BEATHE IN
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Fourteen more hours to go, fourteen more hours and everything would be over.
"You should consider natural delivery, any drugs on your system might send you back into a coma" The doctor said.
"I don't want her to be in pain" Logan caressed Max's belly with one hand and her hair with the other.
"Well I really don't think we can afford to alter her body's chemistry. The whole thing is already pretty risky"
Max tool Logan's hand in both of hers and nodded to the doctor. "I can manage a natural delivery. What's a little pain compared to a lifetime of happiness?" She was trying to be cheerful but Logan wasn't buying it. He knew she was just as nervous as he was.
"Then we will induce labor tomorrow" The doctor said.
"Wait a second, if you induce labor won't that be altering her body's chemistry?"
"It is altered by hormones, not painkillers or medicines, it's not the same" The doctor answered and Logan nodded.
"Then it's settled, that baby is going to be born tomorrow"
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"AAAARRRRRGGGG!" Max screamed her guts out. She was made to stand pain but not that kind of pain.
"C'm on Max, take deep breaths" Logan winced in pain. Max was gripping his hand too tight. He was sure he was going to need a cast by the time this was over.
"Just a few more seconds love, you're doing great!" Max closed her eyes and tried to breathe deeply, making hissing sounds with each exhalation.
Finally, the contraction faded.
"Ok, they are thirteen minutes apart" Original Cindy announced.
"Here's the ice!" Kendra ran into the room and handed Max a plastic cup filled with ice cubes. Max munched on a couple of them greedily and rubbed another one against Logan's swollen fingers.
"Logan, you should tell me when your fingers turn purple"
Logan smiled weakly "Hey, if you can stand the pain of delivery I can stand a few broken fingers" Max looked horrified "Don't worry!"" Logan reassured her "they're not broken yet"
Max kissed his bruised knuckles.
A nurse walked in to check on Max's dilatation. Logan wondered what had happened to Michelle but he dismissed the question quickly, deciding that the nurse probably had a night shift. 'Oh well, thanking her is not exactly a priority now.' He thought while whipping the sweat from Max's forehead lovingly.
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"Ok people we're moving!" The doctor called out orders. A bunch of nurses got busy preparing Max.
"Come with me, we need to get you properly dressed for the party" A young blonde nurse told Logan.
"Logan?" Max was scared. Her eyes reflected terror and her voice was quivery. Logan rushed back to her side "I'll be right back love." He kissed her and left with the nurse in a hurry.
Max whimpered, Logan hadn't left her side since she had woken up, except to go to the bathroom and take quick showers.
"We'll be waiting right outside ok bo?" Original Cindy asked. Max just nodded.
"We love you!" Kendra added.
"Good luck Max" Bling kissed her cheek.
Max's lower lip trembled "Oh Max don't cry! Your rich boy will be right back and will stay with you the whole time!" Original Cindy tried to make her feel better.
"I'm just so scared! Why can't he be with me when I'm scared? He left with that fucking nurse! I'm just a big ugly cow and he can't wait to get away from me!" Max wailed.
"Shh boo, you know that's not true! He loves you very very much" Original Cindy tried to calm her down but all she could think of was 'Good luck Logan, looks like you're gonna need it.'
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"Let me do that for you" The nurse playfully slapped Logan's trembling fingers away from his neck and tied the robe.
"Thanks" Logan said "I'm just so nervous, I hate seeing Max in pain"
The nurse smiled, she had seen her share of nervous dads but this one was special. She had seen the way he took care of his wife.
"Let me tell you something about deliveries. They are painful and exhausting. Imagine trying to squeeze a watermelon through your asshole and that's pretty much what your wife is going to feel."
Logan winced and the nurse continued "If your wife yells stuff like 'I hate you' or 'If you ever lay a finger on me again I'll kill you' just ignore them and tell her that you love her because it's the hormones talking. It's the only time when ignoring your wife is the best thing you can do"
'Not when she can actually keep her promise and snap my neck on the spot' Logan thought but he thanked the nurse for her advice anyway.
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Logan held Max's hand and kissed it "We're getting through this ok? Scream all you want, break my fingers if it makes you feel better but stay with me ok?" Max nodded, she felt so loved now that the contraction had passed. 'He's so cute! He's actually telling me to break his fingers!'
The doctor walked over to Max's legs and took her right foot, lifting it and setting it on some sort of elevated footrest. He did the same with her left foot and she had to resist the urge of kicking his hands away.
She was very uncomfortable. She hated having people looking at her private parts. She knew that the doctor did that stuff very often but she couldn't help the discomfort. Unfortunately, her discomfort was making her even more nervous that she ever thought possible.
She squirmed and closed her eyes. She gripped Logan's hand
"Are you having another contraction?" Logan asked. Max shook her head and here eyes popped wide open.
Her left hand trembled.
"Logan!"
"OH SHIT! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENNING! NOT NOW!"
"What's going on?" The doctor asked
"She's having a seizure. She has them sometimes because of the lack of Tryptophan on her body" Logan answered.
"Why wasn't I informed of this sooner?" The doctor was freaking out but trying hard to maintain his cool.
Logan didn't answer. He caressed Max's face while her body shook.
"Stay with me Max, just stay with me"
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AHA! Just when you thought I couldn't possibly come up with another complication! Well don't worry, I promise this is the last one, either she and the baby live through this one or they don't.
Tell me what you think of this! Am I taking too long to solve this? Is the story becoming even more boring?
For those of you who were wondering my first language is Spanish. Please review this chapter! The more you review the sooner I'll post the next one!
