Correcting a mistake
Jackie was nine months pregnant. She could go into labour at any given time. She was on edge and was not looking forward in the slightest to going into labour. She knew it was going to hurt like a bitch.
Her stomach was huge; she could not see her feet over the roundness of her stomach. Her feet and ankles had swollen to twice there regular size. Her back felt like it had been ripped in half with the strain of being kicked constantly.
And Tom instead of being a hindrance to her, she had stuck to him like glue. He helped her so much, by rubbing her back, and rubbing her sore ankles and feet. He would even rub her stomach and sooth Will, when he kicked around inside of his mother's stomach.
Over the last six months, any doubts either Tom or Jackie had had about each other were now gone. They knew being married to each other was the right thing.
It was half one in the morning, and Tom and Jackie were lying in bed comfortably, or as comfortably as Jackie condition would allow her. The room was silent, when suddenly the silence was broke by a startled gasp. Tom felt more then he'd heard the gasp that came from his wife.
He asked worriedly "what's the matter? What happened?" Jackie replied frowning "I felt a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach." Tom asked "is that the first time that has happened, or has it happened before?"
Jackie replied "my back as been killing me all day long, but that was the first time I felt any pain in my stomach" she added "and it felt like nothing like when Will kicks me either."
Tom said "try and stand up and walk around it might help you." Jackie nodded and slowly got up out of bed, with help from Tom. After twenty minutes of walking around or sitting in the bathroom, Jackie was hit with another stab of pain. She knew immediately what was happening.
The mid wife had explained, that if she was hit with pain more then once with in an hour, then she had gone into labour. Normally if she had not been nine months along already, it would have been considered as practice contractions.
But as it was she was exactly nine months pregnant. And it seemed Will wanted out. Jackie gasped "Tom I don't think this is due to heart burn or down to false contractions.
The mid wife told me if I was to get pain more then once with in an hour period that I was in labour, especially if I was more then eight months along." Tom's eyes widened slightly as he asked "when did the mid wife say you needed to head to the hospital?"
Jackie replied "after the second contraction, and hope that my waters don't break before I reach said hospital." Tom nodded and quickly went to get dressed. Once he was dressed he, helped Jackie into a loose fitting dress and a pair of flat slip on shoes.
He then took hold of the bag that they had been told to pack in advance so they could leave at a moments notice. He then helped her down the stairs and grabbed his car keys from by the phone, off of the table at the front door. He then closed the door and locked up before helping her over to the car.
He opened the door for her; once she was settled inside he closed the door. He then opened one of the passenger doors and placed her bag in the back seat. He then walked over to the driver's side and got inside.
He placed the key in the ignition and then turned the key, starting the engine. He then placed the car in gear and drove forwards and down the dark and deserted street.
They reached the hospital half an hour later, seeing as there had been a car accident on the way. A drunk driver had smashed into another car. The drunk driver had been killed on impact and his car totally trashed.
The other driver had been on conscious and had been badly hurt and had to be cut out of his car, as his door was badly smashed in. Tom knew the officer that was on the scene.
He explained that he couldn't stop, as he needed to get Jackie to the hospital, as she was in labour. The other cop had nodded in understanding and had wished both Tom and Jackie good luck.
Just as Tom was helping her out of the car, Jackie let out a startled scream. And grimaced when she felt something wet suddenly drench her dress and run down her legs.
She had blushed brightly and said "oh god, my dam waters just broke. I'm soaked for Christ sake." Tom grimaced and replied "alright love, just stay where you are.
I'll be back in a minute with a wheel chair, Jackie nodded there, was nothing else she could say or do at the moment, but wait. Less then ten minute later Tom returned with a wheel chair and helped Jackie into the chair.
He looked at the car seat and grimaced when he realised he would have to get it dry cleaned. He got her bag from out of the back of his car. He then locked up and placed the strap of the bag over his shoulder and began to push Jackie in the wheel chair towards the main hospital entrance.