Brittany

I sit up quick, sucking in a deep breath from between my gritted teeth. I try to take deep breaths as pains shoot down my stomach, but it doesn't work. None of my other contractions were like this one.

The pain resides after a minute or two, but its effect still shows. I can feel the perspiration on my face and chest, and my hands are shaking slightly as they rub my stomach.

"I'm okay, baby, you're okay…it's not time yet…not yet…" I whisper, rubbing my stomach and closing my eyes. I start to hum softly to the baby, careful not to wake Alex, who's sleeping soundly at my side.

Glancing over at the alarm clock I see it's only 4:03 a.m.

Great. I'll never get back to sleep…

I sigh to myself and stare up at the ceiling, then my stomach growls. I peek over at Alex, but not wanting to wake him to ask him to get me something, I decide to get up. The kitchen is just down the hall, it won't kill me. Plus, my feet are so swollen right now; they could use a good use.

I sit up and my stomach growls again.

I know, I know, I'm going.

I grunt slightly as I push myself up onto my feet and put a hand on my stomach. I let out a breath and waddle towards the kitchen for something to eat.

I feel it coming even before I reach the kitchen. The fridge is the closest thing to me that will hold my weight, and I lean against it. I bite my lip and whimper a little bit, barely noticing the blood dripping from my lip.

Something's not right.

"Oww, oww," I groan, holding my stomach, tears form in my eyes. "Alex?" Tears fall down my cheeks and my knees grow weak. "Alex!"

A moment later a sleepy, but strangely alert Alex walks into the kitchen.

"Britt? ¿Qué pasa?" He rushes to me and helps me to a chair.

"Something's wrong, Alex…I can feel it," I say, my voice thick with tears and worry. I can't lose this baby.

"I'm going to grab some clothes and I'm taking you to the hospital," he says back without pause. He's worried too, which doesn't help with my nerves. "Deep breaths, Britt, just stay calm." He smiles slightly, but it doesn't reach his eyes.

He heads off to the bedroom to find clothes and I try to do as he told me. I breathe in and out slowly. The pain is gone for the moment, but I know it will be back.

"Can you walk?" Alex asks, coming back into the kitchen and grabbing the keys off the counter. I nod to him,

"Yeah, I think so," I reply. He steps in front of me and helps me up out of the chair.

"Let's get you to th—" he stops dead, mid-sentence and we both look down. "What the…"

"Alex…my water just broke," I say, fear clear in my voice. "No, it's too soon. It's not time yet, I still have two weeks!"

"Mujer, calm down," he sooths, making me look into his eyes. "We're leaving now; let's get you in the car and to the hospital."

I can't do anything other than nod at that point. I'm starting to feel a little dizzy again. Alex puts his arms around me and aids me out into the car. I try to fit the seatbelt around me but another contraction hits and he takes it from me and clicks it in before running over to the driver's side and peeling out onto the road.

"Deep breaths, Britt," he says as he drives down the empty road, blowing through any and all stop lights. I close my eyes and listen to his soothing words. I breathe in and out again, and then feel the tightening in my lower abdomen. My eyes shoot open and I groan as the pressure increases until I can barely stand it.

"Hold on, I'm driving as fast as I can," Alex says, literally flooring it. I don't care,

"Driver faster," I hiss through my clenched teeth. This baby is coming now. Whether it's time or not, this baby's coming right now.

"We're lucky we live so close to the hospital, otherwise I might have ripped Alex's head off before we got there…but nevertheless he got me there and into a wheelchair in less than ten minutes. He wheels me in and the nightshift nurses seem to already know what's happening before Alex tells them.

I feel dizzy again. I blink a few times and I can hear Alex's voice. Then everything goes black.

Sorry, it's short, it's a cliffhanger, all the things you guys hate. BUT the next one will be long and kind of recap what happened a bit. =D Review please.