Rebecca was panicked during the entire ride to the hospital. I thought she was going insane. Motherfucker, is this a normal reaction?
She just kept saying the same things over and over again. How this can’t be happening. This wasn’t part of her plan.
“Rebecca, I’m pretty sure Mother Nature’s plan outweighs yours. It’s going to be okay. ”
She called the doctor’s office, saying that her water broke. Then, she began crying hysterically. What the fuck?
***
Twenty minutes later, things were only getting worse. The nurses were telling Rebecca that she needed to calm down. She even tried to tell one of the nurses that I wasn’t allowed in the room.
“What the hell? I’m the father! You better bet your ass I’m gonna be in the room!”
The nurse was yelling at me to stop yelling at Rebecca. My phone started ringing, and I looked down to see it was Ellie calling. I went to answer it, and the nurse just glared at me.
“Really? Turn it off and put it away, Mr. Johnson! Now!”
Shit! I sent it to voice mail and put it back in my pocket.
Rebecca looked at me and tried to smile.
“Jeff, I really need you to just not talk to anyone if you’re gonna stay. Please I just need peace and quiet. What I really need is to be left alone. I’ll call you after I have the baby. ”
When I looked at the nurse, she was staring at Rebecca. Then she pulled me outside of the room.
“Mr. Johnson, clearly Ms. Moore is very upset. I’m not really sure why she keeps asking you to leave. Honestly, it’s a bit strange, but over the years, I’ve learned not to question what women in labor do and say. With that said, we really need her to calm down. Her contractions are coming faster, and Dr Wyatt’s is almost here. I need to tell you though that the baby is getting stressed. I cannot stress how important it is that we get her to calm down. ”
I nodded my head. “I understand what you’re saying, but I’m not leaving. I missed the whole pregnancy. I can’t miss the birth. I just can’t. ”
Just then, my phone rang again. I pulled it out of my pocket and saw it was Gunner. I hit ignore. A minute later, I got a text. I looked at it quickly and noticed I had one message from Ellie and one from Gunner.
Ellie: “Jeff, please call me ASAP. It’s about Ari. Please call. ”
Gunner:“Jeff, it’s really important that you call one of us back right away. It’s Ari, dude. Something has happened. ”
Shit! Ari was probably so pissed off that I left. Mother fucker. I can’t deal with this shit right now.
I sent Ellie and Gunner a text back.
Rebecca in labor. At hospital. Will call later.
Just then, a doctor walked out of Rebecca’s room. What the hell? I didn’t even see him go in there.
“Are you Mr. Johnson?”
I held out my hand to shake his. “Yes, Jeff Johnson. ”
He gave me a once over and shook his head. What the hell?
“I’m afraid we are going to have to put Ms. Moore under. She won’t calm down, and her blood pressure is way too high. I’m having an OR prepped for a cesarean right now. The baby is stressed. It appears the cord is wrapped around the baby’s neck, so we need to move fast. Please go in and try to calm her down. Then, one of the nurses will take you to get ready. ”
My head was spinning. I wanted to ask him if the baby would be okay since Rebecca went into labor so early, but then my fucking phone went off again. Ellie. I sent it to voice mail and turned off my phone. I would deal with Ari later. I needed to think about Rebecca and the baby right now.
“Um…okay. I’ll try to get her to calm down, but I think I’m making her more upset for some reason. ”
“Just try your best. I’ll see you in a bit. ” He walked away with a different nurse following behind him.
When I walked into the room, Rebecca looked up at me with panic in her eyes.