Chapter 22
Nora sets up a fire in the fireplace, the living room consists of a ratty couch, a bear skin rug, a rugged looking handmade coffee table and a deer head mounted over an old fireplace.
R comforts his crying girlfriend, he rocks her gently then pulls away and kisses her.
"Were going to be okay." He says putting his hands on her cheeks to look her in the eyes.
He rubs her stomach briefly then starts barricading the front and only door.
Nora and R push a dresser and the couch against the door.
Another contraction hits Juliet she leans against a counter in the small kitchen and breathes through it, a hand against her back startles her, she turns to see R standing there a sympathetic look on his face.
"They getting more painful?" He asks frowning.
The blonde nods letting out a breath.
Nora walks over, "She's gotten lower" the nurse says cheerily. "Can I check you?" She asks rubbing sanitizer all over her hands and slipping on gloves from her kit.
Juliet nods grabbing R's hand and wincing in discomfort.
" Almost there your 9 centimeters." Nora says, pulling off the gloves and washing her hands in the sink.
"R, I need help getting the mattress from the bedroom in here, were going to cover it with one of the blankets I brought."
They walk off all Juliet can see is there flash lights.
Back in the bedroom Nora finds the mattress, " R, things are about to get bad, have you ever seen a birth before?"
R shakes his head, " I will be okay lets just concentrate on Juliet and the baby." He says grabbing his end of the mattress.
When they return Juliet is humming through another contraction trying to keep from screaming out in pain.
A couple minutes later the contraction hits her hard Juliet cries out in pain and frustration, R is there rubbing her back and rocking with her, "breathe through it love, your almost there."
Soon the contractions pile on top of each other, Juliet finds herself with more than she can bear.
"Honey, stop fighting the contractions let yourself relax." Nora says.
R pulls the young mother gently down to the mattress on her hands and knees. As a contraction rolls over her she rocks and R loops his hands over her hips.
A couple hours later Juliet hears Nora say the one thing she's been waiting to hear for twelve hours, " You are 10 centimeters dilated, you can start pushing with your contractions. Don't tire yourself out though let gravity and the baby do most of the work."
Juliet opts to stay in the same position on her knees while R is by her side. Nora agreed at the beginning of her friends pregnancy to be less hands on so she sits in front of Juliet purely as medical standby.
Juliet is bearing down slightly with her contractions and rocking slightly. R can feel her muscles working and is in awe of his girlfriend.
After two hours of light pushing, the babies head starts to emerge.
Juliet does just as she was taught she pushes lightly then pants through her contraction letting the head slowly ease out, the young blonde lets out a pained cry as the blonde haired head emerges. The young mother doesn't think she can continue until R speaks.
"She has your hair love." R comments tears leaking from his eyes.
"She does?" Juliet cries.
"Your so close." Nora says beaming at her.
Determined Juliet bears down with her all, she lets the baby turn and with a pained screaming the baby is born. Juliet catches her daughter with tears streaming down her face.
The small infant cries an angry cry about being evicted from her home.
Nora checks her out and cleans her off quickly cutting the cord. She hands the baby back to it's mother.
"Hey, little girl." Juliet says softly, R admires his daughter over her shoulder tears streaming from his eyes. "She's beautiful." He says gently.