"Hi, dear," Mrs. Mason greeted Grace. "Since you're here, I'm going to run downstairs for some coffee. Let me know the second anything happens." She made a quick exit, leaving Grace alone with Cokie.
"That's the heartbeat," Cokie told Grace, pointing half-heartedly at the monitor. Just then, another contraction took hold of her and she cringed. Cokie suddenly really, really wanted to throw something at Logan. "I hate him!" she blurted out as soon as the contraction dissipated. "And he isn't even here! Don't you think that jerk would want to be here for this?"