A CIVIL WAR UPON US

Capítulo 22

Steve was asleep in a chair and Natasha on the stretcher. James woke up two hours later, crying. Natasha and Steve woke up.

S: I think he's hungry.

Natasha looked at Steve, petrified.

S: You want to try breastfeed him?

Natasha opened her mouth but no words come out.

Steve put James on her arms.

S: Do you want me to leave?

Natasha made negative with her head.

Natasha lowered her nightgown and tried to make James eat, but he just cried.

N: I don't know how to do it.

S: Put him more against you.

James managed to fit his mouth, but nothing came out and he returned to cry. Natasha was nervous.

N: I think I'm doing wrong. Call the nurse.

Steve was in the hallway and saw no one, James was already screaming now.

N: Oh Lord, what is happening?

Steve got nervous and forgot that there were other pregnants and babies in the hospital, he cried for help. The nurse came toward him, raging that they had woken all babies.

- What are you doing?

S: The baby is hungry. He don't stop crying.

- Well, now all the babies are crying.

The nurse looked at Natasha.

- Help baby, tightens breast. Tightens.

Natasha did, but nothing came out.

N: I guess I have no milk.

The nurse looked at Natasha's report, which was on a clipboard attached to the stretcher and saw Cho notes, Cho reported that she does not produce milk.

- Okay. I'll take the baby.

N: No.

- Baby hungry.

S: It's all right, Nat.

The nurse took James and a few minutes later she brought him calmer. James still woke up three times that night.

When Steve awoke the next morning, Natasha was standing with James on her lap.

S: You should be in bed.

N: I feel good.

S: Is he okay?

Natasha made positive with her head and she was clearly upset.

S: What?

N: I can't feed my son. How will I be a good mother?

S: Natasha, for someone who couldn't even have children, that had a danger pregnancy, who almost died and almost lost the baby... not breastfeed is the least worse of it.

N: I know, but...

Steve got up and hugged her.

N: He is perfect. That is what matters, right?

Natasha and Steve heard knocks on the door.

S: Come in.

It was Sam, Bucky and Mrs. Johnson.