116 It Was All Worth I (1/2)
Kaname was snoring softly beside me when I woke up due to an intense need to go to the toilet. As I was already in my last month of pregnancy and was only waiting for my babies to decide that it was time, I could no longer go to the bathroom unassisted. I felt heavy and tired; most of the time, Kaname had to carry me to the bathroom to make it easier for me to relieve myself.
”Anata,” I tapped his shoulder to wake him. ”I need to go to the bathroom.”
He stirred and got up. ”Alright.”
”Sorry,” I apologized guiltily. ”I know you're tired but here I am interrupting your sleep.”
”Silly mama, you're always my priority,” he kissed my forehead before princess-carrying me.
As I was sitting down on the toilet, a gush of fluid came out of me. At first I thought I just wet myself a little because I did need to pee but as I remained sitting there, I felt a really painful bout of stomach cramps.
”Everything alright?” Kaname asked behind the screen door.
”Y-yes,” I answered. I stayed inside a few minutes more until the spasms stopped.
Back in the bedroom, as I was rolling to my side so we were spooning, I felt some liquid leak from inside me again. I pressed my legs together to stop it but then my stomach started to hurt again. The liquid continued to come out of my body while the cramps lasted for minutes before stopping and returning again.
”Anata…”
”Mmm?”
”I… I think my water has broken.”
He sat up immediately and touched the lower back part of my robe. He gasped when he felt the moisture soaking it. ”I'll go get the Hinohara-sensei,” he said as he got up.
”Don't leave me,” I whispered. ”Stay with me…”
”But I have to get the doctor, I'll be back.”
”Let Ryuko-san do it. Anata, I'm scared…”
”Alright, I'll just wake her up. Wait for me here.”
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Five hours later, I was sitting on a fresh futon with a few pillows supporting my back. Hinohara-sensei and his two assistants were in the room along with my maids, Mami, and of course, Kaname. He was holding my hand and murmuring words of encouragement as my body was engulfed by painful contractions.
”Okay, Lady Hinata, at the beginning and end of each contraction remember to take a deep, cleansing, relaxing breath,” the Hinohara-sensei said. ”This not only helps sharpen your focus, but also provides more oxygen for your baby, your muscles, and your uterus.”
I nodded and did as he instructed. After a while, I felt an overwhelming urge to push. The doctor checked and declared that I was fully dilated now and ready to deliver the twins.
”Lady Hinata, I now need you to push as if you're having a bowel movement. Don't be embarrassed and just push,” when he saw me nod, he continued, ”Tuck your chin to your chest and give it all you've got, alright?”
”Alright.”
”Now, push.”