[shooshoo]

The Braxton-Hicks contractions started up again as they turned the last bend before the river. They were a little more painful now but he suspected that it was because of the exercise. They would probably stop like they usually did when they stopped to rest.

He slung his free arm under his belly, trying to lift it a little as they walked to take some of the pressure off his back. It wasn't really working though and Beau ended up walking slower and slower, no longer keeping up his end of the conversation.