Once again in the apartment of her male version, Blossom was seated in a chair in his living room, which made it easier for her to get up if she needed to, while the father of her unborn child sat across from her on the couch that was also in the large living room.
"I'm due to go into labor any day now," she reminded him.
"I know that," he replied.
"When I do, my dad's focus will be divided between being there for me and my two younger siblings because we'll most likely go into labor around the same time."
"What do you want me to do about that?" he asked.
She was about to answer his question, but she was cut off by an unexpected contraction. Something in her demeanor alerted him to the fact that she'd just entered the first stage of labor, because he stood up from the couch and approached her.
"Is the baby coming?"
"No. Not for several hours. I'm only in early labor," she replied before she felt a second contraction.
Seeing her calm state, he also relaxed slightly but not too much. She could tell that he was still a little nervous about being a good father to their coming child.
"Relax. You'll going to be just fine raising this child on your own," she gently told him.
"I know. I guess I'm scared that I'll do something to harm Brittany," he admitted.
She lifted an eyebrow at hearing the name he'd chosen for their daughter.
"Brittany, huh?"
He rubbed the back of his neck.
"Yeah. It just popped into my head."
"Good choice for continuing the 'B' name tradition," she replied before another mild contraction surged through her.
He only gave her a slight smile.
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Blossom's contractions were now coming every couple of minutes, which meant that she was still in the early stage of labor, according to what she'd looked up online three days earlier. By now, the father of her child had become anxious, which led to him pacing back and forth in his living room, so she approached him and cupped his face between her palms.
"Will you relax? This is my first pregnancy, so we're in for a long wait here," she reminded him.
"Just how long of a wait?" Brick asked.
"Six to twelve hours for the first half of early labor," she replied.
She watched as his eyes widened at what she'd just said.
"Six to twelve hours?" he repeated.
She nodded.
"I'm not the one giving birth today and already I feel worn out," he said, mainly to himself.
She found herself smiling a little before yet another contraction washed through her. She felt restless just standing still, so she mimicked her male version and also started pacing back and forth. No sooner had she started pacing, her feelings of restlessness melted away. Brick only looked at her while she paced back and forth.
"What are you doing?"
"Pacing," she replied.
But the pacing soon lost its appeal for the expectant redhead and she regained her restless mood. She headed towards the kitchen, followed by her male version.
"I can't take much more of this waiting game," he moaned.
"You're welcome to leave," Blossom told him.
"And leave you by yourself? No way."
"The baby won't be coming for several hours, so it's up to you to decide if you want to stay or not."
"I'm staying put."
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The two redheads spent the next five and a half hours doing various fun things in order to pass the time. A half hour before she entered the second part of early labor, her body decided it was time for her to go to the hospital, because she felt her water break. Her gaze flicked to the father of her child.
"I think it's time to head to the hospital," she told him.
Before she could react, he scooped her up into his arms and headed towards the balcony. Once they were outside, she clasped her arms around his neck before he took off. He put on a burst of speed once they were airborne and it didn't take them long to reach the hospital.