“Do you two have any boundaries at all?” he mutters, but I can barely breathe to respond. “Okay, I’m paging the nurse right now.”
Another thirty minutes go by, and I finally have an epidural and some relief. It felt like a couple of boxers were punching me down there, and now I feel happy as ever.
“I can’t believe Natalie and Adam are going to be parents,” I say, dreamily.
“I see the meds are working.” He grins.
“Yeah, they are…” I rest my eyes and enjoy the comfort.
ALEX
I sit next to River’s bed and hold her hand as she falls in and out of sleep. I’m so relieved she doesn’t have to feel her contractions anymore, but I know this is just the beginning.
Hours go by, and when the doctor checks River’s progress again, she’s only dilated to six centimeters.
“All of that, and I’m only a
