Day 1: Labor
Kara's p.o.v
Painful contractions jolt me awake in bed. Icarus is more restless than ever before. Marcel is kind enough to join me for a nice hot bath where my water breaks. He massages
my shoulders and time the contractions. He helps me to prepare for the hospital afterwards. We drive to the hospital and so I thought. I don't know where we are going
because I am wearing a blindfold. Surprisingly, Alex and Hank built me a birthing room at the DEO. Alex serves as my midwife. She keeps Marcel updated from time to time.
My cervix stays stuck at three centimeters. I spend the next two days here awaiting Icarus' arrival.
Day 2: Labor
Still in labor, I travel between bed and the bathroom where I vomit. Alex doesn't mind taking a bath with me or massaging my shoulders. Frightened by my screams, Marcel
checks up on me constantly. My cervix dilates to seven centimeters, but remains stuck there.
Day 3: Labor and Delivery
My cervix has finally dilated to ten centimeters today. Icarus longs to embrace the outside world.
The long and difficult labor has worn me out. I fear I won't be strong enough to endure childbirth.
"Bear down, Kara, push harder" Alex instructs me. "I can't do this" I sob into Marcel's arms. He
provides extra body support for me. He holds me tight while I bring forth our son. My
screams put the fear of God inside him. An eternity passes before Icarus starts crowning.
Desperately and carefully, Alex forces him out of my body. "There are bumps on Icarus' back"
Alex points out to me. "He was born with wings" Marcel reveals to us.