[justpush]

Aiden made coffee for his partner a few weeks later. Andrew was with him at the apartment. The child could have been born at any time. Barista went to see a lover who built a cot

[Whoknows]

“Hey, are you alright?” Andrew asked, seeing Aiden stand over him, “shouldn’t you be resting?” He stood from where he was sitting, building the babies cot and brought Aiden into a hug.

[justpush]

Aiden hugged him tightly and felt loved by Andrew. “It’s okay, I think... My back hurts. I’m going to bed in the bedroom. Don’t strain yourself, honey”, he begged, kissing his lips.

[Whoknows]

“I won’t”, Andrew chuckled, “I’ll join you soon and I can massage your back with the new oils you bought”. He continued to build the cot until it was finished and when it was, he stepped back to admire the work he had done.

[justpush]

Aiden was in bed. He couldn’t find a comfortable sleeping position. He gasped with exertion and held his back. “Andrew! Please come here.”

[Whoknows]

Andrew rushed into the shared bedroom, “yes? Is everything alright?” he panicked before moving closer to Aiden.

[justpush]

Aiden looked at him with agony. “It hurts a lot... Andrew... Help me sit down, please”, he whispered.

[Whoknows]

“Is it your back again?”, he asked sympathetically, moving to rub at it. “Or do you think it could be a contraction?”

[justpush]

Aiden sighed and grasped his other hand lightly. “I don’t know... But I’m a little scared. Maybe it’s time?” he asked his red of effort on his face.

[Whoknows]

“Maybe”, Andrew murmured, “but if it is then you still have a while to go”. He sat down next to Aiden and squeezed his hand a little, “would you like me to massage your back?”

[justpush]

Aiden nodded gently and slowly lifted his shirt. “My bag is packed in the closet... Have you finished assembling the crib?”

[Whoknows]

“Yeah, I have”, Andrew said as he grabbed the bottle of oil from his bedside table. He poured some of the oil into his hands and began to rub it into Aiden’s back, then he begun the massage.

[justpush]

“Will you call my doctor if it gets worse?” he asked, trying not to think too much about it and stress himself.

[Whoknows]

“Of course I will, relax”, he cooed, trying to calm Aiden down. He continued with the massage, “now be quiet and enjoy this”, he chuckled.

[justpush]

“How can you be in such a good mood...” he muttered grimly laughing. He started breathing when his partner massaged his back.

[Whoknows]

“I’m always in a good mood when I’m around you”, he teased. “Is the massage helping?” He asked, seeing Aiden loosen up.

[justpush]

“I think so...” he said relieved. He leaned over to the bed. He closed his eyes. “I’m going to sleep... Stay with me until this moment”

[Whoknows]

“Alright”, Andrew murmured. He put his hands under Aiden’s armpits and pulled him up the bed, closer to him and hugged him tight.

[justpush]

Aiden fell asleep, but the peace did not last long. Around 4 p.m., he got in pain and woke up stressed. He looked at his belly in fright. “Andrew...” He started looking for a partner who was no longer next to “Andrew! It hurts!” he shouted without knowing what to do.

[Whoknows]

Andrew returned from the toilet and held onto Aiden’s hands, “it’s alright, calm down”, he sat down next to him and pulled him into his side. “Is this your first actual contraction?”