Soon as she was placed on the stretcher, they tried to separate them but Red pushed through to stay by her side. He took her hand and was protectively following them.
โTheyโll be told, I promise,โ thatโs about the time he was grabbed by two bigger nurses who dragged him away
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within moments a couple of nurses gathered to help both mother and infant to a bed.
โ my brothers.. can someone call them.โ
from her. Both of them needed treatment and it was important they got seen.
But hours after they were both seen, he snuck in while her and the baby were asleep. He ended up falling asleep in the chair next to her. Head hung off the back of the chair, mouth open with his arms
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Red took hold of her elbows to help her up. He had her lean against him as he wrapped the towel then the blanket around her waist. In a swift motion, he picked her up, pushing past the pain in his ribs and the pain in his knee.
He carried her to the back of the truck, laying
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house.
โ yeah.. letโs get the hell out of here..โ
she spoken softly before she carefully adjusted the blanket around the baby, already shifting like she was preparing to move. With his help she moved carefully upright with the infant in her arms.
supposed to be there. They dragged him out of the car and slammed him on the ground. It wasnโt until one of them yelled that he wasnโt lying.
June and her newborn daughter were in the backseat, โp-pleaseโฆ they need to get to the hospital.โ
Slowly they let him up and let him
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was, he wasnโt much help.
He just grabs a towel and a blanket to wrap around her so she wouldnโt be exposed to anyone. Coming back to her, he kneeled down in front of her, feeling her forehead to make sure she was still okay, โyou ready? We gotta get movinโ so you two can
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Shut up, he did โ for the time being. He kept watching the clock, listening to her tell him how to check if she was ready. He wasโฆ scared. He didnโt know if he could do this or if he should responsible for it.
But he had to. There was no one else here to help. So, man up for
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her chest heaving, tears streaming freely now as the sound filled the space between them. She looked down, dazed, at the tiny human that was crying out while Red was carefully holding in his flannel.
A small but healthy baby girl.
girl. Good job, mama.โ
He smiled at her, grabbing her a blanket so she wasnโt exposed. Looking around, he grabbed the keys to a truck that Alex stole for him so they could get to Jacksonโs borders quicker.
โJust rest a few minutes and weโll get you to the hospital, okay?โ
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Red had put his head down to rest his eyes for a moment, blood slowly drooled from his mouth. He was content if these were his last minutes, she was safe and he redeemed himself. Yeah?
Thatโs when she started to panic. When he opened his eyes to see that her water broke,
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her legs.
her waters had broken.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ no..no no no-โ
she froze in disbelief her breath hitched, this cannot be happening.. not now.
โ this cannot be happening.. itโs too early.โ
panic began to set in now.
thatโs when he knew he wasnโt done. He had to get her and her newborn to Jackson.
Pushing past any pain he felt, he got up, removed his flannel to use as a catcher of some kind. This baby was coming and he had to help.
โI donโtโฆ Iโve never done thisโฆ uhmโฆโ think Red
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