What Is Left Unsaid : An Ashley Purdy Love Story

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 ASHLEY'S POV :

      I lay in bed , attempting to figure out why I'm awake , when I'm reasonably sure that the alarm clock on Tiana's nightstand says 2 : 14 am . Then I realize that I hear her talking to someone , and a second later , she's shaking my shoulder .

      "Babe , wake up and get dressed ." , she says . "We need to go ."

      I sit bolt upright in bed and start flinging off the covers . "Now ? It's too early ! I thought they said everything was okay ! Let me get dressed , and I'll grab your bag , and ..."

      She puts a hand on my arm and says , "Ash , relax , I'm fine . Rick just called , and they're on the way to the hospital . I'm gonna have to be careful about waking you up suddenly , aren't I ?"

      Letting out a huge sigh , I finally manage to get out of bed and start pulling on some clothes . "Sorry I freaked out , babe , I guess I wasn't totally awake ." , I tell her . "I wasn't even thinking about that ."

      "I'm pretty sure Shan is glad to be going , since the little guy is already almost two weeks past the due date . She said a couple of days ago that she was beginning to think that he wasn't planning to come out 'til it was time to apply to college ." , she replies , as she pulls on a stretchy T - shirt dress , and starts looking for her shoes .

      I pull them out from under the bed , and slip my arm around her , to help her keep her balance as she slides her feet into them . She keeps saying that she looks like a keg , because she still has almost two months before her due date , and she's as big as Shan . I remind her that she has two in there , not just one , so that's not unreasonable , and I still think she looks fantastic .

      I pull on my boots , and we head out to the car . As I help T buckle her seat belt , I say , "I hope we don't have that problem , babe . I think we're both a little too impatient to deal well with waiting that long ."

      "From what I understand , with twins , it would be more likely to go the other way , and they might show up early . I guess maybe they get tired of being crowded ."

      I laugh , and reply , "Can't entirely say that I blame them there . That could be about as bad as twelve people on a tour bus ."

      We head across town , and get to the hospital a few minutes later , and promptly have to spend nearly five minutes explaining to one of the nurses that we're just here visiting , and not for Tiana to check in . By the time we finally get to Shan's room , her doctor is already checking her over . "Well , it looks like you might be ready to go to delivery within the next couple of hours ." , he says as we walk in the door .

      "Great , he's still making me wait ." , she moans . "Is this boy ever going to be on time for anything ?"

      "Well , he gets it from you , y'know ." , Scott pronounces . "I remember how dad used to say that if we needed to be somewhere by noon , we had to tell you we should be there at ten - thirty . He even had a name for it : Shannon Standard Time ."

      "Sounds like that old joke about the parent's curse ." , Tiana giggles . " You know , the one that goes , ' I hope someday you have a child who acts exactly like you' ."

      "If that actually works , then it sounds like you two are in some deep shit ." , Brian deadpans , then cocks a thumb in my direction . "Especially if they act like him ."

      Shan and I simultaneously flip the guys off , which has everybody laughing , until she grabs Rick's hand hard enough to make him flinch , and nearly levitates off the bed . The doctor waits until she relaxes , then stands by the bed looking at his watch until she does it again .