Total pages in book: 111
Estimated words: 104919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 525(@200wpm)___ 420(@250wpm)___ 350(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 104919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 525(@200wpm)___ 420(@250wpm)___ 350(@300wpm)
“I can’t pull over,” Duke said calmly. “We’re in the middle of nowhere and we’ve still got ten minutes until we’re in town.”
Right then, I hated Duke. I hated his calm fucking tone. I hated him for being a man and not ever having to feel this. I hated him for breathing easily. I especially hated him for putting this demon inside me.
“This isn’t like a full fucking bladder, I can’t just hold it,” I said, just as calmly. Well, I thought my tone had a slight hint of mania to it, but that was understandable since a tiny human was currently trying to claw its way out of my uterus. “Pull. Over.”
There was a second when I thought he wasn’t going to listen to me, when I thought I might very well have to reach forward and strangle my husband while simultaneously delivering his child.
But he pulled over. Lucky for us all.
“I’ll call for a medivac, a helicopter, something so you’re not delivering a baby on the side of a fucking road,” he hissed as the car came to a stop.
“Oh stop with the hysteria,” Harriet chastised, glaring at her grandchild before looking to me. For once, there was no chaos in the woman’s eyes, only calm. She grabbed my hand. “You got this, girl. Womankind have been delivering babies in all sorts of situations all over the world for thousands of years. I’m not gonna lie to you, the fact you don’t get the drugs is a big old bugger because it hurts like hell. But I also have faith in you. You’re strong enough.” She squeezed my hand.
“Now, Duke, deliver my great-grandchild,” she requested.
Sariah Harriet Hammond was born on the side of the road under the Montana stars. She screamed loud and true, drowning out even the loudest of those stars.
She came into this world in a hurry, for she had things to do. She had a family to meet.
She had a beautiful life to live.
She had stars to listen to.
Playlist
Broken Glass - Kygo & Kim Petras
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Fallingwater - Maggie Rogers
Say You’ll Be There - Campsite Dream
Bette Davis Eyes - AZTX
I’m a Mess - Ed Sheeran
Cmb (Catch My Breath) - Carl Wockner
This is the Place - Tom Grennan
Freedom - Kygo & Zak Abel
Give It All Away - Sydnee Carter
Denver - Lauren Cook
Waking Up - Parachute
exile (feat. Bon Iver) - Taylor Swift
Simple Things - Alexander Cardinale