Hart Of The Matter (A Love Of The Game Novella) - Plot & Excerpts
“Yeah but my water didn’t break.” She curled into the fetal position. “Sometimes it doesn’t, honey.” Regina smoothed Harley’s hair from her face.Harley scowled. “Well it always does in the movies!”“Ah, yes. The movies…a veritable cornucopia of reality.” She held out her hand and Peter gave her his watch, then she sat on the edge of the bed. Neither of them looked the least worried and Bailey was ready to pass out. “Let’s see how much time before another one happens. Darling, you should get dressed.” He nodded, kissed Harley’s temple, and left the room. Three minutes later, Harley tensed but didn’t cry out. Regina’s eyes widened slightly. “Honey, how long have you been getting these pains?” “Since this morning but it only got bad when I laid down.”“Harley Marie Jamison! You’ve been having contractions since this morning?” Oh sweet baby Jesus. Shit just got real. “I thought it was gas!” Harley shot back.Regina stood up and started barking orders. “Bailey, get her dressed. Hart!” There was a crash from the other room as Hart fell off the air mattress and hit the coffee table. “Get dressed and go start the car! Your sister is in labor.”“Oh, fuck…going!”The second her husband appeared fully dressed at the door to the bedroom, she instructed, “Peter, take Harley’s bag downstairs. We’ll be right behind you.” Bailey helped Harley sit up and worked a sweatshirt over her head. “It’s freezing outside. This one time, I’m letting you leave the house looking like a hot mess.” Laughing, they worked together to get clothes on. She stepped into lined boots and managed to stand as Regina came back in the room looking as if she’d been dressed and waiting for an hour. Thank God for this woman.“Mom, you’re a machine.”In a robot voice, Regina said, “Get in the fucking car…”“Your mom is such a badass.” Bailey was dressed and had a huge purse over her shoulder. “Let’s hustle, pretty girl because we’re not having that baby here. I don’t even like clipping a hang nail.”Another contraction hit on the outside stairs and Harley sat down on the steps to keep from falling. She was making a small keening sound that stopped when her brother bent down, scooped her up, and carried her the rest of the way to the car. I’m going to have a coronary before this is over.Hart said gently, “It’s alright, Harpy. Let’s get you to the hospital.” He carefully tucked her into the passenger seat and got behind the wheel. Bailey kept her hands on Harley’s shoulders from the backseat. “My water just broke. It’s all over the place.”
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