Chapter 116. A Home Where I Belong

Nicholas had a lot of company in that department.

“How are the contractions?”

I squeezed Nicholas’s hand. “Um... painful?”

She laughed and lifted her head, adjusting my gown back down. “Well, we’re not going to wait much longer. The anesthesiologist will be here in a couple of minutes to give you the spinal block and you should be seeing your boy in about twenty minutes.”

“I’ll be awake during it?”

She nodded. “Yes.” Of course, she’d already told me that before, but I wanted to make sure. “Are you both ready?”

I swallowed the lump in my throat and turned my head to find Nicholas’ pale face watching me. He gave me a smile, his thumb rubbing over my knuckles.

“Yes,” we answered at the same time.

After she left, another doctor and more nurses arrived to give me the sedatives, while Nicholas was shuffled out to change into sterile scrubs. I’d lost the feeling in the lower half of my body, but laughed at him in his little blue hat when he r