He winces slightly as I grip his hand tighter in response to the next contraction, but he takes it like a champ. And he damn well better, considering I'm in this mess because of him. I thought taking his knot all those times would make labor easier, but now I'm not so sure. Fuck. I really am going to give birth out of my ass. Why couldn't I have gotten sucked into a LitRPG instead? Or a nice space fantasy? I'd take alien drones over this shit any day.

