"Feel anything yet?" Grace asked while flipping through a magazine in my hospital room.

"I don't know honey, I feel a little crampy, but nothing awful. If this is labor I have nothing to worry about."

"Mm, don't get your hopes up Karen, I think it probably starts out not too bad, but it always ends in horrific gut wrenching screams of agony."

"Well, thanks for making me feel better honey, good lord what is wrong with you Grace!"

"Hey Kare," Jack screeched from the doorway of my hospital room, "how ya feeling?"

"Hi poodle, I'm not feeling too bad yet."

"Well Kare, I'd love to stay and watch give birth but, well to be honest this is a little too creepy for me if you know what I mean. I think I'll go wait in the waiting room. Call me when it's over."

"Hey, hey, hey, slow down Sally! Get back in here and sit your sissy ass down, you're going nowhere."

"Karen, I'm not going to stay here and watch you give birth. That kind of thing might turn Grace on, but it's not my cup of tea! Besides I don't see you making Will stay."

"Jack, Will isn't even here, he's at some convention. He won't be home till later this evening" Grace said while rising from her seat. "Look, I need to go get something to drink, Jack you stay here until I get back."

"You know Jack you could try to be a little more sensitive, I'm feeling very nervous and vulnerable right now and all you can think about is hightailing it out of here. That hurts Jackie; that really hurts."

"Aw Karen, come here, I'm sorry." Jack said as he sat on my bed and gave me a hug. I'm here for you no matter what."

"Thanks poodle", I said while holding his hands, "you know honey if it's too much for you, you can leave, but it would mean a lot to me if you'd stick around."

"Karen I promise I won't leave your side."

Just then I felt a sharp pain tear through my lower abdomen. "Jack," I said while clenching his hands, "something's happening!"

"Ok, ok calm down, let go of my hands and I'll go get someone."

"Damn it Jack sit you're ass down, I told you you're staying here!"

"I'm just going to go get a nurse I promise I'll be right back."