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Fourteen more hours to go, fourteen more hours and everything would be over.
"You should consider natural delivery, any drugs on your system might send you back into a coma" The doctor said.
"I don't want her to be in pain" Logan caressed Max's belly with one hand and her hair with the other.
"Well I really don't think we can afford to alter her body's chemistry. The whole thing is already pretty risky"
Max tool Logan's hand in both of hers and nodded to the doctor. "I can manage a natural delivery. What's a little pain compared to a lifetime of happiness?" She was trying to be cheerful but Logan wasn't buying it. He knew she was just as nervous as he was.
"Then we will induce labor tomorrow" The doctor said.
"Wait a second, if you induce labor won't that be altering her body's chemistry?"
"It is altered by hormones, not painkillers or medicines, it's not the same" The doctor answered and Logan nodded.
"Then it's settled, that baby is going to be born tomorrow"
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"AAAARRRRRGGGG!" Max screamed her guts out. She was made to stand pain but not that kind of pain.
"C'm on Max, take deep breaths" Logan winced in pain. Max was gripping his hand too tight. He was sure he was going to need a cast by the time this was over.
"Just a few more seconds love, you're doing great!" Max closed her eyes and tried to breathe deeply, making hissing sounds with each exhalation.
Finally, the contraction faded.
"Ok, they are thirteen minutes apart" Original Cindy announced.
"Here's the ice!" Kendra ran into the room and handed Max a plastic cup filled with ice cubes. Max munched on a couple of them greedily and rubbed another one against Logan's swollen fingers.
"Logan, you should tell me when your fingers turn purple"
Logan smiled weakly "Hey, if you can stand the pain of delivery I can stand a few broken fingers" Max looked horrified "Don't worry!"" Logan reassured her "they're not broken yet"
Max kissed his bruised knuckles.
A nurse walked in to check on Max's dilatation. Logan wondered what had happened to Michelle but he dismissed the question quickly, deciding that the nurse probably had a night shift. 'Oh well, thanking her is not exactly a priority now.' He thought while whipping the sweat from Max's forehead lovingly.
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"Ok people we're moving!" The doctor called out orders. A bunch of nurses got busy preparing Max.
"Come with me, we need to get you properly dressed for the party" A young blonde nurse told Logan.
"Logan?" Max was scared. Her eyes reflected terror and her voice was quivery. Logan rushed back to her side "I'll be right back love." He kissed her and left with the nurse in a hurry.
Max whimpered, Logan hadn't left her side since she had woken up, except to go to the bathroom and take quick showers.
"We'll be waiting right outside ok bo?" Original Cindy asked. Max just nodded.
"We love you!" Kendra added.
"Good luck Max" Bling kissed her cheek.
Max's lower lip trembled "Oh Max don't cry! Your rich boy will be right back and will stay with you the whole time!" Original Cindy tried to make her feel better.
"I'm just so scared! Why can't he be with me when I'm scared? He left with that fucking nurse! I'm just a big ugly cow and he can't wait to get away from me!" Max wailed.
"Shh boo, you know that's not true! He loves you very very much" Original Cindy tried to calm her down but all she could think of was 'Good luck Logan, looks like you're gonna need it.'
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"Let me do that for you" The nurse playfully slapped Logan's trembling fingers away from his neck and tied the robe.
"Thanks" Logan said "I'm just so nervous, I hate seeing Max in pain"
The nurse smiled, she had seen her share of nervous dads but this one was special. She had seen the way he took care of his wife.
"Let me tell you something about deliveries. They are painful and exhausting. Imagine trying to squeeze a watermelon through your asshole and that's pretty much what your wife is going to feel."
Logan winced and the nurse continued "If your wife yells stuff like 'I hate you' or 'If you ever lay a finger on me again I'll kill you' just ignore them and tell her that you love her because it's the hormones talking. It's the only time when ignoring your wife is the best thing you can do"
'Not when she can actually keep her promise and snap my neck on the spot' Logan thought but he thanked the nurse for her advice anyway.
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Logan held Max's hand and kissed it "We're getting through this ok? Scream all you want, break my fingers if it makes you feel better but stay with me ok?" Max nodded, she felt so loved now that the contraction had passed. 'He's so cute! He's actually telling me to break his fingers!'
The doctor walked over to Max's legs and took her right foot, lifting it and setting it on some sort of elevated footrest. He did the same with her left foot and she had to resist the urge of kicking his hands away.
She was very uncomfortable. She hated having people looking at her private parts. She knew that the doctor did that stuff very often but she couldn't help the discomfort. Unfortunately, her discomfort was making her even more nervous that she ever thought possible.
She squirmed and closed her eyes. She gripped Logan's hand
"Are you having another contraction?" Logan asked. Max shook her head and here eyes popped wide open.
Her left hand trembled.
"Logan!"
"OH SHIT! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENNING! NOT NOW!"
"What's going on?" The doctor asked
"She's having a seizure. She has them sometimes because of the lack of Tryptophan on her body" Logan answered.
"Why wasn't I informed of this sooner?" The doctor was freaking out but trying hard to maintain his cool.
Logan didn't answer. He caressed Max's face while her body shook.
"Stay with me Max, just stay with me"
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AHA! Just when you thought I couldn't possibly come up with another complication! Well don't worry, I promise this is the last one, either she and the baby live through this one or they don't.
Tell me what you think of this! Am I taking too long to solve this? Is the story becoming even more boring?
For those of you who were wondering my first language is Spanish. Please review this chapter! The more you review the sooner I'll post the next one!