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Discussion
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Nick asked as Jackie climbed into bed.
"Tired, I'm glad I have tomorrow off, I think I have to make Ryan a doctors appointment, I'm pretty sure he has another ear infection, he is uncharacteristically cranky and he keeps pulling on his ear."
"Poor kid, he gets those a lot." Nick responded.
"Yeah, I know, poor thing." Jackie said.
"Hey, I wanted to ask you something, and I want an honest answer." Jackie told him.
"Ok." Nick said tentatively, it was never good when Jackie said she wanted an honest answer about something.
"I'm thinking that since I had an epidural last time because I had to have a C-section that I'd have one again, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be and I kind of want one, but I don't want you to think I'm a wimp, would you?"
He actually laughed and she gave him a slightly dirty look so he quickly quit it and grabbed her hand.
"Of course not, to be honest I thought you were somewhat crazy for not getting one all those times, I understand because of your aversion to needles but I still thought you were semi insane, brave, but insane."
"You won't be disappointed in me and think I'm chickening out?"
"When I got my cavity filled last week and I had numbing medication did you think I was a wimp?"
"No, but this is different."
"The only thing that is different is that labor pain is a lot worse then a filling, get the epidural if you want one." He responded as he gave her hand a squeeze.
"Thanks Nicky." She said with a smile, grateful to have his support.
He returned her smile.
Jackie was just about ready to snuggle under the covers when Ryan's cries reached her ears.
"I'll go." Nick offered as he got up to tend to the fussy child.
"Thank you." She told him gratefully as she pulled the blanket over her legs.
She fell into a peaceful sleep moments later.
The End!