Sam unlocked the door to her parent's house. Troy and Gabriella were curled up on the couch and watching a movie in the living room. Sam and Ben came into the room. Troy paused the movie and the couple looked at Sam.
"How was it?" Gabriella asked.
"You were right" Sam said.
Gabriella smiled. She got off the couch and hugged her daughter. Gabriella kissed Sam's cheek.
"I should have listened to you and I am sorry" Sam said.
"Hey, it's okay. So what did you think?" Gabriella asked.
"I now know that I have a lot to learn about labor and birth" Sam said.
"Like what?" Gabriella asked.
Troy and Ben stood up and walked out of the room to give Gabriella and Sam some privacy.
"Like what position is good for pain and how to breathe properly during a contraction" Sam said.
Gabriella smiled and put her hand on Sam's bump.
"Honey, I was only trying to help you. I didn't want you to be stressed out when your water breaks and when you go into labor" Gabriella said.
"I understand that now" Sam said.
"Would you go again?" Gabriella asked.
"Yeah, and Ben is surprisingly a good coach. It's like he did it before or something" Sam said.
"He wants to support you in any way he can. He wants to be there for you when you need someone to talk to or need help" Gabriella said.
"I'm glad I have him. I am going to go say good night to Ben and am going to bed" Sam said.
"Okay Sammy. I love you" Gabriella said hugging her daughter.
"I love you too" Sam said.
Sam walked out of the living room and went into the kitchen where her father and Ben were. Ben and Troy looked at Sam when she came in.
"I am going to go to bed. Thanks Benny for coming with me" Sam said.
Ben smiled and got up. He walked over to his sister and gave her a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"No problem. Call me if you want to go next week" Ben said.
"I will, I love you" Sam said.
"I love you too Sammy. Goodnight" Ben said.
Sam walked upstairs and got into bed. She couldn't believe that the baby would be here in a month and a half. The next morning, Sam woke up to a shooting pain in her back. She squeezed her eyes shut. Sam looked at the clock.
"Mom" Sam cried.
Gabriella heard Sam cry her name and dropped what she was doing. She walked briskly to Sam's room and saw her in pain. Gabriella sat on the bed.
"What's wrong Sam?" Gabriella asked.
"There is a shooting pain in my back and it won't stop" Sam said as tears fell from her eyes.
"What part of your back?" Gabriella asked.
"My lower back" Sam said.
"Can you sit up?" Gabriella asked.
"I don't know" Sam said.
"Try" Gabriella said.
Sam sat up but moaned in pain.
"I think I need to take you to the hospital" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Sam said.
Gabriella helped Sam stand up and put her shoes on. Gabriella helped Sam walk downstairs.
"Troy?" Gabriella called.
Troy poked his head out of the kitchen.
"What's going on?" Troy asked as he looked at Sam.
"She is having really bad back pain. I am going to take her to the hospital. Can you call Ben please?" Gabriella asked.
"Okay" Troy said.
Gabriella helped Sam get into the car. Gabriella drove to the hospital and parked the car. A nurse came with a wheelchair.
"What seems to be the problem today?" the nurse asked as Sam and Gabriella were escorted to an exam room.
"I am seven months pregnant and having excruciating back pain" Sam said as she held her mother's hand.
"Okay, I need to examine you. Just to make sure you are not dilating or having contractions. Just relax" the nurse said.
Sam gripped her mother's hand as the nurse checked if she was in labor. The nurse came up smiling.
"Sam, you are not in labor the nurse said.
"Okay, will Dr. Leon be coming tonight?" Sam asked.
"Possibly. She may come tonight. I am going to move you to the main floor" the nurse said.
The nurse left the room. Sam released the tears that she was holding in.
"Baby, you are going to be fine. You are not in labor. Just relax" Gabriella said rubbing her daughter's back.
The nurse came back into the room.
"Okay, we are going to move you Sam" the nurse said.
The nurse unlocked the wheels of the bed and pushed the bed down the hall. She then moved the bed into a hospital room. Gabriella thanked the nurse and the nurse left the room.
"How are you doing, honey?" Gabriella asked.
"Okay" Sam said.
Gabriella's phone went off. She looked at it and smiled.
"Ben is here, Sammy. He is parking his car" Gabriella said.
"Okay" Sam said.
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Gabriella opened the door and smiled.
"Hey, Sammy. What happened?" Ben asked as he sat in the chair that was next to the bed.
"I had really bad back pain and I didn't know if it was the baby or not" Sam said with tears in her eyes.
Ben put his hand on Sam's cheek and kissed her head softly.
"Everything is going to be okay" Ben said.
There was a knock on the door and Dr. Leon came into the room.
"Sam, what happened?" Dr. Leon asked.
"I was in bed and I felt a shooting pain in my back. I didn't know if it was pregnancy related or not" Sam explained.
"Okay, let me examine you and we will find out what's going on" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon examined Sam from head to toe. She wrote things down in her notes.
"Sam, honey, the back pain you are feeling, is a sign that the baby is growing. It's completely normal" Dr. Leon said.
"Is she okay?" Sam asked worriedly.
"I am going to an ultrasound just to be sure" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon put on gloves and moved the hospital gown that Sam was wearing above her stomach. She squeezed gel onto Sam's stomach and took the wand and moved it around. Dr. Leon looked at the monitor and stopped.
"She looks fine, Sam" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon looked at Sam and smiled. She knew that Sam was scared to death.
"Sam, take a deep breath for me okay?" Dr. Leon said.
Sam took a deep breath and released it.
"She is fine and you are fine. The back pain is normal, but take it easy" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon threw away her gloves.
"Thank you Dr. Leon" Sam said.
"You are very welcome. I will see you in a couple weeks" Dr. Leon said.
Dr. Leon left the room. Sam released the breath that she had been holding. Ben rubbed her back soothingly.
"Sammy you are okay and she is okay. You did nothing wrong" Ben said.
"I'm sorry" Sam cried.
Ben sat on the edge of the bed and hugged his sister.
"I love you" Ben said.
"I love you too" Sam said.
Gabriella smiled. She loved seeing Ben and Sam interact like this.
"Sam, I am going to go get a few things from home and then come back" Gabriella said kissing Sam's head.
"Okay, is Ben staying?" Sam asked.
"If he wants to" Gabriella said looking at her son.
"I will" Ben said.
Gabriella left the room. Sam didn't know how she would have gotten through the pregnancy without her family by her side.