Chapter 30

(Ava’s POV)

"I'm going to count down to three." The nurse tells me when the buildup of pain nearly splits me into two.

"Are you ready?"

I cry out in response. Is anyone ever ready for this?

The pain started out not very dissimilar to period cramps but then, it became as though there was a dial and someone kept increasing the intensity little by little until I could only scream in response to what everyone was saying.

But Dylan is here...and so is his mother.

As long as there are no complications, the doctor allowed them to stay with me, which I'm hoping would remain the same till the end of the labor period. Till then, I'm a banshee.

"Okay, Baby. You've got this. Come on, Candy..." Dylan motivates me.

"Aahhhhhh!"

"You're going to make it through this, okay. I have two, and I can tell you it wasn't easy, but here they are...and here I am." His mother c