Chatper 58. Braxton Hicks
Rifiuto: Non Miniera
"I have one more month. And then he'll be here." Elphaba said, as she and Fiyero snuggled down to sleep.
"I know." He said, gently rubbing her huge belly.
"Yero?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you think we'll be good parents?" Elphaba asked, worry in her eyes.
"I think we'll be as good as we can be." He said. "Remember, we're in this together." She nodded, allowing him to place a gentle kiss on her lips before they lay down to sleep.
"I want him out. I want to hold him in my arms. Now." She whispered. Gently, he kissed her temple.
An hour later, Elphaba awoke, to sharp pains in her abdomen.
"Yero! Yero!"
"Fae? What's wrong?"
"I...I think I'm having the baby." She said, feeling her stomach. She sent Fiyero to fetch his mother, who showed up half asleep.
"Honey, are they regular?" Musetta asked, brushing Elphaba's hair off her forehead.
"They don't feel regular." She said, nervous. Musetta sighed, agitated, but understanding.
"They're Braxton Hicks contractions, my dear."
"Braxton Hicks?"
Musetta nodded.
"False labor."