Adriana's POV
April 11th
I winced at the prick of the needle as the nurse gave me my epidural. I squeezed Ashley's hand tighter while he did the same. About ten minutes ago, the nurse gave Ashley some hospital scrubs he could wear in the operating room. He looked so worried, small tears were falling down his face, and I could tell he was scared. Finally, the nurse was done with the epidural and I leaned back down on the bed, feeling the lower part of my body start to go numb.
I was still crying, but not because of the pain; that was beginning to fade. I was crying because I felt so scared for the life of my baby. I felt so guilty. I felt like it was my fault his life was on the line just as much as mine was.
The doctor came over and pushed me out of my thoughts. "It's time," he said.
I took a deep breath and nodded. Ashley followed me as the doctors and nurses wheeled me to the operating room. They placed me on the table and put a curtain over me, separating me from the doctors.
Ashley began to squeeze my hand tighter as more tears quietly ran down his face. I noticed his bandaged nose, and I felt even worse. I then squeezed his hand back.
Minutes later, I felt a small tingling sensation as the doctor began to make an incision. There was a brief moment of silence among the whole room, but then, suddenly, the doctor spoke. "It's a boy."
I was expecting him to show me the baby or at least let Ashley cut the umbilical cord or hear him cry. But no. None of that happened.
Quickly, the nurse was given the baby, and the baby was then rushed away.
Tears shot at the back of my eyes. "Ashley..? Where are they taking him..?"
Ashley looked worried and terrified all at once. He just shook his head. "I don't know.."
As the doctor began to stitch me up, my tears fell. "I want my baby.." I said while tears ran down my face.
Ashley squeezed my hand and said, "It's going to be okay, they're just going to check on him."
I nodded my head and tried to stop the tears from coming anymore, but it was no use.
A little while later, I was placed in a different hospital room. As my back pressed against the bed, I sighed and closed my eyes. Exhaustion fell over me; I was stressed out and shaken up, but at least I finally got a hold of myself. I opened my eyes again, and Ashley was sitting to my left. I smiled gently. "Ashley?"
He returned the same light smile. "Yeah?"
I pulled him into a soft, loving hug as I felt a tear fall. "Thank you."
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