[justpush]

“No...” Ian smiled slightly and tried to sleep. He didn’t make it until after ten minutes. But the sleep didn’t last long. At twenty-two o’clock he was awakened by severe cramps. Ian sat on the bed breathing heavily

[Whoknows]

Mark awoke hearing him groaning and sat up, “what’s wrong?” He asked, putting his hand on Ian’s back.

[justpush]

Ian looked at him in shock: “I think I’m going to give birth...” said touching his stomach

[Whoknows]

“Do you know how far apart the contractions are?” He asked, panicked. “Where is the hospital?”

[justpush]

Ian said no. He breathed heavily and touched his stomach “Please... Take me to the doctor”, he said frightened

[Whoknows]

“Where are they? I’m not from around here, I don’t know where they are!” He cried out. “Has your water even broken? He asked, searching around on the bed for a damp patch.

[justpush]

“I don’t think...” he crackled, feeling pain in the lower abdomen “Please help me... Otherwise I’ll give birth here”, frightened him.

[Whoknows]

“Uh… I can call an ambulance!” He exclaimed, “wait, what about your husband? He should be here to comfort you!”

[justpush]

Ian looked at him angrily: “Don’t mention him... I don’t have a husband anymore”, he said and then took a deep breath through the spasm

[Whoknows]

“Oh… I’m sorry” he said. He pulled out his phone and called 911, they said that since his water hadn't broken that they would send out the non-emergency ambulance later on in the day. “That’s so stupid, they said they will send an ambulance later” he retold to Ian.

[justpush]

Ian looked at him seriously, sat on the edge of the bed “Mark... Take the car keys. And take me to the nearest hospital”, he said harshly and then squealed painfully. He closed his eyes

[Whoknows]

“But they will turn you away! The people on the phone said that you have to wait till your contractions are 5 minutes apart or your water breaks!” He cried out,” wait a minute, your contractions are really close together” he said, “let’s just go!”

[justpush]

Ian got into his car with Mark’s help. He spread his legs there and put the hotel towel under butt “The nearest hospital” murmured to him, breathed hard

[Whoknows]

“Alright” Mark said as he put it in the cars sat nav, he started following the directions but then noticed it was 2 hours away. “Fuck!” He cursed, “it’s ages away, are we going to get there in time?”

[justpush]

“Ah..” Ian moaned in pain and looked at him sweaty. “Will you help me if we don't get there in time?” he asked after a while in panic, “I don’t think I can take it long...” added frightened by the buttoning of his dress and showing his large maternity belly

[Whoknows]

“Yeah, I’ll try my best to, I promise” he answered truthfully. “Do you want me to lay the chair down? It might be comfier?”

[justpush]

Ian agreed. As he lay low, he breathed deeply and loudly and massaged his abdomen. At one point he grabbed Mark's wrist tightly “It hurts!” he shouted clutching his lip

[Whoknows]

“I can tell but we still have an hour and 55 minutes” Mark said as he patted Ian’s un-injured knee.

[justpush]

“Don’t joke...” he said, broken and bit his hand, so as not to make any noise and to bear the pain he felt. Ten minutes later, Ian decided to tell Mark something. “Mark... Call the ambulance” asked him

[Whoknows]

He went to grab his phone before realising he left it behind, at the hotel. “I don’t have it!” He exclaimed. “Where’s yours?”