Holiday Homecoming
“Alisa looked like a prisoner to the pain gripping her body as she winced and cried out, squeezing her mother’s hand as Sierra wiped her forehead with a damp cloth.
She looked up at him and tried to smile through the pain. “There you are. I thought you and my dad were off somewhere, conspiring to load me into the car against my will.” She rubbed her distended stomach.
“Even two big strong guys like you probably couldn’t carry me out of here in this condition.”
He pulled a chair up beside the bed... and took her hand. “Maria’s on her way, sweetheart. She didn’t feel comfortable driving, so Ryan and Brianna went to pick her up.”
“I hope she gets here soon,” she said, glancing at her mother. “The contractions are only a few minutes apart.” As if on cue, another one started and she gripped his hand, squealing through the pain.
“Just try and breathe through it, honey,” he said, brushing the damp hair off her forehead. “Just like they taught us.” Liam took a few deep breaths, trying to control his own anxiety.MoreLess
She looked up at him and tried to smile through the pain. “There you are. I thought you and my dad were off somewhere, conspiring to load me into the car against my will.” She rubbed her distended stomach.
“Even two big strong guys like you probably couldn’t carry me out of here in this condition.”
He pulled a chair up beside the bed... and took her hand. “Maria’s on her way, sweetheart. She didn’t feel comfortable driving, so Ryan and Brianna went to pick her up.”
“I hope she gets here soon,” she said, glancing at her mother. “The contractions are only a few minutes apart.” As if on cue, another one started and she gripped his hand, squealing through the pain.
“Just try and breathe through it, honey,” he said, brushing the damp hair off her forehead. “Just like they taught us.” Liam took a few deep breaths, trying to control his own anxiety.MoreLess
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