Down the Rabbit Hole (Stuck On You)

Chapter 39: Due Date

I was eight months pregnant. Hayden had been in a coma for six months. I refused to pull the plug on him. My dad made sure that they wouldn't pull the plug on him. When I reached my due date, I was still pregnant. My dad came back for the birth, but it didn't happen.

"Are you sure that I'm nine months?" I asked my OBGYN. She nodded.

"I'm positive. You're baby is just late. We can induce labor," she suggested. I shook my head.

"No. If she's not ready, I don't want to force her," I said.

"Are you sure?" Luca asked me. He still went to my doctor's appointments with me because I didn't want to go by myself. I nodded.

"Let her comes when she wants," I said. "I'm only a few days late anyway. I'm going to go see Hayden," I said. I saw Luca's face twitch slightly as he tried to keep the look of disappointment and guilt off of his face. I ignored it as the doctor wiped the gel off of my stomach. I got a picture of my baby before I went to the hospital to see Hayden. I went in alone. I just talked to him.

"Hayden, our baby is going to come any day now; our little girl. I want you to be there with me in the delivery room... please wake up," I said softly. His heart monitor started beeping erratically. Doctors and nurses rushed in with machines and medicines. They pushed me aside and started working on him.

"What's happening?" I asked, scared.

the window as tears streaked my face. Heart failure? I thought he was stable. None of this was making any sense. Suddenly everything was moving slowly. As I peered into the window, I

working on him. They rolled the machines out and closed the curtains, blocking my view of them bagging him. I screamed and fussed and kicked. I went into full blown hysteria. I felt arms go around me, trying to calm me down. I was still

wake up. I clung to Luca's arm as I cried. He pushed my hair away from my face and

can't," I sobbed. I refused to open my eyes. I kept them shut, still

your little girl will be okay," Luca said softly. I didn't want to hear it. I just sobbed and cried right there in the hallway until I passed

was already carrying someone who was doing that. I put a hand on my stomach when I felt a kick. Since my baby was full term, her

asked.

My baby won't stop kicking, and it's really starting to hurt," I said, ignoring the real reason why I wasn't okay. He

to start making arrangements for the

right... I don't want to hear it,"

nothing we could do about it," Jason continued. My tears flowed over as

want to get this baby out of me and go to sleep and

paced again and ran my fingers through my hair before

You will have a baby soon, and you'll have someone new to love; that baby. And eventually, you'll move on. You just

miserable until