George

George groaned as Catherine woke him up. No one told him about all the stress accompanied with having a pregnant wife with weird taste of food

Was there a manual I didn't get,I need one right now

For dinner,he had made sure that Catherine ate to the fullest to avoid being woken up at odd hours but unfortunately his efforts were all in vain.

"What do you want to eat this time?"George asked trying to hide the frustration in his voice. He had returned from work and he still had to prepare early the next day.

He checked the time on the wall of their bedroom,1am, awesome.

She was pouting, biting on her lower lips and she had a puppy face on,the look he could literally melt for.

"George are you mad at me? Do you hate me?"She asked like a little girl of 5,she even looked like she would cry any minute.

"Babe you know I'll never be mad at you"He drew her closer into his arms to reassure her,another thing with pregnant Catherine was her ability to cry within minutes.

"Are you sure?"She asked again against his chest.

"Yes love,am more than sure"

"I want to eat fried yam, egg sauce and orange juice "She told him and George stood up from the bed to get what she had requested,he never imagined a time would come when he would be frying yam at 1am.

Catherine trailed after him as he we went to the kitchen,he peeled the yams, washed it and proceeded to frying it in the already heated oil.

"I want it dry and crunchy"She told him again and he nodded.

He broke 3 eggs and one or two stirring, the food was ready. He took out the orange juice from the fridge and gave it to her.

Catherine gave him a very wide smile. She adored him no doubt and she knew how tired he was, though she felt bad at times,she couldn't help it,the cravings were so bad like that.

One or two bites more and Catherine stopped eating.

"You don't like it or is it too salty?"George asked concern evident in his voice.

Catherine bit her lower lips again.

"I don't know but sometimes I feel like am frustrating you, I know you are tired of me and all that but I can't...."

George placed his index finger across her lips with a bemused expression on his face,what was she even saying.

"Babe,you aren't disturbing me,you are carrying our baby and you didn't impregnate yourself and thus I am responsible and am here to help  you all the way. I love you Catherine and not even your midnight calls can change that"

Catherine chuckled at the last part,he still looked tired though.

George noticed she couldn't stop staring at him,so he leaned forward and kissed her, slowly and passionately.

"Do you believe me now?"He asked in a husky voice that sounded tensed.

Catherine nodded,she felt reassured.

***
Some months later

"Babe wake up!"Catherine's voice rang out with a tinge of urgency.

George woke up quickly. It had been less than an hour that  they had gone to bed and Catherine was already up.

"My water just broke,get the baby stuffs and car keys!" Catherine yelled in pain and held her stomach while shaking her head and groaning in pain.

George was confused,was it what it felt like?

He quickly grabbed the baby's bag that had been in place months ago. He picked his car keys, dropped everything there and ran back to get Catherine.

Catherine kept crying, pulling his singlet and scratching his back,she could hardly walk on her own due to labour pains.

Once George got her into the car,his ride to the hospital began.

"Faster,move quickly"Catherine cried from the backseat.

George was confused,he was riding at a speed he felt was fast enough to keep both of them alive but Catherine was not satisfied.

Once they got to the hospital, Catherine was wheeled in and that was when the labour pain came in full.

Catherine while in the labour room kept crying, she nearly passed out but the nurses stopped her, sleeping off during childbirth was frowned out.

Then came the nauseous feeling and Catherine threw up right in labour.

"Push ma'am"

I'll never disobey my mother

"Push,the baby is coming"

So this is what pain feels like

The pain was 10x worst compared to menstrual cramps,at that moment Catherine knew she was tired but the doctors kept encouraging her to push.

Her legs were literally on fire and so was her head.

"You are almost there,just a little more"

Catherine grunted and pushed with her last strength and then she heard the cry of a baby

"It's a baby boy"One of the midwife cried out in joy.

Her baby was placed on her chest  and Catherine couldn't help but admire the bundle of joy on her body. The baby was so small, cute and red. The hair was still slimy but Catherine didn't care,all she wanted to do was to hold her baby.

At that moment all the pain disappeared and all she felt was joy and more joy. Finally she had a baby.

The doctors took the baby away and cleaned him up and moments later,the baby was brought back.

George was finally allowed into the room and Catherine could see the admiration in his eyes.

"My super woman,love of my life,am so proud of you"He told her and she smiled weakly.

When George was given his baby,he could swear that a tear or two had dropped. He could swear that he had never seen anyone more beautiful well except his wife.

The baby felt just right in his arms and he beamed with pride at the wonder of God in his arms.

"He looks so much like you"George commented.

"Well his a mummy's boy I guess but he took your big head"Catherine joked and they both laughed.

"What shall we name him?"Catherine asked though they had spoken about it.

"Alexander Somotochukwu"George said and Catherine smiled.

Indeed,life was definitely not a bed of roses for the couple throughout the years that followed but their love was strong enough.
Fate had always brought them together and together they stuck till the very end.

THE END

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Yes o my people,we are finally done with this book. Let's all clap for ourselves,it's not easy.

Honestly I don't know how it feels like to be in a labour room or as our mothers like to call it, favour room. But I hope I tried.

If you have being with me to the end of this book,you deserve more than a standing ovation. Thank you so much guys,I wouldn't have gotten to this point without your love, support and encouragement. I really appreciate.