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Perhpas it was because Jethro had been fully awake this time, but the contraction seemed to have dragged on longer than the last. He let out the breath he had been holding himself when Alex started to fully relax beside him. "They are intense.... Perhaps we would need those heatpacks earlier." He kissed lightly on Alex's forehead. "Let's start the walking. Let's see if we could speed things up."