Roses Diary [S.M]

And then there was you

"Are you...?."-

"If you ask me one more time if I am okay, I am going to scream." I narrow my eyes at Shawn as I am trying to breath through the contractions.

In this moment, I seriously don not understand how people can have more than 1 child. Who in the right mind wants to go through this again?

I thought that during contractions I would only feel cramps in my uterus but nobody ever told me that your back hurts like shit and your belly rock hard.

During the 20 minute drive to the hospital, Lily timed the period between every contraction. We are currently on 6-7 minutes between every contraction and they last for about 1 minute. In other words, I am slowly dying.

Other then asking every two seconds if I am okay, Shawn has zoomed out completely. I think he has gone into some kind of internal shock.

"We are almost there." My sister mumbles softly as she rubs with her hands through my hair, thinking it might relaxes me. Well, other than that it will give me fatty hair, it doesn't do much for me but to be honest, I do not have to energy to say something about it now. I am trying my best to not curl up in my seat.

"Lily, you get the wheelchair and I will get the bags." Shawn commands as he stops the car in front of the emergency entrance of UCLA.

"Guys, I can... ouch!." I mumble as yet another contraction strikes my body and rip it in 4 pieces. At least, that is what it feels like.

I feel Shawn looking at me from the corner of my eye. He shakes his head at me. "Like I said Lily, a wheelchair."

She jumps out of the car and runs into the hospital. Gosh, she is going to make such an entrance. The whole world will know that I am in labour before we have the chance to let our own loved ones know.

Not much later, Lily walks back out of the entrance of the hospital with a wheelchair. Shawn helps me out of the car with our weekend bag already strapped to his body.

"Careful baby." With a deep sigh I sit down in the wheelchair.

With Shawn pushing the wheelchair with me in it to the entrance and Lily pushing the suitcase, we move to the entrance of the hospital, Lily run into a little earlier. 2 nurses are already waiting for us. Together with Abigail, our midwife.

"Good morning, everyone." Good early morning is more suitable. It's 4 in the bloody morning. "Are we ready for the baby?." The male nurse, Johnathan as I read on his name badge, smiles brightly at me. If I wasn't having contractions, I probably would have smiled back but right now, I want to get this baby out of me as soon as possible.

"Yeah..."- I can hear the awkwardness in Shawn his voice as he responds for me. "Is the room ready?." He turns his attention to Abigail.

"Yes, let's get you out of the cold." And yes, it is cold. For the first time in many years, it is actually freezing in LA. Abigail mention for us to follow her. The warmth of the hospital does make me feel a bit better. I am not sure for how long that will work but we will see.

"A private room is ready for you." One of the female nurses explain as we get into an elevator. "Do you have your birth plan with you?."

"Yes! Yes, I have it here." Shawn immediately jumps to action and begins the search in the bags we have.

"I have it right here." Lily mutters as she hands the nurse my birth plan and roll her eyes at Shawn.