??For how long? Is it still going???
??Uh, not so much. It??s sort of relaxing now.?? Landon looked at Karen??s face and she nodded.
??That was a fairly short one, twenty, maybe thirty seconds. We??ve got some time. Have her drink something, juice maybe. I??m walking toward the captain??s office right now. I??ll call you back the moment I??m walking out the door.??
??Okay, bye.?? Landon took a deep breath. ??He??s coming home as soon as he can. He said you should have some juice.??
??I think I should go and put a change of clothes in a bag. Oh Lord, I haven??t got a car seat yet!??
??Calm down. Trey and I will figure something out about that. You go pack. I??ll get you some juice.??
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At the hospital, Trey and Landon waited in the hallway of the ER. In a couple of minutes the doctor came out. ??Definitely not a false alarm. She??s a good six centimeters dilated and the contractions are coming about five minutes apart. Which one of you is the father???