Chapter Four

Fletcher was the first once to react. He rushed over to Audrey's side and placed an arm around her shoulders. He then sat down next to her.

"Don't touch me!" Audrey yelled. She pushed Fletcher's arm off of her. She tried to reach across the bed for the phone. Before she could grab it, another contraction hit her. It was more painful than the last one, and it was closer in time than the time between the previous two. This baby, however weird the situation was, was not waiting for anyone.

Fletcher knew what was going on. He had witnessed it before. Of course, the last time Audrey was this far in labor, she was in the hospital and she had already had an epidural.

Jerry, on the other hand, had not seen it before. At least, he had not seen it with Audrey. The pain on her face was genuine. She looked like all the other pregnant women who have come through the hospital. But to be happening with Audrey…

"What's going on?" Jerry asked. He was still in shock.

Fletcher lowered his hand for Audrey to grab. She might break all the bones in his hand in the process, but it would be worth it. He could fix broken bones. He could not fix the situation between the two of them if Audrey considered the moving to Boston theory. He had to show that he really cared for her. He had to prove that he loved her more than Jerry did. "What does it look like?" Fletcher snapped. "She's in labor."

Jerry rolled his eyes. "Yes, that part I see," he said as he walked over and sat down on the other side of Audrey. "How? Why?"

Audrey groaned as soon as she stopped contracting. "Instead of asking questions, will one of you please call an ambulance?" Anger filled her petite body, and that anger caused both Fletcher and Jerry to subconsciously move a few inches away from her.

"That would be your job since you're the one who knocked her up," Fletcher told Jerry. He moved back over to Audrey and started rubbing her back soothingly.

"It can't be," Jerry said in his defense. He and Audrey have only been dating for seven months. They've only been sleeping together for four, yet Audrey was full term. He had not noticed it until this moment. She had not been pregnant until this day. "It's impossible," he said again.

Audrey rolled her eyes. "So is getting any one of you to make a simple phone call," she snapped as she tried to grab the phone again. Sure enough, as soon as she moved, she started having another contraction. "Mother of fu--"

"Audrey!" Jerry interrupted her as he put a hand over her mouth. "Just breathe," he said soothingly.

"I'll breathe once someone calls that damn ambulance!" Audrey yelled back at him. Her grip on Fletcher's hand remained strong.

Fletcher reached over her back and grabbed the phone. He instantly dialed 911 and waited for a response. "Ok," he said once he got a response. "We're at 2310 Superior," he said in a rushed voice. "My wife Audrey's in labor, and we cannot make it to a hospital." His 'wife' comment earned him another slap from Audrey, but she did not verbally protest it. As long as she would be getting to a hospital, she did not care what he said about her.