Chapter 35: Damian

Working as quickly as possible, I remove her clothes and place the soft white T-shirt over her head. She gazes up at me with trembling lips when I finish. I give her a quick, hard kiss before another contraction hits. Raul takes her hand when it ends and I move to the bottom of the bed.

"As soon as the next pain is over, we're going to move you closer to the end of the bed," I tell her like I know what I'm doing. We wait and when the pain passes, we all help guide her bottom closer to the foot of the bed, leaving room for her feet to rest on the edge of the mattress with her knees bent.

Paul enters the room again with another large bowl. He places it on the dresser and stands by the door. I walk over and speak in a low voice, "Any words of wisdom?"

Paul is a fountain of information. "Don't pull on the head, it will turn to the side naturally, and then the body will slip out. Place the baby face down on Lydia's bare tummy and cover it with a blanket or towel. Don't worry about the cord