Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
Re: Post party
"No, they would have woken you up." Actual contractions would have and only having felt two was a good sign, but - "I need you to keep track of how far apart they are. I'll give you my stop watch." The one he kept in his bag for work, but it would do for this as well. And if the contractions started to come too close together, they'd need to hurry to the hospital rather than check on everyone at home. "I'll call William on the way. He can relieve the babysitter." Manning set her down as they reached the truck, one arm still tight about her waist as he opened the door and helped her up. As soon as she was safely in, he popped the rear door of the cab and dug through his bag until he held the watch triumphantly aloft and handed it to her.
"On the next one. And I'm sure the hospital has seen stranger things than a pregnant woman dressed as a pumpkin," he told her, not grinning maniacally (except maybe a little bit) as he slid into the driver's seat, got the truck started, and headed towards home. In a few hours, hopefully, he'd finally get to meet their first child together - he reached across the seat for her hand. "Or do you want to call William? Tell him it's time?"