I woke up to the smell of bacon. Oh man, I’ve been craving bacon for two days! Josh must have run to the store to pick some up. I’m so going to try the whole blow-job thing again once these babies are born!
When I stretched, I could feel every muscle aching. Oh man, can I make it another month? I slowly rolled onto my side and stood up when something red caught my eye. When I looked down at the bed, I saw blood on the sheets.
No…oh god, no. “Josh!” I yelled out.
I heard him coming up the steps.
“Hey, I was trying to let you sleep in. I made you breakfast. ” He walked up to me, smiling.
I looked down at the bed. I glanced back at him, and the moment he saw the blood, his whole face turned white.
“It’s okay, princess. Let’s get you dressed, okay? I’ll call Dr. Johnson’s office and get you in right away,” he said as he turned and walked to get the phone.
What in the hell? How is he so calm? “Josh…do you not see the blood? It’s not okay. It’s blood. ”
Josh walked back over to me with a pair of shorts, a shirt, and my flip-flops. He smiled at me. “I know it’s blood, honey. Can you get dressed while I call the doctor? Do you have a pad you can put on?”
I just sat there, staring at him. A pad? “Um…a pad?”
“Yeah…so when we get there, they can see how much bleeding you’re experiencing. Baby…I need you to get dressed. ”
Who is this person standing in front of me? And how in the hell did he think of that?
Josh pulled out his phone while I got dressed. I walked to the bathroom and put on a pad.
Please, God, please don’t take my babies from me. Please.
Daddy…help them…Daddy, please.
When Dr. Johnson finished doing his exam, he looked up at Josh and me. My heart was beating so hard and so fast, and I knew I was squeezing Josh’s hand.
“You said you had sex last night, right?”
Josh and I both nodded our heads.
Josh said, “Yes. ”
Oh shit. I told him it was okay to be rough. Shit! Shit! Shit!
“Oh Jesus H. Christ, I was too hard…oh hell. ” Josh stood up and started pacing.
Dr. Johnson laughed. “Josh, please sit down. It’s perfectly fine to have sex right up until the babies are born. Everything is fine. There are no problems at all. The babies are doing good, Heather is doing good, all is well. ”
“Why was there blood?” I asked, taking Josh’s hand as he sat back down.
“Well, when you’re pregnant, blood flow increases to your cervix, so spotting after sex is normal. Now, from what you’ve described, there wasn’t a lot of blood on the sheet, and hardly any was on the pad. I really think it was just from intercourse, so you have nothing to worry about. ”
I looked over at Josh and smiled.
He let out a breath of air. “Thank God. If I did anything to put them at risk, I’d never forgive myself. ”
After leaving the doctor’s office, we went to lunch and then headed home. I took a nice warm bath, and then Josh massaged all over my body. I was in pure heaven. I assured Josh that it was okay to have sex, and we played in the shower some before making love.
“Heather, are you sure you feel like heading out to Mason?”
I smiled as I looked at my sweet, overprotective husband. “Yes! It’s Jeff’s and Gunner’s birthday barbecue. It’ll be fun. I need to get out and move around a bit. I promise, if I get tired, I’ll let you know. ”
As we went out to Josh’s truck, Mindy was walking by with her little white dog. Josh didn’t even so much as look in her direction. He grabbed my hand, brought it up to his lips, and smiled at me. He walked me to the passenger side, opened the door, and winked at me.