All I Wanna Be (Spin off to Somebody To You- Nemi)

Chapter 22

Nick

I was having a little deja vu hearing Demi tell me she had a bad feeling. I helped Demi get dressed as she panted, occasionally screaming out from pain. "Baby, I'm here. Everything will be fine. Try to keep breathing & try not to panic."

Demi growled at me. "Something's wrong, Nick. I'm sorry, but I can't help but to panic."

"Demi, nothing is wrong. You're just in labor." I tried to keep my voice steady to calm her down. I stood up, then helped her stand.

"My contractions are too close, Nick. We need to go." She gasped, grabbing her middle.

"Joe's not here yet." I said. "Let's get you downstairs though. Joe said he would be here in minutes."

I held onto Demi as we headed downstairs, minutes later. I helped Demi to the car, then waited until Joe got there. Thank God, he got there less than five minutes after I put Demi in the car. As soon as he got out of his car, I got in my car, giving him a slight wave, then pulled out of the driveway.

I drove as fast as I could to the hospital & when they were putting Demi into a wheelchair, she doubled over, screaming. "Demi!" I screamed going to her side. I saw her face & knew she was in too much pain to even talk. I looked at the orderly. "Hurry please."

I followed them as they wheeled her inside the hospital. The nurse must have known she was in trouble, because Demi & I were immediately taken into an examination room. I held Demi's hand as she screamed out in agony. I wanted so bad to take the pain away, but there wasn't anything I could do. I had to suffer right along with her, even though, my suffering wasn't even close to being on the same level.

It seemed to take forever for them to send a real doctor into the exam room & he brought an ultrasound machine with him, when he finally came. He hooked it up as Demi panted & moaned from the pain of her contractions. The doctor was quick with his job & minutes later, he was rolling the machine away & standing up. "We're going to get you up to labor & delivery right away. I see you're in a lot of pain. And you're only two centimeters dilated, but the baby is in breech position & the cord appears to be wrapped around her neck."

"What?" Demi & I both exclaimed.

"What does that mean? Is she okay?" I asked, since Demi was having trouble speaking again.

"Don't worry. The baby is still getting oxygen, even if the cord is wrapped around her neck tight enough to close the windpipe. And the baby being breech means she's not in the right position. She's coming out ass first." The doctor chuckled, but stopped when he saw my serious expression.

"I told you something was wrong." Demi said in a breath as soon as she could.

"She's going to be fine. This kind of stuff happens all the time & they are prepared for it. Please try not to worry." I said as I leaned to kiss her.

Demi leaned her head away from me & rolled her eyes. "Yea, okay." She groaned, then yelled out when another contraction came. A moment later we were heading up to the labor & delivery floor. They wasted no time in getting Demi into a bed & hooking her up to machines. All I could do was stand off to the side & watch. Demi seemed annoyed by me, anyway, so I was keeping my distance until she said she needed me.

Demi needed me as soon as the nurses finished what they were doing. I helped her with her breathing & rubbed her lower back, hoping it would ease the pain a little. She said it did, but I wasn't sure if I believed her. Someone came in to give Demi an epidural, thankfully. Things were much better once she was numb. But it didn't take long for her to start worrying again.