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Nora's Birth

"They have the best pasta." Jackie said as she took a bite of the takeout Nick had brought home.

"Yeah they do." Jill agreed.

Roger and Jill had come to visit the grandkids before baby Nora arrived. Jackie was an entire week away from her due date so they had a while to spoil the other kids before the new addition arrived and then they would stay a while after Nora arrived to spend time with her as well and help out Nick and Jackie while they got settled with the baby.

The only thing was now they had to sleep on an air mattress in the family room because Jackie's office/their guest room was now Nora's nursery but they didn't mind at all.

After dinner the kids got to spend time with Roger and Jill before it was time for their baths and bedtime. Jill read them their nightly story, actually she read them two stories but Jackie gladly let it slide.

Later that night Roger and Jill had gone to bed.

"Alright, I love you." Nick said as he leaned over and kissed Jackie before going to work.

"Be safe, I love you too." Jackie responded as she kissed him back.

A couple hours later Jackie was up getting a bottle of water.

"Jackie, are you alright?" Jill asked as she walked into the kitchen after seeing the kitchen light on.

"Yeah, I just can't sleep and I wanted something to drink." Jackie answered.

They sat at the kitchen table talking a few minutes before Jackie realized she had to use the bathroom.

She sighed and gingerly stood up.

She had only taken a couple steps when she felt something trickle down her legs. She glanced down.

"Jill, my water just broke." Jill jumped up as if the house was on fire.

She went and woke up Roger and then called Nick.

"Mom, I'll meet you at the hospital, I'm about an hour outside of Vegas, I'll be there as soon as I can." He promised as he was already racing for his truck.

"Nicky will meet us at the hospital." Jill told her, leaving out the part about being an hour away.

Jill was going to have to take her to the hospital, and Roger would have to stay with the other kids, Jackie's own parents were out of town at a funeral, Jackie wasn't suppose to go into labor for another week so everyone was caught off guard.

Within a half hour they arrived at the hospital and then they got checked into a room. Jackie tried to relax and breathe through her contractions, Jill was a great coach but she wished Nick was with her.

Jill glanced at her watch, it had been forty-five minutes since she had talked to Nick.

"Take nice, deep breaths Jackie, you're doing great." Jill told her as she held her hand.

"Jackie, can I check you?" Dr. Wilson asked as she came into the room.

"In a minute, I'm right in the middle of a contraction."

"Ok." After the contraction had ended Jackie crawled into bed.

"Jackie you're already eight centimeters dilated." Dr. Wilson told her during the exam.

"Ok, can I get my epidural now please?"

"Jackie, I'm sorry but it's too late for an epidural, once you get to be eight centimeters it's too late."

Jackie groaned.

"It's ok, you've got this." Jill said in a comforting voice.

"Where's Nick?" Jackie asked.

"I'll go call him again." Jill stepped out into the hallway so she could call Nick again.

"Nick, she's already eight centimeters, where are you?" Jill asked as soon as Nick answered the phone.

"Mom, there is a horrible accident on the freeway, nobody is moving, it's bumper to bumper." Nick said in a whisper.

Jill's eyes got wide.

"Jill." She heard from Jackie's room.

"Nicky, I have to go, everything will be fine, ok, just drive safe." Jill told him before she hung up.

She didn't figure it'd be a good idea to let Jackie talk to Nick because if she found out that he might not make it in time she'd lose it.

Nick sat in his truck unable to do anything, he felt like sobbing his eyes out.

TBC….