the plates in the sink then turn to Ryan
“was supposed to be in a week, but I think they’re done with my stomach.” Both of them look at me like I’ve lost it before it clicks and they panic.

“what do we do?” they ask at the same time like a pair of children and I almost laugh if it weren’t for the increasing pain
“well, put on your big boy and girl pants, get the car, AND TAKE ME TO THE DAMN HOSPITAL BEFORE I GIVE BIRTH RIGHT HERE”

That seemed to snap them out of it as Ryan led me out and Lilly picked my night bag and keys by the door and into the already waiting car.

“My sister is giving birth, please help her” Lilly said to the receptionist as politely as she usually is, she wasn’t the usual one I find every time.

“Ok, fill these forms and wait your turn” she said to Lilly and threw her the papers while checking out Ryan, that was it for me to lose my cool. I got up from the wheel chair and went to her.
“LISTEN BITCH, IM ABOUT TO POP FOUR KIDS ANY MINUTE AND I AM IN NO MOOD FOR SHIT, GET THE FUCKING PHONE, CALL MANDY AND TAKE ME TO THE DAMN DELIVERY ROOM BFORE YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A VERY TIGHT SPOT, did I make myself clear”

By the time I was done, everyone was looking at me as if I had lost my mind. Not to justify
Myself, but I’m in labour , someone was bound to make me snap
By then, Mandy was already here due to the commotion looking all nervous . I gave her a re-assuring smile before another wave of pain hit me and i almost scream.

Minutes later I was in the delivery room with Ryan and Lilly holding both my arms
“I opened a hospital to have people get help as fast as possible, and got the best of best, Mandy, by the time I’m done delivering, that woman at the reception should be gone and blacklisted from my hospitals. Now, let’s get my babies.” The CEO in me was gone and the labour pains were back. Here we go.

“Thanks guys, but this I have to do alone” I said to my two best friends smiling at them. With that they walked out leaving me to pop my babies.