Dance for me

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I rushed with Nicole into the hospital holding her bridal style. She screamed in pain and held the bottom of her stomach.

"AYE HER WATER BROKE!" I yelled to no one in particular. A nurse quickly ran to us along with some others and a wheelchair.

"Sir sit her down here and we'll be going to floor 8, our maternity floor." The nurse instructed me. I helped Nicole sit down and she instantly grabbed my hand.

"Don't leave me." She said hardly above a whisper but I still managed to hear her. I saw all the pain in her face as she rubbed her stomach. She kept a hold of my hand as we walked to the elevators and went to to floor six.

They got her situated in a room and checked how much her cervix was dilated.

"6 inches so far mommy. Four to go and we can start pushing. But for now I need you to walk around and get those muscles pumping.
Getting up and moving around helps speed dilation by increasing blood flow." The white male doctor explained to Nicole. I was right by her side as she kept a hold on my hand.

"I'll come back in a few to check on you." Nicole had an uneasy facial expression I knew it was because of her contractions. I helped her off the bee. She held on to my arm as we walked around the room.

"He's yours I don't doubt that. But Robert promise me if I don't make it promise me you'll take good care of my baby. Show him pictures, and tell stories about me." I shook my head.

"Cole stop talking like that. Don't talk about shit like that. You only giving birth." I shook my head feeling as if she was being dramatic.

"To you it's simply birth because you never will or ever have to go through it. You don't know if or have to go through the depressive times in a pregnancy. You don't have to push a whole human being out of your private part. I know why I'm talking like this." The way she said the last part caught my attention.
She groaned, stopped walking and held the bottom of her stomach.

"If you don't want him give him to my mother Meek. Please don't let him suffer.... treat her good don't let our relationship choices repeat. Remember she's your happiness and you must keep and cherish that happiness." Nicole was on her weird shit so I didn't say anything just let her talk.

We kept walking around.
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"Ok mommy on 1...2...push!" Nicole screamed in agony and held my hand as she did as she was told.

"Beautiful but mommy your next pudge has to be harder. Ready? 1...2...Push!" Nicole screamed louder that before. She gave on more push without the doctor telling her to.

"I see the head ok mommy...push!" Nicole screamed with sweat and tears on her face. I watched her intensely.

"Almost there. Three more pushes mommy. 1...2...Push!"

"1...2...push." Nicole pushed two more times and crying filled the room. I stared at the baby boy in the hand of the doctor. The nurses quickly took him. I noticed Nicole's heart rate on the machine started to go up rapidly.

"That's not good." The doctor said quickly getting up.

"Cole you good." Her eyes were closed. She opened them looking at me with her tear filled brown eyes. My hand was still in hers but she wasn't holding it like she was before.

"Name him Jomei it means one who spreads-" the machine made a beeping sound.
Without blinking doctors and nurses were rushing in the room removing me as I kept telling questions.