Sequel to Dear Nick. This story continues where Dear Nick left off, in the epilogue. If you haven't read Dear Nick, read it to see how they began. Their love is deep & pure, having been perfect since they finally got on the same page. Now, their per...
The car ride to the hospital seemed to take longer than usual, but it could have been because my pain was getting more severe & I was screaming because of it. Lailani was going to get ahold of Nick or her dad as soon as we got to the hospital, since she was driving.
As soon as we pulled up to the ER entrance, we were greeted by an orderly with a wheelchair. He took me inside & wheeled me back to an exam room, almost immediately. While I was being checked in & examined, Lailani stepped out to make the phone call to Nick.
Another contraction ravaged my body, while Lailani was out of the room & it seemed to be stronger than the others. I cried out in pain as a nurse told me to breathe. I didn't have any memory of similar pain when I gave birth to Evan, so I was starting to worry. I was crying, pretty hard when Lailani came back in the room.
"I got ahold of my dad & he's going to make sure Nick is here. Don't worry, Demi."
"He's not going to make it. These contractions are getting more severe. These babies are coming soon. I know it." I shook my head, frantically.
"You may not know my dad that well, but when he says he's going to do something, he does it."
I looked at Lailani's face & saw how serious she looked. I hoped she was right & Nick got here in time. I laid back on the bed, exhausted from the contractions I had been having. A nurse hooked up a monitor to my stomach, while I laid there, wanting to go to sleep. Another contraction came as soon as the monitor was completely on & the nurse said a doctor was coming in to examine me.
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It was fifteen minutes later when a doctor came in to check how far I was dilated. He told me I was three centimeters & they were admitting me, so he could send me upstairs to the labor & delivery room. I begged him to give me something to stop labor, but he rattled off some reasons why he couldn't, then I started begging for drugs to stop the pain & he assured me they would give me that upstairs.
I lost track of time as I was taken upstairs & hooked up to more monitors. I was eventually given an epidural, at one point & it was a major relief when it kicked in. A doctor checked me, after a few hours & I was seven centimeters dilated. That's when I started freaking out that Nick wasn't going to make it in time. Lailani tried to calm me down & reassure me that Rick would make sure Nick was here, but knowing he didn't make it to Evan's birth, even though he tried like hell to get here, had me convinced he was going to miss the birth of our girls, too.
Another hour or so passed & I was insanely emotional & couldn't stop crying. When the doctor came in & told me I was at ten centimeters & that it was time to start pushing, I freaked out. "I can't. My husband isn't here yet." I sobbed.
The doctor frowned. "Demi, we can't wait. Those babies are coming whether you're ready or not."
Lailani came to my side & tried to comfort me when I started bawling & shaking my head. "I knew it. I knew he wouldn't make it." My head fell back & I cried out, from the frustration & emotions that I was feeling at that moment, not to mention my epidural was wearing off, making me aware of the pain I was having. A nurse came over to try to calm me down as well, while the rest of the staff got ready for the birth.
